The Scenery of Farmgate

"Shiro, what kind of water mill are you talking about? It doesn't need to be pushed by anyone, but it can turn itself by relying on water?"

Yang Shu wanted to repair the water mill, so he went to the village chief, and took the village chief to the river to tell him in detail his thoughts and how the water mill was made, but the village chief still didn't believe it. If there were to be such a good thing, someone would have done it not long ago.

"It can be done, it can be done, village chief, even if it can't be done, don't worry, I will pay for it, and if you don't do it well, you won't lose your wages. If it is done, it will save a lot of trouble. In the future, we will It’s much more convenient to grind rice noodles in the village.”

"Come on, I'll give you a space, and you can find someone to do it yourself, but let's talk about it first, the river is fast, don't go in the middle, it will kill people."

"Thank you, village chief. Don't worry, village chief. I'll keep watching by the river. Nothing will happen."

After the village head agreed, Yang Shu asked old man Yang to find a stonemason to make a millstone, and then went to Carpenter Tan to make a wooden frame, and strung together the upper millstone shaft with the lower water wheel, as long as the water kept running Hit the water wheel to drive the rotating shaft, so that things can be ground.

Yang Shu also asked Carpenter Tan to make a water mill model out of wood, and showed it to the people who came to work, seeing that it could really be made, he was a little motivated.

Yang Shu and the old man Yang took turns watching the progress every morning and afternoon, and it took nearly ten days to finally figure it out. They tried both rice and wheat, and they could be ground into powder.

The rice milk that the Yang family needs to make rice noodles is also moved to the river to grind it. It only needs one person to watch and add the soaked rice and water to the holes of the milling plate, without much effort at all.

The water mill that Yang Shu paid to repair was of course for the workshop. Others in the village saw that the water mill could be made and it was easy, so they went to the village head to repair another one.

The village chief also called a meeting of the villagers to discuss the matter, and finally decided that those who contributed would not pay, but would use it even if they did not.

Although the Yang family had their own water mill, they still went to add five cents. After all, it was a collective activity in the village.

Coincidentally, Chu Gan came to Dongshan Village again this day, and the person who delivered the letter to Yang Shu asked curiously when he saw so many people in the village, "What is your village doing? Why are there so many people gathered together?"

"We are discussing the repair of the water mill, and the people in the village have to contribute money and effort." Yang Shu said.

"Water mill, what water mill?"

Before Yang Shu returned, a group of children ran out and surrounded Chu Gan. The more times he came, the group of children were no longer afraid, and they actively explained to him what a water mill was, and they wanted to take him to the river again. to see.

Chu Gan was very curious about this new thing, and immediately agreed, and was led by a group of children to run to the river, and it took a long time before he came back.

Then he asked Yang Shu as soon as he entered the door, "Boss Yang, did you come up with this thing?"

Yang Shu nodded, "Yes, it's convenient to grind rice milk," he replied lightly, and then asked Chu Gan, "Do you want to order?"

Chu Gan didn't care about eating at all, "No, I'll eat whatever you make. Boss Yang, please tell me about this water mill carefully. I think it's a good thing."

"Then let's eat the dry pot. It happened that I caught some crabs and shrimps in the river when the water mill was being repaired a few days ago. I will add some vegetables to make a dry pot together."

Yang Shu didn't explain the water mill to Chu Gan, but showed him the model he had made before, and got into the kitchen and started cooking.

Chu Gan looked at the model over and over, and couldn't stop the smile on his face, thinking that their Chu family in Qingfeng County must be up this time.

After Yang Shu finished the meal, he told Yang Shu about opening a fried skewer shop in Kyoto, handed Yang Shu the list written by Chu Heng, and hurried home.

Yang Shu looked at the quantity of stinky tofu and snail noodles that Chu Heng wrote on the list, and felt that their family might also get rich.