No matter if you are a human or an immortal, you can still farm for me after traveling through time!

In April, spring seems to suddenly leap over the mountains and river banks, and the dry land becomes full of life again.

When spring comes, dead trees sprout green branches and leaves. The water level of the river rises sharply. It rushes down through the valleys and ravines, passing through the waterwheels and blades on both sides of the bank. The waterwheel scoops up tubes of water and pours it into the canal along the way. Water channels as dense as lines on a chessboard flow into the fields of thousands of households, and the fields are full of people busy with farming.

The whole family, young and old, went out, with cloth bags tied to their bodies or swaddling bags on their backs. They grabbed a handful of millet seeds, scattered the seeds along the dug holes, and then carefully covered them with soil.

Today it was finally Li Erlang's turn to farm cattle. Li Aweng guided the cattle in front. He was faster than usual and wanted to clear more land as soon as possible.

Li Erlang went to his aunt's house to help pull the plow, dig furrows and sow seeds. The two families worked side by side and were very busy.

In the field, apart from Li Tuanlang, who was carried on Xu Qing's back, there were two small figures following the adults to help cover the ground.

Those were Li Silang and Li Yu.

Since that time of ice fishing, Li Yu's fish have been "stored" at Li Erlang's house, and he comes to pick them up every time he wants to eat fish. But it was busy farming now, so he knocked on the door several times, but no one was home.

As time went by, Li Yu went directly to the fields to find Li Silang. Naturally, he followed Li Silang to help cover the soil.

When Li Aniang found out, she didn't say anything. On the contrary, Li Silang was very excited. Finally, someone could talk to him while he was working.

Li Yu took off her winter clothes, and faced the sun and worked hard with Li Silang to drag the wooden bar. The wooden bar was pressed against the ground, not only pressing the seeds into the ground, but also covering it with soil.

It turned out that Li Silang and Li Jinniang were pulling wooden sticks to cover the earth, but the height difference between the two was too great, so their efforts were uneven and they could not cover the earth well.

Now Li Yu came, and he and Li Silang pulled the wooden sticks quickly and well, which helped a lot, so Li Jinniang went to help sow the seeds.

"Isn't Brother Li San from Tianjia coming back this time?" Li Yu asked. In the past years, people always heard people talk about Brother Li San. He went to the county to study and came back to help. The handsome scholar looked elegant and elegant. , he is actually an expert even when he is on the ground.

Li Silang worked hard, with sweat covering his forehead, cheeks and neck. He panted and said, "Third brother won't come back from field break this year. The county examination will be held in August, and my mother-in-law and brother won't let him come back."

Hearing this, Li Yu showed an envious expression, but suppressed it for a moment. He responded in a dull voice and continued working.

It was busy outside, and Ji Qingyue in the painting was also busy.

People outside are busy with spring planting, while he is busy with spring harvest - harvesting wheat.

One night, he finally got the opportunity. When Li Erlang was not asleep and not so tired, he broke off an ear of wheat and gave it to him to identify. After Li Erlang looked at it, he determined that his wheat was already harvesting time, so Ji Qingyue took note of the current condition of the wheat, and confirmed when it was mature enough to be harvested. After that, it was harvested.

Ji Qingyue has gained experience from growing vegetables. Once crops enter the maturity stage, their aging speed will suddenly accelerate, so there is no need to delay when harvesting.

The degree of dehydration of wheat in these two days is optimal. If it continues to grow in the ground and receive sunlight, the wheat stalks will soon wither, unable to support the weight of the wheat ears and bend, and the wheat will fall off the wheat ears. , fell into the ground.

Then it will all be in vain.

So Ji Qingyue had to cut down all the wheat straw within two days.

Even though he only cultivated a small piece of land of 200 square meters, he only cut less than a quarter of the wheat in the morning, and he was already so tired that he could not stand up straight.

As the sun rose, the temperature suddenly increased. Ji Qingyue wiped the sweat from his eyes, his face flushed with heat.

He had to go and rest for a while, it would be more than worth the loss if he got a heatstroke.

Looking at the yellow wheat, he thought about what to do if the planting area is too large in the future and he has no time to harvest it alone. Accelerating plant growth is good, but it also exposes disadvantages.

He is the only one in the painting, without three heads, six arms, or mechanical assistance. In the future, the number of things planted will only increase. If the current efficiency is used or there are still no tools at hand, there will definitely be a waste situation because there is no time to harvest.

After experiencing hunger, Ji Qingyue became more determined not to waste food.

Even though he didn't think of a solution, he didn't give up on the idea of ​​expanding his crops.

No amount of food is too much until the food reserves reach full levels.

From the water bank that turns on the left to the front of the brick house, there are nearly two acres of land with a width of 1,000 square meters. Now only less than one-fifth of it is used. Li Erlang and others have cultivated hundreds of acres of land. Two acres is nothing.

Since we have decided not to expand our crops, we need to think of ways to improve the harvesting period and harvesting tools. Staggering the harvesting period and improving harvesting efficiency are very direct solutions.

Wheat and rice are planted at staggered times, with the first batch being planted seven to ten days later than the latter batch. This staggered sowing can not only stagger the harvest period, but also free up the drying yard for the next batch after the previous batch is dried.

And ways to improve harvesting tools...

Now he uses a heavy sickle with a short handle. He remembers seeing an ancient wheat harvesting tool in the summer camp - a scythe, also known as a long-handled sickle. Of course, you can also use a straight-edged iron bar embedded in a "7" shaped wooden stick.

The samarium knife is standing when used, and the efficiency is many times higher than that of a short-handled sickle.

Maybe he could try to modify the scythe in his hand?

After thinking clearly about the solution to the problem of late harvest, Ji Qing felt more relaxed. He sat in the thatched hut and blew in the wind, and thought about the lotus roots in the paddy fields.

After widening the rice experimental field a few days ago, he inserted the cultivated seedlings into the paddy field and unexpectedly discovered that the lotus roots that had not sprouted for a long time had sprouted!

Ji Qingyue suddenly remembered that there were plants like lotus root in the paddy fields! !

Fortunately, I almost destroyed the entire lotus root while tidying up the paddy field.

When he was leveling the ground, he discovered a few pointed buds. Confused, he dug up the clay and saw that they were really lotus root buds.

So he circled a separate piece of land to plant lotus roots, next to the rice experimental field.

After resting enough, Ji Qingyue went back to continue harvesting wheat.

On the other side of Shandan County, just as farmers are busy with spring plowing, the county presents a different scene of excitement.

After the snow melted, merchants, whether returning from the west or heading east, became active. Caravans loaded with goods and dozens of boxes stacked on the carriages formed a queue along the official road, passing through the various stations on the way, arriving at Rest during Shandan transfer.

In addition to the endless caravans, there are also many students coming from the state capital, coming to Shandan to create another unique scene.

Many students wearing plain round-neck robes walked on the streets of Shandan, with sachets and jade pendants adorning their waists swaying with their steps.

Capable, elegant, chic and majestic, his body and look are not ordinary people at first glance.

The servant beside them looked at this lively place with a proud look on his face.

Li Sanlang and Du Yuan followed several other students from the academy to the east side for rare occasions. Every time they came, they sighed in their hearts that the excitement and prosperity here were so different from those in the west.

"Shi Ze, why do you look so depressed? Could it be that I disturbed your study review and pulled you out a day early?" A classmate asked when he saw Li Sanlang looking a little depressed.

Li Sanlang smiled: "Maybe I was tired from reading last night. After walking for so long, why not find a place to sit down?" He swept away his depressed mood, cheered up and pointed to the tea stall on the roadside: "Have a drink. Are you leaving after tea?"

After getting approval from their classmates, everyone went to the tea stall, occupied a table, and ordered some snacks and tea.

Even the simplest tea stalls are much more expensive than ordinary tea stalls. A pot of tea costs 200 cents, and two plates of snacks cost 80 cents, let alone other restaurants and restaurants.

Du Yuan calmly patted Li Sanlang on the back and gave him a comforting look. Li Sanlang smiled and told his friend not to worry.

Li Sanlang was worried about his family members who were busy with spring plowing. He didn't know what happened to them. Moreover, he would take the county examination in August. He would always feel anxious at night. No one told him about it. He could only try to read books to explain, but the more he read, the more panicked he became. , so I slept a little late these days.

Everyone knows this.

No matter how tired he is, he doesn't want to miss today's activities. The question-solving meeting is an important lecture for him to gain knowledge, so he has to keep himself up.

Yes, many students gathered in Shandan for a question-solving session.

For poor students like them, the education they received was naturally incomparable to that of the state capital, and was lacking. The gap can be seen in the Master's knowledge and the number of books in the academy.

The imperial examination is not just as simple as a series of exams. The examination of knowledge is only the most basic. It also depends on the academy behind it, which master they came from, and what great scholars they received. Behind these teachers are endless connections, what they know and what they have learned. The speed at which news is received is far beyond what ordinary academies can achieve.

Therefore, for Li Sanlang, this question-answering session was not just about seeking ideas for answering questions and broadening his knowledge. He could also collect news from all over the country from the students.

If there is a question on the science examination that he has never heard of or seen before, he will probably be eliminated in a panic.

There are many things he has never heard of, thought about, or seen, but what he wants is for these things to be fewer and for him to know more.

At this time, one of Li Sanlang's classmates pointed to the restaurant diagonally opposite the tea stall: "Look! The man on the second floor window opposite is enjoying the view. He looks like the young master of Ganzhou Governor. He is leaning on the window sill alone..." Before the classmate finished speaking, he saw a few more figures by the window. Those people had unusual identities. They were pushing and pulling to invite the young master who was by the window to come in.

Everyone knew that the governor's son's surname was Fang, and they saw him waving his hands toward the room, apparently unwilling to go in. Those people did not dare to be presumptuous anymore, so they stood beside the governor and said something.

Mr. Fang was still leaning on the window sill and looking out. The next moment, he stretched out his hand and pointed. Li Sanlang looked in that direction. The place Mr. Fang was pointing seemed to be a densely populated place farther down the street.

A circle of people gathered there, and the onlookers exclaimed from time to time and kept clapping and praising him.

It should be some kind of street juggling.

Of course, Li Sanlang and others sitting at the tea stall didn't know what the crowd was exclaiming, and they had no intention of watching. Instead, they asked the tea waiter to add water to the teapot and continued to sit and drink tea.

Li Sanlang's classmates got to know this governor's son, all because of the problem-solving session last year. This noble son was the most unruly and rebellious. He criticized many students' ideas and scolded them for only studying. The questions they wrote made no sense and were the same, and they scolded them that if they wrote the questions like this, the examiners who were marking the test papers would be pissed to death.

Due to his status, ordinary people would not dare to say anything, but among the people he scolded was the son of the Shandan County magistrate. This young man was also the main promoter of this question session.

Being scolded like this by the governor's son in public, no face was left at all. In other people's eyes, the feud between the two people was concluded.

Li Sanlang did not participate in the last question meeting, but went home during the field holiday, so he was not able to witness with his own eyes the style of the governor's son "tonguing with the Confucian scholars". Now that he heard his classmates talk about it in detail, he Know what happened.

He is indeed a rebellious person.

After that one-sided criticism, there were fewer people talking to him due to his status, and now no one dared to go up and talk to him. However, the governor did not ask this young master to participate in the problem-solving meeting for the purpose of socializing. , but wanted him to walk more and see more.

"This Mr. Fang passed the state examination two years ago. I heard that he was not in a hurry to take the Chunwei exam because of the pressure from the governor."

"I think he was really good at last year's question-solving meeting." Du Yuan mentioned this, and received looks of approval from others.

They usually played silent little roles in the question-solving meetings, sitting aside and listening to the protagonists talk loudly and express their opinions. However, they were not unwilling to do so. They walked around the venue and heard many things that they could not learn in the academy. No news.

Li Sanlang liked to listen to these "lofty talks" very much.

Every time a question is posted, he will answer it in his mind first, and then listen to other people's answers.

At this time, a roaring applause broke out from the crowd in the distance on the street. People were exclaiming, laughing, and praising each other. Even the young men upstairs stood by the window and clapped their hands because they saw something surprising. His eyes widened at the sight, and he raised his hand to point to the crowd in amazement.

Li Sanlang noticed that the young master's interest was no longer as high as it was at the beginning. His eyes were full of disdain as he stared at the crowd, and his lips were twitching more like a sneer.

This made Li Sanlang very interested in the people on the street.

Li Sanlang and the others came out of the academy today just to see how many people participated in the question-solving meeting held by Qingshi Academy. From this look, it seems that there are really many people coming.

The inns along the street are full of students from far away, and the scene may be more grand than last year. They don’t know if Mr. Fang will shine again this year, but they are looking forward to tomorrow’s question-answering session.

Because their interest was aroused by Mr. Fang's reaction, they drank two pots of tea at the tea stall. After finishing the tea, they got up and went to the crowd in front.

What is it that attracts so many people to watch and generates such a big reaction?

People from three floors inside and three outside surrounded the scene tightly. They, a few thin scholars, could not break in. They could only hear the cheers from the people inside.

"it is good!"

"What a miracle——!"

"Drink - it's so magical! 1"

At this time, the tall man next to them exclaimed: "Such a wonderful ability! It's really a miracle!!"

Du Yuan patted the brother and said, "This dear man, I don't know what kind of skills he is showing, which has attracted so many people to applaud and praise him."

The tall man turned his head and looked down at them, and then explained kindly: "There is a juggler inside. He has a copper ball. This copper ball can follow his guidance to float in the air and float flexibly! It's really amazing. !" The tall man just finished speaking, as if he expected that Du Yuan would refute him, so he hurriedly said before Du Yuan spoke: "The juggler asked everyone in the circle to check the copper ball with their own hands. After checking, everyone said it was An ordinary hollow copper ball."

The classmate was obviously surprised: "Is it really so magical?"

The tall man: "It's really so miraculous. I didn't believe it at first. The juggler ordered a person to hold the copper ball. I never thought that the copper ball seemed to be alive and flew back to his hand from that person's hand. Got it!"

He spoke miraculously, but Li Sanlang and the others could not see anything, so they had to listen to the cheers for a while and then went back.