A man travels through time and becomes a widow, only wanting to pursue a career

We have just finished dinner now, which is the most relaxing and comfortable time of the day. Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, and every household is full of joy and excitement.

The women in the village chatted about the latest gossip in twos and threes at the door, the men smoked dry pipes and blew cowhide, and the children ran and played in the village.

In the past few days, Chen Changsheng and Aunt Ma got closer because of the land vegetable matter, and they also became familiar with Ma Daqiang.

"Sister-in-law Chen, where are your four children?" Ma Daqiang didn't know what to talk about, so he could only talk about the children.

"I'm working at home, and they all want to come out with me. I'm afraid they'll be too naughty and run around, so I just let them stay at home."

"Your four children are all very obedient. Two brothers, Dafu and Erlu, are responsible, and Sanshou and Sixi are lively and cute." Ma Daqiang praised enviously.

He and Daju had only given birth to two children, and the population was a bit thin. They wanted to have another child while they were young.

Chen Changsheng nodded, "The children are obedient." Then he sighed, "But it's still quite worrying. Dafu's child's legs also need to be treated, and I also want to send a few children to study and read."

Hearing that Chen Changsheng wanted to send his children to study, Ma Daqiang opened his mouth in surprise. Unexpectedly, Sister-in-law Chen's vision was not low, "When I was doing carpentry work for those gentlemen in the city, I heard that it costs a lot of money to read and write. , the repair fee alone costs several taels a year."

"Yeah, I asked about it too."

She didn't lack the money to study, but the school in the city was too far away. If she really went to the city to go to school, she would probably have to get up at four o'clock every day.

So I might as well start teaching by myself. After studying for a while and earning money, I can buy a small courtyard in the city and then send the children to formal schools.

"Both boys Dafu and Erlu must consider getting married as soon as possible. Don't delay becoming old boys." Ma Daqiang reminded that studying is secondary, getting married and having children is a major event.

Chen Changsheng smiled bitterly. She didn't have to get married in this life, but she still had to prepare for the children. It was really difficult for her, a once single young man, to prepare for these things.

Just thinking about it, Chen Changsheng now feels a little bigger than his head.

Ma Daqiang could only smile and comfort him, "It's hard for you to be alone. If you don't understand something, you can talk to Daju. You ladies can easily discuss it."

The two of them arrived at the ditch while chatting, and Li Zheng had just arrived.

"Da Qiang, are you sure?" Li Zheng asked again.

"If the drawings are good, we should be able to succeed." Ma Daqiang looked at Chen Changsheng and answered affirmatively.

"Then let's get started."

Chen Changsheng directed Li Zheng and Ma Daqiang to move the rear end of the water truck into the canal and immerse it in the water flow, and place the other end in the field.

The keel waterwheel has several driving modes including rocking, foot pedal, cow rotation, water rotation and wind rotation.

In the middle of the waterwheel is a rectangular long trough. There are blades in the long trough. When it is running, the blades are equivalent to chains. Submerge the lower sprocket and part of the car body into the water, and then drive the water wheel. The blades will scrape the water and rise, sending the water upward.

By repeating this cycle over and over again, water can be transported from the river to the shore for agricultural irrigation.

The drawings drawn by Chen Changsheng were of a pedal type, and there was a horizontal bar on the stand of the waterwheel specially used as an armrest.

After the waterwheel was put in place, Ma Daqiang stood on the pedal, holding the horizontal bar with both hands, and moved his feet up and down alternately with a little force, and the pedal started to move. With the squeaking sound of rotation, the gentle gurgling water flowed from the canal. was sent to a small ditch in the field.

"Hey, it's done! It's really done!" Li Zheng shouted happily, his gray beard trembling.

Ma Daqiang was also very excited when he saw the water truck successfully delivering water, and stepped harder and harder.

Chen Changsheng was also a little overwhelmed. She didn't expect that the waterwheel would be successful. Although compared to the mechanical irrigation of the previous generation, the water wheel is an old-fashioned agricultural tool, but at this moment, it plays an important role in Chenjia Village's agricultural production that cannot be underestimated.

"Daqiang, you really have a lot of skills!" Li Zheng praised rudely.

"No, no, thanks to the eldest sister-in-law of the Chen family, she drew the drawings clearly and explained the principle to me several times, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to make such a powerful thing." Ma Daqiang smiled modestly.

"This waterwheel is really convenient. Now that we have canals and waterwheels, irrigation is much easier!" Li Zheng looked at the clear water in the farmland with satisfaction, his eyes full of expectations for this year's bumper harvest.

"With this thing, as long as God is not against us, our village will no longer have to worry about drought." Ma Daqiang also said excitedly. The waterwheel was made from his hands, and he was naturally full of joy. Full of pride.

"Since the test is successful, I will notify the whole village early tomorrow morning to start preparing for irrigation!"

Chen Changsheng thought for a while and expressed his thoughts, "Uncle Li Zheng, wait a minute, we have only built one waterwheel now, and there are too many fields in the village, so one waterwheel is definitely not enough.

If someone wants to use it first, I am afraid that they will come to grab it, and even more afraid that someone will fight and fight. Why don't you, Uncle Li Zheng, come up with a sequence, and everyone will line up to use the water wheel in the planned order.

During this period, we can also find two more carpenters to work with Brother Ma to build a few more waterwheels. When there are more waterwheels later, there will be no need to fight for them. "

Ma Daqiang thinks the idea proposed by Chen Changsheng is very good.

He tried it himself, and only after using it did he realize how labor-saving and easy it was. He never wanted to go back to the days of carrying water on his shoulders.

Li Zheng thought about it and felt that Chen Changsheng had thought it through very well. If this waterwheel is so useful, there must be some old guys in the village who want to use it first because of their age and seniority.

Chen Lizheng nodded, "Okay, I'll go back tonight to make some plans first, and then hold a village meeting tomorrow evening to formally notify you. You two, Dafu Niang and Daqiang, have helped the village a lot!"

The three people discussed it and prepared to go back. Naturally, such a valuable item as the waterwheel had to be taken away. Ma Daqiang was still responsible for keeping it today.

When Chen Changsheng returned to his yard, the children had already gone to wash up.

Seeing that there was still some time, she did a simple dance, washed up and then lay down.

Si Xi had fallen asleep beside her a long time ago, and she was still making sound of sleeping soundly. Chen Changsheng saw a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, probably due to the heat.

She took out the solar fan from the bracelet space and turned it on. A gust of cool breeze blew, and Sixi turned over with satisfaction.

Chen Changsheng quietly turned on his virtual bracelet to check his calorie consumption. He had been running around here and there these past few days and had forgotten about it. The current remaining calories totaled 4,932 calories.

Then she opened the "payment" function and selected a few items before falling asleep peacefully.