Cutting rice is actually not the most tiring step, threshing is.

Cut down the stalks of rice and thresh them on the ground. That's where the threshing bucket comes in.

Zhu Fan unloaded the huge threshing bucket from the ox cart, erected the shelf, and settled it firmly in the paddy field.

Zhu Yuanzhang held a heavy rice stalk and stood in front of the threshing bucket with a reverent expression.

He first rested the rice stalk lightly on the crossbar of the shelf, and silently prayed to the god of grains.

Then he lifted the stalk and slammed it on the shelf, and with a crisp bang, the rice grains fell into the bucket like pearls and raindrops.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang lifted the rice stalk, shook it twice, and shook all the rice grains that had fallen off into the bucket. Then change the side and continue to beat, shaking off......

Don't look easy to say, but the older generation all say that this threshing is a martial arts-style work, not only every time you have to unite the waist and horse, even the force, but also pay attention to skills, can not use brute force, labor intensity is very large. After an autumn harvest, the whole person 'knocked off the belly oil'.

It is said that such a weight loss job should be done for the sixth child, but unfortunately he is not as tall as the threshing bucket......

After becoming proficient, the grandfather began to work on the assembly line. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di stood next to the threshing bucket, threshing the grain on the left and the right. Zhu Biao and Zhu Fan transported bundles of rice stalks to the two.

When Zhu Yuanzhang said, 'It's enough to pick', Zhu Fan picked up the threshing bucket, put the rice grains into the basket, and picked them to the drying field.

Zhu Zhen, who was in charge of drying the millet, was also very hard. He had to withstand the scorching sun, first use the slate made by the fourth brother to swing the rice that fell on the field, and then spread it into a thick and even layer.

When the dew is dry, he has to use a nine-tooth nail rake to rake out the weeds and straw mixed in the rice. After less than half an hour, Zhu Zhen had to turn over the rice once and continue to dry it, so that it could be evenly exposed.

If the cycle is repeated, it will take several days to completely dry the moisture of the rice and turn it into grain storage.

The second brother would always carry the burden and walk a few more times, control the speed of the basket dumping, and spread the grain evenly on the ground as much as possible, so as to reduce the burden on Zhu Zhen.

Rao is like this, Zhu Zhen's two arms are still sore. What's even worse is that he was also sunburned by the scorching sun. The back of his face was flickering and sloppy, and it hurt hotly.

Don't look at the scorching sun, but he is scared on a cloudy day. Because of a rain, not only will a lot of rice be washed away, but those that are not washed away are also likely to become mildew......

Therefore, he had to be vigilant at all times, and whenever the wind changed, or when clouds rose in the sky, he had to quickly pile up the dried rice with a rake.

When the clouds reach the top and the wind blows, the fathers and brothers in the field will leave everything behind, rush to the yard, and gather the rice as fast as they can.

However, often the clouds open and the sun rises, and it is just a false alarm, and they will leave, leaving only the poor old six to clean up the mess.

But there are also times when it really gets down, and the family has to hold bamboo mats and ponchos, and surround the grain pile to protect the rice from the rain, but they have become soup chickens, one by one, in a mess......

~~

The seven grandfathers worked like this for seven days in a row, and they were as tired as dead dogs every day.

Zhu Biao came back from work every day, and when he sat there and waited for the meal, he would snore loudly. At night, I was entangled with my brother's five hands and feet, and I slept together, and I no longer had insomnia.

Zhu Yuanzhang is similar, although he has a good foundation, but after all, he is almost fifty years old, and he can't compare to that year.

But Zhu Yuanzhang liked this feeling of being so tired that he couldn't think about anything, which allowed him to temporarily escape from his huge troubles and gain a moment of peace in his soul.

Unfortunately, seven days later, with the last grain in the warehouse, this year's autumn harvest is over.

When I get up tomorrow morning and eat the dry rice cooked with new rice, it's time to go back......

~~

On the eve of departure, Zhu Yuanzhang had insomnia again.

He sat alone in the patio, listening to the undulating snoring of his sons in the house, looking up at the bright moon in the sky that was about to be perfected, and he was stunned for a long time.

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang felt warm on his body, and someone added a mattress to him.

He thought it was the crown prince, but when he looked down, he was the youngest sixth.

The prince was so tired, he gritted his teeth before, and today he was completely finished, he couldn't hold back, he didn't even eat dinner, he lay down and fell asleep and died, how could he take care of his father who was worried about the moon?

"Why aren't you sleeping?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a low voice.

"Pee...... Zhu Zhen rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "I see that my father hasn't slept yet." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was soft for a while, pulled him over, took him in his arms and said, "Then stay with my father for a while." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Zhen obediently lay in his arms.

"Oh, it's still small." Zhu Yuanzhang felt this heavy sense of satisfaction, and couldn't help but sigh: "As old as your brother, we can't hug if we want to." ”

"I'll be twelve next year."

"Oh, I'm going to grow up in a blink of an eye, so let's hold on to it." Zhu Yuanzhang hugged him tightly.

“……”

In fact, both father and son are quite unfamiliar with this feeling, but when the atmosphere arrives, they unconsciously hug each other. I'm feeling a little uncomfortable now......

But it's even more embarrassing to let go right away. Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless and said: "Sixth, what do you say if this person goes the wrong way?" ”

"Change."

"But if it's too much wrong, I've already paid too much...... Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and made an analogy: "It's like we went bankrupt and married a daughter-in-law, but we entered the cave room, lifted the hijab and looked, I'll go, why is it a big horse monkey?!" ”

"that's not going to work! I've been a monk all my life, and I don't sleep with monkeys. Zhu Zhen hurriedly straightened up and said to Zhu Yuanzhang very seriously:

"Dad, why don't I change the conditions? Those immigrants can't go home to visit the graves, so let them pay their respects. You let me find my own daughter-in-law, right? ”

This king has no other pursuits in his life......

"Fuck off!" Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the shoe and gave him a sole. "I just think you've grown up, and this is the original form? The suffering of so many ordinary people can't compare to the fact that you marry a daughter-in-law? ”

"Can't compare." Zhu Zhen said seriously: "I don't have a good life, and I can control others? ”

"Damn, I thought you would be a good king in the future, and the idle king is almost the same." After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he also explained: "The idler is lazy. ”

"Oh......" Zhu Zhen was afraid of eating the soles of his shoes, so he didn't dare to talk about his crooked reasoning anymore. But I am very fond of the positioning of 'Idle King'.

"But there's some truth to what you just said." Zhu Yuanzhang threw him on the ground, put on his shoes, supported his knees and slowly got up and said: "Even if you are bankrupt and married, but the days are still long, how can you live with the big horse monkey for a lifetime?" ”

"Yes, yes, life is better than death, you can only become a monk." Zhu Zhen nodded vigorously. I hope that in this way, I can let my father remember that he is a shallow face dog.

But Zhu Yuanzhang's mind was no longer here at all, and he had already floated out of this small courtyard and returned to the middle capital city that cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

On the night before his return, Zhu Yuanzhang made an extremely difficult decision......

ps. The third update, the last two changes have not been written...... Alas, the child fell ill and was affected for several days.

(End of chapter)