Chapter 59: Harvesting the Herbs
After the autumn harvest in Sanshi Village, it is time to harvest herbs in a blink of an eye.
All the men, women and children of the village went into battle together, and arrived at the head of the village with sickles and hoes.
There is a communal land in the village, and everyone goes there every year when it is planted, and no one is absent during harvest.
The reason why it became a public land is because the soil is so fertile that it is not only sunny, but also very close to the river.
In this way, they will stay to grow herbs, harvest them when the time comes, and then resell them to pharmaceutical factories in the city, and the money earned can be used as dividends at the end of the year.
Early in the morning, the village radio began to shout.
"Every household should bring a cup of water and a sickle, and the big guys should go outside the common land before 8 o'clock in the morning, and no one can be absent!"
When they heard the announcement, Yao's family was having breakfast.
There are only three permanent residents in their family, and now with Qin Fan, there is barely one more laborer.
After all, Yao Qing couldn't move at all while lying on the bed, and if he shared his share of the money, some people in the village would gossip.
"It's really early in the morning, and I still have to remove the grass in the vegetable garden on the back mountain!"
Listening to the radio, Jin Ju drank porridge into his mouth, and his tone was full of complaints
The reason why no one has cultivated the land in the back mountain is entirely because it is too barren, and there are hard stones under a thin layer of soil.
But she relied on the economy of living in the countryside for many years, applying farm fertilizer to it and throwing those unused eggshell iron nails.
She had to take a bite or two out of her mouth about the broth, which wasn't enough to eat.
That piece of land is completely condensed with Jin Ju's hard work, and seeing that it is a little fertile, everyone in the Yao family is happy.
"Auntie, otherwise you can stay at home, and I will go to the village to collect herbs today. ”
There are a lot of chores at home, either feeding chickens or pigs, washing and brushing, and hoeing.
Seeing that Qin Fan was going to help in the public land, Jin Ju hurriedly agreed.
"I think you're a lot more sensible now, bring a glass of water when you go later, I don't have the time to bring you water halfway. ”
Yao Qing originally wanted to say a few more words, but seeing that the whole family was run by her as a woman, it was really not easy, so she didn't say much.
After breakfast, Qin Fan and Yao Xin took a sickle and hoe, and then carried a water cup on their backs to the outside of the public land.
At this time, most of the people surrounded here are women's homes, and where there are many women, their mouths are naturally broken, and the sound does not stop.
As soon as they saw Qin Fan, these people's eyes began to roll.
"Yo, isn't this the baby of the Qin family, who has been away from our village for so many years, and now he is back. ”
"No, it wasn't as high as my shoulders when I left, and it's only been five years, and everyone is like a tree!"
In the end, it is the people of the same village, even if these people speak, they have to take care of their faces.
What's more, before his father Qin Shan had a medical accident, his reputation in the village was well-known and well-known.
Even if these people don't think about the old feelings, they can't say much when they see that the Yao family has swallowed it.
After everyone waited for a while in the fields at the head of the village, the sun came out, and the sun was so hot that people were sore all over.
It wasn't until nearly 10 o'clock that Wang Jianfa came out of the office of the village committee with an umbrella.
Since the last time he was mentioned by Qin Fan, he didn't dare to eat big fish and meat.
All day long, the green vegetables and small fish, the face of eating is pale, and the stomach is empty.
At this moment, holding the umbrella and walking to the middle of the field, the people were already out of breath, and quickly asked everyone to move to an open space and sit down.
"Now that the sun is a little big, why don't you wait and wait until it's cool before you mow the grass?"
Wang Jianfa sat on the mound and fanned the wind with his hands.
He hoped that his proposal would be adopted by the rest of the group, but everyone was in refuge.
"Village chief, there is no shade at all on this day, and the sun will be stronger later, if I delay it any longer, I will have to wait until the afternoon, and I still have work to finish in the field." ”
"That is, the pigs at home still have to eat at noon, and I still want to beat the pigweed, and go back later and eat the rice bran directly. ”
Everyone in the village wants to finish work early and finish work early.
But if they collected herbs here, Wang Jianfa, the village head, would not be able to take half a step, so in desperation, he had to agree to let every household count at the head of the village.
Qin Fan took the place of Jin Ju's name, and the people in the village had nothing to say about this.
After all, the young men should be sharper than the women of the village.
After counting, seeing that there was no shortage of heads, these people went to the herbal medicine field in full swing.
The herbs in the field are not expensive, but in the end, they are related to the dividends at the end of the year, and everyone is gentle in their hands.
When there are more people, they should compare themselves with each other, and whoever moves slower will follow suit.
Qin Fan and Yao Xin stood side by side, holding a sickle in their hands across the herbs, and when they encountered some rhizomes that needed to be retained, they had to reach out and dig them themselves.
Wang Jianfa told all the people on the ground, but he didn't say Qin Fan and them.
Half an hour later, everyone sat down on the ground and rested.
Wang Jianfa even asked his wife to bring mineral water from the village, and each person gave a bottle.
For him, this is simply an iron rooster plucking.
Qin Fan was half-lying on the edge of the tree, with his back against the shady realm, and now he was gurgling and drinking water.
"Brother Qin, my family asked someone to buy a few catties of good yellow beef from outside the mountain, just these things, plus potatoes so stewed, not to mention how fragrant. ”
"When did you think you had time lately to go to my house for dinner?"
Seeing that there was no one around, Wang Jianfa sat beside Qin Fan.
I have to say that the medicine Qin Fan gave him really works, and he must be hearty after going to bed every day.
Seeing that his body was getting better, Wang Jianfa felt that he would have to hold a big fat son in the coming year.
"Besides, I've been busy with things in the fields lately, so I don't have much time. ”
Qin Fan looked at the Yunwu Mountain in the distance and responded to him absentmindedly.
"What's so busy with things in the field, now that the autumn harvest has passed, you can't grow any crops, if you are really short of money, why don't I arrange a public position for you in the village committee?"
Looking at the indifferent look on his face, Wang Jianfa gritted his teeth.
"Village head, just like me, does the village committee still have public functions for me?"
Qin Fan smiled, he didn't have the heart to deal with him anymore.
"Yes, as long as you want to go to the village committee, I will guarantee you to find a vacant position!"
After he talked about it in a fog, Qin Fan understood where the position of the village committee was.
It's that there is a lack of a person in the village clinic.