Chapter 207 Quyuanli
The villagers immediately lined up. Those who received the money first cried with joy as they held the strings of copper coins. The whole village went crazy, crying and laughing.
"We can go to town and buy things!"
"Let's go together tomorrow!"
They hadn't been to town for a long time, and they had to buy some oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and other necessities of life.
In the next few days, the villagers went to the town one after another and brought back a lot of news from the town.
The most talked about topic was the new county magistrate.
I heard that the new county magistrate is a rare honest official, upright and incorruptible, and has the people in his heart.
He would rather spend his own money to buy a house and give the county government office to the disaster victims.
He also found ways to get money to subsidize the common people. He is truly a great philanthropist.
Of course, many people think that these are the first three major steps a new official takes. As the saying goes, a person's true character will be revealed over time, so it is too early to draw a conclusion now.
No matter what, the villagers of Heihe Village only wanted to live a good life, and Xiaojiu was their backbone. Others, even the county magistrate, were not that important.
Next, the villagers were busy plowing the fields and digging the land in preparation for spring sowing.
This year, having tasted the sweetness of making money from farming, the villagers turned their attention to the wasteland in the village.
If all the wasteland in the village could be utilized and the income from the wasteland distributed to each household, everyone's pockets would only be fatter.
Although everyone is enthusiastic and determined, developing all the land in Heihe Village is no small task.
The dream is grand, but the reality is harsh. The whole village has only one plow and one ox. If you want to reclaim all the wasteland, you will probably tire the ox to death.
Just then, Ye Yan'an came with his new invention.
It is a morning with fresh air.
In full view of everyone, Ye Yanping moved the plow to the field.
"This is the plow my husband An spent a lot of time researching and making. Come and take a look!"
During this period, Ye Yan'an has been preparing for spring sowing. He made a curved plow based on the drawings given by Xiao Jiuer.
The curved plow is relative to the straight plow.
The plow used by Daewoochao is a straight-beam plow, which is large in size and looks very heavy.
Ye Yan'an changed the straight long shaft of the straight-beam plow into a curved short shaft. The entire plow frame looked much smaller, and it was smaller in size and lighter in weight.
Compared with the bulky straight-beam plow, the curved-beam plow is indeed more like a fancy piece.
When this newly made curved plow appeared in front of everyone, everyone's first reaction was, this plow looks so delicate, can it really plow the fields?
"Everyone, what do you think of this plow?" Ye Yan'an looked at everyone expectantly.
"Uh..." Everyone was at a loss for words. They were embarrassed to tell the truth, fearing that it would hurt Ye Yan'an. After all, Yan'an meant well.
"Yan'an, this plow... looks... quite nice."
"Yes, Yan An, your plow looks delicate, it must be easy to move..."
Ye Yan'an took in everyone's expressions. "The biggest advantage of this curved plow is its lightness and flexibility. You'll know how good it is once you use it."
"Okay, okay, thank you Yan An."
The villagers smiled, but in their hearts they were thinking:
After all, Yan An still has no experience in farm work. The plow must be heavy. How can he plow the field if it is not heavy?
"Yan An, this plow looks so light, I'm afraid it can't plow the fields."
Even the village head, a loyal fan of the Ye family, couldn't help but raise questions.
"Uncle Village Head, you'll know whether it works or not by trying it," Ye Yan'an said with a smile.
Ye Yan'an had complete faith in Xiao Jiuer's drawings and was also confident in his own ability to make modifications.
"Bring Sanheizi's cow here." The village head ordered.
Soon, Sanheizi brought their old cow over.
The headman took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trouser legs, put the plow on the ox, and with a whip, the ox started pulling the plow.
With just this one move, everyone immediately noticed the difference.
How come the old cow is so much faster today?
It's like being ten years younger?
"This plow is light, so the old cow can move faster!" someone explained.
Everyone nodded in agreement. "The plow is light, but I'm afraid the field is plowed too shallowly."
"Yo-ho!" The headman on the plow suddenly let out an excited cry like a gorilla.
Everyone couldn't help laughing, "Village head, why are you still yelling?"
"It works so well! This thing works so well! Yan An, I apologize to you! You have convinced me again!" The village head smiled with his wrinkled face.
"Village head, how deep can this plow plow?" This is a question that everyone is concerned about.
"It's plowed deeper than before! You'll see for yourself if you go down to the fields and take a look!"
The villagers didn't want to go to the fields because there was water in the fields and they had to take off their shoes. Although it was spring, it was still quite cold.
But they didn't care about that at the moment. They took off their shoes and socks and jumped into the paddy field.
When I went down to confirm it, I was immediately shocked.
"Is there such a strange thing?! Such a small plow plows deeper than before!"
"Yan An, how did you do it?"
Ye Yan'an said, "Although the plows our village used to have were heavy, they actually dispersed the force, making it difficult to plow deeply. This curved plow may look small, but it concentrates the force, allowing us to adjust the depth of the plowshare into the soil. We can dig deeper or shallower as needed, making it convenient and labor-saving to use."
Everyone was convinced by what he said. "Yan An, how come a young man like you knows more than us old farmers?"
"So we old folks really can't take advantage of our age." The village head walked up to the edge of the field and sat down by the ditch to wash his feet. "This curved plow is light and flexible, making it very easy to turn around and around. It's not tiring for people or animals. Anyone who uses it knows!"
As soon as the head of the village said this, someone immediately jumped on the plow and started plowing the field.
"Yan An, this curved plow is really useful! You've made another amazing thing!"
"With this curved plow, spring plowing in our village will be much faster than before, and we might even be able to reclaim the wasteland!"
"It's a pity that our village only has one cow. Otherwise, we could ask Yan An to make another plow and the wasteland in our village would be plowed up quickly!"
It is actually considered lucky for Heihe Village to have a cow. Some villages don’t even have a single cow hair, and if they want to use a cow, they can only rent it from other villages that have cows.
In the Dayu Dynasty, oxen represented labor. If you wanted to buy a cow, you would have to spend more than ten or twenty taels of silver, which was unaffordable for ordinary people.
Although Sanheizi's family is an old cow, it is already very remarkable. This is why Shuihe took the initiative to hook up with Sanheizi before.
The village head said, "No matter what, we should open up as much wasteland as possible and save the money we earn from growing crops there. When we have enough, we can use it to buy cattle."
"No need to buy it!" A soft and tender baby voice came.
Everyone looked back and saw Rong'er standing not far away holding the little girl.
"Master Xiaojiu!" Everyone greeted him hurriedly, "Master Xiaojiu, are you telling us not to buy cattle?"
"Yeah!" Little Dumpling smiled, showing his teeth. "If you don't want to buy, go catch some!"
"Let's go catch some?" The villagers looked at each other, wondering where to go.
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