Chapter 62: The Ox and the Plough

"Well, it's not a big deal, isn't there a lot of land that is barren, the government issued a notice to reward reclamation, and I think that opening up a little more land can also improve the livelihood in Zhuangzi. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info However, the strong man of Zhuangzi hurried to sow seeds and couldn't open much, so I discussed with you, Uncle Liu, to see if we could buy two ploughing oxen. It's just that the money is a little worse, and I discussed finding a nearby Zhuangzi to borrow some, but I didn't know where to go for a while. Li Qi said his troubles, his new arrival and the neighborhood have no contact, I don't know if I can borrow it, thinking about it and frowning even deeper.

"Cow? How much does that cost? Li Che thought to himself, cattle are expensive things, I'm afraid they won't be cheap.

"It's about forty times, if it's a high-quality cow, it's estimated to be higher. Your Uncle Liu and I are planning to buy two middle cows, and we have put together the family's money, and there is still a difference of ten yuan. ”

"Hey," although he had been prepared in his heart, Li Che was also frightened. These two cows can feed the family for five years. But Li Che smiled, isn't it just ten yuan money, when the tea shop opens, is there still ten yuan left.

"Dad, here you go," Li Che untied the money bag on his waist and handed it to Li Qi, and then said, "There is enough money here, you can keep the rest." ”

Yu Chi Baolin looked at the bulging money bag handed over by Li Che, pouted, there were a lot of him in it, and he had to be on guard in the future, thinking about tightening the money bag on his waist, his eyes rolled and he said with a smile: "Uncle Li, the third brother's ability to make money is very good, and he made such a fortune yesterday, and there are a lot of mine, hehe." ”

Li Che looked at Yu Chi Baolin's smiling face, and just wanted to speak, Li Qi's voice came: "What's the matter?" How can you earn money from your own relatives, and how much? Be sure to return it. Saying that, he untied the money bag and returned it to Yu Chi Baolin.

Li Che looked at Yu Chi Baolin, who was approaching, and said with a smile: "Big brother, I heard that your Zhuangzi injured a cow every three or five days, it can't be someone on purpose, right?" Uncle Liu, do you think this kind of person should be beaten? ”

Uncle Liu heard that someone deliberately injured the cow, and tightened the head in his hand, this cow is a good brother of the farmer, he works hard to help people plow the land, and he is also a livelihood for people when he dies. Deliberately hurting the cattle is against the farmers, and Uncle Liu is the most unsightly of it.

"Who dares to hurt a cow? The hammer in my Liu Laohan's hand made him have a long memory. ”

Li Che looked at Yu Chi Baolin with ill intentions, and Yu Chi Baolin shrank back and said in a sudden realization: "Ah, I remember, the third brother has already returned the money to me, look at my memory." ”

"Big brother, how can you be so careless, fortunately you remembered it in time. By the way, I don't think the feng shui in your village is very good, why don't you foster your farming cattle in my house first? ”

When Yu Chi Baolin heard this, it was broken, and it made this kid worry about it again, but after thinking about it, he had an idea: "I don't count this if I say it, or you go to my father to talk about it, hehe." ”

Li Che didn't bother with him anymore, Li Che didn't have any hope, he just said casually and bluffed Yu Chi Baolin.

The money is enough, Li Qi put down his thoughts, and said with a sigh of relief: "I just go to Chang'an tomorrow, go to the bull market to see if there is anything I like, Brother Liu will take your baby with me tomorrow, and put it in the field first..."

"Master Li, Master Li has found you, go and take a look, the wooden plow on our Zhuangzi is broken, and the plow is broken." A swarthy peasant man came running out of breath.

"Let's go and have a look." As soon as Li Qi heard that the plow was broken, it would affect today's ploughing, so he hurriedly followed the ground.

Li Che and a few others also went to join in the fun, and when they arrived at the land, they saw a broken wooden plow placed on the ground, surrounded by several people, discussing countermeasures one after another.

"Uncle Li, do you have a carpenter on our Zhuangzi, can you repair it?" Li Qi checked the wooden plow, but fortunately the plow was broken.

"Our Zhuangzi has that kind of craftsmanship, I don't know if he will be able to repair it, the second baby, you carry it up to your third uncle and ask," Uncle Liu commanded, pointing to a crop man.

"Huh? Is this a wooden plow? Why is this one straight and not curved? Li Che asked, pointing to the broken wooden plow.

"Hahaha, young master, this has always been straight, how can it be bent?" A group of people laughed, this young master is really funny, haven't you seen a wooden plow? It's still straight.

Li Che made a big red face, Li Qi snorted, and led a group of people to my carpenter Lao Hu's house.

"Hey, hey, third brother, aren't you a farmer, why haven't you seen a wooden plow? If you want me to say that you have to see more knowledge, you will follow me in the future, and I will take you around. Yu Chi Baolin looked at Li Che with a cheap smile, Li Che wanted to get a piece of cow dung and stuff it in his mouth, but the force was unequal, so he turned around and ignored him.

The old Hu family is really worthy of being a carpenter, there are a few plaques in the yard, and... What is that? Li Che actually saw a coffin. Do carpenters do the same work?

Carpenter Hu took the plough and looked at it for a long time, and finally nodded and said that it could be repaired, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and promised to come and pick it up in the afternoon. Li Che thought about it and always felt awkward looking at the wooden plow. He remembered that it should be Qu Yuan plow, isn't it now, thinking of this Li Che was happy in his heart, this is another way to make money.

When Li Qi led a group of peasants away, Li Che approached Carpenter Hu and said, "Uncle Hu, can you make a new plow?" ”

Carpenter Hu glanced at Li Che in front of him, then at the wooden plow in front of him, and said with certainty: "Yes." ”

"Great, uncle, look, can you change the wooden plough like this, leave a gap here?" Li Che drew a zigzag plough on the ground and said, pointing.

Carpenter Hu scratched his head and pondered for a long time, and finally nodded and said, "Yes, but you have to pick it up the day after tomorrow, and you will have to make a hundred wen." ”

"No problem," Li Che said with a smile, "I will pay you when I pick up the plow." ”

"Third brother, what kind of plow is this? What's the use? Yu Chi Baolin looked at Li Che and was very excited for a long time, and felt that this was a great thing.

"Hey, that's a good thing. I ask you how much ground can a wooden plough plough plough a day now? ”

"It's... If it is manpower, it is good for two people to plough one and a half acres of land in a day, and it is only four acres to use cattle. ”

Yu Chi Baolin said very objectively, although there are ploughing oxen, most areas still rely on manpower to pull the plow. Li Che didn't expect that Yu Chi Baolin could know so much about farming, so he glanced at him.

Yu Chi Baolin looked at Li Che's surprised eyes, he was very proud, straightened his chest and said: "My family goes to the village to help every time the farm is busy, my father said, this is not easy to experience food, don't waste it wantonly." ”

I didn't expect that Wei Chigong, who was five big and three coarse, still had such a delicate side, and I couldn't help but admire. Li Che turned to Yu Chi Baolin and said, "Do you know how much you can plow if you use this new plow?" At least double the plow, hehe, awesome. ”

Yu Chi Baolin looked at Li Che, who was triumphant in front of him, and couldn't help but scold: The third brother can't be crazy, how can there be such a plow in the world. If there were such ploughs, how could there be so many beggars in the world?

"Third brother, are you joking?"