At the dinner table, I heard the uncle say: "The village chief came to me just now, and it said that the villagers will be given four days, and after four days, they will harvest wheat for the government." Each family must have a worker, and if there is more, they will focus on the food task, and a worker will be 20 catties a day. ”

Uncle Guo said: "I went to see that the wheat was almost harvested today, and since it was going to be collected by the government, let's cut it first." How is your wheat? Can you cut it? If you can cut it, we will work together to cut it back, and we can work faster in this way."

When the uncle heard Uncle Guo say this, he nodded and said, "I can also cut it at home, so let's work together, so that four days is enough for us to clean up." ”

Then they discussed whose family they would cut first tomorrow, and the uncle said that he was not in a hurry, and he would accept Uncle Guo's first, and Uncle Guo said that he was not in a hurry, and would accept the uncle's family first. After some pushing, it was decided to accept the uncle's family first.

The meal ended in the middle of the conversation, and after the breakup, they all went home to sleep.

Said to go to bed early and wake up early tomorrow.

The eldest lady said that she was going to find someone to see if she could bring some meat back tomorrow.

The second brother also took his luggage and went to the yard to see that Mai Duo had gone.

The task assigned to me tomorrow is to cook.

Guo San's sister-in-law is helping to watch the children while I am cooking.

A dreamless night

At half past three o'clock in the morning, all the people who were going to work in the fields got up at dawn.

Get up and sharpen the sickle, eat a simple breakfast, and set off at four o'clock.

I packed up Lisuo at six o'clock and sent the child to Guo San's sister-in-law.

When she went to send off the child, Guo San's sister-in-law was eating with the two sons of the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law's family, and she handed the child over to Guo San's sister-in-law and went to the courtyard.

When I went to the yard, I saw that my grandfather was already sitting there, and the big yellow dog was running in a circle.

I walked over and said to my grandfather, "Grandpa, you go home and stay, I'll watch the yard."

Grandpa said, "Why, I always think I'm useless, I can't do this little work." I'm not going home to stay, it's so boring. ”

I reluctantly said to my grandfather, "Grandpa...... Don't you think you're old, but you're afraid you'll be tired?"

Grandpa waved his hand at me and said disgustedly. "Do whatever you have to do, it's up to you." I made an appointment with Lao Zhangtou, Lao Wangtou, and Lao Litou. The four of us will have to look at the cards in a while, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

It turns out that grandpa made an appointment to look at the cards! Then it seems that I really don't have to worry about this courtyard.

"Okay, I don't care, I have to go to my mother's house to see what work is there, prepare first"

Look I'm leaving, grandpa said to me. "Go ahead, the gate is locked, and the key is still in the old place." Your aunt seems to be making noodles, and she wants to steam steamed buns. I haven't earned it yet, so go check it out."

"Okay, then I'll go, grandpa, I'll bring you water in a while"

"Alas...... Here, old man."

Seeing that my grandfather ignored me, he just beckoned the old man to come and play cards with him. I shook my head and walked away, thinking, this old man is quite addicted to cards.

When I arrived at my uncle's house, I took out the key from the crack in the gate, opened the gate and entered the courtyard.

Thinking that grandpa said that the eldest mother had made a face, he went to the eldest mother's house to take a look. Sure enough, I saw two boxes of noodles with a large basin on the kang, and they hadn't steamed yet, so I opened the basin and looked at the hair, so I rolled up my sleeves and dried.

Don't show how to steam steamed buns, let's first show the people who work in the field.

The uncle's family is a family of five, each with 12 acres of land, planting 24 acres of wheat, 24 acres of soybeans, and 12 acres of corn.

It is these 24 acres of wheat that will be harvested today. It's twice as much as yesterday, and it is estimated that it should not be finished today.

At this time, a phrase is in vogue. That is, women can hold up half the sky.

This is not just a rhetorical statement. The main manifestation of this is that in terms of labor, rural women are good at work, whether at home or in the field.

There are a few who are not even men against them, such as Aunt Guo.

Aunt Guo is a person with a cool personality, and she is also a good hand in her work.

If you look at it from the ground, you will find out. Wheat is not like soybeans, it is divided into one ridge and one ridge.

Harvesting wheat is one step away from each person. Cut your own wheat one step away and go forward. When he had cut enough sheaves, he took out a piece of wheat and tied it in a knot, and put it on the ground when he was trapped. Finally, the wheat that has been put on the ground is collected and piled up in a pile for easy loading.

Today, the division of labor in wheat harvesting has changed again.

And all the women took the sickle and cut it in the same way.

What is unexpected is that the fastest cutting and the first one is Aunt Guo.

Even the seven men, including Uncle Guo and Uncle Guo, were all left behind two meters away.

Aunt Guo cut tightly in front, for fear that the men behind would catch up.

The man behind chased after him, wanting to overtake Aunt Guo, but what he did was in full swing.

The most interesting is Guo's second sister-in-law, she is the last person to fight the wolf, but she also cuts the widest.

Starting from the edge of the ground, each person takes a step inside. She is the innermost, and everyone is taking their own step away and cutting forward. As for Guo's second sister-in-law's own step, cutting and cutting has become two steps.

Do you think she can not pull back like this?, Sister-in-law Guo next to her laughed. This smile attracted everyone's attention. When everyone found out what was going on, they couldn't help but laugh. I was embarrassed to smile at Guo's second sister-in-law.

It turned out that she couldn't walk in a straight line when she bent over, and when she cut, she cut and cut it crookedly.

This can be regarded as a small pleasure and a small episode in the work.

There are two flowers, one on each branch.

Let's look at the people who are busy at home.

It is said that work at home is not a job, but if you really do it, it is also unidle.

It took more than ten o'clock to steam the two pots of steamed buns, put them in a large basin, and cover them with lids, so that they would not be cold when they were eaten at noon.

Thinking that he had said that he was going to bring water to his grandfather, he took the cold boiled water to the yard.

As soon as I arrived at the courtyard, I heard the noise, and when I followed the sound, it turned out that it was my grandfather who was arguing.

When I walked up to him, I realized that it was the old king who owed the old man two or two matchsticks to the old Zhang Tou, and they started a lawsuit of words.

As soon as I heard that this was the kind of thing, I suddenly knew what it was, and I felt speechless.

This is really a big debt, such a big lawsuit.

In the first few years, gambling was forbidden to play this, and if you were caught gambling money, you would be fined. Later, these addicted old men came up with a trick. They don't play for money, they win fireworks, and they win a box of matches on a lucky day.

When I got closer, I saw that my grandfather was happily watching the excitement there.

That's a ...... With a black line on his face, he handed the water to his grandfather.

When I saw that my grandfather had finished drinking the water, I asked him what he would do at noon, whether the uncle would come back to eat or bring it to them.