Chapter 38
Liu Yi returned to the house, looked at the book in his hand, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Now that you have money, you have so too.
The rest is the curved plow.
Liu Yi had already had a problem with Quyuanli. So he wanted to visit someone today, which was Yuan Fang, who had seen Niu's disease in him before.
Liu Yi never thought that Yuan Fang was a farmer, and he was also a carpenter. He was also a high-end one. This was something Liu Laoshi mentioned inadvertently. In the adjacent villages, including their family, almost every practical furniture was written by Yuan Fang.
Last time he was treated, Liu Yi and Yuan Fang had a good relationship. This time he wanted to take this opportunity to visit him and see if Yuan Fang could make a chute plow with the chute plow he made.
After cleaning up a little, Liu Yiuan took some gifts out. The target was Yuan's house in Xiaer Village.
The person who opened the door was a middle-aged man, Yuan Fang's son Yuan Pei. He met him when he came to deliver cattle to them last time. Yuan Pei recognized Liu Yi and shouted that Doctor Liu Yi had let Liu Yi in the house.
After Liu Yi entered the door, he also imitated Wang Zhihong's appearance when he came to their house just now. He first put a stick of incense on Yuan's ancestors and bowed to show respect.
After Liu Yi sat down in the living room, Yuan Pei went into the house and called Yuan Fang. Liu Yi took the opportunity to look at the furniture of the Yuan family. The bright red tables and chairs, the tall brown doors, and the bright and dark carvings painted on them. Liu Yi, a carpenter in the woodworking field, also saw a bit of heavyness and agility. It was practical and beautiful. Yuan Fang had a pair of good hands.
"Mr. Liu was so embarrassed when he was visiting. It was such a rude thing." At this time, Yuan Fang walked out of the inner hall quickly, his clothes were not neatly worn.
Seeing him like this, Liu Yiu was inevitably moved in his heart, so he stood up and saluted at Yuan Fang and said, "Uncle Yuan, you are here to visit, disturbing you to rest."
"Hey, Mr. Liu is saying that? You are willing to give up. I'm not too happy, old man." Yuan Fang walked to the main hall happily and said to Liu Yi: "Mr. Liu doesn't have to be polite, please sit down quickly. My old man's house does not have so many rules, just be at will."
"Yes, Doctor Liu, my father is most annoying to those common etiquettes. You don't have to be polite at my house." Yuan Pei also said from the side.
"I'm not polite if that happens." Liu Yiu found a seat to sit down, took the tea handed over by Yuan Pei, took a sip, and put it on the table next to him.
Yuan Fang smiled and nodded, saying, "Mr. Liu is afraid that he has something to talk about when he is looking for the young man now. It doesn't matter. Just say it straight, as long as the young man can help, he will definitely not stand by and watch!"
Since the last time Liu Yi was willing to take the initiative to send the cow back and returned the agreed amount to the money, Yuan Fang felt a little grateful to Liu Yi. He didn't care much about Yi Guanqian and Jin Qian. The key is that he saw Liu Yi's character from this matter: sincerity, kindness, and great ability. This time the county could quickly find a good prescription for treating oxen plowing, but others didn't know, but Yuan Fang knew very well that the prescription was provided by Liu Yi.
In addition to him, Zhang Chuwen might have guessed something. Because when their plowing ox was sent back, the strong garlic and wine smell in the cow's mouth was almost exactly the same as the medicine given by the county. In this case, a fool could guess one or two. The prescription in the county was most likely presented by Liu Yi. So from then on, Yuan Ban regarded Liu Yi as a respectable person in his heart.
Seeing that Yuan Fang was so straightforward and generous, Liu Yiuan no longer politely, he took out the drawing paper from his arms and handed it to Yuan Fang and said, "Please check it out. This is an unexpected picture of a plow that I got. It looks very different from the current straight plow. It seems to be lighter and easier to use than a straight plow. So I wanted to make it a try. Mr. Yuan is an expert in this field. I wonder if you can make one according to the drawing on the picture?"
Yuan Fang took the drawing, took a look, and said in surprise: "Isn't this Wei Li?"
"Hmm? No," Yuan Fang looked carefully for a while and said, "Wuli is a straight shaft, but this is a curved shaft. Moreover, the structure of this plowshare seems to be more refined and complex than that of Weili. Well, it's interesting."
Yuan Fang's words surprised Liu Yi. Wei Li? What is that? Does it look very similar to Quyuan Li? Why haven't you heard of it before?
"Uncle Yuan, what is that Wei pier? It looks very similar to the pier in this picture? Why haven't anyone used it?" Liu Yi asked.
Yuan Fang turned his gaze away from the drawing and said, "Wei Plough is a new type of plow plough, which is much easier to use than the plow ploughs today. A few years ago, I tried to make one. The lower plate of the plow plough is very similar to the plow plough in your picture. It has a rotating plow plough for easy rotation and movement. Well, there are some slight differences in the size of the plow plough. Look carefully, it seems that there are fewer things than the plow plough in the picture. Well, interestingly, if this plow plough is made, it should be more useful than the plow plough."
"How to do it? Well, you should make the top square frame first and make a curved shaft. Yes, the curved shaft will be more labor-saving than the straight shaft. Why didn't you expect it before? Well, then do it again." As he said that, Yuan Jian started to talk to himself.
Seeing this, Yuan Pei said to Liu Yi with some slight concern: "Doctor Liu, don't blame me, my father will do this when he sees something fresh. You don't have to pay attention to it, just wait until he figures it out."
Liu Yi smiled very understandingly and said, "It doesn't matter, it's okay for people to do extraordinary things. Mr. Yuan's ability to achieve such great achievements in carpentry is probably related to his concentration."
After saying that, Liu Yi looked at Yuan Pei and asked, "With Mr. Yuan's teachings, I think Uncle Yuan's attainment in carpentry is also extraordinary. I have some questions and I want to ask Uncle Yuan for advice."
Yuan Pei smiled and said, "Doctor Liu wants to ask about Wei Li?"
Seeing Liu nodding, Yuan Pei explained: "As my father said just now, Weili is a new type of plough, which is very practical and very useful, but not many people can afford it. Whether it is a work or a material consumption, it will cost five stagnant of silver, which is almost as expensive as a ox, so it is not affordable for ordinary people. There are not many people who use it, and it is normal that you have never seen it."
"However, what makes me strange is that the plowing picture of Doctor Liu, which seems to be much lighter and more flexible than Wei Li. Is it another kind of plowshare?" Yuan Pei asked Liu Yi: "I wonder where Doctor Liu can easily tell where this picture comes from?"
"This," Liu Yi looked puzzled and said with a puzzled look: "It is related to some secrets and some inconvenience to tell me. Please forgive me!"
Yuan Pei smiled at this comfortingly and said, "It's okay, I'm just curious for a moment. If it's inconvenient to say it, then forget it. For a good carpenter, having drawings is enough."
Yuan Pei's words made Liu Yiuan overjoyed. He asked excitedly: "As Uncle Yuan said, then, can this plowshare be made?!"
Chapter completed!