Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year

"No, you guys should get some rest tonight."

After that, he found an empty room for them, spread a layer of straw on the ground, and then left.

At this time, the flat ground of the new workshop was covered with wheat ears. Old Man Cui and several others were waving flails to thresh the wheat harvested during the day.

The harvested wheat must be threshed overnight, otherwise it will easily spoil. This is also the tiring part of autumn harvest. People swing the sickle without caring about their own health during the day, and the sound of the flail can be heard until dawn.

For families with small families, they have to work non-stop for three or four days during the autumn harvest.

Thick Neck had always been begging in the county town, and this was the first time he had seen such a scene. He was completely paralyzed: "Aunt Lin...Aunt Lin, do we still need to work?"

"No, you guys should get some rest tonight."

After that, he found an empty room for them, spread a layer of straw on the ground, and let them rest there first.

The wheat threshed with the flail should be turned over with bamboo forks, and the wheat ears that were not threshed on the ground should be turned over.

At the beginning of winter, several children were busy turning the wheat.

The little guy was not even as tall as the farm tools, and his body was shaking while working, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.

Thinking of the children at home who were afraid of wheat, Lin felt a little distressed.

"I made some mung bean water. Go drink a bowl. I'll go to Yanghui."

Lin took the bamboo branch from Lidong's hand, put on the straw hat she had just modified at home, and pointed to the side.

Upon hearing this, Xiaowu slowed down and slowly moved to the side of Third Aunt.

Lin laughed: "Let Lidong drink first, and then she will take your place after she finishes. Third Aunt has prepared half a bucket, so everyone can have a share."

"Fourth sister, go quickly." Xiaowu was happy and urged Lidong.

Lidong's face flushed red. She nodded and ran to the side. She picked up the bowl and took a sip. Her eyes suddenly lit up. She finished it in no time and called Xiaoqi, who was picking wheat grains on the side. After the two of them finished drinking, Xiaowu took over.

Except for Erlang who was threshing wheat and had no time to drink, the other four children all drank one round, and even Old Mrs. Cui was pulled aside to drink a full bowl.

Lin added sugar to the mung bean water, which not only relieves heat but also replenishes physical strength. Children also like to drink it because of its sweet taste.

"What's this? The third daughter-in-law is here?"

Old Man Cui finished threshing the wheat from beginning to end, and when he stood up he saw Lin coming. The main reason was that Lin's outfit was so eye-catching that he couldn't help but notice her.

Cui Jingwen also raised his head and saw that Lin was fully armed with only his eyes exposed. He couldn't help laughing.

Lin showed them openly that she had sewed a piece of cloth on the straw hat, which covered the area from under the eyes to the neck. There was also a piece of cloth at the back covering the neck, and the cuffs and trouser legs were also tied up.

Although it looks fancy, it is indeed useful. She didn't feel itchy after doing this for a while, but she felt a little stuffy.

Old Lady Cui thought it was a good idea: "I'll sew one for you later. Every autumn harvest, I get so itchy that I can't sleep. This will at least give me a good night's sleep. Do you want one, old man?"

Old Man Cui waved his hand and said, "You two should discuss it. I'm thick-skinned and don't need it."

When Old Man Cui heard that Lin had made mung bean water, he felt thirsty and decided that everyone should take a break first.

Lin also took off her hat to cool down. Cui Jingwen took the time to walk over and told her what he had been thinking about all day.

Before, the Cui family had little land, so he didn't think of making some farm tools to save effort, but seeing Lin suffer, the idea of making farm tools suddenly came to him.

"Thresher?" Lin had a vague impression, but couldn't remember the details.

"Well, the wheat can be threshed by stepping on it." Cui Chengliang is very clear about this. "It is much easier than using a flail now. With a thresher, one person can replace two or three laborers in terms of efficiency." The main advantage is that it saves labor.

"I think a stone roller is also good. It's easier to use than a thresher."

"A stone roller requires oxen, so not every family can afford one. If you want to rent one, you have to wait in line, which takes up a lot of time. A thresher is something that even a half-grown child can operate."

Lin then understood what he meant. It turned out that he wanted to make money by using the thresher.

Cui Chengliang added: "The main material of the thresher is wood, and only a few parts require iron, so the cost is not high."

Lin thought for a moment and asked, "How long will it take to make the thresher?"