The Sweet Little Fulang

It was just dawn, and the ground and the figures could be seen clearly. People rushed to the fields one after another. This was the case when the sun was out of the sun, and the work could be easier.

The same is true for the second room of the Shen family. Although they live at the back of the village, they don't go out later than others.When they passed by Lin's house, they called Lin Jinhu and Lin Jinlong, and when they arrived at the door of He's house, He Zhi and Chen Dongdong were waiting.

Lu Gu was wearing yesterday's clothes, the wheat awns were prickly on his arms, he lowered his head and pulled out the wheat awns.

The whole family is working in the fields, and there is no time to wash the dirty clothes. It's just for a few days. It doesn't matter if you wear them for an extra day or two, so as not to stain other clothes.

Seeing that Chen Dongdong followed, Shen Yaoqing was a little puzzled, and before he could ask, He Zhi spoke first.

"Da Qing, brother Dong also went to help, the wages don't need to be so much, you can pay as much as you can, no matter how bad it is, five coins will do."

He Zhi has always been reticent, and his eyes were disturbed when he spoke. He knew that the frail Shuang'er was not as good as a man in work, and few people were taken advantage of to hire Shuanger. please man.

This made even him feel embarrassed, and there was a flattering, embarrassing short smile on his dark face.

His family only has two acres of land, and the whole family will not starve to death, but he is really poor. When the harvest is over, he will rely on him to work for the villagers for a few days to earn money. Last night, Chen Dongdong said he wanted to go, and he could earn a few pennies How much is it? If it weren't for this, he wouldn't be shy about talking about it with Shen Yaoqing today.

Chen Dongdong had always been timid, and now he dared not show his courage even more. He followed He Zhi tightly with his sickle, and looked at Shen Yaoqing with fear, holding a shaky hope, for fear of hearing that he was not wanted.

Lu Gu, who was walking a few steps ahead, heard it and glanced back at the nervous Chen Dongdong. He thought to himself, Brother Dong is very hardworking and a good person. He will definitely not be lazy after he gets off the ground, but he can't make the decision, so he has to reach out. Gently tugged at the corner of Shen Xuanqing's clothes beside her.

Shen Xuanqing turned her head and saw her husband's begging gaze eagerly, the corners of her lips could not help but raise, but Shen Yaoqing replied without him having to speak.

"Okay, more people should work harder." Shen Yaoqing nodded and said, in front of Lin Jinhu and Lin Jinlong, he didn't talk about wages.

Even so, it was enough to make He Zhi and Chen Dongdong grateful. They have been dealing with each other for so many years, and they are not worried that Shen Yaoqing will not give money at all.

In this way, there were a total of nine people who went to the field to reap the wheat.

Not only He Zhi and Chen Dongdong, but Lin Jinhu and Lin Jinlong who called were also honest, because the wages were paid according to the day, and honest and kind people would not be lazy and slippery, deliberately delaying later.

Sweat dripping from the scorching sun above their heads, they are all mud legs that are used to work, and they swing the sickle quickly and accurately. There are five strong and hardworking men, working hard and vigorously, together with four weaker women and husbands. , Even carrying the binding belt out of the ground, all the wheat was cut in a day and a half, and in the afternoon, the last cart of wheat was also pulled into the new house.

The open space here is large enough, and it was purposely leveled before harvesting the wheat. It is not necessary to compete with the villagers for the sun-drying field. It is also more convenient to grind and thresh the wheat in the back of the yard.

Today's work was done early, and everyone was so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs. When they returned to the old house, Ji Qiuyue had already cooked the meal.

There are several wooden basins for washing face and hands in the yard. The water in them has been basking in the sun for a long time, and it is still warm at this moment. Lu Gu rolled up his sleeves, picked up a handful of water and splashed it on his face, washing his arms as well. over again.

Cold water is pleasant, but it is too cold and exciting, and it is also refreshing after washing and drying in the sun-dried water.

After Lu Gu finished washing, Shen Xuanqing didn't bother to change the water, and washed it in the water he had washed.

Yesterday I ate lunch in the field, and today I can sit down. Because there are so many men, Ji Qiuyue heated up two baskets of steamed buns with mixed noodles, fearing that they would not have enough to eat. The two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, were also served in a big soup pot. The portion is very large, a pot of fried garlic sprouts, and a pot of stewed duck meat.

It is a blessing to be able to eat food with oil and water when doing farm work. Lin Jinhu and Lin Jinlong have worked in the Shen family several times, and they are used to such good food. Chen Dongdong is reluctant to eat meat a few times throughout the year. There is not much cooking oil in his house. , very tight, the food for the past two days is either duck meat or rabbit meat, he is greedy and restrained, he wants to eat but dare not eat more.

It happened that there were five men and five women and husbands, and there were no less than ten people around a table, and it was too hot to squeeze together, let alone several men, it was unbecoming to squeeze together, so they divided into two tables to eat.

Seeing Chen Dongdong drooling while looking at the duck meat, Lu Gu picked up garlic sprouts with his chopsticks and took a bite of the steamed bun. Seeing this, Lu Gu, who had bulging cheeks, grabbed two pieces of duck meat for him.

The steamed bun was a little choked, unable to speak, Lu Gu swallowed it hard, and then whispered to Chen Dongdong who was looking at him, "Eat it."

Seeing this, Ji Qiuyue smiled and said: "Eat quickly, share the duck soup after eating the meat, it's too hot, you don't have to leave it until tomorrow after eating and drinking, otherwise it will be a pity."

Only then can Chen Dongdong let go.

Harvesting wheat is hot and the sun is hot, and the wages are more expensive than when transplanting rice seedlings. It costs 45 renminbi a day, and [-] renminbi a day and a half. This is a man's salary. As for Chen Dongdong, although he works slower than men, he can He wasn't lazy at all, Shen's family could see it, and they didn't press so hard when calculating his wages. He was given [-] Wen a day, and [-] Wen a day and a half.

Lin Jinhu and Lin Jinlong took their wages and went back first. He Zhi saw that they had given so much, which was twice as much as the ten cents he had expected.

"He deserves it. If you have work in the future, come if you are free." Shen Yaoqing smiled.

"Okay." He Zhi nodded, he was not a coy person, he put the money in his arms and took Chen Dongdong away.

After eating, Ji Qiuyue went to wash the dishes, and everyone else sat in the main room to rest. Wei Lanxiang shook his cattail fan, and when he talked about how much grain the thirteen acres of wheat could produce this year, he couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. No matter how hot it was, it was worth it up.

Lu Gu sat beside him drinking water, and the wheat awns stuck to his arms, so he lowered his head to search carefully, and pulled out the wheat awns one by one.

There are little red spots on his wrists, face and neck from wheat awns, and now he is better when he is sitting and resting. When he is cutting wheat in the field, he is sweating profusely, and the wheat awns are prickling, and it is uncomfortable to mix with sweat.

"The sun is good these days, and it won't take a few days to dry it in the sun. When the time comes, I'll see your third uncle's house finish grinding and borrow the cow." Wei Lanxiang said.

"Yes." Shen Yaoqing agreed, and said, "It will be cold in the afternoon, so I will pull the stone over."

"Happy this year, I'm drying in the new yard, even if it really rains." Wei Lanxiang's smile remained undiminished. She has been sunburned for the past few days, with more wrinkles on her face, making her look older.

People who often do rough and heavy work are like this, and they age faster.

"That's not it." Shen Yaoqing nodded beside her.

After the wheat is harvested, I am most afraid of rain. When the wheat grains are wet, they are easy to germinate, and they are worthless. Therefore, every house in the grain field has to be watched by people. When the wheat ears are ripe, they are spread on the grain field. The sparrows would come in flocks to peck at them, and they could still be driven away by staying there during the day, and they would not dare to relax at night. Some men would bring their bedding to sleep, for fear that it would rain at night when they didn't know it.

Now they are drying in their own yard. If it rains, just use a long fork to roll the wheat to the main room that is big enough in front, so you don't have to run too far.

Lu Gu smoked a few wheatgrass, and Shen Xuanqing, who was sitting beside him, turned her head to see his wrist and arm, and said, "It's so red."

"It doesn't matter, it will disappear in two days." He didn't speak loudly. When he was in Lu's house, he had to follow him to cut the wheat.

Shen Yaoqing took a sip of water and said with a smile: "I'm too tired today, I won't be busy tomorrow, I'll go to a restaurant in town."

He glanced at Ji Qiuyue who came over after washing the dishes, and suddenly encountered a difficulty, the town was far away, and now his daughter-in-law has a big belly, and it's hot, wouldn't running back and forth hurt her body.

The couple have been together for a long time, and they can see each other's thoughts. Ji Qiuyue said with a smile: "You go to your own. I will keep the door at home. It's so hot, and I don't have much appetite. Bring me a bag when you come back." A clear and sweet Qionglu would be fine."

No matter how light the taste of green plum wine is, it is wine. She is pregnant now and can't touch it, but I heard from others that the Fulai Restaurant in the town sells a kind of wine called Qionglu, which is sweet and thirst-quenching. Shen Yaoqing wants to go to the town , why not bring her a tube back to taste.

"Okay, I'll definitely bring it back for you." Shen Yaoqing said, fanning her cattail fan graciously after she sat down.

Eating restaurants is a rarity for country folks. They can't go to taverns and restaurants twice a year, so they will naturally pay more attention to them, and change into clean clothes the next day.

It was a hot day, and this time they ordered two vegetarian cold dishes besides the sauced beef and pork head. The wine in the town was better than that made by the villagers themselves, so they ordered two jugs of good wine and had a happy meal. .

Fulai restaurant is expensive, Shen Yaoqing only went to buy a bamboo tube of Qionglu after eating, this thing is quite expensive, [-] yuan a bamboo tube, but Ji Qiuyue can't come to the restaurant with him, just want to taste what this is Taste, even at eighty Wen, he would have to buy it back.

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After three days of hard work in the field, hard-working people had to take a rest. After the hottest time of noon, the Shen family, who were taking a nap in the room, gradually woke up.

The wheat has been in the sun for two days, and the upper layer is mostly dry. The sun is not so hot in the afternoon. Lu Gu followed Shen Xuanqing to turn the wheat in the new house, and turned the bottom one up to dry for two days. It's clear, and it's time to crush the threshed grains.

The other five members of the family were busy, and Ji Qiuyue also came over, lighting a clay stove to boil water and dry tea in the shade.

When it was turned over, the dust flew up, and the good boy avoided it, did not come forward to play around, and lay at Ji Qiuyue's feet sticking out his tongue to rest.

After the rummaging, Lu Gu and the others were drinking water and resting. Wei Lanxiang couldn't sit still, and casually pulled a bundle of wheat at the edge, and patted the ears of wheat with rough old hands, and immediately the grains fell.

The wheat on the edge was spread thinner and dried, so she wrapped the cloth on her head tightly again, sat on a low stool and picked up a mallet to beat the ears of wheat on the ground. How many grains could be hit? How much, it will be less after two days of rolling with a stone roller.

"Mother, take a break." Shen Xuanqing said.

Wei Lanxiang thumped and said with a smile: "It's not too hard to sit here, you guys rest."

"In another ten days, Yuping will get married. Looking back at what your third aunt said, I have to go to help."

She spent most of her life planing in the soil, but life is much easier now, this kind of work is really not tiring for her, and she chats while working.