Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Lin Yinan asked him about the previous methods of growing grain, "Uncle Lin, did you need to soak the seeds to germinate wheat in the past?"

Old Lin put the rolled leaf cigarette to his nose and smelled it. He was reluctant to smoke it, so he put it in his pocket and hung it around his waist.

"No, we used to grow wheat by plowing, harrowing, and weeding. We leveled the loose soil and made it into arable land. Then we sowed the seeds and watered it. It would grow on its own."

"What if the seeds don't germinate? Replant?" Lin Yinan continued to ask. In modern times, she had heard her college classmates talk about replanting.

Old Lin sighed, "What's there to replenish? There are not so many varieties to replenish. Will the ones that are supposed to grow grow? If they don't, there's nothing we can do about it."

Lin Yinan choked. This is the reason why grain production is low in this era. Perhaps some changes should be made.

"Uncle Lin, are you responsible for all the farm work?"

"How can I do it? It's your uncle, the village chief Lin Fu, and Wu Song." Old Lin waved his hand.

Lin Yinan turned to Qianxia and ordered, "Qianxia, ​​go and invite these three people over. I have something to discuss with them."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Chinatsu walked on the turned-over field, taking one deep step and one shallow step.

After a while, Lin Shuo and the other two came out, wearing linen short jackets and sweating profusely.

"Anan, what do you want from us?" Lin Shuo raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat off his face.

Lin Yinan looked at the three people with gentle eyes, "I read in a book before that rice is usually planted in late March or early April, transplanted in May, and harvested in June. It's already mid-to-late March, and I'm afraid I won't have enough time, so I want you to use the entire field to grow rice seedlings first."

Lin Fu's face was filled with a bright smile. His exposed arms were scratched by the weeds, leaving bloody marks. He rubbed his hands nervously.

"Anan, do you know how to grow rice?"

"I also saw it in the Local Chronicles that my master gave me."

Old Lin frowned and thought. They had lived in the north all their lives and had never grown rice. Since Anan said he saw it in a book, maybe it could work.

After a moment, he raised his head and looked at the weed field that was taller than a person. His face was serious and he said, "I think it's okay. It takes time for us to prepare the land. Once the land is ready, the rice seeds will sprout and we can transplant them."

Lin Shuo believed in his niece's ability, "An Nan, how big a plot of land do you want to grow seedlings?"

Lin Yinan looked around and gestured with his hand, "It will be enough to finish these two plots of land."

Lin Fuze, who had been silent for a long time, was a little hesitant. He was a steady and mature person, and he was a little hesitant about the unknown. "Can this really work?"

Lin Shuo laughed and patted his shoulder, "Brother Fu, the more daring a person is, the more productive the land will be. You have to try it to know. Isn't experience gained through gradual exploration?"

After saying that, he picked up a cheap knife, walked to the field full of weeds, bent down and started cutting.

Wu Song was Wu Xu's younger brother. He was only in his early twenties and was the youngest in charge of farming.

"Brother Fu, the seeds can germinate even if they are soaked in water. It shouldn't be a problem to grow them into seedlings in the field and then transplant them."

"Okay, let's do it."

Lin Fu gritted his teeth, picked up the hoe and continued digging.

Old Lin followed behind him, picking up the grass roots and throwing them into a pile.

The soil in this field is warm and not sticky to the feet. After the surface moisture evaporates, the cracks in the ground are small and even. From the turned-over soil, it can be seen that this field is excellent fertile land.

Suddenly, Lin Yinan saw some white things in the turned over soil. He picked them up and took a closer look, and found that they were actually water chestnuts.

"Girl, what is this?" Qianxia was afraid that she would lose her balance, so she followed Lin Yinan closely.

"Water chestnut." Lin Yinan handed the water chestnut in his hand to her, then bent down and continued to search carefully in the turned-up mud.

Qianxia took the arrowhead in her hand and examined it from left to right. "Can I eat it?"

At this time, Lin Yinan found two more from the mud. These two were as big as a child's fist, bigger and rounder than the previous one. Her eyes were bright, "You can eat them! And they are delicious."

Upon hearing this, Qianxia hurriedly squatted down to look for it, and soon found one.

"Oh! It's easy to find."

When Old Lin heard what the two were looking for, he dropped the grass head in his hand and walked over to see what they were holding. "There are a lot of these things in the field. What are you doing here?"

"Uncle Lin, this thing is called water chestnut. It is delicious when cooked. Tell the diggers to pick it up and bring it back to add to the dishes for everyone."

Lin Yinan handed the water chestnut in his hand to Old Lin.

Hearing that they are edible, the wrinkles on Old Lin's face relaxed a lot. "I'll go tell them right away. By the way, what do their leaves look like?"

Lin Yinan walked to the pile of cut weeds and rummaged around, pulling out a water chestnut leaf that was sandwiched between the weeds.

Old Lin took it in his hand and looked at it. "So this is what the leaves of Sagittaria look like. That's a lot."

Lin Yinan smiled and said, "Sagittaria leaves, also known as scissors grass, are also a traditional Chinese medicine that has the function of clearing and detoxifying. They are effective for sore throats and malignant sores. You can collect the leaves and dry them for Doctor Lu and Doctor Lin to use as medicine."

"Hey, you're covered in treasures."

After hearing this, Old Lin happily took the water chestnuts and leaves to explain to everyone.

Everyone cheered and worked harder, and found another edible food.

The sun is rising higher and today is another good day.

Lin Yinan walked back slowly and when he returned to the camp, he saw several villagers assembling a straight-beam plow.

She was stunned. Wasn't there any curved plow at that time?

The straight-beam plow is not flexible when turning back and forth when plowing the land, and it is laborious to dig up the soil, so the efficiency is not very high. It seems that we have to make the curved-beam plow as soon as possible.

Lin Yinan remembered that there was a question about the curved-beam plow in her high school history exam. She was so curious at the time that she even went online to look up the detailed structure of the curved-beam plow.

When I saw the straight-beam plow just now, some memories came to my mind.

There were a lot of books collected in the space, so she would look for them carefully.

The two of them walked to the gate of the county government office, and Yun Mo just came out of the county government office. When Qianxia saw him coming, she went back to pack her luggage.

Yun Mo stepped forward and took Lin Yinan's hand, looking him up and down, "There are weeds everywhere. You shouldn't walk around when I'm not here. Be careful not to fall."

Lin Yinan, who was still thinking about something, raised her head and her eyes met his deep eyes. Her heart skipped a beat for no reason. She subconsciously said softly, "It's okay. Qianxia is with you. Didn't you go out?"

"I'm going to go out soon. The office of the county government has been cleaned up. I'll show you around."

After Yun Mo finished speaking, he took her hand and walked towards the county government office.

Inside the gate of the county government office is a square courtyard. On both sides of the courtyard are the prison, canteen, reception room, and a resting place for some minor officials. In the middle is a corridor. Passing through the corridor and entering the second gate is the lobby of the county government office, which is where the county magistrate tries cases.

The lobby was completely cleaned up and the tables were placed in the middle.

"We will work here in the lobby for the time being. The other usable courtyards are being cleaned up." Yun Mo said.