Just a thresher can save at least four to five laborers, not to mention the wheelbarrow that even a young boy can operate, the trinity-in-one hollowing machine, the fully automatic windmill, and the water mill that does not require animal power...
I can't think too much about it. I want to move everything back. Guanjianze really wants to send two craftsmen back to Yizhou. It's expected that the old lady won't agree. If it were their family, let alone sending it to the Sinongjian for promotion, I'm afraid they would keep it to themselves.
The young boy wanted to share the responsibility for his family for the first time, but he failed and felt frustrated.
Qiao Xin didn't plan to lend out the farm tools. The Agricultural Supervisor relied on them, and the orders were scheduled until next year. How could she disrupt the business at this time? However, she could help hire wheat pickers.
"There are no tools, so forget it. But the experienced workers can get half of the profit. The food is the same as ours, 20 cents per person per day. If you are willing, go to the village and ask for help."
"Don't think it's expensive. It's so hot, and no one would be willing to do business with you if you're not an acquaintance. Besides, you hired someone in a hurry, and you can't take care of him, and you can't trust him. When you came here today, there were not many beggars at the city gate!"
Xu Can touched his nose and didn't refute. Qiao Xin was right!
The refugees in the capital were more in demand than ever before. The noble families who got the news first had already taken those refugees who were able to work to their own farms. When they remembered, the marquis's mansion could not even find enough workers.
Strange things happen every year, but there are especially many this year!
"We are now racing against time. It doesn't matter how much money we earn. It's so hot and there are so few people. How long will it take to finish the work? The wheat will be almost ripe. Even a slight rain will cause it to mold and spoil."
As the saying goes, "If you look at the mountain, you will die." Even if it is ten acres of land, everyone will say it lightly, but if you really bend down, you can't see the end...
The masters of their families would definitely not help. Excluding the guards, the village heads, and the people with connections, there were only about one or two hundred people actually working on each village, but they owned several hectares of land.
Completed in three days?
Guan Jianze recalled the seven or eight days he had spent in the Qiao family, experiences that were worse than death. He shuddered violently and dared not even think about it.
Although Xu Can had never harvested wheat, he had planted rice seedlings at the Qiao family. That was even more difficult than harvesting wheat, and he complained bitterly at the end of the day.
No matter how hard we try, we can't complete the task at hand.
Xu Can couldn't help but ask, "Can I have 200 people? All strong laborers!"
"No," Qiao Xin waved her hand. "I still have unfinished work on my land. I can assign at most 100 people to you. There are really no extras.
All the people who came to help from Laohu Town have to go back today. There are only 400 laborers in Yunxi Town. Giving each of you 100 is the best support I can give."
"What about the farm tools? The harvester is too heavy, so we can't count on it. But can we borrow a sickle, a wheelbarrow, or a flail?"
"Okay."
It's just sitting there anyway, so Qiao Xin waved her hand and said, "If it breaks, just cover it with warranty."
The only work left for her family was sowing seeds. The women, children and old people in the village all knew how to use the plow cart.
It's not a big deal, there's no need for those men. It's better to let them go out for half a month, so they can eat less rice and grain at home and earn some money to supplement the family income.
When Guanjianze and Xu Can led the recruited workers to their own farm, they saw that all the wheat fields along the way were full of people working. Everyone's face was anxious and tired, but no one dared to stop.
To harvest wheat is to snatch food from the teeth of God. The three-day deadline is like a heavy mountain hanging on everyone's mind.
Before the storm comes, everyone is on high alert. No one knows how angry God will be.
The sky gradually darkened, and dark clouds rolled and gathered. The sunlight was completely blocked, and the day turned into night in an instant. The mountains and buildings in the distance gradually disappeared from sight, as if swallowed by a mysterious force.
The heavy rain came as promised, pouring down on the land. Puddles quickly formed on the ground, and the water flowed rapidly. For three consecutive days, the whole world seemed to be shrouded in a huge storm.
The water level of Qinghe River rose sharply, and even though everyone was warned in advance, the losses were still huge.
The area of ​​this rainstorm covered almost half of Dajing, and news of disasters in various places was sent to the capital like snowflakes.
The Wisconsin government received the news relatively early and took a lot of precautions beforehand, but many villages along the river were still flooded.
Except for the part that was harvested in a hurry, all the wheat in the field was ruined by the rain.
How many people will sell their children and flee their homes now?
Even some low-lying areas in Lao Hu Town were flooded to calf height.
Manager Cao and Li Zhong organized people to check for dangerous situations everywhere.
It is necessary to promptly clean up some dead grass and branches in the ditches to allow rainwater to drain out faster, and to salvage all kinds of garbage and wood, and even drowned animals and human corpses that are washed down from upstream to prevent the river from being blocked and plague from spreading.
Li Zhong looked at the smooth flow of water and rubbed the mud on his feet on the stones. He was extremely grateful to the old lady in his heart.
When the land was first being reclaimed, Qiao Xin, despite great pressure, insisted that water conservancy be given top priority. Not only did they have to build it, but they also had to build it with stone. At the time, the villagers did have some complaints, thinking that Qiao Xin was doing something unnecessary.
Normally, everyone irrigates by digging ditches in the fields and bringing in river water, but why did the Qiao family insist on using stones when it came to their turn?
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