Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 292: Field Preparation

At this time, Amelia Su came from the east, followed by Shen Anguo.

Wang Erfeng joked: "Now that he has a wife, he sticks to her as soon as he comes back, following her wherever she goes."

"That's right. My Anguo still knows how to love his wife, but she hasn't gotten pregnant yet." Lan Qiuhua sighed.

"The girl is weak, take good care of herself, the baby will come soon, you don't have to worry too much, okay, okay, I won't say any more, the baby is coming."

Ji Wenhe agreed with Wang Erfeng's words. Su Xiaolian was too thin. If she didn't take good care of her body before having a child, she would suffer a lot in the future.

Turning around, he saw Shen Rongshan coming over, pouring a bowl of water and adding some salt to it: "Here, sit down and take a rest."

She took out a handkerchief from her bosom and wiped the sweat off his forehead considerately: "Why don't you go to the creek and wash your face. Your face is hot and red. Don't get a heat stroke."

"Wait a minute, I'll have a bowl of water."

After drinking two bowls of water, he asked her to pour another bowl.

Amelia Su carried the food and asked with a smile: “Have all the aunts eaten?”

Li Chunhong replied: "No, I'm waiting for my family to bring it over. You guys eat first."

At this time, Zhou Xiaoyu came over and said, "It's still cool here. My waist hurts so much that I can't stand up. I just want to go home and lie down."

"Everyone is busy. After harvesting wheat, we plant rice. I also have backaches. People have no appetite in hot weather."

Lan Qiuhua took two mouthfuls of brown rice, but couldn't eat it anymore. But she had to eat as she had to work in the fields soon.

A few of them chatted intermittently while waiting for their family to bring them food.

After dinner, I went to work in the fields.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I'm late."

Shen Wenshan was threshing wheat at home and forgot to look at the sun. He didn't go back to work until after noon.

"Where is Yuanshan?" Ji Wenhe asked.

"He is eating at home. After he finishes eating, he will go to thresh the wheat. I want to switch with him." He came to thresh the wheat.

The basket was placed before them.

Stir-fried pork with spicy sauce and some diced radish. Ji Wenhe particularly likes it and it goes well with rice.

The other bowl is stir-fried pork with sour beans and pickled cucumbers, both of which are good dishes to go with rice.

Shen Rongshan picked up the bowl and handed it to her: "Go back and have a rest in the afternoon, don't come over."

Seeing her depressed look, I felt distressed.

Ji Wenhe took a bite of a pickled cucumber and said, "We have only harvested three plots of land. There are still three to go. We will try to finish harvesting them tomorrow morning."

"After the harvest, plow the land and make sure these plots of land are well cultivated."

After thinking for a while, he said, "Why don't you go borrow some farm tools this afternoon and plow the fields after harvesting. I'll prepare the fields and you can harvest the wheat."

He nodded: "Okay, I'll go after dinner."

He has a good appetite, does more work, and eats more, unlike them, who have no appetite when they are hot.

Ji Wenhe saw that he ate quickly and soon finished one bowl of rice, so he picked up another one.

He couldn't finish the rice in the bowl, so he gave half of it to him and said, "When I have enough money to save up, I will hire people to harvest the wheat and plant the rice."

She won't pay a hundred taels, just eighty taels.

Shen Rongshan said lovingly: "Okay, let's ask someone for help."

Shen Wenshan, who was standing aside, turned around silently with the bowl in his hand, leaving his back to them.

After resting for a while after dinner, Shen Rongshan went to borrow a plow to plow the land.

After plowing the four plots of land at the foot of the mountain, Ji Wenhe took a rake and a basket and scooped out the grass roots and pebbles from the soil.

It was not until the evening that two plots of land were cleared.

Sitting slumped on the edge of the field and looking to the south, everyone drank water because they couldn't stand the heat, so they went to the stream to wash their faces, rested for two minutes, and then went back to work in the fields.

I really admire them for their hard work.

The weather has been good these days and it hasn't rained.

The villagers were afraid that it would rain in the next few days, so they did not dare to delay and tried to finish the work in one day if possible.

As it got dark, each family pulled their wheat back using donkey carts and flatbed trucks.

"Sister-in-law, go back and take a shower and go to bed. I'll go call my brother." Shen Yuanshan walked on the ridge of the field, intending to go south from the wasteland in the east.

"Okay, I'll rest for a while."

My legs were so weak that I didn’t dare to take a break after working the ground in the afternoon. Once I sat down, I didn’t want to stand up.

There were too many stones and grass on the two pieces of land on both sides of the foot of the mountain. It took a lot of work to level the land from the end of the land, and from the end of the land to the end of the land, and then from the end of the land to the end of the land.

If we raise pigs this year and use pig manure to fertilize the land, we will have a better harvest next year.

Ji Wenhe stood up on his knees, picked up the rake and basket, and walked on the edge of the field with weak legs.

I have to get up early tomorrow to continue tilling the ground. Now I just want to go back and lie down. I don’t even want to take a shower.

When I walked to the river, I ran into Li Yujiao: "Yujiao, why aren't you going home yet so late?"

"Grandma and the others are still busy in the fields. I'll bring them a can of water."

"Then be careful and watch the road you walk on."

She nodded: "Hey, I'm leaving first, sister-in-law."

Ji Wenhe took off his shoes, stood in the creek, and rolled up his trouser legs and sleeves.

The cool river water hits your body, making you feel comfortable and relaxed.

"Wen He, why are you going back to sleep?"

"Let's go back, Aunt He. It's getting dark. Go back and rest early. Why don't you go back home?"

He Yuxiang took off her shoes and followed him into the stream: "Go back, you've been busy all day, have a good sleep."

Ji Wenhe rinsed his straw sandals in the river and said, "Aunt He, I'm leaving now."

"Hey, you go first."

When I got home, I scooped half a bucket of hot water, mixed it with cold water, and took a quick shower.

I won’t wash my hair. It won’t dry easily if I wash it so late, and there’s no hair dryer or fan. I’ll get up tomorrow morning to wash my hair.

He fell onto the bed, let out a long, comfortable sigh, and fell asleep in two seconds.

When Shen Rongshan came back, she had already fallen asleep.

"Brother, I'm closing the door." Shen Yuanshan said from outside.

"Turn it off, and go to bed early."

He lay down on the outside and touched her forehead, finding that she was sweating a lot.

He got up, got a fan from the table, fanned her gently, and fell asleep leaning against her.

Early the next morning.

Ji Wenhe turned over and lay on her stomach. The thing under her stomach was making her feel uncomfortable. She reached out to take it, opened her eyes in a daze and saw that it was a fan.

Looking to the side, I saw Shen Rongshan stood up at some point.

The outer door was not closed, and light filtered into the house.

After a night's sleep, the fatigue in my body did not disappear, but I felt even more tired.

I don't want to get up and want to continue lying down.

She got up and dressed reluctantly, then opened the door, just in time to see Shen Wenshan coming out of the kitchen with a cake in his mouth.

"Sister-in-law, get up. The food is in the pot. I'm going to the field."

She nodded, yawned, and scooped water to wash.

The wheat in three fields was harvested this morning, and water was added to the two prepared fields.

After Ji Wenhe finished his meal and was about to go to the fields, he found that the rake had been taken away.

When we got to the foot of the mountain, we saw Shen Yuanshan was preparing the land, and water was being poured into the two other plots of land nearby.

She turned the wheat over and beat it with a flail. After all the wheat grains were removed, she piled the wheat straw aside to dry in the sun, which was just right for using it to build a house.

After a busy morning, I looked up at the sky and went home to make lunch.