Farming through the portable space

The sun is now very hot, and the already mature wheat has basically lost all moisture after a few days of exposure, and even the straw has dried out.

Xiang Yu still doesn't know what to use to get the wheat here if it needs to be husked. In his impression, it has always been a big iron guy with a special wheat threshing machine, and later it was a more advanced machine. I really don't know how they did it, what tools they used, anyway, the wheat thresher is out of the question.

When Xiang Yu finally saw it, he was shocked. What is it? He did know that someone used cattail grass to flatten cattail bags when they jumped off, but he didn't know that it was used to crush wheat for threshing.

Luke is made of large bluestone, cylindrical, slightly thicker at one end and thinner at the other end.There are uniform concave and convex stripes on it for better crushing and threshing, and there is a groove at each end to fix it with a wooden frame, and then tie a rope, and the person stands in front and carries the rope on his back.The bluestone is so heavy that it takes two people to pull it along the paved field, rolling it over the ears of wheat in circles, repeatedly rolling it over and over again.It is very slow to walk on the thick wheat ears, not to mention pulling a large blue stone on it, the friction force can be imagined.

Such Luke farm tools are also very expensive, and there are not many in the village. They are only available from a few decent families, or a few families pool their money to buy one.The only few in the village also came in handy. This person has been queuing up for a long time, and all the families are helping. We must hurry up to let the previous family use up their own household, so I worked hard to replace them. .

Xiang Yu knew that Fang Shi would be troubled again. Youran's family was considered a good family before. Both parents were strong and hardworking people, so there were also people in the family. The small body may not even be able to pull it.But they didn't wait for Xiang Yu to go to them for help, they came first, and they were all waiting to use the bag, which happened to be available at Youran's house.

In fact, before talking about this Luke Xiangyu, he saw it in the next compartment dedicated to the room for farm tools, but he didn't pay attention, and he didn't know that it was actually a tool for threshing. In this era without heavy industry , Everything depends on manpower. It is estimated that this wheat harvest will take a whole circle of people. This is really tiring. This person really does more than a cow.From harvesting wheat, pulling wheat, to the current manual threshing, which one does not require a lot of labor, manpower must be paid in this era.

There is a lot of wheat in Youran's house, and the paving site is also large. Fang Shi and Xiang Yu walked in front, and Youran supported him at the back. Originally, Fang Mu and Zhang Shui didn't intend to let Xiang Yu and Youran do it. It looks like a novice at first glance, so don't get tired after a while, and this thing is serious and heavy.It’s just that how could Xiang Yu and Youran agree to it? Others came to help their family with good intentions, but as the master, they didn’t work and watched from the side. If you can't pull it, you will definitely find them.

Xiang Yu looked at others to pull it, it seemed to be quite simple, at most it was a little heavier, but it was not the case at all when it was really pulled up. Two people pulled in front, and the strength and direction had to be consistent. At first, Xiang Yu just pulled his own. All the strength spread to the side, but the two of them stood on top of the ears of wheat in a daze and did not pull. It was Fang Shi who taught him a bit before he realized that the strength was for nothing.

The rough rope was pressed on his shoulders, and he pulled it forward vigorously. Xiang Yu felt that the rope was going to be embedded in his flesh. Why is it so heavy?That big bluestone weighs almost 100 kilograms, and there is a lot of flat land below, but thick and uneven wheat ears. They open the way in front, and their feet will sink in when they walk on it. Of course the luke is also heavier.

After only turning around, Xiang Yu felt that he was bored, and Youran was a little bit better after all, after all, he mainly grasped the direction, and looked at the ears of wheat that had hardly changed. The grains of wheat are all taken off.So much wheat is really killing people. I used to feel tired just watching my parents use machines, not to mention that it is completely done by manpower now.

Fang Shui stepped forward, "Okay, you go down and sweep out the wheat from the bottom, and let us do the rest!"

Xiang Yu was a little embarrassed, but he didn't refuse, because he really had no strength, and trying to be brave would only delay time, and there were still people queuing up behind him.

Both Xiang Yu and Youran came down, but they were not idle either. The wheat that was crushed in a circle had to be picked up with a fork first, and then someone would use a broom to sweep out the fallen wheat, which could reduce the friction a little. , It also saves pressing all the wheat underneath into the mud.Xiang Yu picked it up quickly, he was following Fang Shi, and he had to get out the ground where it was crushed, so even if there was no La Lu, the arm was still very tired, he kept picking it up, and then leisurely Sweeping non-stop, the arms of both of them were about to break.

"Okay, you guys take a break first, don't worry about this lap, wait for us to grind two more laps before you sweep, otherwise you won't be able to grind much, it's a waste of energy!" Fang Shi looked at Xiang Yu and the two of them. Out of breath, he spoke.

"Brother Fang, why don't you take a break too, it's been going around for several times!" You Ran shouted loudly, Brother Fang and the others must be very tired too.

"No need, you'll get tired if you do such a little work. We're all used to doing it every year, but you're not used to it because you haven't done it before," Fang Shui said with a smile.

Xiang Yu is a little embarrassed, he is considered a big man, who knows that he has become a weak person here, but it is true that compared with this person who has worked for many years, he is indeed inferior, neither in strength nor skill.

However, it's okay, I don't need to plant such a land in the future, but I have to find a way to make some money first, otherwise the next year's tax may not be enough to pay.Xiang Yu was thinking messily in his mind, but his hands were not idle either. It is impossible for someone to tell him to rest so that he can feel at ease.However, he asked Youran to go and rest first, but Youran was also stubborn and didn't rest, and Xiang Yu couldn't force her to do so, so she had to hurry up and rest after finishing.

The wheat that has been swept out has been piled up next to it. Of course, it is wheat and wheat bran. The next thing is Xiang Yu and they did it themselves. (In fact, it is very slow. It takes several days to grind the wheat out. Here it is accelerated)

Originally, Fang Shi and the others planned to help to the end, but Xiang Yu and the others were really embarrassed, and they themselves had a lot of wheat that hadn't been touched yet, just waiting for the stone to be used.So I just asked them to use it. Xiang Yu said that he would help them, but Fang Shi refused. There are still many things to do.