Chapter 127: Farming
Zhou Shi looked at the bundle of wheat that was almost finished, then pressed the wheat tightly, spread the knotted wheat stalks at the bottom, she twisted both sides vigorously, and tied the wheat up. Then he took the sheaves of wheat and raised them up.
When the sheave was set, she cut it again and began to tie the knot again.
Qiao Zhen looked at it, her mother's movements were so fast, and Qiao Hong next to her was not slow, she surpassed herself a lot, she was the slowest, she no longer looked around, and calmed down to cut wheat.
Qiaozhen is the slowest, she always can't tie the knot well, and she can't tie the wheat well several times, and her hand has been stabbed countless times by the wheat, but this is all trivial, that is, it hurt at the time, and it was fine in the past.
Several times the scythe almost cut itself, but fortunately, there was no danger.
Finally cut to the ground, Qiaozhen wiped the sweat on her head with her sleeve, her chin was full of sweat, she took off her straw hat and slapped the wind twice, sighing: It's not easy to be a farmer.
Seeing that her family had turned back far away, she quickly put on her straw hat and continued to cut back.
Qiaozhen turned back and only cut half of it, and everyone else began to go back to cut it again.
"Zhen'er, come and drink some water, don't get hot." Wang called out to his daughter.
"Mother, you drink it first, I'll drink it after I finish it." Qiaozhen wiped his sweat and responded.
When she finished cutting this one, she looked at her family members who were far away from her, and smiled helplessly, she was too slow.
She fanned the wind and came to the rack car, where there was a bucket of boiling water, which was already cold, and a scoop next to it, which was used to drink.
Qiaozhen picked up the scoop and scooped some of it, and drank it with a bang, now his throat is like smoke, and everyone else has used it. It's a little unhygienic, I can't even remember it, and it's important to quench my thirst.
Qiaozhen finished drinking and began to cut again, and when Dazhong and No. 2 Middle School arrived at the ground again, they put down their sickles and began to pack up the wheat bales and load the cart, and the two people loaded a large rack cart, and after tying them with ropes, the two of them pulled one and pushed one home. The rest continued to mow.
The sun is blazing. Everyone was sweating, Qiaozhen felt that his clothes were all sweaty, and it was very uncomfortable to wrap around his body, and he was also a little panicked, and looked up at the sky. The sun-thorned man could not open his eyes, and beads of sweat flowed down his eyes. Rustling pain.
Go for it. Sweating and losing weight, I can maintain a good figure and harvest food, Qiaozhen comforts myself.
The day is getting hotter and hotter, and the sun is scorching, and people are starting to get a little dizzy.
"Plum blossoms, really. Hong'er, come to the ground for a rest. All drink saliva. Zhou shouted to everyone.
Qiao Zhen walked over, and everyone sat up under the big tree on the ground, not only them. There are many other people's houses.
They all fanned the wind and took turns drinking water with scoops. The face was covered with sweat.
"Let's go, the more you rest, the more you want to rest. Cut it off quickly, cut it until noon, and then go home to rest. Wang Changshun was the first to stand up.
Qiaozhen also moved, Dad was telling the truth, and she didn't want to get up after a break, but the work was not done, and she was embarrassed not to get up.
It wasn't until noon that everyone packed up and went back, greeting the people in the village on the way, all of them were harvesting wheat, and their clothes were all soaked with sweat. However, the smile on his face is very happy, this year's wheat harvest is good, and he can harvest more grain, and grain is the life of farmers, and more harvest means that he will not go hungry.
When they got home, the meal was ready, they washed their faces and went to lunch.
After lunch, they go back to the house to rest, the noon is too hot, and it is easy to get hot and faint when going to the ground, so they will generally take a nap to avoid the hottest time, and then go to the ground.
After a busy day, at night, Qiaozhen felt that his arm was not his own, because he was always bent over, and it was sore to move his waist.
No wonder my mother said that when it comes to the busy time of farming, people's bodies are not bodies, and they are called as animals.
Qiao Zhen fell asleep within two minutes of lying down, this was the first time she hadn't studied the formation, and her body's physical strength was really overdrawn.
On the second day, my whole body hurt, but I really knew that it was not only me, but also my family, but no one else said it, and I couldn't be lazy.
After three days of harvesting, the Wang family harvested all the wheat, and after the harvest, they began to threak wheat.
In the yard, the road is full of wheat, and then it is pressed with stones, this is physical work, only strong labor can do it, the women clean up, and when the wheat is finished, they begin to shake off, and clean the ears of wheat, and knead them out if they are not pressed, this work is very careful, because the grain is expensive, and it cannot be harmed.
After two more days of busy work, the wheat was brought out, and then the wheat began to be dried, and the yard, in front of the house, was full of beaten wheat.
Zhou and Wang Changshun returned to Zhou's mother's house, and Dazhong, Erzhong and Meihua also went back, each helping their mother's family harvest wheat.
They left, there were a few people left in the family, the private school was on vacation, and San'er led Chengzi and Qiaohong to start picking wheat in the field.
Farmers generally cut very clean, that is, if they are not clean, they will also pick up their own fields, they mainly pick up their own homes, and go to pick up the rich families in the village. They are generally hired to mow it, and they will not be clean, and they can get more food if they pick it up. The kids love it the most.
In previous years, there were often fights and quarrels over picking wheat, but San'er was relatively big, and they still had three people, so they generally didn't bully them. They can also pick up quite a few in a day.
When he came back, he poured the wheat he had picked up into the yard, which was not pressed by stones, but he would beat it with a mallet to beat it out and dry it.
By the time they were done, the wheat was almost finished. Then they were packed in bags and pulled up to the town, which was to be handed over to the government, and no matter how good the farmers' harvest was, it was basically only enough for themselves to eat, and the rest had to be handed over to the grain, which did not belong to them.
After breakfast, Wang Changshun led his two sons to set off, and did not come back until dark, saying that there were many people queuing up to hand over the grain, and they waited for a long time to hand it over, and there were still many that had not been handed in, so they had to pull it back and go again the next day.
After handing over the grain, the women of the family began to take the dustpan and dustp the wheat, because there were a lot of dirty things in the wheat, such as wheat bran and small soil, and they had to be dusted clean when they ate it, but they did not use it when they handed over the grain, and they weighed it if it was a little dirty. It can save two catties of wheat.
The wheat was collected in the granary, and the wheat was held in his hand, and the wheat slid down the cracks of his fingers, and the peasants' faces were happy. With the grain, you can eat a fragrant white flour steamed bun.
After doing all this, before you can catch your breath, it's time to get busy again.
When the king's family went to the ground, they took their hoes and began to hoe the stubble, hoeing out the stubble, breaking it up and letting it rot in the ground. Sort it out as fertilizer, level the ground and start giving the ground manure.
This manure is farmhouse manure. Generally, there will be a manure pit in the yard, which is full of dirty things, what kind of vegetable leaves. Eat leftovers and excretory at home. Poured all inside. Then let them ferment, make a big pit, and when it's time to plant, all the buckets are pulled into the field and up to the ground.
Here are two seasons of grain, and if the ground is not covered with manure, it will not be enough for nutrition, and there will not be much grain for growth. Therefore, if you want to collect more grain, the manure must be enough.
Qiaozhen can't care about disgust and stinkiness in such an environment, every family is like this, and some people even don't have enough feces. is still worried enough, how dare she dislike it.
It took two more days to put the dung on, and when it was finished, it began to light the jade flowers, and it was born.
The plants in autumn are very mixed, the main ones are jade flowers and fallen trees, and some beans, sesame seeds, millet and sweet potatoes are also planted.
The corn that is ordered first, and the corn can be done by two people, one person digging the pit, one person throwing corn seeds into it, and then leveling the hole.
Corn seeds do not need to be lost, generally two grains, two grains are to prevent some from not coming out, if there are more, the impact will be long, and it will have to be dropped in time.
Of course, you can also make it yourself, hang a cloth bag around your neck, fill it with corn, dig it yourself, throw it yourself, and flatten it yourself, but the speed is slower.
After the corn is planted, the seed is born. The Wang family is very fast, and they are all busy in three days.
After each helped the Yue family to finish, the Wang family breathed a sigh of relief, and they could finally rest, so that their bodies could slow down.
Qiao Zhen looked at it, everyone in the family was black and thin, Qiao Hong became a black girl, her mother's face was even darker, the second sister-in-law was also quite dark, her father and eldest brother, and the second brother's face was still peeled, and they were all sunburned.
She looked at herself, and it was a little darker, but it wasn't obvious, her skin was really blessed, and God could be regarded as pampering.
During this time, Yu Chengfeng and Chen Xuanyu have not come to the door, thinking that they have their own things to do.
During the period, Baosheng came to the door to ask if he wanted to help, Wang Changshun said no, he has a lot of family, enough to make it, he wants Dazhong and No. 2 Middle School to help the Zhang family, Baosheng said no, he has little land, and he is busy coming. Moreover, his family's land is next to his uncle's house, so that the uncle can see that it is gossip again, and it is easy to have contradictions.
After being busy, it's time to make up for it, Qiaozhen went to cut a few catties of meat, made noodles at noon, and ate a good meal.
The porridge that I drank in the dark, I came to stir-fry meat with white beans, patted a cucumber, and fried meat with chili peppers. Everyone was also happy, and finally they were able to rest for two days.
In the middle of the night, Qiao Zhen was awakened by a scream, she was confused, and saw that Qiao'e and Qiaohong were also awake.
"Eldest sister, what's going on?" Qiaohong got off the ground in her clothes and asked puzzled.
"It seems to be a sister-in-law. Could it be that she is about to give birth? "Qiaozhen counted the next days, it is now the beginning of July, and the sister-in-law Yuhua has been pregnant for nine months, so it is really true.
"Let's go, let's take a look." Qiao Zhen led Qiao Hong out, Qiao E thought about it, also got off the bed, and followed.
The house of Dazhong has been lit up, Zhou and Meihua are in the house, Wang Changshun and Erzhong are outside, and it is not easy for them to go in.
Qiao Zhen entered the house and saw her sister-in-law lying there screaming that her stomach hurt, and there were beads of sweat on her face, which seemed to be about to give birth.
"Flowers, bear with me, you haven't reached the day yet, it's the middle of the night again, and there's no place to ask the midwife to go. You bear with it, let's hold on until dawn, and let Dazhong invite someone for you. Zhou took his daughter-in-law's hand and comforted her. (To be continued......)
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