Chapter 48: Applying What You Have Learned (2)

Ma Tan held the handle of the plough and shook it vigorously, but he felt that all parts were cleverly and tightly tenoned together, and the whole curved plough gave people a feeling of unity.

The iron ploughshare is also very smooth and smooth, and Ma Jian is very satisfied with the craftsmanship of the second brother.

The Quyuan plough has a complete structure, light and labor-saving, and Ma Jian believes that it should bring a lot of benefits to the cultivation of the Ma family.

Seeing that it was still early, Ma Jian wanted to know the effect of this quyuan plow, so he hastily thanked the second brother, and went to find the eldest brother Ma Bochang with the plow.

Fortunately, the eldest brother was just about to go out to inspect the farmland, but he was blocked by Ma Tan, so he took out the curved plow for the eldest brother to see.

After Ma Bo often saw the real thing, how could he understand what Ma Jian was doing, and he didn't be verbose, and directly took Ma Jian to find an old farmer who knew how to plough the land, found a piece of land that just needed to be ploughed, and began to try farming.

After watching the old farmer's trial farming, Ma Tan's face turned green!

Because this experienced cultivator has never used this kind of curved plow, and the oxen are not used to this form of pulling the plow, he tossed for nearly two hours, but he didn't turn out of the ground well!

Ma Jian remembered what was said in the book, this curved plow is much better than the long straight plow, he does not believe in evil, and he personally went to try the ploughing, but it was not successful!

He was anxious to eat hot tofu, so he listened to the advice of the boss Ma Bochang, went home first, left the quyuan plow, and let the old farmer ponder it slowly.

Ma Tan used the Book of Heaven in the Dream for the first time, but it did not achieve the expected success, which made him full of doubts about the Book of Heaven in the Dream at the same time, it was inevitable that he was a little irritable, and he couldn't even read the book.

Fortunately, he can still practice marksmanship, so he spends most of his time on marksmanship, although it has no effect, but after shedding a lot of sweat, his heart feels much better.

After only three days, the old farmer who could plough the land brought the good news that he was able to use the quyuan plow.

But only he can use it, his two sons, who are also good ox handles, practiced with him to control the curved plow, but it was not successful, the old farmer said that it may be that the ox does not listen to the call, it is difficult to cooperate.

Ma Tan followed his eldest brother Ma Bochang and came to the field again to see the old farmer controlling the zigzag plow, although he was not very skilled, and the depth was not very uniform, and the ox that pulled the plough seemed to be very unaccustomed to this kind of light and heavy plow.

When Ma Tan saw the success of Qu Yuanli, he was overjoyed, and felt that the things in this dream were still reliable, and they were really useful! He said to Ma Bochang:

"Big brother, you see this curved plow, compared with the long straight plough used before, it is much lighter and more powerful, can you consider that our family can use this kind of plow?"

Ma Bo often did not answer Ma Yan's words, but pointed to the old farmer who was plowing the land and said:

"This is Li Lao, the best cow handle style in our radius of dozens of miles, he has cultivated land for at least more than 40 years, and he has a lot of experience, let's go and ask his opinion."

When Old Farmer Li saw the two of them coming, he stopped plowing the land, but he did not rush to meet and speak, but first untied the cow's harsh and led the cow to the edge of the water and grass that had been prepared long ago.

Ma Tan looked at it, this bull style is worthy of its name! Only when he is so good to the ox can the ox communicate with him and listen to him.

After the old farmer came over, Ma Bochang did not rush to ask, but first lifted the teapot and poured a bowl of tea for the old farmer.

The old farmer was not polite, he picked up the tea bowl with both hands, and after drinking it all, he wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and without waiting for Ma Bochang to ask, he said:

"The proprietor wants to know, how is this quyuan plow used? I think the plough is really good, light and flexible, easy to turn, easy to turn, can save manpower and ox power. ”

As soon as Ma Tan heard it, this bull style is amazing! After using these few days, I know the advantages of Quyuan plow, and it seems that it may be able to play a lot of role in the ploughing of my own farmland!

The old farmer paused for a moment, and then continued:

"But this kind of curved plough is not of much benefit to the owner's large farmland. Because of the current straight long plow, although it is difficult to turn around, but this field plow takes a long time, when the ox ploughs the plough to turn around, and the ox can stop, just to take a little breath, there is no need to turn around so quickly. ”

Hearing this, Ma Yan's face was a little unpleasant, and he felt that the good tool he picked out from the book in the dream was useless to his own family!

Ma Jian had not yet recovered his strength, and the old farmer continued:

"If the owner insists on using this kind of curved plow, it will be a bit more than worth the loss, not only so many plows have to be redone, the ox has to be retrained, and even the ox has to go through a long period of training before it can be used to plough the land with this new type of plough."

The level of this old farmer is really not covered, and he really understands the advantages of this quyuan plow! Just when Ma Tan completely lost confidence in this Quyuan plow, he said slowly:

"Our family's small fields, it should be very convenient to use this curved plow!"

When Ma Tan heard it, there is still a market for this quyuan plow, and those small households use it well, so it can be popularized and used in small households.

But Ma Tan's idea just came to the fore, but he was taken by the old farmer as a scoop of cold water!

The old farmer continued: "It's a pity that I don't have any cattle at home! ”

As soon as the old farmer said this, Ma Yan, who wanted to promote this quyuan plow, was completely dead!

Think about it, a small family, not to mention can't afford to buy a cow, even if you can afford it, you can't afford to raise it, a cow eats a lot of forage and concentrate feed, not lower than a person's living expenses!

And this cow is also born, old, sick and dead, the risk is not small, and it is difficult for small families to take such a big risk!

The plough that is made now is useless, and it is a pity that it is idle, Ma Jian thought to himself, this old farmer can use it at home, so it is better to give it to this old farmer!

As for the fact that the old farmer has no cattle, it is a big problem for the poor family, but as the fifth son of the Ma family, a month's pocket money is enough to buy a good ploughing cow.

Ma Tan still had the obsession to slowly promote his own achievements, and decided to give this quyuan plow to the old farmer, so that he would be a good person as a foundation, and was ready to give him a cow, so that he could use this quyuan plow to plough his own land, so he said to the old farmer very politely:

"Elder Li, didn't you just say that this plow is just right for use in your field? Then I'll give you this plow! Didn't you say you don't have cattle in your house? I'll give you another cow! You will be able to plough your field with this curved plow! ”

As soon as Ma Tan's voice fell, the old farmer puffed, knelt on the ground, and banged his head three times, which scared Ma Tan a lot, this kind of gratitude is too scary!