You Miao devoured two bowls of rice, and was so lazy on the bed that he didn't want to move. Li Zhifeng mixed some fish sauce with some rice to feed the dog, and squatted down on the porch to eat the meal.
Early the next morning, You Miao was awakened by the sound of conversation outside.
"He didn't get up, you can't go in!" Li Zhifeng was simply furious.
Another old man's voice was more violent than his: "You still dare to kill the old man!"
You Miao was taken aback, got up in a hurry, ran out of the yard barefoot, and saw Daliang standing behind an old man, the old man shouted at Li Zhifeng with his crutches, but Li Zhifeng refused to let him and grabbed his crutches with one hand.
You Miao: "Hey wait."
Li Zhifeng's expression softened, You Miao said to the old man, "You wait in the main room first."
"You asked the old man to come here." The old man said, "Since you invited me, how can you make the elders wait?!"
You Miao's heart suddenly became angry, thinking about who you are, you, when he was about to refute, the old man taught again: "Young people are so sleepy, sleep until three poles in the sun to wake up, eat and do lazy, what kind of climate can it be?!"
As he spoke, he hit him again with a cane, Li Zhifeng's expression changed, and he was about to push the old man away, but You Miao was afraid that Li Zhifeng's attack would not be serious and that he couldn't tell what would happen, so he hurriedly stopped Li Zhifeng from making a move, saying, "The old man has taught me a lesson. Yes, taught."
The old man snorted heavily and tapped the crutches on the ground. You Miao was not sincere when he said that, but when he said the word "learned" at this moment, he understood something in his heart.
You Miao said, "I won't be snoozing anymore."
"People have to explain to themselves. Do you want to start from scratch, create a foundation, and do something? You can't be lazy."
You Miao nodded again and again, and the old man followed Da Liang away.
Only then did Li Zhifeng go in to serve You Miao, get dressed and wash. When You Miao was washing, all he thought about was the old man's lesson. Indeed, there are many reasons that his father, You Dechuan, said, and You Miao would not accept it. But at this time, this kind of place, spoken out by a stranger who didn't know each other, instead, there was a feeling of being slapped in the face and empowered.
"Go get some Biyu Qingfeng." You Miao said, "Make tea for that old man, you have to be polite."
"Okay." Li Zhifeng said.
Li Zhifeng turned around and went out. You Miao washed her face. When Li Zhifeng came back, You Miao asked, "What did he say?"
"Say you can teach your child." Li Zhifeng replied.
You Miao washed her face, looked up at Li Zhifeng, and smiled.
You Miao ate breakfast as soon as possible, went to sit down in the hall, and then Daliang formally introduced to You Miao: "Young Master You, this is my master, known as Master Huang."
"Junior You Miao." You Miao said modestly, "I have seen the teacher."
You Miao bowed to greet him, but the old craftsman Huang was not humble. Da Lala accepted his gift and said, "Liang Bin came back last night and showed me this blueprint. Did you come up with it yourself?"
You Miao did not dare to take credit, and said, "This is what the younger generation imagined after reading the three books, "The Book of Ink," "The Book of Public Transport," and "Tian Gong Kai Wu." If there is anything wrong, please ask the teacher for advice."
"There are many things that are not right." Huang Lao Jiang got up and said, "Where are you going to put it? Take me there. Liang Bin, you still do your thing, You Miao, you lead the way."
You Miao noticed that Daliang dared not to speak when Huang Laojiang was present, until then Fang replied "yes" respectfully. It can be seen that Huang Laojiang was very strict with his disciples and did not dare to be rude, so he led the way in a proper manner. Ask Huang Lao Jiang to walk up the cliff.
"Teacher." You Miao asked Mr. Huang to look at the drawings, then motioned him to look at the cliff, and said, "I was thinking of installing a waterwheel there, but the canal hasn't been dug yet."
The old craftsman Huang said to Youmiao: "It's not a matter of a day or two to complete this project, and it will cost a lot of money. Do you really want to do it?"
You Miao only knew the principle, but never put it into practice, so he asked, "How many days will it take?"
The old craftsman Huang said: "Let's not talk about the waterwheel, just talk about your canal, you have to dig it to the front of the village. Without fifty people, you can't dig it in a month."
You Miao asked where to get someone, but the old craftsman Huang just shook his head and said, "Dig the canal first, I'll go find a craftsman with you."
The conscripts had to find the official government. You Miao was not familiar with the place of life, and it was approaching the end of the year. It was impossible to go to the county government until the end of the year. The old craftsman Huang lived in Yangzhou. Help You Miao to make the parts of the waterwheel one after another. Youmiao knows that with the help of this old man, most of the waterwheel can be made.
But it was more troublesome to hire fifty diggers. You Miao felt that the matter was so confusing that it was like a mess. At first, he just wanted to find something to pass the time, but he didn't expect that one thing would happen one after another. In addition, waterwheels are required for farming, logging for waterwheels, digging of ditches, and corvées are required.
Fifty people can't be invited casually, and the money is simply not enough!
You Miao felt uneasy, sent the old craftsman Huang away and returned to Shenyuan. The two craftsmen were still beating, while Li Zhifeng was washing an iron shovel by the well fence.
"Back?" Li Zhifeng asked, "What did he say?"
"You have to spend money, please hire someone." You Miao said, "It's all about money, you... what are you doing?"
Li Zhifeng said, "Dig a canal."
You Miao remembered what the two of them said yesterday, and said, "Let's go, I'll go too, together."
Li Zhifeng drove the horse-drawn scooter to the first field next to the highland. At this time, the wind was bright and the sun was shining. The end of the field was full of dandelions.
You Miao carried the shovel and looked towards the river, feeling relaxed and happy.
"It's right here." Li Zhifeng said, "The range you circled yesterday."
You Miao said, "How far is it?"
Li Zhifeng said, "It's about fifteen miles away."
Fifteen miles away, You Miao was almost exhausted just walking. In fact, he walked here from Shenyuan, walked back, and walked over with a shovel and shovel. He was very tired.
"Dig it, dig it." You Miao said helplessly.
"You sit and take a break." Li Zhifeng said, "I'll just come."
Fifteen miles, three feet a day, one mile a month, one year and three months... You Miao, leaning on a shovel, suddenly realized that this was a huge project. However, Li Zhifeng raised his sleeves, stepped on the shovel into the ground, and excavated the mud of the first shovel.
The soil here is very hard, and there is a rock layer underneath. The shallow part above is easy to dig. The more you go down, the more difficult it is to dig. Li Zhifeng shovels and throws soil, as easy as cutting tofu.
You Miao always felt that this guy Li Zhifeng was the most powerful person in the world. He could fight, cook, kill and roast fish. It seemed that his strength would never run out. He was completely different from when he first met him. It's such a pity that Li Yan actually locked such a baby in the firewood room, fed him medicine, and beat him to death.