Qi has entered Futian, and when I wake up early in the morning, I feel that the sun is hot and sudden. **-**)t a green, a yellow, the wheat of each household has been grown, the heavy is the ears drooping down, the croppers have worked hard to serve them for months, now is the time to return, the hope of the farmers, in the golden wheat grains brewing.

Coincidentally, most people choose to cut wheat today, which is called "opening the sickle" as the old saying goes. Generally, people plant five or six acres of wheat, at most ten acres, and the labor force of the family is dispatched together, and it is completed in one day or two days.

Captain Li was carrying a thermos, the outside was woven with thin bamboo strips, densely packed, and through the gap, you could see the white glittering pot gallbladder inside.

However, the kettle was not filled with hot water, it was cold water that had just been drawn from the well. After a while, the work is hot, and after two sips, it is cold and comfortable.

The eldest son of his family followed behind with a broken pocket, which contained a sickle and a grinding stone. The scythe had been sharpened last night, and Captain Lee was still using it to try his hand at shaving.

The grinding stone is also a necessary thing, cutting wheat for a while, sitting under the shade of the tree on the ground, smoking a bag of cigarettes, resting the legs, sharpening the knife, this is called sharpening the knife without cutting firewood.

Captain Li's family sowed six acres of wheat in the spring of this year, because of the rain and harmony, the wheat is almost as high as the thigh root, and the ears are nearly three inches.

"This year, we will definitely be able to make two and a half bags of one acre of land. Dazi looked at the golden wheat waves, full of energy. According to the rural saying, one sack of wheat is 200 catties, and two and a half bags are 500 catties per mu, which was considered a high yield at that time. In addition to handing over the task food, you can still have a few sacks left at home, think about being able to eat white flour steamed buns every three or five days, can you not be energetic?

Captain Li knew even more in his heart, and roared arrogantly: "Open the sickle", and then the two of them bowed down. The forearm swings lightly, swish, sticking to the ground by an inch, and the wheat will lie down with a brush, and then use the sickle to pull out a few wheat stalks and twist them a few times, stop the waist and tie it, twist it at the interface, and the wheat bundle will stand behind him and continue to cut forward.

"Captain, we've all come over to help, and you'll have to take care of the food at noon. A rough voice suddenly came from behind him, and Captain Li didn't need to look back to know that the fat man was coming.

He kept chattering in his hands, and said in his mouth: "I have never seen your kid do farm work." ”

After speaking, straighten up the waist pole. Look back. I couldn't help but be stunned. I saw men, women, and children, both old and young. Old Wu was on a small crutch. Qiqi and Wu Qiong wore small flower dresses. There is no one who works.

The captain was also happy: "I can see it." You're a tour group. Fatso. You don't have any land anyway. Accompany the guests to take a good stroll. ”

Say goodbye to breakfast. Old Wu Tou saw that everyone was carrying a sickle. If you don't want to see people cut wheat. Qiqi and Wu Qiong are naturally not far behind. So even the big braids came.

Qiqi shouted at Captain Li, "Captain Grandpa." I'll help you glean the ears of wheat. Let's return the pellets. "The little guy just learned this text last semester.

"Good boy. Be careful not to tie your little hands. Mai Mang is almost as close as the tip of a needle. Captain Li just complimented. Then Kiki continued, "Then if you catch it, give it to us." ”

"Little girl. It turned out that I was worried about this. Tell your fat uncle to catch it. "Finished. Shake your hand. A big red flew straight over. Fell on the stubble in front of Kiki.

This guy has long thighs, shiny wings, and a long beard that keeps shaking, and he is willing to call at a glance.

Joan's little hand snapped up and covered it all at once. The little guy didn't care about the wheat stubble, and yelled: "Haha, I caught it—oops, it bit me—woo-woo-"

What is called happiness and sadness, probably this is what she said, in her snow-white little hands, her big mouth bit hard and did not let go, and she was carried into the air all the time, and she shook it a few times, but she still couldn't shake it off.

Qiqi was on fire, and the two hind legs that he pinched were about to be pulled hard, but he was stopped by the fat man: "If you pull it, your head will be pulled off directly." ”

The fat man watched the two fat men play this trick, teasing and biting with their clothes, and then pulled them violently, and their bodies were broken in two, leaving only a bulging head on top of their clothes.

Captain Li ran over, found a straw stick, and gently teased the tentacles twice, and this guy finally let go. Captain Li pinched another blade of grass and hugged it inside: "Tell your fat uncle to pull up the trouser hem first and clamp it inside." ”

Qiqi still had one long leg left in his hand, and he had just made a lot of effort to get rid of the hind legs, and the little guy muttered, "If only there was a cage." ”

"Qiqi, I'll twist the cage for you!" Er Feizi appeared out of nowhere, wearing a brand-new green military hat on his head, and a newly knitted green straw hat on top of the military cap, which at first glance really looked a bit like a guerrilla. It's just that he is bare-chested, and he is wearing a pair of pants underneath, which destroys the image.

The two little girls immediately surrounded the two fat boys, and the stars held the moon. The second fat man wiped a handful on his nose with the back of his hand, and said vividly: "But you have to agree to lend me a day to play with Stupid." ”

When the fat man saw that they were endless, he stopped caring about the child's, and bent down to help Captain Li tie the wheat. The big braid also came up to help, but she didn't know how to screw the last joint, and the fat man taught her to twist it a few times, and she became an apprentice.

Over there, the negotiation between Er Feizi and Qiqi has ended, and in the end, the deal was concluded in half a day.

Even so, the second fat man almost had a snot bubble. He took out a small knife and cut dozens of wheat stalks, first

The sticks are put together into a cross, and then round by round begin to twist the bottom of the cage.

When one wheat stalk is wrung up, the second one is put on, and the big head is connected to the small head, and it is tightly fitted. When it reached the top, it was faster, condensed into twist strength, and in less than twenty minutes, a cage nearly a foot high was completed, yellow and clear, like a pagoda, it was actually very beautiful.

The two girls clapped their hands and applauded, but there was only one cage, and they both wanted it, and in the end, Qiqi took the initiative to abstain.

"Second fat brother, you don't have a door in this cage, how can you put it in it?" Qiqi looked out of the door.

"These two are active, as soon as they are pulled out, it is a small door, remember to sprinkle some water every morning, put some horn melon flowers, cucumber flowers or something. The second fat man also worked hard, and led them to catch them.

His skills were absolutely top-notch, and he soon caught a green one, a red one, the green one called grass, and the red one called fire, and put them in a cage along with the fat man's trouser legs, and the one named "The One-Legged General" by Qiqi.

There is another one, and it has a long tail!" Wu Qiong showed another one in the wheat stubble, and it was quite special.

The second fat man was happy when he saw it: "**The one with the knife in the back is a donkey shouting, it is not, it specializes in killing and eating." ”

Qiqi blinked his little eyes: "No, I've seen pictures before, and this is Xiong." ”

Soon, the three little guys quarreled, Wu Qiong naturally helped Qiqi, the two girls had their small waists, and the second fat man could only run away in the end, shouting while running: "I'll pick up Ben Ben in the afternoon——"

The two old men watched with great interest under the shade of the trees, and the old Wu Tou twisted his beard and smiled, and one praised his granddaughter for being amazing.

Gradually, the sun rose higher and higher, and the scorching light shone down, and the ground was like a fire. Captain Li and his eldest son were only wearing a vest, the vest had been soaked with sweat, and the shoulders and arms were full of sweat.

However, this layer of sweat on the body is also good, it can prevent sun exposure, otherwise, as long as the sun is on a point, the body must be violent.

The fat man and the big pigtail did the lightest work, but it was also so hot that it crackled and sweated, and the fat man muttered while bundling the wheat: "I have to add another bowl of rice at noon tonight." ”

"Take a break. Captain Li picked up his vest to wipe the sweat beads on his face, walked to the shade of the tree on the ground, drank two sips of cold water, and then took out a grinding stone sharpener, and said with a smile: "Farm work waits for no one, if this wheat is not harvested today, it will fall in two or three days, and if the old thief (sparrow) or something is flicked, then the damage will be great."

When it comes to the wheat harvest season, the thieves in the old family are the happiest, and they all fly into the wheat fields in gangs, a group of at least hundreds, huhula and a large area, just like locusts. They even eat with misfortune, and they fall on the ears of wheat, and their little paws are not honest, they eat here and play there, and there is nothing left in the end of an ear of wheat.

Even when the wheat is pulled to the yard, a layer of wheat often falls on the high wheat chop. There are often car bosses who are full of energy, and with a whip, they can smoke more than 10 of them, and happily go home to roast and eat for their children. Stuff it into the stove pit, bake it into a black paste, take it out and smack it, and the paste is fragrant.

The fat man took out a few big peaches, one for each person, and said while gnawing: "This year's harvest is good, I have enough wheat left at home, make more noodles, don't be like before, eat a steamed bun for the New Year." ”

"Haha, in the past, the team could divide two catties of noodles for the New Year, and I didn't want to eat it, but this year it's okay. Captain Li threw the peach pit and rushed to the ground with great energy, scythe and sweat crackling.

Old Wu Tou finally couldn't sit still: "I said let's stop here, people are working, we are idle, we really can't look down." ”

"I have wanted to say this a long time ago, there are no idlers in the countryside, you go to the garden with me to pick beans, otherwise there will be no food at noon. "The fat man also likes to have fun with him.

"Yes, I thought it would be more leisurely to come here, but I didn't expect to be busier, and I was so busy that I couldn't stay idle. Old Wu Tou sighed a little.

"It's the body that's busy, but it's the spirit that's idle. Do a day's work, eat a full meal, go to the kang, don't think about anything, and sleep in the morning. Besides, it's not like this every day, it's the busiest and most tiring during the autumn harvest, but it's also the most rushing. "The fat man thinks this simple life is better, at least not mentally tired at all.

Looking back on his life thirty years later, the fat man feels that the biggest problem is that the mental pressure is too much. The best way for those who can't sleep all day long is to lead them to the field, cut the wheat for a day, and see if you can sleep at night.

Old Wu smacked his lips: "I don't have enough spare energy, I can't pick my shoulders, I can't lift my hands, what do you think I can do, fatty?"

"Then it depends on whether you want to do it or not, you may not be able to do farm work, but you can wield your technical expertise - what, do you have any other specialties besides playing chess?"

"You kid is not kind at all, don't I just can't win you in chess, tell you, before I retired, I was the No. 1 technician in the winery. "Old Wu Tou was so angry that his beard straightened, this dead fat man belonged to the kind of wilted and wilted.

The fat man's heart moved: "Then how about opening a winery in our village?" The mountains are full of all kinds of wild fruits, and there is no need to worry about the raw materials. ”

Old Wu Tou also perked up: "Let's take a look in the afternoon." ”

Go and pick wild fruits in the mountains—" The two little girls jumped up happily