Husband and wife are hot on the kang

Although Steward He didn't understand what this meant, he still took the time to find the old village chief to approve the foundation and choose the house. When the beginning of autumn came and the rainy days decreased, he called the engineering team to build it.

And from August to August is the beginning of autumn, the so-called "autumn is refreshing".

"Why don't I feel much cooler?" Yu Liangji squatted at the door holding half a cantaloupe and gnawing on it. This is a late-ripening cantaloupe, and it ripens when there are no other cantaloupe.

"It's just the beginning of autumn, and the heat hasn't come down yet!" Shi Hongda snatched the half melon from his hand, and ate it up in a few mouthfuls.

"What are you doing!" Yu Liangji wanted to rush over to snatch it back, but it must not be possible!

"You ate one in the morning." Shi Hongda could hold Yu Liangji's small body with one arm.

"This is... this afternoon!" Yu Liangji barked his teeth and claws, finally found a big one, and he only ate half of it.

It turned out that the melon he was looking for was very big and very sweet. On weekdays, Shi Hongda allowed him to eat two melons, the one the size of a fist, and he was not allowed to eat one more bite.

In fact, I was afraid that he would have diarrhea if he ate too much.

"This one is as big as the one in the morning. It's confiscated!" Master Shi smiled and teased Master Yu with one arm.

Yu Liangji couldn't break free, and the big melon was eaten by others, so he had no choice but to calm down. Seeing this, Cao Mama next to him hurriedly served rock sugar wild chrysanthemum tea, a plate of peanut crisps, and a plate of sesame crisps.

"Mother Cao, don't treat me like a child!" Yu Liangji was furious.

"In the eyes of the old man, you are the same as the adults and the young master." Mammy Cao stood upright and spoke unceremoniously.

Yu Liangji rubbed his nose, obediently drank tea and ate snacks.

Shi Hongda smiled.

On the contrary, Grandma Cao breathed a sigh of relief. When she first came here, she made a fatal mistake. In the past two years, she has worked hard to correct this mistake. She honestly guarded the inner house and watched very closely. Kid, never allow Yu Liangji and Shi Hongda to join him, nor allow him to be placed next to the young master, and avoid seeing people.

And carefully take care of the young master, strictly follow the orders of the Hou Ye and the adults, and never talk too much, until now, I feel that I have been accepted by the Hou Ye and the adults.

The old lady thought a lot, but Yu Liangji and Shi Hongda actually didn't think that much!

However, some mistakes made the old lady feel better, and the old lady got better.

In the golden autumn and August, the south is already fragrant with golden osmanthus, but there are no osmanthus trees in the north, only sand fruit trees.

Yu Liangji led his people to pick fruit fruit desperately. This year, he took good care of the fruit tree in their family, and the fruit fruit was also very successful. Every small fruit fruit bears the word "Fu" on it!

This is the time when the fruit is ripe. Remove the paper-cut covering it. The fruit is considered to be in shape, and it is still very big. Because it will not make a fruit tree bear more fruit. If the fruit is less, it will be more nutritious. As soon as I went up, the Shaguo was naturally bigger, with the word "Fu" on it.

He didn't believe it anymore, seeing that the August Festival was approaching, this kind of thing couldn't be sold!

The Shaguo in the Hou Mansion, of course, was made by shopkeeper Gu. Others saw it, and Yu Liangji didn't hide his secrets. Whoever planted a Shaguo tree, you can come and learn!

But Shibalipu really has no shortage of sand fruit trees, and this thing is too troublesome, and everyone has no interest in learning paper-cutting.

"One copper plate, one coin!" Yu Liangji negotiated with shopkeeper Gu.

"Deal!" Shopkeeper Gu didn't counter-offer at all, and bought it directly, and it was a round!

Of course, Yu Liangji didn't sell all of them to him. He kept some for himself, ate and gave gifts at home, and sold the rest for money.

Because the morning and night finally cooled down a lot, the blacksmith shop continued to make parts. This time, the iron was used. It was no longer a trial, but a formal build.

Two blacksmiths and six apprentices are too many people. The master makes small parts, and the two apprentices work together to make large parts. Yu Liangji also went to find Shao blacksmith. Anyway, it is slack now, so he asked Shao blacksmith to come and help.

He was also not allowed to do heavy work, such as trimming and polishing those things. Blacksmith Shao was very happy. Nine people plus Yu Liangji, a layman, made it very quickly, and it was done in ten days. .

Yu Liangji started to assemble with Shi Hongda. He didn't have that much strength, but Shi Hongda did!

After assembling this thing, Shi Hongda's expression was very exciting. It was the first time he saw the finished product. He didn't pay attention to the small size of the model. When he enlarged it, he realized that it was so ugly!

It looks like a big crab with its teeth and claws open, and there are so many blades on the chassis.

"We'll use it when it's time to harvest!" Yu Liangji was in high spirits, as if he had acquired a fun toy.

Although this one is the most common horse-drawn harvester, he drew it according to his original memory, and there is still room for improvement.

Then, August [-]th is coming.

The housekeeper was present at the house, and Yu Liangji just checked whether the things for Mr. Zhang's house were in order, and the housekeeper He took care of the rest.

And the boxing gifts from other people's homes were delivered early.

There are also rewards from the imperial court, which are also very generous.

However, anyone who has real friendship with the Hou Mansion knows that the Hou Ye does not like luxury, so what he gives are very practical things.

The gift from Mr. Zhang’s house was from his second uncle, a large cart, except for dried mushrooms and dried fungus, it was a set of autumn clothes made by the old lady and two aunts for Xiao Xinghuai, made of high-quality brocade material, There is no embroidery but a rolling needle is used, which is not easy to wear out. During the Chinese New Year, the old lady took note of Xiao Xinghuai's stature, relaxed a little, and the dress was just right!

Shi Hongda and Yu Liangji were given small woolen waistcoats, perfect for wearing in cool autumn.

The rest were their own agricultural products, and they brought a large truck over. Although they knew that the Hou Mansion was not short of these, it was just out of their hearts.

I won't describe the gifts of others one by one. After August [-]th, Shi Hongda took people to escort Yu Liangji and the children to Fucheng. This group of [-] scholars took the exam.

No joy, because he will go to school after August [-]th.

I should have come here earlier, but the harvester at home has not been fixed, so it was a bit late, but when I arrived in Fucheng, the original eight children were already living well in Fucheng, and the sixteen were directly placed in the back cover. The other side of the room was originally a place where ordinary ladies lived, quiet and clean.

It is suitable for them to read.

After Yu Liangji arrived, he began to cheer them up and relax, and even took them to go shopping. Because Qiu Wei had the most talents, he met several people he knew on the road. They went to say hello, and Yu Liangji was only responsible for smiling and nodding.

He was dressed normally, and everyone thought he was a classmate or a classmate, but no one recognized that his crow-blue clothes were made of satin from the palace.

During the exam, Yu Liangji and Shi Hongda sent people to the Gongyuan respectively. After returning, Shi Hongda simply took Yu Liangji to buy some apples and put them in the cellar.

The method of cellaring apples has been published in newspapers. Many people like to harvest some apples in autumn, which are delicious in winter.

Apples at this time are not as difficult to sell as in previous years, and they need to be reduced in price. They are all normal sales, especially apples that are not very ripe in autumn, which are even more popular.

Yu Liangji bought three big carts and came back. He and Shi Hong took a lot of work with their hands. After the busy work, they bought a cart of overripe apples and oranges to eat at home, and waited for the children to come out after the exam.

This time he also brought Liu Quansen here. He bought some medicinal materials in Fucheng for use in winter, because most of them are cold and cold in winter, so the preparations are some wind-proof, Bupleurum and so on.

Because Shibalipu's life is better, there are more medicinal materials in the pharmacy. Now Liu's house has also built a new house, and a pharmacy is also built. It is independent of Liu's house. It is a three-in-one courtyard. , People can live in the main house.

They bought things here, and the children over there finished their exams. Yu Liangji and Shi Hongda brought the children back with a whimper.

Qi Wu's family has long been experienced, boiled hot water early, made warm rice porridge, and waited for Liu Village doctor to take the pulse and said it was all right, they began to bathe one by one, feed porridge, and then wash their faces and mouths Put it on the bed and go to sleep.

Don't ask a single word of the test.

"Someone has to watch over them when they fall asleep, and they will wake up in the afternoon. If they are not energetic, they are not allowed to sleep again. They come out for a stroll." Yu Liangji was afraid that the children would be too sleepy. Although the seniors who traveled through the reformed the imperial examinations, This exam also takes brains!

Everyone took care of the sixteen and a half-year-old boys carefully, until they fully recovered two days later, and then took them back to Shibalipu.

At that time, the autumn harvest had already begun, but the harvest was corn, sorghum, etc., and the millet had not been touched, because Yu Liangji said that he had a sharp harvesting tool to save everyone's energy.

When the old village chief saw them coming back, he also didn't ask about the test results, so as not to put pressure on the children, but approached Yu Liangji: "Isn't there a harvesting tool? Everyone's millet hasn't been harvested!"

"Tomorrow, I will show you the sharp harvesting weapon!" Yu Liangji was very happy that his things were about to be unveiled.

In the early morning of the second day, Shi Hongda asked people to make preparations, because this year, the village basically planted millet, and there were a lot of them. Looking at it from a distance, the golden corn fields are very charming.

The village knew that Master Hou had a new trick, and everyone came to watch the fun. They stood in the field and pointed at the strange harvester, but they couldn't see anything. There were children who wanted to go up and play, but they were all rejected by adults. It was stopped, because the knife in there was real, and the shiny ones were all sharpened!

"It's the first time I've used this thing today, so it's fresh for everyone!" Yu Liangji hugged his fists like a street performer.

The booing and applause was so lively that those who didn't know thought they were playing monkeys!

Shi Hong couldn't laugh or cry and pulled two pony horses over. These are the kind of horses that are used for farming. They are strong and strong.

Yu Liangji harnessed the horse quickly, drove the horse himself, stepped on the harvester, and walked all the way from the north to the south. It took less than 5 minutes.

Because behind him, the ten ridges of millet were all laid down in unison, not one by one, but in piles. The five ridges of millet faced east, and the five ridges of millet faced east. Facing west, they were all gathered together, so they were almost bundled up and moved away!

Grandpa Che was originally watching the fun, but when he saw such a scene, he almost pulled his beard off!

The old village head had already opened his mouth wide and his eyes were straight!

The rest of the people are no better than the old village head!

They are all old farmers who have spent their entire lives in the fields. The speed of this thing is much faster than they are hunched over and holding a sickle to harvest millet little by little!

If anyone has such a thing, I will be a good boy!

Worry about not enough manpower?

That's enough for everyone!

"Not bad!" Yu Liangji drove the horse and dragged the harvester back from the south to the north again. There were still two rows of stored millet, which were just about to be bundled and carried back to the threshing ground.

"Ten ridges in a row, maybe less?" The old village head's eyes lit up, looking at Yu Liangji excitedly!

"Yes, at least it can be reduced to two ridges!" Yu Liangji got off the harvester, stretched out his hand to fiddle with it, went up again, and ran from north to south. As a result, he harvested two ridges of millet, which were also piled up. It’s just that the piles are far apart from each other, because the number of grains in two ridges is different from that in ten ridges.