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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 11: Trying to Draw Firewood from the Bottom of the Cauldron

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    "At the beginning, with a strong momentum, you can naturally do it faster, but as time goes by, everyone will definitely get discouraged, and I'm afraid there will be complaints The higher you climb, the harder you will fall. Don't look at him being complacent at the moment.  It will definitely arouse public outrage. " I heard that the progress there was very fast. In just one morning, all the ditches in the fields of several hundred acres were cleared. Ye Ming comforted Mrs. Liu like this.  Having said this, Ye Mei was secretly surprised in his heart: Ye Chang actually has such a skill!  Assigning people, organizing work, and knowing how to reward those who are diligent and punish those who are lazy. It all seems very simple, but Ye Ming knows very well that the basis for doing all this is leadership ability.  Ye Chang had no leadership skills at all before.  To put it bluntly, if the little girl Xiang'er wasn't too young, Ye Chang might not be able to control her and might run away with someone.  Just as he thought, Ye Dan was also noncommittal about Ye Chang's results on the first morning.  On the mountain road of more than two miles, it only took half a day to complete the water channel on the slope. It would be absolutely impossible to complete the other water channels in less than a month.  But after a month, if it doesn't rain, the crops will have died of drought long ago. And let alone a month, in just three days, everyone's enthusiasm will be exhausted. Who else will come at that time?  By then, all that is waiting for Ye Chang is ruin!  How much these people respect him now, how much they will hate him then!  "I thought he would really have some skillsbut this is good." Ye Dan thought to himself.  Despite this, neither Ye Dan nor Ye Mei relaxed their observation of Ye Chang.  At noon, everyone ate some dry food, then left the slope and started heading towards the spring.  But what makes Ye Dan and Ye Mei very strange is that Ye Chang leaves a group of people at regular intervals. He uses prepared lime to mark the boundaries. The task of this group of people is to mark the marked places.  Dig a pond or ditch.  The tasks for each group are not many, with an average of three locations, which is just enough for them to complete the project in half a day.  The two groups of old, weak, women and children did not move, and they did not start working until around the last minute.  I don¡¯t know when Ye Chang gave the order, but they dragged thick bamboos to the scene one by one.  "Use moso bamboo to divert water?" Seeing these moso bamboos arriving at the scene, everyone started talking.  "The water flows for two miles, and if we don't use moso bamboo to divert it, it will be sucked up by the soil halfway." Ye Chang explained with a smile: "Besides, there are too many things to do in digging ditches, how can it be as simple as moso bamboo?" Everyone was still hesitant, but only  Liu Gui, who was following Ye Chang, gritted his teeth at this time - he had learned about these bamboos, and it happened that a Qinyang person came here to sell them.  Ye Chang asked people to open up the bamboo joints in the moso bamboo, pass the small end of one moso bamboo into the large end of another moso bamboo, and then seal the edges of the joints with rags and rags.  , and then threaded through "water pipes" that were tens of meters long.  This kind of "water pipe" connects those areas that are extremely difficult to penetrate. The rocky areas that were originally thought to take several days or even ten days to drill through can be paved through in the blink of an eye.  Moreover, Ye Chang's paving is not just on the ground. Bamboo pipes are placed on supports made of tree branches and on top of rocks, passing through the air like a canal that leads water across the ridge. In a short time  Inside, water channels were built in places where it was inconvenient to dig water channels!  Seeing this scene, everyone was extremely happy.  For the first time since the drought, everyone saw hope of bringing water.  Moreover, after the water is diverted, not only the hundreds of acres on the slopes will be irrigated. This method can be widely promoted, using more bamboo tubes to attract more water, so that all slope dry fields in Wu Ze can be irrigated.  Suddenly, the mountain was filled with thunderous cheers.  "Eleventh Lang, you really got some guidance from the immortal!" "Exactly, why didn't any of us think of it, but it was Eleventh Lang who did?" "Haha, we finally have someone in Wu Ze!" Everyone was talking about it,  They were all compliments to Ye Chang.  Although the project is only about half completed so far, this gives everyone enough hope.  It only takes a day or two to bring the water here!  While they were cheering, Ye Zhu appeared at the scene with a green face.  The person who least wants Ye Chang to succeed is Ye Miao.  The eldest branch of the third branch of the Ye family has been very prosperous in recent years. There are many children of Ye family. Under the scattered leaves, his branch is not even under the direct lineage of the eldest branch in terms of number.  Seeing that the second branch and the third branch were all sparsely populated, and there was even the possibility of extinct heirs, Ye Ming also thought about merging the three branches into one.  "I see you are happy too early, wait until the water is brought to the fields and then you will be happy again." Just hearing everyone praising Ye Chang, Ye Ming couldn't help but said.  "Ye Si, this is strange. We outsiders are all happy for Shi Yilang. You are his clan relative and his cousin. Why are you?Happy, keep pouring cold water?  "These neighbors are selling Ye Dan's face because Ye Dan is the head of the largest family in Wu Ze, and they are selling Ye Chang's face because Ye Chang is the "immortal" who inspired them and can bring them water. As for Ye Dan, who cares?  Therefore, some elders immediately criticized him and said: "Is it possible that you, an uncle from the same clan, are jealous of your nephew?  "Ye Zhu suddenly became furious, but he knew that he could not do anything to these people with foreign surnames, so he could only shout: "Eleven, you don't bow when you see me, maybe you feel that your wings are stiff, and even the elders in the family can't see you.  ?  Hearing this, Ye Chang bowed to him with a smile: "Sir, please forgive me. I was busy and I really never saw him."  Things here are very important. If it doesn't work out, I will be without food or food in the second half of the year, and I won't have time to pay tribute Everyone, please concentrate on your work. Let's try to divert the water tomorrow!  ¡± Everyone agreed, and then, under the leadership of their respective leaders, they continued their work. No one paid attention to Ye Ming. Ye Ming was very angry at first and wanted to pretend to be an elder and scold Ye Chang, but he couldn¡¯t see it.  The young man was eyeing him, and it was obvious that if he got Ye Chang's order, they would rush to fight with him, so he could only endure it for the time being.  ¡± Warning to himself repeatedly in his mind, Ye Zhu pretended not to notice and listened to everyone¡¯s disdainful looks and mocking words, and strolled to the spring. He also came to see it yesterday evening. At that time, the spring was just a shallow pool, but now it is  It formed a small pool. Judging from the flow of this spring, it was more than enough to irrigate hundreds of acres of sloping fields. Ye Fu was angry and wished he could move a mountain to block the spring. He walked down the spring.  Relying on the dug water diversion ditch and moso bamboo water pipe, the spring water gradually went downwards, getting closer and closer to the sloping field, and it was already less than a mile away. ¡°It¡¯s impossible, this little beast can¡¯t lead the water there, it must be there.  Where will there be obstacles" The more he looked, the more frightened Ye Miao became. He murmured to himself and couldn't figure out when Ye Chang had this ability. In his opinion, it would take a month  Even though it would take much longer to complete the project, Ye Chang only relied on moso bamboo to overcome the most difficult areas, and used water diversion ditches to pass through some easy areas. He completed half of the project in just one day. He did not know that with this era!  Compared with ordinary people, Ye Chang is definitely a master of mathematics, especially in plane geometry. Ye Chang may even be the best master in this era. For those lines that require skilled craftsmen to determine with experience and a lot of practice, Ye Chang only needs to use tree branches on the ground.  By making a diagram and doing some calculations, you can find the best solution. Although the management system of group responsibility and clear rewards and punishments is rough, it is the best system for these simple-minded farmers.  The effect is naturally outstanding. ¡°This boy, this boy¡­when did he learn this skill?  " The more Ye Min thought about it, the more frightened he became. But when he came to the ridge, he suddenly stopped, and the panic in his heart turned into ecstasy. "Haha That kid made a mistake. It is impossible to divert water here.  Although the water channel he designed runs through the lowest point between the two mountains, the water entry point is low and the water outlet point is high, so the water cannot flow to higher places!  He had no choice but to take a detour. If he wanted to take a detour, the area would be full of rocks. He could only use moso bamboo to get around, but he didn't have enough moso bamboo now I went and bought all the moso bamboo so that he had no moso bamboo to use!  " Thinking of this method of removing fuel from the cauldron, Ye Zhu immediately stopped delaying, quickened his pace and headed back towards Wu Ze. Because he was running at a trot, he didn't pay attention to his feet, fell down, and almost got eaten by a dog. " He hurriedly returned home.  Mrs. Liu at home was running around anxiously. When she saw him coming back, Pi Tou said, "Are you going to let that little beast succeed?  " "What nonsense are you talking about?  " "I've heard all about it. The little beast got some advice from the immortal and used moso bamboo to divert water. It's almost done.  That little beast has done this and his reputation in the village has greatly increased. How can we harm him and let your bitch son inherit the three branches?  " "Female people, don't think too much. Although the eleventh man is unworthy, he is the heir of the third child and the biological son of the second child. How can we harm him?  "Ye Mei said dissatisfied: "It's just that he has gone astray now. Although Lao San and I are not brothers, we are also the same grandfather. I can't bear that Lao San's family business is ruined by Eleventh Lang What are you doing?  " While Ye Ming was talking, he saw Mrs. Liu reaching out to grab a broom and asked angrily. "I'm going to beat you, an old guy, and talk to my mother, but you can't be more fake than that!  Liu's broom smashed down: "You old man, if you hadn't been lustful and kept a bunch of thieves and prostitutes at home, would I have to count those three rags?"  The dowry from my mother's family is enough" As she said this, she beat her so hard that she ran away with her head in her arms."It turned out that although Ye Ming was sanctimonious in front of Ye Chang, he really didn't have much confidence at home. Marrying him to Mrs. Liu would be regarded as a downfall, so if Mrs. Liu was really angry, Ye Ming would not dare to face him head-on.  anti.  "Don't hit, don't hit, why are you angry? That little beast will never do anything!" After being beaten and dodging all over the yard, Ye Zhi was in a state of embarrassment, and finally found a chance to shout loudly.  "Huh?" Mrs. Liu was also panting from exhaustion and took the opportunity to go downhill: "How can I put it this way? I heard that he is half finished!" "Yes, it is half finished, but I see there will be problems next.  "Ye Zhu explained his findings.  Madam Liu suddenly turned from anger to joy: "Okay, okay, this little beast deserves to have his hard work in vain." However, in the blink of an eye, Mrs. Liu showed a sad face again: "That guy Liu Gui is really stupid, little beast, let him go."  He just dealt with those who were looking for bamboo to sell, but he actually found a big seller for him. If he were to buy bamboo again, there would be hundreds or even thousands of poles of bamboo, and he could always bypass the mountain Why not give it to him?  "Is it done?" "That's right, so I have a way to save money." Ye Zhu grinned and said, "I went to see it. I don't have enough bamboo now, so I have to buy it."  Didn't Liu Gui say that there is a man named Qin Qinshou from Qinyang who is selling moso bamboo here? He has brought more than 500 moso bamboos in total and now he has sold 120 moso bamboos to the little beasts.  After he bought the rest, where can the little beast go to buy bamboo? " This suggestion made Liu slap her legs and said: "Okay, okay, you old ghost, you are not stupid enough to get home, let's go buy it.  !" Her hatred for Ye Chang had reached its peak at this time, and she didn't consider the use of buying those bamboos at all.  Ye Mei had thought that the bamboo shipped by Qin Qinshou was originally sold to those scornful carpenters. It is said that Cheng Zhijie, the founding general of this dynasty, did a job of buying bamboo and making bamboo chops and selling them when he was young. After the matter was settled, Ye Mei  Then sell the moso bamboo to these craftsmen and carpenters.  The two of them had reached an agreement. Their branch had a large population and their family situation was more generous than that of Ye Chang. However, Ye Chang could not mobilize much cash in a hurry, so Ye Chang had to pay Liu some of Liu's money.  Things should not be delayed, as things will change if they are delayed. Seeing that the sky was not dark yet, Ye Zhu immediately rushed to Xiuwu County.  However, even after entering the city, it was already time to close the city. Ye Mei took a loyal servant and found a place to stay. He only waited for the morning market to open the next morning before meeting with Qinyang native Qin Qinshou.  That night, Ye Ming had continuous dreams, including the good dream of finally taking possession of all three family properties, and the nightmare of his own family being destroyed.  The next morning, although he woke up early, his energy was low. The matter of moso bamboo was still on his mind, and his breakfast was not very good.  According to the rules at this time, Fangshi was not open in the morning. Ye Zhu sent his loyal servant to keep an eye on the gate of Fangshi, and only waited for Fangzheng to open before he notified him. As a result, by the time of sunrise, he himself was impatient.  The city remains closed.  Someone told him that he could give Fang Zheng, the man in charge, some money and sneak in quietly, but Ye Mei was reluctant to part with the money, so he was reluctant.  He was just thinking about going back to the couch to catch up on his sleep, when his loyal servant ran over anxiously: "Alang, the Eleventh Lang is here, and the Eleventh Lang has also entered the city!" Ye Miao's drowsiness disappeared immediately!  "This little beast, you really have thought of it, right?" Ye Mei grinned and cursed: "Humph, it's too late to come now, it's too late" At this point, Ye Mei took another breath and felt like he had a toothache.  .  He came here last night just to see Tan Qinshou as soon as possible, but until now, he still hasn't seen him.  Now Ye Chang has also arrived. Thinking about it Ye Chang has already done business with Tan Qinshou through an intermediary. According to the rules of the merchant at this time, regular customers must be given priority over strangers.  "No, I have to go into the workshop let's go, follow me!" Ye Mei stood up suddenly.  </p>
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