Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 189 Harvest
The three-acre paddy field that my mother insisted on staying has become the labor base for Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang to experience the autumn harvest every year.Although it is possible to pay someone to harvest, my mother said she could do it herself, just slowly.

How could the two of them make their mother cut the rice by hand? They would rather be a little tired and let their mother experience the joy of harvesting.

In fact, as long as two people go to the field to harvest rice, many villagers will come to help when they see it. You cut a little and I cut a little, and the harvest will be finished in less than a day.Liu Xiaonan doesn't say polite words, he thinks that mutual reciprocation is the most normal social relationship.

What's more, there are two new recruits this year, Liu Qiyu and Sun Yuxiu, let alone hiring people to harvest rice.After lunch and a short rest, Liu Xiaonan took the lead, and the family came to the rice fields.

Liu Xiaonan, Meng Xiangxiang, Liu Qiyu, and Sun Yuxiu were in charge of cutting the rice, and Jiang Changling, with Qimeng and Hu Liwen, were in charge of erecting the bundled rice for quick drying and threshing.

The heavy ears of rice bow their heads and shyly hide among the golden leaves. The wind blows, undulating like waves, making a pleasant "rustling" sound.The river bank is golden, yellow translucent, yellow dazzling.Reapers in twos and threes undulate in the waves of golden rice.

Hu Liwen was wearing a sun visor and holding a mobile phone to shoot around. Panoramic close-ups, different angles and different directions, the viewfinder frame is full of golden harvest.The four people in charge of harvesting lined up with a distance of two meters, with the sickle sticking to the ground, and with the sound of "swish, swish", pieces of rice fell obediently.

Qi Meng said to Hu Liwen: "Haven't you seen such a life scene? Take it and show it off in Moments?"

Hu Liwen said: "I didn't know how rice grows like this, and I took a photo of it as a souvenir. After all, I also participated in the harvesting labor."

Qimeng said: "It's better to be our family? Sometimes in the city, sometimes by the sea, and sometimes in the countryside. The scenes of life are constantly changing."

Hu Liwen is very happy: "I can sing and dance with your brother to dig razor clams. My finger was pinched by a flower cover crab. Today I got on the tricycle ridden by my grandma and learned agricultural knowledge from my grandma. This is an unforgettable life experience."

"Scenes like this will become the norm in your life in the future. Will you feel bored after you get used to it?"

"This kind of life is full of vivid vitality, how can you feel bored?"

The two girls were talking leisurely, while the nanny over there, Sun Yuxiu, kept holding the sickle in her hand.Her hometown also grows rice, but there are many people and few fields, and the agricultural products are single, so she went to the city to work as a nanny, looking for a way out.

Although her cooking skills still need to be improved, cutting rice is her strong point. She holds the rice with one arm, cuts it down neatly with a sickle, and bundles it into a bundle neatly.No dizziness or sore waist, and the hands are skillfully coordinated without any redundant movements.

Meng Xiangxiang straightened her waist to ease the soreness in her waist. After all, rice is only harvested once a year, and her age is also here, it can't be compared to when she was young.She said to Sun Yuxiu who was beside her, "Yuxiu, you should also take a rest, there are three acres of paddy fields in total, don't worry."

Sun Yuxiu raised her waist and said, "I'm not tired, auntie. I used to be able to cut two acres of land per person at home."

"It's fast enough." Meng Xiangxiang said, "During the time you came to our house, your uncle and I saw that you are an honest and capable boy, so we decided to end the probationary period early."

Sun Yuxiu said: "Uncles and aunts are good people, they are different from my previous employers. I want to keep working at home."

Meng Xiangxiang said: "As long as you want, you can work as long as you like. If you fall in love in the future, if the partner doesn't have a suitable job, your uncle can also arrange a job for you."

"Thank you, uncle and aunt." Sun Yuxiu wiped the sweat off her face, bent down and continued to cut rice.

Because he has been studying all the time, this is the first time Liu Qiyu has harvested rice.Although he has strength, his movements are unskilled and uncoordinated. The rice stubbles are uneven, the rice ears are uneven, and the rice bales are loosely tied. Compared with Sun Yuxiu, the speed and quality are far behind, let alone compared with his father. .

For every bundle of rice that Liu Qiyu cut, Jiang Changling had to dismantle and reassemble it.She said: "My good grandson, you can't work so carelessly. The rice ears are not evenly stacked. When threshing, many rice ears will be pulled down. These are all grains."

Liu Qiyu smiled and said, "Grandma, you are too serious. How many ears of rice can be pulled down, and how many catties of grain can be harvested?"

"How many more catties of grain?" Jiang Changling said angrily, "Ask your father, not about when he was a child, but when he was your age, how many times a year he could eat dry rice. Ask your mother again, She came to my house for the first time and ate several bowls of rice in one meal."

Meng Xiangxiang said with a smile: "Auntie, in front of the children, don't expose me."

Liu Qiyu said sincerely: "Grandma, I was wrong, I will be more serious."

Hu Liwen said to Liu Qiyu: "Give me the sickle and let me try it."

Liu Qiyu said: "Forget it, I can't explain if I got my finger cut by a flower cover crab, and then let a sickle cut my finger."

After working for a while, the fourth brother and Liu Qishun came to help when they saw it.Liu Xiaonan asked the two of them to go back. Their own rice hadn't been harvested yet, so they didn't need their help.

Especially Liu Qishun, the family has more land and less labor, and it all depends on him and his wife.Liu Qishun returned to his paddy field, but the fourth brother insisted on staying. He said that his wife and children were cutting rice in the field, and there was not much left, so the wife asked him to come.

The fourth brother praised Liu Qiyu while working: "You are better than your father. When your father just finished school and did farm work, he kept frowning and couldn't see the smiling face all day long. It's not like you talking and laughing. Reading is also better than yours. Hello Dad, your dad is an idiot, he failed to get into university after taking the exam for two years."

Liu Qiyu straightened up and said, "Fourth Master, your physical strength is still so good."

The fourth brother said modestly: "It's no good, it's far worse than when I was young. However, ordinary people still can't compare with me."

Liu Xiaonan said to her son: "Your Fourth Master saved Dad's life, you must remember this."

The fourth brother said: "Why are you mentioning this to the child? I still regret bringing you to the river. I didn't take care of you and almost drowned you."

Guan Deyu walked over, and Meng Xiangxiang introduced him to Hu Liwen: "Liwen, this is your third master, the old branch secretary of Liuzi Street, who has made outstanding contributions to the development of Liuzi Street. Third Uncle, this is Qiyu's college classmate is also Qiyu's girlfriend."

Hu Liwen called out "Third Master" and reached out her hand.Guan Deyu held Hu Liwen's hand, turned to Jiang Changling and said, "Sister-in-law, that's really good, this means that one generation is better than one generation."

Jiang Changling was delighted: "No, I didn't expect that I could live to this day and see my grandson and daughter-in-law."

Guan Deyu said: "Sister-in-law, you have to live well, and you must have a great-grandson in your arms."

Jiang Changling kicked Liu Qiyu: "Did you hear that, my eldest grandson, don't worry about studying, get married early, and let grandma have a great-grandson."

Liu Qiyu said: "Grandma, don't worry, I'll get married right away after finishing my Ph.

Hu Liwen smiled and said, "I didn't hear that."

Guan Deyu replaced Meng Xiangxiang and bent over to cut the rice.Meng Xiangxiang asked, "Third Uncle, Miss Xiaoyun hasn't come back yet?"

Guan Deyu said: "I came back yesterday, and went back after lunch. I was thinking about the business of her clothing store, and I couldn't care about anything else."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Third Uncle, please help me persuade my mother, it's so worrying to be riding a tricycle at such an old age."

Guan Deyu smiled and said: "I really can't persuade you. I tried to ride that tricycle, but I couldn't ride it well, which means that your mother has no serious health problems. You are old, and you can exercise your muscles and bones well. Let your mother ride."

In the middle of the afternoon, a few sister-in-laws from the same family came, and everyone worked hard to cut down all three acres of rice.After finishing the work, everyone dispersed happily.Jiang Changling and the others went home to cook, and Liu Xiaonan and Liu Qiyu were the only ones left in the rice field, who tied up the remaining rice.

Farm work and physical exercise are two different ways of exerting force.Liu Qiyu was a little tired. He asked his father: "Dad, why does my grandma still keep the three acres of rice fields? There is not much income, and it involves the energy of the whole family."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Your grandparents and their generation were afraid of poverty and hunger. They were reluctant to transfer the land to others for cultivation, and they were also reluctant to waste a grain of grain. With these three acres of rice fields, your grandma will feel at ease. .”

"No wonder grandma refuses to live in our house. It turns out she can't bear to part with the three acres of rice fields."

"It is the inherent concept of their older generation that they are reluctant to abandon the land of their homeland. In fact, this blood is also flowing in our bodies, but it is not in a specific period, and it is not strongly expressed. I have also experienced it in recent years. , to have such an experience.”

Liu Qiyu looked at his father: "Dad, I always feel that you have something to say to me."

Liu Xiaonan looked at the river bank in the distance and said: "I do have something to say. You are in love, and Dad is happy for you, which means you have grown up. Dad and Mom don't interfere with your choices, but I want to remind you that no matter what Don’t lose yourself under any circumstances. If you lose yourself, you will lose the foundation of a man’s conduct in the world.”

Liu Qiyu followed his father: "Is my father worried that I will be influenced by Liwen or her family and give up my original intention?"

Liu Xiaonan picked up a bundle of rice and said: "The original intention can be changed, and I never thought that I would contract a breeding farm. In this life, there are many choices. No one knows how much potential they have, and they will eventually leave. Wherever you go, how far you will go in the end. From falling in love to getting married, it is never just a matter of two people, but two families are involved behind it, and you must be fully prepared for this.”

"Liwen is indeed unwilling to disclose the situation of her parents. Is this what Dad is worried about?"

"We don't want to inquire about it. It's inconvenient if people don't say it. What my father is worried about is that you are similar to me when I was young. That kind of last choice is very painful and tormented. A serious injury."

"Dad is referring to the relationship between you and Aunt Gu Yu? I'm sorry, this is the conclusion I and Qi Meng combined your book and mother's diary. Didn't Dad and Aunt Gu Yu break up because of lack of relationship?"

Liu Xiaonan patted his son on the shoulder: "Father tells you the truth, the scars in Dad's heart have not completely healed yet."

Liu Qiyu thought about it and said, "Dad, I understand, I know what to do."

The father and son returned home after finishing their work.As soon as he entered the house, Liu Qiyu saw Hu Liwen squatting in front of the stove, putting the truncated branches into the stove door, and making a decent fire.He said: "It's not easy, I learned how to make a fire."

Hu Liwen said happily: "This is simple and not difficult to learn. Tonight we will all sleep on the kang, and we will enjoy it by ourselves."

Meng Xiangxiang arranged the three girls in his room, and asked Hu Liwen in advance whether to sleep on the kang or the bed.Of course, Hu Liwen wanted to experience the feeling of sleeping on a kang, and then she squatted in front of the stove to learn how to make a fire, and she even took a selfie for it.

After dinner, the family sat around on the kang, talking and chatting around Jiang Changling.While talking, Jiang Changling remembered something, went down to open the cabinet door, took out a small package of faded floral handkerchief, and unwrapped it in public. Inside the floral handkerchief was a stack of RMB.

Jiang Changling counted out twenty renminbi, put them in Hu Liwen's hand and said, "At this time, grandma is giving you a meeting gift, save it for buying clothes."

Hu Liwen didn't refuse, and happily accepted.Qi Meng stretched out her hand and said, "Grandma, you have so much money, give me some pocket money too."

Jiang Changling patted Qimeng's hand and said, "Grandma won't give you pocket money, but grandma saved a dowry for you, quite a lot."

Qi Meng put her arms around Jiang Changling's neck and said, "I would like to thank grandma first."

Jiang Changling said: "My granddaughter looks like a lady of every family, of course grandma likes it." She counted out five renminbi, put it in Sun Yuxiu's hand and said, "Grandma saw at a glance that you are a hardworking and good girl, so I don't mind giving you five hundred yuan." Less, and save the clothes to buy.”

Sun Yuxiu declined: "Grandma, my uncles and aunts paid me wages, so I can no longer take grandma's money."

Jiang Changling said: "They belong to them, and grandma belongs to grandma. It's not easy for girls in the countryside, and grandma also came from your age. Whose children don't feel sorry for those who leave home and work?"

Meng Xiangxiang said from the side: "Xiao Sun, take it if grandma gives it to you. Grandma has a bodhisattva heart, and she doesn't want others to suffer."

Only then did Sun Yuxiu accept the 500 yuan from Jiang Changling: "Thank you grandma."

Those who work hard are tired and sleepy, and should rest early.Once Jiang Changling and his grandson laid the kang, Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang slept in the back room, and the three girls went to another room.Meng Xiangxiang arranged that Sun Yuxiu would do the most to let her sleep on the kang and have a good rest.In the middle of her dream, Hu Liwen slept on the top of the kang.

After drawing the curtains and closing the door, Sun Yuxiu was really tired, so she took off her clothes and lay down under the blanket to watch TV.Hu Liwen was busy sending out the photos taken during the day with captions.

Qi Meng sat cross-legged and said to Hu Liwen: "My future sister-in-law, are you tired? If you are tired, let's lie down earlier."

Hu Liwen bowed her head and was busy replying to the message. She said, "I'm not tired. Come on, let's take a picture together, so that my parents can see my future sister-in-law."

Hu Liwen clapped her arms around Qimeng's shoulders.Qimeng asked: "Don't be so affectionate, your parents won't interfere with you and my brother, right?"

Hu Liwen sent out the photos she just took, and she said: "What age is it, parents still interfere with their children's marriages? Even if they interfere, I will do my job. Your brother is so good, I have to act first. Our class Those little girls on the street have green eyes."

Qimeng said: "My father interfered with me and severely warned me not to fall in love with foreigners, otherwise he would not recognize me as his daughter."

Hu Liwen said: "I agree, it's for your own good too. You don't really have that idea, do you?"

Qi Meng said: "How can there be? My career is in China. I want to be an excellent obstetrician or pediatrician. This is my childhood dream."

Sun Yuxiu lay there thinking to himself, look at others, look at themselves, how happy they are!

(End of this chapter)