Wu Chunhua looked up and immediately saw the embarrassing situation of Qin Sanniang. It was truly... unbearable to look at!
The rice stubble under his hands was uneven, and even among the harvested rice, there were still one or two stalks left behind.
Glancing at the others, Gu Qingshan was naturally incredibly quick and agile, his rice piles already forming small hills behind him. Da Wa and Lu Song followed behind, equally efficient. And then there was He Xiucai; despite his refined appearance, he was dressed in a simple farmer's clothes, yet his work was remarkably efficient, in no way inferior to his own!
Wu Chunhua twitched her lips and quickly walked to her side. "Third Aunt, why don't you go home and cook us some food?"
Liao Hongying chuckled and chimed in, "Third Sister, why don't you go to Uncle Lao Han's place and bring the weapon back? We'll need it later!"
Qin San Niang wiped away her sweat, thinking to herself that these people were starting to look down on her! However, after looking around at her battle record, it was indeed... not very good, so she put down her sickle and prepared to go and break up the fight.
Of course, the fight was quite intense, but with the oxcart, it was no problem at all.
Old Chen's business was quite busy. With the harvest season approaching, many families needed farm tools repaired. The more difficult tasks that they couldn't handle themselves were all brought to Old Chen. He was an honest man; he would repair tools that could be fixed, and he would never advise people to make a new one.
After all, farm tools are the foundation of farmers' livelihoods, and everyone cherishes them. Moreover, due to the government's control over ironware, farm tools are very expensive, especially those with iron inlays, such as sickles, shovels, and plows, which are extremely valuable!
Qin San Niang had long ago ordered a rice winnowing machine and a rice winnowing machine from Chen Lao Han. The winnowing machine is actually a "mixing bucket", a wooden farm tool for harvesting rice. It consists of four sides, a base plate, and two relatively thick wooden beams shaped like boats. There are also several batting boards on the short inner side, and "shims" surround the three sides to prevent the rice ears from splashing out.
As for winnowing machines, Qin San Niang was quite familiar with them. They were devices that could separate rice grains from bran and stalks when shaken, and they were a relatively traditional agricultural tool. However, such a machine was quite expensive.
Old Chen offered a fair price, which was still five hundred copper coins. However, for such a purely handmade ancient machine, Qin Sanniang thought it was far too cheap.
However, Chen Laohan didn't even accept the 500 coins later because Liao Hongying gave him some good suggestions for improving the winnowing machine!
I must say, the modified machine is not only much faster than the original one, but the rice coming out of the discharge port is also much purer.
This surprised not only Qin San Niang, but also Chen Lao Han! He thought to himself, "The He family are all capable people. He Xiucai is a well-known scholar, and this seemingly unassuming woman actually understands mechanical principles!"
For Liao Hongying, this was nothing special. Compared to her father's mechanical skills, it was nothing at all! Now she had gradually picked up some of them and planned to learn them slowly, which could be considered as fulfilling her childhood dream.
After receiving guidance, Chen Laohan demonstrated the benefits of the new winnowing machine to everyone. It was amazing! The efficiency was greatly improved. The old winnowing machines could never blow grains so cleanly! Immediately, many farmers placed orders!
Winnowing machines are used in many ways in rural areas, not only for rice, but also for castor beans, beans, sorghum, and other grains. It's not necessary for every household to have one, but it would be great if several families who know each other bought one together.
Word spread, and many people from neighboring villages learned about it and came to see it. Finding that the machine worked even better than they had imagined, they all placed orders.
Suddenly, Chen Laohan and his apprentice received orders for more than a dozen units! This kept the master and apprentice extremely busy.
They initially planned to give the modified machine to Liao Hongying, so they were actually getting a good deal!
In this era, there is no such thing as copyright or patent, but craftsmen who are particular about their craft cannot easily take advantage of others; this is a customary rule.
Of course, this obvious principle of modification is not difficult for experienced craftsmen. They just need to buy a machine, take it apart, and they will understand! Chen Laohan and his apprentice can only make a profit from the time difference.
Seeing her daughter return with the rice stalks, Liu didn't think much of it; the stalks would definitely be useful! She was getting old, and her children insisted she stay home to cook, but only she knew that her health was much better than before! She could easily harvest rice, let alone thresh it! She planned to help out after she finished her work.
Liu quickly cooked a pot of rice, then caught a chicken from the coop, killed it, and made a fragrant mushroom and chicken soup. She picked cucumbers from the backyard garden, made a cold cucumber salad with minced garlic, and that was a perfect meal!
Qin San Niang, on the other hand, planned to take the fight directly to the ground.
Walking through the fields, I saw many families harvesting in autumn. The golden wheat waves rolled like waves, and the fragrance of rice wafted in the air. If you ignored the hard work of harvesting, the scenery was really beautiful!
"Big sister, are you going to transport firewood? Is this new?" an old woman in the field asked.
Seeing that the woman was about the same age as Liu, Qin Sanniang quickly replied with a smile, "Yes, Auntie! We just arrived this year, so all these farm tools need to be made new!"
The woman was delighted to receive such a warm response! Look how generous that woman is; no matter how much money she makes, she remains so approachable!
“Yes, we use this for fighting every year. Old Han’s skills are unparalleled!” the woman said. “Big Brother’s Mother, is your rice harvested today? After the harvest, could you leave some rice seeds for my family?”
Hearing his wife say this, the old man next to her quickly chimed in, "That's right, your rice is growing really well. We're not taking these seeds for free. How about we pay you the market price for seeds? Or we can exchange them for our own rice."
Qin San Niang had long anticipated that the villagers would definitely want to buy their rice seeds. Because they were rice seeds stored in a spatial dimension, even if the planting methods were the same, their rice yield would certainly be better than others. After all, they had been stored in a spatial dimension, so at least the taste would be much better.
She naturally couldn't refuse someone else's request.
"Of course you can. If your family wants it, Uncle, just come and get it." Qin San Niang indicated that it was no big deal.
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