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Wu Liu left early the next morning, and the steward was busy all night, making detailed rules for recruitment, and pasting them on the public notice board at the entrance of the village as soon as it was dawn.

The levy is calculated according to the short-term price, and the settlement is completed once for each terrace, and the settlement is converted according to the number of working days, and the construction period is rewarded in advance under the premise of quality assurance. Each person counts the number of working days every day, and those who arrive late and leave early, or leave halfway are not counted as working on the same day, and those who are perfunctory and lazy, fishing in troubled waters, will be deducted from the whole salary, and those who are delayed will also be deducted from the whole work. Lunch is provided every day when leaving work, and two meals in the morning and evening are provided by themselves.

Such conditions for requisition are not bad even in peaceful and prosperous times, not to mention that it is still a troubled time, and the farmers are so happy that they hurry home to make arrangements.

Now close to the rainy season, the seedlings in the paddy fields can be planted in another day, after the seedlings are planted, there is no need for strong labor in the fields for the time being, as long as the spring rainy season is over, as soon as the weather clears, these people can go to repair the terraces, leaving some thin women, drooping children to take care of the fields. Therefore, each family quickly reported the number of people to the steward, and many old farmers also volunteered to ask the steward to open the mountain and let them go into the mountain to survey the terrain on the spot.

The traces of salt selling in the mountain have long been eliminated, so the steward happily opened the mountain, and the road came with a request, so that they could survey the terrain and find the stone, soil and other materials needed for the cultivation of the field.

The materials needed to build the terraces can be taken locally in the mountains, the stone can be opened in the mountain, or large pebbles in the stream, and the soil required for rammed earth can be used from the excavation ground itself or from the next mountain. The material is not a problem, but the problem is the man-hours spent on transportation, and the steward immediately saves this cost.

Although the farmers saw the mind of the steward, the essence of the mountain people was still simple after all, and they had already taken advantage of the salary, so they didn't care about these.

The sky is beautiful, as soon as the valley rain season passes, the weather is clear, the sky is blue, the sun is shining, the temperature is rising, the experienced old farmer immediately made a judgment, it is beginning to enter the summer, and the terraces can be repaired.

Shen Miao was very happy, a few days ago the steward handed over to Shen Miao the hills that the old farmers had returned one after another to be used for reclamation of terraces, and attached a simple map of Zhang Zhuangzi for him to mark one by one.

The steward replied to the old farmers that Shen Miao had done a good match, and the old farmers were overjoyed, which meant that the mountains available to them had further increased, and as long as the problem of tea seedlings and mulberry seedlings was solved, their future would not be too worrying.

On this day, the construction of the first terraced field officially began, and before dawn, the farmers all went out to their destination, and Shen Miao was the same. The scab on his body had fallen off, leaving a faint red mark, which would soon be removed if he continued to apply the plaster, so the steward allowed him to go out.

Duo'er and Xiaohua were also on the side.

After the conscription, the labor force of each family was no longer exceeded, and many people who had worked part-time in Beizhuang before returned home, and slightly older children like the eldest girl Azhu were also called back home to take care of the fields.

Because there are many children at home, she will not return if she is not missing. Xiaohuaniang is a tailor with some craftsmanship in the village, specializing in some new clothes that croppers will not do, and now it is messy outside, and the new style cannot come in, but Shen Miao this, there are always clothes brought back by Wu Liu when he comes back, which can be used as a reference, after obtaining Shen Miao's consent, Xiaohuaniang let Xiaohua stay, and took the time to draw some looks after cleaning up the house.

These two little girls, one is moving, the other is quiet, one is responsible for accompanying Shen Miao out into the wilderness, and the other is staying at home.

Shen Miao didn't sleep all night, and when he heard Duo'er and Xiaohua enter the door, he immediately got up, and after dressing and washing his face, he sat down in front of the dressing table and asked Xiaohua to comb his hair.

Usually, Shen Miao is not so solemn, and her hair is often tied casually, as long as it is firm enough. But today is different, a mountain worship ceremony will be held before the start of construction, Shen Miao is second only to Wu Liu in the village, Wu Liu is not there, and the matter of leading the incense worship mountain falls on him, and his clothes and hairstyle are more solemn than usual.

Xiaohua is worthy of being the daughter of a craftsman's family, her aesthetics are higher than those of the ordinary Zhuang family, and her hands are also skillful.

Seeing Duo'er standing aside and stunned: "Childe is so good-looking, just like ...... It's like a god descending to earth. ”

Shen Miao couldn't help but shake her head and tapped Duo'er's braincase: "Little fool, you haven't seen immortals, why is it the same?" ”

"I listened to my mother." Duo'er rubbed his head and smiled.

Shen Miao shook her head helplessly, stood up and took a photo, and after confirming that there was no difference, she shouted Duo'er: "Let's go." ”

Do'er smiled and followed.

The first terrace is to the northwest of the plain where Besso is located, and it is not long to reach it along a meandering stream. At the foot of the mountain, an altar has been set up, and a strip of meat, white goose, and rice crackers are placed on it, all of which are pasted with red paper and red rouge.

Zhang, Chen, Liu, and Li, the four old farmers, as the most respected ones in the village, are responsible for hosting and singing lyrics. Seeing Shen Miao arriving from afar, he hurried to catch up.

Shen Miao hurriedly quickened her pace and said apologetically: "Lao Lao, the old man has been waiting for a long time. ”

"Shen Gongzi is polite, the time has not yet come, so it is not a long wait." Zhang Laohan said with a smile and led Shen Miao to the altar.

At three o'clock, with the sound of nine cannons, the sacrifice officially began, and the two old peasants, Zhang and Chen, sang some songs in the ancient dialect that Shen Miao could not understand.

Seeing this, Liu Laohan whispered in Shen Miao's ear: "This is handed down by the elders, tell the mountain god that we want to open the mountain and open up the field, please forgive the mountain god, and bless us by the way." ”

Shen Miao nodded.

After a while, the lyrics were finished, and Zhang Laohan personally lit three sticks of incense and presented them to Shen Miao: "Shen Gongzi, please." ”

Shen Miao took it and asked with a smile, "What do I need to say?" ”

"What I want to say, we have already sued the mountain god, just pick up some auspicious words and say."

Shen Miao then bowed respectfully to the mountain, and knelt on the futon and kowtowed three times: "Opening the mountain and opening up the field is a matter of merit for all generations, so disturb the mountain god to forgive me, and the people in Japan will be rich and stable, and they will definitely enjoy the incense." ”

When the words fell, the morning sun, which was still hidden in the morning glow, suddenly jumped out of the clouds, and the golden light shone on the altar, as if responding to Shen Miao's words.

The old peasants were overjoyed, this was a good sign, and they were busy leading the villagers to kneel and kowtow.

After the ceremony, the farmer immediately started construction with great enthusiasm, and the meat and white goose were put aside, which was bought at the expense of the other village, and the steward asked Shen Miao what he meant, whether he wanted to take it back to eat? Eating the food that has been invited to the Bodhisattva is a very blessed thing.

Shen Miao shook her head: "No need, cut it for lunch, and everyone will eat it together." ”

When the farmers heard this, their spirits were greatly lifted, and many people have been poor in recent years, and many people have not even eaten a meat white goose during the New Year. You can eat a bite on the first day of work, not to mention how high the motivation of everyone is, shouting the trumpet and doing it.

Duo'er found a clean place for Shen Miao to sit on, picked up a few stones, set up a simple fire, and roasted a rice cracker: "Son, give it, breakfast." Doer said with a smile.

Shen Miao took the rice crackers and smiled incredulously, the rice crackers are glutinous rice flour made into small round cakes, and the inside is the trap of red bean paste, which is a food that people in the mountains must make when they are in a big event. The reason why it is incredible is that until the era in which Shen Miao lived, many mountainous areas still retained this tradition, he liked to eat this when he was a child, he could eat it directly when it was ready, and after a few days, he could roast it in a pot, or roast it directly on a charcoal basin.

One bite down, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, sweet and soft, Shen Miao was so excited that she almost screamed, it was so delicious, it was completely the taste of memory.

Duo'er hurriedly roasted another one for Shen Miao, Shen Miao wanted to eat it again, but she also knew that the glutinous rice was stagnant, so she said, "You can eat it, I'm enough." ”

When Duo'er heard this, he immediately ate happily, and there was a burst of saliva behind Shen Miao, and when he looked back, a group of children with yellow faces and thin muscles and patched clothes looked at Duo'er with envy on their faces.

Shen Miao smiled and said to Duo'er, "Give them all the rest of the rice crackers to eat." ”

The children immediately cheered.

Duo'er hurriedly finished eating what he was holding, ran over and brought the rest, and the children went up to ask for it, Shen Miao hurriedly said: "Come one by one, don't worry, even if you don't arrive, go back to Beizhuang, I'll let Aunt Zhang make some more." ”

The children were even happier when they heard this, and while lining up, they thanked Shen Miao repeatedly: "Brother Fairy is so good." ”

"......" Shen Miao couldn't help but hold her forehead, how could she be an immortal again?

In the evening of that day, Monk Gu galloped back to Biezhuang on horseback, and while bringing the fairy grass, he changed his old way of laughing, and talked to the steward very strictly, and the steward also looked dignified.

After talking, Monk Gu immediately got on the horse and left, and before leaving, he specially instructed Shen Miao: "Three waters, don't go out recently, and the homeless people may come early." ”