Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

They tied the wheat piles that Anyue had arranged neatly into bundles.

Anyue and Chunzhi were in the wheat field, bending over to pick up the fallen ears of wheat.

Then the three of them, each using a bamboo pole, picked up bundles of wheat, and An Yue walked at the end with a basket on her back, and they walked towards home together.

As soon as they arrived at the door of their house, An Yue asked Daniu and the others to put the wheat at the gate.

"Daniu, Ale, the two of you go and move all the items in the east wing to the west wing. We need to put all the wheat in the east wing."

"Well, okay, miss." They responded and gently placed the wheat they were carrying at the door.

An Nian was counting chickens and ducks in the yard when he heard An Yue's voice outside the gate.

So, he ran to open the gate of the yard while shouting: "Sister, sister..."

When I opened the gate of the yard, I saw Chunzhi, Daniu, Ale and others, all of them were sweating profusely.

"Brother Daniu, Brother Ale, Sister Chunzhi, thank you for your hard work!"

An Nian ran over and hugged An Yue's arm, tilting his head and asked, "Sister, has our family started harvesting wheat?"

An Yue smiled and nodded: "Yes! Nian Nian and Brother Mingchuan have been to other villages before. Haven't the crops in those villages been eaten by locusts?"

"My sister thought that we should harvest the wheat early, dry it and store it before the locusts completely invade our village, so that the locusts will not be able to eat our wheat."

"Well, sister, this idea is very good, but the wheat of other villagers has not been harvested yet! Should we remind them to harvest it quickly as well?"

An Yue sighed: "Sister also wants them to harvest, but most people think that the wheat is not yet ripe, and they want to wait a little longer."

"If they don't harvest it now, they will really be eaten up." An Nian said while gesturing.

"Don't worry, the village chief will gather the villagers tomorrow to discuss this matter. I will do my best to persuade the villagers to harvest the wheat then."

At this time, Meng Xiuer was already preparing dinner in the kitchen.

An Nian saw that his sister was too busy, so he stopped pestering her. He ran directly to the kitchen and helped his sister-in-law pass the firewood.

Chunzhi picked up two baskets and said, "Miss, we don't have much pig grass and mulberry leaves at home. Let's go pick some mulberry leaves and pig grass before it gets dark."

After hearing this, Da Niu, who was moving things, said quickly, "Miss, Chunzhi sister...sister, after Ale and I finish our work, we will go...cut grass for the pigs."

"Well, okay. Then Chunzhi and I will go out to pick mulberry leaves." An Yue nodded with a smile, and then she went out of the yard gate with Chunzhi.

Da Niu and A'er both work very quickly, and it seems like they have endless energy.

The two of them ran back and forth between the east and west wing rooms, and soon they moved all the silkworms raised in the east wing room and various miscellaneous items to the west wing room.

After the west wing was vacated, they returned to the gate of the courtyard and picked up the wheat and put it in the east wing.

After putting the wheat away, Daniu Ale went to the main hall and drank a bowl of boiled water each.

The two men picked up their backpacks and sickles and walked out of the yard gate, ready to cut grass for the pigs.

As night fell, the family finally finished a tiring day and gathered around the octagonal table in the main hall for dinner.

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes and eggplant with wild garlic were like delicacies to them, and the whole house was filled with laughter.

They are facing drought and locust plagues, but they still have hope.

They knew that as long as An Yue was there, the sky would not fall.

As usual, after dinner, the family finished their chores, fed the livestock and poultry, and then went back to their own rooms to rest.

……

The next day.

At the end of the Yin hour, the sky outside was already beginning to lighten.

Yesterday, Ale Daniu heard An Yue say that they wanted to harvest the wheat in the field and bring it home as soon as possible.

So, Ale and Daniu got up early and drank a bowl of cold water each.

Holding the sickle, he quietly opened the gate of the yard and walked towards the yellow earth.

After a while, Chunzhi and Meng Xiuer also got up.

Chunzhi was cutting grass for the pigs in the yard, and Meng Xiuer went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Soon after, An Nian also got up. He first played with the puppy Ba Shi and ran around in the yard.

After waking up, he sat in the yard and read.

An Yue walked out of the room sleepily, yawning and stretching.

Seeing An Nian reading a book, he realized that the book was not the one he had bought before, so he walked up to him and asked, "Niannian, when did you buy the book in your hand?"

An Nian looked up at An Yue and replied, "This was lent to Nian Nian by Brother Mingchuan."

An Yue squatted down and looked carefully at the cover - "University".

"Niannian, you haven't finished reading the three books that your sister bought for you, why are you already studying this book?"

"Niannian has roughly read the book my sister bought for her."

An Yue squinted her eyes and asked in disbelief, "Niannian has already recognized the words in those three books?"

An Nian scratched his head and smiled innocently: "There are also some things I don't understand, but don't worry, sister, I have already asked the teacher for advice."

An Yue rubbed her eyes and opened the book in An Nian's hand. It was full of discussions on how to behave, cultivate oneself and govern the country.

"When Brother Mingchuan slept with Nian Nian, he told her a lot about self-cultivation, peace, and governing the country."

At this point, An Nian said softly, "Niannian thought they were all good, so she begged Brother Mingchuan to lend her two books."

An Yue asked as she flipped through the books, "Are you sure there are only two?"

An Nian lowered his head and whispered, "Sister, there are really only two books. One is the "University" that you are flipping through now, and there is also a "Book of Rites" in the room."

At this moment, An Nian seemed like he had done something wrong and was afraid that An Yue would be unhappy.

Seeing that An Yue didn't say anything, An Nian quickly explained: "Sister, don't be angry, Nian Nian thinks that these two books complement the three books you bought, and Nian Nian likes to read them."

An Yue looked up and asked An Nian: "Can Nian Nian understand this book?"

An Nian picked at his fingers, lowered his head and whispered, "These two books are indeed a bit difficult to understand."

After hearing this, An Yue pulled the corner of her mouth and said with a smile: "Don't be too tired every year. Studying is like building a wall. It's better to take steady steps and don't be too aggressive."

After An Yue finished speaking, she stood up and went to get a basin of water to wash her face.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart: [This little guy has only been in school for a short time, but he has already read "Standards for Being a Good Pupil and Child", "Three Character Classic", and "The Analects of Confucius". Does he really know all those characters? ]

An Yue shook her head, and she sighed in her heart again: [If he was born in the 21st century, wouldn't he be a top student? ]

Thinking that An Nian was so abnormal in studying, An Yue was even more certain about the direction that An Nian would go in the future.

Of course, she also has to work harder and do her best to pave the way for An Nian.