After all the crops in the field were cut, they were not pulled back immediately, after all, the yard at home is so big, and there are more places that can't be put down, rather than piling them in the yard to make it moldy, it is better to put it in the field and dry it.

At first, Helan thought that there was no place to put it, and she was a little sad.

Later, I saw Wu's father and Wu Qingzhu, who first led the stone pier that pulled the horse to press the ears of wheat and found a place on the ground, flattened them, and then piled the harvested ears of wheat on the flattened small field.

Looking at this scene, I can't help but feel that no matter whether it is ancient or modern, people have always been in control of agriculture, and the methods are constantly improving.

After the grain was placed in the field, the men of the Wu family took turns to roll up the bed and go to sleep in the field, the purpose was to take care of the grain in their own field, so as to avoid stealing it in the middle of the night.

That night, the family cooked late because of some things, and it happened that today they took turns to go to Wu Qingzhu to guard the field, and they went out early.

Helan didn't eat at home, knowing that her husband was still hungry in the field, she packed the rice and went out with the food of the two people.

It's just that at this time, there are no street lights, no flashlights, and the stars and the moon in the sky are the only sources of light.

Helan regretted it a little as she walked, she should have eaten and came with Qingmei and Qingquan, walking alone on the country road, how terrible it was in the dark!

I still remember seeing a snake in the kitchen two days ago, I was so scared that I almost fainted, Wu Qingquan also took a stick and shook it in front of Helan and Qingmei's eyes, so scared that the two ran away for a long time, and had a terrible nightmare that night.

At this time, Helan could remember the patterns on the snake's body at that time, including how it crawled, and its eyes, which were particularly clear in his mind.

The small wind blew again, with such a scene, my mind was messy, and after a while, ghost stories of various plots came out.

Helan squinted her eyes and told herself not to think wildly, and memorized the multiplication formula in her heart to divert her attention.

Who knew that something jumped out of the side of the road at this time, so frightened that Helan jumped up, and the rice bowl in his hand was clenched, and he almost didn't throw it down.

I was so frightened that I hurriedly looked around to see what it was, and only when I heard the sound of cooing did I know that it was a toad.

Knowing what it was, she was not so afraid, stretched out her arm and touched the tears in the corners of her eyes, she really had the idea of rushing home now, but she had come to this point, Wu Qingzhu was still hungry in the field, which made her choose not to turn back.

When he was in a dilemma, a voice came from the front: "Is it Brother Zhu'er's daughter-in-law in front?" ”

When Helan heard this, she immediately walked forward quickly: "Aunt Hong, it's me." ”

"It was a toad just now, so I'm scared."

"It's a little." Helan sniffed after speaking.

Aunt Hong took the bowl in Helan's hand and opened her mouth again: "I'm a little timid, I don't see that it's not our peasant family who came out, let's go, I'll accompany you to deliver food." ”

"Are you alright? It won't be a waste of your time. ”

"I also just came back from delivering food, Brother Zhu said that he was waiting for you to deliver food, but he didn't come, and asked me to go back and ask what the situation was, I just heard the voice and knew it was you, let's go,"

After speaking, he patted Helan on the back to relax her, and then walked in the direction she came from.

Helan didn't refuse, and followed Aunt Hong to her own field after answering.

"Why didn't you let the two sisters and brothers of Qingmei come? If you hadn't run into me today, wouldn't you have been terrified? ”

"They're all busy, I came out first when I cooked dinner, I didn't expect the road to be so dark."

"How busy are you at home?"

"I've already started pressing the ears of wheat."

……

The two of them didn't stop chatting along the way, although they were talking about the parents, Helan felt relieved, and the feelings of fear just now disappeared.

When she saw Wu Qingzhu, Helan didn't say anything, and Aunt Hong opened her mouth first: "You kid, if I hadn't met your daughter-in-law today, she would have come crying." ”

Wu Qingzhu on the other side of this sentence was confused.

Aunt Hong continued to speak: "You little daughter-in-law, just remember to bring you food, and she ran out in a hurry, but her courage was really small, and a toad was so scared that she was out of her soul." After Aunt Hong said this, she also laughed hahaha.

Wu Qingzhu didn't know whether to smile like his aunt or feel sorry for his own lady when he heard this, so he smiled shyly, and while talking to Aunt Hong, he reached out and took the things in Helan's hand.

"Fortunately, I met you, it's so dark, I can't see anything, and the timid are easy to be scared."

"Okay, I won't talk to you, you two will eat first, and I'll go back quickly."

"You can stay and eat together, I have enough food to eat." Helan also heard that Aunt Hong was going back, so she hurriedly opened her mouth to keep the meal, which was also a favor for herself, and she was her own family, so she could still manage a meal.

"I've eaten, there's still a mess at home, Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law, you're waiting here after eating, I'll tell your mother when I go back later, and I'll go back when they come to pick you up."

Wu Qingzhu just wanted to say that he would let Aunt Hong go to the house later, who had to come and accompany Helan back, but he didn't expect his aunt to think of this layer by herself, and happily hurriedly said to Aunt Hong's forehead: "Alas, thank you, auntie." ”

After watching Aunt Hong leave, Wu Qingzhu turned his head again and saw Helan squatting down and sitting on the haystack, looking slightly depressed.

Helan muttered: "It's okay now, I know that I'm timid." ”

"You're timid, everyone has already seen it, it's just that you don't know it."

"What's the matter, obviously it was good before, but it's bold."

"Remember the last time I was in the mountains, I don't know who was pulling my clothes and shivering?"

"Oh, hurry up and eat, I haven't eaten yet."

Wu Qingzhu heard Helan say that he hadn't eaten yet, and was instantly distracted: "Why haven't you eaten so late?" ”

"I've been pressing the wheat, and I didn't pay attention to the time to turn it over a few more times, and I didn't think about cooking until it got dark." Helan was talking while holding the bowl and chopsticks to the rice.

"So you feel sorry for me for not eating, and came over early to bring me food?"

Wu Qingzhu's heart warmed when he heard this, and he took the bowl handed over by Helan and couldn't wait to stuff it all into his stomach.

"No, my mother asked you to come."

Helan pouted, quite a bit like a dead duck's hard mouth, which made Wu Qingzhu laugh.

"It's time to be busy these two days, people will come to the city in two days, if you don't weigh the food quickly, it's not good for us to have more or less."

"Why?"

"There are too many calculations, the government says that we have a private collection, and if there is less, people will not change the record for you, and the number of records at that time is as much, if there are more, we are the ones who suffer, and the government has overcharged, but we have less food left."

"Yes, if there is less food, there will be less harvest this year."

This Helan is a little touched, I remember that last year there was a family that was the government at that time to collect more grain, but the food sold at home was still the same as in previous years, but in the winter there was only a little bit of food left at home, and on snowy days, the road could not be seen, and there was no way to go out to buy food.

At that time, they almost starved to death, but Li Zheng organized each family to give a spoonful of rice, so that their family could survive the whole winter.