scientific farming

Chapter 55

Juren's younger brother, brother-in-law and brother-in-law of two scholars' families came early, and together with Juren and two scholars, the Song family's yard suddenly became crowded.

The three of them looked very energetic, their chests were straight, and they were wearing better clothes that had obviously been packed and changed. They stood in front of Song Wen, waiting for his orders.The rules are also very good, and they all brought some "teacher ceremony" more or less.

However, Song Wen was looking for someone to work, so he put aside the apprentice ceremony and didn't let Ah Mian take it into the house, thinking that if the person was rebellious and wanted to leave, it would be embarrassing. This apprentice ceremony has to be taken away, and it will be unclear if it is taken in.

"Do you want to stay and see, or?" Song asked with a smile, looking at the three students who followed.

They hurriedly said that they were going to leave, staring at Song Wen somewhat distrustingly, and immediately ordered a few words sent by their respective homes to let Haosheng learn the craft, and left for the time being.

As soon as the people left, Song Wenzi took up the airs of the master, stood facing them with his hands behind his back, and said admonishingly, "There are only a few rules for me to learn craftsmanship. People must be diligent. If you can't do this, then immediately You can go away."

When Juren came home yesterday, he only boasted about his friendship with Song Wen, saying that Song Wen taught him the skills himself.Juren's younger brother felt that his face was full of glory, how could he leave as soon as he came, he patted his chest and said, "My lord, I am the most diligent in my hands and feet at home, so I must study hard!"

Song Wen smiled but said nothing, and waited for the other two to agree, and then said: "You have never learned it before, and it is impossible to learn how to make a waterwheel right away. Today I will teach you the simplest one."

He pointed to the mountain behind the Song family's courtyard, "That's my Song family's mountain. You go and cut down a tree each. The waterwheel is made of wood or bamboo. You must know how to cut down trees. Just do it."

Juren's younger brother had never done this kind of work before, so he thought it was just cutting trees, so he immediately took the machete given by Ah Da and wanted to go up the mountain to cut trees immediately.The scholar-in-law's face suddenly changed. Cutting down trees is too tiring, and he doesn't want to do it at all.But seeing that the other two didn't say anything, they could only take the hatchet and follow Ada up the mountain to cut trees.

As soon as they left, the courtyard suddenly became empty.

Song Wen asked Ah Mian to free up space in the yard, and then move out the wood that the Song family had stored before.Those three people cut down their trees, and they have to do their own things here.

What he wants to do is similar to a planting box on the wall, a boxy cube with holes for water injection and fertilizer on the top surface, water outlet holes for water seepage at the bottom, and holes for planting root systems on the front.

Compared with the plant wall, there are not many materials used, and the soil demand is not much, so it is clean to plant.Even if there is a wind and rain, you can still move into the house without worrying at all.More importantly, the people in the village can grow vegetables, and directly transport the planting boxes to the county to sell vegetables, keep them fresh, and sell them for money.

In winter, if you go to the mountain more diligently and cut some firewood, you can use planting boxes to grow "off-season" vegetables in the house.Do you still worry about not being able to make money for that kind of vegetable that grows in boxes? !

Hearing what Song Wen said, Xiao Lue, Ah Er, and Ah Mian all looked at him in shock, they really didn't know how his brain grew, how he could come up with so many strange things and earn money.

It is the capital city in winter, and there are not many green leafy vegetables, mostly radishes or dried vegetables.

Of course, there are dignitaries and wealthy households with money, and hot spring villages who can grow them, and they can still eat them.But the common people can't. If this method spreads, the poorest people can pick up a few pieces of wood and make them, and they can eat green leafy vegetables in winter!

Song Wen was exposed to the light of time travel, his face was astonishingly thick, bathed in their adoring eyes, and he began to order them to plan the wood into planks with peace of mind.

Xiao Lue thought of the three people who had just been sent to the mountain to cut trees, frowned and said: "Those three people rely on Juren and Xiucai. If they succeed in learning, the common people may not have the opportunity to use this craft to make money. They have long been in the county. If the shop is spread out, the rich people in the county will naturally make friends with the famous people, and the villagers will not be able to sell it!"

Song Wen snorted, and said triumphantly: "General Xiao, are you the only one who treats you as someone else? The majestic grandson, he said he was a soldier, so he became a soldier. You see, they are also peasants, but they don't have a callus on their hands. Cut down a tree?"

He sneered, "Don't be cut down by the tree!"

If you can't even cut down a tree, you will naturally have no chance to learn this craft!

Xiao Lue: "..."

Amian was overjoyed all of a sudden, and suggested, "Didn't the young master ask them to help? If the tree can't be cut well, I'll give them the job of planing the planks. After they finish planing, let them cut the tree." When the young master’s classmates came to ask, they said that they couldn’t do any work well, so they were not allowed to learn.”

"Smart!" Song Wen patted Ah Mian on the head.

Amian immediately cheered up, and her subordinates worked hard, trying to plan out the best plank, and used it as a reference for the three people, so they must be embarrassing!

Ah Er knows more about human affairs than Song Wen and Xiao Lue, and said, "If you offend them, the villagers will not be able to do business as soon as your lord leaves. What's more, this thing sounds simple, and a carpenter can learn it at a glance. The villagers can handle it Can't live with this craft."

Xiao Lue immediately became worried, and instinctively looked at Song Wen.

Song Wen liked his intuitive gaze on him, and he didn't hide it, explaining: "You see that there are so many farmers, and there are also many rich families. They also want to eat vegetables and food, so it can be seen that they don't buy food from outside. , grow it yourself? Go out and sell it, and you can always sell it. You can make some money at the beginning, but then you can’t, it’s better than selling the vegetables in the field. It’s okay to bring it back and feed it at home.”

"What's more, don't sell it to people with spare money, but sell it to those inns and restaurants in winter, where you can see the green and fresh vegetables picked right now. Do you think the villagers can't sell them?"

In this way, everyone was right when they thought about it, and they all threw themselves into planing the planks with great interest.

The yard of the Song family was in full swing, and two men suddenly appeared outside the yard, one of them was carrying a bulging package, the other was being supported, and there were scabs on his face. As soon as you get close, you can smell the strong smell of blood coming down from the battlefield.

Xiao Lue's face became solemn all of a sudden!

Song Wen had seen the one helping him, he was one of the ten people that Xiao Lue arranged to accompany him secretly, he was the fifth, and his name was Ah Wu.The other person who was being supported had never been seen before, but Song Wen didn't think much about it, he just thought that something happened to them on the way to work, and they came back to report after the work was done.He just glanced casually, then lowered his head and continued with his actions.

Xiao Lue got up and went over, with a look, he directly restrained the movement of the man who was about to kneel and was being supported, that is, Guo Shang.Instead, he called Song Wen over very calmly, took the bulging bag from Ah Wu, and solemnly handed it to Song Wen: "This is your sister's bone. I'm afraid it will be eye-catching, so I burned it to ashes and brought it back. Yes. The master who killed your sister, I had his leg broken..."

Song Wen hugged the package, and when he said it was Song Yu's ashes, his face paled instantly, and he didn't react to him breaking his master's leg.But Xiao Lue was still afraid that Song Wen would worry about it, so he hurriedly explained, "Although I broke my leg, but I left enough money, if it is healed immediately, I can still stand up."

Of course, if it is delayed, it will be necessary to lie in bed for the rest of my life.

Xiao Lue was a little cautious at the moment, he didn't say these words, but secretly hid them.He only said that if he gave money, he could be cured!

Song Wen thought about it before, when the waterwheels in the villages and towns here are all built, he will go to pick up the waterwheels where Song Yu died, and the court has no reason to say anything about him. Enter the ancestral grave.Unexpectedly, Xiao Lue thought about it first, and helped to bring it back.

Holding Song Yu's ashes in his arms, Song Wen's worries and debts to Yuanshen's family were left behind.But in the end it was because of Song Yu's feelings, and he felt a little depressed.He forced a smile, thanked him solemnly, and first carried Song Yu's ashes into the house.

It happened that there was ready-made wood in the yard, so I picked out a good one, which could make a spiritual tablet for Song Yu, and I had to look through the almanac to see the date, so that Song Yu could enter the grave of Song Yu's ancestors.

After Song Wen left, Xiao Lue took the two men back to his room, Ah Er automatically followed and guarded the door.

As soon as the door was closed, Guo Shang couldn't hold it anymore, his knees went limp, and he hit the ground with a thump, and he fell on the ground and cried out in pain, "General..."

I couldn't get up for a long time, choked up and couldn't speak.

Ah Wuhong, who was still standing by the side, explained with eyes open: "General, I came back with the bones of the younger sister of the Song family. I met Guo Shang on the way and brought her here."

Guo Shang was Xiao Lue's colleague in the army, later Xiao Lue was recalled to Beijing, Guo Shang didn't want to leave, so he stayed in the army.But in secret, he should have been guarding the besieged city, he shouldn't have been injured and brought back by Ah Wu.

"Speak well!" Xiao Lue didn't reprimand him, but he looked at Guo Shang very seriously.

Guo Shang, just like before, immediately stopped his grief, knelt up straight and reported: "General Qi, the besieged city, the besieged city, I'm afraid we can't hold it!"

A majestic man with red eyes like a rabbit.

The sleepy city was the frontier town that Xiao Lue was guarding at the beginning, it was right on the border of the enemy army, it fell into the enemy's hands from time to time, and Dali took it back again.Later when Xiao Lue became a general, he used his troops fiercely, forced the enemy back to the boundary line between the two countries, and almost took down a city in the enemy country.Only then did they beat them honestly, they lived in peace for three consecutive years, Xiao Lue only returned to the capital for more than half a year, the besieged city couldn't hold it anymore? !

There is no news at all from the court, and the emperor is even more silent.Xiao Lue couldn't help thinking about it, maybe he felt that there was no news, no movement!However, there is no news about the person in his secret, which is very strange.Xiao Lue stared at Ah Wu right now, he was responsible for all the people in the dark.

Ah Wu knelt down and pleaded guilty: "This subordinate is guilty, and I failed to find out the news in time."

The imperial court, especially the emperor, wanted to blackmail Xiao Lue and dealt severe blows to his secret forces.It was feared that something went wrong in this matter, so the news they got was that there was no war and it was very peaceful.

Guo Shangdao said that once Xiao Lue returned to the capital, within two months, the enemy army would raid in the middle of the night. It happened that the day before the emperor's new general, Zheng Zhengbiao, came to the besieged city and held a welcome banquet.Later, Zheng Zhengbiao didn't even fight, and retreated passively...

"When I left, the besieged city was still there. But the besieged city was trapped, the reinforcements were delayed, and the food and grass were almost gone. I'm afraid, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold it!"