OBS Chapter 115 Digging Cassava
Chapter 115 Digging Cassava
The weather in June is getting hotter and hotter. After a meal, I am sweating profusely and my body is sticky and uncomfortable.
"Squeak..." The cicada on the tree was playing its violin and was squeaking like a student who had just learned the violin. The listeners were upset.
Wang Ruixue picked up the bamboo pole next to her and struck it against the peach tree in the yard, driving the cicada away. She felt content and quiet in her heart.
"Daughter, is the cassava in the field ready to be harvested? A few days ago, my father dug out a nest. Hey, it grows better than the ones on the mountain. It's longer and bigger." Wang Dashan was beaming when he talked about cassava. There was excitement in it.
Wang Ruixue put down the bamboo pole and then remembered, yes, this cassava has been planted for almost thirteen months. When the cassava is harvested, she will plant sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn.
When Wang Ruixue was about to respond to his father, he was interrupted by Yao's voice, "The poor man is here again. I think he came to see if the cassava is ripe."
Mrs. Yao came back from outside with a wash basin, a hint of fear flashed in her eyes when talking about Mr. Cha, and a hint of excitement when talking about cassava.
"Mom, has this poor man been here before?" It’s unclear whether she went to Fu’an City.
"I often come to see the cassava in the field. I heard from the policeman that it needs to be reported. The county magistrate will come when we dig." Wang Dashan looked excited.
Wang Ruixue frowned and curled her lips. The cassava in this field would no longer belong to her family, and the court would definitely take it away.
Then her brows relaxed again, and she began to think about her little Jiujiu. Hehe, the county magistrate must ask her for some benefits when the time comes, otherwise her hard work will be in vain.
Master Chai came to the village and caused quite a stir. The villagers speculated that this time they were going to harvest cassava, right?
An hour later, Wang Lizheng came and informed Wang Dashan's family to prepare a few rooms for the court to come tomorrow.
This news really shocked people, it was so sudden!
The village has started cleaning again. Everyone's face is filled with smiles, and their eyes are filled with excitement and fear. They are excited that the cassava can be harvested, but they are worried about who the official will be this time.
Early the next morning, two carriages arrived in Tianmen Village, followed by more than a dozen government officials.
The county magistrate got off the carriage first, and then came the Fat and Thin Lord. When the villagers saw the person coming, their anxious hearts relaxed, and their eyes were filled with excitement.
The villagers saluted one after another. "Haha," Mr. Li stroked his beard and laughed cheerfully, which made people feel friendly, "villagers, we meet again."
The villagers were frightened and did not dare to reply. They did not even dare to raise their heads. Wang Lizheng, as the leader of the village, respectfully replied, "You adults have worked hard all the way. Why don't you rest first? Tomorrow..."
Wang Lizheng was interrupted by Mr. Wu before he finished speaking. "No, let's go to the fields first." Mr. Wu was serious and had no expression on his face. He looked a little serious, which made people a little scared.
"Yes, sir." Wang Lizheng lowered his head quickly, his legs shook unconsciously, and he turned around and immediately led the way.
A group of people came to the field in great force, and the cassava in the field grew amazingly! The cassava stalks are taller than adults, like a green grove.
Fatty Master's eyes shone brightly as he looked at it, as if he was seeing a mountain of gold and silver.
Mr. Li was the first to go to the ground. He held the cassava stalk and tried to pull it up, but the cassava did not move at all. A trace of embarrassment flashed in his eyes and he coughed a few times, "Ahem, this cassava is so tough, I guess the fruit is very big. "
"Yes, sir, this cassava is bigger than what grows on the mountain." Wang Lizheng responded.
"Then, start digging." Lord Wu ordered.
The villagers immediately picked up their hoes and started digging. They were notified yesterday that they were going to dig cassava, and they had their hoes ready this morning.
Wang Ruixue also went to the ground to help, but was stopped by Mr. Li, "Miss Wang."
Wang Ruixue walked over in confusion and saluted, "A civilian girl has met two adults, the county magistrate."
"Well, get up. I almost didn't recognize you after not seeing you for so long. You've grown a lot!" Master Wu's serious face showed a rare smile.
"Thank you Master Wu for the compliment." Wang Ruixue responded humbly.
"Haha, Miss Wang, I have some news for you. You have made a great contribution this time. Once this cassava is planted across the country, I don't know how many people will be fed by then." Mr. Li said cheerfully, looking at her with a clear look in his eyes. With appreciation.
Wang Ruixue immediately said humbly: "People's daughters are common people of Wei State, and it is their honor to be able to do small things for the country.
As for credit, civilian women don’t dare.
The credit for this all goes to our Majesty. If His Majesty had not given us a stable life, the daughter of the people would not have been able to discover whether cassava is.
If His Majesty hadn't ordered Wei to plant it, this cassava would have been just a tree root. "
Master Wu Li and Magistrate Meng looked at Wang Ruixue in shock, with admiration in their eyes. This girl is so smart.
"Haha, you girl, you are right. Your Majesty has worked hard day and night to serve the country and the people. Now that we have this cassava, God is blessing Wei!"
Magistrate Meng raised his hands and said facing the direction of the capital. He didn't know if the direction was correct or not. He just said it and someone from the imperial court witnessed it.
The villagers working in the fields couldn't help but admire Wang Ruixue with envy and admiration in their eyes when they heard Wang Ruixue talking generously to the officials without any stage fright.
Master Fatty walked over to see what the cassava would look like.
"Girl, I have to thank you. The prescription you gave me really works. Now I sleep well every night, and sometimes I almost oversleep." Magistrate Meng said with gratitude in his eyes.
Wang Ruixue chuckled and said, "It is a good deed to help adults, and the folk girl did not waste the medicine." After saying that, she also joined the cassava digging team.
Magistrate Meng also joined the team digging cassava, but he had never done farm work before and almost dug the cassava to pieces. He was disliked by the fat and thin adults and was driven aside.
As the first bunch of cassava was dug out, the fat and thin man's eyes almost popped out of his head, with shock in his eyes. This cassava must be too big, like the huge claws of a beast, and it weighs about ten kilograms when held together.
The villagers cut off the cassava stalks and put them aside neatly, which will be used for planting later.
The yamen servant at the yamen department brought a large scale to weigh, and Mr. Ma was responsible for registering and calculating.
The weather was hot and everyone was exhausted and sweating profusely. A large area of the back was soaked with sweat, which stuck to the skin and was very uncomfortable.
Wang Ruixue told Wang Zifu that she should go back to make mung bean soup and ask him to come back in half an hour to pick up the bucket.
When she got home, she immediately asked Lingzhi to boil a large pot of mung bean soup, put it into a wooden barrel, and put it into the well water to cool down, and then brought it to everyone to relieve the heat.
She felt a burning pain in her hand, and she couldn't help but frown. When she looked carefully, the skin on her palm was broken and there were blood beads, so she hurriedly dealt with it.
Half an hour later, "Sister," Wang Zifu's voice came from the yard.
Lingzhi understood immediately and without Wang Ruixue's explanation, she immediately took Wang Zifu to the well to get mung bean soup.
Wang Zifu carried two buckets of mung bean soup to the fields, and Lingzhi followed behind carrying a small bamboo basket on her back.
Wang Ruixue asked Wang Dagui to make these bamboo tubes. They do not require multiple people to drink from one bowl, which is clean and convenient.
The fat and thin adults drank the cold mung bean soup and felt so refreshed all over their bodies! I admired in my heart that Wang Ruixue was so smart, she actually thought of using a bamboo tube instead of a bowl, which was so clean and hygienic.
Master Ma hurriedly drank the last mouthful of mung bean soup, and then calculated and combined the numbers. The number he got was so shocking that he thought he had made a mistake, so he hurriedly calculated again, and the abacus made a crackling sound.