The Adventures of the Mad County King on the Domain [Infrastructure]

Most of the bowl of noodles was not finished, Xie Qian only took a couple of mouthfuls, and he lost his appetite.The rest was forcibly stuffed into Xiaotao Xiaoxiu on the grounds that "food should not be wasted".

Although the twins dislike having eaten noodles, a bowl of noodles is really not enough.What's more, [-]% of the dinner had to be cooked by Xie Qian. Out of the idea of ​​not offending the cook and the master, no one dared to raise objections and ate it obediently.

The three of them ate lunch in discord.Xiaotao and Xiaoxiu wanted to work hard, so as not to sit and face Xie Qian who owed him 800 million silver, but all the things she could think of to be busy in her mind were all centered on Xiying. Time to do something.

Xie Qian is also lazy. He just suffered a wave of mental blows, and it will take some time to recover. Of course he knows what to do, but he can't cheer up.However, he is free to be lazy, but at this time he doesn't see others being lazy, so he asked Xiaotao and Xiaoxiu to sort out the old files of Mi County, and then looked for the biography of the scenery. They circle around.

Xiaotao Xiaoxiu was miserable.The affairs of Xiying are complicated, and the two of them have already taken the lead alone. Now that they have returned to the pre-liberation overnight, and re-experience the feeling of being called and drank by Xie Qian, it is really not good.The three of them each endured more pain than they could afford. While they were struggling, there was a sound of horses neighing outside the main door. When they looked around, they were the cook Zhang Ergou, the workshop craftsman Master Ye, and the one Xie Qian was accustomed to followed. Two soldiers.

Now when Zhang Ergou saw Xie Qian, that one was going out to meet his neighbors, and he knew him very well, so he casually cupped his hands and said, "Why didn't you call us when the county king returned to his mansion? If the house is not repaired in the cold weather, it won't be good." The food is good, and the iron can't hold it! Remember to greet us in advance next time."

Although Master Ye is not as familiar as Zhang Ergou, he can meet once a week in the regular meeting, and then said: "I will send a set of plans to the county king to have a look, and I will help you out of the whole residence with my hands. What about that?" , if the plan is reasonable, can I borrow the yard in Erjinli?"

Three sentences are less than the first come to ask for something!Xie Qian just cheered up a little bit, then he slumped again, and said angrily: "Your workshop is so crowded that there is no room, come to me to rub the yard!"

The workshop occupies the largest area in Xiying, and under the careful planning of many craftsmen, it is much more sophisticated and convenient than any surrounding facilities in terms of structure and various aspects.Having said that, no matter how big the place is, it can't stand the toss of these craftsmen who are good at tinkering. Although Master Ye seemed embarrassed, he couldn't hear any embarrassment in his words, and said: "The king guessed well. However, your house does need to be repaired, and after the repairs, the vacant yard will be idle, why don't you use it to serve you."

I really learned badly! !It is no longer the simple craftsman of the development machine spring bar!Xie Qian angrily took Master Ye's design drawing, opened it and looked at it twice, and the two soldiers who were left behind also came to say hello.The leader said: "Your Majesty, Mi County is no match for the camp, please pay attention to safety. Take us with you when you go out, and please try to return to the residence before dark."

...the family has been separated, and they are still in charge of the east and the west! !

Xie Qian felt depressed for a while, and said slyly: "You don't want to be under my jurisdiction, so please feel free. Master Ye, let me take a look at your design first. Before bargaining, you should think of a way to make up for the lack of beds. Solve the problem? Otherwise, you will have to sleep on the floor for a few nights."

Master Ye did not refuse now, and said happily: "This is a matter of my duty, and it is naturally on me."

Everyone split up and Zhang Ergou went to unload the food and rice and tidy up the kitchen. Master Ye brought a few pieces of wood from the repair workers' pile of materials, beat them with an axe, and soon made a bed. prototype.

Xiaotao Xiaoxiu continued to sweep the dust and organize the files, Xie Qian hid back on the couch, rolled himself up like a snail with the quilt, and spent half a day in a state of depression.

Not only for half a day, but on the next day, it was rare for him to sleep late, and Xiao Tao Xiaoxiu also performed the duty of a book boy for a long time - to wake up Xie Qian.

With Chef Zhang Ergou, the sumptuousness of the meals immediately improved several levels.The porridge made from japonica rice is savory and fragrant, the stewed eggs with fresh fish are soft and tender, the pickled cabbage stalks are refreshing, and the radish cubes are spicy and sweet.

Xie Qian was hungry for two meals. Seeing the fresh and tender color scheme, he couldn't stop his index finger from twitching. He drank half a bowl of porridge and let go of yesterday's gloom.When a person is full, he has energy. He put down his sleeves and continued to sort out the materials, and then took Xiao Tao to inspect the vegetable planting experiment in the county.

The experimental field in the county is set up in a vacant big house.Extravagance is a bit extravagant, but the big households in the county city were driven away by the group of shamans. The houses are empty and empty. Instead of letting them fall into disrepair, it is better to repair and maintain them, and temporarily borrow (expropriate) them to grow food for everyone. .If the owner of the house comes back, either the county government will buy it, or return the repaired house.

The houses of these big households were built solidly and brightly, and after a little repair, the windows were replaced with bright paper. Both in terms of lighting and warmth, they were much better than the simple sheds in Xiying.

But the house is not without disadvantages. The ready-made foundation cannot be dug for earth dragons, and even if it can be dug, it cannot be used for cooking on a large scale like Xiying.Therefore, the heat source for heating followed and improved the method of stewing the mushrooms: a firewood stove was installed in the center and four corners of the house, and a tuyere was added to the stove to control the temperature, and a large urn filled with water was erected above it.In this way, on the one hand, it can increase the humidity in the house. On the other hand, the water urn can effectively slow down the rate of temperature change, and can also be used as a buffer when the fire is too hot or extinguished.

Such a heating device needs to cut firewood, add water and firewood, and take care of the fire at any time. It will undoubtedly require more manpower than Xiying.Xie Qian looked around carefully and was not very satisfied with the crude heating device.However, the vegetable seedlings in the house are very vigorous. The spinach seedlings are crisp and tender, and the cabbage is strong. Comparing the planting date of each ridge, the growth is quite gratifying.Therefore, even if the heating device is simple, the temperature in the house is sufficient.

As for manpower consumption, manpower is the most indispensable thing now.If it is possible to hire more people and save more county residents from starvation, it is better to maintain the status quo and not improve for the time being.

There are a total of more than a dozen houses used to grow vegetables in this area. After seeing the first one, Xie Qian was quite satisfied. He walked into another one. The second one was remodeled with a hall, and the roof was higher than before. up.The difference from before is that a thin bamboo pole was erected at the highest part of the girder, and a thin rope was used to pull out the frame to build an indoor climbing frame.

The seedlings below the climbing frame are just a little bit out of the soil, and the fastest growing ones are only a thin vine sticking out shyly on the string.Fortunately, Xie Qian's requirements for the first batch of trial planting were detailed enough. All types of vegetables were set up in conspicuous places with explanatory signs showing the types, planting time, and the time of the last fertilization and watering.Xie Qian and the two found the information they wanted from these explanatory signs without much effort. This experimental field is actually growing cowpeas, cucumbers, and loofahs.

This developed an idea that Xie Qian hadn't thought of before. These crops have a long growth cycle, and it takes about the whole winter to grow.

But on the other hand, if there is a harvest, then the vegetables in the early spring season will be guaranteed.

Xie Qian inspected around, expressed great affirmation of Song's working ability, and returned to the Sheriff's Mansion contentedly.Before entering the gate, I could see at a glance from a distance that the handsome and eye-catching white horse was standing beside the horse tie stone in front of the gate, with its head down, kicking its legs in boredom.

Xie Qian: "..."

Xiao Tao, who had been sullen all morning, showed a kind smile, and asked knowingly, "Hey, isn't this Shenjun? Why did he come here?"

nonsense!Of course it came because the owner of the horse came!

Xie Qian glared at Xiaotao, then walked towards Shenjun holding his breath.He thought viciously in his heart, if the beast dared to kick, it would not be allowed within fifty steps of Gu's mansion.With the courage to be kicked, Xie Qian stretched out Lushan's claws, touched the horse's mane from the horse's head, from the horse's mane to the horse's back, and then took out the hair comb from the small hanging bag that came with the saddle, and combed the horse from head to tail After a while, comb the horse's mane and tail to be smooth and fluttering, and there is no place to tie a knot.But after he finished a complete set of nursing procedures, Baima, who has always been extremely bad-tempered, actually... really didn't kick him.

Not only did he not kick, but he seemed very happy, and he took the initiative to rub his head against Xie Qian.

Why!Why do you have to cooperate so much! !

Xie Qian stroked the horse's mane, which became smoother and smoother by him, and thought very angrily, why didn't it kick the solitary again? Could it be that he finally found out that it is good to treat the solitary, and that he likes the solitary even if he accepts the solitary? !

He immersed himself in the joy of pulling the horse and the anger of not being kicked, leaving Xiao Tao aside who had been his tail for a long time.Xiaotao waited and waited, waited and waited until she couldn't see, and half gave up and said, "Isn't this horse master enough to touch? Don't worry, I'm already hungry, but I'm going to go in for dinner."

"Oh, that's fine." Xie Qian patted Shenjun endlessly, hoping to meet some resistance in the last few strokes—but if there was any sign, he would have an excuse to restrict Shenjun from approaching the sheriff's mansion—however, Shen Jun shook his head, snorted, lowered his head and rubbed against him, took out half of a carrot from his sleeve, and chewed it.

"..." Xie Qian was stunned for a moment, then turned angrily and rushed towards the hall, saying, "You bastard..." His footsteps stopped at the entrance of the hall. The first glance was enough to make him almost unsteady, and he retreated a second time, "...Damn."

"?" Xiaotao looked bewildered, passed him into the room, stood there for less than half a second, was also frightened out of her wits, and retreated with both hands and feet.He pointed to the inside, then pointed to Xie Qian, and mouthed, "Master, you are going to be finished."

"Hmph," Xie Qian was obviously sweating, but when he heard Xiaotao say this, he immediately straightened his back, pretending to be nonchalant, and said, "Who is finished, I just hope he is going to be finished!" As he spoke, he was confident Lifted his foot into the door.