"Master, why is that cow so close to you?" On the way back, even Jiang Hongguo couldn't help but be curious and asked Wang Zhong.

"The cow is also a spiritual animal. I just saved its life. It is grateful to me, so it is close to me." Although he said this, Wang Zhong felt vaguely like he had just used his true energy to push the old cow's kung fu.

Excessive blood irritates the gastrointestinal tract and is related to the discharge of feces and foreign matter.

"Master, how come the cotton can still bring out the nails that were eaten into the stomach?" Jiang Hongguo nodded and asked about another puzzling matter.

"Actually, cotton can only absorb some tiny particles. It is theoretically impossible to bring something as big as an iron nail out. However, cotton can promote gastrointestinal motility, and with appropriate guided massage, it is just like the massage in traditional Chinese medicine.

Merits and demerits are the same. It is possible to bring out the nails, but the possibility is too low. It still depends on luck. I can only say that Niu DaDa and his friends are very lucky."

"Fortunately, I brought him out!" Jiang Hongguo said happily.

"Indeed!" Wang Jian nodded, otherwise, the cow would only have a place at the dinner table.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, how could there be nails in the grass, and there seemed to be a lot of them. Wang Zhong guessed that the nails in the grass were probably put in by humans. As for the reason, it was just that he didn’t want to raise those.

The lame old cow is hungry and wants to eat meat.

Of course these are just guesses.

Wang Zhong's voice changed: "I have drawn more than half of the drawings of the new stove, and I almost know it in my heart. I will hitch up the car later and transport the bricks back. I will dismantle the old stove in the afternoon. It will be official tomorrow

Start construction."

"Then I'll go dig some more mud and bring it back later!" Jiang Hongguo thought for a while and said.

Wang Zhong knew that Jiang Hongguo was restless, so he didn't refuse.

The couple returned home. Wang Zhong pulled the cart out of the back door. Jiang Hongguo took the cow out of the cowshed, put it on the cart, tied the cow to a stake outside the house, and moved eight or nine vines with Jiang Hongguo.

The frame and basket were tied to the frame with hemp ropes. Wang Zhong also got on the cart. He walked in front, pulling the big ox slowly towards the entrance of the village.

Jiang Hongguo went into the house and picked up a hoe, shovel, basket, and sieve, put them on her shoulders, and left through the back door.

A few years ago, when ditches and weirs were dug, the excavated soil was piled in several places. We all agreed that whoever wanted the soil could get it themselves.

The nearest one is not far from the fields, but still some distance from the village.

Jiang Hongguo carried it more than a dozen times, and finally gave up when she thought it was almost enough.

Not long after Jiang Hongguo rested, Wang Zhong came back with the bullock cart.

The car was loaded with more than 200 red bricks, more than 20 blue bricks, some cement, fine sand and seven or eight steel bars about 20 centimeters long.

It didn't look like much, but it was heavy. When going uphill, Wang Zhong had to push the cart from behind.

Without Jiang Hongguo's help, Wang Zhong moved everything into the backyard in a few seconds. After moving the things, Wang Zhong took a sip of water and rested for a while. The stove at the entrance of the main room was moved by Wang Zhong.

Demolished.

Early the next morning, as soon as it was light, the three monkeys came running over.

"Brother! When shall we start?" The three monkeys were gearing up, looking forward to it.

"Start now! Do you understand this drawing?" Wang Zhong handed the drawing of the stove he drew to the three monkeys, who took it happily.

"Brother, what is this?"

"Basic floor plan."

"what about this?"

"Cross section."

"Just have a rough idea in your mind. I'll explain it to you later when you're building it, so you can understand it faster."

Several frames of red bricks were carried into the house, and the doors to the back room were closed.

"Let's start by mixing cement mortar. This cement mortar is different from mud. It depends on the proportion. If the proportion of cement, fine sand and water is right, the strength of the prepared mortar will be the same as bluestone when it hardens...

"

The pulp mixing was naturally done in the courtyard. Wang Zhong explained it carefully, and the three monkeys listened attentively, explaining and doing it at the same time.

"Although this cement mortar has high stability and strength, it is not heat-resistant and easy to crack. Moreover, we do not have much cement mortar, so good steel must be used on the cutting edge, so we only use cement mortar on the foundation and lay the bricks first.

A circle of outer legs is laid with a layer of red bricks at the bottom, the inside is filled with gravel and loess, and the rest is filled with yellow mud..."

The original stove had only one stove chamber and one burner, and could only burn one pot at a time. It was really troublesome to cook and boil water in turns.

The stove that Wang Zhong built is a new type of firewood stove with its own flue, and the original flue is still used, so the stove does not need to be moved.

If Wang Zhong did it by himself, he could build the stove in half a day, but he still had to teach the three monkeys, so the speed would be slower. He would have to explain the principles and methods while doing it, and he would have to do it step by step.

If you teach the craft well and teach by words and deeds, the speed will naturally not be faster.

It's almost noon, and the new stove, which is three times the size of the original stove, has finally taken shape.

The new stove has three burners, two large and one small. The two large ones are sealed with two large cast iron pots. The small one is a semi-open circular burner specially used for boiling water. It is under the side window sill and leaned against

There is also a special space for placing firewood at the door.

"Brother, why doesn't this stove have a bellows?" Looking at the formed stove, the three monkeys came to their senses.

Wang Zhongdao: "The opening at the bottom is not only the opening for ash discharge, but also the air inlet reserved in advance. There is no need for a bellows. As long as there is a fire burning in the stove, the air will enter here."

The three monkeys looked doubtful: "Can you draw in the wind by yourself without a bellows?"

"Don't believe it?" Wang Zhong said with a smile.

"No, no!" The three monkeys waved their hands repeatedly.

Wang Zhong didn't care, however: "After three days, when the maintenance period is over and you start using it officially, you'll know by yourself when you come over and take a look!"

"Hehehehe!" The three monkeys grinned.

"Although this mason's job is not difficult, it does take a lot of effort to do it well. Please be more careful. If there is a chance later, we will go to the county town and take over some work so that you can get started quickly. We are free from farming.

I can also make some spare money sometimes.”

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Brother, I will listen to you!" the three monkeys said with a smile.

Three days later, the new stove was officially put into use. The three monkeys curiously ran over to observe. After the firewood was lit, they covered the stove mouth. The fire in the stove not only did not go out, but burned more and more fiercely. There were two large pots, one for steaming steamed buns, and one for steaming steamed buns.

Stir-fried vegetables. When the steamed buns are almost steamed, start stir-frying.

The pot heats up quickly and saves firewood.

"Brother! Can you make one for me another day?" The three monkeys looked at it and their eyes lit up.

"It's okay to be one, but if you have the money, are you sure you don't want to find a wife first?" Wang Zhong asked.

The three monkeys sighed: "It's not that easy!"

"Sister-in-law Jinhua is very good!"

The three monkeys immediately felt embarrassed and acted coyly like a big girl.

"Brother! I..."

"Sister-in-law Jinhua is a nice person. Although she is a widow, she is diligent and capable. She is not bad in appearance and has a kind temper. Your sister-in-law has a good relationship with Sister-in-law Jinhua. If you really like her, I will ask your sister-in-law to help you find out who Mrs. Jinhua is.

Mouth."

"Of course, if you don't like it, forget it, just think that I said it in vain."

The three monkeys were somewhat moved, but hesitant: "Sister Jinhua is good, but she is a widow after all."

It can be seen that the three monkeys are indeed interested in Jinhua's sister-in-law, but because of Jinhua's status as a widow, the three monkeys are worried about Huanghua.

The eldest daughter still misses her a little bit.

"Want to find a yellow-flowered eldest daughter?"

The three monkeys nodded immediately.

It's no wonder that this guy was so enthusiastic about asking Mrs. Jin Hua to join the mutual aid group, but later he didn't see any other actions. Now it seems that it may have something to do with Lao Ganbang marrying Han Chunmei.

Han Chunmei is not only a eldest daughter, she is young, upright in appearance, nimble with her hands and feet, and hardworking. Now she and Lao Ganbang are living a prosperous life, which is famous in the village.

"Then you should go to Madam Ma. What's the point of looking for me?" Wang Zhong said: "I'm not a matchmaker. Except for our Maixiang Village, I don't know which family has a girl to be married to in all the villages."

"I've asked Mrs. Ma to help me find it a long time ago, but I still don't believe it!" The three monkeys sighed.

"That shouldn't be the case. Although Madam Ma is a bit arrogant, she is still good at keeping matchmakers and pulling women's hair." Wang Chong looked at the three monkeys with a smile and said, "It's not like you were the one who picked the fat and the thin. That's why it never happened.

Bar?"

"Hehehe!" Three Monkeys rubbed the back of their heads and smiled slightly awkwardly: "I just want to find someone with a more handsome appearance."

"Xiao Zhuan looks quite handsome, but he doesn't like dressing up and his face is dirty all day long."

"I've been thinking about Xiao Zhuan for a long time since I haven't eaten enough. I hang around Xiao Zhuan all day long and show my courtesy, but it's my turn." The three monkeys said.

Wang Zhongdao: "There is no first-come-first-serve thing in chasing a big girl. As the saying goes, marry a man, marry a man, wear clothes and eat. Do you think you are worse than not having enough to eat?"

"That's impossible!" The Three Monkeys immediately retorted: "That guy just doesn't have enough to eat. He is lazy and slipping all day long. How can I not be as good as him!"

"That's all right." Wang Zhong said: "If you really like someone else, just go for it boldly. You don't even have enough to eat and you know how to be courteous in front of someone. If you don't put more thought into it, which girl will be willing to marry you?

"

"As the old saying goes, friends and wives should not be bullied. Although I have not read many books, I am not a person who does not know the truth. Isn't this the brotherhood between caring about and not having enough to eat!" said the three monkeys.

.

Wang Zhong shook his head: "Have you ever been a housekeeper? How can you tolerate such a thing?"

The three monkeys laughed.

Look at this appearance, the Three Monkeys didn't even think about Xiao Zhuan at all.

"If you really want to find a virtuous girl, I can think of someone." Wang Zhong looked at the three monkeys and suddenly said with a smile.

"Which one is it?" The three monkeys' eyes lit up and they asked eagerly.

"Deng'er!" Wang Zhong said.

The three monkeys quickly shook their heads, looking disappointed: "Deng'er likes Brother Daring!"

"There's nothing going on between Deng'er and Brother Bold!" Wang Zhong said: "Brother Bold swore before his father's death in front of all of us that he would never marry Deng'er for the rest of his life! Brother Bold has always been a talkative person.

count."

"It's not my turn!" said the three monkeys.

"This won't work, that won't work either!" Wang Zhong said angrily: "You want to marry a fairy in the sky!"

"That's not what I mean!" Sanhouhou explained hurriedly: "I just want to find someone who is similar to Chunmei's sister-in-law, who looks more upright, is diligent, and can live a good life."

Wang Zhongdao: "As the old saying goes, marry a man, marry a man, wear clothes and eat. When a woman marries, isn't it just for a good life? If you live a prosperous life, not only have meat every meal, but also want to live a good life."

You can eat white-flour steamed buns every day, but you still have to worry about finding a handsome and virtuous girl?"

The three monkeys' eyes lit up and a smile appeared on their faces: "What I said makes sense."

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The weather was getting hotter and hotter, but Three Monkeys' marriage was still not settled. Wang Zhong went to find Madam Ma, and after asking, he found out that Madam Ma had introduced two girls from neighboring villages for Three Monkeys, but it was a pity that Three Monkeys didn't like them themselves.

The summer harvest came in a blink of an eye, and everyone in the cooperative gathered together again, but this year the number of people increased from six to eight, with the addition of Jiang Hongguo and Ma Renxiang, whose legs and feet were not as agile as ordinary people. Everyone in the village cared about it.

His name is Ma Laizi.

Early in the morning, before dawn, the village was lit up with smoke. Wang Zhong from each farm community stood on the field ridge and said to everyone: "This year's wheat harvest is still the same as the old rules. We gay men

They are mainly responsible for charging at the front, and the female comrades are mainly responsible for logistics and threshing work. Ma Renli, your main task this year is also to cut wheat."

"President, don't worry, I will try my best." Ma Renli said with a smile.

"Renxiang, what about you?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ma Renxiang patted his chest and said, "No problem."

Wang Zhong glanced at everyone: "It's still the same as before. You can rest when you are tired, but if you are cheating and taking advantage of the opportunity to be lazy, I will not show favoritism. I will do whatever I want."

There is no rule without rules. As early as when the mutual aid group was established, Wang Zhong had agreed with everyone on the rules. If anyone was found cheating or not working hard, a certain amount of grain would be deducted from the harvest.

If he doesn't want to, it's easy. He is still in the mutual aid group in name, but no one will help him in the coming year, so just exclude him.

In this period of low productivity, if there are no people huddled together for warmth, working alone will be more tiring and inefficient.

"Ma Renli, especially you, it doesn't matter if you are slower, but if you dare to cheat, don't blame me as the president for being ruthless." Wang Zhong reminded Ma Renli again.

"President, don't worry, I will work hard!" Ma Renli promised, patting his chest. In the first two years, Ma Renli had a lot of grain deducted, and the grain deducted was evenly distributed to other people who worked hard.

"Okay, let's get started while it's still early!"

Wang Zhong waved his hand, and everyone began to cut the wheat. After a while, Wang Zhong took the lead and reached the front.

The female comrades were also in the wheat-cutting team at the beginning. When a large crop of wheat covering half an acre of land came out, the three female comrades Jin Hua, Han Chunmei and Jiang Hongguo began to thresh the wheat.

Windmills are not rare objects, but this threshing machine is really rare. Even if it exists, the braking method is not this kind of foot pedal, but the kind similar to the pedal of a sewing machine.

I can’t say who is better or worse between the two, I can only say that each has its own pros and cons!

But obviously this bicycle pedal braking mode is more suitable for this kind of joint work mode.

It only takes a few seconds to complete the threshing of a bundle of wheat by placing the wheat ears on the drum. Moreover, the size of the threshing machine can allow two people to thresh at the same time.

After the threshing was completed, the threshed wheat straw was piled up in one place. Mrs. Jin Hua and Han Chunmei had already experienced several summer harvests and were extremely familiar with the threshing machine. The two quickly walked back and forth between the wheat fields, and the heavy wheat

The ears were flipped back and forth on the drum of the threshing machine a few times, and the wheat grains were knocked away by the drum like rain, hit the covering oilcloth, and then bounced back into the wooden barrel below.

Wang Zhong, Lao Ganbang, Three Monkeys, Ma Renli and a lame horse could cut the wheat at a speed that could barely keep up with Sister Jin Hua and Han Chunmei's threshing speed.

In two and a half days, all members of the cooperative had finished harvesting their wheat fields.

Although the wheat has been taken home from the fields, this is just the beginning. Next, the wheat will be dried, passed through the windmill twice, and then weighed and counted.

Because threshing machines have become common in Maixiang Village, the pattern on the wheat field has also changed. Some rural cooperatives agree to cut the wheat first, tie it up, and then carry it back to the wheat field from the field.

Threshed and then dried on the spot.

Under the unified dispatch of the village committee, each cooperative has divided its own wheat fields.

The emergence of threshing machines has greatly shortened the time for harvesting wheat, but drying wheat also takes time. It also depends on God's face. If the recovered wheat cannot be dried and dehydrated in time, even if it is placed in a sack, it will be the same in the warehouse.

get mouldy.

Fortunately, God is kind to us this year. It has not rained for more than half a month. Almost all the folks in Maixiang Village are living on the wheat field, drying the wheat, passing it through the windmill, putting it into bags, weighing it, and putting it into storage.

"Ninety-six pounds." The three monkeys shouted out the data of the last bag.

Ma Renli sat behind the table, holding a pen and quickly writing down the number on the paper. Ma Renli, who had attended university, naturally became the accountant of the Second Agricultural Production Cooperative of Maixiang Village.

"Hurry up and compile all the data!" Wang Zhong knocked on the table and said.

Ma Renli was dialing the abacus and writing and drawing in the notebook. After a while, he put away the pen with a smile on his face.

Ma Renli looked at Wang Zhong and said: "President, the statistics are ready!"

Wang Zhong hummed: "After the statistics are done, I'll tell you all about them!"

Everyone looked at Ma Renli expectantly. Ma Renli picked up the book, put it to his mouth with a fist, coughed twice, and then said: "We still follow the old rules. Let's talk one by one. First of all, our president, two acres of cultivated land will be harvested.

Six hundred and eighty-four jins of wheat, two acres and six cents of raw land, 432 jins of harvested wheat, a total of 1,116 jins."

"Next is Niu Youdao, with three acres and a half of cultivated land, harvesting 716 kilograms of wheat, and three acres and two acres of raw land, harvesting 506 kilograms of wheat, for a total of one thousand, two hundred and twenty-two kilograms."

"Next to Ma Renyi, two acres of cultivated land are divided into seven parts, and the wheat harvest is 638 pounds. Two acres and four quarters of raw land are used to harvest three hundred and ninety-two pounds of wheat. The total is one thousand and thirty pounds."

"Sister-in-law Jinhua, two acres of cultivated land are divided into four quarters, and the harvest of wheat is 562 catties. Two acres and six quarters of raw land are used to harvest four hundred and eighteen catties of wheat. The total is nine hundred and eighty catties."

"Ma Renli, two acres of cultivated land is divided into one portion, and the wheat harvest is 508 pounds. Two acres and eighty acres of raw land is divided, and the wheat harvest is 456 pounds. The total is 964 pounds."

"Ma Renxiang..."

"For this summer's harvest, our Second Producer Cooperative harvested 6,292 jins of wheat, an increase of 3,261 jins from last year." Ma Renli was also very happy. This year's wheat harvest was considered a bumper harvest.

After excluding the part that needs to be paid to the public rations, the rest is enough for a year.

Everyone applauded, their palms turned red, and they cheered loudly. Their faces were filled with smiles, filled with satisfaction and happiness.

"Ahem!"

Wang Zhong coughed twice and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet. I'll say a few words!"

"Although our output this year is more than 3,000 kilograms more than last year, that is because there is one more Comrade Ma Renxiang, and the cultivated area is also much larger than last year. However, the output of the cultivated land this year is indeed more than last year.

Quite a bit, which shows that everyone's efforts have not been in vain, but we cannot be proud. We must continue our efforts and strive to increase the output of the more than ten acres of raw land that has only been developed in the past few years next year.

"

"Do you have confidence?" Wang Zhong deliberately raised his voice.

"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison.

The yield per mu of cultivated land exceeds 200 kilograms, but it is still far from 300 kilograms. This is due to changes in the spacing of wheat plants, the method of spreading fertilizer, and the use of irrigation canals to ensure winter and spring irrigation, as well as weeding and insecticide day after day.

Results that come only with careful care.

If you really want to increase wheat production, you still have to improve wheat varieties. Productivity cannot be improved by Wang Zhong alone. This can only be achieved when technology is developed.

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Although everyone was in high spirits, there was unconcealable exhaustion between their brows.

From the beginning of the wheat harvest to now, for almost a week, everyone's spirits are highly tense, and their bodies are overloaded. They dare not relax for a moment. Until now, the harvested wheat will be put into storage soon. The question that hangs in the hearts of everyone

My heart was really relieved.

As she watched bags of wheat being carried into the warehouse, the smile on Jiang Hongguo's face never broke. This was the joy brought by the harvest.

"With so much wheat, how long will it take to finish it all?" Jiang Hongguo was born in a poor peasant family and has lived for more than 20 years. Whether it was when she was a girl at home or after she got married, there have never been so many wheat in the barn at home.

wheat.

"In a few days, we have to pay the public rations together!" Wang Chong said with a smile: "What's left after paying the public rations is our own."

"That's quite a lot!" Jiang Hongguo said: "When we were in my hometown, we worked hard all year long on the most fertile irrigated land. The maximum output from one acre of land was just over two hundred kilograms. It's not like us.

Here, even the land on half of the slope has become irrigated land, with an output of 240 to 50 kilograms per mu."

"Master, I heard from Sister-in-law Jinhua and Sister-in-law Chunmei that you came up with all the farming methods in the village?" Jiang Hongguo looked at Wang Zhong with a strange light in his eyes, which was called worship.

"Not entirely, some of them were also Ma Renli's suggestions!" Wang Chong said with a smile.

"Master, is there anything else you don't know?" Jiang Hongguo looked at Wang Zhong curiously.

Wang Zhong walked to Jiang Hongguo, leaned close to her ear, and whispered: "Have a baby!"

Jiang Hongguo instantly blushed with embarrassment, bit her lower lip tightly, and suppressed a smile.

"Now that the family has enough food and clothing, it's time for us to have a child!" Wang Zhong stood in front of Jiang Hongguo, holding his chin, looking serious.

Jiang Hongguo turned sideways, not daring to look at Wang Zhong: "How can this child be born?"

Wang Zhong smiled slightly and said: "I said yes, of course it's okay!"

"I've been busy for a long time. I'll clean up. You should take a bath first and then cook."

Jiang Hongguo nodded and said, "I'll go first then."

After finishing working on the remaining things, he went outside the backyard to push the ox cart into the yard, bolted the back door, bolted the passages leading to the front yard, walked to the main house, and listened to the sound in the bathroom.

From the sound of dripping water, Wang Zhong quickly took off his clothes that were covered with fine wheat dust.

"Guo'er, have you washed it?"

"not yet!"

"oh!"

Wang Zhong responded and went straight into the bathroom. Jiang Hongguo was almost shocked.

"I haven't finished washing yet!" Jiang Hongguo said with a red face.

Wang Zhong said seriously: "It's too slow for one person to wash. Besides, washing with two people can save a lot of water! You can achieve multiple things with one stone."

Listening to Wang Zhong's serious nonsense, Jiang Hongguo's beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of embarrassment. She took the initiative to walk behind Wang Zhong and gently helped Wang Zhong wash his hair and rub his back.

This wash took a full hour.

When Jiang Hongguo came out of the bathroom, his face was flushed, and Wang Zhong was refreshed, both physically and mentally. The fatigue from a long day's work was swept away.
Chapter completed!