Scholars in the courtyard

Chapter 481
On the day of Ching Ming Festival, Sijiu City was gloomy, but there was no rain.

The rolling mill had a day off, and it was Friday, which was next to Saturday. Many people in the yard went back to the countryside to worship their ancestors and visit their graves.

Jia Zhang stayed in the courtyard and did not return to the village.

I thought that Qin Huairu would take the stick back and take the opportunity to eat something good.

Unexpectedly, Qin Huairu didn't go back to the village at all, not even Banggen.

At first, she asked Qin Huairu to take the stick to give Jia Dongxu some paper money.

Qin Huairu said that she was too heavy to walk a long distance, so she just burned two pieces of paper outside the courtyard.

Jia Zhang was depressed when she heard this, but she didn't want to go back either.

I can only feel sorry for Jia Dongxu, anyway, I just went down and brought a lot of money, so this time is not bad.

It's just that this last chance is gone, and Jia Zhang can't bear it anymore.

In the afternoon, Shazhu returned home with two taels of pork, and had another meal of braised pork as usual.

The accident of sending it to the backyard, the smell of meat spread into the house, making Jia Zhang, who hadn't seen meat for more than half a month, swallow wildly.

"Huairu, Shazhu is making braised pork again!"

"I give meat to the old ones every day. She's an old man if I dare to love, but I'm not? I don't have any filial piety. It's not a thing!"

Jia Zhang couldn't help complaining, and walked to Qin Huairu with her head down.

This is the first time she mentions Sha Zhu.

Although he was cursing, his tone of voice softened.

Qin Huairu, who was burning the fire, just thought less, and the pride flashed across his face.

Qin Huairu knew that she had won this fight.

But she didn't really intend to end it like this.

"Eat it!"

"It's almost 40 yuan a month. I'm single. If I don't eat, what do I do with it?"

Qin Huairu lifted the lid of the pot, revealing the mushy soup inside.

Jia Zhang stretched out his head to take a look, and his face immediately collapsed.

"Huairu, eat this again!"

Qin Huairu ignored her, since he had already done it, he couldn't give up halfway.

"Yes, that's all we have left at home."

"That's all, I borrowed it from the uncle."

Jiazhang lowered her head, "Borrow? There are so many good things in his house, just give me some stick noodles."

"Picking seeds, he deserves to be the last."

Mumbling in a low voice, Qin Huairu ignored her.

Anyway, she just had a mouthful, and after a while, she might meet the uncle, so she might not know how to flatter her.

"Huairu, are you going to visit Sha Zhu's house?"

"Don't go!"

As soon as Jiazhang finished speaking, Qin Huairu immediately replied with a decisive voice, "Mom, you are also a widow, don't you know that there are many right and wrong going on in front of widows?"

"What is it for me, a little widow, to go to an unmarried man's house at night?"

"Don't go!"

Jia Zhang lowered his head even lower.

"Bang, it's time to eat!"

Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Zhang and smiled.

"Old lady, I can't take it anymore."

Thinking in my heart, I will go to the uncle's house tonight, tell Sha Zhu the good news, and ask him to cook braised pork a few more times.

Yangjiazhuang.

Yang Xiaotao sent Ran Qiuye to school and followed Yang Dazhuang to work in the field.

It's not that the village lacks his labor force, but mainly because Yang Xiaotao wants to understand the life of farmers in this era.

After half a month, Yang Xiaotao went back to Forty-Nine City only once.

After working half a day at the rolling mill, he returned to Yangjiazhuang with the blueprints collected by Liu Huaimin.

During the following period of time, he followed Yang Dazhuang and the others while working and studying.

The main service target of tractors is farmers, so you need to understand the demands of farmers, the work in the field, and how to use tractors to complete these tasks.

It's not just about transportation.

In that case, it might as well be made into a truck.

Qingming is not clear, but it doesn't rain.

Grain rains come after Qingming. According to the plan, the farm has already started to plant the land, and the land near the river has finally been planted after a lot of tossing.

And the first to sow is the hybrid area, then the female parent, and then the male parent.

In this way, effective isolation is not only performed geographically, but also differentiated in terms of time, which can avoid cross-contamination to the greatest extent.

Even if it is farther away, there is a pressurized well, and water can be poured on the ground, so that it can be planted after Qingming.

Now the hybrid area has been planted according to the plan, and the front of each ridge has been marked.

When harvesting, it will be managed centrally according to requirements.

After the hybrid area has been planted, the land on the south and north slopes has also begun to be planted.

As long as it is done in these two days, the planting will be completed.

When they came to the field, Yang Xiaotao greeted Gao Yufeng.

The two looked at each other and both smiled.

After more than half a month, a director of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and an engineer of a steel rolling mill worked around in the fields and became a veteran farmer.

The glamorous appearance of the farmer on the oil painting is simply an imaginary scene, and the real appearance is Yang Xiaotao's current appearance.

Wearing ripped cloth shoes, rolled up trouser legs with stones inside, exposed arms and sleeves are tanned in two colors.

His hair was covered with dust, black turned gray, and his whole body exuded a rustic atmosphere.

In front of Yang Xiaotao was a piece of farmland that had not yet been refurbished, and gray dust could still be seen on it, which was in stark contrast to the brown soil that had just been turned upside down.

Holding it in his hand, Yang Xiaotao stood in a row with a few strong boys in the village, and then, while talking and laughing, he picked up his hoe and started working.

As for the cattle and donkeys in the village, they were all fully armed at this time, pulling the plow to plow the land on the other side. Compared with them, it was much faster.

Taking advantage of the rest time, Yang Xiaotao also took a look. Yang Shitou was pulling the cow in front, and Yang Dazhuang was behind holding the plow.

The depth of plowing depends entirely on the effort of the people behind. If you press down hard, the plow will plow deep, and the ox will work hard. If you use less force, the plow will penetrate shallower, and the ox will pull faster.

It is necessary to grasp the heat in depth, this kind of work is not only physical work, but also a technical work.

At least let Yang Xiaotao do the job, it didn't go so smoothly.

Watching Yang Dazhuang holding the plow to plow the land quickly, he focused his attention on the wooden plow.

But an iron plow appeared in his mind.

It was the iron plow on the tractor in the previous life.

As early as a few years ago, when he came to work in the field, Yang Xiaotao thought of this thing.

It's just that there was no tractor at that time, and pulling with oxen would only cause bad things, so I didn't worry about it.

But now that the tractor is being designed, this thing has a way out.

What's more, this kind of iron plow can adjust the position, which is much better than the current manual adjustment range.

The most important thing is that this kind of iron plow has a simple structure and can be done with a little design.

Of course, there are many agricultural tools like plows in the previous life. They have different functions and are difficult or easy. But as long as those agricultural tools are designed and matched with tractors, they will be quite efficient.

For more than half a month, Yang Xiaotao has been hanging out with a group of farmers in the field, asking about how to pay attention to farming, and sometimes discussing the use of farm tools.

These are the directions that Yang Xiaotao needs to consider when designing farm tools next.

But for Yang Xiaotao these days, he has gained a lot. The farm tools in his mind have been formed, and they are waiting to be designed.

It is conceivable that when these things are designed, there will be another wave of credits.

When you accumulate enough credits, you can upgrade your mechanical proficiency, or upgrade your main skill engineer level.

If these experiences and knowledge are supplemented, one's own strength will be further improved.

There may be other benefits as well.

Snapped

Yang Xiaotao clapped his fists and palms together, full of anticipation for the upcoming tractor design.

"Xiaotao, why are you so dazed, you're going home!"

When you are in a daze, time always passes quickly.

It was still early in the sky, but everyone had already packed their things.

Only then did I remember that today is Qingming!
Following Yang Dazhuang and the others home together, Yang Xiaotao walked into the yard.

Ran Qiuye came out to help get something, it was actually a hoe, Yang Xiaotao didn't let her do it, and put it by the wall.

"Go and wash your face."

"Everything is ready. This time, the grandfather will not go!"

As Ran Qiuye said, he was good at dusting Yang Xiaotao.

Yang Xiaotao hummed, washed his face and walked into the room.

Ran Qiuye handed over a small basket, Yang Xiaotao looked at it, there was a stack of yellow paper in it, and there was another wrapped in yellow paper, which contained steamed buns.

Finally, a wine bottle, but filled with water.

"Go early and come back early!"

Grandpa Yang was a little melancholy, Yang Xiaotao responded, and went out to the south cemetery with Yang Dazhuang and the others.

When I came to a small mound, otherwise the words Yang Laogen on the vertical log in front would really be regarded as an ordinary mound.

Yang Xiaotao put a stack of yellow paper on the rock in front of him and lit it with a match.

Then he opened the bottle again and poured the wine aside.

Finally, he kowtowed at the grave, got up and together with Yang Dazhuang, distributed the remaining yellow paper to other graves.

Others around were also handing out yellow paper.

Although there are also wooden plaques on these graves, there are no names on them.

Finally, the paper was ignited, sparks rose, and the smoke was lingering.

After the fire burned out and there were no sparks, the crowd came to the tomb with no name.

The people were lined up according to their seniority.

"salute!"

As Yang Dazhuang roared, everyone raised their hands to their brows.

Solemn and solemn.

The breeze swept across the ground, and among the grass clippings rolled up, it seemed that there were charging figures one by one, advancing one after another, swearing to the death.

They are not soldiers, and those lying in it are not necessarily soldiers.

But they use this method every year to comfort the heroic spirits who have struggled and warn the living people.

Without sacrifice, how can there be peace?
Heroes need to be remembered.

Yang Xiaotao went back to the village with the others, came to the house, had dinner with Ran Qiuye and Mrs. Yang, and went back to the courtyard tomorrow.

Things are almost done here, and the next thing is to wait for the corn to take root and germinate, and he will come back when the pollination is done.

The next day, Yang Xiaotao took Ran Qiuye to bid farewell to the villagers, and Director Gao also left.

However, he is only leaving temporarily and will be back soon.

Other members of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences are here, continuing to observe and record the growth of corn.

Back in the courtyard, Ran Qiuye went home to tidy up.

The weather was clear and clear, and many people came and walked in the courtyard.

Yang Xiaotao was tidying up the garden in the yard. He didn't grow anything except leeks. Yang Xiaotao planned to plant some tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and the like.

The other vegetables asked Ran Qiuye to plant them again.

After lunch, Yang Xiaotao went to the cement factory, went to Li Zhixing's internal channel to get a bag of cement, and after returning to the courtyard, he built a pool next to the well.

Water can be used for laundry in the future.

As for the pressurized well, Zhou Peng had already prepared it.

It is worth mentioning that Zhou Kui is still wandering around the countryside, and the well drilling rig has been pumped for an unknown amount. In short, I learned from Liu Yuhua that when the salary was paid last month, he received it on Zhou Kui's behalf, which was more expensive than hers. wages are high.

Now the life of the young couple is getting better and better, and many people in the courtyard are already jealous.

Of course, it is not without regrets, that is, the lack of a child.

In this regard, Liu Yuhua often asked Ran Qiuye how to conceive a child, and Ran Qiuye couldn't tell.

(End of this chapter)