Chapter 11: The Harvest

Hearing this, the old lady trembled in fright, got up in a panic, and didn't stand up several times.

waved his hand at Xiaoman and denied it, "No...... No...... It's not me, it's the two of them who insist on me coming," he said, pushing the son and daughter-in-law next to him in front of Xiaoman.

The two of them turned pale with fright, and hurriedly stepped back, one of them unsteady when he tripped over a foot that came out of nowhere.

Xiao Man stared at the two of them viciously, "I warn you, don't think that the old man can't cure you if I'm dead, dare to bully the boss's family again, I will disturb your chickens and dogs, anyway, the boredom of idleness down there annoys me, I don't mind looking for you."

Let's come down together and accompany my old man. ”

"Dad, we don't dare, we don't dare to bully the eldest brother anymore, you spare us this time" The two knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ling Wei with snot and tears, begging for mercy.

"Get out, take your mother and get out of here immediately, don't let Lao Tzu see you here in the future."

The two of them got up from the ground with their hands and feet, and one grabbed one of the old lady's arms, and ran faster than a rabbit, regardless of whether the old lady followed or not.

Xiaoman felt that the acting was almost done, closed his eyes, and slowly fell to the ground.

How about asking for praise, my acting skills are good.

After a moment, Xiaoman felt that it was almost the same, opened his eyes, stroked his forehead and asked, "Where am I?" My head hurts, I remember sleeping in a bed," he said, looking innocently at the people around him.

"Hell," the people around screamed and fled, leaving a few bold ones still.

"It's okay, the old and young masters should go back and get busy," Uncle Wang next door urged to watch the lively departure.

"Big sister, hurry up, go back to the house with Chun Tao and clean up," Aunt Wang said to help the woman on the ground, then pulled up Xiaoman, and helped pat the mud on Xiaoman's body.

Xiao Man smiled at Aunt Wang, which was regarded as a thank you.

Chun Tao pulled Xiao Man into the house, and as soon as he entered the door, Xiao Man saw a hen in the corner, "Auntie, are there eggs at home?" If you have one, cook one and let the spring peach roll on your face, so that the swelling can disappear quickly."

Chun Tao Niang wiped her tears and hurriedly said, "Yes, I'll cook them now." ”

Xiao Man helped Chun Tao fetch water, and when he saw Chun Tao's scared expression when he looked at him, after Chun Tao finished washing his face, he whispered in Chun Tao's ear: "I just pretended to lie to them, don't tell others, not even your mother." ”

Chun Tao nodded heavily, looked at Xiao Man with admiration on his face and said, "Xiao Man, you are so smart." ”

"In the future, when that old woman comes to bully you again, you tell me, and I will help you teach them a lesson."

"Okay, you can't lie to me, let's pull the hook." Holding out his little finger as he spoke.

The two little fingers are hooked together: "Hang yourself on the hook, and you will not change for a hundred years." Chun Tao burst into tears and laughed.

Gu Shi Xu knew what had just happened and hurriedly looked for it.

Gu Shi went home with Xiaoman in his arms, and when he left, Chun Taoniang should have stuffed two eggs for Xiaoman.

Ling Wei looked at the eggs and burst into tears in her heart, I didn't cherish so many meat buns, chicken legs, big fish, and prawns in front of me, but now I want to cry happily when I get an egg.

In the past few days, Xiao Mantian followed Gu Dashan and them to the ground, and the wheat would be harvested in a few days, the heavy ears of wheat bent the branches, a gust of wind blew and looked around, the golden wheat waves rose and fell one after another, and the ripe fruits even the birds wanted to come and get a share

If you don't pay attention to it, there will be birds to peck at the wheat.

Xiaoman volunteered to catch the birds, people drove the birds to fly, you walked the birds, drove here and there, and went back and forth a few times Xiaoman was already tired and sat on the ground, his clothes were stained with wheat, and the stabs on his hands and neck were red spots, which were hot and painful and itchy.

Gu Shi looked at Xiao Man's appearance very distressed, Da Man replaced Xiao Man, waving a long stick in the wheat field again and again.

Watching the wind blow the wicker swinging back and forth, Xiao Man was overjoyed.

Calling Daman, the two went together to find branches and hay, and asked Daman to climb the tree and break a few long wickers.

As soon as he was busy with work, several straw men were tied up and fixed on wooden sticks, Xiao Man let Da Man carry the scarecrow, insert one in each of the four corners of the field, and rub two in the middle, the wind blew the wicker in the hand of the scarecrow and shook, and the bird really didn't dare to come again.

"Well, I'm smart." Xiao Man put his hands in front of his eyes, blocking the sun, and watched the grass man happily close his mouth.

Da Man gently helped Xiao Man choose the wheat mang on his head, and jokingly said, "Didn't the Bodhisattva teach you this time?" ”

"Hiss......" pulled at his hair, and Xiao Man couldn't help but whisper.

"Don't move your head." Daman picks more carefully.

Slanted his eyes and glanced at Da Man behind him, stretched out his hand to pick the wheat mang on Da Bai's body, and muttered: "You think the Bodhisattva is so idle,"

Next, after cleaning the wheat field, the villagers are busy harvesting the wheat, and the cut wheat is stacked neatly, and then bundled into bales and transported to the wheat field by wheelbarrow, and a group of children carry baskets to pick up the fallen ears of wheat in the field, whether it is in the field or not

The people in the grain field are in full swing, and the scene of a bumper harvest.

There are several common stone mills in the village, and after the wheat is harvested, all the wheat is transported to the wheat field, and the village chief will find a few young and strong offspring, put on mules and pull the stone mills to grind the wheat in the grain field again and again, so that the wheat can be stripped from the wheat husk.

The speed of Xiaoman looked at the smacking of the tongue, and some people couldn't wait, so they beat the ears of wheat with a wooden stick, which is the most primitive mode of production, everything made Xiaoman feel incredible, how did people develop from such the most primitive mode of production to the combine harvester.

Here, after the wheat is harvested in late spring and early summer, a crop of corn is planted, and when the corn matures in autumn, a crop of winter wheat is planted.

Busy every day, I don't have the strength to eat when I get home, Xiaoman feels very fulfilled and down-to-earth, and I understand a little bit why my grandfather chose to live alone in the suburbs to raise flowers and vegetables, and he didn't want to live in a high-rise building in the city.

Finally, all the wheat of the Gu family was packed into a frame and shipped home, and the corn had been sown, Xiaoman was looking forward to the autumn corn harvest, because this time the corn seeds were carefully selected by Xiaoman.

The feeling of sleeping until you wake up naturally is comfortable, Xiaoman got up refreshed, today is Xiaoman's birthday, Gu specially made a bowl of noodles for Xiaoman with freshly ground flour, and also made a poached egg, Xiaoman took a bite of the poached egg,

casually asked, "Mother, where did this egg come from?" ”

"Spring Peach was sent early in the morning, I counted more than a dozen, and by the way, there were five chicks, saying that they were hatched by their old hens......."