The second story of the ancient sword II

"Cough cough cough...is the water hot?" Ah Ruan, who was squatting on the ground, raised his head and said to Ah Li who was standing on the stove.

"Meow!" Ahri replied in affirmation with a short answer.

"Lighting fire is done by barbarians...cough cough...it turns out, it's so choking..." Ah Ruan got up, Ah Li was still pacing on the stove.

"Come down!" Ah Ruan put the washed rice into the pot, "Be careful not to burn your little paws."

The aroma of rice soon wafted out of the pot.Well, just eat porridge?Before noon, he would definitely collapse on the side of the road from hunger, and Ah Ruan held his chin beside him.Have!Add some meat and vegetables, so that I can eat delicious and full with them!Thinking of this, Ah Ruan hurriedly poured in half of the sauced duck from last night, and scattered some green vegetable leaves.

"You're done!" Ah Ruan lifted the lid of the pot, "New ideas, new tastes, freshly baked porridge with duck and green vegetables!"

He filled a large bowl for himself, and then filled the food bowls of the spirit beasts.The well-cooked duck meat melted into the glutinous rice porridge, and the green vegetable leaves were refreshing and refreshing. The spirits and beasts shook their heads and tails happily eating.

A Ruan picked up the chopsticks and was going to eat, but the sudden greasy feeling made her feel a little uncomfortable, she couldn't tell what it was like, it was weird, as if she lost her appetite all of a sudden.

"No, no, I have to work all day today. How can I not eat enough? It will embarrass Yi Ze." A Ruan muttered to himself, frowning slightly, and reluctantly ate half of it.She has never experienced a sudden loss of appetite. Roast chicken and sauced duck are her favorite foods.

"Oh, I must have eaten too much and I'm getting tired..." Ah Ruan muttered.

"Let's go." A Ruan greeted the spirit beasts, Liuli Piggy was looking at her expectantly, "No, what can you do with such a small body? It's not good if you lose it, at home Watch the door obediently."

"Hey!" Liuli Piggy agreed with some frustration, and at the same time glanced at the money bag on the table, beckoning A Ruan.

"Well, I don't bring any more, and I don't buy anything." Ah Ruan still didn't have the habit of bringing money.

Before and after Qingming, it is not so cold. The wind in the wilderness blows across the cheeks and warms the face slightly, with the fragrance of flowers and plants.Ah Ruan was walking on the way to the southern outskirts of the city, Xiao Hong and Ah Li followed one after the other.

"Ouch, it's the Goddess who is here!" Someone was calling from a distance.

"Hey—" Ah Ruan picked up her skirt and ran towards them.Not far away are the victims of the poor alley who came to spring plowing early in the morning.They ate the food for disaster relief in winter, and the court arranged for them to plow in spring, so that they could support themselves as soon as possible.

"Hey, where's Yi Ze?" Ah Ruan couldn't see him, feeling indescribably disappointed in his heart.

"You mean His Highness the Third Prince? I didn't see it..." A fat old lady responded.

"It's clearly agreed." A Ruan twisted her fingers, but she was disappointed and worried when he was nowhere to be seen. "It doesn't matter, I'm here, teaching you is the same. Besides, Yi Ze doesn't understand these methods." A Ruan squeezed out a smile. "Then, let's start by leveling the ground."

In the middle of the day, Yi Ze hurried back to his other residence. As soon as he put the bag in his hand on the table, crispy pears rolled out.After walking a lot of places to buy the pears that have been stored for the whole winter, Yi cherishes them very much. The sweet and sour pear fragrance makes people intoxicated.Thinking beautifully, Ah Ruan will be very happy to see it.After looking around, I realized that the house was so quiet that only the natural sounds from the outside could be heard.Ah Ruan is not at home!Yi suddenly got dizzy.He was about to feel anxious when suddenly the note on the desk caught his attention, "Yi Ze, where did you go? We agreed to go to spring farming today. If you see it when you get home, you should go to the southern suburbs. You will definitely meet today." I saw a very different Ah Ruan!"

"Oh..." Yi Ze held his forehead, just talking casually, she really thought he would take her with him.I am really careless, how can I forget that today is the spring plowing?Without thinking too much, the teleportation circle disappeared into the house.

On the green grassy slope, a group of people were hoeing the ground, A Ruan's crimson red dress was particularly conspicuous.Seeing her there, Yi was relieved a lot.I didn't plan to teleport there all at once, I just wanted to get closer quietly to see what she meant by 'big difference'.

"Well, everyone, stop here and come here!" A Ruan waved his arms to greet, "Let me tell you about the next steps. After each field is leveled, we will divide each field at intervals. Just dig out small ditches vertically, and the ditches should be deeper and wider.” A Ruan stretched out his hand to draw the approximate depth of the ditches, “The high part is a ridge, and the low-lying place is a ditch. Then spread the seeds in the furrows."

"Master Goddess, why do you want us to dig out so many ditches, ditches, ridges and ridges for such a good piece of land? It will save a lot of crops..." An old man walked up, with a puzzled expression on his face, "I I have been planting the land for so many years, and I have never heard of such a method, if so, wouldn’t the yield be only half of the original?”

"Old man, don't worry, just listen to me." Ah Ruan patiently explained, "This is the method taught by Shennong God! What the old man said is also reasonable. The seedlings planted in this way are indeed only the original ones. Half as much. In fact, the reason is very simple. The reason for the drought is the lack of water, especially the lack of water in the soil. As the saying goes, water flows down. The ditch is lower than the ridge, and the water content in the natural soil is higher than that of the ridge. And the ridge higher than the small ditch can also block some sunlight during the dry season, so that the seedlings will not be exposed to the sun all the time." Seeing that everyone understood, A Ruan continued to explain, "Although the output is only the whole field can be planted half of that, but this kind of output is guaranteed. Although the previous planting method produced more seedlings, it can only be harvested when the weather is good. If the weather is like last year, not only will not be much harvested, Maybe there will be no harvest, so you have to be content with the land! The seedlings planted in this way will grow stronger and grow stronger! Huh——" After finishing speaking, A Ruan let out a long breath .I have never said so many words before, and I really admire myself today.

"Yes, yes, don't be too greedy when farming, the harvest of this half can be more stable, which is the best..." The old uncle understood the truth and echoed.

"These ridges can also protect the seedlings, and they can resist lodging when strong winds come. Moreover, the positions of ridges and furrows are rotated year by year. This year's ridges will become furrows next year; this year's furrows will become ridges next year. In this way Two small pieces of soil can be rotated to recuperate. Wait until the crops grow large enough. When it’s time to weed, you can fill the soil on the ridge back into the ditch, so that the grown crops can take root more firmly.” There was a sudden sound in the ear With a gentle male voice, Ah Ruan turned her head, and Yi Ze was standing behind her, explaining the benefits of this method for her.

"Eh, Yi Ze, how did you know? Master Shennong told you?" A Ruan raised his head in surprise, "Oh, you never get your hands dirty, um...you really answered that sentence, that, Long time no see... see you differently!"

"Huh?" Yi held back his smile, "It's Shibie who should be impressed for three days. That day you said that you would come to teach the method of spring plowing, so I looked up some ancient books. What you said, A Ruan, is 'Shangtian Abandonment' Mu', and later gradually developed into the 'Daitian method', although this method is used in the plateau area, it can be used in Chang'an is also a superior method, you are the one who impresses me!"

"How could it be, how could it be..." Ah Ruan felt embarrassed for praising her in front of so many people, and unnaturally stroked the temple hair on both sides of her cheeks.

"Pfft—" Yi Ze finally couldn't hold back his laughter.

"What's wrong?" Ah Ruan straightened his hair again.

"I'll do it." Yi Ze moved closer, and gently wiped the dirt off Ah Ruan's cheeks with his hand, "If you wipe it off, you'll become a little pig."

The sun gradually rose, shining slightly on the back of the heat.Bilu looked dazzled for a long time, Ah Ruan looked up, and Yi was digging a ditch with a few strong men in front. .

"You can't use mana, so you are really slow in doing everything." Ah Ruan led the woman and child to level the land.Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he straightened his back, which had been bent for a long time, "My back hurts, and my waist is also sore." A Ruan raised his head, and the dazzling sunlight made him unable to open his eyes.Oh, I'm a little dizzy.Ah Ruan felt as if he was about to stand unsteadily, his whole body was shaking.What's wrong with me?How could there be such a sense of weakness all of a sudden?It's better to work hard, and don't let Yi Ze worry.

The sun rose overhead, it was already noon, and Yi called everyone to rest.

"...So what..." Ah Ruan picked up the pancakes that Yi Ze handed over, feeling very hungry but didn't want to eat.

"Here!" Yi Ze suddenly found a yellow pear out of nowhere as if by magic.

"Yize...you went out early in the morning just to buy this?" A Ruan was a little touched, feeling sweet in her heart when she touched the pear.

"When I was a child, I often ate honey pears made by my concubine...so..."

"Ah... I thought it was for me..." Xiao Ruan pouted.

"It's a little bit of both."

The sun is high and slanting, and I am finally going home after a busy day.Everyone packed up their tools, and Yi followed Lizheng, who was temporarily selected in the poor alley, and walked ahead to discuss some key items of spring plowing.Ah Ruan walked behind with a group of women, talking to them absent-mindedly.He muttered in his heart, why didn't Yi Ze send her home, he was so tired, his head was dizzy all the time, and his chest felt tight and uncomfortable.

With a plop, Ah Ruan couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground.

"The goddess fainted..."

Yi Ze rushed over upon hearing the sound, and took A Ruan into his arms, "A Ruan, A Ruan!"

"...um..." Ah Ruan opened his eyes, blinked and raised his head to see Yi Ze's anxious eyes, "...Oh my God, the earth is turning around, round and round... well, dizzy... ..." Ah Ruan supported Yi Ze's shoulder and sat up, patted his head.

"Go to my house quickly." The slightly fat old lady who responded to A Ruan's question came over and touched A Ruan's forehead and wrist, "It seems to be a bit cold, but it's not a problem, go to my house to drink some cold soup."

Although the old woman's house is dilapidated and simple, it is clean and tidy inside and out, and the wild flowers in the vases on the wooden cabinet exude a faint fragrance.

"Old lady, you are so kind." After drinking the hot brown sugar water, Ah Ruan immediately felt much better.

"This is what we should do. Your Highness and the Goddess have helped us so much so that we can live a stable life. The old lady's husband's family name is Sun, so you can call me Old Lady Sun." Grandma Sun looked at A Ruan lovingly.

"Well, thank you Grandma Sun." A Ruan and Yi Ze teleported home after taking a break at Sun's house.

① Lizheng: According to the organization of the village in the Tang Dynasty, four households are the neighbors, five neighbors are the protection, one hundred households are the li, and five lis are the townships. There is one Lizheng in each li.Responsible for investigating household registration, classifying farming and mulberry, checking illegality, and urging taxes.

The author has something to say:

Mou Lian: The "Ueda Abandoned Mu" and "Daitian Law" mentioned in this article are all asked about Du Niang, and they are not fabricated by me.In fact, Lian didn't quite understand it, and just wrote it according to her own understanding. If there is anything wrong, you are welcome to shoot it, okay~~~ Did you guys see anything wrong with A Ruan here?