The method of digging ditches and washing salt adopted by Chang Xile is the method of using ballast blind ditch and vertical salt drainage seepage hole, which has the functions of drainage, salt discharge and salt drainage, and plays the role of drainage in the rainy season and salt drainage in the dry season.

The ballast was crushed stone that Chang Xile asked Chang Xisheng to buy in a nearby quarry, and this part of the money alone cost a lot.

Originally, Chang Xile thought that he had paid all for his family, but now their family still has money because of the business, and they will get half of the land in the future, which is a long-term investment.

I didn't expect that the people in the village saw so many things being transported in a car, and they spontaneously donated, giving more to those who have money, and giving less to those who don't have money.

And even if they pay back the money and give things, no one thinks that they don't have to work, and they still work as hard as they want.

In their hearts, it is not a matter of effort at all, but money is the big one.

Although there is some truth to this idea in this era, because the strength here is really worthless, Chang Xile is still very moved. It is because of these lovely people who don't care about big things that make this land so beautiful.

Although the saline-alkali land is very close to the river, the terrain is much higher than that of the river, so it is necessary to make a water wheel to transport the water from low to high.

The carpenter workshop in Taoyuan Village now has a very good set of waterwheels, not only making a few waterwheels for the village, irrigating the fields on high ground, but also making a lot of them and selling them to other villages.

The cost of the waterwheel system in the village is paid for from the public money, and there is no need for personal money. Even if there is only one person's field in that place, the public school will pay for him. The carpenter workshop does not charge manual fees, but only requires the beneficiary to deliver food during that time.

This does not burden the beneficiaries and does not make them feel right.

These are all the rules of the village itself, no matter how big or small, it is instilled in everyone that there is no free lunch in the world. Even if it is a small benefit, it has to pay for the corresponding labor.

The harmony of Taoyuan Village has a lot to do with the wisdom of the ancestors, who see the relationship between people very clearly, and formulate a lot of rules accordingly, so that the villagers can correct their attitudes.

With the promotion of fan cars, water wheels and Quyuan ploughs, especially after the Taoyuan County Decree reported to the superiors, Fan and Quyuan ploughs have now developed rapidly in Liangguo. The county magistrate of Taoyuan County has also been rewarded for this, and now he has been promoted and transferred, and he will leave only when the new officials are handed over.

The new official is a member of the Pei family's party, who is honest and honest, and the reason why he was assigned to Daoxiang County is because the Pei family goes to activities.

The reputation of the carpenter workshop in Taoyuan Village has also been beaten out, although because after the implementation of many places there are carpenters who can make zuò, but in the county towns and villages near Daoxiang County, they still only recognize the things of Taoyuan Village. Moreover, although Chang Xile handed over the method of making the fan, he did not hand over the cutting method of the assembly line operation with him. So others can't be like Taoyuan Village Carpenter's Workshop, where the fan car is made very standard and fast.

And Taoyuan Village Carpenter Workshop also has after-sales service, if anyone's fan car which part is broken, as long as you take it over, it will be repaired for free, as long as it is not deliberately smashed, free replacement parts within a year.

This kind of service is rare anywhere, and everyone feels that it is reassuring to buy things in the carpenter workshop in Taoyuan Village. Although the actual implementation can be enjoyed locally in Daoxiang County, it is not cost-effective to come and go back and forth from other places too far. But everyone was willing to come and buy, which made the business of the carpenter's workshop better.

Many villages, well-to-do families, and even landlords have come to Chang Xisheng to place orders, which makes the carpenter workshop very busy, so I had to recruit four more carpenters in the village.

Not only that, Chang Xile also got a membership system.

As long as you buy something produced in Taoyuan Village, whether it is cloth food, dogwood vermicelli or food from the food stall, you can have a membership if you buy a certain amount at a time. The next one-time purchase reaches the number of points, the more points you have, the more priority you can get to buy fresh things from Taoyuan Village. When you reach a certain number of points, you will also receive a free small gift.

While most aren't worth much, who doesn't love free stuff?

These new sales methods are something that no one has ever seen before, and they all find it very interesting. Anyway, I don't suffer a loss, and I can't get in the way of joining the membership.

At first, some people didn't care, but as more and more new things came out of the Taoyuan Village system, everyone became more and more enthusiastic about this membership system. Some people have also become enthusiasts of Taoyuan Village products, no matter what comes out, as long as it is within the scope of their ability, they have to rush to buy it.

Today's carpenters are very profitable, and even the small workers earn more money every month than they do digging canals. And I don't have to travel so far away, I can't go home for half a year.

The carpenter's workshop, the oil mill, the helper of the food stall and the little assistant around Chang Xisheng are the most envied professions by everyone.

Everyone is so enthusiastic about renovating saline-alkali land, which has nothing to do with this.

Because everyone has decided in their hearts that as long as they follow Chang Xile, they will not be afraid of not having food in the future. Therefore, everyone naturally wants to express themselves well, hoping that they will find themselves next time they have this kind of opportunity. He can also see that the Chang family selects people, and they all choose some diligent, capable and honest.

"The water is coming!"

The waterwheel was erected by the river, and as soon as it turned, it brought up the water, poured it into the ditch dug before, followed the ditch into the main road of the water ditch, and dispersed to the various branch water ditches. And the outlet of the river to which it finally flows has been blocked. It is only necessary to wait for the water to spread up little by little, cover the land, and then open the outlet to achieve the purpose of salt washing.

Repeating this three or four times can improve the salinity of the land on a large scale. Alfalfa seeds were sown later, and after a few years, the saline land would literally become two fields.

This canal not only pays attention to irrigation but also pays attention to drainage, usually relying on natural rainwater can achieve the effect of scouring, as long as you pay attention to maintenance, do not let the drainage canal blockage, and take scientific planting methods, you can ensure that the saline-alkali land will not come back.

Although it is only theoretical knowledge, everyone thinks that there will be no problem.

Because by the time the canal was dug, the alfalfa that had been sown elsewhere had already sprouted. The originally barren land sprouted green shoots, like a very large green carpet, which was very pleasing to look at.

The people who were worried about not being able to grow anything here have all put their minds at ease, and many people have begun to plan to catch some piglets, sheep, rabbits and other livestock to raise in the spring of next year. Usually, many people come to clean up the weeds spontaneously, so that these alfalfa have a high germination rate and grow very well.

As soon as the canal was dug and the alfalfa was planted, the harvest season came again, and the entire Taoyuan Village was thrown into another battle.

And this year's autumn harvest is more exciting than last year's, because Chang Xile's previous method of manure, as well as the tea hoop to kill insects, made this year's grain grow particularly well, and in the end, it was a full increase of five or six percent compared with the past!

Everyone looked at the heavy ears of rice, even if they were so tired that they couldn't stand up when they dug their waists to cut the straw, they were still full of energy, and the smiles on their faces couldn't be eliminated.

The happiest moment for farmers is at this time, as long as it is a good harvest, even if they are tired and dark, the corners of their mouths are upturned when they dream at night.

Not only that, the foot-operated vertical agitator thresher that Chang Xile had been working on before has finally come out!

This is much easier than a rice bed, threshing can be achieved with just one step, and can be operated by children as young as eight or nine years old.

When this thing first came out, everyone rushed to give it a try, and they were reluctant to close their mouths when they were stained with straw.

"I thought that the rice bed was good enough, but I didn't expect that there would be such a good thing in the world!

"Isn't it, our joyful brains are so long, they can do all of this. If we hadn't seen it with our own eyes, I would have thought that there was only such a good object in the Heavenly Palace. ”

"Now we farm like playing, ploughing is much easier than before, there are seedling horses for transplanting, this threshing has this thing, there is water grinding for rice, and I don't know how light and economical the work is!"

"It's getting more and more hopeful......"

In fact, despite these things, everyone is still very hard, but compared to before, it is like a dream for these simple farmers and peasant women.

Now Chang Xile's status in Taoyuan Village is getting higher and higher, and he is still in this village, and people from other villages have to lead their children to kowtow when they see them. It is like worshipping a god and worshipping him, and he wants to get a little fairy in his name.

Even Song Bangcheng couldn't help but sigh: "I originally thought that you were a little smarter than ordinary people, but I didn't expect you to be able to endure it to this point!" ”

When the thresher came out, Song Bangcheng also tried it there for a long time, although he had never done farm work, he had also seen what was going on. On weekdays, I often write poems lamenting the hard work of farmers, although it is not as classic as "Hoe He", but it is also very exciting, and it is not a disease-free □□ of a literati.

So Song Bangcheng knew how much shock this thing would bring when it came out, and it would benefit all people in the world!

He was so shocked that he forgot to wrap his head in a cloth, and the straw clippings flew in his face.

He used to think that only by entering the official road could he do things for the people to the greatest extent. But now he knows how narrow he was in the past, at least what Chang Xile did was beyond his reach.

Chang Xile was very embarrassed to be praised, although this thing cost him a lot of effort, but it was really not his first creation, but standing on the shoulders of giants. But because of the Qian family's affairs, he didn't dare to put all the credit on books that didn't exist.

"I was born as a farmer, so it is natural that I am more enlightened than ordinary literati here."

Song Bangcheng had an expression of "I don't read much, don't lie to me, don't lie to me, "You and my brothers are still so polite, how can you be so cautious in your words like a little old man at such a young age." Why is it that the youthful frivolity is not reflected in you? ”

Chang Xile didn't want to continue to talk about this with him, so he changed the topic and said: "Now is the busy time for farming, and I can't go to class for a while, why doesn't Brother Song go back to the county to reunite with his family." ”

Song Bangcheng was unhappy, "Brother Chang is in a hurry to drive me away?" ”

Chang Xile smiled, and the deeper he came into contact with Song Bangcheng, the more he found that he was not only knowledgeable but also very funny and humorous, which was very different from other readers who liked to put on a serious face to show stability.

"Brother Song won't have a conflict with his family, right?"

Song Bangcheng glanced at him, "Am I that kind of person!" I just want to see what the autumn harvest looks like. Besides, my wife and children will come over in two days, and I won't go back in vain now. ”

Chang Xile was surprised: "Why haven't I heard Brother Song mention it before, sister-in-law, they are both women and children, and they have to be picked up by the county, how can they come by themselves!" ”

Song Bangcheng waved his hand, "There's no need to be so troublesome, your sister-in-law often takes the child back to her parents' house on weekdays." Besides, I asked someone familiar to send them over, and nothing will happen. Now that everyone is so busy, there is no need to worry about my little thing. ”

Chang Xile immediately understood when he heard this, this is because Song Bangcheng doesn't want to trouble everyone, and is looking for trouble for everyone at the busiest time of the year. Because if Song Bangcheng returned to the county seat, Li Zheng would definitely let the extremely strong men in the village escort him.

"If you say it in advance, let my second brother take it with me when I come back. How long has my sister-in-law been here? Is the house you live in now going to work? And ......"

Song Bangcheng hurriedly interrupted, "Hey, hey, you don't have to worry about losing your hair at a young age when you think about so many things a day." Don't worry about these little things, I feel tired when I look at you. I'm not a piece of waste, so why bother with you little kid. Don't worry, Li Zheng asked people to get the small bamboo building again, and then I made it myself, and now it is more comfortable than my own home. ”

Chang Xile was relieved when he heard this, and he found that he was too worried when Song Bangcheng said this.

"That's fine, but I don't know if my sister-in-law is planning to stay permanently this time, or just come and have a look?"

Song Bangcheng said with a smile: "She won't leave unless I leave this time." My mother always wants to take advantage of my youth to hold a few more grandchildren, my family has not been prosperous, this is the old man's heart disease, so I drove your sister-in-law over directly. ”

After the women here get married, they have to take care of their in-laws at home, even if their husbands go to other places, they have to stay at home, which is called to replace their husbands with filial piety.

Chang Xile has always felt that this is very cruel, and now he is happy to see that Song Bangcheng and his children can be reunited as a family.

"When my sister-in-law comes, we will pick up the wind and wash the dust for her."

Song Bangcheng responded unceremoniously, "I've been thinking about your family's food for a long time, and this time I can be regarded as seizing the opportunity." ”

Chang Xile said angrily: "It seems that you haven't been here before." ”

Song Bangcheng is also a foodie, and he is extremely thick-skinned, and he is not reserved at all as a reader.

Since he got acquainted in Taoyuan Village, he often went to his homes to eat. Obviously, everything is arranged, and people just like to run around. And my favorite place to go is their house, which is at their house for thirteen or fourteen days in half a month.

"By the way, we have to say okay, my wife and children are here, and you have to give me ten catties and eight catties of cotton in your field."

Chang Xile said very generously: "I'll give you fifty catties, and when the time comes, I'll help you play three quilts and mattresses, one bed for you and my sister-in-law to give to my little nephew who hasn't met and one bed for my uncle and aunt, and the rest will be woven into cloth zuò ready-to-wear clothes, so that you can also try what the cloth made of cotton looks like." ”

At this time, the cotton seeds that Chang Xile brought back before were also planted, and the white velvet flowers made the people of Taoyuan Village who had never seen them look very fresh. They all said that if it weren't for Chang Xile saying that this thing could weave cloth and make quilts, they would still think that this thing was just an ordinary flower.

Although Chang Xile only planted one acre before, he could produce more than 200 catties per acre under careful care, although it was far inferior to modern times, but Chang Xile was already very satisfied with this result. After all, the seeds of later generations have been improved, and the yield is certainly incomparable.

The situation that the Chang family had worried about would be barren due to overuse of the land did not happen, and they all got a bumper harvest with a piece of land that they had done before, even a few points better than before. Now the people in the village are waiting for the autumn harvest to start planting rape flowers, which can add some income to the family.

Song Bangcheng was also very happy to hear this, although he didn't know how good this thing was, but he knew that it was brought by the Pei family, and the court still wanted to promote it in the future, so he understood that it must be a good thing. He can use it for the first time now, and he is naturally happy to experience the quality of this thing firsthand.

However, he said politely: "How embarrassing is this, you don't have much in the first place, and if I take so much, won't it make you not enough." ”

Chang Xile raised his eyebrows, "Okay, I'll give you ten catties." ”

Song Bangcheng hurriedly said: "Don't, don't, my brother knows it's wrong, remember, fifty catties, not a catty is missing." ”

After saying that, he ran away, as if he was afraid that Chang Xile would regret it.

Within two days, Song Wangcheng's wife and children really came, accompanied by Chang Xisheng.

It's not a coincidence, since Song Bangcheng went to Taoyuan Village to be a master, Chang Xisheng would send things to the Song family every once in a while. All of them are local goods produced in the village, although they are not valuable things, but they make the Song family feel very ironed.

Because the Song family now has no middle-aged men, although they are quite rich but very simple, the family only hires a rough mother-in-law to do some chores, and there are no small maids or the like. Therefore, if the Song family has something that needs to be done, such as repairing the roof, etc., Chang Xisheng will send his small workers to help.

The reason why the Song family was willing to send Song Wangcheng's wife and children to Taoyuan Village was also based on Chang Xisheng's cousin, and they felt that Taoyuan Village was a good place; Second, because of Chang Xisheng's help, he felt that he didn't need to leave Song Wangcheng's wife and children by his side to serve. Chang Xisheng and the Song family are diligent, and now Chang Xisheng's homework is personally guided by Song's father, and Chang Xisheng is now half the son of the two elders of the Song family. Therefore, Song Bangcheng's wife and children want to come to Taoyuan Village, so naturally they can't hide it from Chang Xisheng.

The two elders were very open-minded, and they also wanted to hug their grandson again, so they drove Song Bangcheng's wife and children to Song Bangcheng's side.

Song Bangcheng himself didn't expect that he would gain so much when he came to Taoyuan Village to teach.

Song Bangcheng's wife is called Wan Niang, she is a very virtuous woman, and she is very capable and has the idea to support the family, which can make Song Bangcheng so carefree all these years.

Wan Niang also liked the small bamboo building very much when she saw it, she was under the influence of her in-laws and husband, and she was more poetic than ordinary women.

And Song Bangcheng's son Song Yuxi was completely attracted by the small waterwheel, small bow and arrow made by Chang Yu, especially when he saw the pony that Chang Xile bought for Chang Yu, he chased after it directly, and the panic of the strange place disappeared immediately.

The pony was brought back from other countries by Chang Xile entrusted by the Shen family caravan, although it was not a bloody BMW, but the breed was very good.

This horse was given by Chang Xile on Chang Yu's birthday - Chang Yu didn't know the exact size of his birthday, so he counted it on the day he picked him up. Chang Yu can't put down the pony and rides his pony for a lap every day. The other children were greedy, but Chang Yu wouldn't share or say, the pony also had a temper, except for Chang Yu and Chang Xile, no one was allowed to get close.

Song Bangcheng watched his son flattering next to the horse who didn't bother to look at him, and couldn't help but want to support his forehead, but he felt that he was too irresponsible as a father, because he just reacted, he didn't seem to have given anything to his son, and he had never gotten along well. It's not as good as Chang Xile as a little boy, which really makes him ashamed.

The Chang family washed the dust for Wan Niang and Song Yuxi, and Li Zheng also came to express his attention to them. Although Li Zheng is not a big person in the eyes of Wan Niang, it may be very surprising that they attach so much importance to their mother and son. After all, in other places, women are quite contemptuous. She is just a lady of a talented man, not a lady of fate, so it is very rare to treat her as a distinguished guest like this, and the highest local status people will come to greet her.

The things of the Chang family are famous for being good, and under the guidance of Chang Xile, and under the condition of pondering, the food is now the best in the village. If there is a happy event in the family, they like to invite the daughter-in-law of the Chang family to help with the handle, and if there is a girl in the family, the family background is not bad, if there is a chance, they want to send it over to learn the craft on the stove.

As the days go by, everyone begins to think about how to enjoy life.

Wan Niang was stunned on the spot when she saw the table full of delicacies, and she didn't expect the farmer's food to be so good.

Although she is also from a small rich family, she also knows what the food in the countryside is like, which completely subverts her cognition. It's not that Song Bangcheng didn't mention it before, but the inherent concept made them prejudiced, and they didn't really believe it, they just thought that Song Bangcheng deliberately said it in order to keep them from worrying, but he didn't expect it to be the case.

Take a bite and it's so delicious, it's no worse than the one in a restaurant!

What Wan Niang didn't expect was that her integration into this village actually started with food. Because I like it, I go to ask for advice with an open mind, and I come and go, and I get acquainted with everyone.

Originally, I was very hesitant to come here, after all, it was a completely strange world, especially Wan Niang, who grew up in the city and didn't go out often, always thought that the rural village husband was very vulgar, but Taoyuan Village completely changed her mind.

Although the people here do not live as well as the better-off people in the city, they also know how to enjoy life. Their lives are comfortable and contented, full of hope for the future, you can feel everyone's enthusiasm and hope just by standing on this land, and this atmosphere also makes you full of expectations for life.

The short life of Taoyuan Village has always been deeply engraved in Wan Niang's mind, even if she becomes the wife of a high-ranking official in the future and enjoys all the glory, it is difficult to forget that good time.