Farmer's happy event

Chapter 36 Mid-Autumn Festival

The weather has been good these few days, the sun is high, and the peanuts on the field are dried in a few days.

"Why are there so many this year?" Liu Jingren couldn't help but wondered, he couldn't believe his eyes.

The peanuts were spread out on the ground to dry, and it was hard to see how much more than in previous years. This one was packed in sacks, which was several more sacks than in previous years, and the output was not lower than that of the first-class land.

"Let me just say, we will have a good harvest this year, and it won't be in vain. We go to the fields every day to look for lotus seeds." Yang smiled, and she didn't expect this year's output to be so high.

Lianzi pursed her lips and smiled.

This is not all due to her. It is mainly due to the good weather this year, timely planting, appropriate fertilizer application, and the unrelenting management of the field, always guarding against small flying insects on the ground and aphids underground. This guarantees a bumper harvest this year.

"We really did nothing wrong when we asked for this two-acre three-level land. If we wanted that first-level land and second-level land, your mother would definitely not give it to me." Yang said to Liu Jingren.

Liu Jingren just laughed a few times and didn't say much.

After harvesting the peanuts and stacking the sun-dried peanut seedlings into haystacks, the autumn harvest will be a busy one.Although it was a bit tired and hard work, the whole family was very happy.I still feel comfortable working with my own family, which is faster than before when a large family worked together.The separation was really the right one, and Mrs. Yang regretted not separating earlier.

In a few days, when everyone has finished harvesting, they will take out some peanuts and send them to the oil mill behind the village to get oil, keep some for themselves, and sell the rest when someone from the village comes to collect peanuts.

Liu Jingren was about to push a few sacks of peanuts back home with a cart, when someone shouted: "Brother Liu".

Hearing people shouting, the family hurriedly looked over.

Lianzi knew the person who came here, and he was a manager in shopkeeper Zhang's shop.

"Uncle." Seeing him coming, Lianzi called out from a distance.

Naturally, Liu Jingren and Yang Shi also recognized this person, knowing that there must be something important to do, so they hurriedly let him go home.

"No, no." The man quickly waved his hands and said, "I just stopped by, and the shopkeeper asked me to let you know that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, so make more preserved fruits and candied fruit."

"Hey", Yang promised, "Understood, we will do it quickly."

The man gave a few more instructions, then hurriedly got into the carriage and walked away.

"Why did you forget about this?" Lianzi slapped her forehead and muttered.During this period of time, my heart was so focused on the autumn harvest that I forgot that the Mid-Autumn Festival was less than half a month away.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a big festival. It happens that all kinds of fruits are harvested at this time, and there are many kinds of fresh fruits in the shop.Coupled with the festival, sales will definitely be good.Every year, from the Mid-Autumn Festival, shopkeeper Zhang's shop begins to enter the peak season of sales.

The peanuts were collected and put into the house, and the peanut seedlings were piled up, covered with a large oilcloth, crushed when free, and fed to the cows as fodder.

After everything was packed, Yang Shi and Liu Jingren started shopping around for fresh fruit again.

In summer, there are many kinds of fruits, such as peaches, apricots, and lotus seeds. Shopkeeper Zhang has also collected them, and plans to sell them in autumn and winter.Looking at it now, shopkeeper Zhang probably felt that there was not enough stock, so he asked Lianzi and the others to rush to make some before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Now the only fruits left are apples, and after absorbing the previous experience, this time Liu Jingren dug a cellar next to his west house in summer, which is very useful for storing things.

Now that the family had savings, the couple drove the ox cart to the orchard, bought a cart full of apples, and packed them all into the cellar.

From the second day onwards, Lianzi's family started another arduous journey. They were so busy all day long that they didn't even have time to eat properly.Just before the Mid-Autumn Festival, more than [-] catties of preserved fruits and preserves were produced.

At the same time, shopkeeper Zhang asked them to continue delivering the handicrafts such as Liu Jinglin's small baskets.

In the past six months, although there was no order at the shop due to the off-season, Liu Jinglin has never been idle, busy with work whenever he has time.He couldn't see, it was very inconvenient, and he couldn't go to the ground, so he had a lot of free time, and the work he did almost filled the room.

There are a lot of things to send, and it must not fit in one car, but there are only two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Yang wants to go back to her mother's house tomorrow to give gifts, so she can only rush today and send all the things there in one day.So I sent the fruit in the morning, and came back at noon to pack Liu Jinglin's things and sent it over.

After all were delivered, it was almost dark, so Yang Shi and Liu Jingren hurriedly went to the fair to buy some mooncakes, fish, meat and wine, planning to give gifts to their natal family tomorrow.Throughout the year, there are only two serious trips back during the Mid-Autumn Festival and during the Chinese New Year, so it is natural to prepare well.

In previous years, Yang made mooncakes with freshly harvested peanuts.This year, I was really busy and didn't have any free time, so I was cruel and bought ready-made ones from the dim sum shop in the town.After returning home, I gave a small packet to the children to taste, and it was a bit better than homemade ones.

The next day happened to be August [-]th, the family got up early, and Yang went to the kitchen to make breakfast. After eating, Liu Jingren got into the ox cart and took the whole family to Yang's natal home.

This day is nothing more than giving gifts during the Chinese New Year. I went there to have a meal, talked for a while, and then came back.Lianzi's grandmother returned half of the things she brought back as before, and complained to Mrs. Yang that she bought such expensive mooncakes and didn't know how to save money.

After returning home, the sky was still dark, so Yang did not rush to cook, instead she put together all the things she brought back, and said to Liu Jingren, "Let's take the children to our hometown."

Liu Jingren wanted to bring up this matter since the morning, but he didn't dare to mention it because he was afraid that Mrs. Yang would be unhappy.Seeing that she had proposed it on her own initiative now, she suddenly had a conclusion in her heart, and she hurriedly smiled and said yes.

"When we separated, we also agreed that we would live alone, but we should be together during the holidays. We can't let others talk about this matter. It's their business. Anyway, we just need to live up to our own conscience." Yang Shi said, put everything into the basket, took the dozen or so eggs left over from the past few days, called the children, locked the door, and went to the house with Liu Jingren. Go to Father Liu's house.

After entering the door, seeing that Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Li were about to cook, Liu Jingren and Mrs. Yang called out "Father, Mother", while Sister Lianzi called "Master, Grandma".As for Mrs. Li, just ignore it. Mrs. Yang hasn't finished being angry with her yet.

"You know, you thought we were dead!" Shen said displeased.

At the beginning, the family was divided because of the quarrel between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Now, it seems that Shen Shi still hasn't calmed down.She only had Liu Jinglin in her eyes, no matter how much other people did, she would not notice.

"It's a big festival, what are you talking about!" As soon as Shen's words fell, he was slammed by Mrs. Liu.It was a last resort to separate the family back then, but now that the children can come back during the holidays, it shows that the Erfang family is sensible, and he is actually very happy in his heart.

Shen Shi glared at him, then said to Yang Shi: "Why don't you come and cook soon, so you can have something to eat right there?"

Knowing that she was this kind of person, Yang didn't bother to argue with her anymore, took all the things to the kitchen, rolled up her sleeves and started cooking.

Lianzi and the three sisters entered the main room, and Maizi also came in at this time, looked at the four Lianzi sisters again and again, and finally said with disdain: "Everything you wear is so shabby!"

When I went to my grandma's house today, Mrs. Yang made the children wear the newly made water-red gowns last time, and the water-red pleated skirts that I made later, so they looked very cute and festive.

Maizi raised her chin and sat on the low stool by the table, just waiting to eat.Gu Zi rolled up his sleeves, wiped the table again, and cleaned up the dishes.

Maizi is one year older than Guzi, and she will be twelve after the Chinese New Year, but Lianzi thinks she is very lucky if she can not be served like an ancestor at home, not to mention that she does not look like an elder sister.

"Lizi, come here." Chunzi came out from the room and waved to Lizi.

"What's the matter, little aunt?" Lizi asked, going to Chunzi's side.

Chunzi is gentle and kind, and has a very good heart. The Lianzi sisters like to play with her.Since the separation of the family, she often went to Lianzi's house when she was free, to chat with Mrs. Yang and the children, or to help out.

"This is the flower you asked me to make last time. No, it's ready. Let's take a look." Chunzi said, showing the few silk flowers in his hand to Lizi.

When cutting clothes last time, Li Zi collected all the rags that Yang had cut, handed them to Chun Zi, and begged her to make head flowers.

Mrs. Yang was too busy to do any free time, and Guzi and Douzi couldn't do enough sewing, so Lizi could only ask her aunt Chunzi for help.

"It's so pretty." Li Zi put the flower in his hand and turned it around to look at it. The petals were cut tremblingly, and it must be very beautiful to wear on the head.

Lizi stuffed the flowers into Lianzi's hand, took out one, and said to Chunzi, "Little aunt, quickly put it on for me."

Chunzi smiled and said "You girl", and put the flower on one of her little buns.

Maizi on the side glanced at him, and snorted disdainfully: "What a piece of crap!"

Li Zi would not let her: "You don't have any broken things." As he spoke, he untied the flowers in Lian Zi's hands, and distributed one to each of them, even Chun Zi, but no wheat.

Lianzi doesn't like these flowers very much, and she has to pay attention to whether they fall off every day when she wears them, which is very troublesome, but since Lizi and Chunzi bother to make them, they accept them.

The commotion here did not disturb the people in the kitchen, and after a while, the fragrant meals were served on the table one after another.

(End of this chapter)