Chapter 123 Xiao Qingqing ran away!
In the afternoon, the increasingly eager sun rosy, ruthlessly spilling its heat, which made us, who were struggling with the hoe, sweat and hot even if we took off our tops and only wore shorts. We would pour a bowl of spring water in a while.
A tributary was drawn from the Liuyin River to water the fields, which was an ordinary behavior for farming.
Any field needs water nourishment, the only difference is that the crops need more and less water.
However, on this basis, we also made a very important move, which is to introduce a stream to flow around the bamboo house group next to the Hare Forest, and finally mix with the stream water from the Hare Forest and flow back to the Liuyin River.
The purpose of this is to solve the difficulties of people and animals in using water, and the other is that the bamboo houses are all made of bamboo. In case of a fire and there is no sufficient water source to extinguish the fire, thousands of bamboo houses will be destroyed.
Now we have to build a residential area under the hills, so we must introduce a stream according to the same pattern, and also introduce it from the Liuyin River, and then turn it around and flow back to the Liuyin River, just wrapping the entire residential area.
Standing on the hill platform, this is a very beautiful and practical project, just as described in myths and legends, surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, and when the water mist comes together, it is like living in a fairyland, which is very comfortable.
But in fact, it is also a very complex project, not only with many processes, but also with the intensity of labor.
At the beginning, we have to dig the land two meters wide and five meters deep. Then, on the left and bottom of the ditches, we first apply a thick layer of slurry mixed with rice slurry and tung oil, and then lay a flat large stone. Then, on top of the large stone, we need to apply a mixture of rice slurry and tung oil for a second time to bond again.
Then, this stone laying work has to be done again. However, this time the preparation is based on the previous foundation, so the size of the stone will be smaller, but the rice paste and tung oil consumed must also be used. It is necessary to apply it very carefully, otherwise it will easily penetrate without us knowing it.
Only with double insurance can we ensure that the river of Liuyin River flows along the ditches and does not immerse in the soil.
We led 600 young troops of the Three Kingdoms, and under the command of several experienced old farmers, we worked in an orderly manner.
I don't know much about construction and other projects, so I just need to follow the instructions of professionals. Even if we are directing us, we are old farmers who have no status anywhere.
There is nothing to resist, because life is not something that can be understood. I just need to be proficient in the most important aspects.
Otherwise, if you know everything and do everything, wouldn’t life be spent in hard work?
What I want is a comfortable life. It’s not good to be too tired.
I'm going to go far, let's talk about building a canal.
Of course, we would not do it. The three cavalry, infantry and navy took turns to go to the mountains ten miles away to tear out large stones, and then started processing near the canal to create square bluestones of similar sizes, and then moved the regular stones around the ditches, which were just for us to transport them at a short distance.
Even so, the work progress is not too fast. It is already very fast to be able to do two hundred meters in an afternoon, after all, we only have more than 600 people.
Fortunately, the children at this time started working for their families at the age of five or six, with strength and endurance, otherwise it would be difficult for only these two hundred meters.
Several old farmers checked very strictly. They not only watched them all the time, but also went down to walk, touch and knock them in person after they were finished. Once there was anything that was not qualified, they had to rework the whole section. They were so angry that some young soldiers of the Three Kingdoms discussed whether to knock on their black sticks at night.
But I firmly supported the old farmers' approach and took the lead in jumping out of the ditches and reworking.
Seeing that the eldest young master was like this, the teenagers of the Three Kingdoms Young Army were unconsciously ashamed of their laziness and irritability, and they all rekindled their enthusiasm and started work more seriously.
In fact, I did not criticize them because they were about the same age as me. This age was when I started to do heavy work outside. It was obviously unrealistic to ask them to be very powerful from the beginning. The demands were too high all of a sudden, which was not conducive to their rapid growth.
If everything is too strict with your subordinates, it will undoubtedly cause too much pressure on them in the end, resulting in serious consequences.
I don’t like to be stern all day long. How great would it be if I could smile more?
Before we knew it, it was time for the sun to set again. After completing the inspection of the last section of the ditch today, several old farmers finally lost their composure.
After they gestded and left Shishiran, the Three Kingdoms Young Army immediately cheered. I waved my hand and signaled, and the young men immediately rushed to the cafeteria.
Well, they were only a little more active than me when they were eating, and they were super energetic. The rapid charge was probably not as good as the uncles of the cavalry team.
Just as I put my clothes on my shoulders, all the friends over there touched me and said hurriedly: "Brother Bao!"
I looked along his hand and saw a sweet little girl rushing towards me in tears.
"Xiaobao~~"
Xiaoxun, regardless of my sweat, threw herself into my arms and cried loudly, making me feel very distressed.
Damn it!
Which little beast who is not open to the eyes has provoked my little princess?
I thought indignantly and asked, "Xiao Xun, is it the little peacock ignoring you again?"
"No~"
"That's the little rabbit again?"
"No~~"
“What the hell is it?”
"It's Xiao Qingqing, it's gone~~"
"Xiao Qingqing is..."
"Isn't it just the bulging green-skinned worm you caught me yesterday?"
"Ahem, Xiao Xun, that's a frog, not a little jumping worm."
"It's just a frog, Xiaobao~ Come with me quickly... catch it back, I'm going to slap it hard~~"
As the little princess talked, she became angry and pulled me up, heading towards the opposite direction of the cafeteria, which was not enough for me to refuse at all.
I don’t think so. Postponing the meal time is nothing. My Xiaoxun’s affairs are obviously more important.
Xiao Qingqing was a small animal I accidentally caught when I was training in the hare forest. It was just because it jumped high and could make a "quacking" sound. I thought it was very interesting, so I took it back and gave it to Xiaoxun.
Of course, this kind of small animal can only be given to Xiaoxun.
If she gave it to Dai'er, she would play with it for a while. After she felt tired of playing, she would directly kill the animals, or use them as a tool for her training, and torture them vigorously.
On several occasions, Dai'er's actions scared several little boys to tremble all over. She went home to cry and cried to her mother, saying that the second lady was too cruel.
After Xiaoxuan's mother saw this little green animal, she also said its name. In the Song Dynasty, it is usually called "frog", a small animal growing in ponds and streams, and I caught it from the side of the stream.
The sweet little girl likes to name her pet. The name Xiao Qingqing is not very good, but in the little girl's understanding, it represents closeness.
But when I saw Xiao Qingqing running away, I couldn't help but feel a little numb.
Looking at the endless rice fields that were swaying with the breeze in the afterglow of the sunset, I looked at the little girl who was still angry in my arms and said tremblingly: "Little baby, don't you want to tell me that Xiao Qingqing escaped into the rice fields, right?"
"Yes!" Xiaoxun pouted: "I took it out to play, but it jumped into the rice field as it ran. Damn it! I told it to come back and didn't listen, and I couldn't find it at all~~"
"Are you sure you're here?"
"Well, that's it! I made a mark just now!" Xiao Xun pointed to a stone and said.
Looking at the little girl crying, I sighed, took off my straw sandals and jumped into the rice field. After standing firmly, I stretched out my hands in the mud and started to grop around.
Xiaoxun looked at my movements nervously, gritting her teeth for a while, and then asking me not to look for it with distress...
After about a quarter of an hour, I had searched dozens of meters around me before I stopped and climbed up the ridge of the field with muddy legs.
Xiaoxun saw in disappointment that there was nothing on my hands, which proved that the little fugitive had not been arrested yet.
"It's late, I can't see it. I'll come and see it tomorrow!" I spread my hands and said to the little girl.
"Oh~~" Xiaoxun also sighed as I had just now, and said in a sweet voice: "Forget it, Xiaobao, it must have gone to other places, and Xiao Qingqing is very small and it is not easy to find. Let it live by itself!"
"Don't be too sad. That day I saw a lot of frogs next to the stream. I'll catch a few more!" Seeing her so sensible, I smiled and kissed Xiaoxun's pink face.
"oh……"
The little girl agreed casually, but when she looked back and looked around from time to time, I knew that this nostalgic girl was still a little bit unable to let go of her Xiao Qingqing.
There is no way, who told Xiaoxun to be my sister and future wife?
I can only summon a few more friends to come here to help find them after the sun comes out tomorrow morning. There are many people and strong forces, so it is easier to find a little.
I hope Xiao Qingqing didn’t run too far, otherwise things would be really difficult to handle.
Chapter completed!