In the blink of an eye, it was time to harvest wheat.
As the bell of the mine rang, many workers came out carrying their bags and walked in all directions.
After the Zhou family had finished processing the food in the restaurant, they prepared to lock the door and go home.
Chen Fan picked up his small bag, preparing to spend the night in Lianglin Village and return to town early the next morning.
After locking all the doors and windows inside and outside the restaurant, the Zhou family returned to the village.
Zhou Laoer had sharpened the sickle for cutting wheat early in the morning.
I have even cleaned the yard, and we are ready to start the work tomorrow.
Although the family had hired some farmhands to help take care of the crops in the fields.
But we are all farmers, who doesn’t have a few acres of land? !
Everyone's crops are harvested these days, so no matter how much money you give people, they may not come to help.
Fortunately, there are enough people at home and the children have grown up. When they are tired, we can just take over and harvest the wheat.
After returning home, Zhou Mingshu told Qi Rui that he was coming to help in the wheat field.
Old Mrs. Zhou was still quite surprised by this.
"How can we ask an official to work for us? No, he can come and play, but he can't work for us! It would be embarrassing for him."
As Mrs. Zhou spoke, she put the things she brought back from the donkey cart into the kitchen.
This matter sounds a little unbelievable, and she would not have such expectations for outsiders.
But fortunately, there is a grandson-in-law in the family who can share some of the burden.
"San Ya, I heard that the school will be closed for the next two days. You should drive your donkey cart to the city to pick up your two brothers tomorrow morning. Your grandparents will also be busy at home, and the two little guys will be in the way."
"I understand. I will go earlier and come back earlier tomorrow."
It takes several hours to go back and forth, so if I hurry I will probably be able to make it home in time for lunch.
The sickle had been sharpened enough, so Boss Zhou took out the terrazzo and started sharpening it again to ensure that the farm tool would not break when working tomorrow.
Before dawn, Zhou Mingshu took Zhou Mingqi and Uncle Xiaofan and set off.
After dropping Chen Fan off in the town, the two girls rushed to the city without stopping.
With so many people in the family, the work assigned to them is the easiest.
They wanted to go early and come back early to help.
Qi Rui had already selected five or six people, including Qi Xu and Afu. A group of ten people set out from the military defense camp in a mighty manner.
There was no work to do in the mines, so they were just sitting there doing nothing in the camp.
It would be better to follow the adults to the village for a walk and gain more knowledge.
Most of the people who came with Qi Rui grew up in Beijing and didn't know much about farming matters.
So for them, harvesting wheat is still a very new thing.
Hearing that they could come here and show off their skills, the young boys were eager to try.
"Perform well later. Whoever performs well will be rewarded." Qi Rui turned his horse's head and said to the brothers behind him.
"Boss, what's the prize?"
"Boss, please tell us what the reward is first. If we like it, we can compete for the first place."
Qi Rui smiled and said, "I won't tell you yet. As long as you perform well, you will all be rewarded. If you don't perform well and want to be a deserter, I will be rude to him then."
"Don't worry, boss. It's just wheat harvesting. It's a small matter. We can finish it in no time."
A few young boys were laughing and bragging.
They had no idea what they were about to face.
Old Mrs. Zhou and her family, young and old, have been working in the wheat fields for two hours.
As the sun got higher and higher, sweat kept flowing down my face.
Boss Zhou and his companions took off their shirts and wrung out the sweat.
"Si Ya, don't follow us. Go play with your brother under the tree."
The sun is too strong today, even the grass on the ground is drooping its head.
Zhou Minghua put the wheat he picked up into the basket and went obediently to the shade of the tree.
It's really hot outside.
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Qi Rui and his friends first went to Old Zhou's house to check, and sure enough, the door was locked. It seemed that everyone had gone to the fields.
So Qi Xu led the way to the fields.
A group of ten horses stopped at the edge of Old Zhou's land, which scared Zhou Minghua and Zhou Mingxiu.
Zhou Minghua looked closely and found that it was an old acquaintance.
"Big brother, why are you here?"
"Ming Hua, where is your third sister?"
Qi Rui looked at the field and didn't see Zhou Mingshu.
"My second and third sisters went to the school to pick up my brother and his family. They will be back soon."
Qi Rui smiled and said, "Okay, you stay here and take care of your brother, and help big brother look after our horses, and we'll go help your grandma harvest the wheat."
"Good~"
When Zhou Minghua heard that they were here to help him harvest wheat, he was extremely happy.
This way she won’t have to pick up wheat ears anymore!
They were already feeling a little hot when they were sitting on their horses, let alone now that they were walking in the wheat fields without any shelter.
After walking a few steps, their clothes were soaked.
"Wow, that's hot."
Beads of sweat kept oozing out of his forehead.
"Now that you are here, do your job well and perform well. I specially selected you to represent our military camp. You must not bring shame to our camp."
Qi Rui spoke seriously, and the guys behind him quickly adjusted their attitudes.
No longer dare to say it’s hot.
"Master Qi? Why are you here?"
Old Mrs. Zhou was bundling wheat when a line of dark shadows appeared around her.
"Mother-in-law, we are here to help you harvest the wheat. These guys have never done this kind of farm work before, and they all want to come and give it a try."
Their arrival really surprised Mrs. Zhou.
When San Ya told her yesterday, she didn't believe it, but she didn't expect it to really come today.
But she couldn't let them do any work.
"Sir, how can I let you work in the fields? This is not possible. You should go back. I will host a banquet at home another day."
"Mother-in-law, they want to come here to experience life, so just help them. Besides, they don't work for nothing, they want to stay for dinner."
While Qi Rui was still negotiating here, Qi Xu and his men had already started the attack.
Old Mrs. Zhou couldn't stop it.
"Oh my, look at how lucky I am that I have the adults and others to come over to help me."
"Haha, grandma, just give them orders. They are all strong and powerful."
Qi Rui also squatted down to help Old Mrs. Zhou bundle the wheat.
They don't know what to do, they just do whatever work is available.
When there are more people, these tasks can be done faster.
The wheat piles on the ground were all tied up in a short while.
They pulled a bullock cart over, and each person carried one load of goods, loading the cart back and forth. In just a few minutes, the cart was full.
Old Mrs. Zhou smiled and arranged for Zhou Mingzhi to lead the way home to unload the car.
"There is strength in numbers. It hasn't been long since we started loading the truck!"
She was very happy. She thought that the work that could be finished in three days could probably be finished in two days.
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