Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 645 A Young and Handsome Face (Part [-])

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

Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang set off at dawn, and when they drove the carriage to Zuojiazhuang in Huguang County, the sun had already set.

"It's impolite to visit people in the afternoon. Let's settle down with a farmer's house first, and then visit the Zuo Zhuangzhu tomorrow morning." Yang Ruoqing suggested.

Luo Fengtang naturally had no objection.

Farmers in this era are mostly simple and honest.

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

This farm family is an old couple.

With gray hair and hunchbacks, the son and daughter-in-law took their grandchildren to rent a small shop in Huguang County for breakfast business.

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

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

A few acres of land can't be done, so they are rented out.

Yang Ruoqing gave the two elders five hundred Wen as food and lodging expenses for these two days.

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

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

Taking advantage of the situation, Yang Ruoqing inquired about the situation of the owner of Zuojiazhuang.

She heard about the existence of Master Zuo from Baldy.

Before coming here, the Zuo Zhuangzhu in her imagination could make rich man Li afraid and become a strong enemy to restrain rich man Li.

Then, this Zuo Zhuangzhu must also be a tyrant in Zhuangzi.

Like rich man Li, he is a person who is rampant, and when he is mentioned by the villagers in Zhuangzi, let's talk about a person who turns pale.

However, when the old man talked about Master Zuo, his face full of vicissitudes was filled with a proud smile.

"Speaking of our Master Zuo, he is really a good person..."

The old man's chatterbox was opened.

"Our Zuojiazhuang relies on the owner of Zuozhuang, so that our villagers can afford food!"

"Master Zuozhuang is good. He has the ability to help our village build roads, bridges and houses."

"Help us make plowshares, carts and ladders."

"Whenever a son marries a daughter-in-law, he always asks Master Zuo to help him make tables, chairs and furniture."

"The same wood saw, the furniture made by Zhuo Zhuang, it's so beautiful..."

The stories about the Zuo Zhuangzhu, one after another, were told by the old man like pouring beans.

The old lady next to her couldn't help but add a few words.

"Master Zuo's family has a big business, and most of our fields belong to his family."

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

"There are still a lot of industries in the county, but the owner of Zuo Zhuang never entrusts big things, and is kind to our villagers."

"Look, the crutch in my hand was hit by the owner of Zuo Zhuang after I fell last time..."

Yang Ruoqing was taken aback when she heard that.

Dare to feel that the owner of Zuo Zhuang and rich man Li are taking a completely different line of being close to the people!

Seeing the old woman stretch out the crutches in front of her, Yang Ruoqing took them over and looked them over.

What the hell.

This kind of crutches is not the monotonous shape of a faucet stick used by old women in this era.

Under the crutches, there are three forked pillars.

An oval plank is inlaid above the pillar.

The boards can be folded.

When folded, it is just an ordinary crutch.

The wooden board and three pillars are opened, and it is a small bench.

Convenient and lightweight, you can take it anywhere.

Yang Ruoqing had seen this kind of crutches in modern times.

In ancient times, this was the first time.

This Zuo Zhuangzhu is a bit interesting.

After talking with the old couple for a while, they each took a rest.

The next day, Yang Ruoqing got up early and helped the old lady make breakfast together.

At the dinner table, she told the old couple that she came here and wanted to visit the owner of Zuo Zhuang.

The old man said: "Zuo Zhuangzhu's house is at the southernmost end of the village, but he probably won't be at home during the daytime these few days."

"Where is that?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

The old man said: "In the past years, spring plowing in our area has been short of water, and the owner of Zuo Zhuang has been thinking about the irrigation of the fields."

"In the past few days, I should be busy working in the fields behind the village."

After breakfast, led by 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 Zuo Zhuangzhu, Yang Ruoqing saw a lot of unique small bridges and rivers.

Farm implements such as plowshares used in farmers' fields.

These are all from the hands of the Zuo Zhuangzhu, right?

The owner of the farm seems to have a lot of research on agricultural production tools.

"Miss Yang, Brother Luo, we're coming!"

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

Yang Ruoqing raised her eyes and looked over there.

Among the green mountains and green waters, there are pieces of farmland similar to eight trigrams.

There is a small river beside the field with gurgling water.

At first glance, a wooden windmill that looks like a Ferris wheel stands in the middle of the river.

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

With the help of the power of the water flow, it slowly rotates.

There are many bamboo tubes tied to the rattan.

The bamboo tube was filled with water from the river, and slowly rose amidst the 'creaking' sound of the windmill turning.

Then when it reaches the top of the windmill turntable, the water in the bamboo tube will flow out under the action of gravity.

It fell into a sink made of split bamboo on the side.

The water tank is connected to other circulation channels. In this way, the river water is continuously drawn up from the river, and then slowly flows into the field ditches, nourishing the crops...

What an exquisite design!

Yang Ruoqing squinted secretly, and her eyes fell on the men beside the windmill.

On the bank next to the waterwheel stood two men carrying buckets.

One was about the same age as Lao Yangtou, with gray hair.

The middle-aged man next to him looked like the old man's son, and the two were almost carved out of the same mold.

Judging by the happy looks of the two of them, it is estimated that they are the owners of the field next to them.

Seeing that there was water in the field, both father and son showed excitement and joy.

He kept thanking the other man standing in the river.

Her eyes fell on the man in the river.

He looked very young, probably in his early twenties.

The clothes she was wearing were very simple, with the trousers reaching to her knees.

Standing in the gurgling river, with a young and handsome face raised, his eyes followed the turning windmill wheel.

He still held a carpenter's tool in his hand, and tapped there a few times from time to time.

The appearance of concentrating on it gives people a sense of dedication.

"The one in the water is the owner of Zuo Zhuang, right?"

Yang Ruoqing asked the old man leading the way.

The old man nodded proudly: "That's right, that's our Zuo Zhuangzhu!"

After finishing speaking, the old man quickened his pace and ran towards that side, introducing Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang to the Zuo Zhuangzhu.

(End of this chapter)