lcionline 第175章 1顿操作猛如虎，1看战绩0．5
第175章 1顿操作猛如虎，1看战绩0．5
Lin Xi waved her hand, "Dad, you go ahead and do your thing. Our purpose is to raise ducks to eat grasshoppers."
He was more than happy to have someone help him herd the ducks!
Lin Yong grinned from ear to ear when he heard Lin Xi agree, and nodded repeatedly.
At this moment, Gao Mengli stepped forward, her eyes filled with worry, "By the way, Dad, when you have time, you should go to town and buy some chickens and ducks to raise and eat grasshoppers. With the weather this year, it's hard to say what will happen."
There might be a locust plague, so it's best to prepare early.
Lin Yong sighed softly, "Well, I had your uncle help me hatch a few broods of chicks before. Judging by the time, they should be ready to hatch in about half a month."
As for ducks, he had no idea.
His family, the eldest son and his wife, had monopolized all the ducklings in the county; he couldn't buy any himself.
They had no choice but to ask Jiang Ya to help them buy it in Pingding County.
This year is unlikely to be a peaceful one.
Upon hearing about hatching chicks, Lin Xi's interest was piqued again. "Huh? Uncle has the skill of hatching chicks?!"
Hearing Lin Xi's almost idiotic remarks, Gao Mengli rolled her eyes and said, "Are you stupid? What's so difficult about hatching chicks?"
Give a brooding hen about ten eggs, and she'll hatch after about twenty-one days.
Lin Xi scratched her head, still puzzled. "Huh? Then why is it being incubated at my uncle's house?"
Gao Mengli: ……
When Lin Yong heard Lin Xi's question, he laughed and said, "Your uncle's family has so many eggs, that's because he raises a lot of chickens!"
A larger number of hens means they can brood and hatch chicks.
However, the hen that hatches the chicks doesn't lay eggs.
In addition to the chickens, they also need to be fed rice bran mixed with pig feed. Each household can only afford to raise a maximum of seven or eight chickens.
So usually, they're left to lay more eggs than to hatch.
Two hens also nested in their old house, and they were incubating eggs.
"Oh~" Lin Xi nodded in understanding.
So Lin Yong took the ducks to the dry land to release them.
The roof beams for the courtyard house were erected today. Tomorrow, after inviting a few people over for a warm housewarming meal, we can start cooking.
Bucktooth Jade and Fatty were cleaning the house with Qian Yan'er.
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli then had some free time.
The two went to the village entrance to check on the progress of the oil mill.
The oil mill is also completed and will be put into use tomorrow.
As the two men emerged from the oil mill, they saw Du Hao and others planting rice seedlings in the fields.
Some people use light-footed skills to float on water and plant rice seedlings, some stand on the bank and use rice seedlings as projectiles to throw them out and plant them, and some use internal force to plant seedlings in the soil from a distance, which is called "divine seedling skill".
It was like a martial arts tournament in the fields, with each group taking the rice planting process to a whole new level.
A flurry of actions, but the score was a mere 0.5 points...
Gao Mengli's temples throbbed with pain...
With her eyebrows raised and hands on her hips, she roared like a shrew: "Everyone, if you can do it, do it; if you can't, get the hell out of here!"
Lying in a big trough.
The villagers were hired to work at the paper mill and the duck farm, while the work in the fields was contracted out to these hundred or so outlaws.
Sure enough, he was the best in martial arts, but the worst at farm work.
The outlaws, who had just been displaying their various "divine skills," were now completely embarrassed.
Du Hao quickly stepped forward to ingratiate himself, "Hehe, Sister-in-law Lin, we'll get right to it! Don't be angry!"
After saying that, he quickly gave everyone a meaningful look.
To everyone's surprise, they all looked miserable, holding the seedlings and exchanging bewildered glances.
They're adept at killing and practicing martial arts, but planting rice seedlings... well, that's not their forte.
The outlaws seemed to realize their "incompetence," and they all lowered their heads, their faces full of embarrassment.
Du Hao paced anxiously in front of the crowd, muttering, "You guys are usually so adept at scaling walls and fighting with swords, how come this little seedling is stumping you?"
A burly man said with a mournful face, "Uncle Du, this rice planting requires a lot of meticulous care."
"With my clumsy hands and feet, I really don't know where to begin. I only know how to use knives and swords; these seedlings are even harder to handle than hidden weapons."
Another nodded in agreement: "Yeah, I thought it would be similar to practicing swordsmanship and hitting the bullseye, but who knew these seedlings were so limp and wouldn't obey orders."
If you're so capable, then go ahead and do it! What are you babbling about?
You're not even as good as us.
Everyone rolled their eyes at Du Hao in unison.
Gao Mengli rubbed her forehead, speechless for a moment.
The villagers hired this group of people without verifying whether they actually knew how to plant rice seedlings. It's likely they were misled by the contact person who made exaggerated claims.
They're such a...cute bunch...
The person who's spouting nonsense is definitely Du Hao right in front of me, no doubt about it.
Gao Mengli looked at Du Hao with a half-smile.
Du Hao felt uneasy after being rolled his eyes at everyone, and then he was stared at by Gao Mengli with a half-smile. Cold sweat broke out on his back, and he stammered to speak up for himself: "Sister-in-law Lin, I... I meant well, but who knew that my brothers were all show and no substance."
I heard them boasting about how capable they were, I never imagined that planting rice seedlings would be so difficult for them.
As he spoke, he glared fiercely at the bandits, "You bunch of guys, you always brag so much, but you always let us down when it matters."
The outlaws weren't to be outdone, retorting, "Master Du, don't try to absolve yourself of all responsibility. You were the one who told us that hands were all we needed, but who knew these seedlings wouldn't cooperate at all..."
After saying that, the big man chuckled awkwardly twice.
Du Hao: ...
This brother doesn't want it anymore.
Who was he doing all this for?! Wasn't it all for these brothers who were about to starve to death?!
Although he should be the one to take the blame.
Gao Mengli glanced at the bewildered Green Forest heroes, sighed speechlessly, and led Lin Xi back to the village.
A short while later, Zhao Chen and his brother Zhao Ye ran over and began teaching about a hundred burly men how to plant rice seedlings.
It was their oversight that they forgot to verify the rice planting skills of this group of people.
The burly bandits breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the newcomers didn't chase them away.
He studied rice planting with extra diligence.
Feeling somewhat guilty, Du Hao voluntarily reduced their wages from fifteen coins to ten coins a day.
After all, their "skills" are only worth this much compared to those of a master farmer.
The others nodded in agreement, and no one uttered a single complaint.
Because, Du Hao really did brag before!
Once they've mastered the art of rice planting, their wages might just increase again.
With this in mind, they worked even harder.
Zhao Chen looked at the group of people working hard and nodded in high regard.
This group of people are not rotten wood; they can be carved!
Meanwhile, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi, who had returned home, found Lin Chi pounding wood pulp at the old house.
Gao Mengli beckoned to Lin Chi, "Third brother, come here, I have something to tell you."
Lin Chi quickly put down what he was doing, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and ran over. "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
Gao Mengli looked at Lin Chi with a smile and said, "I want to entrust the oil mill to you. Tomorrow, you will go to work at the oil mill and I will pay you one tael of silver a month."
Lin Chi was flattered and surprised. His eyes widened, and he picked at his ear in disbelief. "Wh...what, sister-in-law, are you serious?!"