After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

"Grandma, cook corn cobs for lunch. We haven't had them this year." Ye Qing first peeled off the skin to reveal the yellow corn kernels inside. He pinched them with his hands and the tender ones were juicy.

Li took the washed sticks, put them in the pot, added water and boiled them for a while.

After a while, the aroma of corn wafted from the kitchen. When the workers came back from the fields and smelled the aroma, their stomachs growled even louder.

When it was cooked, Li scooped out the sticks with a strainer and put them in a bamboo basket.

Ye Chenjing smelled the fragrance as soon as he entered the door, washed his hands, and went to the kitchen to bring it out.

Wei Jia was also left behind, sitting in the yard with a stick in his hand and chewing it. The other people took their sticks in their hands and sat down to chew them wherever they wanted.

"Qingya, you picked them in the dry land. I'll pick some more tomorrow. They're so delicious." Ye Dalang chewed them and spoke incoherently, his eyes fixed on Ye Lao Da.

In the past, our family had little land and many people, so we were reluctant to eat the young corn cobs. This is the first time I have eaten cooked young corn cobs.

Wei Jia's family has a lot of land, but they don't work on it. They rent it out and never eat it.

Since Ye Lao Da didn't object, Ye Da Lang became even bolder and decided to break off some more and put them home tomorrow.

Wei Jia was about to go home after eating the corn. It was getting dark and he was worried that his family would be worried.

"Wei Jia, bring some corn cobs back so that your grandparents can have a taste." Zhou filled a basket with the tender corn cobs on the ground and put it on the ox cart.

"Aunt, my family has also planted it, so you don't have to give it to me." Wei Jia was young and shy, and was too embarrassed to eat and take it at the same time.

"This is your home. This is given by your aunt. Take it quickly. Go home and cook it while it's fresh." Zhou put it directly on the ox cart regardless of Wei Jia's obstruction.

Seeing that it was getting late, Wei Jia stopped pulling and drove the ox cart to take his brother home.

As time went by, autumn came, and the leaves of the corn on the dozen acres of dry land slowly turned yellow.

The family’s three acres of rice had been harvested a long time ago, yielding several hundred kilograms. The Ye family did not sell it, but kept it for their own consumption.

The Ye family eats little rice, but usually eats mostly soup and steamed buns. A few hundred kilograms of rice are enough for them to eat for a while.

The corn is ripe, and the autumn harvest officially begins. The autumn harvest is not as urgent as the summer harvest, because the corns will not fall off, so you can harvest them slowly.

Several children had a few days off for the autumn harvest, but Ye Erlang did not. Business in the city was at its best during those days.

Ye Qing and his companions were responsible for two rows each. They broke the sticks and threw them into a pile, and then took them back when they returned at night.

"Fifth brother, how about we have a competition to see who can break the stick faster? The loser will have to peel the stick skin for an extra quarter of an hour tonight." Ye Qing looked at Ye Chenjing provocatively.

Ye Chenjing was not afraid at all. He was a few years older than his sister, so he was sure he would lose. "Qingya, I won't let you win. Don't cry if you lose."

"It's still unclear who will win or lose, so just wait and see how much more work you have to do."

Ye Dalang came over to join in the fun, "When we get to the end of the field, I'll yell start."

The two of them sped up and when they reached the edge of the field, Ye Dalang gave the command to start and they quickly got into the game.

Ye Qing was seen opening his hands left and right, and after only breaking a quarter of the way, he was already half a meter ahead.

"Wulang, you've been overtaken, come on, come on." Ye Dalang followed behind the two of them, slowly breaking the pace.

Ye Chenjing was not willing to be outdone, so he sped up and caught up with him using his height.

Ye Qing's neck was scratched by the leaves of the corn, and it was painful as he sweated.

Even so, Ye Qing did not slow down, but maintained his current speed, following closely behind Ye Chenjing.

When they were three-quarters of the way there, Ye Chenjing began to slow down. He was not active enough in reading, and he could not keep up the speed.

Ye Qing saw that the finish line was not far away, so he began to exert his strength, and his hands moved faster, easily surpassing Ye Chenjing.

"Fifth brother, you don't have to let me, hurry up." Ye Qing did not forget to stimulate Ye Chenjing verbally.

Ye Chenjing gasped twice in anger. Was this his fault? He could hardly lift his hands.

Ye Dalang followed the two men slowly, making a few comments about them from time to time.

In the end, Ye Qing arrived at the end of the field first. She went up and down the mountain every day and exercised in the morning. Her physical fitness was better than Ye Chenjing's, and her endurance was also enough.

"Fifth brother, I admit defeat and work harder tonight." He said with a proud laugh.

Ye Chenjing pursed his lips, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while, he opened his mouth and spoke, "From now on, I will run to and from school and then take the bus."

"Fifth brother, you will know after you try it, your body will feel relaxed after exercise. I heard that you will be locked in a small room for several days for the exam. If you don't have a good body, you won't be able to stand it."

Ye Chenjing hadn't thought of this, but when he thought about it carefully, it made sense.

"Qingya, do you dare to compete with big brother?" Ye Chenjing didn't want to be the last one to sleep at night.

Ye Qing shook her head like a rattle. She didn't want it. Her small body was no match for Ye Dalang.

The six men hoeed three mu of land a day. When the sun was about to set, Ye Lao Da and Ye Da Lang stopped hoeing, put the sticks into bags, and carried them to the road.

The cow at home was pregnant and her belly was showing. I didn't want to tire the calf out, so I bought a mule to help pull the crops.

The mule is completely black, taller than a cow, and faster, but it is not as strong as a cow at plowing the fields.

After four or five trips back and forth, all the corn cobs harvested from the fields were brought home and placed in the cleaned yard.

After dinner in the evening, the whole family sat neatly in the yard, peeling corn cobs under the moonlight.

Some of them were stripped of their skin and left in the yard to dry. Some of them were left with only a few leaves, which were strung together and tied to trees to dry.

The moon was very bright, and several children gathered around Old Man Ye to listen to his stories.

Old Man Ye was very good at telling stories, sometimes he told myths and legends, sometimes he told stories about everyday life. I listened with great interest and before I knew it, it was late at night.

Li looked at the position of the moon and told everyone to go to bed early as they would continue collecting corn tomorrow.

In the next few days, they broke the corn cobs during the day and peeled the skins at night. They were so tired that they fell asleep on the bed.

After a few days, Ye Laoer finished his own work and came to help Ye Laoda.

"Second sister, go and help the Sun family. Ye Qiu is pregnant, and there are not many people working in the Sun family." Old man Ye felt sorry for his daughter.

"Dad, I came here from the Sun family. I helped his family harvest the land. Our two families have little land."

Old man Ye was relieved. He was worried that his daughter would be anxious, so he went out to play with his belly bulging.

After four or five days of hard work, the corns in the field were all brought home. The corn stalks would be removed after the threshing was completed.

The autumn harvest holiday was over, and several scholars went to study. Only Grandpa Wei and Wei Xin were left to work in the Wei family. After Ye Dalang finished his housework, he drove a mule cart to Ji Village to help collect corn.

Grandpa Wei felt less anxious as he watched the corns from the field being brought home.

Looking at Ye Dalang's tanned face, I think this grandson-in-law is a great choice. He is capable and good for the family.

In one summer, Ye Dalang came every two or three days to help the family fetch water and chop firewood, and to help with summer planting and autumn harvest. The relationship between the two became better and better, and sometimes a glance would make them blush.