Chapter 42: The Autumn Harvest
The genius outside was bright, and Ye Shi fumbled to get up.
The countrymen never wait for dawn when they work. After she cleaned up briefly and then went to the field, the people who asked for help came one after another. Everyone brought their scythes with them, and when they arrived, they began to work.
There is no need for Jinshu to help in the fields today, so the matter of cooking naturally falls on her. Fortunately, before the rest last night, everything that should be prepared was ready, and she only needed to boil some porridge and spread some cakes.
Li Jinshu is quite skilled in this matter. The batter was prepared last night, with eggs and minced meat in it, and the oil was enough when frying, so you can smell the tempting aroma when you get out of the pan. The porridge is boiling on the stove, and when the pancakes are ready, the porridge is almost done.
On the other side, with the help of a few big men, the Ye family naturally had nothing to worry about. But just when everyone started, they didn't expect Li Yunzhi to come with a sickle. Seeing this, Ye Shi no longer refused, but just threw a grateful smile at him.
The harvested rice has to be pulled to the village barn for threshing. Ye Liuqing's family did not have ox carts, donkey carts and the like, so they could only rely on people's backs. Zhao Hui took the initiative to take over the work, running back and forth between the field and the threshing field, but he did not shout tired.
It was getting lighter. The busy figures of the people around can also be seen clearly, and everyone is taking advantage of the good weather to harvest food. When you are busy, you don't forget to chat a few words, talk about the growth of the crops in your field, and talk about the harvest in my field. For a while, the fields became a little more lively.
When the sun peeked out of the mountain, the people who delivered breakfast from all over the family also walked along the ridge. The food of five or six people could not be carried in a basket alone, so Li Jinshu put it in a small basket at home and carefully carried it from home.
When Ye saw his daughter's figure from afar, he beckoned everyone to rest. Without the host's family saying anything, a few people took the initiative to go down from the slope of the field, went to the river to wash their hands, and then came back.
"Yo~ Our Xiaojin is really capable!" Zhang Gui shook the water droplets on his hand and teased with a smile.
"Uncle, you're laughing at me." With the help of Ye's, Jinshu stood the basket on the ridge, and then quickly took out the dishes and chopsticks to bring out the egg cake, and then helped everyone serve porridge.
"Uncle, I didn't get anything delicious in the morning, so you can only just take a break."
Zhao Yi took a bite of an egg cake from the basin, and suddenly couldn't help but widen his eyes and exclaimed: "Xiaojin's skills are good, even better than your aunt." ”
Li Jinshu smiled: "If you like it, eat more, anyway, I prepare more." ”
Hearing this, everyone immediately laughed in unison. The countrymen were not so particular, and everyone brought a bowl and sandwiched bread, or stood or sat on the ridge and began to eat.
"Mother, where is Zhao going back?" Li Jinshu looked around for a while, but didn't see Zhao Hui's figure.
"I've carried the rice to the barre, and I should be back soon." Ye Shi also took a bowl of porridge and drank it slowly.
As soon as the mother and daughter finished speaking, Jinshu saw Zhao Hui coming from the other side of the wooden bridge. She hurriedly lowered her head to help him serve the porridge, and shouted at him with a bowl: "Zhao Hui, it's time to eat!" Come on! ”
Although Zhao Hui did not respond, he immediately quickened his pace after looking up and seeing Jinshu's figure. He hurried back from the river, put down his basket and took the bowl in Jinshu's hand. The adults chatted while eating, and he was alone and silent.
Li Jinshu couldn't help but sigh when he saw it, and when he was about to talk to this child, a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Brother Zhang, eating." ”。
The people who were eating immediately turned around, and saw a young man dressed in coarse cloth coming up from the slope of the field.