Huguang County is a neighboring county of Wanghai County, and to the east, there are also mountains and forests.

Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang set off at dawn, and when they arrived at Zuojiazhuang in Huguang County by the carriage, the sun had already sunk in the west.

"It's rude to visit people in the next day, let's find a farmer to settle down first, and then visit the owner of the left village tomorrow in the first day." Yang Ruoqing proposed.

Luo Fengtang naturally has no objections.

Most of the peasant families in this era were relatively simple.

Soon, the two of them settled in a farmhouse at the entrance of Zuojiazhuang.

This farmer's family is an old couple.

All white-haired and hunchbacked, the son and daughter-in-law took their grandchildren and grandchildren to rent a small shop in Huguang County for early trading.

Come back once a quarter and give some money and clothes to the old couple.

The old couple tended to have a few vegetable gardens and raised a few chickens and ducks at home.

A few acres of land could not be done, so they were leased out.

Yang Ruoqing gave the second elder 500 yuan as room and board expenses for these two days.

The old couple was so happy, they cooked multigrain rice at night, scrambled eggs, and took out the salted fish left over from the New Year to entertain her and Luo Fengtang.

After dinner, the four of them sat under the soybean oil lamp and chatted.

Yang Ruoqing took advantage of the situation to find out about the situation of the owner of the Zuo family.

Regarding the existence of the person Zuo Zhuang, she heard it from the mouth of a bald man.

Before coming, the owner of Zuo Zhuang in her imagination was able to make Rich Man Li jealous and become a fierce rival to restrain Rich Master Li.

Then, this left owner must also be a tyrant in the Zhuangzi.

Like the rich man Li, he is rampant, and when he is mentioned by the villagers in Zhuangzi, he talks about a person who has changed his color.

However, when the old man talked about the owner of the Zuo Village, his face was full of proud smiles.

"Speaking of our left owner, that's really a good person......"

The old man's chatterbox was opened.

"Our Zuojiazhuang relies on the owner of Zuojiazhuang, so that the people of our village can eat!"

"The owner of Zuozhuang is good and has the ability to help us build roads and bridges and build houses in our village."

"Help us make a plowshare board ladder."

"Whoever marries a daughter-in-law, he asks the owner of the village to help make tables, chairs and furniture."

"The same wood saw, the furniture made by the owner of Zuozhuang, it's good-looking......"

The deeds of the owner of Zuo Zhuang were told by the old man like pouring beans.

The old woman on the side couldn't help but add a few words.

"The owner of Zuo Zhuang has a big business, and most of our fields belong to his family."

"His family's tenants and long-term workers are well paid."

"There are still many industries in the county, but the owner of Zuozhuang never trusts the big ones and is kind to the people of our village."

"Look, the crutches in my hand are the ...... that the owner of the left village gave to my wife after I fell last time."

Yang Ruoqing was stunned when she heard this.

Dare to love this Zuo Zhuang and Li Caizhu are taking a completely different people-friendly route!

Seeing the old woman stretching her crutches in front of her, Yang Ruoqing took it and looked at it a few times.

I'll it.

This kind of crutches is not the monotonous shape of a dragon head stick of an old woman in this era.

Under the crutches, there are three pillars that branch out.

The pillars are topped with an oval-shaped plank.

Planks can be folded.

When folded, it's just an ordinary crutch.

The planks and three pillars open up to create a small bench.

Convenient and lightweight, you can take it with you wherever you go.

This kind of crutches, Yang Ruoqing has seen in modern times.

In ancient times, this was the first time.

This left owner is a bit interesting.

After talking to the old couple for a while, they each rested.

The next day, Yang Ruoqing got up early to help the old woman make breakfast together.

At the dinner table, she told the old couple that she wanted to visit the owner of Xiazuo.

The old man said: "The house of the owner of Zuozhuang is in the southernmost part of the village, but he is probably not at home during the day." ”

"Where's that?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

The old man said: "In our area, there was a shortage of water in the spring ploughing in previous years, and the owner of the left village has been thinking about the irrigation of the fields. ”

"I should have been busy working in the fields behind the village during the day.

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After breakfast, under the leadership of the old man, Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang went straight to the field behind Zuojiazhuang.

This place is also surrounded by mountains on three sides.

On the way to find the owner of Zuo Zhuang, Yang Ruoqing saw a lot of small bridges and rivers with great characteristics.

Farming tools such as plowshares used in the fields of farmers.

These are all from the hands of the owner of the left village, right?

The owner seems to have studied the tools of production in farming.

"Miss Yang, Brother Luo, it's here in front!"

The old man who led the way stopped, pointed to the two of them not far ahead.

Yang Ruoqing raised her eyes and looked over there.

Between the green mountains and green waters, there are patches of farmland similar to the shape of eight trigrams.

There is a small river on the edge of the field, and the river is babbling.

A wooden windmill that looks like a Ferris wheel is framed in the middle of the river.

The windmill was made of wood, but the disc was made of rattan.

With the help of the power of the water, it slowly turns.

On the rattan, there are many bamboo tubes tied.

The bamboo tube is filled with water from the river and slowly rises to the sound of the windmill turning.

Then when you reach the top of the windmill turntable, the water in the bamboo tube will flow out due to gravity.

Fall into a sink made of cut bamboo.

The trough is connected to other circulation channels, and in this way, the water of the river is continuously drawn up from the river and then slowly flows into the ravine, nourishing the crops......

What a wonderful design!

Yang Ruoqing squinted secretly, and her gaze fell on a few men on the side of the windmill.

On the shore next to the waterwheel, there stood two men carrying buckets.

One was about the same age as the old Yang Tou, with gray hair.

The middle-aged man on the side looked like the old man's son, and the two of them were almost carved out of the same mold.

Looking at the happy appearance of the two of them, it is estimated that they are the owners of the field on the side.

Seeing the water in the field, both father and son looked excited and happy.

One by one, they thanked the other man standing in the river.

Her gaze fell on the man in the river.

He looked young, probably in his early twenties.

The clothes he wore were very simple, and the trouser cuffs hit the knees.

Standing in the murmuring waters, he raised a young and handsome face, and his eyes followed the wheels of the windmill that turned.

He also had a carpentry tool in his hand, and he tapped it a few times from time to time.

The look of full concentration gives a sense of dedication.

"The one in the water is the owner of the left village, right?"

Yang Ruoqing asked the old man who led the way.

The old man nodded proudly: "That's right, that's our left owner!" ”

After that, the old man quickened his pace and ran over there, and introduced Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang to the owner of the left village.