The house is ancient, and was taken home by a rough man and spoiled

Chapter 131: Go catch the cicada monkey

Since she has traveled through time, Su Wanwan naturally wants to do something.

Farmers work so hard, it is not enough to just grow sweet potatoes, corn and other crops to increase the variety of crops.

Agricultural tools are the biggest driving force in promoting agricultural production.

Farmers in this era were poor, and there were only a few cows in a village. Everything depended on human labor, and there were no tools. It was too labor-intensive.

Compared with the straight-beam plow, the curved-beam plow is more convenient and flexible. It can adjust the depth of cultivated land to reduce resistance and is gentle and easy to use, which can greatly improve agricultural productivity.

Su Wanwan took a pen and paper and drew a curved plow.

Of course I can’t take the books out, but the paintings are okay.

Moreover, this curved plow does not look difficult to make. I can tell Shen Yuan about it later and have the wooden part made by the carpenter in the village, but the iron part needs to be customized by the blacksmith shop in the town.

After drawing the blueprint, Su Wanwan also felt the need to clean the house, not only inside and outside the house, but even the spider webs on the roof.

So he took a few guys and started to get busy.

The days were warm and interesting. Su Wanwan liked her current life more and more and adapted to it more and more.

Except that the weather was too hot for her to wear short sleeves, which was a bit annoying.

There is really no way around this.

That evening, when little Yunyi dug out a cicada monkey from under a tree in the yard and showed it to her, Su Wanwan took a few little ones out to dig cicada monkeys.

Cicada monkeys are high in protein. They taste delicious if fried in oil and sprinkled with salt.

They found a forest, and before it got dark, Su Wanwan took the two little ones and began squatting on the ground to look for a small hole.

"Mom, can cicada monkeys really be eaten?"

Xiao Yue'er was so curious, is this ugly thing really delicious?

"When I'm done, you'll know if you can eat it."

Su Wanwan searched around and finally found a small hole. She dug the small hole, which became a big hole, and found a small wooden branch to insert into it. After a while, a cicada monkey climbed up along the branch.

Xiao Yunyi happily took the jar and put it in.

Su Wanwan seemed to have found the fun of her childhood.

It’s a pity that they only found a dozen or so from dusk till dark.

Maybe it’s because of the drought and the ground is hard, so the cicada monkeys can’t climb out?

Su Wanwan decided to wait until after dinner before looking for it again, starting from the tree.

I was heading home with the two little ones when I happened to meet Shen Yuan who was coming back from work driving a ox cart.

"Daddy!"

The two little guys climbed onto the ox cart happily.

It was only a few steps away from home, and Su Wanwan didn't want to sit, she just wanted to walk around.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yuan deliberately stopped the ox cart in front of her.

"Wife, come up."

Seeing his expectant and sincere expression, Su Wanwan still sat on it.

Just like before, he sat on the handlebars to the right of the cow's butt and let his legs and feet hang down.

“Have you finished watering?”

Su Wanwan asked.

"Well, I rushed the work today and got a five-copper raise. I just finished it before dark."

Shen Yuan had been working for several days in a row and seemed to be a little haggard.

Su Wanwan nodded.

It's only right to give him five more copper coins. He didn't come back at noon today and came back so late at night.

"Wife, you have worked hard these days."

Shen Yuan looked at Su Wanwan. Although he couldn't see clearly because it was dark, he seemed to still be able to see her bright smile. When he thought of having her at home, he felt full of energy.

But my wife has been cleaning the house, taking care of the children, and cooking delicious meals for him every day these days. It’s really hard.

"Why are you working so hard? You're working too hard."

Su Wanwan didn't think it was a big deal. It was easy at home, okay? Shouldn't he be the one who was really hard-working?

Working in the fields requires a lot of effort.

"It's not hard. When I think of you at home, I feel like I have endless energy."

Shen Yuan was so happy that he spoke out his true feelings.

Su Wanwan blushed slightly, feeling that things were going further and further off track.

However, she didn't seem to be disgusted. Instead, she had an indescribable feeling in her heart, which was strange.

Shen Yuan suddenly fell silent, took another look secretly, then turned around and grinned.

It was Xiao Yunyi who broke the silence.

"Dad, Mom, we came here to dig cicada monkeys, but we only dug up a dozen."

Xiao Yunyi was a little frustrated. When he came here, he vowed to his mother that there were the most cicada monkeys here, but in the end he only dug up a dozen.

I remember it wasn’t like this before.

When I used to hang out with my friends in the woods, we would dig up a lot of them.

"What are you digging that for?"

Shen Yuan was puzzled.

But the cicada monkey is quite annoying. It is a pest. When it turns into a cicada, it keeps chirping all day long and is very noisy.

"My mother said that cicada monkeys are edible, delicious, and nutritious. Eating them will help you grow taller."

Xiao Yueer answered.

Shen Yuan thought about the ugly appearance of the cicada monkey and frowned, but his wife's words were always right, and whether they were right or not, they were also right to him.

Since his wife wants to find a cicada monkey, he fully supports her.

"The cicada monkeys have probably started climbing up the tree by now. Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

The ox cart turned and headed off into the distance.

"Hey, I haven't eaten yet."

Su Wanwan shouted, but Shen Yuan drove even faster.

"Come over after dinner. The cicada monkeys have all turned into golden cicadas. Let's touch them and then go back to eat."

Su Wanwan thought about it and immediately sat down.

"Wow, the ox cart is running so fast, Daddy, please go faster."

Xiao Yue'er and Xiao Yunyi were extremely excited.

When Shen Yuan heard that the child was happy, he drove the cart even harder.

The family of four seemed to be flying, and Su Wanwan's heart seemed to fly with them.

Shen Yuan brought a few people to the foot of a mountain.

There is a large poplar forest on the slope not far up the mountain.

Shen Yuan parked the ox cart on the side of the road, and Su Wanwan jumped down with the two little ones.

It was dark and without any light, which was a bit creepy.

Shen Yuan lit a torch.

Looking at the torch, Su Wanwan suddenly thought, was it because ancient people didn't touch cicada monkeys without flashlights?

It is indeed dangerous to go into the forest with this torch, especially late at night.

"Let's go up first."

Shen Yuan bent down and hugged Xiao Yue'er with his other hand.

Su Wanwan pulled Xiao Yunyi, and the group arrived after climbing a short distance along a small path on the side.

Generally, no one in the village would go into the mountains at night, even if this was just at the foot of the mountain.

It was very quiet all around, with only the chirping of insects.

Seeing that there was no one around, Su Wanwan took out a few flashlights.

He gave one to Xiao Yunyi and Xiao Yueer, and took one for himself as well.

"If someone is around, shut it down immediately, okay?"

Su Wanwan gave instructions and the two little guys nodded immediately.

They knew that those things at home had to be used secretly.

Shen Yuan still held the torch and followed behind the few people, responsible for protecting them.

"Yeah, there are so many here."

At this time, the cicada monkey had just climbed up the tree, and the two little guys below were within reach.

Xiao Yunyi had already touched several of them and put them in the jar like treasures.