The vigorous wheat harvest campaign was finally completed by June. Under the command of the patriarch, the warehouses that should be put into the warehouses and the loading of the grain were carried out in an orderly manner. Without waiting for Luo Yun to convene a meeting, more than half of the sturdy men in the village ran out, and the people in the village looked obviously a lot less. After asking Uncle Wu, I found out that they were all rushing out to work. In other villages, if the wheat in the field of the big farmer ripens late, he can catch up with the wheat customer, which is a good income.

In addition, there are some handicrafts who take advantage of the slack time to find some work to do, and they will not stay at home to eat idle meals anyway. And the women and children who stay at home will not be idle, now is the time when the mulberry trees are ripe, raising silkworms, picking silk and weaving cloth, there are many things to be busy with. The imperial court does not only need food, but also nabu and hemp for every household. Mulberry picking and silkworm farming began in March and April, and Luo Yun never knew why their family did not raise silkworms. Luo Yun asked Uncle Wu, but Uncle Wu didn't say anything, seeing that although Aunt Mei also weaved cloth, the silk was sent by his fourth aunt, Luo Yun wisely did not ask Aunt Mei directly, but found an opportunity to secretly ask Mu'er this question.

As a result, after Mu'er made sure that her mother was not nearby, she looked up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle with an infinite worship look and said something that made Luo Yun extremely speechless. It is said that Mu'er remembered that the family also raised silkworm babies in the first few years when she was a child, and he also helped pick mulberry leaves. But it is said, it is said again, but it is not sure who said it, whether it is his mother or his wife (Luo Yun's mother) has never raised silkworm babies, and the silkworm babies will die within three days from the silkworm babies enter the house. So, after a period of time, Luoyun's family no longer planted mulberry and silkworms, and was replaced by the fourth uncle's family, and Aunt Mei was only in charge of weaving.

Luo Yun didn't expect that his virtuous and virtuous mother and Aunt Mei, who was a good housekeeper, were still silkworm baby killers, and they were really imperfect.

Pulled a little far, back to Luo Yun's small courtyard. The second uncle, who was the patriarch, finally took a break from his busy time under the reminder of his father, and came to Luo Yun's house with his younger brother before entering the city. Uncle Wu and Mu'er accompanied her, and Aunt Mei made a pot of tea and left on the table. Although Aunt Mei has to be in charge of everything at home, but outsiders are here, Aunt Mei will never participate in this kind of men's deliberations.

Xiao You, as always, lay on Luo Yun's lap, and glanced at everyone in the room with a pair of black tiger eyes. Zhenyue was also hugged by Mu'er on his lap in the same way, but he was very dishonest and laughed at Mu'er's belt, and after getting along for so long, Mu'er completely got rid of her fear of the little tiger, grabbing the cloth and teasing the little guy. Luo Yun looked at the second uncle who was sitting opposite and still looked calm, and then at the third uncle who was sitting next to the second uncle and posing dejectedly. I wondered if I should speak first and how to say it. Seeing that the second grandfather obviously didn't have in-depth communication with his two sons, he pushed all the problems to him.

In the end, it was the second uncle who was the patriarch who spoke first: "I'm going to go into the city tomorrow with tax grain, does Yun'er have anything else you want?" I'll bring it back for you. ”

Luo Yun also hesitated for a long time about whether to take this opportunity to enter the county seat to see. He also heard Aunt Mei say that he would get sick as soon as he got out of the mountain, but Luo Yun didn't think much about it, he was just unaccustomed to the water and soil, and his desire to go out of the mountain was really not too big. Besides, although his family's wealth is now in the mountains, he is still a poor peasant, and he can't afford to buy anything if he really likes it, so he still has to wait for another two years. When I grow up, when the village is more developed and richer, I will go out to the mountains to see. At that time, I didn't go to the county seat, how could I not go to Chang'an, the capital of all countries, who was born in the Tang Dynasty. As for Luoyang, the eastern capital of several prosperous dynasties...... A little too far.

"Second uncle, I heard that cousin Li Jian is also going to the city, and I have asked him to help buy some paper the day before yesterday." Seeing that the second uncle nodded and stopped talking, Luo Yun felt that it was better to take the initiative, otherwise he would not be able to do the next thing. Looking at the third uncle next to him who was more well-behaved than a cat in front of the second uncle with his head down, Luo Yun pondered and said, "The third uncle will go with the second uncle this time, right?" ”

This sounded like he was asking the third uncle, but everyone in the room looked at the expressionless patriarch. Sure enough, in the pleading and expectant eyes of the third uncle, the second uncle put down the teacup and said, "No, your third uncle has something to do at home, so he won't go this time." ”

Speechless, seeing that the third uncle looked like a deflated ball, he didn't have the last bit of energy. Luo Yun looked at the third uncle's unproductive appearance, and secretly held his breath, didn't he dare to take the initiative to fight for his own thoughts? Luo Yun didn't know if his third uncle hadn't fought or resisted, and it was a must every year for him to sneak out when he was young. But every time he was caught by his eldest brother, Luo Yun's father, and then beaten with a stick. Although Luo Yun's father and mother are gone, today Luo Yun is entertaining guests in the hall, where he was previously captured and taught him by his brothers...... Really...... Jiwei still can't blame him.

"Second uncle, I want to ask the third uncle for help with something, can you let him accompany Daddy Zhang's family on a trip to the city?" Looking at the second uncle's immediately frowning brows, Luo Yun didn't dare to let the second uncle say anything more about refusal, after all, he was his elder, and he couldn't contradict it again and again, "I also know a little bit about the previous things, and the third uncle is an elder, so I don't have much to say, the reason is that I talked about it last time the second grandfather came to see me, and the second grandfather also agreed." If the second uncle is not at ease, let the third uncle come back with this next guarantee, I believe that the third uncle must be a man who believes that he grew up in the mountains. ”

As soon as Luo Yun said this, Li Zhensheng couldn't help but turn his head to look at his younger brother beside him. After all, he is a sibling, and he can't bear to restrict too much, but he can't allow his younger brother to be a businessman. But Luo Yun actually said that his father agreed, so it seems that he does have his own reasons, and also, his junior can't say that these uncles are not to his face. Even if there is really any assignment, it can't be said so directly. "Since that's the case, let him follow", after speaking, he looked at his brother who hadn't reacted yet, and said with a straight face: "But...... When I come back from my busy work, you must also come back with me, and if you find any reason to shirk it, I will tie you up! ”

"Yes, yes, big brother rest assured. Xiaoyun said so, how can I be the one who doesn't believe in my word. After getting the nod of his brother, the third uncle finally regained his spirit and straightened up.

Seeing that the third uncle had finally sat up straight after entering the house for so long, Luo Yun felt that he was almost able to talk now. So in front of the second uncle, he asked the third uncle to help keep an eye on the sale of Zhang's father's wooden tools, and also made it clear that the third uncle and Zhang's father discussed how to buy and sell the price, and the final sale money would give the third uncle a salary, as Zhang's father's family, ask the third uncle to help. The second uncle also understood the meaning of Luo Yun's words, that is, he only asked the third child to help instead of cooperating and let the third child do business by himself. If so, it's no wonder that my father agreed.

Luo Yun looked a little disappointed when he saw the third uncle, and gave him a look by pouring water, he had waited for so many years, and finally had a little room to turn around, so he was patient and didn't worry. Li Zhencai received Luo Yun's eyes, and his expression was also restrained, and he sat there drinking tea honestly, but sighed in his heart, "Luo Yun is worthy of being a child taught by his sister-in-law, and he is smart." And it's much more reasonable than the big brother. It seems that I really underestimated my nephew before, and I can't wait for the evening to talk to him secretly, I want to make a lot of money, but I can't be satisfied with helping to see the business. ’

After the main thing was said, the rest of the time was for the family to chat about family life, Luo Yun took the opportunity to ask the second uncle for some personal sophistication, in fact, it was also to learn more about the outside social situation. And because he let go of his younger brother's business problem, Li Zhensheng relaxed and remembered about the terraces, listened to Luo Yun's thoughts, and felt that it was more feasible. Although he is the patriarch, Lijia Village is not all people surnamed Li after all, and nearly half of the fields are cultivated by tenants with foreign surnames, and they cannot completely ignore their ideas. So he nodded in agreement with Luo Yun's idea, and said that he would start doing it when he came back from the city. But another thing Luo Yun said made him fall into deep thought, he really didn't expect that his nephew would have such ideas.

Luo Yun was talking about a project he had talked to a few cousins about in private. Valley water storage and drum car irrigation project.

"Second uncle, although there are many springs and streams on our Yunshan Mountain, each family has dug ditches and built waterways in order to water the ground. But this is only convenient for paddy fields and some slopes, and large areas of farmland still need buckets of water to irrigate. Moreover, the spring water on this mountain has a large amount of water in the rainy season, and some waterways are even cut off in the dry season. I once heard Uncle Wu say that there was a great drought in the world a few years ago, and only a few springs were still flowing in our mountain, and each family needed to climb to the top of the mountain to receive a stream of water. Although the families worked hard morning and evening, some crops still died of drought. ”

After a slight pause, seeing that the three elders were all looking at him, Mu'er took the initiative to take over the work of pouring water and added water to everyone, Luo Yun sorted out his thoughts and continued: "When it was rainy in the first two months, I went out to see. A large amount of rainwater flows into the valley in front of it, and with the convergence of streams, the valley almost becomes a small lake. Children can play in the water, and before the water runs dry, the villagers used to get water from there to water the ground, so I had an idea. The valley in front of the mountain is fertile and lush with vegetation, but it is impossible to cultivate because it will be flooded by rain, and it is even more difficult to travel when the water is high. So I wanted to build a pool of water in the valley, with the terrain on all sides, and with bricks and stones. The pond is surrounded by water holes on all sides, and there is no cap on it, and rainwater is usually stored, and when the water is full, it is covered from above with a straw hut and an oilcloth. Fish and shrimp can be raised in the pool, and lotus root leaves can be planted. I also worked with Daddy Zhang to create a 'tube car' that could bring water directly down the hillside. The lower part of the cart is directly connected to the tank, so that water can be brought directly to the field as long as two people operate the cart when watering the ground. If several households on a slope discuss the field and dig a diversion ditch, then only one cylinder truck and two people can water all the fields on a slope. ”

Looking up at the three uncles who were stunned by the scene he described, Luo Yun coughed lightly and pulled them back from the illusion: "Of course, this is just an imagination, or rather Luo Yun's daydream. There are still many problems to be solved in order to achieve this step, and I mentioned this matter to my cousin Li Huan, and I also asked him to invite a few craftsmen who can repair the pond back when he went to the city, so that they could see it on the spot, and only then could they know if this idea could be worked. ”

Hearing Luo Yun say this, the three of them all understood, and they hadn't even skipped the matter, and they all lowered their heads and drank water to cover up the gaffe just now. However, this kind of reaction is not what Luo Yun wants, and he can't make them think that this is a child's whim, and he still needs their support: "Even if it can't be built in the ideal shape of the reservoir, Luo Yun thinks that it is always possible to at least build a simple dam, and build a waterway out, at least when the rain is heavy, it will not even be flooded out of the mountain." As for the wages for craftsmen and pond repairs......"

Luo Yun's gaze turned to the third uncle, and looked at him very seriously: "I don't plan to sell all the things made by Daddy Zhang at one time, these wood guys are easy to use, but they are also very easy for people to learn." But it doesn't matter, as long as a farm tool like the Quyuan plow is seen to be useful, the farmers will never be stingy with those copper coins. For these wooden furniture, you might as well go directly to the workshop in the city and sell them a style. I believe that the second uncle will not let our Lijia Village become a furniture workshop full of carpenters, and I also want the trees on our Yun Mountain to continue to grow, and I am not ready to cut them all down to make wood. So this business is enough to make money this time by looking at freshness, and the money earned this time is not only the wages of Father Zhang and the third uncle, but also my share is taken out to hire craftsmen and build reservoirs. I have told Daddy Zhang not to take it out, the process of this thing is more complicated, and we can discuss how to sell it when we have capital in the future. ”

Hearing this, Li Zhensheng was even more shocked than hearing the beautiful scene described by Luo Yun. It is very common for young people to have some strange ideas, and there are more people who like to daydream, but there are too few people who can make their daydreams reality with ideas and plans. Luo Yun can say that he invested money to build a reservoir, and a young man in a mountain village who has never seen money can be willing to invest all the first money he gets, such courage is really rare. No wonder my father once said that he would return the position of patriarch to Luo Yun in the future, at a young age, his mind is so extraordinary, and he will definitely be able to do better than me and his father in the future.

"Let your third uncle worry about business, hiring craftsmen and building reservoirs is the business of the whole village, how can you let your family pay for it. When the craftsmen are invited to estimate the general materials and construction period, I will personally go to your uncles and say that several families will contribute together, otherwise the reservoir will not be used after it is built! Waving his hand to interrupt Luo Yun, who wanted to interject, "Since I know about this matter, I can't let your junior do his own work, Luo Yun, you have a good brain, if you have any good ideas in the future, just say it, it's all a family, how can the second uncle not help you." ”

Luo Yun was dumbfounded by the pride that suddenly erupted from this always calm second uncle, and he was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, looking at the people in the room, obviously the third uncle, Uncle Wu, and Mu'er had never seen this patriarch who had just been in office for less than a year speak so neatly. Luo Yun also felt that this was more like what his fourth uncle said, it seemed that his second uncle also had the boldness of a man in the mountains, but he was usually hidden by his appearance as a scholar.

The next conversation was much more pragmatic, and under the sudden outbreak of the patriarch's second uncle's inquiry, Luo Yun explained in detail the topics he had discussed with his cousins and the things he told his cousin Li Jian to do in the city. The second uncle also put forward some of his own suggestions based on his own experience, and then the third uncle, who was rejuvenated, carefully put forward some of his own opinions, mainly how to bargain with people. In the end, because the second uncle took the opportunity to teach Luo Yun some experience in dealing with the government, Uncle Wu also participated in telling some examples of his mixed rebels back then, and Luo Yun and Mu'er looked like they were taught. The meeting finally ended when Aunt Mei came in with an oil lamp and asked the second and third uncles if they stayed for dinner.

Of course, the second and third uncles didn't stay, and although they told Luo Yun those things, they left together.