Lin Xirou has only seen these tools in museums, and they are basically not seen in the countryside in the modern era.

These are the most primitive tools for measuring fields.

The name is Foot Bow.

The feet are spread out one step apart, and they look like bows and arrows, so they are called step bows.

However, the ancient step and the modern step are two different concepts.

In ancient times, all two feet were taken out as one step, which is equivalent to two steps in the modern era, and the distance is about five feet in ancient times.

"Mu Langjun, I also brought the people who helped, when will I go to Qinjia Village?" Tian Li pointed to the two people who came with him and said with a smile.

Tian Da was an acquaintance, and greeted Li Shen and Lin Xirou with a smile.

Another elder, Lin Xirou and Li Shen, who had never seen him, introduced himself and said that he was a relative of Tian Lizheng, who was in charge of accounts in the county seat, and could calculate accounts and counts, and only returned to the village yesterday.

He had an abacus in his hand.

Tian Da's shoulders are carrying the step bow.

Li Shen flicked his sleeves, "Let's go now." ”

He shouted to Zhou Heiniu to follow with the account book.

The donkey cart in the field was inconvenient to enter, and Li Shen did not rush to the cart this time, but rode a donkey.

Lin Xirou didn't go out today, she wanted to develop pills at home, and after seeing them leave, she took Zhou Heihu into the warehouse to see her medicinal materials.

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Li Shen took a few people from the field and walked towards Qinjia Village.

On the way, they met Qinjia Village Zheng.

Tian Lizheng saw him and raised his eyebrows, "Qin Lizheng, it's early." ”

Qinjia Village saw that Tian Li was following behind Li Shen, and immediately understood what was going on.

His face turned black with anger, but he was afraid of Li Shen, so he still greeted with a smile, "Ah, early, Tian Lizheng." ”

He bowed to Li Shen again, "Mu Langjun, I was about to pick you up, but I didn't expect you to set off." ”

"It's hot, check it out early and rest early." Li Shen said.

"Yes, yes." Qinjia Village was respectfully patting the horses' ass.

Li Shen shook the field book in his hand again, and pointed to Tian Lizheng and Qinjia Village.

"I'm not idle, so I'm curious to see the village field booklet, this is because I went back to the county seat, and when I saw the county magistrate, he mentioned a sentence, he said, the fields in the village, I don't know whether the amount is accurate, asked me to have time to see, I came to check. Check Qinjia Village today, and Tianfeng Village will be in a few days. ”

If things don't favor one over the other, there will be no suspicion.

Tian Li said loudly, "There is nothing wrong with our village, Mu Langjun, you can check it at any time." ”

Qinjia Village's face changed, and he also said, "Our village is the same. ”

Li Shen pushed down the hat above his head, "Then let's go, the sun is getting stronger and stronger." ”

He patted the donkey on the back, and the donkey trotted forward.

The others immediately followed.

Qinjia Village looked at Tian Lizheng and squinted.

Tian Li raised his eyebrows, smiled, and swaggered after Li Shen's donkey.

Qinjia Village was thinking up and down, but he didn't dare to attack, and he also sped up his pace.

The group first arrived in front of a family's field.

The two who were weeding in the field saw a group of people coming and hurriedly walked over.

"Lizheng, this is ......"

"Nothing, nothing, Dafu, you're busy with your going." Qinjia Village was waving his hand at the two of them.

The weeding couple glanced at the Qinjia Village, and greeted Tian Lizheng and Tian Da with a smile, "Uncle Tian, Brother Tian, you are busy." ”

"Hey, aren't you the aunt and uncle of the eldest girl? It turns out that this is your family's field. The field was pointing to the field before them.

The two of them quietly glanced at Lizheng in their village again, and said, "Ah, yes, yes." ”

Seeing Li Shen coming again, Qin Dafu and his family hurriedly saluted Li Shen, "Mu Langjun." ”

That day, they ate full moon wine at Tian's house, and they saw Li Shen.

Li Shen waved his hand, signaling that they didn't have to be polite.

"Qin Dafu!" Li Shen opened the booklet and read, "There are 12 acres of private land and 4 acres of public land at home, yes or no?" ”

Tian Daya's uncle, Qin Dafu, put down his hoe and walked to the side of the field stalk, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, my family does have so many fields, and they have been planted for decades, and these fields are still left by my grandfather when he was young." ”

Li Shen looked at the field in front of him, "If the landlord is there, then it will be better, Qin Dafu, you point out the scope of your family's field, and we will measure the field." ”

Qin Dafu glanced at Lizheng in his village again, and hurriedly said, "There is no problem with our family's fields, there is no need to measure, there is really no need to measure, since my grandfather was young, this field has been so much, and it has not changed at all." ”

"Eh, I haven't tested it, how do you know if there's a problem? What if the old man remembered it wrong back then and it continues to this day? Tian Li said.

"Ah, that's right." Qin Dafu was in a hurry.

The honest farmer is so anxious that his face is red.

His daughter-in-law was also anxious to follow, "Yes, yes, yes, there is nothing wrong with my family's field." ”

"Mu Langjun, they all said that there is nothing wrong, is this not necessary? There are 95 households in our village, each family has a lot of land, and there are two rich households in the village, and there are as many as 40 acres. Qinjia Village said with a smile.

Li Shen raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "I will only check a part of it, I won't check every family, if I meet Qin Dafu's family today, I will check this family, if it is wrong, it is also the matter of the former county magistrate, and it is not related to anyone." ”

Qin Dafu and his family, you look at me, I look at you, and they looked at Li Shen together, "Is it the reason for the previous county order?" ”

"Of course, didn't you say that this is the field left by your grandfather when he was young? Counting the time, isn't it just a few decades ago? Isn't that the matter of the previous prefectural magistrate? Li Shen said.

Qinjia Village was rolling his eyes, and thought about it in his heart, it turned out to be checking the account of the previous county commander?

"I've started to check, Tian Da, bring the step bow." Tian Li looked at the sky, and didn't want to have a lawsuit with Qin Dafu, so he walked into the field.

"Hurry up, only check Qin's rich family today." Li Shen pointed to the field book and said.

Qin Dafu and his family didn't say anything when they saw that their village was not saying anything, and they didn't say anything.

I watched the fields busy.

The field was calling for them to identify the field, and they immediately walked over.

After being busy for more than an hour, it was finally measured that there were indeed sixteen acres of land.

"Yes, that's right, the official land plus the private land is a total of sixteen acres." Finding that there was no problem, Qin Dafu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

And the Qin family village is also proudly raising his eyebrows.

This scene was seen by Li Shen, and he asked Qin Dafu again, "Qin Dafu, what kind of crops are you planting this year in your official field?" ”

He asked with Ueda Book, flicking his sleeves and chatting leisurely.

Qin Dafu thought that the matter was done, just chatting, so he relaxed and said, "Oh, there are two acres of sorghum and two acres of grain." ”

"Did you plant sorghum and grain in your private field?" Li Shen asked.

Qin Dafu smiled and said, "No, our private field has not been planted this year. ”

Li Shen shook the field book, "Then it's strange, why did you find out that there are three acres of sorghum and three acres of grain?" (End of chapter)