Chapter 430: Summer Harvest
Time flies, and soon it is time for the summer harvest.
For this harvest, the village attaches great importance to it, even if it is a pregnant woman, she must go to the field to help, the primary school is also closed, and the whole village revolves around production.
Liu Mei, who had been at home with the baby before, reluctantly pulled her trouser legs and went to the ground, she didn't want to go, but she couldn't go, otherwise, there would be no food.
The little daughter-in-law of the Baiyanzi family has just given birth for half a month, and it stands to reason that she is still in confinement and has gone to the ground, so she has no reason not to go.
On the fifth day of the first month of June, the sky was clear, cloudless, it was a good weather, every household in Chenhui Village walked out of their homes with production tools, the mobilization meeting had been held yesterday, and today it was officially going into battle.
If there are not enough tools at home, they will go to the brigade warehouse to receive them, regardless of the quality of the tools, they must have something in their hands, which is related to their work efficiency.
Qin Xi was assigned to a field to cut rice, with Yunqing, Zeng Rou and Liu Mei on the side, but Tang Ying was in another field, more than ten meters away from them, not far away, but when he was working, he couldn't speak.
This summer harvest is no more than other times, how much work is done, how much work is recorded, especially those who cut rice, they all have tasks, even if they have not finished work in the afternoon, they have to work overtime in the evening, otherwise they will work in vain, and they will not be credited.
Qin Xi is where they are in a particularly large field, because of the rain a few days ago, even if the water in the field has been drained, the soil in the field is very wet, and when you step on it, the wet soil overflows directly from between the toes, just looking at it, it makes people feel very uncomfortable.
In addition, some insects in the field, such as locusts and water spiders, live well, and now the environment in the paddy field is suitable for their survival, and when you look carefully at a certain place, you can see their existence.
Other people are okay, Zeng Rou has seen enough anyway, she has just given birth to the second child for less than two months, she thinks that her body has not fully recovered, her body is still very weak, she can't do heavy work, she grinds hard and soaks, grinds the smallest piece of land for herself, and of course, the work is also the least.
However, she doesn't care about the work, after all, Chen Liangyu's family is a big family sitting and eating together, and the ones who do more and eat less are about the same, of course she chooses to work less and make herself easier.
Zeng Rou's child was watched by the old people in the family, but Liu Mei could only take it with herself, put the child in a basket, put it on the ridge, and go over to see it every once in a while.
The temperature in the morning is not very high, and after ten o'clock, you must cover the basket with a cloth, otherwise you are afraid that the child will suffer from heat stroke, which will not be good.
Zeng Rou's mother-in-law, every two hours or so, would come to the field with the child from home and let Zeng Rou feed it, which was one of the reasons why Zeng Rou was able to successfully grind a small piece of land.
Liu Mei saw Zeng Rou's mother-in-law take the well-fed child away and go back to cook, and sincerely envied Zeng Rou, there is an old man in this family, if there is a treasure!
It's a pity that her mother-in-law hasn't gotten better yet, not to mention that now she helps take care of the children during the summer harvest, she doesn't even care about her during confinement, let her and Qin He fend for themselves in the village, I didn't feel anything before, but after chatting with Yunqing and Zengrou a few times, the more I thought about it, the more angry I became.
How the daughter-in-law treats her mother-in-law depends on how well the mother-in-law takes care of them when they are most vulnerable and in need of help.
Zeng Rou didn't say anything, she married into Fuwowo, Yunqing had no choice, it was too far away, but Yunqing's mother-in-law had a lot of support for their little couple, it was milk powder tickets and food stamps, and they sent a lot of money, and their mothers-in-law had nothing to say, except for her mother-in-law.
I don't know when I can go to the county seat to live for a while, this month is not good, because the field is going to plant two crops of rice, she and Qin He can't get out, next month, I don't know if I can be free.
"Wow wow." The cry of the child in the basket on the ridge pulled Liu Mei's thoughts back.
"Liu Mei, your son is crying, he must be hungry, you go and feed her." Zeng Rou reminded Liu Mei, who was a little stunned.
After finishing speaking, she also subconsciously glanced at Qin Xi, and saw her bending over to cut the rice without changing her face, and couldn't help but sigh at this person's coldness.
It doesn't matter to the people, they will involuntarily stand up and look at each other, for fear that something will happen to the child, but the child's aunt didn't even give the child a look, which is too ruthless!
"Hey, I'll feed him right away." The women of the village who work in this neighborhood are not embarrassed, so she found a relatively private place facing the mud wall and began to feed the children.
She doesn't have much milk, she used to be able to eat an egg a day, and when the nutrition was sufficient, it was enough for the child to eat, but now it is not enough, so in addition to the milk, she will feed the child some rice oil every day, and the little rice at home is all reserved for him.
I don't know, did the child's grandmother specifically look for milk powder for him, the last time I went back, Liu Mei asked Liu Qin about this, at that time, Liu Qin promised to be good, saying that she would help them pay attention, but there has been no news coming, there is no meaning in it.
The next time she went to the county seat, Liu Mei would definitely ask about it, after all, it was not right to perfunctory her.
The summer harvest lasted for a whole week, and all the grain was recovered, and the rest was the dried grain, and the dried grain had to be blown out by a blower, and then the grain could be sent to the town's grain station to hand over the public grain.
On the night of the end of the summer harvest, the first thing many people do after going back is to lie down, tired! My waist is about to break.
Qin Xi finally understood why nine out of ten old people in the village in his previous life had bad waists, they were all tired when they were young, and few people could withstand this kind of labor intensity.
At this time, the peasants' life was the most miserable, everything was collective, and half of the grain tax had to be paid for the grain they had worked so hard to grow, and the rest of the grain was not enough to eat at all.
The village has worked hard to raise more than a dozen pigs, and half of them can be divided and eaten in their own mouths, which is already very good.
After lying at home for a whole day, my waist, which was slightly bruised because of bending over to cut rice, finally eased up a little, at least when I lay in bed, I didn't dare to move because of the soreness.
On this day, Qin Qing, a little girl, rubbed and massaged Qin Xi's back very hard, not to mention, even if it was a random rubbing without rules, when it was over, it was really much more comfortable.
For this reason, Qin Xi also used his fist to give her brother a few times on his back, and the effect was not bad.