Chi Xingyue whispered her thoughts to Ling Jiheng, and Ling Jiheng nodded, saying that he would make the arrangements.
"This winter may be very cold, so I was thinking, can I dig the pit deeper and bury the seeds deeper so that they can't germinate for a while, or if they do germinate, they won't grow very tall.
When the snow falls, the temperature can be maintained, and the plants can continue to grow after successfully surviving the cold winter.
Of course, this is just my idea and may not be practical. It may cause the wheat seedlings to not grow well and there will be no harvest the next year.
Ling Jiheng, however, was unconcerned: "If there is an extreme cold, even with normal planting, the harvest will be greatly reduced."
So, he decided to adopt Chi Xingyue's method.
Even if the whole army is defeated in the end, as long as there is money, the tax gap can be filled.
At noon in Qingshan Village, no one took a nap. A group of people were chatting at the doorstep. When they saw Ling Jiheng and his group, they walked over to them in confusion.
"Is this going up the mountain?"
Ling Jiheng nodded: "Yes!"
"Why don't you go that way? It's dangerous here."
Ling Jiheng smiled: "It's okay, we have a lot of people."
Not all of the people who came to watch cared about them. Some, like Mrs. Liu from the village, came forward with a smile and asked, "What did you pick? Let me see."
Chi Xingyue knew that the next sentence would be: "How can you eat so much? Let me, an old woman, help you share the burden."
As expected, Mrs. Liu reached out to Ling Jiheng's backpack.
Ling Jiheng's expression became serious, and he raised his hand to wave her arm away.
Mrs. Liu immediately fell to the ground, pretending to be beaten: "Hey, how can you bully me..."
Seeing this, the onlookers around were terrified and hurried forward to pull Liu Pozi away: "Sixth Aunt, weren't you at home yesterday?"
"No, I wasn't here. I went to my daughter's house yesterday!"
"Then go back and ask your daughter-in-law."
"What's going on?"
“Good thing!”
"Really? You didn't lie to me?"
"No, no, no, hurry back. I guarantee you'll have something to thank me for!"
Seeing the other party's determination, Mrs. Liu rolled her eyes, patted her butt and stood up: "Hmph, I'll deal with you next time!"
This really made the young man who spoke for her break out in a cold sweat.
After the people ran away, the man nodded and bowed, "Master Ling, you are a magnanimous person. Don't bother with Liu Po. She is not a big problem except that she likes to take advantage of others."
Ling Jiheng nodded and took out two persimmons from his backpack and stuffed them into the other party's pockets.
Seeing that Ling Jiheng wasn't angry, the young man smiled and introduced himself: "My name is Cao Dashan, and I'm the son of the village carpenter. If you need anything, you can come to me or my dad!"
Chi Xingyue actually needed something made for him, so he made a request: "I want to make some flower stands, the kind that can hold five or six layers.
There are also rectangular planters and trays.”
Chi Xingyue's description was very specific, but Cao Dashan had never seen anything like it and couldn't form it in his mind for a while.
Even the others were dumbfounded, and their eyes towards Chi Xingyue changed.
I thought that the young lady was confined to the backyard, and even if she was more knowledgeable than the old ladies in the village, she wouldn't be much better.
Now it seems that this is not the case at all.
Didn't he see how easily he did it, and he confused the most capable young man in their village with his question?
When Chi Xingyue saw him shaking his head, she suddenly felt tired.
Ling Jiheng chuckled: "I'll draw a picture for you when I get back, and you can make the finished product according to the picture."
This time the problem was finally solved. Cao Dashan smiled and nodded: "Yeah, okay!"
Ling Jiheng held Chi Xingyue's hand, his eyes full of doting.
Ling San, Ling Si, Ling Wu, and Ling Liu have long been accustomed to such dog food.
On the contrary, I feel that this way of getting along is better than those couples who only care about face.
Not long after, they arrived at the Ling family mansion.
When the housekeeper saw several people carrying baskets, he hurriedly called Xiaohe and Shunzi to come and help.
Aunt Taohua also heated up the food and reminded everyone, "Wash your hands and come over to eat. We have pork rib soup today."
Ling Jiheng nodded and handed the backpack on his shoulder to Butler Ling.
Butler Ling went straight to Qingfeng Courtyard, but was stopped by Ling Jiheng: "This basket is for Rongsi Courtyard."
The housekeeper smiled and thanked them, then carried the backpack into the old man and the old lady's house.
As for the first wife, well, how could they be missing? As long as there are old grandfather and old lady, there are also them.
Ling Jiheng brought his men back to Qingfeng Courtyard and found that the wall of the west room near the ear room had been demolished.
A carved door lay on the ground, and the workers were preparing to install it so that they could continue with other work.
Ling Jiheng smiled and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
The workers scratched their heads and said, "We've eaten."
Ling Jiheng had the persimmons placed in the yard and gave each worker two soft ones so that they could rest if they were tired.
Then they picked out the ones with good quality, sent half of the basket to Tinglan Courtyard and the other half to Zhegui Courtyard.
The brothers were also able to join in, so they moved two baskets of persimmons to the backyard. After a busy day, only half a basket was left in Qingfeng Courtyard.
Chi Xingyue asked Baozhu to wash the persimmons and put them in a ceramic jar.
Then add warm water to the clay pot until the persimmons are submerged, cover it with a lid, and place the clay pot next to the kitchen stove, keeping a distance that is neither too far nor too close.
In this way, in three days at most, the persimmons will be crisp and sweet.
Seeing Chi Xingyue busy, Ling Jiheng went back to the west room, found some rough paper and put it on the table.
Using half-burned firewood as charcoal, I drew on paper. It didn't take long before a five-tiered flower stand was ready.
And it’s the kind that Chi Xingyue said, foldable.
Open it when in use and close it when not in use, which saves a lot of space.
In order to help Cao Dashan understand better, he even enlarged the details.
He also used a ruler to measure the sizes of the bedroom, yard, and wing rooms, and gave several sets of data to ensure that the flower stand could be placed in the right location.
It can be said that as long as you are not a fool, you can do it by following the instructions.
Ling Jiheng also drew several wooden flower troughs and flower pots on paper, and paired them with trays.
This ingenuity left the workers who were helping to install the wooden doors stunned.
The leader asked Ling Jiheng, "Excuse me, sir, what is this used for?"
Ling Jiheng explained: "The flower stand can also be used as a shoe cabinet or a storage rack."
"This is quite novel. No one has ever made a rack like this before. It's really ingenious and saves space. I wonder if you could sell me the blueprints?"
Ling Jiheng didn't care, but he didn't know whether Chi Xingyue had any plans to open a furniture factory.
So he went to the kitchen and told the foreman about his request, and Chi Xingyue agreed without thinking.
It's going to be extremely cold soon. If everyone can build a flower stand at home and grow some vegetables, it will improve the food.
Maybe you were saved from a desperate situation by a carrot, and this can be considered as a merit of Chi Xingyue.
but......
"We're not short of money, let him take our cut. Oh, and there's Cao Dashan, let him handle the Qingshan Village business!"
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