To Rule in a Turbulent World

You Miao wolfed down two bowls of rice, and was so lazy on the bed that he didn't want to move, so Li Zhifeng mixed fish juice with some rice to feed the dog, and squatted on the porch to eat the rice.

In the early morning of the next day, You Miao was awakened by the sound of conversation outside.

"He didn't get up, you can't go in!" Li Zhifeng was furious.

Another old man's voice was more violent than his: "How dare you kill the old man!"

You Miao was startled, got up hastily, and ran out of the yard barefoot, and saw Daliang standing behind an old man who was holding up his crutches and yelling at Li Zhifeng, but Li Zhifeng refused to budge and grabbed his crutches with one hand.

You Miao: "Hey wait."

Li Zhifeng's face softened a little, and You Miao said to the old man, "You wait in the main room first."

"You asked the old man to come here." The old man said, "Since you have invited me, how can you make the elders wait?!"

You Miao's heart suddenly became angry, thinking who are you, who are you, and when he was about to refute, the old man taught again: "Young people are so sleepy, they sleep until the sun is three poles before getting up, eating too much and being lazy, what can they do?!"

As he spoke, he beat the old man again with his crutches. Li Zhifeng's face changed, and he was about to push the old man away, but You Miao was afraid that Li Zhifeng's attack would be insignificant, and he couldn't tell what life would happen later. Yes, taught."

The old man snorted heavily and tapped his cane. You Miao didn't mean it when he said that, but when he said the word "teachable" at this moment, he understood something in his heart.

You Miao said: "I won't snooze any more in the future."

"People have to explain to themselves. Do you want to start from scratch, create a foundation, and do something? You can't be lazy." Holding on to his crutches, the old man taught him righteously: "Come to the front hall after breakfast."

You Miao nodded again and again, and the old man followed Daliang away.

Li Zhifeng then went in to help You Miao get dressed and washed. When You Miao was washing, all she could think about was the old man's lesson just now. It was true. There were many reasons that his father You Dechuan said, but You Miao would not obey.But at such a time, such a place, a stranger who has never met before said it, but it feels like a blow to the head and a sense of enlightenment.

"Go get some Biyu Qingfeng." You Miao said, "Make tea for that old man, be polite."

"Okay." Li Zhifeng said.

Li Zhifeng turned and went out, You Miao washed his face by himself, when Li Zhifeng came back, You Miao asked, "What did he say?"

"You say you can teach children." Li Zhifeng replied.

You Miao washed her face, looked up at Li Zhifeng, and smiled.

You Miao ate breakfast as soon as possible, went to sit down in the hall, and Daliang formally introduced to You Miao: "Master You, this is my master, known as Master Huang."

"Junior You Miao." You Miao said modestly, "I have met the teacher."

You Miao bowed to salute, but Old Craftsman Huang was not humble. Da Lala accepted his gift and said, "Liang Bin came back last night and showed me this blueprint. Did you come up with it yourself?"

You Miao didn't dare to take the credit, and said: "The younger generation conceived it by themselves after reading the three books of "Mo Jing", "Gong Shu Jing", and "Tian Gong Kai Wu". If there is anything wrong, please ask the teacher to advise."

"There are too many things that are wrong." Old Carpenter Huang got up and said, "Where are you going to install it? Take me there to have a look. Liang Bin, you still go about your business, You Miao, you lead the way."

You Miao noticed that Daliang dared not to speak when Huang Laojiang was present, until Fang respectfully answered "Yes", it can be seen that Huang Laojiang was very strict with his disciples and did not dare to be rude, so he led the way in a respectful manner. Ask Mr. Huang to walk up the cliff.

"Teacher." You Miao asked Old Craftsman Huang to look at the drawings, then motioned him to look at the cliff, and said, "I'm trying to install a waterwheel there, but the canal hasn't been dug yet."

Old craftsman Huang said to You Miao: "It will not take a day or two to start this project, and it will cost a lot of money. Do you really want to do it?"

You Miao only knows the principle, but has never practiced it, so she asked, "How many days?"

Old craftsman Huang said: "Don't talk about the waterwheel, just talk about your canal. You have to dig it to the entrance of the village in front of you. There are not fifty people, and you can't dig it in a month."

You Miao asked where he could get someone, but Old Craftsman Huang just shook his head and said, "Dig the canal first, and I'll go find a craftsman with you."

You have to go to the government to collect corvee. You Miao is not familiar with the place where you live, and it is approaching the end of the year. Maybe it is only at the end of the year that you can go to the county government. The old craftsman Huang lives in Yangzhou. Help You Miao to make the parts of the waterwheel one after another. You Miao knows that with the help of this old man, the waterwheel will probably be completed.

But it's more troublesome to hire fifty canal diggers. You Miao just felt that this matter was going on and on, like a mess. At first, she just wanted to find something to pass the time. For farming, water trucks are needed, water trucks need to cut logs, and dig canals, and you have to hire corvees... It brings up countless troubles and costs a lot of money.

Fifty people can't be invited casually, the money is simply not enough!

You Miao felt uneasy, sent old craftsman Huang away and returned to Shenyuan. The two craftsmen were still beating and beating, and Li Zhifeng was washing a shovel by the side of the well.

"Back?" Li Zhifeng asked, "What did he say?"

"You have to spend money, hire people." You Miao said: "It's all about money anyway, you... what are you doing?"

Li Zhifeng said: "Dig the canal."

You Miao thought about what they said yesterday, and said, "Go, I will go too, together."

Li Zhifeng drove the horse-drawn cart to the first field next to the high ground. It was sunny and sunny, and the end of the field was full of dandelions. When the river wind blew, white flowers flew all over the sky.

You Miao carried a shovel and looked towards the river, feeling relaxed and happy.

"It's right here." Li Zhifeng said, "The area you circled yesterday."

You Miao said, "How far is it?"

Li Zhifeng said: "About fifteen miles."

Fifteen miles away, You Miao was going to be exhausted and paralyzed just by walking. In fact, he walked here from Shenyuan, walked back, and came back with a shovel and shovel. He was already very tired.

"Dig, dig." You Miao said helplessly.

"You sit and rest." Li Zhifeng said, "I'll do it."

Fifteen miles away, digging three feet a day, one mile a month, one year and three months... You Miao leaned on a shovel, and suddenly felt that this was really a huge project.Li Zhifeng rolled up his sleeves, stepped his shovel into the ground, and dug the first shovel of mud.

The soil here is very hard, and there is a layer of rock underneath. It is easy to dig in the shallow places above, and the difficulty becomes more difficult as you go down. Li Zhifeng shovels and throws the soil as easily as cutting tofu.

You Miao always thinks that Li Zhifeng is the most powerful person in the world. He can fight and cook, dare to kill and kill chickens and grill fish. It seems that his strength will never be exhausted.It's almost like a different person from when I first met him.It's really a pity that Li Yan locked such a treasure in the firewood room, gave him medicine, and beat him to death.