Shen Ning nodded, his smart peach blossom eyes bent slightly, and asked with a smile: "What do you want raw meat for?" ”

Shen Kang replied: "Crab fishing." ”

"Crab fishing with raw meat?"

"Yes!"

Shen Kang explained: "I just hung the meat with a line and put it in the river, I wanted to see if I could catch crabs, but if I couldn't catch them, I could take the meat back and eat it." ”

"I see." Shen Ning turned his head to the kitchen, cut off a long strip of fat with his hands and feet, put it in a cloth bag and handed it to Shen Kang, and instructed, "Don't let my mother see it." ”

"Huh!" Shen Kang responded crisply, turned his head and ran out of the door like the wind.

Shen Wang was still in the courtyard, and muttered in a daze: "Run crazy!" Don't fall again! I don't know if Shen Kang heard it, and it wasn't until he ran away that Shen Wang smiled helplessly.

Today is a big day, and the first waterwheel in Xiannan Village is about to be erected. Yang Chengli, the head of the village, came to watch with the famous veterans in the village.

Three or five children played with each other and came forward, and the eldest girl and little daughter-in-law also walked out of the door and looked at each other.

The craftsman measured the size and said to Shen Cheng: "It's almost a mile, I'll go back today to prepare wood, and I can start work tomorrow." ”

Shen Cheng hurriedly thanked him and said, "You see how many helpers you need, I'm looking for people." ”

The craftsman turned his eyes to look at the terraced rice fields on the mountain, and asked, "Didn't you invite me to come and set up a waterwheel to irrigate the land on the high ground?" ”

Shen Cheng was stunned and said, "Yes, what's wrong?" ”

"Hey!" The craftsman pointed to the middle of the mountain and said, "At such a high position, where can I draw water up?" Isn't that nonsense! ”

When Shen Kang heard this, he hurriedly squeezed forward, arched his hand, and asked, "Dare to ask uncle, what's the problem?" ”

The craftsman said angrily: "The terrain is too high, how high do you have to erect to irrigate the land on the high mountains, I have to ask more, otherwise the waterwheel is useless." ”

Shen Kang smiled awkwardly, he took it for granted, he didn't expect that ancient technology couldn't do this at all, but the thirty acres of land on the mountain were bought at a great price, and his father and Wang Er had worked hard for so many days to reclaim it, so they couldn't just do it.

He hurriedly bowed down and humbly asked for advice: "Uncle, what is the trick to irrigate the farmland on the mountain?" ”

"yes, you can help me think of ideas." Shen Cheng's face was full of sorrow, and his heart was more painful than Shen Kang's.

The craftsman pursed his lips, thought about it for a while, and replied: "There is a lot of water in the south, and you can irrigate it, you guys here... I can't think of a way, I can't find a way, I can't find a way. ”

The Xinyang River under the mountain is abundant, and I originally wanted to use it, but now it seems that it will not work.

Shen Kang lowered his eyes slightly, and his right hand naturally twisted the left sleeve.

Shen Chang frowned and looked up at Shen Chengdao: "Dad, if it doesn't work, let's go up from the bottom of the mountain, if there is a shortage of manpower at home, I... I'm not going to read for now. ”

Shen Cheng's eyebrows frowned even tighter, and he said, "Hun said! Lao Tzu has answered the books of the two of you for three years, and you just have to read! You shouldn't be in charge, what the hell are you worried about. ”

"But those fields are subject to taxes!"

"Then you don't have to worry about it!"

Shen Kang bit his lip and looked at the middle of the mountain, thinking quietly, it doesn't work below, what about above?

He suddenly had a flash of inspiration, grabbed the craftsman's sleeve with a smile and asked, "Uncle, we don't draw water from the Xinyang River, but instead dig a pond on the top of the mountain to store water, and connect the water from the mountain stream and waterfall on the mountain for irrigation, in this way, can we irrigate from the mountain to the foot of the mountain?" ”

The craftsman was slightly stunned, and Shen Cheng and Shen Chang next to him were also stunned, yes, why are you so dead-eyed. The water under the mountain can't be used, but the water from the mountain can.

As long as you dig a pond at a high place to store enough water, and then lead it to the terraced fields, the water will naturally flow down the terraced fields layer by layer, and the water of the terraced fields will not dry up all year round.

The craftsman also figured it out, and said with a smile: "Okay! So I dug a pond in the mountain, and I built a smaller waterwheel by the side of the mountain stream to bring the water into the pond and bring it down. He hesitated for a moment, then continued: "This work is much more complicated than what was previously discussed, and the wages are not mentioned, but we must provide three meals a day." ”

As soon as Shen Cheng heard that the craftsman agreed, how could he refuse, so he hurriedly said, "Okay, okay." He stepped forward and asked, "How many people do you need, just ask." ”

The craftsman waved his hand and said: "Interlaced lines are like mountains across the mountains, and there are too many people to add chaos, I will bring three apprentices with me, and you can send three or five people to help cut wood and build a frame." ”

"That's fine." Shen Cheng was full of promises, and only hoped that the craftsman could make a good waterwheel. Naturally, the craftsman was pleased, and after the 20-day deadline, he turned back and prepared to start work.

At this end, Shen Kang finally put his mind at ease, waved goodbye to the adults in the family, and ran to the upper reaches of the river with Shen Changsa.

The two of them took off their shoes and socks, went barefoot, pulled their trouser legs above their knees, and looked for a suitable place to bait on the shallow rocky beach of the river.

The two of them scattered the meat and hung it on a vine branch, and then squatted quietly on the river beach and waited.

Spring is blooming, and the river is rushing downstream. Wildflowers bloom on the riverbank, and a fat frog lies quietly among the pebbles and weeds, snorting the fragrance of spring.

Shen Chang asked in a low voice as low as possible, "Can you catch it?" ”

Shen Kang looked serious and shook his head slightly: "Not necessarily." ”

Shen Chang raised his hand to his mouth and said in a low voice: "Today, my family's little Zhuge has lost again and again. ”

Shen Kang said: "I also have a lot of things I don't understand, and I still need to learn more." ”

Shen Chang nodded, looking at the river knowingly, Shen Kang suddenly raised his eyebrows, and grabbed Shen Chang's arm: "Second brother." He let out a low sigh of relief, and the strength in his hands became heavier.

"What, what's wrong?" Shen Chang's heart sank, and he looked at him with concern.

"Feet..."Shen Kang bit his lip and said, "My feet are numb." ”

Shen Chang laughed out loud, and raised his hand to pat him on the head: "Yes!" ”

"Second Brother Shen! Third Brother Shen! What are you doing? Yang Siniang took off her heavy winter coat and put on a simple light pink dress, and the little person looked much more lively.

Shen Kang hurriedly beckoned: "Siniang! Come! The third brother will fish for crabs for you to eat! ”

Yang Siniang pursed her mouth and ran over like a swallow returning to the nest. Shen Chang snorted lightly and said, "Siniang, the second brother will cover the fish for you to eat." ”

"Thank you, Second Brother Shen, thank you, Third Brother Shen."

As he spoke, Shen Chang jumped off the river beach again, and he didn't know what he was digging in the shallow river beach. Yang Siniang was very curious, put her hands to her lips and asked, "Second Brother Shen, what are you doing!" ”

Shen Chang smiled straightforwardly: "I'll know later." ”

Sure enough, after a while, Shen Chang dug a shallow ditch on the river beach and built a row of stones on the side of the water flowing. The water flowing down the upstream seemed to be temporarily intercepted at this point, but in the blink of an eye, several fish had already been stopped on Shi Lei's side and could not escape.

Shen Kang dragged Yang Siniang down to the river beach, Shen Chang watched Shen Kang concentrate on stepping on the slippery stones, and splashed at him with a handful of water. Shen Kang subconsciously dodged, but he was still drenched, and shouted: "Second brother! While bending down to fetch water, he splashed it at Shen Chang.