Last year's winter came and went early, and after the Lantern Festival, the south wind was blowing for several days, and the air was also a little warm and moist, and the frozen soil in the field was also civilized.

Li Xiu walked out of the house to see this scene, only to see the fields are full of hoeing farmers, across the river you can see Liu Laoda and other tenants are also working hard in the farmland, now hoeing is not only for hoeing, but also for loosening soil moisture, promoting the growth of wheat seedlings, speaking of winter wheat from the Han Dynasty began to spread, to the Tang Dynasty, farmers have accumulated a lot of practical experience, each season should do there is a strict division.

"Yuechan, isn't there anything special out there, what are you letting me see?" Looking at the picture of spring rush in front of him, Li Xiu suddenly turned his head and asked Yuechan, he wanted to build a new yard after the beginning of spring, but Yuechan objected and asked him to look at the situation outside, but he didn't have anything special except for seeing the scene in the farmland.

"Look, sir, it's in the busy season of farming, whether it's a tenant or an ordinary farmer, every household is busy with things in the field, and now they need to hoe, and then if it doesn't rain, they must be watered and irrigated, and then hoeing again, I'm afraid these jobs will not end until the beginning of summer, and then they will prepare for the summer harvest, so if the lord wants to repair the yard, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find someone to help." Yuechan patiently explained that she was used to her master's occasional mistakes.

"Huh?" Li Xiu was also stunned when he heard this, he really forgot about it, but this is not to blame him, in later generations, he built a house to find a professional construction team, and he saw that the construction site was also working all year round, but he didn't expect that there was no professional construction team in this era of Datang.

"It's terrible, it looks like we'll have to wait until the farm is over to build the yard." Li Xiu suddenly said to himself with some annoyance at this time, in this era, the peasants are the leaders, even if the emperor repairs the palace, he will miss the agricultural time, and it is impossible for him to abandon the fields in order to build a house.

"Master, in fact, I have a way, but I don't know if the master is willing?" But at this moment, Yuechan suddenly spoke again, and her round chubby face was shining with wisdom.

"What's the way, Yuechan, say it quickly!" Li Xiu also said excitedly when he heard this, now Yuechan is becoming more and more of a housekeeper, it seems that she should pay more attention to her cultivation in this area in the future.

"It's very simple, the princess has a lot of craftsmen at home, my lord, you have such a good relationship with Ma Ye, and you have saved the princess's life, why don't you ask her for a favor and transfer some craftsmen to help build the house." Yuechan suggested with a smile.

"This ......" Li Xiu hesitated a little when he heard this, his relationship with Ma Ye is indeed very good, and he is also kind to the princess, but he generally doesn't like to trouble others too much, and last time he was forced to hide in the princess's courtyard, and if he just came back and asked the princess for help, he also felt a little embarrassed.

"Forget it, building a house is not a trivial matter, and it's not good to always trouble others, I'll go talk to Uncle Liu, say hello to him in advance, and it's not too late to build a house after the farm is over." Li Xiu thought about it for a long time, and finally shook his head and said, after speaking, he and Yuechan went home to get a pot of water, crossed the river and walked along the path in the field, and finally came to Boss Liu's land.

"Uncle Liu, come and take a break and drink saliva!" Li Xiu looked at Boss Liu, who was working, raised the kettle and said, not only Boss Liu was in the field, but also the aunts of the Liu family, and even Su Niang were working in the field with hand towels, although the temperature was still very low, but the three of them were all sweating profusely.

Hearing Li Xiu's voice, Boss Liu's family noticed Li Xiu's arrival, and then Boss Liu wiped his sweat, said hello to Li Xiu with a smile, and then asked the aunt of the Liu family and Su Niang to put down their hoes and come to the ground, took Li Xiu's kettle and drank a few sips before saying: "Why did the main family come, so many people suddenly came a few days ago, and we were startled at first, and I thought it was some kind of villain, but later I learned that I came to visit the master's house." ”

"Hehe, they're all boring people, I don't bother to pay attention to them, so I went to hide with the princess for a few days." Li Xiu explained a few words with a smile, and then asked, "Uncle Liu, how is the situation in the field this year, and how much has been hoeed?" ”

Hearing Li Xiu ask about this year's situation, I saw that Boss Liu sighed and said: "Master, the wheat is growing well this year, but it didn't snow much last winter, and the ground is a little dry. ”

When Boss Liu mentioned watering the ground, his tone was very heavy, which made Li Xiu very curious: "Uncle Liu, how do you usually water the ground, I heard that there is a kind of water wheel that can easily lift water, but I haven't seen it by the river?" ”

Hearing Li Xiu ask about watering the ground, Boss Liu couldn't help but sigh again and said: "The master doesn't know something, I've heard of waterwheels, but this thing is more common in the south, there are fewer of them here, and it is more difficult to find craftsmen who can build waterwheels, so if you want to water the ground, you can only rely on manpower." ”

"Manpower? So how to pour? Li Xiu also said with a shocked face when he heard this, he was used to seeing the high efficiency of the pumping machine in later generations, and the waterwheel was already very inefficient in his eyes, and he didn't dare to imagine it as for manpower.

"Of course, I watered it with a few buckets, and the three mouthfuls of water at home took turns to water, and our land is next to the river, and the ground is wetter than other places, so it is better to water than other dry fields." Although Boss Liu tried to say as easily as possible when he said the end, his frowning brows said that he felt a headache about watering the ground, he only had a strong labor force in his family, and his wife and daughter could only barely be regarded as a strong laborer, and it was for this reason that he only rented ten acres of land at home, after all, they couldn't be busy at all.

"When will it take to water the ground?" Li Xiu also frowned when he heard this, ten acres of land is not small, and it is tiring to die if you only rely on people to water buckets and buckets.

"Don't worry, the main family, although it is a little slower to carry water, it is a big deal to spend more effort, and the Zhuang family has nothing else, but there is no lack of strength." Boss Liu comforted Li Xiu at this time.

"This can't be done, I'll think of a way to do this!" Li Xiu said categorically.