This land was contracted by me [farming]

The reed field in Hedong Village, which has been deserted all year round, has become very popular recently.

In the past, villagers in Hedong Village borrowed farm tools. If they were tenants, they would be given by the owner.Few people in Hedong Village have farm tools at home, mainly because iron is expensive and they cannot afford it.The more wars are fought, the more expensive the iron is.

So now there is no way to cut the reed with a sickle, so it has to be pulled out.

Pulling reeds is an easy job compared to other things. The woman and the child shuttled through the reed fields.Some ingenious people can use one reed to tie up other reeds, and the bundles are neatly stacked.

Zhao Keran came to Hedong Village after breakfast. Recently, the little brown horse has been tired and thin, and it was all thanks to him secretly pouring water from the spiritual spring to keep it from falling down.

After finishing the construction of the earth house, he had the time to come over to see the progress of the reed field.Huo An was about to come over to pull the reeds, and Zhao Xiaoyu followed him, mouthing brother An'an one by one, with a crisp voice that everyone in the reed field could hear.

Zhao Keran couldn't help smiling when he looked at the two bean dings, one big and one small.

Zhao Xiaoyu had short legs, and Huo An was two years older than him, and because he was practicing martial arts with Huo Yuan, he walked quickly and steadily.The reed field was uneven and full of potholes, and Zhao Xiaoyu fell down without paying attention.

Zhao Xiaoyu, who had a mouthful of mud, looked dazed, as if he hadn't reacted yet.

Zhao Keran ran over quickly in three steps and two steps, and Huo An also turned his head, feeling a little regretful in his heart, why he walked so fast.

"Xiaoyu, did you fall somewhere?" Zhao Keran immediately picked up Zhao Xiaoyu, checked whether he was injured, and patted the dirt on his clothes.

Zhao Xiaoyu shook his head, and stuck to his brother's arms, his little face was flushed.

Oh, brother cares about Xiaoyu so much!More concerned about Xiaoyu than grandpa, father, and mother!

Seeing the little guy's ruddy complexion, with a shy smile on his face, Zhao Keran reckoned that the kid felt embarrassed to be seen by his brother when he fell.After confirming that nothing happened, he told him to watch his feet and not to walk too fast.

Zhao Xiaoyu nodded in agreement, and Huo An was relieved to see that Zhao Xiaoyu was fine, and said to Zhao Keran, "Say hello to the county magistrate." Then he stretched out his hand, very gentle and polite like a small adult, "Brother Xiaoyu, I'll take you by the hand."

The two little bean dings walked forward hand in hand, Huo An didn't forget to nod to Zhao Keran as he left, expressing his departure.Zhao Keran couldn't help sighing, hey, someone else's son.

Huo Yuan looked fierce and cold, but the children he taught were gentle and polite, and they really shouldn't be judged by appearances.When he has time, he has to learn Buddhist scriptures, Xiaoyu is almost turned into a wild monkey by him, and when he returns to Fengyang, the whole family of the Zhao family must tear him apart.

The underside of the robe was stained with dirt from squatting down to hug Zhao Xiaoyu, Zhao Keran bent over to dust it off, and was suddenly attracted by a crack, which became more and more familiar to him the more he looked at it.After staring at it for a while, he suddenly remembered something, but he wasn't sure it would be there.

After all, the previous life was not the end of the world, and there were only two places in the world with that thing.He also didn't care whether the soil was soiled or not, and whether it was dirty or not.Quickly squatting down, he directly dug down the crack with his hands, not daring to use too much force for fear of hurting the things below.

Zhao Xiaoyu, who was walking in front, turned his head and saw his elder brother squatting on the ground digging.Zhao Xiaoyu, who originally wanted to pull the reeds with Huo An, suddenly changed his mind.I want to play mud with my brother.

"Brother An An, let's not pull the reeds anymore, let's play in the mud with my brother, okay?" Zhao Xiaoyu held Huo An with one hand, and pointed in Zhao Keran's direction with the other.

Huo An was silent, and looked at Zhao Xiaoyu, who didn't talk much, his eyes were shining, and he wanted to play mud with his county magistrate brother excitedly.

"Ok."

The two little peas came back, Zhao Xiaoyu saw Zhao Keran squatting, he pulled Huo An to squat down too, originally wanted to ask his brother if he wanted to play in the mud together, but after seeing his serious look, he didn't dare to make trouble , just obediently squatting aside, watching Zhao Keran digging.

When a cold and soft touch came from the fingertips, Zhao Keran's beautiful peach eyes widened suddenly, and the speed of his hands also accelerated a lot.After a while, a mushroom with a diameter of nearly 20 cm and a height of nearly 10 cm appeared in Zhao Keran's hand.

Reed mushrooms!Really reed mushrooms!

Fang Zhongyuan and carpenter Pan Dahai found the reed field, and the door panels were completed according to Zhao Keran's instructions, and they were just about to install the house.Fearing that there might be some mistakes, Pan Dahai asked the county magistrate who supervised the work in the village to bring him here and ask Zhao Keran to watch over it.

Just as the two were about to greet each other, they saw the county magistrate's younger brother standing up, clapping his hands, and shouted excitedly, "Brother An An! My brother has dug a big lump!"

Zhao Keran's white hands were covered with mud, and he lifted the mushroom up.

Seeing the reed mushroom in Zhao Keran's hand, Zhao Xiaoyu jumped up and down on the spot, wanting to jump higher so that he could see clearly what was in his brother's hand.

Fang Zhongyuan intuited that Zhao Keran had found another good thing, so he hurried forward, "What is this strange-shaped lump of soil?"

Zhao Keran gave the reed mushroom in his hand to Fang Zhongyuan who was rushing over, and the unique fragrance of the reed mushroom mixed with the smell of earth hit his face.

Fang Zhongyuan took a breath, and wondered: "What is this lump of soil? It smells like a fragrance."

Reed mushrooms grow in wet soil all the year round, and when dug out, they are covered with mud. Because the reed mushrooms are relatively large, the shape of the mushrooms cannot be discerned unless you look carefully.

It is not an exaggeration for Fang Zhongyuan to say that it is a lump of dirt.

Zhao Keran took out a hand, patted the mushroom in his arms, and said with a smile: "This is called reed mushroom, not only edible, but also very nourishing!"

When he dug it out, the system's built-in detection confirmed that it was the reed mushroom he had seen in his previous life.

Pan Dahai looked at the strange-shaped lump of soil in Zhao Keran's arms, with a puzzled look on his face, "Mushroom? Mushrooms grow under the ground? Are they still this big?" The small bowl has a big mouth."

Zhao Keran held up the mushroom, "Carpenter Pan, take a closer look. Does it look like a big mushroom?"

Pan Dahai stared at it for a while, and indeed saw some mushrooms on the lump, "I think it looks a bit like it, but how did the county magistrate know that this mushroom is edible? Most mushrooms are poisonous." .”

Before Zhao Keran could answer, Pan Dahai answered it himself, "Hey, look what I'm asking. The county magistrate is a knowledgeable person. He even knows that green water vegetables are edible, and he must know other things too. many."

Zhao Keran sniffed, so it should be whatever you say.Anyway, he can't tell the truth...

Zhao Xiaoyu bounced around beside Zhao Keran for a long time, seeing that Zhao Keran didn't look at him, he raised his hands to hug the reed mushroom in Zhao Keran's arms, "Brother, brother, Xiaoyu wants to hug the big mushroom too."

Zhao Keran bent down and handed the reed mushroom in his arms to Zhao Xiaoyu. After Zhao Xiaoyu received the mushroom, half of his face was covered by the mushroom.

This appearance made several people laugh out loud.

Zhao Keran told Fang Zhongyuan how to find reed mushrooms in the field. This reed field is not particularly dry, so generally there are reed mushrooms under the cracks in the ground.

He asked Fang Zhongyuan to organize some people who were pulling reeds to dig reed mushrooms.He and Pan Dahai went back to the village to install the gate.

Zhao Xiaoyu and Huo An wanted to dig mushrooms, so they stayed in the reed field.

This door is actually very easy to install. When the wall was built, a piece of wood one foot thick was placed on the ground.The wood was cut into a square, and half of it was built into the mud wall, leaving about five or six inches, and then holes were drilled in the middle of the wood.

The wood below can be replaced with stone, which will last longer, but there is no chisel here, so it is not easy to handle.

The cutting of the wood was done by Huo Yuan with his own sword, the sword was shiny and there was a faint sense of contention when it was unsheathed.

The first time Zhao Keran saw Huo Yuan using such a treasure to chop wood, he couldn't help complaining in his heart.

But there is no way, there is no other handy tool here.In the end, Zhao Keran couldn't stand it anymore, so he took out all his family assets (only [-] Wen), and asked Shumo to go to the carpenter's workshop in the town to rent carpenter's tools.

The main thing is that you can't make a door with just a sword.

The bottom of the hinge of this wooden door must be fixed, and the top must also be fixed, but the top can only be made of thick wood, and stones cannot be used.The wooden boards are light, and the earthen walls can withstand them without falling down.

Pan Dahai also embedded a latch on the wooden door. Zhao Keran studied it for a long time and found that the latch was really not fixed with a single nail.

It's more like a mortise and tenon structure, which is tied to each other and fixed.

Specialized in art, Zhao Keran, a layman, couldn't help admiring Pan Dahai, "Sir, you are a genius."

Hearing this, Pan Dahai couldn't hold back for a moment, tears came to his eyes.He realized that he had lost his composure, and immediately wiped his eyes.Embarrassed, he said: "The villain is ashamed, and I can't afford the adult to say "Sir". This is just a thankless trick. If the adult wants to know the reason, the villain can tell me."

Zhao Keran shook his head, and smiled slightly, which made people feel like a spring breeze, "Sir, it was useless to talk to me.

This is not useless, on the contrary, if used properly, a roof can be built without even a single nail.

Such wisdom deserves to be called "Mr." "

Zhao Keran could tell that it was a mortise and tenon structure, but if you really told him how to buckle it in detail, he might get dizzy.

Pan Dahai moved his lips, but said nothing.With just one mouthful, he could cry out.

He has two older brothers and one older sister. He is the youngest, and his family is too poor to support him.He was sent by his parents to learn carpentry when he was young.

At least you can have a full meal.

After studying for many years, he has developed such a method of inserting the latch himself, and has also made many gadgets with this method.

But both the master and the brothers denied him.

They said he was stupid. It was thankless to use this method to make a door latch. It would not go down as fast as two nails.

He didn't believe in evil, and made this kind of nailless latch for a custom-made door, and was scolded bloody by that family in the end.The other party felt that he swallowed the nail money, and felt that the bolt could not close the door.

But he tried it, not only can it be closed, but it is also very strong and will not fall.

But no one is willing to believe him, no one is willing to try.

If it wasn't for this door, and he didn't have money to buy iron nails, he would never do it again in his life.

He never thought that there would be someone in this world who would understand him, say that he was wise, and respectfully call him "Mr."This is a title that only those who are really intelligent scholars can get.

How could he not be excited?

Zhao Keran waited for Pan Dahai to calm down, thinking in his heart that after he could exchange the blueprints for farm tools, he would show them to Pan Dahai.

And Pan Dahai also silently made up his mind in his heart to be Zhao Keran's door for the rest of his life.

Earth houses do not need to lay foundations, which saves a lot of time. In ten days or so, all the existing villagers in Hedong Village have houses to live in.

The last wave of reed pullers came back, followed by those who dug reed mushrooms.

On the way, Fang Zhongyuan sent people to call for people to dig mushrooms, and by the way, he took a lot of bamboo baskets to put mushrooms in.

"This mushroom smells delicious! Thanks to the county magistrate, let's add more vegetables tonight!" Du Youwei said loudly, and everyone around could hear it.

Huo Yuan looked at Zhao Keran who was surrounded by the crowd to thank him. He had heard from his mentor that he had sent his eldest son to a Taoist temple in the mountains to learn from the old Taoist.Unexpectedly, I really learned a lot.

Green water vegetables, earthen houses, reed mushrooms...

It has completely solved the current predicament.

At noon, Zhao Keran ate with the villagers of Hedong Village. It is impossible for people not to eat salt for a long time, and he does not have a lot of salt, so there is no way to distribute salt to the villagers.Every so often, I brought some salt from the yamen to cook a meal, and ate it with everyone. Although it was not much, at least I could taste it.

The reed mushrooms are torn into strips and boiled with some salt to make mushroom soup, which is full of delicious fragrance.

Although the salt here is impure and has a bitter taste, the unique aroma of the mushrooms is enough to make people's index fingers move. Drinking a mouthful of soup and eating a mouthful of mushrooms will make everyone feel satisfied.

【Ding!Let the people of Hedong Village have enough to eat, and the time limit is 100 days.Mission completed, reward energy points: 1000. 】【Ding!Let the people of Hedong Village have a house to live in. The time limit is 1100 days. The task is completed, and the reward energy points: [-]] [Ding, total energy points: [-]. 】

[Mission 10000: Develop people’s livelihood, time limit is 10000 days, task completion rewards [-] energy points, task failure deducts [-] energy points] Zhao Keran has not yet come out of the joy of completing one more task by mistake, and was entered into the task Three ice caves.

This day, when is the end!