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Chapter 18: The magical blacksmithing technique

Qingdong said to Mi Lanxi: "One thousand acres of land should be planted by one hundred tenant households. On average, each tenant household can only cultivate ten acres of rice fields."

"They can get 30% of the harvest from these ten acres of rice fields, and they will need to eat this 30% of the food for a year."

Mi Lanxi began to mentally calculate their harvest.

It turns out that the harvest of the tenant farmers was so small, and 30% of the grain was only enough to keep them hungry, not full.

Qingdong continued: "So many ears of grain have fallen on the ground, and picking them up is also a harvest."

Mi Lanxi didn't mind if they picked it up in her pocket. She looked at the children picking up ears and said, "You can let the adults pick it up."

Qingdong said to Mi Lanxi: "Girl, the rice in the field has matured. We must harvest it within ten days, otherwise the rice will fall to the ground and sprout."

"There are only so many people in each household. If one more person is assigned to pick up the rice, they may not be able to harvest all the rice."

When harvesting, no matter how small a person is, they are still a labor force.

It would be okay if the weather is good.

If it rains, it will be a disaster.

When it rains, tenant farmers suffer huge losses, and their harvest may not survive the next year's harvest.

"Girl, even if you let those children rest, they won't thank you."

"They just feel like you're interfering with their progress and preventing them from picking up another harvest from the ground."

Mi Lanxi felt incredible after hearing Qingdong's analysis: "One tenant household cannot harvest ten acres of rice in ten days?"

Qingdong said: "It's not a problem if it's just harvesting. The most time-consuming thing is threshing."

"The general awarded them high-quality agricultural tools last year. With new sickles, they can harvest faster."

"No matter how fast you harvest, the threshing can only be like that."

Mi Lanxi watched the tenants group together to beat the ears of grain.

They actually used knocking...

How long does it take to knock this way?

Mi Lanxi fell silent.

She did not continue to go to the fields, but turned around and left, going back in the direction she came from.

"Girl, don't you want to read it?" Qingdong followed her and asked.

Mi Lanxi kept walking. She asked Qingdong, "Do you know where there is a blacksmith shop?"

Qingdong said without thinking: "I know, the General's Mansion has a blacksmith shop in Pinling City."

This shop serves the people in its free time.

When fighting, the army would be repaired and equipped with weapons.

Mi Lanxi said to Qingdong: "Let's go to the blacksmith shop."

Although Qingdong didn't know what Mi Lanxi was going to do, she drove a carriage into the city with Mi Lanxi without saying a word.

Except for the people in the General's Mansion, no one in Pingling City knew about the relationship between Qingdong and the General's Mansion.

The two of them entered the city without attracting anyone's attention.

Qingdong knew the location of the blacksmith shop, so she drove her carriage directly to the blacksmith shop.

"Girl, we're here!" Qingdong said to Mi Lanxi in the carriage.

Mi Lanxi got off the carriage and looked curiously at the shop in front of her.

Is the condition of the shop too crude?

Qingdong saw Mi Lanxi looking at the shop and asked curiously: "Girl, what do you want to do here?"

Mi Lanxi said casually: "Make some tools for harvesting rice. The tenants' tools are too slow."

Only then did Qingdong realize that this was what the girl was thinking about.

She said to Mi Lanxi: "Girl, the tools the general gave them are already the best."

Mi Lanxi shook her head and said, "No, I can still improve."

She is a genius scientist and the person who created the fruit.

Improving some ancient tools couldn't be easier for her.

If it weren't for Qingdong's fear, she would have taken out the forging mecha and forged it on site.

Although Mi Lanxi is not afraid of causing trouble by being high-profile, she still wants to keep a low profile for the time being.

Qingdong heard that Mi Lanxi could improve farm tools, and she became interested. She asked expectantly: "Girl, have you brought the drawings?"

"There are no drawings." Mi Lanxi said confidently.

She has already designed the procedures, materials, and patterns for the forging tools in her mind.

When operating, just forge it according to the design in your mind.

Qingdong didn't know that Mi Lanxi planned to do it herself. She said to Mi Lanxi: "Girl, it's hard for the master to do it without the drawings."

"It's okay, I'll do it myself." Mi Lanxi looked calm.

"What?" Qingdong was surprised.

She thought she heard wrongly and asked again: "Girl, what did you say?"

Mi Lanxi was too lazy to explain, so she said to Qingdong: "Ask the master if I can borrow his stove and tools."

Qingdong's face stiffened. Is the girl serious?

Seeing Mi Lanxi's insistence, she could only go up and ask:

"Master, my girl would like to borrow your stove and tools to make some farm tools. Is it convenient for you?"

The blacksmith didn't know Qingdong. After hearing Qingdong's words, he squinted and looked at Mi Lanxi.

Seeing Mi Lanxi's elegant appearance, you can tell at a glance that she is a girl from a wealthy family.

How can a person with such a temperament be able to strike with iron?

Could this girl be looking for fun in him?

The blacksmith was about to tell Qingdong to get lost when he saw Qingdong take out a token.

This token was given to Qingdong by Fu Xiyang. Fu Xiyang was worried that Mi Lanxi would not be able to find anyone to help her when she encountered difficulties, so he gave Qingdong such a token just in case.

Qingdong didn't expect to use this token so quickly.

When the blacksmith saw that the token in Qingdong's hand came from the General's Mansion, he swallowed it back if he refused.

He glanced at Mi Lanxi, pointed to the stove next to him and said, "If you want to use it, just use that stove. There are tools next to it."

Mi Lanxi walked to the stove to check.

Although the tools are crude, they are barely usable.

"Girl, do you need help from my slave?" Qingdong walked to Mi Lanxi and asked.

Mi Lanxi said calmly: "No, please stay away from the stove."

"Oh!" Qingdong took a step back.

It's morning now, the shop has just opened, and the blacksmith's stove is still cold.

The blacksmith stood aside and watched indifferently. He wanted to see how this wealthy lady started the furnace and how she could hold the hammer for forging.

Mi Lanxi didn't care what Qingdong and the master thought, she put her hands over the stove, and a scorching flame appeared out of thin air.

The temperature of the flame was so high that it burned the furnace directly to the zero point.

Qingdong and the blacksmith looked at this scene in disbelief.

The girl uses magic again!

Qingdong's eyes flashed with surprise.

The blacksmith looked like he had seen a ghost. He looked at Mi Lanxi with a mysterious expression.

Mi Lanxi ignored their fuss and concentrated on using her powers to control the temperature of the stove.
Chapter completed!
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