Three Women in the Cage

Yang Yu rested at home for a day, then forced himself to get up despite his injured body.

She was afraid that if she lay down any longer, all the crops she had grown would be harvested by the old man.

Knowing that the crops on the nearest field could not be harvested, they had no choice but to go to the farthest remaining field.

So Yang Yu walked along the road, carrying a backpack, holding a sickle in his hand, and with a bruised face, he limped along. Occasionally, he would encounter neighbors with mocking faces, chattering and laughing uncontrollably from time to time.

Yang Yu glared at him without hesitation. She wasn't afraid of anything anymore. She would drag anyone who made her unhappy into it. While glaring at him, she whispered, "I'm going to make you laugh to death!"

She was furious all the way, and when she reached the point where she had to cross a river to reach the farmland on the opposite side, she looked at the stone-paved road in the turbulent river and fell silent for a moment.

The river was too fast, and even if she stepped on the rocks, she might not be able to keep her balance, not to mention that she was injured now, but she had no way to retreat.

After thinking for a while, she made up her mind and slowly stepped onto the rocks submerged by the river. The fast-flowing river water kept hitting her calves, and she was shaking so much that she couldn't keep her footing.

Yang Yu stood for a long time before he could steady himself. He slowed down a bit before stepping onto the next stone.

He stepped on the stones of the river step by step and finally reached the other side of the river. When he got ashore, Yang Yu found that the wound on his body had been stained by water at some point and was now stinging slightly.

But she had no time to care and could only endure the pain and continue walking towards the farmland. The road here was a bit rugged and far from the village, so no one wanted the land here.

The two old men also disliked the long distance and difficult road here, so they looked down on the rice here and gave it to Yang Yu to harvest. They also called it the largest area of ​​grain for themselves.

After walking for half an hour, we finally arrived at the field. Looking at the rice that was half blocked by the woods, we found that it was not growing well because there was not enough sunlight.

A piece of land may only yield three-quarters of the harvest, but for Yang Yu, it is more than enough if he just wants to eat.

She had thought that, combined with the land they had taken, she could sell the extra food this year and get some money back. But now, apart from food, there wasn't much left to sell.

I cursed them in my heart as a bunch of bandits.

Seeing that other plots were full of families busying around, it was so lively, while his own plot was deserted and he was the only one there. Yang Yu laughed at himself and quickened his pace.

Gradually, the sun grew hotter and hotter. Yang Yu's hair was soaked with sweat and stuck to her sides. Sweat trickled down her face, flowing down her neck and into her clothes. Slowly, her thin clothes were soaked through with sweat, as if they had just been soaked in water.

There were red scratches on my arms from the rice, and my body was covered with rice residue. I felt pain and itchiness, and felt uncomfortable all over.

Hunger and thirst had finally exhausted Yang Yu, so she had to bundle up a bunch of rice ears so she could carry one back. Under the scorching sun, Yang Yu, sweating profusely, walked back step by step, carrying the rice ears on her back.

"Second sister-in-law, everyone else is carrying the harvested grains back home, why are you carrying rice ears back home?" the neighbor joked with a smile.

"There is no man to help at home. As a woman, I cannot carry a wood saw, so I can only cut the rice ears and go back to thresh them," Yang Yu said without fear of laughing.

"Where is Erfa? Isn't he at home?" the neighbor asked curiously.

After all, the neighboring village is some distance away from Yang Yu's village, and they don't know about the affairs of their village, so naturally they don't know about Yang Yu's situation in the village. Instead, the land here has more people and households from the neighboring village.

"He is busy collecting for his mother and has no time to take care of me. Anyway, I don't count on him," Yang Yu said indifferently.

She was too lazy to tell them too much. If she said too much, it would only make more people laugh at her. It just so happened that these people from the neighboring villages had no conflicts with them, so she could chat with them if she met them, so as to avoid being upset by everyone when she returned to her own village.

Those from the neighboring villages nodded as if they understood, but didn't ask any more questions. They didn't care and just chatted casually.

Finally, I arrived at the ditch carrying the heavy rice ears. It was another test. After all, I couldn't take far steps with such heavy rice ears on my back. When I stepped on a stone, it meant that the back foot had to stand on one foot, which would make me lose my balance. I also had to endure the impact of the river. I was really worried that I would fall into the ditch with the rice ears in the basket.

After thinking about it, Yang Yu rolled up his trouser legs and stepped directly into the river. He no longer stepped on any stones, but moved little by little on the sand in the river.

Walking in the river, Yang Yu slowly approached the other side. Although her thighs were wet, she felt cooler. Without the scorching heat, she breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed, and continued to walk on the bumpy road towards the village above in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

Yang Yu finally returned home in a miserable state, dragging his exhausted body. After putting the backpack in the yard, he rushed to the kitchen impatiently, picked up the ladle on the water tank, opened the lid of the water tank, hurriedly scooped a ladle of cold water, and impatiently put his mouth close to it, drinking it in big gulps.

A cool feeling went down his throat to his stomach, and the heat in his body was instantly extinguished. Yang Yu sighed comfortably, "I'm so thirsty."

After sitting down to rest for a while, Yang Yu felt hungry and had to move. He made himself a bowl of hot egg noodles.

The chickens and ducks she raised had laid quite a few eggs, but Yang Yu had been reluctant to eat them, thinking of selling them at market time. She wanted to save more money, as she had agreed to pay her mother back after the autumn harvest, so she wanted to sell whatever she could.

But now she wanted to treat herself well. She was afraid that Zhang Erfa would steal the eggs while she was not paying attention and give them to the two old men below.

After dinner, Yang Yu immediately loaded her backpack and headed out to harvest the rice. She couldn't be lazy; she had to finish the harvest quickly, as she still had two fields of corn to harvest.

She was afraid that it would be too late and the old man would steal her money again. She couldn't let them steal it again. Otherwise, when would she be able to pay her back? How would she pay for her living expenses in the future? How would she live after taking the two children back?

People in the countryside rely on crops for their livelihood. Without crops, life would be difficult. She must give herself a sense of security, so no matter how tired, embarrassed, or hard it is, she must insist on harvesting all the crops.

Two children are still waiting for me!

In this way, Yang Yu ate a few mouthfuls of food every day and got up early and worked late to harvest the crops. It took him a full half month to finish harvesting the crops.

Looking at the piles of grains and corn in the yard, Yang Yu smiled with relief. The two cabinets in the main room could finally be filled with grain.

This was a complete sense of security. She thought that when she went to the market, she would sell some of the food first, and when she went to pick up the two children, she would pay Yang's mother some money.