Chapter 13 Silt Harvesting

At the time of a pillar of incense, all the people in the village who could move were dispatched, and a long queue formed outside the courtyard.

The unique smell of silt is flying all over the yard.

"I didn't expect the people of Shili Village to be so active, they are all diligent people!" Ziyu admired the authenticity.

If in the afterlife, if a dollar falls on the ground, no one will bend down to pick it up.

Not to mention ten baskets of dirty and smelly sludge in exchange for a penny, this kind of work for an era, that will never be done.

But here, there are a lot of people who work hard for a penny.

Ziyu, who was penniless and hungry and had stomach cramps, liked these hard-working women and young people in Shili Village very much.

In the long queue that could not be seen at a glance, there were very few men in the prime of life, and most of them were women and half-grown boys.

"Thanks to the benevolence and righteousness of the little boy, otherwise how could there be such a good thing in our village."

The old village stroked his beard with a smile, and smiled more sincerely when he thought of the two taels of silver that had just entered the purse.

"Haha, it's mutually beneficial!

Maybe we'll have a chance to work together in the future. Ziyu laughed.

"Haha, the old man is waiting for the little boy's words."

The old village chief glanced at the noisy crowd and got up and shouted.

"All quiet, quiet!

Come over one by one, count the points, ten baskets and a copper plate, and don't steal and play tricks.

If I am caught, I will be disqualified. ”

With the old village chief coming forward, things were going on in an orderly manner, and Ziyu only needed to count the copper plates.

At the end of the day, half a basket of copper plates was not used, and Ziyu, who had nothing to do, sat a little bored.

But those who can earn twenty or thirty copper plates a day are very happy.

For them, it is still possible to earn money without leaving home, or work without any cost.

Every household in Shili Village was discussing this matter, and the quick brain reaction had already run to inform the mother's family who was close.

"Old village chief, please leave the work of collecting the silt, and the silt cleaned up by the river will be done.

I will store it in the courtyard for the time being, and I will send someone to pull it every once in a while.

Give your old man a tael of silver a month for his hard work, and he will send you a copper plate every five days. ”

It's not that Ziyu has a big heart, she wants to buy a lot of grain next year when she first arrives in a place, and she must have a trustworthy village.

A few baskets of copper plates can test the depth of a person, which is very worthwhile for her.

"Don't worry, the old man will definitely handle this matter well!"

The old village chief who was entrusted with the important task should take it down, and one or two pieces of silver is a lot of income.

Don't look at him as the village head, and his family doesn't have much income.

Because of its proximity to Qingyang Mansion, Shili Village is relatively wealthy compared to other villages, and that is only the surface.

Because of the land near the city, there are nine layers of fertile land that are in the hands of large families.

He has been the village chief for many years, and his family only has ten acres of thin fields, and the rest depends on renting seeds to support the family.

During the slack season, the children and grandchildren of the family can also go to the city to do some short-term work, but this year, when the river is cleaned up, it is equivalent to no income in the winter.

The old village chief, who was sitting at home and worried, didn't expect good luck from the sky, and he met Ziyu who came to the door to collect the silt.

The old village chief wanted to give his full support, not to mention that the people had paid him.

Ziyu handed over the matter of collecting the silt to the old village chief, and left all the four baskets of copper plates she had brought, and she left the village on a mule cart, but did not return to the city.

Those who went upstream had been looking at the place a few days before, in order to collect water from the river at night.

The fertile land in the space has become the Gobi Desert, and the most lacking thing is water, which is also the second purpose of her coming out.

Ziyu, who was driving the mule cart slowly on the road, disappeared into the darkening night.

The boy in black, dressed in a short beat, was hidden in a low-lying area by the river, shivering a little in the river wind.

Because of the cleaning of the river, the water upstream is intercepted, and the water level increases accordingly, but it is cheap Ziyu to act.

Ziyu's heart moved, and a black cotton cloak appeared in her hand, and a small square stool appeared under her buttocks.

The person who steals the water sits on a small square bench and reaches into the icy river water with one hand and nibbles on warm steamed buns with the other.

At noon, he only ate a bowl of somen noodles sent by the old village chief's house, and Ziyu's stomach was already growling with hunger.

In the darkness, a small whirlpool slowly formed because of the suction, and the bubbling water flowed into the Gobi Desert through that incredible hand.

The thirsty Gobi Desert swallowed impatiently, making a pleasant bubbling sound.

Along with the flow of water, there are also large and small fish, shrimp, and crabs, and these new life forms seem to be controlled by a force.

A stream of water that was split up was carried towards the dry fish pond......

Watering the 500 acres of the Gobi Desert is only a drop in the bucket for a river with abundant water.

Even so, it took Ziyu half of the night to complete this difficult task.

Finally solved a person who was in serious trouble, his whole body was cold, and he left the river in a strange posture.

Who told her to sit in one position for too long, her legs and feet were numb, and Ziyu, who didn't want to stay by the river anymore, was full of the mournful cry of the wind.

If a person stays by the river in the middle of the night, he must be so frightened that he will be planted in the river.

The purple jade, which was illuminated with a fire fold, finally touched the road, and the surroundings were so quiet that there was not even a ghost shadow, and it was even quieter in the winter that I couldn't find a single insect chirping.

"Ah...... Floating...... Floating ......"

The long and terrible voice floated in the dark night, and the fire folds danced brightly and darkly, like ghost fires flying.

"Da Da Da ......"

The sound of horses' hooves came from a distance, and the people who were having fun suddenly disappeared into the road.

The mischievous Ziyu set up a small stove and charcoal grill in front of the space villa, and cooked the cooked mutton soup pot that had been prepared, and the roast mutton was sizzling and oily on the copper charcoal grilling plate.

People who take a bite of mutton shabu and roast mutton do not forget to listen to the movement outside.

"Childe, there is a strange one ahead, there is an ambush, wait for your subordinates to break through first!"

The man's voice was hoarse, as if he had not drunk water for a long time.

"No, it's a person or a ghost." The cold male voice spoke with two points of eagerness.

The purple jade, which heard it well, threw out a piece of mutton bone with meat in the ground.

"Choke...... Chang ...... Syllable! ”

The cold man who slashed the lamb bone with a knife smelled the unique smell of mutton, and there was an empty sound in his stomach.

"Thank you seniors for raising your noble hand, he will definitely thank you if he has a fate in the future!"

The sound of the neat horses' hooves left quickly, and Ziyu pouted when she heard it, and her words were so unreliable.

He is also grateful for his fate, what a man's mouth, a deceitful ghost!

Ziyu, who was full of food and drink in the space, resigned herself to boiling a large pot of hot water to wash away the smell of her body, and changed into a plain silk robe.

Slip into the luxurious carriage that was used as a makeshift bed, lie flat on all fours, and hang an undried green silk out of the carriage.