Physician and Food [Farming]

Going out of the house to the field, I saw some acquaintances in the village along the way.When they saw Gou Wa, they were all surprised.Those who were close asked how they were doing recently.

At the beginning, Gouwa walked into the village, right there, and was called to the village to inquire about the situation.People said that it was Chen Er who cooked for others in the county, how could anyone in the village not know about it?In addition, Gouwa never came back, and later Lanzi came back to sell the property.

It was spread in the village again, what Gouwa said earlier was correct, how could this blessing be so easy to bear?Don't look at the good life in the past, the disaster is coming, isn't it just a blink of an eye?

Seeing Gou Wa again at this time, he thought it was Gou Wa who had escaped back.Gouwa briefly explained the matter.It is only said that the rich family killed someone and wanted to pull him to top the tank.Fortunately, God thought that his life should not be terminated, so he caught up with the county magistrate and was investigated.Now the county magistrate is in charge.The county magistrate is the master of Qingtian, and he repaid his innocence.

After the explanation, other people looked at Gouwa with sympathy.Although things have become clear.But in the eyes of poor people, entering the Yamen is a shameful thing.Fortunately, it was a man, if it was a girl's family, if he entered the yamen because of this kind of thing, even if he was later proven innocent, the hot-tempered one would be hit to death.

There is no other reason, in this world where spitting stars drown people, even a little gossip can drive a person to nowhere.

Gou Wa can take it easy.This matter, although troublesome, but calculated, he got it.Although he lost his job, he got a daughter-in-law, Tie Dan.The elder sister successfully left the family surnamed Gao again, and brought out two sons.

But Gouwa won't tell the village too much about Lanzi.It's just that the nobleman helped to file a lawsuit and divorced.Now I live in the county, doing embroidery to support myself and living a good life.It did not say that the two children were brought out.

Gou Wa knows a little about the gossip in the village.Bring out the kids kind of thing.From Gouwa's point of view, it is a great happy event, lest the child follow such a father and grandma and spoil the child in vain.But in the mouths of some people with long tongues, it became that Lanzi was kicked out for disobedience to women, and the child was a bastard born with others.Otherwise, how could anyone be willing to let their daughter-in-law take away these two alive and well?

Gouwa didn't want to provoke such a thing, so he simply spoke cautiously and said less.

Fortunately, the farming interests of the villagers are all about Gouwa.Ask a few more questions.Hearing the answer from Gou Wa, he hurriedly passed it on to other people in the village.

Some heard that Gouwa was no longer going to work in the city when he came back, and some people were pitiful and gloated.

People are like this, if they look at you pitifully, they will scoop up food from their own rice bags for you.But if someone whose life is not as good as his own suddenly soars into the sky, then he will inevitably feel jealous in his heart.When seeing him unlucky and returning to the same standard of living as himself, he will not be able to hide his joy.Of course, it should be pitiful, and it will still be pitiful.

It's human nature, it always has been.

Someone asked Gou Wa about his future plans.Gou Wa only said that he wanted to buy more livestock, so that in the future he would only rely on livestock to support his family's expenses.

I walked all the way to the edge of my own house, and my surroundings became a little cleaner.

Gouwa pulled the lock, and Tie Dan looked at the huge sun above his head, stretched out his hand from the backpack, and took out an oil-paper umbrella.Open to block the sun.As soon as Gouwa looked up, he saw the beautiful ink painting on the umbrella.

"It's sunny, why did you open the umbrella?" Gouwa was puzzled.

"The sun is so hot that it's uncomfortable to be exposed to the sun." Tie Dan pulled the lock closer to the head under the umbrella, "It's much more comfortable this way."

Blocking the sun is indeed much more comfortable.But Gouwa still felt a little awkward.

"It's a bit too detailed. The big girls in the village rarely use umbrellas on sunny days." Gou Wa was a little afraid that other people in the village would see her.

"Then think you are more delicate than them." Tie Dan smiled, "Life is for yourself, and naturally you live according to your own preferences. If you have to consider what others are like in everything, then life is not tiring die."

What he said was very reasonable, Gouwa nodded, and continued to admire the patterns on the umbrella: "The paintings on it are really beautiful. They are even better than the ones we bought for the New Year."

"You have only seen a few paintings." Tie Dan teased, "I saw the best paintings in Dong Guo."

"Brother, can you draw?" Gou Wa asked with a smile.

"I can draw two strokes. But it's not a serious one. I have a friend, and his paintings are quite famous in the painting world. I will introduce you to you sometime." Tie Dan pulled Gou Wa, and Gou Wa took him with him. Lock the head and walk into the field together to look at the corn that has just set ears.

Gouwa touched the ears of corn, and then looked at the wilted corn leaves.Reluctantly said: "Seeing that the grout is about to be filled, the rain at this time is more precious than the oil. But there has been no rain for a month or two. This year's rice harvest will definitely be in short supply. If the wheat and corn are not good enough, I'm afraid it's ordinary. People can barely eat enough, let alone sell grain for money."

Things weren't so good last year.Farmers depend on the sky for their food. If God doesn’t rain, isn’t it just to make people who live on crops hungry?

Tie Dan doesn't know this.

"Isn't it okay to dig a well to irrigate the land?" Tie Dan asked.

Gouwa smiled bitterly: "There is so much land, how can it be enough to carry water to irrigate the land with only two legs? Even if you can rely on the irrigated land to feed these people. At this time, the most water is needed, and it will be re-irrigated in three or five days. Who can have so much labor to do this."

Tie Dan looked at the withered grass on the edge of the ground, which was a little wilted, which showed that the drought was severe.

"Is it always like this in previous years?" Tie Dan asked.

Gouwa shook his head: "There was a drought in the past two years, but it was not as severe as this year. I heard from the elders in the village that there was a severe drought decades ago, and there was a famine without a drop of water for two or three years. Then At that time, the bark on the mountain was almost eaten up. But that’s just a rumor. However, if the harvest is poor for two consecutive years, the famine will not escape.”

"But you don't have to worry about this. Our family can't run out of food." Tie Dan comforted.

Not only is Gouwa not hungry, but what he eats now is the precious japonica rice, which is far more expensive than ordinary rice.Of course, the taste is also excellent.

This kind of rice, not to mention the wealthy households in the village, even the rich men in the city, may not be able to eat it every day.

Knowing his intentions, Gou Wa smiled at him and said, "Of course I don't worry about this. It's just that I feel sorry for other people in the village. Those who live in the same village are bound to be related. Don't say they are relatives, just look at the passing beggars , won’t you also feel distressed? Maybe I think too much. How can there be so many unlucky things in the world.”

"Not necessarily, you are also called planning for a rainy day." Tie Dan thought about it carefully, and asked, "By the way, do you have hand pumps here?"

"Water pump? What's that?" Tie Dan had never heard of it.

"That's okay." Tie Dan took a rough look at the terrain.Looking at the crops in the field again, "I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work."

"You just say it. Is it okay? At least it's a way." Gouwa said.

"I just heard about it. There is something that can pump up the water from the ground. Then you use bamboo poles to drain the water. You can leave the water wherever you want. Although it is hard to press the water pump all the time, it is also easier. Water the ground with buckets of water."

"This is a good idea." Gouwa said with surprise on his face, "How do you make that thing called a water pump? Let's make a try as soon as possible. This will not only make this year easier, but also in times of famine in the future, as long as If there is still water in the well, there is no need to fear that there will be no food in the field.”

"I'll find someone to do this. It's just the well for the water pump, which needs to be dug separately. Pipes need to be laid in it first. Bamboo pipes can be used. It's just that it will rot over time. That's why iron can be used to make pipes."

In this era, pipes can be made, but the consumables and value are very high.Of course, as long as it is a problem that can be solved by money, it is not a problem for Tie Dan.

"It's easy to say, iron is probably a bit more expensive, but if you put together money, you can still get it. If you want to dig a well, there are people who are good at digging wells in the village. Someone in the village will look at the location, and the location you look for will definitely produce water. We will do it tomorrow. Arrange."

Gouwa is far more concerned about this kind of thing than Tie Dan.

Tie Dan was also quick-talking, seeing Gou Wa so excited, he didn't have the nerve to say that he didn't know if it would work.

While Gouwa was still in the planner, Tie Dan secretly called up the system and searched for information.

This type of piston pump first appeared in ancient Greece in 200 BC.And it was introduced into China, probably in the late Qing Dynasty.

China itself has similar water-taking tools, such as keel waterwheels.But that thing is installed in the river to fetch water.The water level of the river near here is not high, and it is not used at all in famine years.

The water pump pumps groundwater, and the probability of being able to get fresh water is relatively high in lean years.But for this era, it is inevitable that it is a waste of time and money.

It's just that he was quick to talk for a while, and only cared about comforting Gouwa.If everything spreads, will it change the history of one party?

Fortunately, this world is not recorded in the history books.Maybe not too much.

Ten thousand grass-mud horses boiled over in Tie Dan's heart.But seeing the joy on Gouwa's face, he felt much better.

After looking at the field, I looked at the livestock.

Originally, Gouwa's family raised a lot, but this time Tie Dan bought a lot more.The family currently has twenty or thirty large animals alone.If these are bred, just selling the cubs will be a considerable income.If you raise them all by yourself to buy silver, it will be enough to buy a lot of things.

There are more chickens, ducks and geese.With so many open-mouthed beasts, the amount of food they eat every day is not a small amount.It's also thanks to the fact that Gouwa's family has a lot of money.Not only to give them hay and food, but also to spend money to hire the children in the village to cut grass near the village and buy them.Almost a child can earn a few pennies after working all afternoon, enough to buy candy.

This is not much money for Gouwa, but for children, it is a very luxurious job.Not to mention for children, even some adults earn a lot of money.

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