The house is ancient, and was taken home by a rough man and spoiled

Chapter 161: Harvesting wheat, Mai Shan shows his power

When she was seen coming out of Shen Yuan's house the next day, she felt a little embarrassed.

But, thinking about it carefully, she and Shen Yuan are a legal couple.

There's nothing to be embarrassed about.

It's normal for men and women to feel emotional.

Men can enjoy this kind of thing, so why can't women?

Shen Yuan is a very manly man, and sometimes he acts a bit like a domineering boss, which really fascinates her.

Even when he said "Laozi", she didn't feel repulsed at all, and it was quite exciting.

Oh my god, she has a tendency to be in love.

It's over.

Su Wanwan felt that she was completely innocent and her mind was full of pornographic garbage.

Fortunately, Shen Yuan agreed to let her go to the wheat field.

Su Wanwan wrapped herself tightly and wore a pair of gray sun protection gloves. They were pure gray, and if you didn't look carefully, you couldn't tell there was any problem with the fabric.

Xiao Yue'er was also wrapped tightly, wearing gloves and a small straw hat.

As for the men, they only needed a straw hat to do the job.

Shen Yuan put Mai Shan on the ox cart and took his family to his own fields.

There are already many people in the fields, and they are all trying to harvest the wheat while the sun is not too strong in the morning.

Su Wanwan saw many women holding sickles, cutting a handful of wheat straw at a time, working very hard.

The children followed the adults, carrying bamboo baskets and picking up the scattered ears of wheat.

This busy scene should have been a time to enjoy the joy of the harvest, but not many people had smiles on their faces.

This is because the wheat grains are too small and very dry, so the harvest is likely to be only one-third of that in a normal year.

The most important thing is that wheat of this quality cannot be used as wheat seeds. What should we do in the future?

The people who were concentrating on their work did not notice that Shen Yuan took a new tool.

Shen Yuan had already adjusted his posture. This wheat sledgehammer was like a big basket. If he didn't control it well, he would not be able to do it. When he swung it out, not only did he fail to cut the wheat, he almost threw the basket back.

This is quite embarrassing.

Su Wanwan was also dumbfounded.

Shen Yuan just chuckled:

"This thing is so disobedient, I'll take care of it."

Shen Yuan exerted great strength and swung the basket out again. One could almost hear the sound of the wheat being cut. In an instant, the entire basket was filled with wheat.

Wow, this is a whole basket full of them, it’s really impressive.

Shen Yuan was also very happy. He became more and more skilled in swinging the threshing hammer. After a short while, he had harvested half an acre of land.

Shen Yunyi and Xiao Yue'er followed him happily to pick up wheat ears. Su Wanwan wanted to help Shen Yuan carry the harvested wheat to the edge of the field, but was stopped by Shen Yuan.

"Wife, you are too small to do this, just stay at the farm and watch."

After saying that, he carried the wheat directly to the field. Shen Zhao also followed to help. When he walked to Su Wanwan, he also said something specifically:

"Sister-in-law, you should go back and rest. The sun is too hot. We are the only ones left in the fields. Can you go back and cook for us?"

He even found a reason thoughtfully.

Su Wanwan:........

Don't think she doesn't know. People in the village now only eat two meals a day. In order to harvest the wheat as soon as possible, everyone eats dry food. Who would eat a full meal?

No matter what you eat, just fill your stomach. Dry food is convenient and does not interfere with your work.

But, alas, it seems that she is really not needed here.

Su Wanwan stood at the edge of the field and watched for a while. Shen Yuan became more and more skilled in using the sledgehammer. It's amazing that this strong laborer, with this tool, can really fight one against five.

Well, everyone had put in a lot of effort, so she should go back and get them something delicious.

Su Wanwan returned home and immediately made some mung bean water and looked at what to cook for lunch.

In the field over here, while everyone was drinking water, they finally discovered the sledgehammer in Shen Yuan's hand.

Obviously Shen Yuan arrived later than them, and he was the only one who could harvest wheat, but why did he harvest more than their whole family? He had already harvested two acres of land.

And the tool in his hand is so magical, it looks very useful.

They thought each of them could only harvest a handful of wheat at a time, but Shen Yuan could harvest a whole basket with just a few swings.

And it seems that you don’t even need to bend down?

You have to know that wheat is not tall, and you need to bend over all the time when harvesting wheat. Many people can't bear it anymore and have to hold their old waists.

"Shen Yuan, what is this?"

When a group of people heard that Shen Yuan had new tools, they were curious and ran over to take a look.

Shen Yuan held the Mai Shan in his hand and said proudly:

"This is a Maishan. My wife made it especially for me because we have few laborers in our family. Look, there are many blades on it."

Shen Yuan raised the mace, and everyone saw the blade on it.

My god, a lot of iron was used. This hammer must have cost a lot of silver, right?

It’s a bit fast, but who can afford it?

"Shen Yuan's wife is really smart. She can even think of this. Shen Yuan, this thing must have cost a lot of money, right?"

They asked, if such a useful thing is not expensive, they would also like to get one.

After all, no one wants something too fast. Even if this thing is a bit expensive, it can be passed down from generation to generation and used for many generations.

Just like the sickle, it is actually not cheap. A family that has two or three sickles is considered wealthy. However, the speed of two or three sickles cannot catch up with the speed of Shen Yuan's sickle.

"Only these blades are valuable. The rest are made of bamboo strips. The blades are worth about one or two taels of silver."

These blades are quite thin and not heavy, much cheaper than the curved plow he made. Of course, he also knew that farmers would probably not be willing to spend even a tael of silver.

But there are always people who are willing to give it up. Once you use it, you will know how cost-effective this Maisha is.

With the curved plow and the threshing hammer, a lot of labor was freed up, and families with few male adults could also cultivate a lot of land.

"One tael of silver? Actually, it's not bad. Think about it, five sickles will cost more than one tael of silver."

"Yes, there are only two laborers in my family. If we can use this sledgehammer, we can plant a few more acres of land next year."

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Everyone was talking at once, saying that what was lacking in this era was not land, but labor.

If the labor is sufficient, who wouldn’t want to plant more land?

Shen Yuan has started working again, and his speed is truly amazing. The village head Liu Daping also came to watch for a while, feeling excited.

There are few laborers in his family. He has two sons, one of whom is still young, so there are only him and the eldest son as the two strong laborers.

One tael of silver is a great bargain.

Moreover, this is a farm tool. If the higher-ups knew about this, the Agriculture Department would also credit it for the achievement.

"Yuan, can your uncle Mai Shan also make one next year?"

After all, it was Shen Yuan’s wife who invented this thing, so I have to ask.

Shen Yuan cut another basket of grass and turned back to say:

"Why not? My wife said this thing is to liberate labor. Anyone who wants to use it can do it themselves."

Liu Daping was slightly stunned.

Shen Yuan's wife is so selfless.

Wheat harvest