In the fields of Nanshan Village, the whistle kept sounding, and the steam engine emitted billowing black smoke. As it moved forward, it plowed the fields. There were many adults and children following the steam engine, and everyone came to watch the fun.
This machine does not require people to pull it, nor does it require livestock. It only needs a walking machine that can burn firewood. Everyone comes to watch the excitement and novelty.
"It's incredible~"
"It has only been one morning, and the land of Ding Dazhu's family has almost been plowed, and even the land that has not been cultivated has been reclaimed."
"Isn't that right? This machine is really powerful. It plows the land so fast."
"These five taels of silver are well spent. Li Damao relies on this machine. He doesn't know how much land he can cultivate in this month."
"We have nothing else here in Liaodong, but there are a lot of unclaimed wastelands for cultivation."
"Farming is not just about cultivating the land. Even if one person works without food or water, he can't cultivate many acres of land."
The villagers watching the excitement kept talking to each other.
"Ding Dazhu, it's not burning anymore, hurry up and get some firewood, the kind that can withstand burning."
On the steam engine, Li Damao was so busy that he was sweating profusely. This steam engine was good at everything, but it burned a lot of firewood. He had to keep adding firewood. Fortunately, the most indispensable thing in Liaodong was firewood.
"Okay~"
When Ding Dazhu heard this, he quickly asked his mother-in-law to go back and fetch firewood.
With this steam engine helping me to cultivate my own land, I can plant wheat on hundreds of acres of my own land this year, and then I can have a bumper harvest.
Thinking of this, Ding Dazhu became very energetic when he worked.
"Here comes the firewood, here comes the firewood~"
Ding Dazhu's mother-in-law did the same. She hurriedly picked up a load of good dry firewood and added it to the boiler. The flames soon started burning in the boiler. Soon, the steam engine continued to plow the fields.
stand up.
"Hurry up and prepare a meal, prepare a few good dishes, get some wine, and invite Brother Damao and his family to come to our house for dinner at noon."
Ding Dazhu looked at the sun in the sky and said to his mother-in-law.
"Okay~"
His mother-in-law also nodded quickly and started to get busy.
With the help of this steam engine, spring plowing for Ding Dazhu's family has become much easier. Moreover, all the fields in the family have been plowed and can be planted this year. When the grain harvest is bumper, there will be endless white flour.
The time soon reached noon.
"Brother Da Mao, let's stop and have a meal first. Let's talk after you finish the meal."
"Okay, let's eat first~"
Li Damao stopped the steam engine and looked at this big guy. He really liked it more and more. It was the first time he felt the power of the machine. It was so effortless.
"Brother Damao, you helped me cultivate these hundreds of acres of land, and I don't know how to thank you."
Ding Dazhu touched his head, thought for a while and said to Li Damao.
Plowing the land is a laborious job, not to mention that there is still a lot of wasteland, which is even more laborious. If you hire people to do it, you don't know how many people will be hired to cultivate it.
"My brother, how can I thank you?"
Li Damao smiled and said.
"One code equals one code. You also rented this machine for five taels of silver and spent money on it."
"Let's do this. I'll give you one tael of silver and fifty pounds of white flour as hard-earned money."
Ding Dazhu thought for a while and said.
If you hire people to cultivate these fields, you can't even hire people for not only one tael of silver, but even five taels of silver. Most of the hundreds of acres of fields are still wasteland. Reclamation really requires a lot of effort, and even more
What's more, it has just begun to plow the fields in spring, which is even more hard work.
"Forget the money, just give me some flour."
Li Damao smiled and said.
The two of them usually have a very good relationship, so it's fine if they do it casually.
Beside Li Damao, Li Damao's mother-in-law couldn't help but pull at the corner of Li Damao's clothes.
This fool doesn't know how to make money even if he has money. He only earns one tael of silver a day and fifty pounds of white flour. If such a good thing can continue, then what land will he be farming?
"Go, go~"
"Go drink!"
As soon as Ding Dazhu heard this, he happily took Li Damao and walked to his home. Fifty pounds of white flour was only a matter of a few hundred yuan. He could plow the fields for any amount of money. This business was okay.
"Brother Da Mao, can you do me a favor tomorrow and plow my field?"
At this time, other villagers in Nanshan Village also hurriedly came to Li Damao, and they all looked at Li Damao with eager eyes.
Li Damao's own field has been plowed. Everyone went to see it today. The insects that were plowed were all frozen to death. The field of Ding Dazhu's family has also been plowed.
"Okay, I'm renting it for a month anyway~"
Li Damao nodded readily and agreed.
"Brother Da Mao, my farm is similar to Dazhu's. I will also give you fifty kilograms of white flour. Do you think it's okay?"
Someone touched his head and said to Li Damao.
"Iron Rooster, you are so embarrassed to say it."
"That's right, I'll give you fifty pounds of white flour, and you can help plow my family's fields. My family's fields are not as large as yours."
"Yes, yes, bridge to bridge, road to bridge. This machine was also rented by Brother Da Mao for five taels of silver. It was not picked up for free."
"Brother Da Mao, help my family plow the land tomorrow. I will give you one tael of silver and fifty pounds of white flour."
"Okay~"
When Li Damao heard this, he readily agreed.
"Brother Da Mao, help me plow the land the day after tomorrow. I will do the same. One tael of silver and fifty kilograms of white flour. I will send the money over later. I will pick out the white flour from your house right now."
When the villagers nearby heard this, they immediately said quickly.
"Easy to say, easy to say~"
Li Damao smiled so hard that he could still make money by renting this machine emotionally.
A family like this can get one tael of silver and fifty kilograms of flour for plowing the land. If you come to any of these companies, you can get back the money you paid for renting the machinery, and the rest is earned.
As for Li Damao's mother-in-law, she was even more cheerful, and she was constantly making calculations in her heart.
This family has one tael of silver plus fifty kilograms of white flour, and these ten families have ten taels of silver plus five hundred kilograms of white flour. After this month, it should be no problem to cultivate twenty families casually.
This works out to twenty taels of silver plus one thousand kilograms of white flour!
My dear~
This machine is really good at making money. It is simply a tool for making money.
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In the following days, Li Damao and his mother-in-law were busy plowing the land for the villagers in Nanshan Village every day, charging each household one tael of silver and fifty kilograms of white flour.
In addition, there is also a meal that must be taken care of at noon. Since it is a meal, there must be fish and meat, and wine is naturally indispensable.
Seeing that one month is about to pass.
Li Damao's home in Nanshan Village.
Li Damao's mother-in-law looked at the piles of white noodles in her house, thought about the money she had hidden, and touched the extra fat on her body. She was laughing from ear to ear.
As for Li Damao, he wiped the machine very carefully outside and applied lubricating oil where necessary. He loved this machine more than he loved himself.
"I'll drive you back tomorrow~"
"It's really a bit reluctant to give up."
Li Damao sighed while cleaning.
This month, my life has been really comfortable. I drive a machine to plow the fields every day, I have money, flour, and a hearty lunch. Not to mention how wonderful it is.
"Da Mao~"
At this time, Li Damao's mother-in-law called Li Damao home.
"What's going on?"
Li Damao looked at his mother-in-law and said impatiently, "This mother-in-law no longer cries and fights for heaven and earth, nor is she looking for life or death."
"This is the money we earned this month. You can buy this machine tomorrow. If the money is not enough, we will take out a loan. With this machine, we will be able to earn back the money soon."
Li Damao's mother-in-law put more than twenty silver dollars in a cloth bag and put it in Li Damao's hand and said.
"Didn't you say I was a prodigal?"
Li Damao was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said.
"My hair is long but my knowledge is short."
"I heard that there are people in our village who are planning to buy the machine after we return it."
"This machine belongs to us. They don't want to buy it. If they want to buy it, we have to buy it first. After all, we rented it first."
"Tomorrow, you can go directly with the money and leave the machine at home. Then put on some mountain goods and give it to Yan Song. This machine must be sold to us and must not be sold to anyone else."
Li Damao's mother-in-law said softly.
She didn't know where she got the news from, so she was very anxious.
She already regarded this steam engine as her own and a money-making cornucopia. How could she let others buy it?
"Who did you listen to?"
When Li Damao heard this, he immediately became nervous.
He actually had plans to buy this steam cultivator. Now that he heard that someone wanted to buy this machine, he was also anxious.
"Anyway, there are people who have such a plan. You don't know. This steam cultivator has already been spread in our Tieling area."
"There are many people who want to buy this machine, but we only have five of these machines here in Tieling, and there is no place to buy them even if we have the money."
"Let me see, you go to Tieling early tomorrow morning and buy this machine. This will make you more practical. If someone else buys this cultivator, we won't even know if we want to buy another one.
Something happened."
"With this machine, we can help people cultivate more land, and the cost will be recovered quickly, and the rest will be earned."