One day, Wang Yu came home from a restaurant and saw his father cleaning farm tools, so he chatted with him for a while.
"Yu'er is back. We're about to plow the fields and plant rice. I'll take out the farm tools and repair them." Father Wang said, pointing at the farm tools.
"Are we using the village chief's cows this year as well?" There aren't many cows in Yuxi Village, so they rent cows to plow the fields every year. The village chief's family rents the most cows.
"Well, it was agreed that we would rent it to them in two days." Father Wang stood up and put the sorted farm tools in the corner so they could be used tomorrow.
Wang Yu looked at the farm tools and suddenly remembered that he had done a project on the development process of ancient farm tools when he was in school. He remembered that the project detailed the production process of the curved plow. This kind of plow was more flexible in turning and effortless in digging up soil. It was easier to use than the current plow. The information should still be in the study. After talking to his father, he strode to the bedroom.
Cheng Chen was not in the room. She should still be embroidering at Anger's house. Since she met Anger, the two of them always got together in their spare time, either digging wild vegetables or embroidering handkerchiefs.
Wang Yu quickly entered the study, found the information, and turned to the page introducing the curved plow. There was even a picture. He was so happy that he tore it off and walked out.
When Cheng Chen came back, she saw her husband sitting by the window writing furiously. Thinking that he was doing his homework, she didn't dare to disturb him. She left the room and went outside to help Queen Mother pick vegetables to prepare dinner.
After the dishes were cleaned up, the Queen Mother didn't let him stay in the kitchen. It was not yet the busy farming season, so she could cook and didn't let Cheng Chen do it. Cheng Chen had nothing to do, and thinking that her husband hadn't come out for a long time, she poured a cup of tea and brought it in. When he came closer, she saw a plow drawn on the paper on the table that looked very similar to a plow?
Wang Yu also noticed him, took the tea from his hand and drank it all, then pulled his hand over and asked him to sit down and look at it together, explaining to him: "This is a curved plow. It is better to use than the current plows and saves time and effort."
Cheng Chen always thought that her husband was very capable. He knew many things, including making wine. He could draw many beautiful embroidery patterns for her. When she took the patterns to find Ang'er, Ang'er said that her husband was very capable and was very envious. Now that her husband could also make farm tools, Cheng Chen realized that her husband was not the most capable, but only more capable.
Wang Yu looked at his husband with amusement. He could see the admiration in his eyes. He knew what he was thinking and said, "This is not something I thought of. I saw it in a book."
Cheng Chen said without thinking: "That's amazing, no one else saw it, but my husband did."
Wang Yu laughed out loud, thinking that her husband was so cute. Cheng Chen felt embarrassed by his laughter and didn't want to pay attention to her husband. Wang Yu knew that he was embarrassed, so he stood up, took his hand and said, "Let's go find Dad."
Wang Yu sat in the yard and carefully explained the advantages of this plow to his father. His father was very happy and thought his son was amazing. He could draw such a good farm tool. Farm tools are also very important to farmers. Good farm tools can save a lot of trouble.
Wang Yu: "I'll first ask the blacksmith and carpenter to make a plow. If it works well, I'll have the village chief promote this farm tool."
Father Wang said: "Okay, there is a carpenter in the village. Uncle Zhou Dahe's eldest son Zhou Qing is a carpenter. Let's go to their house first."
After dinner, they went to Uncle Zhou's house. Zhou Qing learned that Wang Yu came to make a plow. He listened to Wang Yu explain the advantages of the plow, praised Wang Yu, and promised repeatedly that he would make it the day after tomorrow.
The next day, Wang Yu first went to the blacksmith shop and agreed to pick up the things he wanted to make the next day, and then went to the academy.
The next day, when he returned home, he went to the iron shop to get something and went directly to Uncle Zhou's house. Zhou Qing had also made the wooden rack, so he asked Zhou Qing to install it directly. Father Wang couldn't wait to take it to the field to try it out, and Zhou Qing followed him out of curiosity.
It just so happened that it was their family's turn to use the village chief's cow today. Father Wang harnessed the curved plow to the cow and drove it forward. Sure enough, the speed was faster and it was not difficult to turn.
Zhou Qing was rubbing his hands together, wanting to try it himself. After talking to his father, he went down to the field and took over the plow. After plowing a circle, he looked back and said, "It really works. Scholars are different. Their brains are very useful."
The eldest brother of the Zhou family shouted so loudly that people from the surrounding fields gathered around, wondering what it could be useful for.
"Zhou Qing, what are you laughing at? Why are you still in Uncle Wang's field?" A man came over and asked in confusion.
"I'm trying out this new one. What's it called? A curved plow. It's very easy to use and requires no effort." Zhou Qing stopped and pointed at the plow in front of him.
"It works really well. Let me try it." The man said as he looked at the different plow in the field. Then he went down to the field to take it. Wang Yu thought that if a few more people came to try, their field could be plowed completely.
The man plowing the field was Zhou Quan from the Zhou family. After trying it out, he praised the plow again. "We've been using it for so many years, why didn't we think of doing this?"
"Quanzi, your mind is full of your new wife, how could you have thought of this?" the aunt on the shore joked.
Hearing the aunt's teasing on the shore and thinking of his own wife, Zhou Quan chuckled twice and touched his head.
"Yes, if they had thought of this, they would have taken the exam to become a scholar! The boy from the Wang family is really smart!" The aunt next to her also agreed.
"Can we use this plow too?"
Seeing the aunties around him asking about it, Wang Yu replied, "Sure. I'll go to the village chief's house tomorrow and tell him about it. Then everyone can use it after it's promoted."
"The Wang family is so kind and righteous."
"As expected of a scholar."
"This Wang Yu is really good. Why didn't you think of getting married at that time?"
"Yes, but she's married. You don't have a chance."
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The surrounding topics ranged from the curved plow to his husband, and then to his ambition to pass the imperial examinations and become a scholar or the top scholar. The topic went so far as to make Wang Yu smile helplessly.
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