Traveling through mountains and rivers

During lunch, Tao Qing told the Tao family that they went to see the doctor during the day, and they were all overjoyed when they heard that the two thousand dollars hadn't been spent, and called the doctor a good person.

The Tao family is not exaggerating, and this doctor is indeed a good person.

Tao Qing wanted to hand over the copper money to the Tao family, but was stopped by Tao Deshu, "You don't need to give us this money, you can use it to repair the house, although it is not enough, it is better than nothing. "

Amo of the Tao family took over the conversation and said, "Yes, your father is right, you take the money to repair the house first, although your family members who live in Mo's house will not say anything, but other people in the village always There are gossips, one or two days is fine, but if the days are long, it will be bad for you."

Tao Qing's elder brothers also expressed their views, and they had the same meaning as the two elders of the Tao family.

Tao Qing looked at Ning Ze with some embarrassment, not knowing whether he should accept the money or not. At this time, Ning Ze, who can make the decision, had to speak.

Ning Ze said, "If that's the case, then we'll have the cheek to accept it first, but don't worry, father and brothers, we will definitely pay back the money before Chinese New Year this year."

Tao Deshu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you can get together the money to repair the house and have a good year. This year's harvest is good, and there is no place to spend the money urgently at home. You should take it first and wait." If you have money left in your hand, you can pay it back.”

Tao Deshu's words touched not only Tao Qing, but also Ning Ze's. It's easy to add flowers, but difficult to give charcoal in the snow. To help them when they are most difficult, this is the person who really treats them well.

The two took the money, and Ning Ze asked Tao Deshu to help them find someone to repair the house.

Now this is the busy season of farming, and if people come to repair the house, I am afraid that there is really no one to be found, let alone the kind that does not give money.

Tao Deshu said, "I'm afraid it won't work now. It will take ten days and a half months. I will find people when the field is done. I have also asked for you. As long as there is time, they will come to you. help."

Tao Deshu had already asked about it yesterday, and it is the busy season of farming, so it is already a good relationship with him to be able to say that.

Both Ning Ze and Tao Qing understood that there was no way to force this now.

There is also a lot of preparation in the early stage. To choose a suitable place, you have to go up the mountain to chop wood yourself, and you have to see whether to use mud to paste the wall or find other ways. They can't afford stones and blue bricks.

There is also the roof, which also depends on whether it is covered with thatch or bought tiles.

There are many things to do, and even more places to spend money.

Ning Ze thinks that the first thing he should do is to find a way to make money. I didn’t see anything when I went up the mountain today, so I’ll go to the riverside tomorrow to see if I can find something. Xianning Village is also a good place to be surrounded by mountains and rivers.

When Ning Ze was thinking about how to make money, Tao Qing told the Tao family what Ning Ze told him on the road this morning.

From Tao Qing's point of view, Ning Ze was just a guess, and he didn't know if it would work, so he just talked to Tao's family verbally and asked for their opinions. As for anything else, he hadn't considered it yet.

After hearing this, the Tao family looked full of interest. It is certain that they are tired from work, so everyone wants to relax. If there is a more convenient way, it will undoubtedly be a great thing for them .

Tao Deshu immediately asked Ning Ze, "Yao Ze, do you think this matter is still not going to happen? If it happens, the folks will be so happy."

I asked him all this, and Ning Ze couldn't continue to perfunctory, so he said: "It should be possible, I will try it tomorrow, it is not difficult."

"Okay, okay, as long as you can achieve well, Qingzi will stay at home with Yaoze tomorrow. Yaoze's hand is not healed yet, so don't do hard work."

Tao Deshu said three good things in a row, showing how happy he was, and specifically told Tao Qing not to let Ning Ze work, which undoubtedly gave Ning Ze a lot of trust.

Ning Ze agreed, and he was busy after lunch in the afternoon. It is not difficult to make this thing. Ning Ze didn't do it himself, so he asked Tao Qing to chop some bamboo and make a mortar first. This is what Ning Ze listened to. He heard a name, but he didn't know exactly what it was called.

It is very easy to make a mortar, which is to use four round logs as the frame, and lay a few bamboos in the middle.

This is to make it easier for the rice to fall into the bucket.

Ning Ze didn't do it himself, so he directed Tao Qing and a few children to correct them if they were wrong.

Fortunately, it was not difficult.

It only takes an hour to make a mortar.

The next step is to make the rice barrels. The rice barrels are relatively large and relatively troublesome. This is usually done by carpenters.

Ning Ze and the others don't know how to do carpentry, so they can only find some leftover wooden boards and nail them together, and make a small rice bucket for experimentation.

After the rice bucket is finished, there are two other things to do, that is, the rice and the drying dustpan, which are woven with bamboo, and are generally used for drying corn and rice.

Ning Ze asked Muzi and Linzi to carry some harvested rice back from the field, and he and Tao Qing put the sun-drying dustpan in the rice bucket, and the experiment could start when the rice came back.

Ning Ze looked at the small rice bucket, and for some reason, his heart was filled with anticipation.