Chapter 176 The plow hit someone
Due to sufficient manpower, the ditch that Shen Xiangwan asked Yuan Xiu to dig had taken rough shape in just a few days. In order to prevent water from seeping out before the ditch was dug, she did not dig deep in the area she marked.
In addition, new houses and schools are also under intensive construction. If nothing goes wrong, the school will be completed by mid-July at the latest.
"Yuan Yue, find someone to make it as quickly as possible. Make a few more. They will be of great use to me."
After returning home, Chen Xiangwan quickly drew a blueprint and handed it to Yuanyue. On it was nothing else but a harrow cart used for sowing. Like the curved plow, it was also an indispensable farm tool in the farming era. When sowing, only an ox was needed to pull the harrow cart, and the harrow feet would dig furrows on the leveled land for sowing, and cover the soil at the same time, killing two birds with one stone and saving time and effort. The efficiency could reach the level of one hectare of sowing per day.
"yes."
Looking at the drawings in his hand, although Yuanyue had many doubts, he did not ask anything and turned around and left the study.
"Second sister-in-law, are you free now?"
Outside the study, Wei Linger poked her head in through the door frame, her pretty little face looking quirky.
"Come in."
Waving, Shen Xiangwan couldn't help but laugh: "Why don't you do needlework with mother and the others?"
When they had nothing to do, they would do needlework in the main room. They had already made a lot of clothes and handkerchiefs for them. Shen Xiangwan felt that she had very skillful hands and could use any needle flexibly, except for the embroidery needle, which seemed to have a grudge against her. It could not do anything except prick her fingers. Before this, all the clothes she wore were ready-made clothes bought in the shop.
"I don't have anything to do with you."
Muttering quietly, Wei Linger leaned over and lay on the table: "Second sister-in-law, when will you teach me martial arts?"
"ah?"
Shen Xiangwan was stunned, then slapped his forehead: “Sorry, I forgot.”
"Second sister-in-law."
Knowing this, Wei Linger immediately put on an aggrieved expression.
Seeing this, Shen Xiangwan hurriedly said, "Sorry, sorry, it's my fault, but I really don't know martial arts, and that little bit of self-defense can only deal with ordinary people. How about this, I let Yuanying teach you?"
She supported girls learning martial arts, otherwise she would not have agreed to her request. She was just too busy these days, and when she had some free time, her mind was full of those little darlings, and she didn't think about this at all.
"Really?"
Hearing this, Wei Linger looked at Yuan Ying pitifully again: "Sister Yuan Ying, are you willing to teach me?"
She doesn't mind who teaches her, as long as they can teach her.
“That’s… good.”
Yuanying wanted to refuse, but after receiving the lady's hint with a wink, he had to nod.
"Thank you, Sister Yuanying, don't worry, I am not afraid of hardship and will definitely study hard."
Finally getting a definite answer, Wei Linger rushed over and hugged her arms intimately, which made Yuan Ying somewhat uncomfortable. She looked at Shen Xiangwan for help, but the latter acted as if she didn't see it and just leaned back in the chair and smiled as if it had nothing to do with her.
Unable to resist Wei Linger's pleading, Yuan Ying confirmed again and again that Shen Xiangwan would not go out, and went back to the room with her to teach her martial arts. Shen Xiangwan had nothing to do and returned to the space again. Although she could only go back at night these days, with the help of No. 3 and others, she also developed several poisons specifically targeting martial arts masters. As long as the Dog Emperor's people dared to come, she was confident that she could keep them!
The plow carts were built very quickly. When it was almost dark that afternoon, Yuan Yue brought back five of them. The next morning, Shen Xiangwan personally took them to the fields again.
“Isn’t this too convenient?”
Seeing that the oxen pulled the plow cart and sowed a field easily, Zhao Dashan and others couldn't help but exclaimed, and they all tried it. Once they tried, they couldn't stop. The originally busy scene was made a little unserious by them.
"Uncle Zhao, do we have any cows in the next village? Can I borrow them? I'll still pay you thirty cents a day."
Their family only had two oxen, and it would be too uneconomical to buy more oxen just for this farming. That was why Shen Xiangwan came up with the idea of renting some.
"I'll go ask now."
Looking at the remaining plows on the ground, Zhao Dashan started to work as soon as he said he would, and turned around to prepare to leave the village. Recently, the issue of raising pigs in their village has become a hot topic, and the village heads of several neighboring villages have come to him one after another. He did not hide anything and told them how to raise pigs. It should not be difficult to borrow some oxen from them.
"Wait, Uncle Zhao."
Seeing this, Shen Xiangwan hurriedly called him, took two steps forward to meet his puzzled gaze and continued, "Uncle Zhao, I know that oxen are valuable, and most people will definitely not rent them easily. You can tell them that if they are willing to lend us oxen, we can let their children go to school after the village school is built. They don't need to pay tuition, just a symbolic fee for the use of pens, ink, paper and inkstone."
It is said that it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son. This saying is undoubtedly more appropriate in ancient times. As far as she knows, children nowadays not only have to pay expensive tuition fees to go to school, but also have to give gifts to teachers during every solar term. In addition, the prices of books, pens, ink, paper and inkstones are ridiculously expensive. Ordinary poor families simply cannot afford to support their children's education, let alone expect to produce noble sons.
"Hey, I'll make sure to explain it to them."
With her promise, Zhao Dashan was undoubtedly more confident in borrowing the oxen.
Looking at his receding back, Shen Xiangwan was speechless for a long time. She could clearly feel his mood change after she said that the child could go to school for free. All things are inferior except reading. For poor people, the opportunity to study is really precious, right?
"Whoa!"
"bump!"
On the way back, a figure suddenly ran out and ran straight into the carriage. Even though Yuanyue had pulled the reins, the horse's hooves still hit the other person. The man staggered backwards and fell to the ground unconscious.
"Oops, I bumped into someone."
A woman who happened to be passing by screamed, and many people came out of the house.
"Ma'am, are you okay?"
As if she didn't notice those people at all, Yuan Yue, who was driving, didn't care about the man they hit, but just turned around and looked at Shen Xiangwan worriedly.
"It's okay, let's go down and take a look."
Shaking his head, Shen Xiangwan jumped off the carriage first, glanced at the villagers who were gradually gathering around him, and strode towards the unconscious man lying on the ground.
Is it him?
If I remember correctly, his name should be Zhou Changqing, right?
Looking at the man's pale face without a trace of blood, Shen Xiangwan frowned almost unnoticeably and squatted down to help him feel his pulse.
"lady."
"Chang Qing!"
“Brother!”
Yuan Yue's obstruction and several calls sounded at the same time. The next second, a girl who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old rushed out with two thin boys, and they were about to pounce on Zhou Changqing.
[End of this chapter]
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