I have been farming since I crossed over.

Uncle Wu nodded and said, "Xiao Ya found it and asked me to bring it back to you." After saying that, Uncle Wu pointed to the area on the gentle slope near the broken stone and said, "Xiao Ya also found a brick kiln there."

Uncle Wu San and Uncle Wu Xiao looked at Yang Mingxi and said, "Xiao Xi, you are amazing. I want to thank you."

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "I've seen people do it before, and I discovered that they do need to add clay to make porcelain and bricks. I happened to discover this, so I told my uncle."

Uncle Wu San and Uncle Wu Xiao followed Yang Mingxi to see the brick kiln, while Uncle Wu Da and the others stayed on the barren slope and talked about the issue of the fifth branch of the Yang family buying land today.

Uncle Wu San and Uncle Wu Xiao looked at the brick kiln and both thought it was very good, not much worse than the one they had at home.

Yang Mingxi led his two uncles from the brick kiln toward the wheat field. As they walked, he said, "Third uncle, youngest uncle, look, this is all clay, and the top layer has weathered and can be used normally." He walked a little further and said, "There's a concave pool here. If we bring water up to it, we can make bricks here."

Then he walked a few steps up and said, "Look here, isn't it a great place to dry bricks in the shade? This high platform is built with trees towards the cliff, covered with thatch, and there's a perfect breeze underneath, which is perfect for drying bricks in the shade. Other places take almost a month to dry, but here I estimate it will only take seven days."

Uncle Wu nodded and said, "Yes, whoever made this is amazing! It's so convenient! From taking the clay to making the mold, drying it in the shade, and putting it into the kiln, it's all done in one go."

Uncle Wu also said, "Yes, it can save more than half of the labor. Xier, aren't you going to build a house? Let's get started now and prepare to burn bricks and build a brick house for your family."

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Okay, thank you both uncles for your hard work."

Uncle Wu San and Uncle Wu Xiao didn't care what Yang Mingxi was saying and had already started pulling out the weeds on the clay.

Yang Mingxi looked at his two uncles who had already started working, shook his head, and left.

Uncle Wu had just finished talking about buying land when Yang Mingxi came over.

Uncle Wu looked at Yang Mingxi and said, "Girl Xi, Youyou gave birth to a baby like you, which brought great blessings to her, the Yang family, and our Wu family. It's hard work for you."

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "It's all my fault that I've caused trouble for everyone. I feel embarrassed when my uncle says that."

After a few pleasantries, Yang Mingxi asked, "Uncle, your family has a few acres of mountain land. Is it easy to manage? The kind that can grow things and prevent others from stealing."

When Uncle Wu heard this, he knew that Yang Mingxi was going to plant something good again, and he quickly said, "Then we'll take the piece of land behind the house to the left, all the way to the foot of the mountain. It's all our mountain land, but it's a little lacking in fertility."

Yang Mingxi wasn't very familiar with the mountainous land behind the Wu family, so she asked, "How many acres are there, and what are they growing now? Wheat?"

Uncle Wu said, "I think it's about 50 mu! We only have that piece of mountain land for growing wheat. The other thing we have is the paddy field behind the house, a little to the right, which is about the same size. It should be easy to manage."

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Uncle, Shandi, come and grow watermelons with me! I think you can make some money."

"Watermelon, what watermelon? I'm afraid it's pumpkin." Uncle Wu said.

"Pa, you're the one who talks too much. You'll die if you listen to Xier before you speak!" Uncle Wu said as he slapped Uncle Wu's second uncle.

Yang Mingxi thought for a moment and said, "I've seen it at the border between Xiyue and Beiqi. It's very similar to a pumpkin, but the skin is green and the inside is red. It's sweet and juicy, and it can quench your thirst in the summer."

"It should be bitter melon. It is indeed grown at the junction of Xiyue and Beiqi. The yield is extremely low, but the taste is really good and you can make money from it." Lu Jintang said.

Yang Mingxi looked at Lu Jintang. She wondered when this guy came here. How come she didn't know him? He was busy directing the villagers to dig the foundation.

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "I think that's what it's called. The ones in Beiqi call it bitter melon, and the ones in Xiyue call it watermelon. I just happened to bring some seeds back with me, and I think we can grow it here too. The temperature here is higher than theirs, and it tastes sweeter."

Uncle Wu said, "Okay, Xi girl, we'll keep our land for you to grow bitter melons."

Lu Jintang asked, "Do you have enough seeds? My family can also plant it. I can reserve as much mountain land for planting as you have seeds."

Yang Mingxi looked at this familiar person and wanted to say something unpleasant, but suddenly remembered that she had accepted 100 taels of silver from him and said, "Okay, you count the land and tell me in advance. I will start raising seedlings in five days."

Yang Laowu immediately said, "Xier, we don't have any mountain land to plant crops! We only have three acres of wheat fields, and no other mountain land."

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "I know. We can use this gentle slope for planting."

"Gentle slope? How do we plant crops on this gentle slope? Does it need to be reclaimed?" Yang Laowu asked.

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Yes, but you don't have to cultivate all the land. Just plow one foot deep every three feet."

Yang Laowu nodded and said, "That's more than enough. We can probably reclaim the land this way. But we don't have enough livestock."

Lu Jintang said, "If you're in a hurry, I'll send three more people over to help. Anyway, we can't finish the work over there, so let's just come here first."

Yang Mingxi opened her mouth, but couldn't say no, so she agreed.

It's easier to act if you have a plan. Yang Mingxi called Uncle Wu San and Uncle Wu Xiao to come down and start setting fire to the mountain. They first burned the weeds on the gentle slope to make it easier to plow the land later.

Looking at the blazing fire, Yang Mingxi felt as if she were just like the weeds, being burned by Lu Jintang's fire.

Yang Mingxi couldn't let go of Lu Jintang. It wasn't just his temperament and voice that made her fall for him, but also his support and indulgence. Just like a frog in boiling water, one day she would fall for him.

Yang Mingxi shook her head, getting rid of all these random thoughts, and returned to the thatched cottage to start teaching her fifth uncle how to make brick models together with her third uncle.

Yang Mingxi suggested that the middle of the bricks be made hollow and the bricks be made larger. This would not only reduce the load-bearing capacity of the entire house, but also provide better sound insulation. Most importantly, it would save half the materials, make firing more convenient, and allow for easier control of the temperature.

Yang Mingxi's proposal was strongly supported by his third uncle. His fifth uncle wielded an axe and started to work, cutting the tree that Yang Mingxi and others had used to make a raft into suitable lengths.