Most of Xiao Zhou's original thoughts were still in the book, but when he heard Xiao Nianzhi saying that he wanted to study tools, he couldn't help but close the book and asked in a low voice: "What do you think, sister?"
Although he didn't get along with Xiao Nianzhi for a long time, Xiao Zhou knew that this sister was a girl with a little wisdom in life.
If she hadn't already felt a few percent sure about it, she probably wouldn't have said it.
For example, the water pipes used to irrigate the ground were already being studied and promoted by the Shanglinyuan Supervisor.
However, this requires the help of terrain. In many places where the terrain is not suitable, this cannot be used.
There is also the previous method of making ice, compressing military rations.
Xiao Zhou felt that maybe his sister could really come up with something that would subvert their ideas again.
Realizing this possibility, Xiao Zhou became more interested.
Xiao Siye also became interested and said with a smile: "Think about it and talk about it carefully, we... can try it now."
Seeing that it was still early, Xiao Siye opened the curtain and signaled to Uncle Zheng: "Old Zheng, turn around and go to Zhuangzi."
Xiao Siye is an activist, and he also feels sorry for this little girl Xiao Nianzhi.
Therefore, as soon as she mentioned it, Xiao Siye immediately arranged it.
Yu Jijiu left the academy with them, and the carriage followed them.
Seeing that they had turned the corner and not entered the city, I couldn't help but poke my head out of the window curiously: "Brother Qingyue, where are you planning to go?"
Qingyue is Xiao Siye's cousin.
When Xiao Siye heard the sound of Yu Jijiu, he hurriedly put his head out: "I have to go to Zhuangzi for some things. Brother Changliu, do you want to come with us?"
Yujijiu’s full name is Yuchuan, and Changliu is his cousin.
The other party was alone. When Xiao Siye asked, he thought about it and nodded: "Then thank you, Brother Qingyue, for the invitation."
The two carriages turned around and went to Xiao Siye's nearest village.
The location of Zhuangzi is not that good, and there are not many fertile fields, but more medium-sized fields.
There are also many small officials in the capital near Zhuangzi, and few powerful people gather here.
After a group of people got off the carriage, they entered Zhuangzi first. Zhuangzi's cattle steward did not expect that the master's family would come at this time. He was helping to cook in the kitchen, so he hurriedly washed his hands and came to greet them.
Seeing that he was so busy and still stained with oil, Xiao Siye smiled helplessly: "It's okay, I just came over to take a look."
Manager Niu responded repeatedly and stayed with me all the way.
Xiao Nianzhi did not expect that she was just an idea, and Xiao Siye and his son took her directly to Zhuangzi for experiments.
Although she was a little surprised, she was not nervous.
Thanks to the years she lived in the village, she has seen almost all kinds of agricultural machinery, whether old or modern, and she once visited the maintenance site out of curiosity and asked some questions.
So, thinking about it now, I can’t do it with a hydraulic seeder, but a scoop-type one should be fine.
However, this involves the refining of various iron tools and plastic products.
Of course, plastic is not irreplaceable. The same effect can be achieved by combining various soft and hard woods.
Therefore, Xiao Nianzhi does not need to worry. In order to make a semi-automatic seeder, he has to dig for oil and extract plastic.
After coming to Zhuangzi, Xiao Nianzhi drew the first drawings.
Xiao Siye and the others were also very interested, so Xiao Nianzhi painted directly in the yard in front of the house. The temporary tables and chairs were not very useful, and the ground was uneven.
However, Xiao Nianzhi’s hand is very steady.
It's not because she's good at studying, it's simply because she's good at cooking and has practiced pouring seasonings over time.
His hands are very steady, and the drawings are clear, and he even marked the corresponding dimensions.
After the painting was completed, Xiao Nianzhi explained it to Xiao Siye and others one by one: "I remember that the approximate appearance in the book is like this, and I also memorized a lot of the principles."
"This can be a one-person hand push type. While loosening the soil, the seeds are planted. This is considered a spoon type sowing. As we push, the spoon plate can rotate back and forth in the seed box to bring out the seeds.
Sow the seeds."
"We can try it first and see if it doesn't work, we can plant it again."
"If you feel that the efficiency of a single one is not high, we can also splice and combine it into a three-person or even four-person one. If there are more than one, single-person operation may not be so convenient and labor-saving, but we can also consider two-person cooperation.
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Xiao Nianzhi used all the principles he learned during those years of watching around.
She is not yet sure whether this tool can directly succeed and start sowing seeds.
If that doesn’t work, I guess we’ll have to ask people from the Ministry of Industry to come in.
Xiao Siye and the others watched for a long time, and finally Yu Jijiu couldn't help but praise: "This is really an interesting and useful idea, and it has also been put into action!"
Xiao Siye also nodded: "Yes."
Unfortunately, the book was destroyed.
It's a pity when I think about it, but I'm also a little lucky. Fortunately, Xiao Nianzhi has read it. Fortunately, the little girl can read and read, so she didn't read the book in vain.
After Xiao Nianzhi finished explaining the principles, several people sat together and discussed the operability of this seeder after production.
Xiao Zhou usually reads and rarely has the opportunity to read other miscellaneous books.
When I was young and playful, I read at most two travel books. Later I became sensible and stopped reading more.
More thoughts are still on the Four Books and Five Classics.
He is young and has little life experience, so he cannot offer any unique suggestions at this time.
On the other hand, Xiao Siye and Yu Jijiu seem to have a lot of life experience. They talk about this now and mention that now.
In Xiao Nianzhi's opinion, it is...
Well, these two people together are more useful than the Ministry of Industry.
Because they have practical experience.
"I think it's feasible."
"I also think it's feasible. Like this one, a rope made of old burlap should be able to be reused for a long time. You can just change the rope when the time comes. It saves effort in one round and saves time in multiple rounds. It's better than our bending.
Waist, it’s suitable to work there for half a day.”
"Yes, yes, about the wheels, let's ask the engineering department to study it. According to the size, we should be able to make it quickly."
"Unfortunately, we may not be able to use it on a large scale this year, but we can try this machine while we are planting winter vegetables."
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Xiao Siye and Yu Jijiu were discussing very intensely, and their voices would get louder from time to time.
Xiao Zhou was on the side, weak, pitiful and helpless, holding the book, looking at the drawings, and then at his father and wife, quietly reducing his sense of existence.
He doesn’t understand, so he’d better not cause trouble.
It’s just that his sister is so awesome.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhou turned his head to look at Xiao Nianzhi again.
Xiao Nianzhi couldn't say anything at this time, she was still drawing.
Well, these pictures are of simple and labor-saving harvesters, threshing machines, and peeling machines.
Now that I’m trying out farm machinery, I’ll try everything I can.
It's almost the golden autumn harvest season. Although the wheat has been harvested, the rice, millet, and corn have not yet been harvested.
If there is a machine, it should be able to save a lot of effort by then, right?