LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 27
Chapter 27: Set Fire
The four children worked hard for two days, and finally divided the remaining wasteland into several pieces according to the plan of taking care of Jingyun, and there was a fire zone of about three meters between each piece.
Li Baolu felt that the weeds were dense and long, and this little firebreak might not be able to prevent it.
Gu Jingyun also said, “This fire belt can’t prevent fire, it can only slow down the fire, so we have to choose a good time to light it.”
“What counts as a good time?”
“When the wind is small and the dew is deep.” So Gu Jingyun set the time at the Yin Shi the day after tomorrow.
Zhang Liulang and Zhang Ermei stared blankly, “How do you know that the wind will be low in the day after tomorrow?”
As for the dew, is it not dew in the early morning?
Gu Jingyun proudly raised his chin and said, “My uncle said it.”
The two children asked persistently, “How did your uncle know?”
“Naturally it is calculated.” Gu Jingyun said proudly: “I am still young now, and I am not proficient in arithmetic and metaphysics, otherwise I can calculate it.”
Zhang Liulang and Zhang Ermei both looked admirable. After getting along for the past few days, the two of them were already overwhelmed by Gu Jingyun Zhiduo’s demonic IQ.
No way, if someone is only stronger than you, you can still be jealous, but if he is so strong that you can only see a small black spot when you look up, then you can only surrender.
Although Gu Jingyun’s character is still very annoying, it does not prevent Zhang Liulang and Zhang Ermei from admiring him.
Even Li Baolu was full of admiration.
Last night, Gu Jingyun went to Qin Xinfang and asked when the wind was small and dew heavy. Qin Xinfang did not give an answer directly, but took the two children to climb the roof to watch the stars, and then instructed them how to recognize the stars, how to feel the wind, and then calculate the future three. climate of the day.
There is no precise tool to test the wind force, and there is no modern arithmetic. Qin Xinfang just found a ribbon and held it in his hand to feel the wind force. Gu Jingyun was able to calculate the minimum wind force at three o’clock in the morning the day after tomorrow according to Qin Xinfang’s instructions.
And Li Baolu listened to astrology all night, her mind was full of confusion, and she could only understand two or three points.
Sure enough, even with the memory of her previous life, she couldn’t become a genius, especially in front of Gu Jingyun.
Li Baolu didn’t realize that she never suspected that Gu Jingyun made a mistake, which made Gu Jingyun look at her even more tenderly.
If it wasn’t for the determination that the two were still children, it would be impossible for Qin Xinfang to feel that he was a galaxy between them.
And it turns out that Gu Jingyun is really right.
Before Yinshi arrived, Gu Jingyun got up and shook Li Baolu to wake up. The two villains got dressed and went out holding hands.
The seaside has always been windy, but now it’s calm. Fortunately, it’s the early morning, and it’s cool and doesn’t feel stuffy.
Gu Jingyun picked up the lantern at the door with a stick and held it in his hand, and held Li Baolu firmly with the other hand, “Let’s go.”
Zhang Liulang and Zhang Ermei were leaning against the door of their house and yawning. When they saw the two approaching, they whispered worriedly: “Can only the four of us really do it? In case the fire spreads…”
“Who said there are only the four of us?” Gu Jingyun said indifferently: “You don’t need to worry about such a thing, you just need to listen to my instructions.”
Li Baolu turned her head and glanced at the way she came from. In the distance, a looming light was behind her. She couldn’t help but grinned. Although Uncle Qin opposed them using fire to open up wasteland, he never stopped them from doing research in this area. will **** behind.
Gu Jingyun obviously expected this, so he was very relieved and bold to set fire to it.
The hard work of the past few days will finally bear fruit, even if Gu Jingyun is prudent at this time, he can’t help but be excited at this time, standing in front of the first wasteland to open the flint and light grass…
The four little heads gathered together and looked at the flame with bright eyes.
The flame touched the grass and shook twice, then went out!
…The four children looked at each other wordlessly, and Ermei Zhang raised her small hand and whispered, “The grass is still green and the dew is still heavy, I’m afraid it won’t ignite.”
“You have to find a handful of hay as a guide.” Li Baolu suggested.
Zhang Liulang volunteered: “I’ll find it!”
Gu Jingyun stared blankly at the flint in his hand, his full confidence was shaken for the first time, “Can it be ignited?”
If they can’t, their tossing for the past few days will be in vain.
Li Baolu thought of the forest fires in her previous life. At that time, the trees were all alive, didn’t they also burn?
So he nodded firmly and said, “Definitely.”
Gu Jingyun’s heart was much more stable after this.
Zhang Liulang quickly collected a large amount of hay. This time, Zhang Ermei, who was the most proficient in starting a fire, started the operation. The flint ignited the hay and pressed the hay under the grass. The vigorous flame was weakened by three points, but slowly, the fire began to spread. Weeds, the fire is getting bigger and bigger…
Gu Jingyun breathed a sigh of relief, put the lantern aside, and took the branches prepared in advance to keep it aside. Once the fire spread beyond his limited range or the fire was a little bigger, they would use the branches to extinguish some.
Fortunately, there was no wind at this time, and the dew was heavy. Although the fire was getting bigger and bigger, it was still under control. The four children were holding the branches and beating, and here they were, they followed the fire leisurely.
When the fire finished burning a piece of wasteland, Gu Jingyun used hay to guide the fire to the next piece of wasteland when he saw that the flame was about to go out.
Standing on the hill and watching from a distance, Qin Xinfang nodded secretly, feeling that although his nephew was stubborn and conceited, he was prudent and cautious when he acted, and just because of this, he didn’t need to worry about his future.
Zhang Dazhui on the side of saw that he was satisfied, and couldn’t help but pouted. Everyone in the Qin family had a disgusting temperament. Isn’t it just setting fire?
Other villagers who were invited to help saw that the fire was under control, and a piece of wasteland that had been overgrown with grass was gradually burnt out, revealing the original soil, and they couldn’t help but look happy.
The imperial court supported wasteland reclamation, and the wasteland opened by good people did not pay tax for the first three years. As long as you have the ability, as long as you don’t occupy the mountains and forests, you can open as much wasteland as you want.
They are sinners, and the conditions are harsher. All wasteland that is reclaimed must be taxed, but the extra wasteland can be reduced or exempted by 50% of the land tax for the first three years.
Qiongzhou Prefecture has a lot of mountains and little flat land, and the per capita arable area is already small. Therefore, wherever there is wasteland, everyone rushes to open up wasteland.
The same is true of Sin Village, but there are only 19 households in one village, and it is separated from other Sin villages by several hills, so the area is relatively large, and there are still many uncultivated wastelands.
But everyone’s pace of land reclamation is very slow. The reason is that the labor force required for land reclamation is too large, and the effort outweighs the benefits.
They don’t have cattle or even bigger farm tools. To open up wasteland, they can only use sickles and hoes. Usually they have to take care of the fields that have been opened up and go out to sea to fish. They are too busy to touch the ground. How much is there? Time to wasteland?
It’s not that they never thought about using fire to open up wasteland, but because the fire was uncontrollable, they didn’t have the courage to start.
In this era, setting fire to a mountain is punishable by beheading, even if they are unintentional, it is useless, not to mention that they are sinners themselves, and they will die without a doubt.
But now Gu Jingyun has found a way for them to use fire to open up wasteland, no wonder everyone is not excited.
Gu Jingyun, who was completely unaware that he had contributed a lot to the development of Sin Village, wiped the sweat on his forehead with satisfaction, and instructed his three followers, “Walk around the periphery of the wasteland and destroy all the unextinguished sparks. The weeds that are piled together and not yet burnt aside, let them burn up and put out.”
The three attendants responded in unison, dragging the branches to complete the task.
Gu Jingyun pinched a branch and wrote and drew on the side. He felt that he could re-plan the distribution of the small wasteland, so that the fire could burn out more quickly and ensure safety.
When Li Baolu happily dragged the branch to report, Gu Jingyun had already calculated the result. After remembering the calculation process and results in his mind, he wiped it with the branch, and when he looked up, he met Li Baolu’s little cat-like face.
He couldn’t help laughing with a “puchi”, reached out to wipe the black charcoal on her face, and said, “Look at how dirty you are…”
Gu Jingyun’s voice stopped abruptly, his eyes widened to look at her face, and then he looked down at his hands.
Li Baolu followed his gaze to look at his dark hands, what else she didn’t understand, she pouted, couldn’t help but reached out and wiped her face, muttering: “Your hands are dirty…”
Gu Jingyun looked at Li Baolu’s completely dark face, couldn’t help laughing, pointed at her hand and said, “Then look at your hand!”
Li Baolu raised her little hand and looked at it, her eyes widened immediately.
The chubby hands that were originally white and tender turned into fat hooves like black charcoal.
“Hahahaha…” Gu Jingyun pointed at her face and couldn’t help but laugh.
Li Baolu jumped up and grabbed his cheeks with two small hands and rubbed it hard, then jumped away smartly, seeing the two small black paw prints on Gu Jingyun’s face, and then she smiled with satisfaction.
Seeing Li Baolu proudly raising her head at him, Gu Jingyun wasn’t angry at all. After checking the wasteland to make sure there was no spark, he stepped forward and pulled Li Baolu home.
Zhang Liulang and Zhang Ermei hurriedly jumped up to keep up, and kept peeking at Gu Jingyun, whose face was full of charcoal.
Zhang Liulang couldn’t help itching his hands, and asked his sister in a low voice, “Do you think he will be angry if I also go up and smear his face?”
Zhang Ermei looked at the sixth brother sympathetically and said, “If you have the guts, go try it out.”
Zhang Liulang thought for a while, but he didn’t have the courage to take that step. He lowered his head and said, “Forget it, he’s so dark, I’d better not stimulate him.”
Zhang Ermei pouted in disappointment.
“Go back, you don’t have to go to class today,” Gu Jingyun stopped at the crossroads and explained to Zhang Liulang and his sister: “We don’t have time to go out in the afternoon, if you want to read, come to my house.”
After getting along for this period of time, Gu Jingyun has been able to accept them going in and out of his house.
Zhang Liulang and Zhang Ermei were happy, patted their chests and said, “Then we will go to your house in the afternoon to play with you.”
Gu Jingyun nodded slightly, pulled Li Baolu and went home.
On the other hand, Qin Xinfang brought people down to see their achievements after the four children had left.