Sister Han is good at farming

"Brother Qiang, are you going down to the field?"

"Yes! Spring ploughing is approaching and I still have a lot of land to till. I'm worried!"

"Indeed, it is quite tiring for you and your wife to farm your land. It will be fine in a few years when your children grow up and can help out."

"Alas, it will take at least ten years before our sons can help with the work. It's still a long time before that happens! We can't count on them for now. Now we have to work a little harder and turn the land over and plant crops as soon as possible."

"That's true!"

Two villagers walked past Ruan Qingqing, and her ears heard every word of their conversation.

Plowing the soil? Not enough manpower to farm?

Ruan Qingqing had an idea and remembered that there was a convenient farm tool that could save time and effort.

what do you say that is?

A three-legged columbine?

Yes! A three-legged plow!

It has three functions: digging furrows, sowing seeds and covering soil. What is even more rare is that the three-legged harrow can sow three rows of land at the same time, sowing seeds and covering soil can also be done at the same time, which can save time and labor.

Isn’t this tailor-made for farmers who are short of manpower?

Ruan Qingqing immediately became more energetic when she thought of this. She could once again make money by selling the blueprints.

Lady Yan told her that she could come to her if she had any troubles in the future. Although she knew that was just a polite remark, she believed that if she could bring her a chance to make a fortune, she would definitely not refuse.

Wasn't there a ready-made example before? Of course, she sympathized with her family, but if her idea of ​​the curved plow did not bring them any benefit, how could she be so generous as to give them ten taels of silver?

Not to mention anything else, even her own grandmother was still hesitant when asked to borrow ten taels of silver from her!

After figuring out all the details, Ruan Qingqing didn't delay any longer and went straight to Carpenter Yan's house in the north of the village.

Like Chi the hunter and his son, Yan the carpenter and his family all moved here from other places in recent years. Thanks to Yan the carpenter's superb carpentry skills, he quickly gained a foothold in Zaoziling. Not only did his family build a large blue brick and tile house in the north of the village, they also built a large yard, which was extremely conspicuous in the north of the village.

When Ruan Qingqing knocked on the door, Carpenter Yan's family was having dinner. The one who opened the door was Carpenter Yan's son, Yan Zechen.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Is Aunt Yan at home? I'm looking for Aunt Yan." Ruan Qingqing said with a smile.

Yan Zechen glanced at Ruan Qingqing and kept opening the door, only tilting his head back and saying, "Mom, someone's looking for you outside."

"Who is it?" Yan's wife Ming asked, and someone came to the door. She pushed her son away and gave him a glare. "A guest is a guest, why are you blocking him at the door?"

Ruan Qingqing smiled awkwardly, "It's okay, Aunt Yan, I have a blueprint of a three-legged harrow that has the functions of digging furrows, planting seeds, and covering soil. I wonder if you are interested?

When sowing, a cow pulls a three-legged plow cart, and the plow feet dig furrows and sow on the leveled land, while covering and pressing at the same time, achieving multiple goals at one stroke, saving time and effort. Because it has three legs, it can sow three rows of land at the same time. Therefore, its efficiency can reach "one hectare per day".

In addition, this sowing method can greatly save seeds and increase crop yields.”

Ruan Qingqing was afraid of being driven away, so she just said it all at once.

"How do you know all this?" This time it was Carpenter Yan who spoke.

Ruan Qingqing was silent for a moment, "An expert told me this."

Carpenter Yan looked at Ming and nodded to her.

Ming laughed and said, "Miss Qingqing, come in and talk!"

As she said this, she made a gesture to Ruan Qingqing to come in.

Ruan Qingqing walked in confidently.

Ming led Ruan Qingqing to a stone table and stone bench in the yard, and then poured her a cup of tea.

"What's your idea for proposing this drawing?" Ming asked gently.

After Ruan Qingqing took a sip of tea, she felt a little warm. "To be honest with you, Aunt Yan, I want to sell it to you for fifty taels of silver."

"Fifty taels is too high." Carpenter Yan, who was sorting wood nearby, refused coldly without thinking.

"Although fifty taels may sound a bit high at first glance, I guarantee that this is a unique design. It not only saves time and effort, but also greatly helps increase crop yields and saves seeds.

For those of us who grow crops, saving time and effort means making money, and saving seeds and increasing yields means saving costs and increasing production capacity.

I believe that this tool, which combines the functions of making money, saving costs and increasing production capacity, is the dream tool of all farmers, so there is no need to worry about it being difficult to sell.

If you expand your workshop and sell your products to other counties and even prefectures, you can earn several thousand times the amount conservatively. But I am only doing a one-time deal with you."

"You are good at making big promises. Okay, fifty taels is fifty taels. Mother of the child, go and get fifty taels of silver." Yan Qufeng looked at Ruan Qingqing deeply and agreed straightforwardly.

Ruan Qingqing thought that it would take some time to talk, but she didn't expect Carpenter Yan to be so straightforward.

"Do you have charcoal pencils and paper? I'll draw it on the spot."

Carpenter Yan frowned and glanced at Ruan Qingqing.

Ruan Qingqing smiled confidently, "Don't worry, I promise that you can make exactly the same thing as I drew."

"Zechen, go get some paper and pen." Carpenter Yan instructed his son.

"Carbon blocks are best for pens," Ruan Qingqing added.

Carpenter Yan nodded to Yan Zechen.

After all the tools were ready, Ruan Qingqing immediately became a different person. She sat on the stone table and concentrated on drawing the structural diagram of the tripod.

The spring sunshine shone on her body, as if giving her a layer of golden light and adding a bit of softness.

"Okay, please take a look."

In the sunshine, the smile on Ruan Qingqing's face was confident and bright, seemingly having nothing to do with her reputation as a fierce person.

Not only did she draw the structure of the diagram, she also marked the corresponding size range as well as the name and function.

Carpenter Yan held the draft, looked at it for a while, and then glanced at Ruan Qingqing in surprise.

"How about it? Can Uncle Yan make it?" Ruan Qingqing asked with a smile.

Carpenter Yan nodded.

Thinking of the kindness they had shown her by giving her ten taels of silver, she reciprocated what others gave her.

Ruan Qingqing reminded him, "Uncle Yan, why don't you engrave a conspicuous and unique mark on each of your finished products? That way, even if someone copies them in the future, yours will still be the mainstream product."

Ming handed the silver to her and smiled at her, "I never thought that Miss Qingqing knew all this!"

Ruan Qingqing laughed and said, "It's just what my master told me."

Yan Qufeng's eyes flashed, "Master?"

Ruan Qingqing nodded, didn't want to talk any more, and stood up to say goodbye.

"Uncle Yan, Auntie, Brother Yan, it's getting late and I have a lot of things to do at home. I have to go back."

"it is good!"

Looking at Ruan Qingqing's gradually receding back, Ming turned her head and asked Yan Qufeng, "Dad, did this eldest girl from Ruan Lao Si's family get any guidance from your Mo family?"

Yan Qufeng looked at the drawing in his hand, thinking, "I thought it was unlikely before, but now! I am a little uncertain."