Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

The sun was high in the sky, and the strong sunlight was scorching the earth.

The straw hat on his head could not block the scorching sun. Xu Yuan took a few gulps of water in the field and wiped the sweat from his head.

It's been hundreds of years since I went to the fields to harvest rice. I didn't expect it to be such a tiring job.

Fortunately, there was a breeze, otherwise it would be so hot here.

The fields were already filled with harvested rice, neatly stacked together.

Two little kids were cutting the millet slowly, using sickles to cut the millet very carefully.

Xuyuan planned to harvest a bunch of grains first and then thresh them slowly.

When I first started, I was not very good at it, and I was not even as fast as Xu Zhi.

Later I became proficient at it. I cut one rice plant at a time, one by one. I became addicted to making wishes. It was very healing.

Just a moment later, the four siblings moved from the field to the shade of the trees.

"Sister, what are you doing?"

Xu Zhi looked at Xu Yuan curiously, holding a pile of old bamboo. It had been there for a long time, and the bamboo had turned into dry bamboo.

Guozi and Xuanyu also watched their eldest sister's actions with curiosity.

I saw Xu Yuan using vines to tie the bamboo into a straight, supportive structure, then split it with a hatchet, cut it into strips and placed them on top, also tying them up with vines. When Xu Zhi saw this, he also knew what to do and stepped forward to help.

Soon they made a support with bamboo strips. Xu Yuan and Xu Zhi each grabbed a corner and brought it to the field. The simple shed was almost done, as it almost covered the roof.

"Later we'll throw the rice stalks we've cleaned off the grains on top to provide some shade so we don't have to get so hot."

"Great, big sister is really awesome. Now I don't have to wear a straw hat. It's so hot when I wear a hat."

Many praised it repeatedly.

"Okay, then let's thresh the rice we have prepared now."

Lift the rice bed from the cart and place it under the shed, then spread a bamboo mat underneath to hold the rice.

Xuyuan and Xuzhi were responsible for threshing the rice, and the two little kids were responsible for holding the rice closer.

Soon a pile of rice stalks with the grains removed were thrown aside. Xu Yuan held the cart steady and let Xu Zhi step on the cart. They put the rice stalks on top of the shed and stacked them neatly. Soon there was an area that was not so exposed to the sun.

That was not enough, the two sisters continued to beat the millet, and it all fell onto the wicker mat underneath.

Soon a small pile of millet accumulated below, mixed with some broken leaves and fruits. A lot of grains were taken to the sacks and shoveled with a winnowing basket and poured into the sacks.

Soon, another pile of rice stalks with the grains removed were placed on the shed again. Now, the top of the shed was finally completely covered.

Without the scorching sun, Xuyuan regained the energy to work. He no longer needed to bring a straw hat. It was very comfortable with the breeze.

After each area was finished, the shed was moved to another place and the harvested rice was threshed quickly.

"Okay, let's pack these and go home for dinner." The water in the big water bags of several people was now empty.

The fair and tender faces of many Japanese confectionery products have turned red. They were afraid that the two little kids would get heatstroke. Although this shed could block the sun, it was already noon, which was the hottest time of the day.

The two brothers never complained about being tired or suffering, they just silently did things within their ability, which made Xu Yuan feel very gratified.

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He pushed open the door of his own small yard, put down the sack of grain on the cart, went into the kitchen, took a big gulp of water and finally came to his senses. He called a few people over, wet his towel with water, and asked them to wash their faces.

Then he went into the kitchen, opened the window a little to let in the breeze, went to the stove, lit a fire, boiled the water, and steamed the food he had prepared in the morning.

Xu Zhi found a place in the yard, spread a bamboo mat, and poured out the millet from the sack. Guozi spread the millet with a wooden rake, and Xiaoduo picked out some weeds and leaves on the side.

"Second sister, how can this husk be turned into edible rice? Do I have to break it open one by one? That will take a long time."

Manyu was very curious and used his little hands to break open a grain of millet and saw the white inside.

"Silly boy, of course not. How long will it take to break it apart with your hands? You will know after it dries."

"Oh."

"The meal is ready, wash your hands and come in to eat."

Xuyuan brought the hot food to the table and shouted outside.

Farm work is very physically demanding, so everyone quickly finished the meal on the table. After cleaning up, everyone went into the house to rest.

Xu Yuan was also very tired today. He went to meet Zhou Gong soon after he got into bed.

"Ding dong ding dong."

An orderly ringing sound came into my mind.

Xu Yuan opened his eyes quickly, his head was still groggy. He looked at the roof and blinked hard.

He stood up and opened the gate.

I didn’t expect the time to be up so soon. It felt like I just lay down not long ago.

The yard was quiet. Dahua was sleeping soundly in the cowshed. She had not been out for a while and it seemed that Dahua had gained a lot of weight. It was a bit boring at home as there was only Dahua, the only livestock at home.

He woke up Xu Zhi and the others who were still sleeping, tidied up something, picked up his tools and went to the fields again.

Unexpectedly, there was someone else in the field, and Xu Yuan was shocked.

"Village Chief Gu, Uncle Wang, Uncle Liu, Aunt Xu, Aunt Li, Uncle Li, Uncle Pan, and Grandma Pan, why are you here?" There are also the Gu Qinghan brothers, the Li Junyong siblings, and the Pan Dahai brothers.

With so many people coming at once, it will be no problem to take over these two pieces of land today.

When the four siblings saw so many people coming, they were shocked, fearing that they had not woken up yet and were having hallucinations.

"Girl, your awning is very well made. We don't even need to wear a straw hat." Uncle Wang was very satisfied with the item and praised Xuyuan.

Looking at Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu operating the thresher under the shed, the grains flowed into the sacks placed below, which were covered with bamboo mats.

This speed is faster than the rice bed.

"There is strength in numbers. We finished the harvest in the morning and are here to help you." Gu Qinghan answered Xu Yuan's doubts in a timely manner.

"Yes, Xiaoyuan, with so many people helping you, you still have one and a half acres of rice, and we will definitely harvest it all for you today."

"Yes, I will." Xuyuan was very grateful to them.

After a while, the person who was threshing the rice was replaced by another person, and the rest of the people were busy harvesting the rice.

"The millet harvest in the village is almost complete. By then, we will have time to dig sweet potatoes and pick peppers. Time flies so fast. It has passed so long without us noticing."

Uncle Pan replied, "Yes, by the way, girl, how are you going to buy the peppers? Do you want fresh ones?"

"We don't need that much fresh food, so you can keep some to dry. As for the sweet potatoes, I only want a portion, and you can keep the rest as dry food."