Pig Killer

Chapter 301

"Waterwheel? My mother once said that at that time, my uncle and his family thought they could use a horse-drawn carriage to pull the waterwheel." Da Chong thought for a moment and said, "We don't have horses. Now we have horses, so we can pull water."

"Did you have this idea at that time?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her in surprise.

"When I was farming, I found that some fields were far from the river. I thought that it would be inconvenient to irrigate the fields if it was dry. It would be great to have a water truck." Shen Hui'e looked at him gently and said.

"Let's go! Let's go find Liu Ding." Huang Zhongchang patted his son's hand.

"Would you like Uncle Liu to make a waterwheel?" Da Chong stopped what he was doing and looked at him with his head tilted.

"Yes!" Huang Zhongchang stood up with his hands on his legs.

"Do it now? It may rain." Li Nu looked at the sky dyed red by the sunset glow and said, "Morning glow doesn't go out, but sunset glow can travel thousands of miles. It looks like tomorrow will be another good day."

"Let's build the waterwheel first and see how it works." Huang Zhongchang turned around and looked at them with his distinct black and white eyes. "It would be best if there is no drought. Even if the spring rain doesn't come, we have ways to deal with it." He smiled and said, "It's better to prepare for a rainy day, right!"

"Let's go!" said the big tiger excitedly.

Shen Hui'e and her companions went to find Liu Ding, who was leading the carpenters in the barracks to make sowing tools.

"Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu." The big tiger looked at him with its black eyes and shouted happily.

"Mr. Huang, General Shen, young master and young lady, why are you here?" Liu Ding and the others stood up and bowed.

The big bug and the raccoon slave bowed in return and said, "Uncle Liu."

"Let's sit down and talk." Huang Zhongchang said to them.

"Bench, bench." Liu Ding quickly took out the small bench and placed it in place, "Please sit down."

Huang Zhongchang lifted up the hem of his clothes and sat on a small stool, looking at them and said, "How is the seed drill?"

"It's being done! I guess it won't be finished even after the spring plowing is over." Liu Ding said regretfully.

"Time is tight, there's nothing we can do." Huang Zhongchang said with understanding, "It's not just spring ploughing, there's also summer sowing! Take your time, it will be used sooner or later."

"What do you want to do here?" Liu Ding said to them with a smile.

"How did Uncle Liu know that we were here to make something?" The big tiger looked at him with his dark eyes.

"Every time you come to me, I always make something for you." Liu Ding said to them with a smile on his face.

"Okay! We are here to make things." Shen Hui'e waved, "Bring a stick, I will draw it."

The tiger picked up a small wooden stick from Zhaba and handed it to his mother.

"What we need to make is a waterwheel." Shen Hui'e drew a picture of a waterwheel. "It hasn't rained for a long time, so the fields need watering. But it takes forever to carry water by hand. Water from afar can't quench thirst nearby. This waterwheel is used for watering the fields." Pointing to the waterway she drew, "Water from the river is transported to the ditch with a waterwheel. The water flows along the ditch that connects all directions and irrigates all the fields."

"This waterwheel is great!" Liu Ding stared at the waterwheel road on the ground with his eyes wide open.

"We have to make it and try it out first." Shen Hui'e pointed her index finger at the waterwheel on the ground and said, "The orifices inside..." She disassembled the waterwheel and drew them one by one. "Are there any problems?"

"That's no problem." Liu Ding rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "General Shen's drawing is very clear."

"That's good." Shen Hui'e threw away the small wooden stick in her hand and said, "You have more people, put the seed drill aside for now and focus on this. Let's see how it works." Then she added, "Make it bigger, so that the cow can pull it."

"I see." Liu Ding smiled and said, "Human power can push it, and cows can pull it. It's as big as a millstone."

"Oh! That's right." Shen Hui'e smiled and nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "That's all I want to say. You guys get busy!"

"Let's go." Huang Zhongchang stood up and looked at them and said.

Liu Ding and the others saluted in unison and watched them leave.

"Come on, let's make a waterwheel first." Liu Ding called his companions and said, "It seems like it hasn't rained for a while."

"Yes, yes, yes! The land is dry. I see the wheat seedlings are turning yellow."

"So this waterwheel is timely rain."

"With it, I don't have to worry about it not raining."

"What if the water in the river dries up?"

"Have you locals ever seen the water in the river dry up?"

"No, there is just less water, but it is not dry."

"That's all. With the water truck, at least our seedlings won't dry up." Liu Ding looked at them with his dark eyes and said, "This is really going to be a total loss."

"Build a waterwheel, a waterwheel." Everyone said in unison.

For farmers, nothing is more important than crop seedlings.

&*&

"Mr. Huang, Mr. Huang, General Shen, Mr. Zhang is back." Xiao Douzi came running over and saluted again, "Mr. Huang, General Shen."

Huang Zhongchang ran away upon hearing this.

"Okay, stop bowing." Shen Hui'e looked at Xiao Douzi with a smile on her face and said, "Where is Mr. Zhang?"

"Mr. Zhang is waiting outside Mr. Huang's barracks!" Xiao Douzi said quickly after hearing that.

"Did you hear that? Da Chong's father." Shen Hui'e shouted at Huang Zhongchang at the top of her voice.

The voice was loud and clear, and Huang Zhongchang heard it clearly. He was originally running towards the camp gate, but he turned directly towards his own barracks.

"Let's go!" Shen Hui'e looked at Dachong and the others and said.

&*&

When Shen Hui'e and others arrived at the barracks, Huang Zhongchang and Zhang Jixian were sitting outside the barracks with small stools.

"Uncle Zhang." Da Chong and Li Nu walked over and saluted.

"Good boy!" Zhang Jixian stood up and bowed to his sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law."

"Have you eaten?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with concern and asked.

"Uh...eat..."

Before Zhang Jixian could finish his words, his stomach answered him by growling.

"Look, I'm just busy talking!" Huang Zhongchang stood up and said in a panic, "I'll ask the kitchen to make you a bowl of noodles. This will keep you going."

"Okay!" Zhang Jixian stopped being pretentious and said simply.

"Dad, Dad, you talk to Uncle Zhang, I'm going to the kitchen." Li Nu said smartly.

Huang Zhongchang looked at his daughter lovingly and watched her leave before sitting down again.

"How is the Yu family doing now? Do they have any idea about us joining them?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him anxiously with his dark eyes.

"Father, let Uncle Zhang drink some water first." Da Chong came over from the house with a bowl of water and said, "Uncle Zhang's mouth is dry and cracked."

"I was too impatient." Huang Zhongchang stroked his forehead and said embarrassedly, "Drink water first, drink water, these bowls are all clean, we haven't used them."

"Warm water." The big tiger said with its dark eyes as it looked at Zhang Jixian who took the coarse pottery bowl.

"Good!" Zhang Jixian gulped down half a bowl of water and said, "Our water is still sweeter."

"Our water comes from wells. There are many rivers where you go, so you mostly drink river water." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her shiny black eyes and said.

"Maybe!" Zhang Jixian said while holding the bowl and looking at them, "The Yu family welcomes us to join them. He is in a really difficult situation now! The flag has been raised, and the government troops gathered by the court have focused all their attention on him." He looked at his sister-in-law across from him and said, "It's right not to show up early."

"Don't be a target. Focus on developing yourself." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her bright black eyes.

"No wonder everything is peaceful here and no one comes to attack us. It turns out they are focusing on dealing with the Yu family." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his dark eyes.

"If we destroy the largest rebel force, it will not be a problem for the rest to sweep us away with the momentum of victory." Zhang Jixian looked at them with his dark eyes and said.

"What about us? Will we still rely on the Yu family?" Shen Hui'e asked them with her bright dark eyes.

"What do you think?" Huang Zhongchang turned his head slightly and looked at her and asked.

"Take a small number of people to join him, and those who stay will focus on developing Hedong County." Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep and penetrating eyes and said, "The uprising forces in the world are one family, and we cannot be excluded." With a faint light in her eyes, she said, "The most important thing is to let the Yu family fight to the death with the government troops, so that each side will consume the other, and the fisherman will benefit from the conflict between the snipe and the clam."

"Cough cough..." Huang Zhongchang was so frightened that he kept coughing.

"Why are you so surprised? Do you want to fight the government troops head-on? We can't hold them back with such a small number of people." Shen Hui'e told the truth.

"What I mean is that your strategic direction is correct, but I feel a little embarrassed to say it so bluntly." Huang Zhongchang said, touching his hot earlobe.

"You see it but don't say it, right?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with amusement and said, "Speaking out can avoid misunderstandings."

"Uh..." Huang Zhongchang thought for a moment and said, "That's right!" He looked at Zhang Jixian and asked, "Where's Mr. Zhang?"

"I agree with what my sister-in-law said." Zhang Jixian nodded in agreement.

"What are the people in the Yu family like? Are they easy to get along with? Do they look down on us? Are they arrogant?" Huang Zhongchang asked Zhang Jixian with a burning gaze.

"He is born in an aristocratic family, so he is certainly arrogant. He doesn't look down on us. On the contrary, General Yu is very amiable and approachable. He is eager to help others and save the princes from danger when they are besieged by the government troops. Junior General Yu is young and full of vigor. He seems to be the second in command." Zhang Jixian smiled and said, "But that's also because Junior General Yu is capable. He has a family background in military studies. He has been familiar with military books and strategies since he was young. He has also mastered martial arts. He can lift a thousand-pound bronze tripod just by saying so."

"Ahem..." Huang Zhongchang was so shocked that he kept coughing, "It's so powerful."

"Yes! He is a man of both civil and military talents." Zhang Jixian looked at him with bright eyes and said, "Your martial arts skills are invincible, no problem."

"He can't do it alone. The war cannot be won by one person. He needs the overall combat level." Shen Hui'e said to them with her jade-like eyes.

The gentle and calm voice had the power to calm Huang Zhongchang's panicked heart.

"Yes! Madam is right." Huang Zhongchang nodded vigorously.