This family has already had such a hard time; they can't afford any more shocks. Let's get through this first.
Thinking of this, he appeared particularly relaxed, and he smiled at Zhang the wealthy man, saying:
"The money was borrowed from a friend who worked in the county government. His home was in the town, and he had done well in recent years and planned to buy a house in the county seat."
I ran into him in town a few days ago, and he brought up the matter of the twenty taels of silver. He said the silver was ready and he would go there at the end of the month to pick it up.
Here's what we'll do: come over on the afternoon of the end of the month, and I'll return the money to you.
Seeing Zhao Xian's relaxed expression, Zhang the landlord seemed a little disappointed.
He originally thought that the scholar would definitely not be able to come up with the money by the end of the month, and then the old house would be his.
The scholar didn't seem to be lying, which made him even more depressed.
“Alright, then I’ll come over at the end of the month…” Zhang the landlord wanted to say something harsh, but the man was a scholar, and in those days, scholars had many privileges. Even when they met the county magistrate, they didn’t have to kneel. It was better not to offend him easily.
Thinking of this, he swallowed his words and turned to leave.
"Remember to bring the IOU and property deed when you come at the end of the month."
Just as Zhang Da Hu stepped out the door, Zhao Xian gave him a reminder.
Zhang Dahu paused noticeably, looking quite disappointed.
Those who had been waiting at the door to watch the commotion came out quickly after Zhang the landlord went inside. The argument they had imagined didn't happen; instead, Zhang the landlord looked dejected, and they didn't know what had happened.
"What are you following me for? What's so interesting about this?" Zhang the landlord was furious at the sight of the group of women.
They were a little frightened just now, and now the whole family has lost their appetite. If only they had closed the door earlier, now the whole village knows they were eating white rice and braised pork.
Zhao Xian calculated that there were still about ten days left until the end of the month. He needed to save up twenty taels of silver during this time. With his knowledge of mechanical materials, making money shouldn't be difficult.
However, in this era, due to limitations, his abilities will be difficult to fully utilize.
However, he wasn't worried. If he couldn't raise twenty taels of silver by then, he would resell the goods through the market trading system and make a profit from the price difference.
The temptation of a table full of delicious food was still huge, and the family quickly forgot about what had just happened.
In no time, the food on the table was completely devoured by them. They ate every last grain of the three-pound rice cooked into white rice, and even licked the soup in the bowls clean.
This meal was so satisfying! The whole family looked so content. If only we could eat meat and white rice every day!
But Li Chun'e was still a little worried. All the good food was eaten in one meal, so what would she eat next?
"Mom, what are we going to do this afternoon?" Zhao Xiaosheng asked.
"The rice paddies are dry. You two need to add water. Although it rained a couple of days ago, it didn't help much. This is a critical time for rice. If it dries out, it won't grow much rice," Li Chun'e instructed.
"Okay, Mother, this time we must fill the fields with water so we can harvest more rice."
Seeing his two younger brothers carrying buckets of water about to leave, Zhao Xian also wanted to go and see the rice paddies.
"Mother, I'll go take a look too."
Zhao Xian wanted to go to the fields, which surprised his family. Was this still their scholar?
Zhao Xian looked at the long robe he was wearing. Wearing such clothes to the fields was definitely not suitable. He should change into something else.
"Mother, do you have any clothes? I'll change out of my long gown."
"Yes, yes, wait a moment, I'll go get it for you."
Li Chun'e had previously made some ordinary clothes for Zhao Xian. This scholar had a particular fondness for long gowns and rarely wore other clothes.
Today, Zhao Xian insisted on wearing ordinary clothes, which made her feel a little lost.
Li Chun'e quickly took out a set of clothes, and Zhao Xian took off his long gown and put on this set of clothes.
The clothes fit him perfectly, and Zhao Xian really liked this ancient costume.
It was hard to find any trace of the scholar in Zhao Xian now. His family looked him up and down for a long time and felt that this was the best way to dress, as it immediately made him feel closer to them.
"Brother, let's go." Zhao Xiaosheng and Zhao Xiaoshan seemed very excited.
Along the way, Zhao Xian saw many people carrying water in wooden buckets and pouring it into the fields. Was this how the ancients irrigated their fields? This was so inefficient. Shouldn't we think of a solution?
Waterwheels existed as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, but they were not used for irrigating farmland at that time. It wasn't until the Tang Dynasty that waterwheels used for irrigating farmland appeared.
The dynasty I've traveled to probably doesn't have agricultural waterwheels yet. I'm a mechanical engineer, so building a waterwheel would be too easy for me.
Soon, the three brothers arrived at their own rice paddy. Zhao Xian looked at his farmland, which was less than an acre. Originally, his family had seven or eight acres of farmland. In order for his father to pass the imperial examinations, he had to mortgage some of the land every year to get money. As a result, the land was almost mortgaged off, but he still hadn't passed the imperial examinations.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xian couldn't help but sigh.
He carefully examined the growth of the rice in the field. The rice was too weak. In ancient times, the yield of rice was too low. Under normal circumstances, the yield per mu was no more than 100 jin, or even only a few dozen jin. The field was too barren and could not produce much rice at all.
This is the prime season for topdressing rice, and it shouldn't be missed.
He checked the system and found that a 10-jin bag of urea cost 50 copper coins. Since the paddy field was not large, applying 10 jin of urea this time would be enough. He could apply fertilizer again in 10 days and that would basically secure this year's harvest.
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