bayedsolid Chapter 155: Reclamation of the Mountain
Chapter 155: Reclamation of the Mountain
Bai Zhi, who had fallen from the sky, was wrapped in Chu Yunchuan's arms. Before she could stand firmly, she was grabbed by the ankle and examined. Bai Zhi pinched Chu Yunchuan's hand that was pressing her bones, squinted her eyes and stretched out her voice: "No way, Qiansui, do you think I would sprain my ankle on such a low slope?"
Chu Yunchuan blinked and tried to explain himself: "No... that's not it, I just thought you would like me coming to meet you."
"Oh, I see. I really like it." Bai Zhi smiled with her eyes curved. "Qian Sui, be a good person and get me an axe."
"ax?"
"Don't you need an axe to chop down a tree? Do you have to chop it with your hands?"
Chu Yunchuan wanted to say no immediately, but Bai Zhi covered his mouth first: "Don't say no."
"..."
"You won't let me leave your sight. I can't just sit on the mountain all the time. I'm so bored." Bai Zhi pointed to the people who were chopping trees not far away. Several thin trees had been chopped down. A group of children were carrying bamboo baskets and picking half-ripe vine fruits around the lush branches. "Everyone has something to do. I either lie down at home or come here to do some work. What's the point of resting here?"
Chu Yunchuan had no choice but to give in: "Well, you just chop trees next to me, don't go too far."
"Got it!"
The tree-cutting work started at daybreak and lasted until almost noon, when the large plot of land was finally cleared. The sun was blazing at noon, so Lin Ruogui paid out of his own pocket to buy all the milk tea on Zhou Shensi's donkey cart and gave one cup to each of his brothers and sisters who were cutting trees.
Bai Zhi leaned against the shade of the tree, next to Zhou Shensi who had finished work early, sipping milk tea in sweat. Chu Yunchuan also took a break in the shade of the tree, gulped down a big bowl of milk tea, and after a short break, he went to the side to adjust the horizontal pull mechanism.
The villagers sat in the shade of the trees on one side of the huge open space, drank milk tea to cool off the sweat, and began to gossip in groups of three or four. Zhou Shensi listened for a long time and said to Bai Zhi: "Boss, everyone praises the boss, saying that he can wear coarse clothes and do dirty and tiring work himself, and he doesn't look like a high-ranking prince at all."
"Good, good." Bai Zhi said lazily, "After half a year, everyone finally treats him as a living person. I don't think I'll be surrounded by people when I go out."
Zhou Shensi flattered: "Boss, can we take advantage of the fact that the boss still has some reputation and ask him to give Tang Sanwei..."
"I'm going to pee, hold the cup for me."
"..."
After resting for an hour, we continued working after noon.
The common people present, including Bai Zhi, saw for the first time this huge machine that could enter dangerous mountains to collect herbs. The machine frame was ten feet high and thirty feet long, with many boards around it. It looked messy at first glance, just like a big insect. Chu Yunchuan was as fast as a dragon, and he climbed onto the frame in a few steps.
A few little babies, who had just grown teeth, howled at the top of their lungs: "Phoenix riding a bug! Phoenix riding a bug!"
The villagers burst into laughter.
Bai Zhi: "..."
Riding a bug is too ugly.
She pushed Zhou Shensi and said, "I'll give you an extra 10% of this month's dividends. Ask them to change it to Phoenix Riding on a Wutong Tree."
Everything will be easy if the money is in place. Zhou Shensi immediately rushed out and shouted at the top of his voice: "Phoenix riding on the Wutong tree! Phoenix riding on the Wutong tree!"
The little kids refused to admit defeat: "Ride the bug!"
“Ride the Sycamore!”
"Ride a bug!"
“Ride the Sycamore!”
……
There were more and more kids on the opposite side. After an incense stick, Zhou Shensi was defeated.
She retreated to Bai Zhi with a dusty face, her voice hoarse: "Boss, I'll return the dividends to you. This job is not easy."
The little kids were victorious, and they circled around Bai Zhi and Zhou Shensi in the shade of the tree, provoking them: "Phoenix riding a bug! Phoenix riding a bug! Phoenix riding a bug!"
Bai Zhi patted Zhou Shensi's shoulder to show her understanding.
The big bug suddenly made a very harsh sound. Everyone looked over and saw Chu Yunchuan moving something on it. The boards on the big bug squeaked into the soil. Lin Ruogui gave an order, and several more yamen runners climbed up. The yamen runners waiting below stood where they were supposed to be, holding the bug's belly tightly.
After a while, a yamen runner walked in front and raised a big flag. When the flag was waved and everyone shouted, the big insect began to turn over the soil with a wheezing sound.
After the big bug walked around the open space along an inexplicable route and came back, a huge grain field began to take shape.
Bai Zhi watched the big bug plowing the field and forgot to breathe for a moment.
A dozen people can push such a huge machine with a little effort, and in a short time they can accomplish something that would take months to accomplish with manpower alone.
This is the Lou family's secret technique in Chu Yunchuan's hands that can shake the world, and it is just a drop in the bucket.
As the grain fields took shape, the villagers were excited - they could really grow grain on the mountains of Qing County this time.
A woman in the shade of a tree waved her arms and shouted, "Fellow villagers! This giant bug was made by Prince Jing, and it was also brought here by Prince Jing. Let's kowtow together to thank Prince Jing for his kindness!"
One call brings a hundred responses. The villagers crowded in the shade of the trees all bowed down to Chu Yunchuan who was sitting on the big bug, and shouted in unison: "Thank you, Prince Jing, for your kindness!"
Bai Zhi was startled and pulled Zhou Shensi to hide behind a tree.
Fellow villagers, please don't remember her. She can't bear this scene.
Chu Yunchuan, who was being worshipped, quickly jumped off the big insect's back, walked to the middle of the villagers, and shouted, "Fellow villagers, please stand up quickly."
Bai Zhi poked her head out from behind the tree to prevent Chu Yunchuan from getting anxious when he couldn't find her.
Sure enough, Chu Yunchuan quickly glanced at her before continuing, "This is all my responsibility, not worth kneeling for. Fellow villagers, please stand up quickly."
Bai Zhi pursed her lips and laughed secretly - she didn't look like a prince at all.
But the villagers just liked his ordinary appearance.
Reclaiming land from mountains is a huge undertaking. The first day was just a sample for the villagers. It would take another two or three months before we could really start growing crops.
The horizontal pull mechanism frame had been used for a few days without any problems, so Chu Yunchuan was relieved and handed it over to the yamen runners. He now had a more important task on hand - that was to teach Bai Zhi acupuncture.
The technique of acupoint pressing with the left hand is slightly different from that with the right hand. Chu Yunchuan read the acupoint pressing book thoroughly before he dared to teach Bai Zhi. The acupoint pressing matter has been urged from last year to this year. If he doesn't teach him, he is afraid that Bai Zhi will take it all in one fell swoop.
The acupressure skill is so miraculous that Bai Zhi was afraid at first that she was not cut out for it. But after studying for a while, she found that with the foundation of internal strength, she only needed to learn how to identify the acupoints and move the qi, and if she practiced diligently every day, it was not that difficult.
For 90% of the things in the world, as long as you close your eyes and keep moving forward, you can unknowingly cross the threshold that you thought was as high as a mountain.