Chapter 33: Spring Ploughing
It took half a month to finally take care of everything in the wooden house, and Chu Xiumei moved in.
Their family lives at the foot of the mountain outside the village, not far from the Chu family, just half an hour younger.
In a blink of an eye, the cold winter has passed, and spring has begun.
The mountains were rolling and green, and the grass on the nearby slopes crept out of the ground, tender and green. The trees on the hillside are also quietly pulling out new branches and sprouting new shoots like grass. The branches of the willow trees by the river droop downward, like threads hanging from the trees, and the small yellow leaves are like flowers tied on the threads, dancing with the wind.
The grandmother of the Chu family stood on the path on the edge of the field, looked at a large patch of green and said: "It's amazing, it's the period when the wheat seedlings are growing vigorously, and it will be the harvest season in two or three months!" This year's wheat harvest is definitely good. ”
Ran Wenbo, who ran out with the grandmother of the Chu family, was puzzled, and couldn't imagine the scene at that time, "Why is this year's harvest definitely good?" Will there be a harvest in such a short time? ”
The grandmother of the Chu family touched his head lovingly, and said with a smile: "Ruixue Zhaofeng year, there was such a big snow last winter, after the heavy snow melted, it nourished the wheat seedlings, and the wheat will be harvested very well this year." ”
"Oh!" Ran Wenbo nodded understandingly, and then asked, "Then, grandma, can we start planting melons, beans, vegetables, and millet now?" ”
"Yes, now you can start plowing the fields, and when the fields are ready, you can sow seeds, what kind of vegetables do you want to grow, Bo'er?" The grandmother of the Chu family looked at him and asked with a smile.
When Ran Wenbo heard the words of the grandmother of the Chu family, he tilted his head, touched his chin and began to think, "Well, I want to grow red roots, pumpkins, winter melons, cowpeas, and cabbage." Ah! I want to plant a lot of vegetables, and you can harvest a lot after a variety of points, grandma, you said that Ruixue Zhaofeng year, wheat can have a good harvest this year, then these vegetables should also have a good harvest. So that you won't go hungry in the future, and you will have something to eat. ”
The grandmother of the Chu family looked at his thin body, touched his head, and said lovingly: "Well, I won't be hungry in the future, Bo'er will eat more in the future and make up for it." ”
"Hmm!" Ran Wenbo responded with a smile and looked at the people working in the field in the distance.
"Grandma, uncle, they're there!" After looking around, I saw the uncle and second uncle of the Chu family working on a slope.
The second uncle was resting under the mulberry tree, with a basket of mulberry leaves next to him, and the eldest uncle was driving a big yellow ox to plough the land.
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The day rises and the night produces hemp, and the children of the village are in charge of their own homes.
The children and grandchildren have not solved the problem of farming and weaving, and they also learn to grow melons in Sangyin.
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In the dry land, Chu Lin shook the leather whip in the air and crackled. The ox gasped for breath, snorted heavily, lowered its head and pulled the plough forward, and the dirt quickly rolled to the side!
"Turn!" As soon as he walked to the other end of the ground, he heard Chu Lin shouting loudly, and the leather whip in his hand also waved in the air, making a snapping sound.
"Moo-" the scalper yelled, and then made a slow turn. Suddenly, it raised its head, puffed out a pair of big eyes, and looked at the meadow not far away, where a cow was leisurely gnawing on the grass on the ground, and its eyes could not tell whether it was longing or envy.
"Let's go!" Chu Lin then shouted, and the big scalper only walked a few steps before listening, looking longingly at the grass under the shade of the trees.
As soon as the big scalper stopped, Chu Lin continued to shout a few times, "What are you doing?" Want to eat whips? Let's go! The big yellow cow did not move, and it was almost noon, the sun was getting hotter and hotter, and the land was about to be ploughed, but the big yellow cow did not move.
"Smack!" The whip had already struck it hard, and the big scalper shuddered and reluctantly continued on his way.
At this time, Chu Feng, who had rested enough on the ground, picked up the sickle beside him and walked to the ground, grabbed the weeds on the ground with his left hand, and raised the knife with his right hand and cut it neatly.
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When the grandmother of the Chu family came to the edge of the field with Ran Wenbo, the land had been ploughed, Chu Feng was cutting the weeds growing on the edge of the field, and Chu Lin was picking up the grass roots in the field.
Chu Lin asked, "Mother, why are you here?!" It's weirdly hot at noon. ”
Grandmother of the Chu family: "I just came to see if you were done." ”
"It's done, and it'll be ready to go." At this time, Chu Feng replied.
"Uncle, I'll help you." Ran Wenbo said happily.
"Okay, then Bo'er will go and bring the grass there to the tree and feed it to the big cattle!" Chu Feng pointed to a small pile of grass that was thrown on the ground.
Ran Wenbo responded with a smile, then picked up a small pile of grass in the field and began to walk on the road, walking all the way, the grass fell all the way, and when he walked to the side of the big yellow cow, the grass in his hand was only the one he was holding, and behind him was the long grass tail that was dragged.