Steamed buns, go farming with your mother

Chapter 26 Autumn Harvest
It seems that the full moon of leeks has not been too long, and the rice in the field is already golden, shining with an attractive luster, and the full grains are so heavy that the ears of the rice are bent.The billows of wheat that I saw in the previous life have become the fragrance of rice in this life.

In recent days, the number of farmers entering and leaving the rice fields seems to have increased overnight. They diligently observe the maturity of the rice every day, and when the time comes, they will start to rush to harvest.Su Ho's family didn't have their own paddy fields, they used to have them, but Wang Cungen's illness consumed all the property of the family before he could recover, and Wang Zhi disappeared again.Therefore, Suho's family has never had its own rice field.When the frost came, the fields became busy all of a sudden.There are people in search everywhere, and the fields are busy from morning till night.At this time, families with more labor can often finish harvesting their own grain earlier, while those in the prime of life with less labor, half-children and women have to be on top.

Pan Ming's family has a lot of labor in their prime, and the father and son are all good at work, except for the younger brother, Pan Mu, who is not very agile. Aunt Pan, Wang Shi, and Yu Yueyue are also capable people who have been able to work in the fields since they were young. , but for their family's [-] mu of land, the labor force is still not enough.And this is the busy season of farming, even asking for help is not so easy.

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Pan have been friends for a lifetime, and they both know the situation of each other's family very well. Therefore, after learning that the Pan family has started to collect food, Mrs. Wang decided to go to the Pan family to help.In this regard, Soho did not say anything.

The family's fish business stopped at Wang's insistence before the frost came.The water in the mountains will be very cold in autumn, but it will not freeze.After all, Mrs. Wang is old, and she is extremely persistent about the taboos of some women.As a result, Su Ho stopped half of his daily work and became idle.Now, apart from hugging my son to connect with each other, the rest of the time is spent in the vegetable garden.

Yesterday, it was Suho who cleaned up the old and fruit-bearing vegetables in the vegetable garden, and turned the ground again.Su Ho didn't plan to plant the seeds immediately, she wanted to wait until the withered grass in the ground became a little more fertile before planting the seeds.So, there is almost nothing to do in Soho today except the necessary housework.

After Mrs. Wang went to Aunt Pan's house, Su Ho went out with her precious son in her arms.Having nothing to do, Su Ho originally planned to go for a stroll in the village, but after coming here, Su Ho has yet to take a good look around the village.

However, when I walked to the entrance of the village, I saw Ergou's daughter-in-law chatting with several daughters-in-law. The weather was hot, and these people were not afraid of the heat, so they stood at the intersection and chatted.

Seeing Ergou's daughter-in-law, Su Ho twitched the corners of her lips in disdain, thinking that she didn't read the almanac when she went out today.I originally thought about turning around and leaving, but then I thought about whether I was afraid that you would fail, so I didn't turn around, and walked over leisurely with leeks in my arms.

As he got closer, Su Ho heard Ergou's daughter-in-law chattering there: ".You didn't see that the old Wang's house made the full moon wine that day. It's big fish and meat. Where can we get dinner for ordinary people? What a good comparison! Also, her son Man Yue, and the young owner of Yayuan Restaurant have come, saying that the two of them have nothing to do with each other? No ghosts believe it! Maybe, that little brat in their family is not a member of the Wang family? "

Ergou's wife turned her back to Su Ho, and didn't see Su Ho approaching, but the daughter-in-law who was facing Ergou's wife saw her and winked at Ergou's wife.Seeing that Ergou's daughter-in-law didn't respond, she interrupted cleverly and loudly: "Oh, second sister-in-law, you don't know that a foreigner has come to our village, and now he lives alone outside the village. I saw him go hunting in the mountains."

That daughter-in-law is a clever person, but Ergou's wife is not: "I'll talk about the old Wang's family, what does it have to do with the hunters from outside the village?" She seemed to be yelling, but before the words fell, there was a soft voice With a soft voice, he interjected: "What's the matter with the old Wang's family, second sister-in-law, tell me too?"

As soon as someone was curious, Ergou's daughter-in-law started talking nonsense before turning around: "It's the old Wang family's Su family and the young owner of Yayuan restaurant."

Ergou's daughter-in-law just opened her mouth, and the daughters-in-law who were surrounding her took a step back in unison.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Ergou's wife realized it. Looking back, she saw Su Ho holding the child standing behind her, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of her mouth, which made Ergou's daughter-in-law shudder. "Why didn't the second sister-in-law stop talking? It looks like your mouth should be taught a lesson." The voice was as gentle as usual, but the eyes were a little cold.

Er Gou's daughter-in-law felt scared when she saw Su Ho's cold eyes, she hurriedly said that the family is waiting for help, then turned and left.Seeing Ergou's daughter-in-law leave, those daughter-in-laws didn't dare to stay any longer, followed her, and also dispersed.

Although Su Ho had won a battle, he was not in a good mood. Anyone who was gossiping behind his back would be in a bad mood, so Su Ho stopped wandering around, and went straight to Pan Aunt's house.

When they arrived at Pan's house, the gate of Pan's courtyard was open. Yu Yueyue was drying the freshly harvested millet in the yard, while Pan Min'er was placed in a corner of the yard, where some rags and rotten clothes were spread out, flat and flat, but Surrounded by a circle, Pan Min'er is rolling on it.

Seeing Su Ho coming to the door, Yu Yueyue was taken aback. When Wang came to help, she said that Su Ho would stay at home to look after the house and take care of the children. up.I just don't know how Su Ho, who was originally at home, appeared here.

"Sister-in-law, it's really boring to be alone at home, so come and see if I can help!" Su Ho smiled, carried the child and entered the door.

Yu Yueyue was also not polite, and said: "You came just in time, my mother and the others have all gone to the fields, and Aunt Wang has also gone, leaving me at home with Min'er, drying the millet, and feeling lonely!"

Su Ho took a look and saw that there was still a huge pile of millet in the yard that hadn't been spread out, so he carried the leeks to accompany Pan Min'er, then he tied up his sleeves and stepped forward to help.She had never done this kind of work before, and seeing Yu Yueyue doing it, she thought it was quite simple, and thought that she should be able to do it.

Suho stepped forward to grab the tool, which was like a rake. Suho had seen farmers using it to rake the ground, but this rake was different from the iron rake Suho had seen before.It is made of planks imitating iron rakes, with regular and sparse teeth.

Seeing Su Ho staring at the wooden rake, Yu Yueyue said: "My father-in-law made this rake specially for drying grain!" Su Ho nodded, expressing that he understood.

Seeing that Yu Yueyue's side was almost finished, he followed Yu Yueyue's example and wanted to flatten the other pile.Su Ho tried hard, but he didn't rake the millet down, instead it made it fly all over the sky, splashing himself all over.Seeing Su Ho's distressed appearance, Yu Yueyue had no sympathy at all, so she burst out laughing.

Su Ho rolled his eyes at Yu Yueyue, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law is so sympathetic!"

After hearing this, Yu Yueyue laughed even louder. Pan Min'er, who was playing next to her, heard her mother's laughter, and also giggled. Su Ho looked at the mother and child helplessly.

At this time, Pan Sen, the eldest of the Pan family, carried a load of millet into the courtyard gate, and said, "I heard the laughter of your mother and son from afar. I'm not here, so happy?" Su Ho, who was covered in grains all over his hair, also said unceremoniously: "Sister and sister, did you fall into the grain pile?"

Su Ho shook his head, and said with a smile: "Brother, seeing you and sister-in-law, I understand what it means that the whole family does not enter the same house!" The two who were originally teasing Su Ho blushed instantly.Men and women in this era are very innocent.

Su Ho stepped forward to help pour out the grain, but after lifting it, he realized that the basket of grain was not light. Thinking of Pan Sen carrying two big baskets and walking so far back, Su Ho had a new understanding of the strength of a man. understanding.

Seeing Su Ho's movement, Pan Sen and Yu Yueyue said in unison: "Don't move, you can't lift it!" This situation made the two people's blushing faces even redder, they looked at each other quietly, and quickly avoided.Su Ho, who saw everything in his eyes, snickered.

Seeing Pan Sen pour out the millet neatly, and then strode out of the yard without taking a sip of water, he asked Yu Yueyue curiously: "Sister-in-law, brother should not be in a hurry here, at least drink some water and take a break rest!"

Yu Yueyue shook her head and said, "Sister, you don't know. My father-in-law said that there will be rain in a few days. He is an old farmer, so he can't be wrong about this. There are dozens of acres of land at home. Well, what can I do if I don't hurry up?" Looking at Su Ho, he said, "If it wasn't for looking at Min'er, I would have gone to hell!" Pan's family is very united, and the married daughter-in-law would not be able to steal Playing tricks, only thinking about how to help the family live.

Su Ho thought that the farmers had been busy for a year, and they were counting on the income from the field. If they were about to harvest, but were hit by the rain, they would really feel unwilling.

Su Ho looked at a boy who couldn't turn over, and looked at another girl who was quietly playing with her fingers, thinking that she should be able to handle it, so she said, "If sister-in-law don't worry, Min'er will let me watch over it, anyway I don't even know how to work in the field!"

Hearing what Su Ho said, Yu Yueyue felt overjoyed, and after explaining it, she hurried into the room and took off her skirt, put on a pair of stone blue pants, tied the trouser legs tightly, put on a pair of tattered shoes, and went out , went to the fields.

Yu Yueyue left the field, leaving behind Su Ho and her two children.Su Ho looked at the wooden rake in his hand and appointed him to spread out the grains and dry them in the sun.She knows that if the millet is not dried, worms will easily grow. For farmers, this is waste, and waste is the most despicable behavior for them.

(End of this chapter)