Eating big melon is so refreshing

"Brother, this road looks quite long, let's use Qinggong."

The so-called Qinggong is to soar into the air and fall like a parabola, with a span of only three meters. Relying on his small size, he grabs onto the tree branches and swings forward, and flies six or seven meters in a flash.

Zhao Yangshi had a hard time chasing after them. She didn't even know that the two children could fly. No wonder the second child's family let them go to the wheat field without any worries.

Mrs. Jiang: She didn’t know. She had originally wanted to wait for her mother-in-law to come back and then go with her child, but who knew that plans could not keep up with changes.

In the wheat fields, the golden wheat was bent with weight. There were people everywhere, each wearing a straw hat and colorless linen clothes. It was impossible to tell who was who.

Xiao Chunya's loud voice came into play. "Grandpa, where are you?"

Zhao Beizheng and Zhao Dalang were harvesting wheat for Zhao Dongjia. When they heard the sound, they looked up and almost fell down.

"Why is the second child here?"

"Father, they are carrying baskets on their backs, probably to deliver water. Father, go quickly and don't let them go down to the wheat field."

The weather was hot, and the two children were wearing thin shirts with half of their arms exposed. The wheat thorns pricked them, and it was painful for such delicate skin and tender flesh to be pricked by the wheat thorns.

The woman in the field saw two children chattering.

"Are those two kids Erlang's? They look delicate and tender, and you can tell at a glance that they are from the city."

"That fat girl is pretty. Let's go find out what Zhao Bei's wife has to say tomorrow..."

"Oh, Aunt Liu, what kind of conditions do you have to ask for this? Girls in the county town should at least find a son-in-law from the county. Didn't you see that Erlang's daughter-in-law wears a silver hairpin on her head and jade pendants on her ears? The jewelry and clothes she wears must have cost at least a few taels of silver. She eats rice, braised pork and braised fish, otherwise how could she have grown so fat?"

"My son Guangzai is good at studying. He will become a high-ranking official in the future." Aunt Liu spoke with her neck stiff, acting superior.

"Knowing how to study is useless. Do you know how much money the registration fee for the county exam is? After passing the county exam, you still have to take the prefectural exam. How much money does the academy exam cost? I tell you, if you don't have 1,000 taels of silver, don't even think about having a chance to pass the exam."

The shrewd Tang Sanniang said disdainfully, "Who can't read? What matters is whether you have the money to support his studies? Isn't the village chief's brother Ming smart? Isn't he hardworking? He has studied for more than ten years and has just passed the examination for a student. Only if you pass the examination for a student can you take the examination for a scholar. Only if you pass the examination for a scholar can you take the examination for a juren. Only if you pass the examination for a juren can you take the examination for a jinshi. Only if you pass the examination for a jinshi can you become an official, the lowest rank of the ninth rank. Aunt Liu is so arrogant. Can your Guangzi become a high-ranking official? Haha!"

Aunt Liu's face turned red and pale. How could a country woman like her know so many things?

"Mrs. Tang, how do you know so much? If it were us, would we think that we could become officials after passing the examination?"

"My husband used to be a runner in the Qinghe County Government. If he hadn't gotten drunk and accidentally injured a noble, he wouldn't have had to live in the countryside."

"Zhao Erlang has also been a yamen runner in Huangyang County for three years. He must know this, too. As the saying goes, daughters should marry up and sons-in-law should marry down. I wonder which family is more blessed?"

The women were laughing and giggling, but Tang Sanniang did not burst their dreams. If Aunt Liu had not acted superior to others ever since her grandson went to school, she would not have bothered to confront the old woman today.

"Grandpa, drink some water." If you don't drink some water in such a strong sun, you will get heatstroke. Xiao Chunya is afraid that grandpa will suffer the same fate as in his previous life.

Zhao Bei took the water pitcher with a smile and took two big gulps. He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but he immediately felt that most of his fatigue was gone.

"Where are my uncle and dad?" Damn, there are so many people in the wheat field that it's impossible to tell who is who.

"Grandpa will give it to them later. The sun is scorching, you guys shouldn't stay here." He cursed the old woman in his heart, why couldn't she take care of the children?

Xiao Chunya and Xiao Qiulin did not insist on going to the wheat field. They did not know how to pick wheat ears, so they should not have gone to make things worse.

"Grandpa, is the thresher working smoothly?"

Xiao Qiulin asked, "Where are you now?"

"Your third grandfather's house."

Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi live next to each other. Both families have 20 acres of wheat, and they also have 10 acres of rice in Xiaohe Village.

Zhao Nan planted ten acres of citrus, ten acres of wheat, and ten acres of rice. The same rice was also grown in Xiaohe Village.

Zhao Nan's family had less wheat, so Zhao Bei and his friends harvested Zhao Nan's wheat first and threshed his wheat first. Then it was Zhao Dong's family, Zhao Xi's family, and the village chief's family.

At this time, Zhao Yang arrived breathlessly, and Xiao Qiulin gave her grandmother a gourd and said, "Grandma, drink some water."

"Hoohoo, you guys... can fly."

"I can't fly, I only know a little bit of Qinggong." Xiao Chunya pointed with her hand and said, "Grandma, Xiaoqing's younger brother."

Erniu and Sanniu were sitting under the tree. Daqing followed the twins and Xiaoqing was taken away by Zhao Yang. As for the seven-year-old Daniu, he was not a child. He picked up half a basket of wheat ears in the wheat field.

"Daniu, don't come this afternoon." Zhao Bei said, "Chun'er and Qiu'er rarely come back, you should play with them so that you don't feel alienated."

According to the rules in the village, children aged five and above have to go to the fields to help during the busy farming season. However, this year with the harvest of wheat, the time for helping has been greatly shortened. The adults felt sorry for their children and sent them back home.

"Da Lang, send Daniu to school after the busy farming season. He is already seven years old. If the family conditions were not so bad, he should have been sent to school last year."

As the eldest son and grandson, you must never be a blind man. As for the cost of his studies, you can always pool the money together.

not far away

When Wang, who was picking wheat ears, heard her father-in-law say that his eldest son would go to school, she was happy and worked even harder.

"Where's the water?" Zhao Erlang came over to get some water to drink. He just saw his daughter and son coming over. He didn't dare to look up for fear of being discovered. What if his daughter jumped down from the wheat field in high spirits?

"Huh? Salt was added to the water. It must have been done by my daughter. She always said that she had to add salt water when she was working and sweating too much."

"It's in the book, right?"

"Drinking salt water can replenish physical strength. I saw the village chief's family do the same thing, but my wife is reluctant to spend that little bit of salt."

Many people laughed, not blaming their wives for being stingy, but because poor families have to be frugal. In the spirit of not drinking, many people rushed to grab water. I don't know if it was an illusion, but I felt that the water given by the two children tasted better than their own water.

After one sip, I feel that most of my fatigue is gone, and after two sips, I feel refreshed.

"Comfortable!"

"It seems that I really need to add salt to the water when I work in the fields during the busy farming season. After drinking this, I feel much less tired."