However, Jiang Tangtang did not take these things out of her spatial storage for the time being.
It took two horse-drawn carts to load just the farm tools she made at the blacksmith's shop.
Therefore, when Lu Shiyan returned to the valley this time, he also invited Liu Chengfeng and Lin Erzhu. The group first transported the farm tools down the mountain, and then carried them into the cave.
Seeing how hard everyone was moving things, Jiang Tangtang felt even more regretful that the space was too small.
If the space were a little bigger, we wouldn't have to make them go through the trouble of moving things; we could just use the space to secretly transport them.
She must earn more career points to upgrade her business to a larger and more advanced level.
The return of these new farming tools to the valley immediately attracted the attention of the villagers.
"What is this thing? It looks really weird."
"This is made of iron, isn't it? Where did so much iron come from?"
"They're all made of iron, how expensive must they be?"
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Jiang Tangtang wiped the sweat from her forehead and explained to everyone, "This is a new farm tool that I had someone customize."
"A farm tool? How do you use this?" Some experienced farmers were skeptical of Jiang Tangtang's words. "Why does this look like a horse-drawn carriage, with wheels underneath?"
Jiang Tangtang said, "This is a cart frame. We just need to make a wooden bucket to carry things. It will be much easier to transport stones with a cart."
The wasteland was not only filled with weeds and trees, but also with many stones. When they encountered stones while digging irrigation ditches, the villagers would carry them away on shoulder poles.
Jiang Tangtang felt that carrying things by hand was both tiring and inefficient, so in addition to the iron plow, she thought of this cart.
However, because iron was too expensive in that era, she only had the blacksmith make an iron frame that could hold baskets or wooden containers.
This saves iron and allows for a wider range of applications.
Although the villagers were curious about this new type of cart frame, most of them felt that Jiang Tangtang was wasting iron. With so much iron, she could have made more hoes!
As for the idea that pushing the cart would be less strenuous, the villagers didn't take it seriously. They were all farmers; who was afraid of hardship?
The villagers were also skeptical of those strange farm tools.
Most of the villagers in Dawan Village have been farmers for generations, and their mindset is rigid, making them less receptive to new things.
Jiang Tangtang didn't take it to heart. She hadn't originally intended for the villagers to use these farm tools; she only wanted to make things easier for her own family.
Once her family uses it and the villagers see the results, they will naturally come back to her.
Unlike the villagers' skepticism, the Lu family now completely trusts Jiang Tangtang. Since Jiang Tangtang says this thing is useful, then it must really be useful.
The Lu family members all gathered around. Some asked Jiang Tangtang how to use the farm tools, while others asked how Lu Shiyan was doing outside and whether he was staying in the valley this time.
Upon learning that Lu Shiyan was only bringing Jiang Tangtang back and would be leaving again soon, both Old Man Lu and Madam Su felt a sense of worry.
The two opened their mouths, but ultimately said nothing.
Zhou Qiongniang and Luo Taohua were relieved to learn that Jiang Tangtang would stay in the valley.
Zhou Qiongniang said ingratiatingly, "Third sister-in-law, are you hungry? What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you."
"Second sister-in-law, I brought back some flour. I'd like to make some steamed buns." Jiang Tangtang took a bag of flour out of her bundle and handed it to Zhou Qiongniang.
This is flour that was moved from the Xirong granary to the space.
It can't compare to modern flour, but according to the original owner's memories, flour of this quality was the best white flour of this era, and only wealthy families could afford it.
Jiang Tangtang suspected that this flour, like the rice, wine, and meat, was all food prepared for the commander.
Zhou Qiongniang only opened the bag for a glance before quickly sealing it. She cautiously asked Jiang Tangtang, "Third sister-in-law, where did you get this flour? So much of it, it must have been hard to come by!"
Luo Taohua almost drooled as she stood to the side. It's so good to have a third sister-in-law. As soon as she comes back, there's delicious food.
Jiang Tangtang still had quite a bit of this white flour in her space, but she couldn't let people think that she obtained it easily, so she said, "The price of grain outside has gone up. Now, even with silver, you can't necessarily buy grain. This white flour is indeed hard to come by. Second sister-in-law, please keep some."
Zhou Qiongniang nodded repeatedly, "Third sister-in-law, don't worry, I know. I'll put this flour aside for now and make it later. I'll go dig up some wild vegetables first. Then I'll chop some cured wolf meat and stir-fry it with the wild vegetables; it'll definitely make a delicious filling."
Although Jiang Tangtang had a lot of food in her spatial storage, she didn't dare to take it out easily without proper concealment. These days, she had been eating communal meals with the other soldiers.
The communal meals in the military camp were not as good as the wild duck eggs she collected in the valley, the wild ducks she caught, and the wild fruits she picked.
After eating communal meals for so many days, her mouth waters whenever Zhou Qiongniang talks about steamed buns.
Putting the farm tools aside for now, she said, "Second Sister-in-law, I'll go with you."
Zhou Qiongniang was overjoyed, "That's wonderful! Every time we go to dig for wild vegetables, we always have an unexpected harvest. These days without you in the valley, digging for wild vegetables has become tasteless."
Luo Taohua also said, "That's right, that's right, Third Sister-in-law, we've missed you so much these past few days without you."
Jiang Tangtang smiled and opened the scanning system.
After these days of continuous digging, the wild vegetables in the vicinity have been almost completely harvested.
People are going further and further away to find wild vegetables.
After searching the system several times, Jiang Tangtang finally decided to go to the vicinity where she used to collect wild duck eggs.
Although that place is a bit far, it is precisely because of its distance that the villagers rarely go there to dig for wild vegetables, as the wild vegetables there are plentiful and tender.
In addition, Jiang Tangtang also discovered some wild fruits in the system.
The group immediately took their tools and went to dig for wild vegetables. After Lu Shiyan brought Jiang Tangtang back, he didn't leave right away; he was inspecting the defensive outposts built in the valley.
Although Jiang Tangtang hasn't been in the valley lately, the brick kiln in the valley hasn't stopped working.
Thanks to the villagers' tireless efforts in making and firing bricks day and night, a considerable number of bricks have already been produced, and the foundation for the valley entrance has long been dug out.
However, because no one could understand the blueprints left by Jiang Tangtang, and Jiang Tangtang was not in the valley, the rest of the work was not started.
The villagers couldn't understand the blueprints left by Jiang Tangtang, but Lu Shiyan had no problem with them.
Lu Chenyan followed closely beside his father, looking at him with affection and admiration.
Lu Shiyan turned around and met his son's eyes. He squatted down, patted his son's head, and said, "Want to see too?"
Lu Chenyan nodded, then shook his head and said, "I can't read."
Lu Shiyan asked him, "Do you want to learn to read?"
Lu Chenyan looked at Lu Shiyan with his bright, clear eyes and asked, "Is it alright?"
“Why not?” Lu Shiyan picked up a twig and wrote his name on the ground, saying, “How about I teach you to recognize your own name first?”
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