Chapter Twenty-Nine: Gather in Qiao's Courtyard
As soon as Chen Jiahua got home, she couldn't wait to share it with her family, Qiao Da and they had already cut the bamboo and came back, and they were studying under the trees in the yard with the drawings of Hua Banxia, and everyone was very happy to hear Chen Jiahua's words.
"Banxia, how appropriate do you think we should do this?" Qiao Da took the drawings and didn't know where to start with the pile of trees and bamboos cut down in front of him.
Hua Banxia washed his face to go to the summer, and walked over to take the drawings in Qiao Da's hand, "Uncle, it's actually not difficult, the key is that the trunk must be strong and can be used for a long time, and the direction of the water cylinder must be grasped well to ensure that the water can be transported and the amount of water is not too small."
Hua Banxia just drew a picture yesterday, without marking the angle of the water cylinder and the amount of water, it depends on how much weight Qiao Da and the bamboo tube they cut back, if the weight of the bamboo tube is not counted, then there is no guarantee that the water cylinder can run smoothly.
Hua Banxia asked Qiao Da to start according to the length he gave and get an approximate weight, and then Hua Banxia began to calculate. In this era when precision cannot be pursued, everything has to be felt in the middle of the summer, and even the speed of the water flow is based on the feeling of the first two launches.
After lunch, the family officially began to build a waterwheel, and several brothers and brothers were holding the new firewood knives that they had bought in the middle of the summer to trim the small tree that was pushed as the main trunk. Qiao Da and Qiao Er are based on the bamboo tube, because the bamboo tube needs a lot and the quality must be good, but it can't be cracked.
And Chen Jiahua and Tian Fuzhen were rubbing hemp rope with Hua Qingqing, which was used to fix the bamboo tube.
Hua Banxia was idle, and originally wanted to help rub the hemp rope together, but it was either Qiao Yu and they greeted or Qiao Da they had a problem, Hua Banxia often had to get up before his butt was hot, and in the end, he simply stood and did the work of directing and serving tea and pouring water.
The sun was a little off, and the villagers of Qiaoli Village avoided the time when the sun was at its strongest, and began to dig wild vegetables in the back mountain.
When you go to Houshan, you must pass by the door of Qiao Da's house, and the villagers see that Qiao's family is not going out to open up the wasteland and manipulate the crops today, but staying in the yard to do some strange things, and they are all curious to stop and say hello to Qiao.
"Qiao Da, what are you doing", the person who spoke out was Qiao Li, who grew up with Qiao Da, who lived in the east of the village, and had an old mother at home, two brothers, two sons and a daughter, and he was a winner in life in Qiaoli Village.
Qiao Li is usually diligent and likes new things, so he goes to the city whenever he has time, and he is willing to do any work, whether it is reliable or not, he is very bold, so compared to the honest and honest Qiao family, Qiao Li's family has a decent life in the village.
However, it has not rained for more than two months during the rainy season, which should have rained this year, and even if the family has surplus food, they have to worry about this year's harvest.
Qiao Da raised his head and greeted Qiao Li, because they grew up together since childhood, and they also trusted Qiao Li, "Vigorously? Come on, look at this thing", Qiao beckoned Qiao Li.
Hua Banxia didn't have any opinion on this, just sat obediently on the side and didn't speak.
Qiao Li and the two men in the village carried a hoe into the courtyard, "Yo, Qiao Da, yes, all the good paper is used", Qiao Li laughed and teased Qiao Da, but the action of taking the drawings in his hand was very careful.
"That's it, let's also touch the things that this show uses", the other two villagers put down the tools in their hands and stared at the pieces of paper curiously and enviously.
Qiao Li really has some insight in the village, and after looking at it for a while, he waited for his eyes to widen, and asked in a slightly trembling voice, "Qiao Da, this... Is this for water diversion? ”
Qiao Li stared at Qiao Da in disbelief, hoping that Qiao Da could give him an explanation. Qiao Li's voice was loud, and in addition to the two people in the courtyard, the other village names who had just passed by the door of Qiao's house also surrounded them curiously.
Xu is everyone was so lively, and the village name behind saw that everyone had entered Qiao's yard, and they all followed curiously. It was even more strange for everyone to see that Qiao's yard was full of wood.
Hua Banxia didn't expect to attract so many people, I just hope that Qiao Da can handle it and don't mention himself.
Qiao Li didn't wait for Qiao Da to speak, and excitedly passed the drawings to the villagers behind him, everyone leaned their heads over, scrambling to see them, and the women were curious to touch them.
Chen Jiahua was willing to let them grab it like this, so he quickly put down the half-rubbed hemp rope in his hand and rushed forward, "God, you all be careful with me, don't tear it up."
Chen Jiahua put away all the drawings, carefully smoothed out the wrinkled places they had made, and was still chattering in her mouth, "Why are you careless, you will compensate me."
Qiao Li ignored Chen Jiahua's blame, looked at Qiao Da and said, "Qiao Da, this thing can really lead water?" ”
"Yes, you're not doing this now", "That's it, why don't you tell us", the villagers were anxious to know, and some thought that Qiao Da was selfish and didn't let them know, and there was an indispensable blame in his tone.
How did Qiao Da know that this would happen, he only heard Hua Banxia talk about this thing last night, and he just cut down the tree today, and before he could do anything, he was told by everyone as if he was ungrateful.
"That, that, I'm not...... I only knew about this", Qiao Da was a little panicked in the face of the villagers' questioning, he didn't know how to explain, and stood there at a loss.
"Qiao Da, don't listen to their nonsense, this is originally your family's thing, you don't tell us it's okay, it's just that it's not easy for everyone, we can help if we can, right?" Qiao Li is a clear person, which not only helps Qiao Da, but also shows the needs of the villagers.
Qiao Da listened to Qiao Li's words, and quickly nodded, "Yes, I must be able to help, I only knew this thing late, I went to cut down the tree today, I don't know if it can be done, I don't dare to tell you later, if this thing can really cause water, then the water still has to flow through the ridge ditch, and everyone can use it too, right?" ”
Qiao Da never thought about using it for personal use from the beginning, but for things that have not yet been determined whether they can succeed, Qiao Da is really embarrassed to brag to the big guys, in case it can't be used, it won't be a delay.
"Then what about this thing, how long will it take?" Qiao Li couldn't wait to understand that the crops in the field waited for no one.
Qiao was embarrassed, "This... You see we're just starting to do it, and we don't know what to do yet", Qiao stretched out his hands and motioned for everyone to look at what hadn't yet taken shape.
"In this way, Qiao Da, I'm not going to dig wild vegetables today, will I do it with you here?" Qiao Li said.
"That's right, Qiao Da, you see that if it's convenient, we are all here to help you help", several villagers were eager to try, but still respected Qiao Da's opinion.
Where can Qiao Da say no, this thing is a big thing, and there is no problem with a few people in his own family, at most it will take a little more time, but if you want to move to the river, you will need people.
"It's a success, why can't it be done, but it's the first time for us, and I don't know if it's going to be successful", Qiao Dasheng was afraid of delaying the time of the big guys, and repeatedly emphasized the possible consequences.
"Oh, it's okay, everyone is from a village, just this thing will be done in two days at most, if you can use it, you can save the big guy to carry water every day, and if you can't use it, how many things can be delayed, don't worry Qiao Da", Qiao Li comforted Qiao Da at the same time, and also hinted that other villagers should sort out their thoughts.
After some discussion, the big guys chose to stay here, and it was convenient to take a hand if necessary.
Fortunately, Qiao's family lives in the back mountain, and the yard is not fenced except for a low fence on the side of the village road, so how big is it.
"Yo, Qiao, everyone, these are your two nephews and nephews from Huajia Village, they are really handsome", sure enough, where there are women, there is gossip, a thin woman in a gray and black coat looked at Hua Banxia and smiled meaninglessly.
Hua Banxia was quietly busy with the work at hand, listening to Chen Jiahua and the others chatting and not speaking, but she always felt that there was a look of interest staring at herself, so she raised her head.
It's this woman in a gray and black gown, it seems that the clothes should be picked up and the man can't wear it. With a dull yellow and thin skin, it should have been an honest and kind face, but it opened a pair of eyes that counted everywhere.
"Yes, these two children don't want to go out and walk around more, you don't know they are coming", although it is poor here, it is common for relatives to come to the door, some come to report the good news, some come to help, and some borrow money and food, which is not unusual.
The woman didn't care about Hua Banxia at all, whether they liked to move around or not, and chatted with Hua Banxia herself, "Big girl, is it almost time to get married?"
Hua Banxia didn't think that this woman would suddenly talk about this topic, Chen Jiahua and Tian Fuzhen looked at the woman in surprise, the news that Hua Banxia was sold to Hua Manlou has been spread, Chen Jiahua thought that everyone would give Qiao Da a few thin noodles, and didn't mention it, but who knew that this woman seemed to not know, so she asked.
It didn't matter if she spent Banxia, and she didn't want to embarrass the two aunts, so she said lightly, "No, I'm not in a hurry."
The woman listened to Hua Banxia's words and became even more energetic, "Ouch, why aren't you in a hurry, the girl is going to get married after all", the woman looked very concerned about Hua Banxia, "Girl, how many days do you plan to live here, I have time to help you find out."
"Hey... No, no, Sister Chen, his father has the final say in the family affairs of this half summer, we can't help it", Chen Jiahua was frightened and bluntly refused.
It turned out that this woman's name was Chen Mei, and she was the daughter-in-law of Qiao Dashu in the west of the village, and like Chen Jiahua, she was married from Chenjia Village.
But even if Chen Jiahua rejected her in person, this woman still couldn't understand the general, and she was in a state of self-care and Chen Jiahua.
"Oh, what is his father, his father, his father is a slave who got married, and he can't be the master", Chen Mei's unabashed appearance completely frightened the people present who heard this.