Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

52. Harvesting

Jin Gui said to San Bao, "Select a few more militiamen and send more people out at night to guard the grain."

Sanbao said to Jin Gui, "Don't worry, we've retrained a few people these past few days. They're young, clever, and reliable."

Jin Gui: "I have to go to the township government. I'm leaving this place to you from now on. You'd better keep a close eye on this base camp and make sure to keep this grain safe."

"Don't worry! As long as Sanbao is alive, he has to keep an eye on these grains."

Jin Gui and Ding Xiang went home together.

Dingxiang: "It's no wonder people are talking about you. Lately, I've noticed that you've been getting too close to Aru."

"You don't believe me?" Jin Gui stopped.

"If I don't believe you, who do I believe?"

"Then why are you saying such sarcastic things? Don't let all the praise Aru gave you go to waste," Jin Gui said seriously.

"You're still not satisfied. How many women would give you the face I do? I'm jealous because I care about you."

"Then tell me, what were you saying with Aru when you were alone inside just now?"

"What are you talking about? Dingxiang, if I had something going on with her, would we do it in front of everyone? Since we can discuss things under everyone's noses, it's perfectly legitimate."

"Since it's something perfectly legitimate, why bring it up separately?"

"Dingxiang, what do you mean? You just don't trust us!"

"Oh dear, why are you in such a hurry? I believe in you and I believe in Aru, but you should be careful not to let outsiders gossip."

"People can say whatever they want, but you, Dingxiang, listen to me carefully. I solemnly swear that I will never do anything to betray you and the child in this lifetime, or may I be struck by lightning. But if you are like those foolish women who have no brains, and you don't want to live our good life, then you'd better not regret it."

Dingxiang tugged at Jin Gui.

"Why are you in such a hurry? If I were like those gossipy old women, I would have already started a fight with you. I've been trying to protect your image all day! I'm just a woman, it's normal for me to be a little petty. With your solemn vow just now, I promise I won't say such things again, okay?"

"Dingxiang, you need to prepare yourself mentally as soon as possible. I will continue to have contact with you in the future, and it will only increase. I don't care what others say, but you can't let your imagination run wild or act recklessly."

Dingxiang: "I'm a little curious, what do you two want to discuss?"

"The matter of buying grain is a secret that cannot be made public, and you are not allowed to tell anyone that the grain purchase has anything to do with Aru."

Although Dingxiang didn't understand what buying grain had to do with Aru, she knew that buying grain was a big deal.

The reason why the county government leaders made an exception and promoted Jin Gui to township head was to force him to buy grain.

Dingxiang was immediately worried for Jin Gui!

If the county government leaders couldn't even handle such a major task as buying grain, then there would have been no need for so many people in the county to starve to death.

Now that Jin Gui is being forced to agree to buy grain to save the villagers of Daben Township, how much pressure must he be under at this critical juncture? How could he possibly have any other thoughts?

Dingxiang cursed herself for being stupid; she had almost been led astray by those gossipy old women.

Besides, Su Jinru brought food to their family when they were in the most difficult time; otherwise, the five of them would have starved to death long ago.

Su Jinru is their family's savior!

Dingxiang cursed herself for being petty. Just as Jin Gui said, she almost let down Su Jinru's praise of her in public.

Dingxiang: "Jingui, I've noticed that Aru has become a completely different person since her divorce. She's become more opinionated and willing to take the lead. Now that she's a village cadre in our production team, it's normal for you to consult with her more often."

Jin Gui glanced at his wife.

"That's the best way to think about it."

When Su Jinru got home, she saw the two children drawing.

Su Jinru watched for a while, gave a few pointers, and then told them that she was going to rest inside and asked them not to disturb her.

In reality, Su Jinru locked herself in her room and then entered the spatial dimension.

She looked at the rice; it was ready to be harvested.

She drove the combine harvester to harvest the rice. As the harvester harvested the rice, it also knocked the rice grains off the stalks. The harvester had rice grains on one side and straw on the other.

The rice is automatically packed into sacks, and the straw is piled up in the fields.

After the harvest was completed, the combine harvester pulled the sacks of rice to the threshing ground. Su Jinru used a rake to turn over the rice and raised the temperature of the threshing ground to forty degrees Celsius. Each time the rice was dried for thirty minutes, Su Jinru would turn it over again.

The rice straw in the paddy fields is the same; under the high temperature and sun exposure, the straw turns from green to golden color in half a day at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Su Jinru set the straw ablaze, using the ash as fertilizer.

The automatic operating system then turned the land over to dry in the sun, killing off pests and bacteria within it.

Su Jinru had been busy for four or five hours. Looking at the time, she realized it was time to cook. She went into the kitchen, cooked rice in the rice cooker, and also made a roasted chicken wing, a steamed fish, and a shepherd's purse soup.

She came out of the space and walked out of the house.

Two children were playing hopscotch in the yard, laughing happily.

Su Jinru went into the kitchen and then into the space.

She brought out the food she had prepared earlier from inside the space.

Su Jinru asked, "Anran, Anxin, are you hungry?"

"Mom, we had porridge for lunch, which wasn't filling at all. We're starving. Luckily, there were rice cakes and roasted potatoes in the kitchen that you made."

"I've already prepared the food, come and eat!"

The two children ran over cheering.

"There's steamed fish and grilled chicken wings."

"Eat up! Eat up. After you've eaten, you can play and rest by yourselves. Mom has been quite busy these past few days. Check your own homework today, and I'll check it together tomorrow."

Su Jinru ate her meal quickly, instructed her two children to clean up the kitchen, and then entered the space again.

She turned over the rice in the space to dry it, and then went to check the rice seedlings.

The rice seedlings need to grow for another day before they can be pulled up and planted.

Fine, let's dry the rice for another half day and the land for another day.

Su Jinru then looked at the potatoes and sweet potatoes, two of which have short cycles and high yields.

It's harvest time again.

Su Jinru harvested the potatoes and put them into her space. Sweet potatoes and potatoes were planted, harvested, and stored together.

After finishing those, she did the same thing again, drying the branches and leaves of the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the sun and then burning them to use as fertilizer for the land.

The system was activated to turn the land over and expose it to the sun.

Looking at the time, another two hours had passed.