Chapter 35: Farming (2)
Zhuang Zihao pushed a cart full of ears of wheat into his compound.
"Mother, I'm back!"
"Is there water, I'm thirsty!"
wiped the sweat from his face and looked at his mother with pitiful eyes.
"Yunqi brings your brother a bowl of water!"
Su Huiniang glanced at her son angrily and called out to her daughter.
"It's coming!"
Yun Qi, who was preparing to wash dirty clothes, entered the house, poured cold boiled water for washing dishes, walked up to his younger brother, and handed the bowl in his hand to his younger brother.
"Drink!"
"Thank you, second sister!"
Zhuang Zihao took the bowl of water and drank it in a big gulp.
I was really thirsty, I was working just now, and I forgot to drink water.
Drink the water in the bowl and don't feel thirsty, and put the bowl in your hand.
Walked to the cart and helped the eldest sister and his mother unload the wheat together.
Divide the wheat and place it on the ground to dry, and when the dew on the ears of wheat has dried thoroughly, then beat the ears back and forth until the grains on the ears are separated from the stalks.
Well!
It's a manual job, mostly done by men.
However, during the harvest, the people of the village will also let some women with great strength do it, which can speed up the efficiency of the work.
But forget it in Zhuang Zihao's house, it still has to be handed over to their men to do it, because his mother and sisters don't seem to be able to do this kind of manual work.
Their job at home is to do housework, cook, boil herbal tea to prevent heatstroke, or mung bean soup, black plum juice or something.
And then there's the drying of wheat!
Look at the plump ears of wheat that have been unloaded!
"Mother, I'll leave it to you, then there's still wheat for me to push back!"
"Go ahead!"
"Zihao, wait a minute, you bring this water to your father and them, I didn't bring water when I left in a hurry this morning, I must be thirsty at this time."
The eldest sister took the basket of kettles and cups and called the younger brother who was pushing the cart and was about to leave the hospital.
Walk quickly to my brother and put the basket in his hand on the cart.
"Eldest sister, you are still careful!"
Zhuang Zihao was a little embarrassed.
"Anything else to bring?"
Zhuang Zihao stared at the eldest sister.
"No, you go, be careful on the road!"
"Great! Then I'm leaving! ”
Zhuang Zihao pushed the head of the cart and went to the ground without looking back.
There's still a lot of wheat waiting for him to send back!
Zhuang Zihao thought in his heart.
Pushing the cart as he walked, he said hello to the adults passing by, and after a while, he came to the wheat field again.
looked at the father who was harvesting wheat, the second brother and the third brother.
"Dad, second brother and third brother, I'm here with water, let's rest for a while and drink some water!"
Zhuang Zihao put the basket containing the kettle on the flat ground beside him, and loaded the cart with ears of wheat.
Father Zhuang, father and son, after listening to Zhuang Zihao's words, all stopped, and wiped the sweat on their faces with sweat towels.
Zhuang Zijie braced his somewhat numb waist.
shook off his squatting legs and strode in the direction of his younger brother.
looked at his father and third brother who were drinking water, and also poured himself a glass.
Took a quick drink.
Breathe a sigh of relief!
"It's so cool, I'm so thirsty!"
"Why did you forget to bring water when you went out!"
Zhuang Zijie thought of this and shook his head!
"Fortunately, Zihao, you brought water, otherwise, I would like to run home directly to get water!"
"You talk a lot!"
Father Zhuang looked at the chattering second son and said.
"Daddy!"
Zhuang Zijie glanced at his father dissatisfied, poured another glass of water, and continued to drink.
"Hey, I can't talk about you yet, do you see that your third brother has so much to do with you?"
Father Zhuang looked at Zi'an, who was silently drinking the water on the side.
Glared at Zhuang Zijie again!
It's all about you!
"Dad, I'm resting and going to work!"
Zhuangzi'an put down the water cup in his hand, but his father couldn't reply, walked to the place where he was working just now, picked up the sickle, and continued to harvest the wheat!
He thought, 'My brother, who is a few years younger than me, is working hard, and I'm going to have to work harder as an older brother!' ’
'Whew! Swish! Swish! ’
Father Zhuang looked at Zi'an, who went to work again, put down the cup in his hand, and kicked his second son, who was still drinking water.
"Drink, look at your brothers!"
"You're looking at you, are you such a brother?"
Father Zhuang hated iron and looked at this somewhat lazy son.
I didn't care about him, and went back to work.
This son is working, it makes no sense that he, the father, is still here to rest and watch!
Zhuang Zijie was kicked by his father's words, and made a childish grimace at his father's back.
An unhappy look!
Put the water bottle back in the basket.
I also walked slowly to the place where I was working and continued to work.
The villain inside cried.
'With such two diligent younger brothers, I really can't afford to hurt, I can't afford to hurt! ’
'Why is it always me who gets hurt......
"Why~"
He let out a long sigh.
Silently harvesting wheat.
As for Zhuang Zihao, he had already pushed the wheat to his house again.
And a dozen piles of wheat waiting for him?
If you wait for the ears of wheat to be exposed to the sun in the field, when they are sent home, the grains on the ears of wheat will also break away from the ears of wheat because of the shaking of the cart and fall on the road to the field.
That's all food!
……
When the sun rises to its peak in the sky!
The morning had passed, and there were still two acres of wheat in the field that had not been harvested, and the ears of wheat that had been cut in the field were all transported home.
It's all sunbathing in the yard!
"Zijie, you go and turn over all the wheat that has just been transported back from the yard."
Father Zhuang looked at his second son who was yawning and shouted with a calm face.
"It's me again, Dad, can you let me rest......"
Zhuang Zijie screamed bitterly.
Woo woo woo~
His dad has been fighting with him all morning!
I'm so wronged!
Father Zhuang, who had a black face, just stared at Zhuang Zijie.
"It's not you, so who do you think it should be?"
Father Zhuang said expressionlessly.
Say it! If it's not you, who should it be?
Zhuang Zijie's eyes patrolled around!
Depressed!
It seems like there's no better place in the house than I am......
The mother is cooking with her sisters, and the third brother is doing the homework assigned by Mr. Shuyuan in the study.
Woowoo......
The fourth brother also went to the study to copy the book!
And even if the third and fourth brothers are here, with the height of the two of them, it is impossible for them to do it!
Zhuang Zijie thought about it, got up resignedly, and went to the yard to turn the wheat.
With the hot sun overhead, it turned quickly, and I finished it early, so I could go back to the house and rest early!
It's really hot these days!
Zhuang Zijie wiped the sweat that was dripping from his face with his right hand.
Thinking about it, I must take a cold shower and change my clothes in a while, which are almost soaked with sweat!
Fortunately, there were not many ears of wheat that had just been brought back, and it took a while to turn them over.