Chapter 29: The Wheat Harvest

When the good news came out, the whole town was boiling, and people rushed to tell each other, and those families who had been abducted by abductors hated to peel their bones and skin, and when they heard the exact day when they were sent down, they waited at the yamen early, wanting to seek justice.

At this time, Dongli was already watching people harvest wheat in the farm, and when he heard the news, he just smiled faintly, and he would kill himself if he did too much injustice, and those people didn't know how many people they had harmed, and sooner or later they would get such an end.

This year's wheat is growing very well, a few rains before the wheat harvest are just in time, after a few days of big days, the original green field suddenly turned a yellow, heavy ears of wheat with needle-like wheat, looking at it is gratifying.

It was the eighth day of the sixth month, the days were good, and the wheat was ripe, so under the leadership of He Taisheng, that is, the old farmer who knew how to farm, the peasants put on hats one after another, and went down to the field with sharpened sickles.

The adults bent over in front of the wheat and continued to harvest the wheat, the children took the wheat out one by one, and tied it into a bundle one by one with wheat straw, and then the smaller ones followed behind with a basket to pick up the ears of wheat, this year's harvest was good, and the owner also said that only forty percent of the rent was harvested, and every household was full of joy and enthusiasm, and the field was full of laughter.

He also wore a straw hat on the head of the east fence, but he did not go into the ground, digging some wild vegetables on the ground, and the ink couldn't help but be greedy when he saw the excitement of the people, and ran in to join in the fun, and after a while, he called the wheat stubble and injured his foot, and limped back.

"You're wearing an embroidered shoe and running in to join in the fun! Look, bleeding, right? Dong Liang looked funny, scolded her a few words, and plucked a few thorn vegetables on the ground: "Take it, mash it and cover it, and the bleeding will stop soon." ”

"Miss still understands this!" Ink looked at her with admiration, she didn't see the young lady fiddling with these on weekdays, and she actually knew what the use of these things in the field was.

Dongli was stunned, by the way, the original owner is a young lady who doesn't go out of the door, how can she understand these things, these are the experiences of living in the countryside in her previous life.

Although he didn't notice anything, Dong Li still reminded himself that he must be cautious and careful, in case someone sees that he is not the original, then the fun will be great.

Danzhu ran over with a food box in his hand: "Miss, it's time to eat!" ”

Dong Liang turned his head to look over, a group of peasant girls walked with Danzhu, holding baskets in their hands, they were here to bring food to the family, Shui Mo cheered when he saw it: "It's finally time to eat, does Sister Danzhu have mung bean soup?" It's so hot! ”

"It's just your little hoof!" Danzhu scolded with a smile, first spread a piece of oilcloth on the ground, took out a few delicate side dishes from the open food box, and then took out two bowls and poured mung bean soup: "Aunt Gu in the kitchen has been icing with well water, Miss taste it, it is the most heat-clearing and relieving the heat." ”

Dong Liang drank mung bean soup, looked at the dishes, the kitchen has already felt the appetite of the eldest lady, there is no big fish and meat, there are some refreshing side dishes in this hot weather, and cold noodles drizzled with vinegar and garlic and sesame juice.

The master and servant began to eat, and Mo leisurely rode a tall horse over there, and got off the horse and shouted with a smile: "I said why didn't I see you in Zhuangzi, it turned out that I came here, and I ate in the field well, and I didn't panic from the sun." ”

When Dong Liang saw his brother, he couldn't help but laugh: "Yo, where did this come from, I can see that my heart is confused." ”

Mo leisurely tied the horse under the tree and told it to graze freely, and as soon as he came over, he heard his sister joke about himself, and suddenly his face turned red as if he had applied rouge: "This is still like a girl, I shouldn't put you in this country place, see what you have learned from those people." ”

Dong Liang didn't care, but pointed to his brother's red face and smiled, even the two maids lowered their heads and couldn't help laughing, the eldest young master was so shy, he would blush if he made a joke.

Seeing that Mo Youran was about to be annoyed, Dong Li hurriedly stopped: "Has my brother eaten?" ”

Mo leisurely sat down angrily: "No, I ran to see you with joy, who wants to pounce, I heard that you are here, so I came directly, I will see what is delicious." At a glance, he saw a small basin of cold noodles in the food box, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "This is good, on a hot day, it's still enjoyable to eat this." ”

Danzhu hurriedly took out a bowl and copied the cold noodles into the bowl, and took a pair of chopsticks and handed it over.

Dong Li watched his brother eat so deliciously, and he also had an appetite, and after eating, he watched Danzhu go back with the food box: "Brother won't leave this time, right?" Now that the wheat harvest is over, your farming plans are about to begin. ”

"Yes, my mother will come to see her in person in a few days, and I can't relax if I don't look at her, in fact, I'm already an adult." Mo Youran complained a little unhappily: "Those evil abductors have been disposed of, almost all of them have murder cases on their bodies, the execution ground is far away from here, and many people rushed to the execution ground to wait the night before the execution, this time it is very happy." ”

It's that the bandit leader is actually dead, and it's a pity that he wasn't sentenced to a thousand cuts.

Dong Li still felt afraid when he remembered the events of that day: "Don't talk about them, what about the things I entrusted to my brother?" Is there a teahouse under the plate? ”

"I was about to tell you about it." Mo Youran took out a small box from his arms: "This is the title deed and the house deed, the teahouse is not well managed and can no longer be supported, but it doesn't cost much money, but the teahouse is a little dilapidated." He handed the small box in his hand to his sister: "What are you buying this for?" Do you want to do business? Mother won't agree. ”

"I know, and I didn't say I was going to do it myself." Dong Li opened the box and looked at it, full of joy: "Thank you, brother, if you hadn't helped me persuade my mother, my mother wouldn't have agreed to take down such a teahouse." ”

"Hmph, don't get too happy." Mo leisurely opened the fan and shook it: "Mother said, seeing that you are about to die, it is estimated that there will not be many days at home as a girl in the future, so it should be regarded as a pastime for you before marriage, to pass the time, if you really lose ruthlessly, you will be deducted from your dowry silver." ”

Dong Li doesn't care about his jokes, get married? It's still early, anyway, the family is dissatisfied with Nangong Xiao, and Nangong Seembryo is estimated to be dissatisfied with the marriage contract, and she will have to blow it sooner or later, and she still has a lot of time to squander.

The peasants began to work after eating and resting for a while, Mo Youran didn't plan to go back since he came, he followed behind and watched with interest, and planned to take the sickle to try, where did those farmers dare, what should I do if I hurt the eldest young master?

Besides, Mo leisurely looks like that, with a jeweled hairband on his head, his face is white and red, and his skin is more delicate than that of a big girl, and he is wearing a plain silk coat, which is light and comfortable, and it seems to be reflective under the sun.

There is also the farm work, that is not everyone can do, cutting wheat looks simple, one hand holds the wheat and the other hand swings the sickle, the sickle should be bladed obliquely upward, along the strength of the oblique upward, a handful of wheat will be cut, flat cutting is not only laborious, but also easy to hurt people.

Mo Youran wanted to get started, naturally he would not be dispelled by a few words, seeing that the eldest young master was determined to try, He Taisheng carefully pointed out, Mo Youran quickly got started, and felt very fresh, and he actually took the sickle and refused to return it to He Taisheng, and followed the large army of wheat cutting to swing the knife forward.

After seeing it, Dong Li pulled the corners of his mouth, yes, yes, you will know that it is awesome in a while.

There is a knack for cutting wheat, not an experienced farmer can not do this work, sure enough, after a while, Mo leisurely's speed slowed down, the person who originally cut the wheat was laid forward in a line, and at this time he had been left behind by others, and from time to time he straightened up and beat his waist, and it was really uncomfortable to bend over all the time!

He Taisheng hurriedly asked for the sickle back, laughed and hurried to harvest, Mo Youran ran back to the ground in frustration, and Dongli poured a bowl of water for him: "It's okay, haven't you done it?" Besides, studying agriculture is not asking you to work in the fields, it is farming. ”

Mo Youran was really thirsty after drying for a while, and wiped his mouth after drinking the water: "Speaking of which, I still want to ask you, what are you going to harvest and plant wheat?" ”

Dong Li squinted his eyes and smiled: "Brother, what do you think of these lands?" Is it fat enough? ”

Mo Youran grabbed a handful of soil and looked in front of him, and finally shook his head: "I can't see it." ”

"It stands to reason that these are fertile fields, and there are experienced farmers who are carefully serving, and they will not lose much weight." Dong Liang also grabbed a handful of soil and looked at it, "But why is the grain output smaller and smaller year by year in the later period?" ”

"You're saying that because of the cultivation every year, the land doesn't really have much fertility anymore?" Mo Youran is worthy of being called a genius of Wenqu Xing, and he can see it at a glance: "Even if someone carefully fertilizes it, can't it?" ”

"Just like people, you will always get tired from working all the time, and the same is true of the land." Dong Liang smiled, remembering the figure of his father working in the fields in his previous life: "If this is a spring flower, I would suggest planting a crop of mung beans, this thing is excellent for fertilizing the field, but time does not allow it." However, I saw that there are a lot of deserted ponds nearby, and it is estimated that there is a lot of mud in them, and this pond mud fertilizer field is also excellent. ”

Mo Youran suddenly became interested: "Tang mud? This is easy to do, so I'll take someone to dig it up, dig it out and sprinkle it directly into the ground? ”

Dong Liang shook his head, stood up and patted the grass clippings on his body: "What's the hurry?" The wheat has just begun to be harvested, and the stubble has to be turned into the land, and the soil has to be smashed, and leveling the land is a hard job, or how to say that the farmers are hard. ”

Mo Youran glanced up at the busy crowd in the field, they bent over and kept harvesting, and they were too tired to work for a while, but those women, those old people, kept stuffy in the field without raising their heads.