Wearing eighty books, the little widow turns into a rich woman

Xiaodouzi nodded: "I see."

Lin Lan led him out of the room and saw Lin Hong and Lin Jun drying the millet. Xiaodouzi took a weed rake and went to the yard to help.

"Xiaojun, where's grandma!"

"My grandma has gone to my aunt's house, and the millet threshed in the afternoon has been drying there." Lin Hong pointed to the main room, "Grandma said that there is dried porridge on the table."

Lin Lan glanced at it and said, "Do you want to eat some too?"

"No, we just drank soda." Lin Jun patted his stomach as he spoke, "Listen, your stomach is full of water."

Lin Lan looked at his sunburned red and black face and laughed.

I went to the main room to drink a bowl of vegetable porridge, packed up a few melons, put them in a basket and carried them to the backyard, untied the well cover, only to see that there was already a bamboo basket hanging in the well, containing watermelons.

Lin Lan tied the rope on the bamboo basket to a wooden stick, lowered the basket into the well, covered it and went to the rice field, where all the rice in a large field had been cut down.

Seeing her coming, Li Xiangyang hurriedly went to Tian Kan: "How is it? Are you comfortable?"

"It's much more comfortable." Lin Lan saw that his face was covered with sweat, and his face and exposed arms were all red, "Are you tired?"

Li Xiangyang smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, you go back and rest."

After the two exchanged a few words, Li Xiangyang went to the fields to tart the millet.

Only then did Lin Lan know that Lin Guodong had taken Wu Shuqun's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to cut millet in the construction team.They plan to work overtime today to take back all the acres of land.

Seeing that she couldn't help, Lin Lan turned around and went home, Xiaodouzi and Lin Jun were playing with the dog in the main room, and Lin Hong fell asleep sitting on the recliner.

Lin Lan grabbed a handful of millet and picked it up. After a day of exposure to the sun, the water vapor had dried up, and the straw and hay were floating everywhere.

Lin Lan put on her straw hat, and took a rake to rake the grass clippings. Raking the grass seemed simple but it was a lot of work. Only in this way can the thatch in the rice be dusted out bit by bit without taking too much grain.

After raking twice, there are still some fine grass clippings that need to be swept with a broom, and the grass clippings on the millet should be swept out skillfully by pressing the broom with your hands.

Repeat this several times, and the millet in the courtyard dam will be much cleaner.After drying in the sun, wind it again with a wind valley machine to sieve out the grains to ensure that the grains are full, golden in color, and no grass clippings can be seen. up.

At five o'clock, Wu Shufen came over from Zhou Shisong's side, and the mother and daughter began to prepare dinner again. They boiled a pot of mung bean porridge and steamed a pot full of dried rice before starting to cook.

After the sun goes down, we start harvesting millet.

Wu Shufen took Lin Jun and Lin Hong to work, and didn't allow Lin Lan to move with one hand, which made her feel embarrassed.Wu Shufen promised that she would not do heavy work and only help sweep the millet, so Wu Shufen agreed.

A few people cleaned up the eaves of the corridor first, put a urea bag under it, and then pushed it to the edge of the eaves with a grain rake, picked up the millet with a dustpan and poured it on the urea bag.

After harvesting the millet, he was already ashamed, and his neck and arms were itchy.

It was getting dark, and a dozen or so people went home with their belongings, millet, and mixing buckets on their backs. They spread out the last few picks of millet to dry in the main room, and ate dinner in the yard.

Lin Guodong wiped his sweat with a handkerchief: "There are more people working faster, and all the millet in the four-acre field will be recovered in one day."

Lin Guoliang smiled and said: "A dozen or so people are strong laborers, can you be unhappy!"

Lin Lan cut the watermelon and cantaloupe and brought them to the small dining table: "Eat some watermelon first, the meal will be ready soon."

Wu Shuqun said: "Xiaolan, you are busy with your own business, don't worry about us."

"Not busy, it's all my mother is doing."

After dinner, everyone sat in the courtyard dam to enjoy the shade, and after a while of farming formation, Wu Shuqun's family said goodbye and walked back with fans.

Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang were also preparing to take Xiaodouzi home.

Wu Shufen said to Lin Lan: "You don't need to come over these two days, I will take Xiaojun and the others to help dry the millet, and you will come back on the day when the public rations are delivered."

Lin Lan held her arm, and before she had time to speak, Li Xiangyang said gratefully, "Thank you, Mom!"

"Thank you!" Wu Shufen looked at him reproachfully, "During this time, don't be too tired looking at her, just wait for three months." She said and pulled Lin Lan aside, "Xiaolan, The child is still young, I think you and Xiangyang should sleep separately!"

Lin Lan glanced at Li Xiangyang, who was being taught by her father, and nodded with a blushing face: "I see."

Seeing that the three of them had gone far away, the old couple turned around and entered the yard.

Lin Lan's family of three returned home, and Lao Li was enjoying the shade in the yard. When he saw them coming back, he stepped forward happily: "I made white fungus soup, it's already cold, you go and drink a bowl."

"Thank you Dad!"

The three of them entered the room and each drank a bowl. Li Xiangyang rushed to wash the bowl, and took Xiaodouzi upstairs to take a bath.

Lao Li smiled and said to Lin Lan: "Xiaolan, I told Qiaohui and the others that you should go late during this time, and let them watch the cakes in the morning."

Lin Lan didn't expect that Lao Li had already told Qiaohui and the others, and said gratefully, "Thank you Dad!"

Lao Li looked at her cheerfully: "Thank you for what you are doing! Thank you for your hard work! Tell Dad what you like to eat, and Dad will make it for you."

Lin Lan's nose was a little sore, and she nodded heavily: "Yes! I will tell you."

"Go, go upstairs and rest."

Lin Lan nodded, went upstairs to wash, changed into pajamas, and enjoyed the cool on the balcony.

Li Xiangyang came in with his slippers on, and looked at her with a smile: "I sent the old man back, and I told him everything by ear, and my ears got calloused. When I left just now, the old man read it again."

Lin Lan sighed helplessly: "They are too careful. I don't feel anything other than nausea when eating fish."

"I won't buy fish to eat from now on."

"Yeah!" Lin Lan looked at him, "July and a half is not busy, you know next month's Mid-Autumn Festival, you have to be busy making moon cakes. Sister Yuezhen has a big belly and is also doing things. You can see that she is doing well." .If I don't feel any discomfort, I will prepare the mooncake filling as usual."

Li Xiangyang thought for a while and nodded: "Leave the heavy work to Qiaohui and Xinglan."

"Okay." Lin Lan glanced at him with a smile, "You too, what heavy work does the pastry shop have!"

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At the end of August, Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang took Xiaodouzi to a primary school to take the entrance examination.

When the three of them arrived in front of the preschool exam classroom, Xiaodouzi said to them, "Mom, Uncle Xiangyang, you have to wait for me to come out!"

Lin Lan nodded, worried that his little head was thinking too much, rubbed his head, and said softly: "My dear son, you are still young, so you didn't pass the exam this time. Let's try again next time."

Xiaodouzi looked at her unhappily: "Mom, I can pass the first grade."