Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Improvement of Agricultural Tools
When Lin Si appeared in Zuo You's sight again, there were four ragged children behind her.
Zuo You’s head hurt even more.
Lin Si said innocently to Zuo You, "There are too few children in the dental clinic, so I picked up four myself.
The children and the servants were taken back to Li County, and the servants were handed over to Grandma Qian to teach them the rules.
As for the children, they were temporarily crowded into a woodshed, except for the child with a fever.
Zhu Shixi stood uneasily aside. She could read and recognized the three characters "County Lady's Mansion", but she didn't know why there was a County Lady in Li County, let alone which County Lady she was.
No one knew why the county lady asked her to take the pulse and prescribe medicine for this little kid.
Lin Si looked at Zhu Shixi, who had washed and changed into the work clothes of a servant in the county lord's mansion, and was satisfied no matter how he looked at her.
This was the protagonist's hardworking personal doctor in the early days. She had performed surgery on his subordinates and simple minor operations. She had a very high medical talent. However, the protagonist did not give Zhu Shixi the proper reward. Instead, he let her enter the harem and heal the wounds of the protagonist's other women. Watching them being affectionate with each other, she felt sad and cried and said that she was not worthy of Zhuo Lang.
Lin Si thought to himself: You don’t deserve this N-handed stuff. We won’t look for a man in the trash can.
Lin Si said to Zhu Shixi, "Madam Zhu."
Zhu Shixi's eyelashes flickered slightly, and she asked nervously, "What are your instructions, County Master?"
"Promise me that you won't pick up injured men casually, okay?" Lin Si blurted out.
"Ah?" Zhu Shixi looked at Lin Si in confusion, but finally agreed obediently. "I understand."
Lin Si nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, go down and rest, and come see me tomorrow."
After Zhu Shixi left.
Chunyi called softly from the doorway, "County Lady, the child's condition has stabilized, and the fever has subsided a lot."
After getting Lin Si's permission, Chun Yi pushed the door open and came in to comb Lin Si's hair. "The county lady bought so many children, but they can't start working right away. There aren't enough people in the mansion to serve them. How can they serve you to your satisfaction?"
Lin Si smiled and said, "Children are not meant to serve me."
Chun Yi's eyes widened. "Then...what did the county lady buy them for? She can't just feed them for free!"
"Of course, you will work for me in the future."
Chunyi's little head didn't quite understand what these children could do. She just combed Lin Si's hair and said, "The county lady said they can do things, so they can do things."
The children who were brought back were huddled in the woodshed for three days.
During these three days, they could eat mixed bean cakes three times a day and were given water, but no one else cared about them.
But there was still one child who had evil thoughts and tried to steal other people's things.
After saying this, Grandma Qian quietly stepped aside.
Lin Si nodded, "The one who stole the things should be returned to Shizhou's private teeth. For the specific procedures, please contact Madam Zuo at the County Magistrate's Mansion."
Grandma Qian replied, "Yes, as for the rest, based on my observations over the past three days, there are no major problems."
After receiving Lin Si's order, Grandma Qian observed the group of children for three full days. It was not that no one took care of them after they delivered the things.
Grandma Qian is an old lady in the princess's mansion. She used to be in charge of the rules for new servants and was a woman who was very good at brainwashing people.
As for before the manor is repaired, Grandma Qian will brainwash them.
The construction of the manor is nearing completion, and Lin Si's reputation is rising every day, but the poor people's hearts are still growing at a snail's pace.
Lin Si did not dare to use human hearts to exchange for things, so he saved them all to exchange for potatoes and sweet potatoes later to cope with the cold wave and famine in the 19th year of Yongwen.
In order to change the farming conditions in Li County, in addition to the fertilization method, more efficient agricultural tools are also indispensable.
Fortunately, there are quite a few agricultural tool drawings in the system mall, and the exchange value is in the range of 1-2, which is cheap and fair. Lin Si picked and chose, and based on the current situation in Li County, exchanged the design drawings of the treadle plow and weeding pond, as well as the modification drawings of the keel waterwheel.
These tools were first produced, then tested and promoted, and Liang Nian had to go through this step again.
As for the origin of the drawings, Lin Si had already thought of an explanation. He just said that when he was bored and flipping through agricultural books in the county lord's mansion, an idea suddenly occurred to him. He felt that agricultural tools could be improved in this way, so he drew the drawings.
The problem is that although the paper and ink of the drawings generated by the system are all traces of Dachen, the painting skills and handwriting are too normal.
Lin Si remembered the blueprint of the Ghost Painting Manor he drew last time.
Forget it, just to be cautious I'd better re-draw it myself.
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Zuo You is now as confused as Liang Nian. She can't understand Lin Si at all. If Lin Si wasn't still young, she would have suspected whether Lin Si had any special hobbies.
Zuo You stretched out his hand and rubbed his temples. "I don't want to deal with this Anping County Lady anymore. I hope I won't have anything to do with her in the future."
Liang Nian was helpless.
She had many opportunities to interact with Lin Si, and she couldn't avoid him even if she wanted to. Besides, the other party might have her and her mother's lives in his hands.
Just as the mother and daughter finished their sighs, Yao Niang came over with her head lowered, "The Princess of Anping County is here."
Liang Nian and Zuo You blurted out almost at the same time, "Who is she looking for?"
Yao Niang was slightly stunned, as if she rarely saw Zuo You and Liang Nian with such expressions. "The county lady said she was looking for Da Lang."
Zuo You breathed a sigh of relief and patted Liang Nian's shoulder. "If she asks, just say I took a break."
Lin Si looked at the drawings in his hand, looking left and right, feeling satisfied.
She thought that she had now fully mastered the essence of the brush, so these pictures could not be considered as scribbles. Lin Si even saw some artistic sense in them.
"I wonder if the county lady came here to discuss the construction schedule of the manor?" Liang Nian asked.
Lin Si shook the several blueprints in his hand and said, "I came to disturb County Magistrate Liang today because of something else."
Liang Nian was attracted by the blueprint in Lin Si's hand. "The next step is the autumn harvest. If the county lady wants to build something else, she really has to put it on hold for now."
Lin Si was in a good mood, "County Magistrate Liang, please take a look at what this is."
Liang Nian took the drawing and unfolded the first sheet of paper, then she quickly unfolded the second, third, and fourth sheets.
Liang Nian's expression changed from helplessness at the beginning to solemnity, and finally to surprise.
Transform Sichuan Opera face changing.
Liang Nian's hand holding the blueprint was even trembling. "County Lady, where did you get this blueprint?"
Lin Si bit a ring apple and said, "The harvest of Li County is also related to my annual salary, so I have been reading some agricultural books in the county lord's mansion these days to see if I can improve the agricultural tools."
Liang Nian's bad impression towards Lin Si was now completely gone. Although the drawings were ugly, they could save Li County from the dire situation.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the agricultural tool called treadle plow on the first drawing.
In Dachen, cattle are important farming tools, but they are also scarce. Not everyone can afford to buy a cow.
Liang Nian looked at the drawing of the treadle plow several times and understood that the treadle plow used the weight of a person to press the plowshare into the soil, and then turned the soil over through pushing or pulling force.
Its efficiency and strength are not as good as those of oxen, and it is even useless in areas with developed agricultural conditions. But it is different in Li County.
Liang Nian felt ashamed of his previous speculations and doubts about Lin Si.
Lin Si looked at Liang Nian with a smile, "County Magistrate Liang, I only have one request."
Liang Nian said sternly, "Please give me your orders, as long as I can do it."
"It's simple. I just hope that County Magistrate Liang can promote the agricultural tools according to my ideas and let the people of Li County know that these agricultural tools are made by me."
Liang Nian agreed without hesitation. She even felt that Lin Si's request was too simple.
"No matter how accurate the drawings are, they are just theory. Let the carpenter make the treadle plow and weeding stalk first, try them in the field, and then make adjustments." Lin Si put forward his idea.
Liang Nian also agreed.
Then Lin Si asked a fatal question, "Are there any carpenters in Li County?"
Liang Nian was silent for three seconds, then slowly spoke: "County Lady, don't think of Li County as a barren land. There are still carpenters in Li County, even if there is only one."
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The happiest thing for Shitou every day is to see his father come back from work in the fields, and then take out today's wages from his pocket.
Shi Tu took the fifteen cents he had earned today and counted them again and again in his hand, then gave them to Shi Tou's mother Kang Zhuqing.
Kang Zhuqing carefully put the money into the wooden box, with an unstoppable smile on his face.
"Salaries are still paid daily, and not a single day is delayed."
Shi Tu said, "The master has set a deadline. If we finish before the deadline, each person will receive an extra twenty coins for every day ahead of schedule. Now everyone is working very hard."
"I don't know what Anjing's manor looks like. Does it look very special?" Kang Zhuqing asked curiously.
Shi Tu looked mysterious. "It's very special. I've never seen a manor with flowers that has several houses and an open space in the middle. It doesn't look like a manor at all."
Kang Zhuqing is now a loyal supporter of Lin Si. "What do you know? All the manors in Anjing must be like this. You are ignorant. Maybe some flowers should be planted inside the house."
Shi Tu touched his head and said, "I'm not very knowledgeable. Maybe one day we can go to Anjing, and then we'll know what Anjing's manor looks like."
"What are you dreaming about? Let's pay the taxes for today's autumn harvest first." Kang Zhuqing couldn't help rolling his eyes.
Shi Jin was almost recovered. She lay on the bed, covered with a linen quilt, listening to her mother and father in the outer room talking about how good the noble master was.
She is his benefactor, Shi Jin thought.
It would be nice if I could have the chance to meet her.
Shi Jin had just recovered from a serious illness and had been in bed for many days. Today, she finally got permission from her mother to get out of bed. She placed a wooden stool in the yard and began to do needlework carefully.
Shi Jin is very good at sewing. When she is not sick, she often helps her neighbors mend clothes to earn some pocket money.
The dress in her hand belonged to the craftsman Sun at the end of the alley. She had been ill for a long time.
After Shi Jin finished sewing the last stitch, he folded the clothes and prepared to send them to Carpenter Sun's home.
Everyone in the alley was familiar with each other, but when Shi Jingang walked to the door of Carpenter Sun's house, he heard the voices of several people talking inside.
Lin Si walked with his short legs, commenting on the treadle plow and weeds made by the carpenter.
“It’s almost exactly the same as in the drawing.”
Sun, a carpenter who had been working as a carpenter for nearly ten years, was full of praise for these two things. He sincerely praised them, "Although these things are not as good as oxen, for farmers who don't have oxen, they are much more convenient than turning the fields themselves. And this weeding paddy is also very convenient for removing weeds. The county lady has such a brilliant idea that I am ashamed of myself."
Sun Chang originally thought that the county lady from Anjing was a girl who only knew how to enjoy herself, but he didn't expect her to be so considerate of the people.
Liang Nian circled around the two farm tools a few times and said, "The structure of this thing is not too complicated, and it will be easy to promote it."
Lin Si nodded, "So now we have to find a piece of land to try it out. It has to be land that has weeds and is difficult to plow."
Shi Jin was shocked when she heard this. The land with weeds and difficult to plow was one of her family's plots of land.
"That's easy. There's a family named Shi in this alley. They have a piece of land just like this."
When Shi Jin heard this, he took a deep breath, but the door had already been opened.
Sun Chang was surprised. "Jin Niang, I was just looking for you. The magistrate and the county lord of Liang County are going to your family's land."
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