Pig Killer

"We can move wherever we go, it's convenient." Shen Hui'e looked at Liu Ding with curved eyebrows and said, "We can sit and rest anytime and anywhere."

Liu Ding's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then he shook his head and said, "No, I can do it myself." He pointed to the wooden block in his yard and said, "It's so simple."

"That thing is very heavy and difficult to move." Shen Changsheng said immediately as he looked at the wooden stool in the yard.

"This bench, a small bench, is convenient to hold with your hands." Shen Hui'e said to them with her crystal clear eyes.

"Yes!" Shen Changsheng nodded in agreement, "Someone will always come to you."

"Thank you for your good words." Liu Ding smiled foolishly.

"Let's go." Shen Hui'e looked at Liu Ding politely with bright eyes.

"I'll take you there." Liu Ding sent them off and stood in front of the bench his sister-in-law had just drawn, rubbing his hands excitedly. "This is indeed convenient. We need to think about how to do it. It can't be swaying. If you sit on it, it will collapse. It needs to be firm."

&*&

The sun sets, the weary birds return to their nests, and the sky becomes overcast.

"It would be nice if it could rain today." Shen Hui'e said, looking up at the gloomy sky.

"It's hard to say, maybe a gust of wind will blow it away." Shen Changsheng said pessimistically, "The clouds are not thick enough." Then he said, "It will rain heavily only if it is dark."

"Even if it's cloudy, it's okay without the sun." Shen Hui'e said hopefully.

"I hope so!" Shen Changsheng smiled when he heard that. He stood at the intersection and looked at the meat stall not far ahead and said, "You guys are home now. I'm leaving now!"

"Uncle, have a safe journey." Da Chong and Li Nu bowed respectfully.

"Be good!" Shen Changsheng looked at the two siblings lovingly, then raised his eyes to look at his sister and said, "I'm leaving."

&*&

Shen Hui'e and the others watched Shen Changsheng leave, and they reached home in two steps.

"Mother, we won't have to kill the pig when we start plowing the fields tomorrow." The big tiger looked at her with his black eyes and asked.

"There's no time. We've already told the pig farmers." Shen Hui'e looked at them regretfully and said.

"Then we won't be able to eat meat in the next few days." The cat slave muttered with a pout.

"I'm afraid so." Shen Hui'e opened the iron lock and pushed the door open. As she walked in, she said, "In the future, you will have to eat a lot of soup." She smiled and said, "After the spring plowing is over, I will give you some good nourishment."

"Oh!" said the big tiger obediently and sensibly.

"When we go to the fields in the morning, we put the baskets in the river. When we come back from the fields, the harvest is enough for us to eat." Shen Hui'e looked at them with a smile and said, "We won't starve."

"That's great." The cat slave said happily.

"You can't farm without strength." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her bright eyes and said, "Go take a shower and go to bed."

As the weather gets warmer, the earthen stove in this house seems to be no longer cold even though it is not lit.

But since the stove is burning, it is very convenient to use hot water.

The mother and her two daughters simply brushed their teeth, washed their faces and feet, and then lay down on the bed, chatting with the children from time to time. When it was completely dark, they all fell asleep.

&*&

The next day, the sky was still overcast and no rain fell.

Wearing a straw hat, a short brown coat, and leggings, Shen Hui'e carried the plow, a backpack, and a hemp rope and set off.

Shen Hui'e and her friends went to the river first, and then put the backpack into the river.

The mother and her two daughters walked back to their own fields. Along the way, they saw farmers working in the fields.

Most of them were women and children. Children who were almost as tall as the plowshare were holding the plowshare, while the women were in front, holding the hemp rope on their shoulders, pulling the plowshare with difficulty, plowing the fields that had already thawed.

Shen Hui'e clenched her jaw as she looked at the women and children working in the fields. "Are we going to plow the fields this way, too?"

"When my father was alive, we plowed the fields this way, with the help of my uncles." Da Chong looked up at her and said, "There was also the big yellow ox from my uncle's house."

"How can one ox be enough?" Shen Hui'e said with a frown, and placed the plow on her shoulder on the ridge of her own field.

It's more about manpower.

It seems like there's no way to escape.

Even if friends and relatives help you, they also have their own land! They have to plant their own land before they can help you.

There’s no reason for me to leave my own land uncultivated. I’ll help you plant it first.

You can't just leave your own land unplanted. You'll be scolded if you waste the farming season.

Shen Hui'e missed the fully automatic mechanization very much. She patted her forehead gently, trying to calm down and be sober.

Shen Hui'e stretched her shoulders and said, "Let's get started!" She tilted her head slightly and looked at the big bug and said, "Can you hold the plow handle?"

"Yes!" the tiger patted his chest and said loudly.

There is no such thing as child labor nowadays. The fields are full of teenagers.

"Auntie." Cheng Donglai and the others hurried over and looked at Shen Hui'e and shouted, "We are here to help."

"Okay!" Shen Hui'e didn't care about it anymore. Spring ploughing was the most important thing.

"Donglai, you come and hold the plow. You kids can go to the shade of the trees!" Shen Hui'e said, pointing under the big tree.

"Hey!" Da Chong and his friends obediently went to the shade of the tree.

Shen Hui'e looked at Cheng Donglai with eyes as black as black jade and said, "This plowshare can be supported, right?"

"Yes! I have worked in the fields at home before." Cheng Donglai nodded hurriedly.

Then just work like a workhorse!

The plowshare had been trimmed by Tie Feng and was very sharp, so Shen Hui'e could pull the plowshare.

Her hands were wrapped with cloth strips, and after being pulled and tugged for about half an hour, Shen Hui'e could no longer walk.

Shen Hui'e removed the hemp rope from her shoulders and rubbed her numb shoulders, feeling as if they were not her own.

"Donglai, are you okay?" Shen Hui'e said to Cheng Donglai while tapping her shoulder.

"I'm fine." Cheng Donglai raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Shen Hui'e looked around her farmland, then at the land she had plowed. Oh my god! When will she be able to finish it? If she could finish it alone, it would be a death sentence.

When hiring people, you must hire talented people.

It’s not like grandma is short of money now, she just can’t bear this suffering.

"Second sister-in-law." Huang Shuchang strode over.

Shen Hui'e touched the brim of her straw hat with her index finger, looked at him with her dark eyes and said, "Why are you here if you're not plowing the land?"

"Let me help you." Huang Shuchang took the hemp rope from her hand and said.

"What about family?" Shen Hui'e said, looking at her empty hands.

"You have my elder brothers at home! We will take turns to plow the land for you in the future." Huang Shuchang said with a grin.

"Can we hire someone?" Shen Hui'e asked after a moment of hesitation.

"Why hire someone to do this? We can't even plant this land yet! Hiring someone will cost money!" Huang Shuchang looked at her and said with a smile, "Besides, every household has land, so if you hire someone, they have to finish planting first."

"Is there no one available?" Shen Hui'e asked him with her ink-black eyes.