This uncle's brain must be a combination of the best of heaven and earth, and the essence of generations of the Yan family.
The positions of the so-called four arrow towers are four triangles, the city wall is just a line, and nothing else is drawn. Can you think of this?
"Yes! Dad said that we should encircle it in the future. Grandpas in the village said that it is better and safer, hehe!" Yan Yu blamed her father and even asked the village elders to help her father share the burden.
Yan Huaiwen asked again about the specific size and style of the archery tower.
Yan Yu shook her head decisively and said she didn't know.
"These were all discussed between Dad and Master Lu. This place and this place were all painted by Master Lu."
Yan Huaiwen took Yan Yu to Qi's house.
Ask Master Lu for advice in person.
Master Lu was a little reserved at first, but Yan Laoer was very easy to deal with, and the people in this village were all very kind, but this scholar was really famous for a long time.
Unexpectedly, the first time he spoke, it was Xiucai Gong who asked him politely for advice.
Master Lu: "I didn't dare to ask Yan Hushu for advice. I made the size according to the diagram given by your brother and the needs. This archery tower is quite similar to the battlements of our border defense. It is taller and has a solid base. The stairs are on the inside and the outside is square...
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This is not difficult. I plan to build a wooden frame first, and then use cement bricks on the inside and outside. When it is closed, I will pour mortar and plaster inside. The advantage of this is that it is strong and not easy to crack..."
Master Lu talked eloquently and was obviously very confident about this arrow tower.
He grew up in a border town and had several generations of people building houses. He knew how city defenses were built and what materials were used.
After Yan Huaiwen thanked him, he said a few words to the Qi family's wife, then said goodbye and left.
After leaving Qi's house, he asked: "How many people can Master Lu pay for the money to build our house?"
Yan Yu shook his head: "Not yet. All the accounts in our village are held in our house. There are people who build stoves, people who plaster manure pits, people who put tiles on the roofs..."
Master Lu took care of almost all the work in their village.
As people in the village make more and more money, more and more people are looking for Master Lu to work. It can be said that they are busy day and night.
Now I build a house for the Qi family during the day, do some small work at night, and take care of three meals a day at the Yan family.
Seeing that they were working really hard, Yan Laoer specifically told Aunt Rong to leave some dry food at noon or in the evening for them to carry when they worked at night, so as not to be hungry.
So after working like this day and night, Master Lu and the others were not tired or thin, but were more energetic than when they arrived.
Yan Yu was afraid that her uncle would misunderstand that her father was not giving up any money, so she added: "Master Lu said there was no need to rush, but my father thought it would be a bad idea not to give it, so he gave him 20 taels first and figured out the rest later."
She handles all the big and small accounts at home, and there’s nothing she doesn’t know about money.
Yan Huaiwen knows the nature of his family well.
I also know that Tianyou was lazy and left all the calculations to the waiter.
Hence the question.
Yan Huaiwen said in a low voice: "Master Lu and the others have worked hard, so it's not good for people to worry about wages. Since the house at home is completed, this sum will be paid first.
If the villagers' work is completed, this should also be the case.
If you find it troublesome, you can set a cycle, once every five days, or every ten days."
Yan Yu secretly smiled and responded in a crisp voice: "I know, uncle!"
It wasn't her father, so he was putting it off again and again, as if he was afraid that Master Lu and the others would run away, just not wanting to settle the matter.
Master Lu was a very loyal person. After being deceived by his few words, he didn’t even return home. Instead, he immersed himself in Xiaoan Village to help build his hometown...
Since the arrow tower was mentioned, Yan Yu first took Yan Huaiwen to the land near the forest.
"Uncle, this land is going to be used to plant trees. Dad said it is good to plant fruit trees. From now on, our family will have fruits to eat every year. We can also make syrup and dry the fruits. Uncle, remember what I brought you that time.
Dried apricot meat, grown from the core.
I didn’t buy too many saplings, they cost dozens of renminbi, and they were expensive. It was better to buy fruits, which are edible and can be grown.
Look at all these little seedlings growing up!"
Yan Huaiwen had seen fruit trees, so of course he would not miss the training ground that was "disastered" by the Boy Scouts.
He looked at the waiter, waiting for her explanation.
Yan Yu smiled brightly: "Uncle, look at this first. It's a rabbit we caught. We've been raising it for a while and it's about to give birth to a baby rabbit..."
"There are also these cement bricks saved by the children in the village. My father and I went out and were shocked when we came back. We didn't expect there to be so many..."
As if the uncle's gaze had substance, Yan Yu finally reached the training ground.
"This is our Boy Scout training ground!"
She took a breath, raised her head, raised her chest, and moved Qi to her Dantian.
The sound gradually became louder.
"We are not a group of children who only know how to play, we are little warriors who have experienced battles!
Beirong can climb mountains and maybe swim. We need to train ourselves to run fast, jump high, hide and climb into trees... In the future, we will also learn to drive a car, ride a donkey, and swim..."
Yan Yu clenched her little fists.
Declare loudly.
She is not Lao Yan's niece now, but the leader of the Boy Scouts.
Lao Yan must be made aware of all the efforts they have made.
Don't discriminate against them because of their age.
Yan Huaiwen's eyes fell on several conspicuous archery targets not far away.
Yan Yu was beating a drum in her heart.
The name of the drumbeat is - Uneasiness.
"There are bows in the village, and we have done some practice with small bows." Her eyes were firm and serious: "Uncle, we have to practice, otherwise our hands will be raw when we touch the bow in the future and we will not be able to shoot accurately."
Not everyone has the talent for archery, but the most daunting thing about any skill is practicing more.
Practice makes perfect.
How many people who lack talent rely on the word "familiarity" to excel!
"Xiao Er, it was the Boy Scouts who discovered the traces of Beirong on the mountain, right?" Yan Huaiwen suddenly asked.
Yan Yu nodded slowly.
"What would happen if you had weapons in your hands, bamboo crossbows?" he asked.
Yan Yu felt that the answer to this question was very important.
She was thinking a lot and didn't answer for a long time.
Yan Huaiwen did not rush, and always waited quietly.
"They have bows in their hands. I heard that Beirong are all good at riding and shooting. We... can't take advantage in the forest, so we will still go down the mountain to report the news.
It's better to ambush in the village..." Yan Yu said truthfully.
"But if there is a high wall surrounding the village, and there are arrow towers around it, it will be different. We can stand on it and shoot arrows. Even if the shots are not as accurate as Uncle Hu and Uncle Hu, there are more of us and we can still shoot them to death."
"Bamboo crossbow..." Yan Huaiwen's eyes flashed and his voice was as light as smoke: "There is no bamboo here..."
"There are some!" Yan Yu's ears were very sharp, and her clear voice was full of joy: "My father and I found it in Guiyuan Town near the sea! It's not expensive, we can afford it!"
Yan Huaiwen looked at her deeply, quickly took it back, and said softly: "It's not easy to hide..."
"Uncle who loves hiding, let's dig a cellar under the archery tower and put all the bamboo crossbows in it. When our walls are up, no one can see what the people in the village are doing inside. Then we will practice!
When outsiders come, if the people on the archery tower shout, we will quickly put them away to ensure that no one finds out..."
After Yan Yu finished speaking, she tilted her head and looked at her uncle in confusion.