Pig Killer

Chapter 140

"I just think about it every day." Shen Hui'e said without blushing or breathing heavily when Tie Feng praised her.

"I've asked Brother Liu to make a lot of things, so I wanted to make this one quickly and well." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her black and white eyes and said, "With a ruler, it will be more precise."

"I don't know if my iron is stuck like a ruler." Tie Feng said thoughtfully as he walked.

She couldn't make this thermometer now, so she could only rely on her experience and physical feeling. Shen Hui'e complained in her heart, as for the hardness and flexibility of iron...these indicators, in the absence of data, she could only grope her way through them.

Or the craftsmen of the court and the national team should have their own set of standards.

It's good enough that these country folk can do it.

"This is not easy to do. I don't quite understand it." Shen Hui'e looked at him apologetically and said.

"Alas... my blacksmith shop is too small, and I don't know much about iron ore." Tie Feng said with a very good attitude, "Let's explore it slowly!"

"Although I don't know much about ironwork, this iron must be durable!" Shen Hui'e looked at him calmly and said, "It can't be too brittle. When you smash garlic cloves, they will break! This sickle, kitchen knife, and plowshare, after using them for a long time, the blade can't be bent! Or when you use an axe to chop wood, it can't leave a gap."

"Yeah!" Tie Feng nodded vigorously, "This is the most basic requirement."

"I'm going this way." Tie Feng looked at the intersection and pointed.

"Goodbye." Shen Hui'e looked at him gently and said, watching him leave, then turned and walked towards home.

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Liu Ding was very helpful. Three days later, the handrail was completed and he came carrying the plow.

"Second sister-in-law, is this the case?" Liu Ding put the plow in front of the meat stall and said with a smile.

"That's right." Shen Hui'e walked around the stall and said.

"Slaughterer, why is your plow different from ours?"

"This can be plowed deeply!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her gentle eyes and said, "The plow we are using now is too shallow."

"Is it easy to do deep plowing? I can hardly do shallow plowing."

"So the plowshare was modified a bit." Shen Hui'e said, patting the plowshare.

Now the tillage is shallow, about 15 centimeters, deep tillage! Double the depth, or one third deeper.

In the case of planted crops, the root system is about thirty to forty centimeters deep.

The soil is loose, which is conducive to the growth of crops.

"You'll know if you try it." Shen Hui'e said simply and briskly.

"Second sister-in-law, your stall..." Liu Ding looked at the empty stall, which meant everything was sold out. He estimated the time and came.

"After we sell them, let's go to the fields." Shen Hui'e looked at him with eyes as black as black jade and said, "I'll get the hemp rope."

"I'll go!" Cheng Donglai turned and walked towards the yard.

"This stall?" Da Chong asked hesitantly, looking at his mother.

"Just leave it there! We'll clean it up when we get back." Shen Hui'e said with a smile, "Leave Huang Er to look after the house."

"Hey!" The big tiger laughed and untied Huang Er, then jumped around the meat stall.

The neighbors all looked at the strange-looking plowshare with great curiosity, and followed the butcher woman to the fields.

Liu Ding took the hemp rope handed over by Cheng Donglai and tied the plow head. "I'll pull the plow, and my second sister-in-law will hold you."

"I've tried not to get tired. I'll pull the plow." Shen Hui'e looked at him with deep, clear eyes and took the hemp rope from his hand. "You hold the plow and can observe at any time. If there is anything that needs to be changed, you will be able to feel it at the first time."

"Okay then!" Liu Ding said, holding the plow, "I'm ready."

Shen Hui'e put the hemp rope on her shoulders and said, "Let's go!" She pulled the plow, turned the soil and walked forward.

"How about this turned soil?" The curious person was already squatting in the field, looking at the plowed area.

"Does it turn the soil deeper than the plows we use?"

He reached into the soil and gestured, "It's really deeper than what our plows can turn over."

"How do you know it."

"This land has been plowed for so many years, and you can tell at a glance, it's very obvious."

"It looks easy to plow the land."

"You have to try it yourself. A pig-killing lady can carry a pig without any problem. Can anyone else do it?"

"That's true!"

"Hey hey... it's crooked."

"Oh! It didn't fall." Everyone looked at Liu Ding in surprise.

"The plowshare is crooked! Am I seeing things?"

"no!"

"Why is that? Our plowshares are all crooked."

"Let's go and take a look." In a flash, the man caught up with the pig-killing lady.

"Slaughterer lady, I can clearly see that the plowshare is tilted, why doesn't it fall down?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Hui'e stopped and turned back to look at Liu Ding and said, "Brother Liu Ding, can you tell me why?" She looked at the neighbors with a smile on her face.

"That's why." Liu Ding demonstrated it on the spot.

Everyone was dumbfounded, "No wonder."

"Pig-killing lady, are you tired from pulling this plow?"

"I'm not tired of pulling it, and I walk very fast. I don't know how you feel about it." Shen Hui'e looked at them with clear eyes and said, "You have to try it to know." She smiled and said, "I'm afraid my words alone don't count."

"Then let's give it a try, okay?"

"Of course, it's best for women and children to try it." Shen Hui'e patted the armrest of the plow and said, "Because this is made according to my height." She smiled and said embarrassedly, "It's not very friendly to men."

"It's okay, let's give it a try." Everyone said without much concern.

Shen Hui'e made way for them to try.

"I thought I wouldn't be able to pull it! After all, the tillage was too deep."

"It's quite easy to plow this land."

"At first it all feels light, but you have to keep pulling to see if it saves time and effort."

"It will take at least a day to plow the land."

"Now it's proven that this kind of plow can be used," Liu Ding said with a smile. "If it gets crooked, there's no need to stop and adjust it. Just use force to straighten it."

"Yes, yes, yes! I can feel it. It's right with the support. It's really easy."

"It looks good, but it uses too much iron."

"That's right, no one can afford this."

"You can use our old-fashioned plowshare below, just modify the handrail above." Liu Ding said with a smile.

"Is this okay?"

"I can only say that you will know if you try it." Liu Ding thought for a while and said conservatively.

"Isn't this handrail too big for the plowshare below?" Shen Hui'e said worriedly, "It will make the top feel heavy."

Liu Ding smiled and said, "I will change it as appropriate. It looks balanced and must be time-saving and labor-saving to use."

"Do you continue to try this new plow, or..." Shen Hui'e looked at them gently and said.

"Here you go, here you go."

Shen Hui'e took the plow, looked at the big tiger and said, "Let's try it together."

"Okay!" Da Chong walked forward and took the handrail.

If the mother and son can plow the land so easily, it proves that such a plow can be used by everyone, Liu Ding thought to himself.

"How is it? Can you hold on?" Shen Hui'e turned around and glanced at the big tiger.

"I can hold it." The big tiger held the plow steadily.

"Then let's try our limits." Shen Hui'e said without turning her head.

"What do you mean?" Da Chong asked, looking at her back in confusion.

"Just keep pulling until you can't pull anymore." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at the yellow earth with her deep and penetrating eyes.

"Cat slave, cat slave." The big tiger shouted loudly.

"What do you want me to do?" Li Nu ran over and asked him.

"Go get some gloves," said the big insect as he walked. "Get a piece of rabbit skin to put on the shoulders. It's thin for summer wear."

"I understand." Li Nu nodded, turned around and ran home.

"What are they doing?"

"I guess he wants to continue trying out this new plow!"

"How do you know if it's good if you don't try it?"

"How about we see the effect?"

"Just let me see if this plow works. How can it be easy to plow the land? It's tiring all the time. Unless you don't do it yourself."

"Aren't you talking nonsense?"

"Farming is always tiring."

"A good farm tool should still save effort. Can plucking wheat with your hands be the same as cutting it with a sickle?" Liu Ding said, looking at them with his dark eyes.

"By the way, how much does Liu Ding's curved plow cost? Is it expensive?"

"It's too expensive. We can't afford it."

"It's not expensive! Except for the plow head, this handrail is just a shelf." Liu Ding said lightly.

"Then let's see the effect. If it really saves time and effort, we'll modify the plow."

"Um...are we going to stay here and watch the butcher lady plowing the field?"

"We'll know the result later. Why are you waiting here like an idiot? It's so sunny."

"I'm going back." He yawned and left.

The people who were standing on the edge of the field watching the fun left one by one.

Only Shen Hui'e and her family were left. Liu Ding strode after them as they plowed the field and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm leaving first. If there's anything wrong with what you're using, come back and ask me to fix it."

"Got it. Go ahead!" Shen Hui'e looked at him gently and said, "Let's try this plow."

"I'm leaving." Liu Ding bowed and turned to leave.

Shen Hui'e and her son worked until 10:00 p.m. They were exhausted, sweating and panting, but they had bright smiles on their faces.

"How do you feel, son?" Shen Hui'e raised her hand and wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand.

"It's okay. I can hold the plow." The big tiger said as he put the plow down.

"Are your hands not numb? Can you hold the chopsticks?" Shen Hui'e walked over, grabbed his hand, took off his gloves and said.

The tiger moved his hands, clenched his fists and said, "You see, it's all right." He smiled and said, "It doesn't seem to have blisters."

"I'm wearing gloves!" The raccoon slave brought two bowls of water over, "Here, drink some water first, it's boiled water."

Shen Hui'e took off her gloves, took the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

"This plow is good, much better than the previous one." Shen Hui'e said, licking the water from her lips.

"I feel good too. I don't feel tired even with support." The big insect looked at them with its dark eyes and said with a smile, "Aniang walks steadily." He asked doubtfully, "Am I getting stronger?"