Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

The two counted it again, and the result was good. A total of fourteen wild horses were killed, and two injured horses that were already silent were eliminated, and there were still twelve horses.Now that the problem of animal power has been successfully resolved, the construction of Fucun can be accelerated a lot.

Zhong Qingran retracted the copper arrow, looked around where no horses were tied, and then used the ability of the lucky luck beads again to transform the lucky luck into an enlarged version of a sharpened pencil-shaped copper pillar, and the two of them knocked it into the ground together.Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu stopped after making five horse posts in a row.

"Mingyu, these horses are full of wildness, so be careful yourself." Zhong Qingran stood in front of the thinnest wild horse, making sure that Jian Mingyu was ready, and then relieved the medicinal properties of this wild horse.

Jian Mingyu jumped up when the horse had just stood up and was not fully awake.Ye Ma sensed something abnormal in his body, his eyes became much clearer, and he rushed forward immediately, intending to knock the rider off the horse.

Since there is only a bridle and no saddle, it is not so comfortable to sit on the horse, and it is easy to be thrown off by the horse. Jian Mingyu lowered his body as much as possible and held the rein tightly.He was very strong, and the wild horse didn't run very far before being restrained by Jian Mingyu.Obviously, in this wrestling, the Broncos were defeated.

Jian Mingyu rode this wild horse for a trot, then tied it to a copper post, and patted its head before leaving, to appease its agitation caused by the restricted range of activities.

After this situation was repeated eleven times, all the wild horses stood quietly by the stakes, and some of them even lowered their heads and gnawed on the weeds in the mood.

"Mingyu, do you want to take a break?" Zhong Qingran glanced at the sky and said uncertainly.

"Let's go, not only grandma will be worried if you go back late, but other people will also have no intention of doing things."

"That's fine, tell me when you get tired, don't hold on." This place is too far away from Fucun, Zhong Qingran also wanted to leave as soon as possible.If it's just him and Jian Mingyu who are a little bit white and Minglei on guard, there is no need to worry, but now that there are so many burdens, they have to think more carefully.It took Jian Mingyu a long time to tame these wild horses, Zhong Qingran felt sorry for losing any of them.

The return journey was relatively slow, not only dragged by wild horses, but also the two wounded horses slaughtered by them.After all, it was too cruel to let wild horses carry the corpses of their companions, so Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu put them on the two horses they rode over, and each of them found a wild horse to ride.

Jian Mingyu chose the strongest wild horse, and helped Zhong Qingran tame the mildest one.After confirming that there was no problem, the two drove ten wild horses towards Fu Village.

It took them an hour and a half to come, and even more time to go back.Hurriedly and quickly, the two of them failed to reach Fucun before dark.

The two eagles did not have night vision, so they lowered their flight altitude and flew at low altitude within the range of the torches.If they were not needed to be vigilant, Dianbai and Minglei would have been hugged by the two of them at this time.

After walking for a while, a little light of fire floated in the distance.At this time, only the villagers of Fucun, Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu, would appear here. The wild horses under them rushed a few steps.

Seeing Mr. Zhong and Zhong Zhengren at the beginning, the smile on Zhong Qingran's face deepened: "Grandpa, why are you here?"

"You two are really, why don't you bring a few more people with such a big matter? What if something goes wrong?" Mr. Zhong reprimanded with a straight face, but his eyes glanced at the two of them from time to time, showing concern The feelings are beyond words.

"Grandpa, have you always forgotten? My family and third uncle's family each have a horse in the village." Zhong Qingran got off the horse, and took Mr. Zhong and others to see their harvest for the day.

Thinking of the matter of the horse, Zhong Qingran felt a burst of regret.Originally there were four horses and three carriages, but when the ship was hit by a storm, two of them died, and even one of the only two adult cows, he managed to save his life. After so long, he still Don't dare to let the cow pull too heavy things.

"Then you can bring two more people..." Mr. Zhong saw Zhong Qingran blinking at him, and immediately understood that there might be something inconvenient for outsiders to see, so he stopped talking and looked at the wild horse with interest. .

After everyone had seen enough, Mr. Zhong ordered to go back to the village.There are still several miles away from Fucun, so go back early and get safe soon.

Zhong Qingran couldn't help but rejoice, if Mr. Zhong and the others hadn't followed his footsteps, and he and Mingyu hadn't let the two eagles lead the way when they returned, but let the two horses who came with them lead the way, I'm afraid the two groups of people would have missed it. .If there is a chance, Zhong Qingran dare not think about it.

With this lesson learned, Zhong Qingran thought more carefully before taking action. He didn't want to cause his family and villagers to get into trouble for some unnecessary reasons.

"Grandpa, why don't you come up?" Jian Mingyu asked tentatively after thinking about it.

"Grandpa, go up, there are knee-high weeds everywhere, and the road is not easy." Zhong Qingran also persuaded.

Mr. Zhong hesitated at first. After all, Jian Mingyu is his granddaughter-in-law. Even if he is a man, as an elder, he should avoid suspicion. Then he thought, this is not the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he is a bad old man. There is no need to be so scruples With the help of Qingran, he followed the wishes of the young couple, and sat firmly behind Jian Mingyu with Qingran's help.

Walking on the uninhabited grassland overgrown with weeds, everyone's footsteps were not fast, and the wild horses walked leisurely. Therefore, Jian Mingyu was not worried that the horses under him would throw Mr. Zhong off.

"Look, they're back!" A group of people gathered at the entrance of the village, the one with the sharpest eyes was the first to see the flickering fire in the night, and immediately shouted loudly.

"Where, where?"

"I saw it too. Look, are those horses?"

"Did you really catch the horse?"

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As Zhong Qingran and his party slowly approached the village, the villagers surrounding the village entrance were all happy to see their teeth but not their eyes.Tong Shi, Jian Mingchen and the others trotted forward to meet them. Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu hadn't returned before dark, but they were very worried.

Zhong Qingran jumped off the horse, and begged for food with Tong with a smile: "Grandma, what delicious food did you cook tonight? Mingyu and I ate some dry food at noon, and our stomachs have long since been hungry."

"Then go back soon. We haven't eaten yet, so we'll just wait for you two to eat. If you don't come back, we'll be hungry too. Let's see if you dare to act impulsively in the future." Tong complained like this, but actually felt distressed broken.

As the old saying goes, half a child eats me to death. Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu are like this. In addition to meals, they have to eat snacks every day in order to withstand hunger.Especially Ming Yu, who has great strength and consumes a lot, not to mention the energy consumed by training horses today has doubled. Fortunately, he has eaten well in recent years and his physical fitness is very good, so he can withstand it. Otherwise, how could it be possible? Tame twelve wild horses in a row?How can such an impressive result be obtained by ordinary people?

In the morning, Mr. Zhong heard that Qingran and Mingyu were going to harness horses, so he asked people to set up a barn, but he didn't expect so much harvest, the shed was not big enough, and tonight, the wild horses could only live in each barn. , Squeeze to make do with it first, and build a stable to house them tomorrow.

Despite the docile appearance of these wild horses, no one can touch them except Jian Mingyu. Zhong Qingran helped tie up the one he tamed, and Jian Mingyu could only do the rest.

"Mingyu, feed them some bean dregs." Mr. Zhong came over with a dustpan, smiling all the time.Those are all horses. Farmers can only own a horse if they reach the level of a wealthy household.And now, including the original horse, his family has a total of thirteen horses. How big is this family property?

Even though he couldn't see it clearly in the light of the fire, Mr. Zhong could tell that it was not a bad horse. It would not be a big problem to pull a cart, so it would be much easier to work in the future.

Jian Mingyu took the dustpan and saw that there was not much bean dregs, so he just sprinkled a handful in each manger.Now there is only one small stone mill in the village, and the efficiency is very low. It is enough to grind grain alone, and there is really not much time to grind tofu.It is a special treatment for the Zhong family to have this bit of bean dregs.Who made this stone mill belong to the Zhong family? If it weren't for the special situation now, wouldn't they be able to use it however they wanted?

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, animals were often more valuable than people.Many farmers can't eat enough for themselves, but they are willing to save a little rations from their mouths and feed them to cattle and horses.This kind of situation didn't happen once or twice, but it happened to most farmers, and Zhong Qingran didn't know what to say, it was all caused by poverty.

A cow can support several laborers. It can be rented out when the farming season is busy, and it can also pull goods and people to make money when it is free. worth more than a person.

Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu had been busy for another whole day. Both of them were starving, so they started to eat big mouthfuls with their rice bowls in their hands. They didn't slow down until they had food in their stomachs.

At this moment, Zhong Qingran was free to care about his aching hands.When he got up in the morning, his palms were almost healed. How could he have imagined that he would ride a horse for more than three hours today?Not only the hands, but also the base of the thighs were burning hot. The skin must not have been worn out, at least a large area was red.If it weren't for the thick clothes now, I'm afraid the situation would be even more serious.

Nothing to do tonight, Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu went to bed early.

Since there are still a large number of people living together, the two can only pick up the quilt to give each other medicine.At Zhong Qingran's age, his skin is relatively delicate, and he hasn't done much physical work. No, even if he did, it would not make the skin of his thighs rough, at most firmer. Therefore, although his skin is not A little bit of force will cause red marks, but it can't stand the friction with the horse for a long time.

Zhong Qingran took off his obscene trousers, and what caught their eyes was a large patch of red mixed with some bruises.Jian Mingyu's eyes dimmed, he poured the medicated oil into his palm and melted it, and carefully massaged the red and swollen area.

A few broken skins were washed by the force of the medicine, Zhong Qingran grinned in pain, if he hadn't thought of so many people sleeping next to him, he would have almost cried out.Fortunately, it was only when the wound first came into contact with the medicated oil that the reaction was so severe, after which only a dull pain remained.

Feeling some rough palms passing by, and the skin that was more sensitive due to redness, Zhong Qingran not only did not have beautiful thoughts in his mind, but thought that he had to make a skin care ointment.

"Okay, it's you next." Zhong Qingran took the medicated oil in Jian Mingyu's hand and said in a low voice.

Jian Mingyu's situation is better than Zhong Qingran's, but he is also popular in many places.Zhong Qingran studied under his grandfather, and his massage skills are not comparable to Jian Mingyu's.

Jian Mingyu probably was really tired, after the initial pain of absorbing the medicine, he fell asleep unconsciously.

Zhong Qingran put on his obscene trousers distressedly.It's really embarrassing for Mingyu, he is only 14 years old, how much effort does it take to tame so many wild horses in such a short period of time?Zhong Qingran was at the side, watching him do this with ease, but in fact Jian Mingyu put in all his strength, and if someone else could tame a wild horse a day, it would be commendable, otherwise, wild horses would have been extinct long ago.

Thinking about it, Zhong Qingran felt sleepy, and fell asleep soundly with Jian Mingyu in his arms.

Zhong Qingran's sleep quality has always been very good, maybe he was tired, but this night, he slept very soundly.

Waking up the next day, Zhong Qingran felt the temperature from his arm, opened his eyes and found that Jian Mingyu hadn't gotten up before him.Zhong Qingran's expression froze, and he stretched out his hand to touch his forehead. Seeing that the temperature was normal, he felt relieved.It seemed that he was really tired yesterday.

Zhong Qingran slipped out of the bed lightly. At this time, there was no one else in the tent except the two of them.

"Qingran, you're awake, the rice is hot in the pot, eat it quickly. Is Mingyu okay?" Tong asked with a worried face.

"It's okay, it's just that I'm tired after working too hard for a long time, just rest for a while." After washing, Zhong Qingran picked up a piece of pancake and chewed it.

"That's good, Mingyu don't go out to work today, let him rest at home. By the way, Qingran, those two eagles stood by your tent for a long time, seeing that you didn't come out, they flew away by themselves. After Tong explained, she went into the tent next door, took something, and left in a hurry.

The whole Fucun village is very busy now. In order to free up some labor, even Mrs. Tong went to help take care of the children.Zhong Qingran couldn't do nothing, so after thinking about it, he decided to take some people to dig a few carts of clay today.

With clay, brick houses can be built, and many ceramic utensils destroyed on the ship can also be replenished.This can greatly improve the living standards of the villagers. Naturally, it should be sooner rather than later.

This time, Zhong Qingran was very obedient, and explained his plan to Mr. Zhong in detail, called three village guards who were from the navy, and dispatched two strong laborers from the wall-building house, and then set off.

There was a bit of white accompanying them, and with it guarding a large area in the air, they could avoid disasters in advance.Not only that, it also has the effect of calming people's hearts. At least, with it, they don't have to worry about it all day long.

In the wilderness, there is not enough force to guarantee, who is not hanging on the heart?

This time they dispatched a total of three carriages, one of which was driven by Zhong Qingran himself.Others wanted to take on the job, but they didn't have the skills.That is a wild horse, no matter how docile it is, the rest of the horse can only be driven at will after the wildness is completely worn out.

Zhong Qingran knew how to drive, he had learned this before, but at most he would drive an ox cart or a horse cart back and forth between Xiaoshan and Hewan Village, it was really unprecedented for him to drive for a long time like today.

Zhong Qingran and his party headed northwest along the foot of the mountain.No one has probably visited here before, so there is no flat road built for them to walk. One can imagine the degree of bumps in the carriage.

Speaking of which, Zhong Qingran experienced this feeling the most.He was jolted on horseback all day yesterday, thanks to his thick buttocks, it didn't swell, but it's impossible to say that it didn't affect him at all.In addition to today's encounter, the two phases superimpose, and Zhong Qingran understands the taste of this.

In order to be able to live in a green brick and tile house as soon as possible, Zhong Qingran also went all out, isn't it just a little bit of trouble for his ass?Little thing, go back and apply some medicated oil, tomorrow will be a good man who is alive and well.

If it wasn't for the distance, Zhong Qingran wanted to slow down, but unfortunately, he could only think about it in his heart.

Zhong Qingran got used to the jolting and jolting, and after he focused on other places, he gradually forgot about it.

Along the way, all the sights were either mountains or grasslands. Zhong Qingran was stunned because he didn't see any other terrain, and couldn't help feeling a little bit in his heart. Don't let the whole Hanhai Prefecture be grasslands, that would be difficult for development.If this is the case, is it possible that they want to live the life of grassland herdsmen?

Thinking that he would live with meat all day long, and the staple food was so pitiful, Zhong Qingran shuddered.He quickly threw this not-so-good idea out of his head, he didn't want to live a life like this.

Even though Zhong Qingran had tamed the wild horse, it was not so obedient.With such a laggard, they didn't get to the place until nearly noon.

"That's right here. There are several mountains nearby, including the foot of the mountain. We don't have much time, so let's do it quickly." Zhong Qingran jumped out of the carriage, grabbed the hoe and started digging.

The other five people also immersed themselves in their work. They were much more agile than Zhong Qingran. Even the village guard, who hadn't done farm work for a long time, was faster than Zhong Qingran.

Zhong Qingran didn't care, he was still a half-grown child, how could his strength compare to that of a strong laborer?If they hadn't been taken, they wouldn't have found a place, and he wouldn't have come in person.This time he didn't bring the craftsman over, just to make it clear that no matter how high the quality of the clay here was, they had to use it to fire the kiln.Because there is no choice, this is the only place near Fucun that can walk back and forth in a day.

Zhong Qingran lamented a few times for his hands. The day before yesterday, in order to save Dianbai, his hands were swollen badly. Yesterday he managed to get rid of the swelling, and he held the rein for another day. Today, it was even worse. Before he waved the hoe a few times, his hands started to blister .In order not to worry his family, Zhong Qingran had no choice but to endure the pain and continue. No matter how low his combat power is, it can still be worth almost half a strong man's labor, so he cannot be ignored at will.

Sitting in the carriage on the way back, Zhong Qingran frowned from time to time.At this moment, his hands were wrapped in a layer of gauze, which could be said to be holding the reins with injuries.

Walking halfway, there was the sound of horseshoes ahead.Seeing that Dianbai didn't give any warning, Zhong Qingran knew that it must be Jian Mingyu, squinting his eyes, it was indeed him.

When the two sides meet, Jian Mingyu turns his horse's head and follows Zhong Qingran.

"Mingyu, why are you here?" Zhong Qingran looked up at Jian Mingyu.

"What happened to your hand?" Jian Mingyu answered irrelevantly.

"It's okay, I just moved the hoe and iron tree a few times, and I made this kind of virtue." Zhong Qingran smiled indifferently, he really didn't look like a farmer.However, as far as the previous Zhong family was concerned, it was true that he did not need to go to the field in person. Now, it depends on the situation. I hope such things will not become the norm.

"You sit and go, I'll drive." Jian Mingyu jumped off the horse, and with a little leverage on the frame, he easily jumped onto the shaft.

Zhong Qingran didn't want to, he moved to the side to give up the middle position.He is now a wounded person, and it would be best if someone could do it for him.

"Have you slowed down now?" Zhong Qingran looked at Jian Mingyu carefully, saw that his face was ruddy, his expression was radiant, and there was a little more smile on his face, but he still asked a question casually.

"Yeah. I lost my strength yesterday, but I regained my strength this afternoon." Jian Mingyu explained in a low voice.

The two chatted one after another, time passed by, and Zhong Qingran and his party stepped into the village accompanied by the afterglow of the setting sun.

Early the next morning, Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu led a group of wild horses out of the village, followed by the village guard and five young men.

Today, the two want to teach these people how to ride horses, and strive to let them each tame a wild horse as soon as possible, so as to improve work efficiency.

There are 15 people in total, each of them has to learn from scratch, but there are only two masters, and there are only two training horses. At the end of the day, the one who has learned the best riding skills can only trot on the horse.This situation is similar to that of Zhong Qingran back then, and he and Jian Mingyu are not annoyed at all. Let us waste some time now. After they have mastered the skills and tamed the rest of the wild horses, they will soon be able to make up for the missing work. After the clay is in place , Wei Yilin, a brick and tile master, began to make bricks with a young apprentice.Now the conditions are limited, he has to build the brick kiln first, and then he can start firing bricks and tiles.

The brick kiln is located in the northeast of Fucun. There is a long and narrow area with cliffs in the back and a vast sea in front. A dozen miles to the east is blocked by a mountain peak. The only exit is Fucun in the southwest.As long as Fukumura remains intact, the facilities located inside will not be damaged.

Zhong Qingran had already planned to set up brick kilns, ceramic kilns, and charcoal kilns in that area so that the village would not be surrounded by fireworks from time to time, affecting everyone's quality of life.

After teaching riding and returning to the village, Zhong Qingran took a look at Master Wei's progress.A lot of adobes have been produced, and they are simply fired after drying, and then use this batch of unqualified bricks to build a brick kiln, and then fire a batch of bricks to build a second brick kiln.Only the bricks produced by the latter will be used in the construction of houses and walls.

Due to the relatively long process, the walls and some houses were first built with mud near Fucun, and then replaced with bricks and stones later.

"Ow!"

Hearing the howling of wolves again, the villagers all changed color.

Zhong Qingran frowned, this pack of wolves has always been a disaster, and if he doesn't get rid of them, he will feel restless all day.