Luo Xiaoqiao looked at their figures while pondering, pure manpower farming is inefficient, there is no high-quality wheat seeds, and the effort cannot be exchanged for equal benefits.

The ditch on the edge of the field is overgrown with weeds, there is the sound of crickets, and grasshoppers can be seen. The foot of the mountain in the distance is lush and green, and it looks like a lush forest.

"Niu Niu, look, can you go over there?"

"Yes, second sister, there is a big mountain over there, we often go to look for wild fruits, I'll take you to see it." Niu Niu has also been at home for the past two days, and the child can't hold it back, so after listening to her words, he wants to go over there holding his hand.

"Slow down, slow down." , Luo Xiaoqiao looked at his thin arms and legs, took two steps and breathed a little, and asked Niu Niu to stop and wait for her.

In this way, it took the two about three quarters of an hour to reach the foot of the mountain.

Sure enough, what catches your eye is weeds and shrubs, and further up, there are some sour jujube branches, but the fruits are gone, and there are some traces of breaking on the plants that can be eaten and cannot be eaten, and there is no restriction on firewood here.

"Niu Niu, do you know how far this is from the nearest market?" Luo Xiaoqiao looked at the sour jujube branch in front of her and asked, maybe she has a way.

"There is a market every five days, and several villages come in turns, but they all sell food and clothing in the village, and there are not many rich people." Niuniu is smart and knows what she wants to know.

"And how far is the nearest county seat?" , Luo Xiaoqiao then asked.

"Go south, pass through three villages, and arrive at Xingcheng, which is the closest county town to us, and there are a lot of firewood collectors, who send firewood to sell there."

"Niu Niu, do you see this little branch? Help me pick up some and go back."

"Second sister, isn't this firewood? What's the use of that? ”

"You'll know when you get home." Luo Xiaoqiao smiled slightly, and kept the mystery first.

As long as there is a prosperous county, there will be business opportunities, this backward ancient world, rare things believe that there will be a market.

"Okay, you wait!" , Niu Niu Sa'er went away, and after a while, he brought back long and short wooden sticks, some of which also carried leaves.

Luo Xiaoqiao couldn't help but touch his head: "Niu Niu is really good, go back and make you something good." ”

"What's good?" , Niu Niu stared at her with curious eyes, looked at her with a flicker, and asked.

"Let's go, take these back, I'll show you, you have to help me."

"Hmm", Niu Niu was very excited. Poor children, there is no entertainment, usually just play with mud, fight, never touch any toys, Luo Xiaoqiao's words made his eyes shine. Whether it succeeds or not, the process of doing it is exciting.

This is also due to the fact that their poor family can't even afford to raise chickens and ducks, otherwise, a child as big as Niu Niu has no time to play, he has to cut the grass and feed the pigs and chickens.

The two talked and laughed and went home, and grandma was still doing laundry. It is said that it is to wash clothes, although they are poor, they are very clean, and the yard is also cleaned every day, which is inseparable from the diligence of grandma.

"Grandma, we're back." As soon as he entered the door, Niu Niu happily ran towards his grandmother, pulled her sleeve and said, "Sister wants to make me something good to play." ”

"What's that?" Grandma Luo looked at Xiao Qiao with a puzzled expression and asked.

"Grandma, do we have a smaller carving knife in our house? I remembered something, if I could make a rare thing, I could go to the county seat to sell it. ”

"Graver? We really don't have one at home, just a kitchen knife and sickle in the kitchen. ”

The corners of Luo Xiaoqiao's mouth twitched, and he was so excited that he forgot about the conditions at home.

She had no choice but to look at her grandmother with pitiful eyes: "Grandma, see if you can go to the neighbor's house to borrow it, I am really useful." Our family has to repay the debt after half a year, and it is not possible to rely on being a coolie at all, anyway, I am idle and idle, toss and see, in case it happens. ”

When Grandma Luo heard this, she stood up and wiped her hand on her apron: "Your Uncle Dashan was a carpenter in his early years, and he should have it at home, so I will borrow it for you." ”

Luo Xiaoqiao's eyes suddenly lit up: "Grandma, if you can, borrow the saw, forget it if it doesn't work." ”

"You kid." Grandma frowned, sighed, and went give it a try.

After a while, my grandmother returned, carrying a small carving knife and a saw.

Grandma handed it to Luo Xiaoqiao and said, "Be careful, I'll return it at night." ”

Luo Xiaoqiao held the carving knife, very happy, took a small branch, and wrote and drew on the land in the yard.

"Sister, what are you painting here? Weird-looking. ”

"This is called gear, the handle drives the gear, the gear bites the gear, and you can do a lot of things."

"Come, Niu Niu, you can help bring the sickle too."

"Second sister, you just don't have the strength, what are you going to do, tell me, I'll help you."

Luo Xiaoqiao looked at Niuniu's small body, which was not much better than himself, and couldn't help but snort, "Wait for you to help."

They had good luck this time, and they picked up a few pieces of catalpa wood, as well as a few ashwagands with thick arms. Both types of wood have good toughness and hardness, so you can try them.

Luo Xiaoqiao picked up a ash, first used a wooden saw to cut an inch thick piece, the first operation, the difficulty is really big, either uneven, or offset.

After a while, he made a whole bunch of wood.

"What are you going to do?" , Grandma Luo couldn't stand it anymore, and came over to ask.

Luo Xiaoqiao was a little frustrated, thinking and doing it are really two extremes. She has no technology, and it is difficult to achieve it without the support of raw materials.

"I want to cut a few pieces of one-inch thick rounds", Luo Xiaoqiao said dejectedly, no longer complacent as he was at the beginning.

Grandma Luo sneered and took the saw, "I'll come." ”

"Grandma, will you?" Luo Xiaoqiao's eyes lit up.

"My dad used to be a carpenter, haven't you heard? A carpenter's child will cut stubble. ”

"Grandma, it's just so thick, try to be as thin as possible", Luo Xiaoqiao used his index finger and thumb to compare the thickness he wanted, while finding a thread and tying it around the azusa wood, almost like that.

"Wait", Grandma Luo is not particular, stepping on the catalpa wood with one foot, pulling the saw with the other, "whoosh" a few times, and cut off more than 20 pieces of discs, the thickness is quite uniform, Luo Xiaoqiao is very satisfied.

She picked up a piece casually and rubbed the surface, it was a little rough, but there was no way to make do with it first.

He went to the bottom of the pot and took out a handful of black ash, dipped it with a thin wooden stick, and marked it on the log chips, but there was no ruler at home, and the length could only be measured by needle and thread.

Such simple conditions, Luo Xiaoqiao sighed while doing it, if this can make her successful, there will be nothing she can't do in the future.

"Niuniu, come", Luo Xiaoqiao greeted his younger brother, now everyone really has to use it.

"Be careful with your carving knife and cut out all the edges for me along the lines I have drawn."

"Okay, look at me." Niu Niu had something to do, he was very happy, and he went happily.

The grandmother next to her saw that there was nothing wrong and wanted to say a few words, but seeing them entertaining themselves so much, she couldn't help but shake her head and left.

There are only a few days left for such a relaxing day, so let them go as they please.

Luo Xiaoqiao and Niu Niu, one preliminarily carved the edge of the gear, the other did fine work and carving, and several logs were wasted during the period, Luo Xiaoqiao was about to be irritable.

Unconsciously, the sun had risen to the top of the head, and the sun made the two children's cheeks red, it was already noon, and the grandfather and Xiaoni also came back from the field.

Luo Xiaoqiao and Niu Niu were working excitedly, but they didn't feel that time passed so quickly, and they didn't feel hungry.

Luo Xiaoqiao shook his aching fingers, looked at the gears that had only been made three or four pieces, and sighed a little, he had to return the tools to people at night, which was a bit inefficient.

Luo Xiaoqiao put down the work in his hand and handed a scoop of water to his grandfather and sister. Luo Xiaoni didn't care if it was cold or not, she drank most of it.