(33) Harvesting rice

Just after the beginning of autumn is the middle of autumn, the Li family has 5 acres of fertile land, three acres of fertile land, five acres of fertile land are planted with rice, rice is planted for two seasons, spring rice and autumn rice,

Qingshui Village belongs to the south, where there is a lot of rain and a river, so the rice harvest is good every year.

The rice of the Li family is already ripe, and if it is not harvested, it will be fine if the weather is fine, but if it rains and delays for a few days, it will be too late.

On this day, Li's father didn't go to catch the car, the family had already finished eating, Li's father put on a straw hat, Li's mother also put on a straw hat, and Old Man Chen also went home to prepare things, and even Ah Shui also had a holiday.

The private school in the village also has to harvest rice, harvesting rice is a major event of the year for the villagers, he knows that the children can help when they go home from vacation, so he simply takes about a month off every year for farming.

Su Yiniang, Mother Li glanced at her daughter who had already put on a straw hat, and said worriedly: "Is your injury really okay? You are not bad at harvesting rice at home, you should rest at home~"

Su Yi shook her head, tied up her straw hat and looked at her mother and said, "Mother, I'm fine, you see it's all right~"

Then he took a turn and walked to his mother and father to see.

Her injuries are almost good, but she can't kick people yet, because it still hurts a little when she uses her strength~

But it's not that you can't kick people, it's just that you're afraid that if you kick it, your leg will hurt again!

However, the family is busy with farming, and her injury is similar, so she can work carefully.

Besides, she still wants to take a look at that bastard by the way, and she wants to scold him first~

"You can still keep it at home and cook~"

"Don't, mother, don't worry, my leg is really fine~"

She spun around, careful not to let her mother find out that she was not yet complete.

After being coquettish with her mother for a while, Su Yiniang agreed to her going.

As soon as the family walked to the road, a thin young man wearing a gray and blue robe carrying a large bag and a small bag was ushered in in the distance.

The young man saw his aunt and uncle, as well as his cousin and cousin, and hurriedly quickened his pace.

When the coachman Li walked forward, he saw the young man first, and when he saw that the young man was getting closer and closer, he hurriedly said: "Ah He is back? Didn't I tell you last time, this is the kind of work at home, you just need to listen to the master's lectures in the academy, why did you come back again?"

When the young man heard his uncle say this, he got closer and closer, and he smiled and said, "Uncle, how can I not come back when I am busy with the farm at home?"

Then he called out to his grandfather, aunt, cousin, and cousin.

Then he picked up the things and said, "Here are some things I bought, I'll take them back first, and then change my clothes and go to the field to find you." ”

"Why do you buy things again? Didn't you ask you to save some silver hairpins?

In the past few years, Ah He has studied in the county academy by himself, and used his free time to find a partner outside to earn some silver taels for his own expenses, and he has not asked for the silver given by his uncle and aunt for a long time.

Ah He smiled: "Auntie, I bought you your favorite osmanthus cake, and I also bought my uncle his favorite dry tobacco~"

When Su Yiniang heard this, she pretended to be angry and said, "Don't buy it next time, come on, you can go back and change your clothes quickly." ”

Ah He nodded, and went back with his things again.

Qingshui Village is busy with farming, almost every household has begun to harvest rice at this point, some have been harvested for several days, the Li family is still late, as far as the eye can see, the golden rice fields are bent over the crowd of hidden movements, most of the men are wearing coarse cloth short brown, sleeves rolled up, exposing arms and legs and neck, most of the women are wearing coarse cloth trousers, rolling up the trouser legs and sleeves, revealing their arms, in this small mountain village, except for some deep-rooted and uncrossable blood relations and rules, there is not much restraint in other aspects.

When the farm is busy, everyone rolls up their sleeves and works, and no one will scold him for being a hooligan when the man around him is shirtless.

At this time, Su Yi was wearing a straw hat and bending over to cut the wheat with a sickle wholeheartedly, there was movement next to her while cutting, she didn't think much about it, thinking it was her mother or father, but after a while, it was cut over there, Su Yi took a look, this glance happened to meet the eyes of the man, Qi Heng was wearing a gray coarse cloth shirt today, and most of the men who were busy in Qingshui Village were the same, he didn't wear a straw hat, and his bronzed skin was roasting under the scorching sun.

In the past two years, Qi Heng will come to help the Li family harvest rice, he heard yesterday that the Li family is going to harvest rice today, today he had breakfast at home, and came over with the back of the Li family.

Qi Heng also saw Su Yi, there was some sweat on both sides of her cheeks, she was wearing a straw hat, she was staring at him with wide eyes and a look of disbelief, he just wanted to say hello to her, but he saw that she seemed to react, and quickly turned around and cut rice to the other side.

Qi Heng was stunned, looking at her back with some loss, he stood up again and looked around, there were many people in Qingshui Village, he opened his mouth, didn't speak, and bent down to cut the rice again.

Su Yi's heartbeat thumped, I wanted to grit my teeth and deceive myself, now that I saw him, I wanted to scold him first, but I couldn't scold him again.

Not only can't I scold, but I also want to cry a little.

Su Yi sighed, the sickle in his hand paused, thought about it, forget it, harvest the rice first.

There are many Li families, and the rice in one acre of paddy field was cut in one morning, and the water in the paddy field was dried up by Li's father a few days ago, and the mud in the field was hard, so that it was more comfortable to step on during harvesting, cleaner, and faster to cut the rice.

When the rice was almost cut, Su Yiniang first tied a handful on her back and went home to cook, and when everyone finished cutting the rice, Su Yi's father and Ah He had already begun to tie up, Old Man Chen also helped tie up, Su Yi and her younger brother Ah Shui on the other side were also tying up the rice, Father Li glanced at Qi Heng and shouted in his direction, Qi Heng hurriedly rushed over, Father Li said: "Brother Qi really thank you, I trouble you again this year." ”

"Whatever Brother Li said, I just raised my hands. ”

Father Li smiled and tied up the bundle of rice in his hand, Qi Heng thought about it, picked up the bundled rice on the side and put it on his back, and said, "Brother Li, I'll carry this rice back to your house first~"

Father Li nodded with a smile, and behind Qi Heng he also picked up the rice and walked home, followed by Ah He and walked to his uncle's house.

There is a rice drying field in Qingshui Village, in the open space in the center of the village, when the rice is harvested, the villagers will successively take the rice harvested by their own families to dry, and the rice will be carefully dried after drying~

After a busy afternoon, Su Yi, Ah Shui and his grandfather tied up the rice, and Father Li, Qi Heng and Ah He also carried the same back.

At this time, Su Yiniang had already prepared the meal and carried it in a big basket, and there was an extra straw hat in her hand, and she beckoned everyone to eat.

After finding a shady place, the family washed their hands and feet in the ditch at the edge of the field, and then sat down in the shade of the tree to eat.

Su Yiniang made a large plate of green onion egg cake, a large plate of fried meat with chili, a large plate of vinegared cucumbers, and cooked a mung bean soup for everyone to drink after eating for a while.

At this time, Su Yi was eating with her bowl of rice and Ah Shui, and the sister-in-law and family on the side of the field next to her were also eating, and one of the sisters-in-law saw Su Yi and said, "Su girl, are you healed?

Su Yi looked up at the eldest lady who opened her mouth, and saw that it was Aunt Hong, who had a good relationship with her mother, and said with a smile: "Aunt Hong, my injuries are all healed, I am not thin, look at my little face~"

Su Yi had already taken off the straw hat during the meal, and she took out one hand to pinch her little face, smiling at the red aunt with a coquettish face.

"Look at your appearance, let's eat it~"

Su Yiniang saw her daughter like that, said to her, and said to the red aunt: "What do you eat at noon? Why does it smell so fragrant~"

"If you have anything, just copy a few dishes~"

Su Yiniang smiled and chatted with Aunt Hong.

Qi Heng sat quietly on the grass and ate in the shade, he looked at Su Yi from time to time out of the corner of his eye, so carefully looking, she had indeed lost a lot of weight, he didn't pay attention to it just now, he just felt that her face was a lot more beautiful, and her eyes were bigger.

After the family finished eating, Father Li, Old Man Chen, and Ah He found a place to spend a while, and Ah Shui followed behind his mother and sister to help clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

After cleaning up, I saw his mother and sister walking to the side of the field and washing the dishes and chopsticks, and Su Yiniang first went to find a place to sit and rest.

Su Yi saw Qi Heng in the original place, and she took Ah Shui back to the original eating position with her, and sat down again to rest.

Qi Heng sat in his original position and didn't move, he looked at the rice fields in Qingshui Village, and looked at Su Yi from time to time, he always felt that Su Yi was a little different, but what was the difference?

Some men may be careless in their minds, but no matter how careless they are, he can also feel the changes in their sweethearts.

At this point in time, when the weather is the hottest, the villagers who did not go home to eat have finished the meals sent by their hostess, and then went to the grass near the back of the farmland to squint for a while, and if they go home to eat, they will rest at home for a while and then come out.

Their family was eating in the woods behind the farmland, and at this time, Su Yi was left under the big tree, and Ah Shui, who was not far from her, and Qi Heng.

Qi Heng looked at Ah Shui and closed his eyes as if he was asleep, his gaze became a little bold, and he directly focused on Su Yi, he looked around, thought about it, opened his mouth, lowered his voice, and said, "Su Yi, is your injury really healed?"

Su Yi heard his voice and knew that he was talking to herself, she lowered her head and glanced at Ah Shui, who was lying on her side, she didn't speak, and she didn't pay attention to Qi Heng.

Qi Heng was diligently waiting for her to answer, it can be seen that she ignored and didn't speak, he was worried about her injury, lowered his voice again, and said, "Su Yi, what's wrong with you?"

Su Yi glanced at Ah Shui again, but still ignored Qi Heng, not only ignored it, but also curled his mouth.

Then, she simply closed her eyes, ready to squint for a moment.

Later, Qi Heng talked to her a few more times, and found that she seemed to be asleep, and although she was lost in her heart, she didn't say anything more.

But then, one day, two days, three days, four days, the rice was cut, beaten out, and sunburned, and Su Yi deliberately avoided him, not only avoiding him, but also deliberately glancing at him coldly, as if there was some hatred between the two.

Qi Heng was confused by her, but the more he looked at it, the more lost he became.

He finally found the reason for what he thought was strange before, Su Yi became polite, Su Yi didn't pay much attention to him, and Su Yi alienated him~

After the busy farming passed, Ah He returned to the county academy.

Almost all the villagers in Qingshui Village have been tanned, and even a few people who are naturally fair-skinned have also sunned a little, including Su Yiniang, Su Yiniang is naturally fair-skinned, and she has fair skin no matter how she works, but this time she also got a little yellow.

In the evening, Su Yi took a bath, wore underwear, stayed in the room with the door closed, looked around and around the bronze mirror, and ripped open the placket, looked down at it, there were completely two skin tones below the neck, the girl's family loves beauty, she opened the dressing box, picked up the plaster that her mother bought for herself before, and wiped it little by little.

Rubbing and rubbing thought of Qi Heng again, she put away the plaster and pulled her clothes again.

Qi Heng Qi Heng, Su Yi shook his head, not wanting to think about it anymore.

These days~

Hum~

She thought more and more clearly, if he had someone else in his heart, she would beat him violently.

The person who hit his heart was replaced by himself.

Who called him~

Also~

Give yourself an illusion~

But what if he has no one in his heart?

Have you wronged him?

No, does she want to ask her grandfather to find out, how did her grandfather ask him if he had a woman he liked?

But what if the answer is still the same?

That's really embarrassing~

Never mind~

Su Yi looked up at herself in the bronze mirror, she stretched out her already rough but still white hand, touched her delicate face in the bronze mirror, and then bent down and touched her legs, and said softly: "Hurry up and get better, it's up to you when the time comes~"

Then she got up again, picked up the dry handkerchief she had put before from the dresser, wiped the wet green silk that she had washed together in the bath little by little, and wiped it again, and when the green silk was completely dry, she put down the handkerchief, got up, walked to the big kang, and then lay down on the big kang to think about things.

When she was in Hades, her obsession was him, and after she was reborn in her life, her obsession was also him, but if he didn't have himself in his heart, if it was his wishful thinking, then she still hit him in his heart and was herself!

Hmph, she snorted.

Who called him~

I gave myself the illusion~

Thinking like this, her mood suddenly improved, covered with a thin quilt, and prepared for a good night's sleep.

But in the middle of the night, I still had insomnia.

Some things are easy to remember.

It's easy to think about, but is it really that easy?

Even if she comforted herself over and over again, she was still sad when she thought about it~

Qingshui Village, in the quiet night, she woke up again in the middle of the night, her emotions were unwilling, and she leaked out.

She opened her eyes, listened to the frogs outside the window, and watched a few fireflies fly into her room somehow, the corners of her eyes were red and red, but she scolded Qi Heng countless times in her mouth.

Similarly, in the small courtyard at the end of the village, the man took a shower in the evening and couldn't fall asleep on the kang, and woke up in the middle of the night to take a shower, but he still couldn't sleep on the big kang.

It wasn't the first time he had done this, since he had discovered that Soe didn't like to take care of himself.

His heart was empty.

He didn't know what he had done wrong? She suddenly became polite? It seemed to start with her injury, was it because he didn't go to her?

No, he shook his head.

He didn't know about it that day, but why did she ignore herself?

Is it because she did something she didn't like?

He shook his head again, but the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable it became.

After the rice was harvested and the rice was sunburned, Su Yi's injuries and legs were finally completely healed.

On this day, she heard movement outside, and Qi Heng came again.

Qi Heng stood in the courtyard of her house and didn't know what to say to her mother.

"Brother Heng, you have lunch at my house today, and I'll go and pack some things for you. Su Yiniang said.

This Qi Heng sent two pheasants to her family.

Qi Heng glanced at the closed door of Su Yi's room and said, "Okay, thank you sister-in-law." ”

Then Su Yiniang entered the stove room, thought about it, found something to fill him with some food, gave him the food, and the two chatted a few more words~

Su Yi was in her room, pricking up her ears to listen to the movement, and from time to time she ran to stand in front of the bronze mirror to sort out her green silk, and then looked at the woman in the mirror.

Then I tried my hand strength and kicked my legs, and tried my leg strength.

Well, that's not bad.

Then she listened to the movement outside, and then heard footsteps, and she ran to quietly open the door a little.

Then through the crack in the door, I saw that her mother had already gone to the stove room, and saw that Qi Heng was about to leave the door of her house.

Su Yi hurriedly opened the door, ran away, and then rushed out of her courtyard door with Qi Heng's front foot and stopped him.

Qi Heng was stunned for a moment, heard the sound behind him, heard the familiar shout, and turned back suddenly.

Seeing Su Yi in a light orange cloth dress, Su Yi was looking at him closely, and his heart jumped suddenly.

And when he reacted, he found that Su Yi was giving him a look, and the meaning was obvious, go out of the courtyard gate first.

Then seeing Qi Heng nodded, Su Yi and him went out of the courtyard gate, and the two stood outside the courtyard gate.

Qi Heng wore a gray cloth green shirt today, his body looked tall, and his facial features were still tough.

Su Yi glanced at him, said angrily, and said with a cold face: "You are waiting for me at home this afternoon, I have something to go to you to talk to." ”

Qi Heng was stunned for a moment, and then puzzled, "What do you want to say?"

Su Yi stopped looking at him with a cold face, and only said: "You will know then, by the way, are you going to eat at my house at noon today? ”

Otherwise, where else would I have beaten you, bastard.

Qi Heng was stunned for a moment, and looked at Su Yi a little inexplicably.

Su Yi didn't look at him, and threw down a sentence, "You just remember to do it." ”

Then she turned and went into her yard and ran back to her room.

Qi Heng looked at her back and entered the courtyard into her room, closed the door, he stared at the closed door, was stunned for a while, and left after a while.

Time is still passing quickly, the sun is already hot, at this time in the Li family's small courtyard, in the stove room.

Su Yiniang is stir-frying, she has good skills, the food she cooks is fragrant, and the fragrance has long been wafting out~

At this time, the Li family hall was in the house.

Suyi's father didn't go home for lunch today, and sometimes when he sent guests from that far away, he would find a restaurant in a nearby town to have lunch, and Suyi's family was used to it.

At this time, in the hall, Old Man Chen and Qi Heng were already sitting at the boxy table in the hall and eating a plate of dishes that Su Yiniang had already fried.

In the stove room, Su Yi Niang was still frying, she said to Su Yi while frying, put more firewood, this pheasant meat, stir-fry it fragrant, Su Yi nodded, picked up the firewood on the side and threw a few into it.

At this time, she blushed, thinking about how to beat Qi Heng well for a while~

Her face was so red, and she didn't know if it was because of the heat in the stove or because of something in her heart.

When Su Yiniang was stir-frying, she glanced at her several times and saw that her face was getting redder and redder.

She didn't say anything about her for a while, but after she finished the dishes, she looked at Su Yi a few times strangely, and then spoke, asking Su Yi to wash her face with cold water, and look so red.

When Su Yi heard her mother say this, she felt that her face burned even more, she was angry, looked at her mother's back, and really went to get a basin of cold water to wash her face.

After washing her face, she took the cold water in the basin out of the stove and poured it out, and then slowly put the basin away before she was ready to eat.

With her ink, Su Yiniang and Su Yi's younger brother had already cooked their own meals and went to the hall to eat first.

Su Yi went to cook the rice slowly, thought about it, and put the bowl and chopsticks containing the rice on the stove first. Then she went to the corner of the stove room, and opened the big wine jar that her mother had cared for, this wine was brewed by her mother herself, and her father and her maternal grandfather loved to drink it, and they always had to drink a little on weekdays.

Today, her mother has already opened this wine jar once, and she went out with a pot of wine.

Su Yi thought about it and opened the cupboard next to the stove, there was a wine jug in it, she took the wine jug out and closed the cupboard.

Then I went and washed the flask and filled the jug with a full jug.

Then he took the wine jug and the bowl of rice that had been placed on the stove first, and then picked up the chopsticks and went out of the stove room together.

Su Yi's face was still flushed, and it didn't make much use to wash her face with cold water.

When she entered the door, she took a deep breath, still a little apprehensive in her heart.

Then she entered the door, pretending to put the pot of wine on the table as if nothing had happened, but pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah, mother, you have already made a pot of wine?" I don't know, but it's okay, since this pot of wine has also been brought, then grandfather and Uncle Qi will drink it." ”

The acting is very shoddy.

But Su Yiniang just looked at her strangely a few times and didn't speak.

Old Man Chen just looked at her strangely a few times and didn't say anything.

Qi Heng also glanced at her a few times, but didn't say anything.

Then she sat next to her mother and ate the meal, without looking at Qi Heng the whole time.

It's Qi Heng, he is really obedient today, he not only drank the pot of wine that Su Yi brought, but also drank most of the pot of wine that Su Yi Niang brought before, and when he finished drinking, he said to Su Yi Niang: "Sister-in-law, your wine, it's so fragrant, I want to drink more today, you can reward me more~"

"I'm going to drink~"

Su Yi hurriedly took two wine jugs and left the hall.

Su Yiniang saw Qi Heng say this, it was a little strange, she also drank this wine on weekdays?

Didn't see Qi Heng greedy for a cup?

But she just smiled and said, "Brother Heng, what kind words do you say, drink more if you want, and when you go home in a while, my sister-in-law will bring you two pots of wine to bring back." ”

A faint smile appeared on Qi Heng's face.

One pot, two pots, three pots~