Don't disturb my farming Chapter 57: Please Enter the Pit
The marinated fish is cut into pieces and fried, then put into a pan with oil, salt, vinegar, perilla, a thick fish soup, and two precious and rare slices of wild ginger. The earthy smell in the fish meat is removed by frying, ginger slices, and vinegar, and the delicious and tender taste of the river fish itself is revealed.
After the wild boar's testicles are removed and raised for about two months, the fishy smell in the pork is greatly reduced, and fat two fingers wide grows under the skin. The fat with skin is cut into small pieces to extract oil. In addition to obtaining fat, the oil residue is chopped up and mixed with blanched cabbage, pickles, dried radish, and pig skin jelly to make fillings. The stuffing is then wrapped into buns, fried and braised in water and oil. When you bite into the crispy skin, you will find a mouthful of fragrant gravy and delicious fillings.
When Xiao Yun was burning an iron pot to squeeze out oil residue, four caracal cubs came running over in an orderly manner to watch. Eight vertical pupils with golden and brown eyes stared at him eagerly. After putting the oil into the pottery jar, Xiao Yun took a bowl to put the oil residue and mixed it with some salt to give to these little guys as snacks... Others don't have this treatment, because the caracal cubs are so lovable.
"When you have time, please provide more dishes for the tribe. Everyone is working hard and there is no salary. It's hard to accept that the treatment is not good."
With this thought in mind, Xiao Yun began to chop the oil residue and mix the fillings for the small fried buns. This was a special meal for Green Dragon. The fried buns made were not enough to supply others, so it would be difficult to use the cooking team who were busy cooking for the whole tribe.
A simplified version of braised river fish, fried buns with oil residue, steamed pickled vegetable cakes, noodle soup, tofu brain, stir-fried pork slices with dried bean curd, plus a plate of pickled vegetable strips and shredded radish made up a table that barely looked like a thank-you banquet. The originally listless green dragon immediately revived and looked elegant, but in fact he devoured the food like a whirlwind...
Xiao Yun smiled as he watched the green dragon eat rapidly. When the dragon took the last carrot and stuffed it into his mouth, he immediately said with a smile, "Your Excellency, the noble lord—"
With a "smack", the green dragon slammed his claws on the table, his expression changed, "Oh no, I forgot something important!"
Then, without even bothering to wipe his mouth with a napkin, he rushed past Xiao Yun like the wind, rushed out of the door, rolled up a gust of wind, and flew up into the sky in the blink of an eye...
Xiao Yun didn't even react: "What the hell?!"
I ran out of the door - oh my god! The guy's figure was only a small green dot!
Xiao Yun: "... Damn, are there people who are so ungrateful and turn their backs on us?!" He raised his middle fingers in anger.
Everyone in the collective bedroom No. 1 squeezed out of the door, chewing wheat cakes while looking at Xiao Yun in surprise, and then at the green dragon that flew away.
Xiao Yun said unhappily, "Go back to your room and eat. If you stand at the door, the pancake will get cold. Aren't you afraid of having a stomachache?"
The others retreated, but the Grassroots Chief was still standing, pointing in the direction where the green dragon flew away: "Ayun, this is..."
"Don't mention it. That dumb guy has also learned something." Xiao Yun wiped his face in dismay. "I said to keep him for a few days to see if he can use his fire-breathing ability to help us test the ratio of refractory bricks."
Grassroots tribe leader: "..." She wanted to ask if you could really respect the dragon tribe, but then she thought that there was no point in saying it.
"I don't believe you won't come again!" Xiao Yun said viciously.
The Grassroots Chief turned around and went back to the house. Sometimes she really wished that she couldn't keep up with Ayun's thoughts. Who could bear such a constant fright? Last night, Ayun kept the green dragon and she didn't sleep well all night!
To make good steel, you need a good blast furnace, and to build a good blast furnace, you need refractory bricks... The current vertical furnaces of the gray dwarves can only produce molten iron with certain mechanical properties, which is far from the standard of steel. The mechanical strength, toughness, heat resistance, corrosion resistance, and wear resistance of steel are beyond the reach of the currently made iron. For example, the plowshare structure diagram obtained by Xiao Yun after squeezing the green dragon to practice the material magic dynamic structure for a night, the plow blade part is definitely more durable than iron.
The gray dwarves have their own steelmaking skills. Xiao Yun and Baru communicated repeatedly and roughly understood the gray dwarves' steelmaking technology. Their steelmaking method is a bit similar to the converter steelmaking on Earth. It is also a big-bellied furnace with openings on the furnace body to inject oxygen into the molten iron. To cross this technical threshold, the most important thing at present is refractory bricks. To put it simply, the principle of steelmaking is to use oxygen or iron oxides under high temperature conditions to convert excess carbon and other impurities contained in pig iron into gas or slag to remove them. In this process, the temperature in the furnace will be close to 2000 degrees, while the temperature in the existing vertical furnace is about 1500 degrees... If it exceeds this degree, the furnace will explode, and the whole furnace of molten iron will be finished.
When the gray dwarves were smelting for the dark elves, they had their own so-called "alchemical technology" refractory furnace provided by the dark elves. This thing was obviously not something that the snow wolf people could get - anything in this world that had the word alchemy was extremely expensive. It was estimated that only the tiger tribe could access it on the grassland, and the tauren didn't have it! Apart from asking the green dragon for help, what else could Xiao Yun do?
At this moment, the green dragon ran away shamelessly. Xiao Yun had no choice but to go to Baru to discuss the manufacture with the structural diagram obtained from squeezing the green dragon... The other parts were cast with molten iron, and the plow blade part was cast. It was a bit troublesome, but the plow could be made first. After all, solutions were always thought of by people. Since there was no condition to choose, the problem of whether there was one or not might be solved first.
Lan Guo was in a daze for half a day after Ayun said a lot of inexplicable things to her today. When she was done with work in the evening, Ayun, who seldom visited her, actually showed up.
"Hey, Ayun?" Xuehua was very surprised, and then turned around to see if there was still room on her own kang...
"I have something to talk to Lan Guo about. I'll go to room 2 to spend the night later." Xiao Yun waved his hand, indicating that she should stay busy.
"Lan Guo?!" Xuehua's body trembled, she looked at her partner in disbelief, then looked at Ayun who was already sitting on the kang... It's not that she looked down on her partner, although she was indeed a little taller and stronger than Lan Guo... But Lan Guo was a quiet person even at home, right? !
The five cubs playing on the kang were also shocked, and they forgot to let go of their mouths that were biting others' thighs.
Lan Guo felt a little awkward, with his hands resting awkwardly on his crossed knees. But when Xiao Yun sat in front of him, he raised his head slightly. Besides nervousness, there was a hint of expectation in his eyes. No one wants to be ignored or have expectations from others. Lan Guo, who is physically disabled and has no hope of becoming a warrior for life, actually longs to become an important person in the tribe and be needed by the tribe.
Xiao Yun did not miss the nervousness and anticipation in Lan Guo's eyes. His mood after being abused by the green dragon improved greatly. He had missed Lan Guo before, so who knew if there were any other gems among the other tribesmen that he had overlooked?
"Our tribe is in a very difficult situation right now." Xiao Yun looked heavy-hearted, and he sighed as he spoke. "It seems that we have everything we need in the short term. We have a house to live in, a kang to sleep on, and food to eat... I also know that some tribesmen are dissatisfied with the winter labor arrangements. They think that it is good to just stay in the house comfortably in such a cold winter, and we can wait until next year to deal with anything..." After a pause, Xiao Yun sighed again, "If we can live a good life by just taking it easy, then why should we work so hard? I understand this truth. But the actual situation before us is... we still have countless things that we don't have the time or the manpower to do."
When he was halfway through saying this, Yangmao and the others stopped playing around, Xuehua's expression became serious, and Lan Guo's heart was in his chest.
"The food we grow this year is only enough to last until next summer. If next year's wheat harvest is poor, we will have no wheat cakes and noodle soup to eat next winter." Xiao Yun said with a very certain tone.
"ah!"
Lan Guo who was sitting opposite him, Xue Hua who was standing by the stove, and the five cubs who were huddled together all changed their expressions.
"Similarly, if we can't plant and harvest alfalfa as smoothly as this year, we won't be able to raise so many cattle, sheep and pigs next year." Xiao Yun added.
“Ah…” The cub in charge of livestock feeding turned pale.
"We planted wheat and alfalfa once this year. As we all know, fertilizer and water conservancy are essential for a good harvest. We have been short of fertilizer this year, so next year we must cultivate more land. Where will the already scarce fertilizer come from? Without fertilizer, crops cannot be grown. Do you want to go back to the way you lived before? I don't think anyone wants to go back to the way things were before."
"Ayun, everyone is willing to work, really." Xuehua couldn't help but come over and sit next to Lan Guo, nodding vigorously, "We all know that working hard is to make our lives better. Now no one wants to live the same way as before!"
Xiao Yun certainly knew this... The Snow Werewolves were a pragmatic race, and they would definitely grab any benefit they could see. It was not yet time for him to worry about his fellow tribesmen getting tired before they became rich, and to rush to learn to be lazy and enjoy leisure.
Nodding his head in agreement with Xuehua, Xiao Yun continued, "I believe that everyone wants their lives to get better and better. I can see everyone's efforts over the past year or so. But as I always say, there is always work to be done. We are indeed a little better off now than before, but if we don't continue to work hard, our lives will still go backwards, and the speed of regression will be faster than when we move forward. It's like a fish in a river. It's easiest to swim downstream, but it's quite difficult to swim upstream. If a fish wants to go upstream, it must keep going all out. If it doesn't move forward, it will move backwards."
Lan Guo imagined Xiao Yun's description, and his somewhat nervous expression suddenly calmed down a lot. He could understand how the description of the tribesmen's efforts to pursue a better life was very vivid, using the analogy of river fish swimming upstream.
Xiao Yun's purpose of showing off his eloquence was for Lan Guo. Seeing his reaction, he was quite happy... People with a sense of crisis (not the same as worrying about the future, that kind of thing is done by bored people who have nothing to do and have nothing to do) must be very smart! Combined with Lan Guo's usual hard-working and hardworking style, this is a standard talent!
The best way to make use of people like this who silently hope to be recognized is to show trust, be polite, and put a heavy burden of responsibility on their shoulders... The greater the pressure on them, the more energy they burst out. This is how those excellent employees of state-owned enterprises are trained by their leaders. Anyway, Xiao Yun now plans to throw the most important task in the tribe on him.
"It's very difficult for the Qingcao team to shovel bird droppings now. They have almost shoveled back all the forest floor around us. The bird droppings contain water-soluble phosphorus. The wheat and alfalfa we grow cannot do without phosphorus-containing fertilizer. The animal bones that the warriors drag back from the wild beasts' lairs can serve as a supplement, but these bones are not endless... Therefore, if our tribe wants to maintain the current standard of living and get better and better, we must be able to produce our own fertilizer."
Xiao Yun stared at Lan Guo. When he said this, Xuehua's eyes began to waver, and she was obviously having difficulty understanding. But Lan Guo listened very carefully. Good, her comprehension was acceptable!
"At present, the tribe produces fertilizer from two main sources: one is the manure from our captive cattle, sheep and pigs, and the other is the vermicompost produced by the earthworms raised by the grassroots chiefs. As for the current production capacity, we must admit that it is very difficult. The current output alone is not enough to support the needs of our fields."
Lan Guo's eyes moved, and his lips moved, and he spoke carefully: "Ayun, you want me to... raise earthworms?"
"That's such a waste of your talent. It's totally a waste of your talent. You're using good wood that can be used to build roof beams as firewood!" Xiao Yun immediately flattered Lan Guo generously to boost his self-confidence. "Leave the raising of earthworms to the grassroots tribe leader. She's so old, and you still want to take her job? You can't let her do the work of young people?"
Lan Guo's face flushed with shame, and the corners of her mouth wanted to curl up, but she forced herself to hold it back. She subconsciously clenched her hands on her knees into fists.
Xiao Yun's expression remained unchanged. The grass-roots man who was in his 70s or almost 80 was indeed old, and could be considered elderly. The leader of the Fire Clan, who was only in his 60s, could be considered middle-aged!
"I think your talent, Lan Guo, should be utilized in a more appropriate place. For the sake of a better life for everyone in our tribe, you should also display your abilities. If you refuse, I will complain to Xuehua." Xiao Yun made a joke to prevent Lan Guo from losing control of his emotions.
Snowflake looked confused: "Huh?"
Lan Guo couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. She was indeed much more relaxed and looked at Xiao Yun expectantly with her eyes.
Xiao Yun had previously assigned all the less "qualified" laborers in the tribe to a team and asked Lan Guo to take care of them. Later, when there were a lot of things to do, he had no time to pay attention to this work team... After all, Lan Guo's team was just helping with the water and grass, so no big problems would arise.
He unexpectedly discovered that Lan Guo was actually a missed talent, so he took the time to talk to the people in the tribe, and found out that Lan Guo was leading the work team quite well. The few complainers among them never said a bad word about Lan Guo, and Dashui had a very high opinion of Lan Guo - this young snow wolf from the original grassroots tribe was the grandson of the grassroots, but the snow wolves did not have the habit of recognizing relatives across generations, which means there was no such title as grandmother, so Dashui did not enjoy any special treatment... Instead, he inherited the excellent genes of the grassroots, and he was smart and quick-witted. Before he reached adulthood, he followed the warriors of the tribe to run eastward to find caravans every year.
Being able to lead an unqualified team well and getting good reviews even if only doing the work of an assistant is a skill in itself. In addition, he has a sense of crisis and does not live in ignorance, and his comprehension is good. It would be a waste if Xiao Yun did not squeeze out his potential... He immediately started to talk nonsense:
"The current construction situation of our tribe is not up to standard. We have not implemented many necessary facilities. The projects we rushed to build in the fall are only enough for us to live a tight life. To fully launch tribal construction, we need someone to be responsible for this area, to lead a skilled construction team, and to implement facilities before the tribe needs them. For example, the grassroots chief raises earthworms, but we don’t even have a ready-made breeding greenhouse, and we have to build one now. How can this be justified?"
"I mentioned last year that we should improve the sheepfold, but it has not been implemented yet. Even in winter, our cattle and sheep are still grazing outdoors. If we have manpower and people to take charge of this, we can build a sheepfold with a roof before autumn. When it snows in winter, the sheep can live in the house like people, without being blown by the wind or pressed by the snow. Then, won't our ewes be able to give birth to another batch of lambs in winter?"
"The pigsty is well built, but our pigs will give birth in the future. How can we put all the pigs in such a tight pigsty?"
"All the cement bricks are used up, and the mud bricks used to build the pig sty and breeding shed are also used up. Originally, the grassroots chief could bring a few people to expand the scale of mature earthworm breeding and provide more earthworm manure for our fields, but now if we want to build a breeding shed, we have to make bricks from scratch. This is because we don’t have anyone who can be responsible for the construction of the tribe!"
"The growth of our tribe's wealth has been dragged down by the construction that has not kept up with the pace!"
Xiao Yun was filled with grief and slapped his thigh vigorously. Opposite him, Lan Guo's blood vessels were dilated and his breathing became heavier. He clenched his hands on his knees into fists and then unclenched them, unclenched them and clenched them again...
A fierce world war is going on in Lan Guo's heart. One voice tells him that he can never do such an important thing, and that if he rashly agrees he will only disappoint Ayun and the expectations of his tribe members. Another voice roars at him desperately, saying how can he know he can't do it if he doesn't try - he has never encountered such a moment in his life that required him to make a major decision, and his head is almost smoking!
After Xiao Yun finished singing this part, he raised his head and Qi Yi's eyes swept over him: "Lan Guo, I have discussed this matter with the two clan leaders (referring to the grass roots) for a long time, but we still don't have a suitable candidate... Are you willing to take on this responsibility?"
"Ayun, I..." Lan Guo struggled again and again, saying painfully, "I don't know how to..."
Xiao Yun immediately straightened his back and said confidently: "In the past, our tribesmen didn't know how to make bricks or build houses, but now everyone knows how to do it, right? Lan Guo, you are such a talented person, just learn it!"
Lan Guo's facial features were distorted with confusion and she didn't dare to open her mouth to agree. Xue Hua, on the other hand, vaguely understood what he said... A Yun wanted Lan Guo to do something very important?
"Lan Guo, I will support you!" Although she didn't understand what kind of burden Lan Guo would bear, Xue Hua expressed her attitude without hesitation as a partner.
"Dad, we will support you too." The couple's two cubs quickly followed Snowflake to express their opinions.
Xiao Yun specifically came in front of Lan Guo's family to invite him to take the bait... bah, to extend an olive branch to him, just for this - as a male, how many people can refuse to take on challenges with the unreserved support of their family?
Lan Guo was not a hard-hearted person, so how could she resist? She said happily in pain: "Then I... I'll try?"
"Okay!" Xiao Yun acted excited and stretched out his hand to hold Lan Guo's paw. "Let's have a meeting tomorrow and inform the two clan leaders and warriors. After that, you will learn from me. I will teach you everything I know. You will definitely be able to do better than me!"
After finishing the blue fruit easily, Xiao Yun happily returned to the collective bedroom, swinging his arms... This guy accepted the task in front of his whole family. No matter how hard or tiring the work is, or how hard it is to learn, Xiao Yun doesn't believe that he has the nerve to take on the responsibility. People's potential is forced out!
Back in bedroom number two, Xiao Yun was stunned by the snoring... Well, these guys all fell asleep while he was doing his best to dig a hole for Lan Guo to fall into. It's really a blessing to be so stupid and cute.
He took off his shoes and got on the kang, pushing Niu Jiao to A Shan's side with disgust. Amid the rhythmic snoring of the crowd, Xiao Yun suddenly regretted not sharing a room with Lan Guo and the others... At least don't sleep next to Niu Jiao, his sleeping posture is not much better than Dahe and Qingcao.
"Move to another bedroom tomorrow and sleep in the same room with Qingyan." Pressing his forehead, Xiao Yun uncovered the warm wool blanket and lay down.
Actually, there were actually two empty bedrooms among the ten. If Xiao Yun felt it was too crowded, he could bring his relative A Shan to occupy one of them. But when he thought about the extra coal consumption for heating one more kang, he gave up the idea.
Even if he has actually already started the one-man show in the tribe, and has set a precedent for eating more, taking more, and enjoying privileges, he should not start this practice if possible... There will be plenty of opportunities to enjoy the benefits when the tribe is developed to the point where everything is in surplus. It is too funny to be in a hurry to catch his breath when he is just starting out. Anyway, he cannot set this example. If the upper beam is crooked, it will be difficult to lead the lower beams.
Xiao Yun was absolutely not being polite when he said that he was using manpower under the banner of the interests of the entire clan. But you have the greatest voice in the clan, so you think that everyone should listen to you, consider you, and not care about you taking advantage of you and taking all the benefits and privileges. That is courting death... Again, people cannot be so selfish as to think that others are not selfish. You take the lead here, and others follow your example. How can you manage others when you are full of shit? You haven't even made a fortune yet, but you are already fighting for power and profit, and everyone is competing for their own status and contribution to grab resources, privileges, and special treatment. Do you still want to lead the team and grow it?
