CHAPTER 2 STRANGERS vs 12 MY OWN TERRITORY

Although Shi Li was in a hurry, his heart was sincere. www.biquge.info One is willing to teach, the other is willing to learn, although there is a gap of four hundred years in time and space, the progress is very smooth. Liu Yao took the Zhao family father and son to make a simple surveying and mapping rod, drew the scale, and took a few large bowls to make a level, explained the principle, and a group of people drew the contour map efficiently.

One morning passed, the map was finished, and everyone had lunch and sat down in the shade of the trees. Liu Yao asked about the average workload of a person, found a fast and flat mud floor to make paper, and a tree branch to make a pen, and buried himself in the calculation. After the calculation, he called the Zhao family father and son to explain their construction plans one by one. After talking for a few minutes, seeing that everyone was puzzled, they suddenly realized, threw the map aside, used the mud floor as a blackboard, wrote down the numbers from 0 to 9 and the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division symbols, and taught the four operations from scratch.

With the concept of modern four operations and contour lines, coupled with the experience of the Zhao family in civil construction, the two sides hit it off, and the communication of the construction plan was very smooth. The final plan is to first build an aqueduct to divert a stream of water from the higher ground in the upper reaches of the Shilu River, lead to the halfway of the Liberty Mountain, and then flow all the way down to naturally form a small river ditch, and when it reaches the right boundary cliff, it becomes a small waterfall, which flows to the upper end of the dry land, increases irrigation to the dry land, and finally enters the paddy field. After the canal was built, the work of moving soil to level the land was left to the river to wash, making the construction much easier. The stones cleared from the dry land were rolled to the river, and a strong ridge was built according to the traces of the highest water level. The washed soil accumulates in the river ridge, turning part of the river beach into paddy fields, and adding a few acres of paddy fields. The final work was to combine all the paddy fields into large fields as much as possible, and the zigzag grid-like ridges were dug up and replaced by a few parallel ridges divided into different contour lines.

Looking at the map in front of him that accurately reproduces the terrain and the clear engineering quantity figures, Zhao Shilu said in a deep voice: "Sir, I am afraid that these methods have never been taught to others. ”

Liu Yao asked strangely, "How can Brother Zhao see it?" ”

"Ming craftsmen, no one in the four seas can compare. I once went to work in Guangzhou, and I saw the master craftsmen from the capital arrange the work, although I dare not say that I know all the construction techniques, but I am sure that no one can write the work so clearly on paper. ”

"Brother Zhao is high. This technique is really only known to me now, and now I will teach it to you, hoping to make everyone work faster and better. ”

"Yesterday I consulted with you about wages, but I didn't know that there was such a technique to be learned. In this way, the original salary will have to be changed. This time for land consolidation, my Zhao family will not charge you wages. Zhao Shilu arched his hand and said.

"This ...... Not good. Liu Yao didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

"I think it's very good! You two don't have to worry about who gives more favors, the Zhao family has learned the technique, and the Liu family is in urgent need of labor, so they are helping each other. That's it. Mei Xianzhuo smiled and put his arm around the shoulders of the two of them, finalizing this good thing.

"In that case, then I would be disrespectful." Liu Yao held Zhao Shilu's hands and said gratefully.

"So, you can also grow some sweet potatoes and corn." Mei Xianzhuo arched his hand to Zhao Shilu and said, "Thanks to Brother Zhao, you can hire a few more people to grow more sweet potatoes in the dry land." Although that thing is not edible, it is still food. Let's ask a few people who are waiting for the rice to be put into the pot at the city gate. ”

When Liu Yao heard this, gratitude welled up in his heart. Such an arrangement not only means that Mei Xianzhuo is really thinking about himself, but also shows that he is indeed doing his best and investing in his territory without any reservations. He didn't say much, and opened his arms and hugged Mei Xianzhuo and Zhao Shilu.

Several members of the Zhao family, who had big shoulders and round waists, discussed with great interest the tools they needed to prepare for tomorrow, not noticing the first hug between the Chinese in this time and space, let alone the tears in Liu Yao's eyes.

Yao Ying wakes up early in the morning and prepares breakfast for the family. She found that the Mei family did not regard sweet potatoes as food, and piled them up in the utility room unattended, and after obtaining Mrs. Mei's consent, they put a few sweet potatoes in the big stove every day after dinner, and they were all cooked the next morning. Sweet potatoes alone are not enough, Yao Ying started the idea of the river in front of the door again, and also put a shrimp pot in it every night, and when she picked it up in the morning, there were always some fish, shrimp and crabs in it.

The family's breakfast consisted of boiled fish and shrimp and simmered sweet potatoes, as well as porridge for the two children distributed by the Mei family. For this breakfast, Yao Ying had to be busy for more than an hour, and the time was mainly spent on the fire: the wood stove was too troublesome. After an hour of busyness, Yao Ying's face and hands were all black and gray, but she was in a very good mood, and she watched the family eat with a chatter: "You see, there is starch, protein, and very fresh, not to mention very green and environmentally friendly, pure wild, pure natural, absolutely pollution-free." Liu Man went to bring a towel to wipe his mother's face and hands, while Liu Yao grabbed his wife's head and kissed it.

After breakfast, the family went to their land. In the past few days, everyone in the Mei family's compound has been immersed in this matter. When Liu Yao's family went out, there was no one in the mansion, and everyone had already gone out.

Yao Ying hurriedly tied the baby's carrier to Liu Yao's body. When treating Mei Jiaju, he left some bandages, and Liu Yao found another piece of cloth and sewed a strap from memory, which turned out to be very easy to use. Naturally, this design was copied by the whole village, and it quickly became popular.

As soon as they saw people coming to the ground, the Mei family was already busy. Yao Ying ran over to say hello embarrassedly, and even said that she was affected. Liu Man and her younger brother ran around with great interest, and after coming to this world for a week, she was still curious about the natural environment that had not been ravaged by pesticides and mechanized agriculture, and she was amazed by the flourishing flora and fauna every moment.

Liu Yao stood at the head of the land, watching Mei Xianzhuo point to the scope of the land again, very happy that he had such a large piece of land under his name, and it was close to a big river, and suddenly thought of a question: "Why can there be such a large piece of land that can be purchased?" In the meantime, there has been no other man's field. ”

"Because this is already the most marginal area where we Han people live, it is all raw land and undeveloped land. You see, on the gentle slope is the dense forest, which is the territory of the Miao people. ”

"Oh? Are there Miao people in the woods? ”

"The woods you can see here are full of mature seedlings, who speak Chinese, grow rice, and will do business with us. They occupy a lot of land. And then there are seedlings. The land where the seedlings are ripe can still enter, and the land where the seedlings are grown, if there are no seedlings to lead the way, there is no return. If the seedlings are to beat the grass valley, they are the hunter's head. They cut off their heads and hung them in front of their huts, and they felt very honored. ”

"It's horrible. Seedlings occupy a larger area, right? ”

"Yes, there are mountains and mountains inside, I don't know how deep and wide they are. But it didn't work, the woods were dense, wild beasts were infested, and miasma was rampant. Mei Xianzhuo pointed to the river and said: "This river has a huge amount of water, and it flows out of Shilu Mountain, so it is called Shilu River." After coming out of the mountain, it flows through our village. Our village was originally called Shuitou Village, and that's why. After the outflow, there is the village of Fork River, where there is also a stream of water flowing in. ”

Liu Yao listened to Shi Luling's name, and his heart was excited: I came for you. Mei Xianzhuo also introduced that copper was once mined in the mountains, and Shilu was also named because of its patina.

In the following days, with the smooth development of land consolidation, Liu Yao had no secrets to provide, so he began to be idle with peace of mind, and together with his son and daughter, he used the canal to catch a lot of fish, and followed the old father of the executive's family to learn to catch hares, hedgehogs and badgers and other small animals, and had a great time, spending a very good few days. Watching the children rolling in the canal, Yao Ying also smiled. Since coming to a strange world, the family has been under a lot of mental pressure except for the youngest son. With the acquisition and leveling of the land, the family began to feel down-to-earth. At this time, the deliberate arrangement of non-business not only brought abundant food, but also brought a relaxed atmosphere. Looking at the long-lost laughter, Liu Yao couldn't help but touch the distilled alcohol, which had been sealed under the bed where the couple slept. Supplies are still scarce, and alcohol must be used for medical purposes.

After a month of hard work, there are 60 acres of contiguous paddy fields, and the dry land has increased even more, just 100 acres. This made Mei Xianzhuo unable to close his mouth all day long, and he felt that he had indeed made the right bet and would definitely win.

In the last few days, Liu Yao instructed everyone to block the canal and let the sun dry the fields, and cut branches from the hillside to spread all the ground, and after a few days of stacking, they were also dried by the sun. On the last day of land consolidation, these branches were burned, not only burning the tangled shrubs and weeds in the field, but also bringing much-needed potassium fertilizer to the land.

Just when the smoke and dust were billowing in, Sun Zhenggang came running, holding two seedlings in his hands, bowed deeply to Liu Yao, and then pulled Mei Xianzhuo and Zhao Shilu desperately saying that the seedlings that used bone meal and rotted compost were much larger than useless. This allowed Liu Yao to dramatically lead everyone to complete the land consolidation in the thick smoke and establish the image of an agricultural expert.

Although the land consolidation has been considered fast, it still took a month. By the time everything was ready, the time for planting was almost over. Fortunately, the lowest flat field was the first to be renovated into a large paddy field, and it was sown first, and the rice seeds of the Mei family were the first. The rice seeds brought from the future are sown in the paddy fields that have been transformed at the end. It is considered that the growth of improved varieties of rice is relatively rapid, and the sowing time is one month apart, but the maturity period is basically the same.

In the dry land, potatoes, corn and sweet potatoes were planted in large areas, and small fields were carefully fertilized to plant good seeds from the future. Potato and corn seeds are heavy and carry very little, and they do not reach large quantities until after the fourth season of growth, showing their strong influence.

When these seeds were taken out, Mei Xianzhuo's doubts were aroused. However, he didn't say much when he was in the field, and when he returned home, he pulled Liu Yao into the courtyard and asked mysteriously, "Are you an immortal who can take objects in the air?" ”

"No, it won't. Why did Brother Tai say this? Liu Yao asked strangely.

"But where did your seeds come from? It's okay for you to secretly bring two pearls, I didn't see you carrying these seeds on the day Xiaomei was healed. ”

"Oh! Brother Mei is wondering about this. Liu Yao laughed as he pondered how to explain to Mei Xianzhuo. I'm not an immortal, and I don't know how to do magic. I can't tell where these things came from. ”

"So there are immortals to help? Put it in your room? It seems that Mei Xianzhuo can't sleep without getting an answer.

Extremely advanced technology, in the eyes of backward civilizations, is like magic. In this regard, there is no difference between you and me. Liu Yao sighed in his heart, and said to Mei Xianzhuo carefully and carefully: "I came here because of an immortal. But this immortal is just an ordinary person who has learned spells. He asked me to come here and do something I can't say much about you. He would give me something, very little, very powerful, like my seed, but these were not spells, they were ways that people could figure out. ”

Mei Xianzhuo nodded with wide eyes, which was considered to be understood. Then he asked, "Why did that immortal want you to come here?" ”

Liu Yao sighed and said, "I don't know either. And he said, "Thou shalt not ask any more about this, let alone tell anyone about it." Otherwise, the immortals will be angry, and I am afraid that there will be a big disaster. ”

Mei Xianzhuo nodded, satisfied his curiosity, and went to sleep satisfied.

Good seeds are Liu Yao's very important reliance, just in case, all the good seeds are planted in the flower pot for backup. Backups have proven to be very necessary. The flourishing flora and fauna that dazzled the four modern people now give them a headache. Although the weeds are growing every day, they can be controlled, but the animals are very troublesome, the scarecrow cannot scare away the birds at all, the traps and traps around the fields are full of hares, badgers and hedgehogs almost every morning, and the rice seeds and potatoes in the dry land have been stolen and eaten. Liu Yao checked every morning in horror to see how many of his precious varieties remained, and almost when everyone was worried that this year's harvest would be completely destroyed by the army of stealers, the executive's father came up with a solution: hang the carcasses of birds and beasts in the fields.

The sight in the fields was not to be pleasant, and not far away the carcasses of birds and beasts hung on bamboo poles, which quickly rotted and smelled foul in the tropical climate, but which effectively drove away the army of stealers. As the temperature gradually rises, young green seedlings also fill the fields.

After the creature war in the fields was over, Mei Xianzhuo arranged for the father of the executive's family to watch over the fields, doing things such as driving away birds and beasts and guarding the water level. Sun Zhenggang gradually became an expert in agricultural affairs, according to Liu Yao's explanation, carefully managing the fertilization in the field, many methods he had never seen before, slowly showing their effectiveness in the field, the thick seedlings made him fascinated, soaked in the field all day long.