Chapter 259 Discussing Leaving Home

A house of kindness is not afraid of wind and thunder.

The meaning of this wooden sign is far better than the carving skills, because it is engraved with kudzu vines. Huan Zhen didn't want the wooden sign to be passed around by salesmen asking for prices again. He happened to have a lot of money with him, so he asked: "Is it enough?"

Anyone who dares to blackmail him will be sent to the county office immediately.

"Enough, enough!" Salesman Feng was overjoyed. The wooden sign cost 300 yuan. Someone wanted to buy it for 700 yuan before, but luckily he didn't let go. It seems that he will have to go to Shanyin County often in the future.

Huan Zhen put the wooden plaque into the cloth bag and let Wang Ge see it after she returned to Weiting. If she carved it, give it to her. Just as he was about to get on the horse, he rolled his eyes and changed to a white horse. The white face had no front hooves.

Stop high jumping, just don't let him ride.

"Tsk, it's quite strong." Huan Zhen stopped teasing it. After riding back on his horse, Bai Rong immediately became quiet. He deliberately did not lead the horse to see if it knew how to follow.

At the beginning of the year, Magistrate Huan and his followers came to the official office.

Three carpenters have made new components according to the template drawn by Wang Ge.

After Wangge Yili met the two county magistrates, he directly informed them of the component to be improved this time: the ox yoke without waiting for them to ask.

Oxen yokes have been around for a long time, and are mostly used for pulling carts, but rarely for pulling plows, and the yoke for pulling carts is also heavy. At present, the method of pulling a plow with two oxen carrying a pole is popular. The crossbar itself is too heavy, which means that the plowing oxen must separate part of it first.

Strength bears the crossbar and pulls the plow.

So she scrapped the long crossbar and replaced it with an ox and a short yoke, carved the whole wood into a bow-shaped curved wood, or spliced ​​the curved wood with mortise and tenon joints, drilled holes at both ends of the short yoke, and threaded ropes to form a lasso.

The rope is connected to the plow disc, and the plow disc is connected to the plow shaft with a traction hook.

There was a picture of the use of an ox yoke drawn by Wang Ge on the ground. She pointed to the position of the traction hook and said: "The traction hook can actually be replaced by a thick rope, but the hanging ring on the plow plate is best made of iron." This can save more money.

Iron material.

The ox yoke was relatively light. Magistrate Huan weighed out the weight and gave it to his servant. The latter compared it to the ox yoke diagram on the ground and sighed: The truth is so simple!

Oxen yokes are common in life, and everyone knows that ropes are indispensable for tying a yoke, but how can we change it to a plow when only two oxen can lift the lever? No one has ever thought of changing the yoke from an ox cart to a plow!

Is it carelessness? Or do you think that the ones pulling the plow are oxen anyway, so it doesn’t matter if they can pull it?

Wang Ge: "Short ox yoke has another advantage. It can increase the number of oxen when encountering difficult plowing areas."

The disciple said happily: "That's right!" Because the new plow shaft was short, he only thought about reducing the number of cattle, but he could actually increase the number of cattle.

October seventeenth.

The county tour guide drove ten oxen carts to send Wang Ge back to Weiting. They brought not only the cross-shaped plows, but also a lot of new grains. The people in the pavilion happily poured into the pavilion to unload the carts, only to realize that the oxen and carts were also there.

For Wei Ting.

Even Huan Zhen didn't expect that Wang Ge would make a new plow so quickly. They all learned how to use the Quyuan plow when they were in the county office. They helped the people in the pavilion try the plow. Wang Ge found his eldest parents and came to

When the field was being plowed, it was already surrounded by people.

Everyone made way for the gap, and the Wang family stood at the very back.

A total of three new plows are loosening the soil.

Depart at the same time.

In the first frame, only one cow was yoked. The people who shouted at the cow were the people in the pavilion, and the people who supported the cow were the tourists.

The second plow is drawn by two oxen, with an ox yoke and a plow rope tied to one ox. To use this plow, there are no longer three people like the old plow, but two people. The people in the pavilion are responsible for driving the oxen.

You Youguan supported the tip of the plow. As he walked forward, Youyou also taught the people next to him how to adjust the depth of the plowed land. By adjusting the plow tip, there is no need to stop the plow. Just lift the plow tip up when plowing deeply. If you maintain a certain level for a long time,

If the depth is too high, stop the plow and adjust the plow (the name given by Huan County Magistrate based on the shape of this component is the same as in later generations).

"This cow obviously saves effort." Jia Guo murmured, her eyes straightened.

Looking at the third plow, four oxen were pulling it, but the key work was still two people! Not only was the ditch plowed deep, but the speed was too fast, and it didn’t take long for the other two plows to be far away.

Wang Weng reminded his wife: "Look, this kind of plow is very stable. You don't even have to bend down to hold the tip." Because the tip of the new plow is longer than the old plow, his waist disease is caused by plowing for a long time.

"Grandma Weng, I heard that your daughter made the new plow?"

"Stop talking nonsense, you have to call me Master Wang."

People in the surrounding pavilions began to ask and praise him.

At this time, Wang Ge heard the laughter of her second brother. She tiptoed to look for it and saw it. Wang Zhu took Apeng to a place where there were many children. Wang Ge thought that he would discuss things with his elder parents later, so he did not call them.

Soon, Wang Weng and Jia Lai were so complimented that they smiled sourly. They came out of the crowd and stopped looking at them. Age came back and didn't bother to ask her how she was doing at the county office these days and whether she was tired.

The three of them went home happily, and Aai said "Oh" in surprise: "Father, the eldest sister is back!"

Jia Gui told Erlang about the new plow she had just seen, and she couldn't bear the pain in her heart. It would be great if Dalang could see it with his eyes. This is a new plow, made by his eldest daughter Hu Bao!

Wang Dalang's dull eyes looked in the direction of Wang Ge and said with a smile: "No wonder, I just heard it was a mess outside."

Ah Ai said: "No wonder, I saw a lot of bullock carts."

Wang Weng suddenly remembered and asked Wang Ge: "You don't have to go to the pavilion?"

"There's no rush." ​​Wang Ge supported his father, "Father, eldest mother, father, I...I have something to say." Her nervousness and uneasiness let Wang Weng know that what his granddaughter was about to talk about was important.

Entering the main room, Wang Ge looked at every furnishing with half-open curtains, dusty straw mats, simple cages, and tiger-headed desks. He never noticed that the straw curtains blocking the windows had fallen off before.

Is it threadbare? The color of the bamboo box that Mother has been cleaning is getting mottled day by day. The straw mat on the ground is very dusty. Although it needs to be laid with another layer at night, it is really time to change it.

Only the desk is as clean as usual when Hu Tou is at home.

"Big..." Wang Ge's nose felt sore before he could speak.

Jia Gu was frightened. Her granddaughter has always been strong. "What's wrong? Are you angry at the county office?" This was the only grievance she could think of about her granddaughter.

Wang Weng knew that this was not the reason. "Age, no matter what it is, just tell me."

Wang Dalang: "I guess...Hu Bao is leaving home again, right?" With his achievements in making plows, who would dare to make Hu Bao angry at this time? My daughter was hesitant, and she could hear the guilt in every word.

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"Yes." Wang Ge nodded.

Jia Gren was anxious: "Living home? Why are you still leaving home after you've already been admitted as a craftsman?"

"Mom, dad, I want to pass the master's degree in craftsmanship within three years."

Wang Weng made a hiss and felt numbness starting from his forehead and reaching the back of his head. "Zhongjiangshi?" His wife didn't react. He already understood that when Age said three years, he meant that if he left home this time,

I have to leave for three years!

Wang Ge: "Yes, intermediate craftsman. During the emergency training camp, I participated in several county-level competitions. It was too difficult, and I only won the first place once due to luck. If I had been taking the exam in this county, I would have to

If you keep running to Shanyin County, you may not be able to pass the exam for decades."

Jia Gu was puzzled: "Then how did other middle school craftsmen pass the exam? Are they better than you?"

"Either they have experienced it for more than ten years, or they have famous teachers who are good at certain craftsmanship. They can find out where there is an exam that they are good at, and rush there. The remaining way is what the examiner told me, to go to poverty.

Border counties are poor counties like Shatun, where there are few craftsmen and it is easy to take exams."

Jia Guo deviated from the focus of the question: "Did the examiner only tell you?"

"Yeah!" You must nod.
Chapter completed!