idyllic tranquility

He Ning's theory of physical hygiene had a huge impact on Mrs. He. The old man couldn't calm down for a long time, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was such a reason.

He told He Ning to go to the courtyard to find Uncle He and the others. As soon as he turned around, Mrs. He joined the women's gossip alliance under the shade of the tree. Why not go to "brainstorm" to exchange gossip, oh no, exchange information, so as to confirm whether this statement is right or not?

After all, when it comes to the issue of heirs, each family will only be more cautious than themselves, and no one will make fun of their own family inheritance.

Therefore, soon, the saying that early marriage and early childbearing is not conducive to offspring spread in the village layer by layer.

If you want to say such a truth, there must be people who understand it in this era, not to mention those doctors who understand medical principles, even the survival wisdom accumulated from generation to generation by those aristocratic families.It is rare for someone to marry their pampered children on the [-]th or [-]rd day. If they do so, they will inevitably be ridiculed, looked down upon by other aristocratic families, and regarded as not self-respecting.However, these are the ways of survival that the upper class understand and can choose.

For people at the bottom of feudal society, they often only see the short-term results of early marriage and early childbearing and early grandchildren, but cannot consider long-term health problems, and even a large part of them are extremely poor. This is the only way to fear the fate of future generations after several generations of single transmission.

You will know YY after you are warm and full. Only when the most basic food and clothing problems are solved, people will have the time and leisure to pursue higher-level needs, such as health, such as self-esteem...

He Ning looked at the high walls of He's ancestral hall repaired with blue bricks, and for the first time had the idea of ​​what he should do for this era, and what he was capable of doing for this era.

Not only cradles and rocking chairs for his family, but also bows and arrows and crossbows developed to protect himself and his family. He should do more. It should be a product similar to the bobbin car that can benefit the entire society and the entire era. .

One day in early summer, a 13-year-old boy made a wish to change this era under the high blue brick wall of He's Ancestral Hall.

The four or five-year-old girl next to the boy didn't understand why her elder brother stood outside the door wall and didn't go in. The ignorant little girl tilted her head and looked back and forth between her elder brother and the high wall, and couldn't think of a reason, so she had to After forgetting about it, he ran into the yard to look for his father, uncle and grandpa.

"Grandpa, grandpa, Nan Nan is here to bring you tea and delicious oil cakes~"

As soon as He Nan entered the yard, He Nan saw Uncle He who was loading the car. The little girl ran over happily, and while jumping, she listed the good things she had brought. Her eyes that yearned for praise made Uncle He's heart soften. .

When the old man was young, he treated the education of his two sons. He was a staunch supporter and activist of the theory of not making progress. Until he got older and read more, his temper improved a lot, but he could still get angry when he got angry. He picked up the wooden stick in the yard and chased the two sons all over the yard.The biggest real change was when his sons got married and had grandchildren. Uncle He seemed to become a kind Santa Claus all of a sudden. The Daxing brothers felt that what they saw was a fake father...

After He Nan was born, the life of the He family gradually got on the right track. The little girl grew up so big and never really experienced any hardships since she was a child.As a young girl, being pampered by the elders in the family day by day, she has developed an innocent and lovely temperament, which makes her even more loving.

Especially the elderly Uncle He, who can't stand the little girl's coquetry and cuteness, and is often amused by He Nan's childish words, but in the end he will follow the little girl's wishes.

"Hey, whose good granddaughter is this, who knows how to love people so much?" Uncle He watched his good granddaughter run in from the door, the pink flesh on her face trembling, she was so cute, and her heart was beautiful If it didn't work, he quickly wiped his hands.

"Nan Nan is a good granddaughter of Grandpa's family~"

He Nan ran for a while, and didn't stop the car when he reached Uncle He. Fortunately, Uncle He had already squatted on the ground and held her steady with his arms outstretched.

"Hey, Nan Nan has grown up, Grandpa is almost unable to hold her anymore!"

As a chubby boy, He Nan's shock wave of the meatball was not easy to bear. Uncle He squatted on the ground and almost lost his stability, and he didn't dare to pick him up. He was really afraid that if he lost his energy and dropped his precious granddaughter.

"Come on, tell grandpa, did you come here by yourself? How dangerous, does your sister know?"

"I came here with my eldest brother, and my sisters all know about it." While talking, He Nan stretched out her chubby finger and pointed at the door, just as He Ning had recovered and walked into the yard.

"Grandpa, I'll do these things. You can take Nannan to a cool and shaded place to rest for a while."

After all, He Ning handed the basket in his hand to Uncle He, rolled up his sleeves and started to work.

Speaking of which, this two-wheeled trolley was a product of the He family some time ago. Its appearance is very similar to the trolleys that push cement and square bricks on modern construction sites. It is trapezoidal in profile, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, with two wheels in the front and two straight sticks in the back. , and a not-so-short handle on each side, which is very labor-saving to push, even a half-child who is less than ten years old can push it without much effort.

Compared with the original wheelbarrow and push-pull cart, it is easier to operate, more flexible, and more practical. It is very suitable for the needs of construction sites. It is also very convenient to use for loading and transporting grain. The only thing is that the capacity is not as large as the push-pull cart. The price is slightly higher than a unicycle.

Since the He family made one, it is usually used in the He's ancestral hall. Everyone looked at it at first, but once they got started, they knew it was a good thing.

Therefore, villagers often come to borrow them when they are not in use, especially when going to the town to go to the market.Usually heavy loads are carried all the way to the town, but since there are two-wheeled carts, everyone has disliked the shoulder poles, and those who need them usually go to He’s house to reserve a two-wheeled cart in advance.

Borrowing and repayment are indispensable for daily communication between neighbors in the countryside, but it is rare to withdraw money. Usually, today I pick some vegetables from your family, and tomorrow I will lend you a handful of salt.Everyone knows how to take care of things when they borrow something, and they don’t take it for granted. People who borrowed a wheelbarrow usually go to the He’s Ancestral Hall to help after dinner. There will also be no sense of money renting.

Although, from today's perspective, it is too risky to rely on the lessor's voluntary return method, but in this era, people living in the same village know each other well, and even a little bit of reliability will not let Overdraft your own credit bit by bit in daily trivial matters, otherwise, who will help you when your family is really in a hurry?

Only by "borrowing and repaying" can "borrowing be easy"; only by cherishing feathers and having a good character can one gain a good reputation and the support and love of the masses.And this is especially important in the feudal society where reputation is valued, and it is also the foundation for the rise and inheritance of a family.

Seeing that the two-wheeled trolley quickly became popular in the village, Uncle He asked the two sons to make a few more in their free time, and used them on a regular basis.

Unexpectedly, the willow planted unintentionally also bloomed.

The He family's two-wheeled cart frequently showed up in the town, attracting inquiries from many knowledgeable people.This two-wheeled cart is different from cradles and rocking chairs, which are not necessary for enjoyment, nor is it different from drum carts, which require a large amount of money to order. Its advantages and disadvantages can be known once you try it out.

Those who tried it said it was easy to use, and the sharp-eyed merchants in the town also paid attention to it, following a group of watching people eating melons. After a few days, they really brought an order to the He family.

The first person to eat crabs was Lao Zhao, who often went out to take on construction work in the town. In today's terms, he was a contractor.When he saw this thing in the town on the first day, Lao Zhao was clever, and later he tried it out himself, and after inquiring again, he said that it was made by the He family in Beili Village to build the ancestral hall.Now Lao Zhao's mind became active, he went home and thought about it all night, and went to Beili Village the next day, first went to He's ancestral hall to see it, then hurried to Uncle He's house to negotiate the price and place an order.Since then, the market for two-wheeled carts has been opened.

The He family continued to use the previous method of outsourcing parts to speed up the production of two-wheeled carts, and quickly seized the market before imitations became popular.Because the two-wheeled trolley parts are easy to make, many farmers who are used to doing various jobs can do it. Therefore, many families in Beili Village have made a small fortune from this.

He Ning piled up the blue bricks on the ground and put them into a cart, and transported them to a pile of almost used up bricks in the corner of the backyard. When he looked up, he found that it was He Kui who was building the wall on the elevated.

"Uncle He, are these blue bricks enough? If not, I'll go get some more."

"Boy Ning, your car is enough for me." Seeing that it was He Ning who delivered the bricks, He Kui put down his work and got off the shelf, "How are you doing recently? Take the pheasant caught in the mountains, let your mother stew it for you and make up for it, you can’t lose your health at a young age.”

He Ning hurriedly said: "No need, Uncle He, and I would like to thank you for the venison leg sent by Xiaotian last time. I am now in good health. Grandma also asked someone to buy pork from the town, so that my mother can eat it at night. Make some braised pork, and then you will let Xiao Tianer save some stomach."

The food in He Ning's family is notoriously delicious. It is one aspect of the skill of the hostess who is in charge of the spoon, and it is also very important to be willing to put oil and salt.Li Qing's braised pork is the favorite of He Xiaotian's already conquered stomach, and He Ning, who has been eating sick meals for several months, is also looking forward to this heavy-flavored braised pork.

"This kid eats your food every day to feed his appetite. You can't spoil him like this." Speaking of his son, He Kui became worried, "Ningzi, Xiaotian and you have the best time." , Uncle He doesn’t meet with you either, I hope you can help persuade him not to get into books all the time. Uncle He is just his son and his stature, I don’t expect him to learn to hunt anymore , but he likes to read books. You know, books are something rich people can play with. It's enough to use it, but this child seems to be obsessed recently, which is really worrying. Xiaotian is not young, and it's time to say goodbye. He can't hunt like this, he can't farm, and he still wants to spend money Buying books, how to support the family, who wants to marry the girl to him?"

After all, he is still incompetent, He Kui sighed and continued, "Fortunately, he has a good friend like you, and he learned the bookkeeping skills from you before, so uncle can find a way out for him. Recently, there is news, It was the pharmacy in the town. When Uncle went to deliver the medicinal materials, he found out that their accountant was getting old and planned to recruit an apprentice, so he made an agreement with them to take Xiaotian there for a try. If this happens, Uncle doesn't have to worry about him anymore, but seeing how obsessed he has been these days, Uncle is really afraid that if he says yes, he still doesn't want to, and if he doesn't work hard, he will be driven back by his boss and he will be humiliated. So, Uncle I want you to enlighten him."

This is the first time that He Ning sees He Kui, who is usually taciturn, talk so many words at once, and every line is full of worries about his son's future, which is really hard to refuse.

Moreover, to be honest, He Ning is also "responsible" for He Xiaotian's obsession with books.After all, the book that this kid has been inseparable recently is He Ning's reward for helping him inquire about the house. The original version is a collection of poems similar to "Three Hundred Poems" that He Ning saw in the study of Li's family. He Ning borrowed it and copied it by hand. I gave a copy to He Xiaotian.At that time, this kid couldn't put it down, and he was very happy. Unexpectedly, this enthusiasm has not diminished after more than half a month, and He Ning also has a deeper understanding of his obsession.

"Uncle He, don't worry, I will help you persuade him when he comes over tonight. I believe that Xiaotian is not a stubborn person. He just got a new book and was so happy for a while. He is willing to listen to what is good for him. .”

It is rare to meet a master of liberal arts in this era. He Ning also hopes that He Xiaotian can find a suitable learning method, so that life and study will be smoother, instead of focusing on one thing and losing the other.

The conversation with He Kui was just a small episode in the half-hour work, and He Ning continued to do some helping work, and when it was lunch time, Uncle He felt sorry for his good grandson and wanted him to go back and take a nap after dinner.

But He Ning spent nearly a month in the small courtyard at the head of the village in order to develop the combo crossbow. Not only did he use his brain too much, but he also suffocated himself. This almost purely physical work made his overstretched bones go through last night's sleep. Now that the whole activity is on, the young body is full of energy, where do you want to take a nap?

Compared with holding himself back some time ago, Uncle He is more happy to see his good grandson helping him with enthusiasm. It would be even better if he could go out more, talk to the elders, and have fun with the elders.

So, at noon, Mrs. He asked He An to bring food to the grandparents and grandson, and brought back the little granddaughter He Nan by the way.

He An, who had been hiding from He Ning for a day, had no choice but to pack a food box and head towards the ancestral hall. Before going out, He An was stopped by Mrs. He, who gave him a boiled egg to cushion his stomach first, so as not to be hungry look at yourself.

He An was very moved by Mrs. He's concern, and before he could refuse, she heard Mrs. He holding his hand and saying: "Xiao An, grandma is also from here, and knows that boys of this age are greedy for sex, but Da Lang is more than you." You are two years younger, and it is still too early to have intercourse, which will hurt your health. You have to endure another two years and watch Dalang. Grandma knows that you are an obedient and good boy, but your bodies are not child's play, and you can't rely on your youth Be messy, or you will regret it when you get older."

After listening to Mrs. He's explanation, He An seemed to be struck by thunder, and he didn't know how he got to the ancestral hall. Although there was no expression on his face, his whole body seemed to be on fire.

Even when they got to the construction site, they didn't react when they saw He Ning. They left the food box to them in a daze, took He Nan and went back.

Tuliu He Ning stood at the door with a food box, scratched his head but didn't understand...