In the morning, Suldak sat in the woodshed and took out the prepared gifts to set up a simple bed board.
I didn’t expect that life at home would be so embarrassing. At this time, I found that it didn’t seem practical to prepare gifts. Two pairs of exquisite ladies’ lamb boots, a soft silk dress, a necklace inlaid with rubies and a beautiful silver kettle are far less than cows, antelopes, bags of wheat and living materials.
Now that old Sheila is willing to accept herself, Surdak is thinking about how to change her present life imperceptibly.
Next door came the subtle footsteps, followed by the heavy wooden barrel being lifted up and alienated from the board through the woodshed. Just then, when Rita walked out of the hospital with a wooden barrel, Surdak realized that it seemed that there was no well at the root of the courtyard, and the family members’ draught should all come back from the stream near the village, and the wooden barrel would weigh 20 kilograms. If a bucket of water is filled again, it is estimated that it will weigh 50 kilograms.
Surdak regretted that he didn’t take these waves into consideration when he took a bath last night, and filled a large bucket with clear water.
Rita casually held her long blond hair in a wooden bucket, and her right shoulder was pulled down by a heavy wooden bucket. She walked out of the woodshed and found that the only wooden bucket in the humble bathroom had been left by Rita. The water in the tank at the door of the bathroom had bottomed out. I thought that there were two magic scrolls in my bag, so I took one out.
This kind of’ water gathering’ magic scroll is usually used in small groups, and it is often difficult to meet the embarrassing situation that no water can be found along the way. This kind of water magic scroll will automatically start to gather water as soon as the scroll surface is displayed. Because this kind of magic scroll is quite convenient to carry, it has been widely used in various brigades, adventure groups and the army.
However, this kind of magic scroll is actually not suitable for ordinary families because it is not cheap.
When Surdak exhibited the magic scroll, he felt the weak mana flowing slowly in the magic pattern circle on the scroll surface, and then some water drops appeared on the surface of the water tank and fell into the water tank. The most convenient place for this magic scroll is that there are four autumn leather nails at the four corners of the parchment, which can temporarily nail the scroll to the wooden wall.
Obviously, at this time, it is a little extravagant to fill the water tank with water by the magic scroll of "water gathering". If there is an extra barrel, Surdak feels that there is nothing wrong with drawing water by the river, and the water flows into the water tank. If this magic scroll can last for a day and a night, it will probably exhaust all the magic on the surface of the scroll.
Surdak went to the courtyard, where Gubo came to Ma Shuan Stone Mill. The horse was eating a pile of grass with his head down. When he saw Surdak coming over, he hurriedly arched his head in intimacy. Surdak saw that he ate some foam on his mouth, and he pushed it off with disgust. He tied his reins and let it run around the yard.
However, it seems that Gubo Laima is not satisfied with such a small range of activities in the courtyard, close to Surdak. It seems that he wants Gensoul Dakk to take it out to the village for a walk. This kind of horse can’t be kept in captivity, and he can’t eat enough at every meal, and he has to run and train every day. Otherwise, once he gains weight, he can’t run.
Surdak turned over to Ma Gubo and Ma Xingfen couldn’t help but let out a scream.
Natasha just came out with a basin in her hand, so she hurried back to the door to see if she was going to prepare breakfast, but A?vagho?a was scared.
Surdak turned the horse’s head and pulled the reins at Natasha with one hand and said, "I’ll be back soon after going outside …"
In a small ravine in Woer village, there are some barren slopes on the left and right sides of the ravine because it has a small stream. The villagers are planting some barley and cassava on these barren slopes. Probably these are the land that the villagers can cultivate at ordinary times by eating rations. The surface of this river near Juhexi flows for about three kilometers and then infiltrates, so the land that can be cultivated is only the three kilometers of floodplain land.
Surdak walked straight along the stream and soon got out of Woer Village, but it didn’t take him far to swim in the spring of the stream. The spring water was about thick and clear, and it came out from the stone eye. Because it was in the rainy season, the spring water was quite abundant, and there were many cracks and holes in limestone geology. After the spring water reached the village beach, it infiltrated into the ground.
Surdak jumped from his horse and squatted next to the spring, holding a handful of cool spring water and taking a sip. He felt that there was a slight smell of sulfur. If the spring water flowed out day and night, it would be enough for the villagers to drink and irrigate the agricultural products. The geological problem here is probably rooted in the water.
In fact, if we can build a larger reservoir, it may slightly change the life in the village. Even in the dry season, there will be no water shortage in the village. Surdak squatted by the stream and thought a lot. He thought about how to make the reservoir hold enough drinking water and promoted energy-saving irrigation in the water-deficient areas in his previous life. Of course, the first thing to be solved is the water pipe problem, and I don’t know if it can be bought in Hailanza City. If not, bamboo pipes can be replaced!
But these are only preliminary ideas.
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Rita was crouching beside the water tank when she returned to the stone house, curiously looking at the wooden magic scroll beside the water tank. The magic scroll gathered together, and the water tank was about to fill the bathroom with sound.
She took a spoonful of water from the water tank with a wooden spoon and tried to take a sip. Her expression was a little strange, and then she couldn’t help taking a big sip.
"Natasha, come and see if the water in the jar is actually sweet …"
For Rita, who is used to drinking mountain spring water with the smell of sulfur, the magic scroll condenses pure water with a little sweetness.
Sister-in-law found that Surdak had come back from the outside and quickly hid in the kitchen of the main house. Obviously, they were not used to it, and suddenly there was another person in the house.
Surdak saw that the water tank was almost filled with water, so he rewound the magic scroll and the magic of "gathering water" came to an abrupt end.
Breakfast is still chestnut porridge, but simple chestnut porridge is still very sweet without unpalatable cassava. The only disadvantage is that there is a trace of chestnut skin in the porridge. It is impossible to make do with it if you want to pick out the chestnut skin. It is just that some people grind their voices when swallowing, but Rita, Natasha and Little Peter are all very sweet.
Chapter 221 A bag of gold coins
For breakfast, there is a dish of pickled vegetables, which is similar to the tender bud salt of a Chinese toon tree. After it is kneaded, it is put into an jar and hidden. It tastes very crisp and slightly sour and musty, but it is not bad, especially with chestnut rice porridge, which is a good meal. Even Peter eats it with relish. Obviously, this kind of breakfast is not often eaten.
The square table is not too big. The two plates on the table are coarse pottery. Everyone’s rice bowl is open. The wooden spoon for eating is very rough. All the furnishings are full of original flavor.
Old Sheila sat opposite Surdak, and her eyes swept across his face from time to time, and she seemed to have a little concern for him.
Rita sat on the left side of Surdak, holding a wooden bowl with her head down, and her eyes were full of curiosity as she peeked occasionally.
Natasha held Peter and sat opposite Rita with her head down and said nothing.
This is the first time that Surdak has had breakfast face to face with his family. He tried his best to control the speed of eating. It might be impolite to think that it would be too early to finish eating! But a bowl of simple gruel can be dried up in one bite, and there is no need to sit on a wooden stool and wait for others to finish eating.
Old Sheila took a gentle look at Natasha’s arms and kept twisting. Peter said kindly to Peter
"Peter, will you help grandma get a piece of cassava out of the house?"