Manor Romance

Chapter 74 Overnight
After the two parties communicated for a while, they started their respective work. Xu Ping's whole family was dispatched this time. The two of them, Xu Xiangjiao and Xu Xiangming, two sisters and brothers, and a neighbor who came to help. With his real appearance, everyone worked together in a division of labor, and soon became busy in the rice fields.

The process of harvesting rice is very simple. First, use a sickle to cut off the rice at all roots, make enough to hold a bunch with both hands, and then tie it firmly with a rice stalk. Can get rid of rice grains.

The batch of rice in Xu Ping's family is not high enough to reach the waist. When harvesting, they need to bend down completely to work.But everyone is accustomed to this, and Xu Xiangjiao's sister and brother are also very skilled in doing it, and with the help of Yunli, the harvesting work is proceeding in an orderly manner.

On Wang Yuyao's side, besides driving, Yang Dong also took care of moving the equipment. Zhou Wenhao was in charge of video recording, and Wang Yuyao wrote the article, so she had to collect enough material to fully record the rice harvesting in words. During the process, if you encounter something you don’t understand, you have to ask yourself to understand it, and you even have to go to the field to experience it yourself.

A rich daughter like Wang Yuyao, not to mention working in the fields, usually doesn't go into the kitchen very much at home, let alone do the housework by herself. Now she has to go to the fields to work, which is no different from a toddler toddler.However, Wang Yuyao is not a pampered person, and she quickly adapted to it, and followed Yunli, starting from tying rice bundles, learning while asking, putting aside all the fatigue.

In fact, Yunli has also confiscated rice a few times. He went to the fields to help Xu Ping and the others out of curiosity before, but he learned quickly and his hands and feet were very nimble. His work was no slower than veterans like Xu Ping. , and his physical strength is super good, and he never complains of being tired. Xu Xiangjiao joked that he was born as a farmer, and he suffered hardships but could not enjoy happiness.

Due to various reasons, Yunli was very close to Xu Ping's family, and Xu Xiangjiao went to Banlu Manor to help with the accounts from time to time, and was considered half of Yunli's employees.After graduating from high school this year, Xu Xiangming did not continue his studies. Now he is still at home, occasionally doing odd jobs in the town, or helping with the family's farming.

Xu Ping originally arranged for him to work as a worker in the water plant, but within a few days, Xu Xiangming couldn't get used to it and slipped away. Later, Xu Ping wanted him to come to Banlu Manor to help, so he could learn some skills from Yunli's side, and he also asked about it. Yunli said that there is no problem with Yunli's opinion, but Xu Xiangming is very repulsed by farm work and is unwilling to come. Xu Ping and his wife did not put any pressure on him. Besides, he is still young and has a lot of time to think about his future.

Although he doesn't want to work in Spotted Deer Manor, Xu Xiangming is still very enthusiastic about Yunli, and sometimes he will go to Xiaolu Mountain with Xu Xiangjiao to play, and he especially likes to drive the ripper, and he has to drive it for a while every time he comes addiction.Yunli brought people to take pictures this time, and Xu Xiangming also diligently helped deliver tea and water, doing his part.

Although Wang Yuyao worked very hard, most of the time, she could only stand aside and watch everyone busy. Seeing Yunli's busy back made her feel strong again, and secretly scolded Yunli, a freak, what did she learn? They are faster than people, and it seems that nothing can stop him.

The whole process of harvesting rice is not complicated, and there are only a few points that can be recorded and described. However, Wang Yuyao and the others persisted until the end. They stopped their work after the entire terraced field was harvested. Not small.

It was still very early before dark, and the newly harvested rice should be dried immediately while the weather is good to reduce the moisture in the grains and prevent the grains from germinating and deteriorating. Xu Ping and his family transported the rice home, while Yunli continued to bring the rice home. They were touring nearby with Wang Yuyao.

When parting, the neighbor who hadn't spoken all this time suddenly came to Xiang Yunli, stuffed an old paper envelope into his hand, and told him to hand over the old envelope to Shen Hong. Without saying anything else, he turned and left. went.The neighbor who came to help Xu Ping's house didn't say much the whole time. He was wearing a round-pointed bamboo hat all the time, and he couldn't see his real appearance. Judging from his age, he looked about 50 to [-] years old.

Let him hand over the things to Shen Hong, and he is the neighbor of Xu Ping's family, so the identity of this middle-aged man wearing a hat is ready to be revealed. Yun Li put away the old envelope and didn't ask any questions.

The task of Wang Yuyao and the others this time is not only to visit the rice cultivation mode of terraced fields, but also to deeply understand the relationship between people and the natural environment, and to bring the most authentic Southwest China to their readers with the most authentic words and pictures. scenery.This matter is very meaningful, so Yunli is very willing to help. Whatever Wang Yuyao asks, he will do his best to help achieve it, and he will bear the burden of hard work.

They didn't return to the bamboo building until the sun went down, and Shen Hong and Lu Ci had already prepared dinner.After dinner, Yunli thought that the mission was over and he could get out, but Wang Yuyao seemed to see through his thoughts, so he insisted on staying in the bamboo building and sent Zhou Wenhao and Yang Dong back to the county in the hotel.

On this issue, it was rare for everyone to reach a consensus, and they all opposed Wang Yuyao's stay. Yunli's reason was very straightforward, saying that Xiaolu Mountain is very hot in summer, there is no air conditioner, there are many mosquitoes at night, and the sound of insects is endless. The eldest lady must not be able to adapt, she can't sleep well at night, and she won't be able to work tomorrow.

Although Yang Dong was the driver, he was ordered by Wang Yuyao's father to take care of her on this trip. Although the contact time was very short, he trusted Yunli very much. What's the problem, but it's safer to go back to the hotel.And Zhou Wenhao's reason was even more straightforward, saying that she was a great beauty in this barren mountain, and if someone had an evil intention, and he and Yang Dong were not around, it would be like sending a sheep to a tiger's mouth.

Not only their group, but even Shen Hong strongly opposed Wang Yuyao's staying. In order to achieve her goal, she even made up a nonsensical rumor, saying that there is a strange phenomenon that has been circulating in Shanglu Village for a long time. If you spend the night in the village, you must go to the mountain to worship and notify the mountain god, otherwise unexpected and strange things will happen at night.

Facing the siege of the crowd, Wang Yuyao acted calmly, rebutting and counterattacking one by one, and her words were well-founded and upright. It seemed that she was determined to stay here, and the crowd had no choice but to let her go. She went, Zhou Wenhao originally wanted to stay together, but after being stared at by Wang Yuyao, he obediently followed Yang Dong back to the hotel.

When Shen Hong left, Yun Li explained to her the situation in the afternoon, and handed over the old envelope to her. Shen Hong didn't have any ups and downs, just smiled wryly, and left in the night.

There were many vacant rooms in the bamboo building, but there were not many beds, and few other pieces of furniture. Yunli had to give up the room on the third floor to Wang Yuyao, and sleep in that rocking chair for a night.

The conditions are very simple, but Wang Yuyao doesn't mind at all. There is an electric water heater in the bathroom on the second floor of the bamboo building. Wang Yuyao said that she was already very satisfied.

The living environment in the bamboo building is not as bad as Yunli described. On the contrary, it suits Wang Yuyao's taste. The heat dissipates quickly during the day, so you won't feel stuffy. More like a lullaby at night.When you open the window, you can see the clear and peaceful night sky, the lone moon hanging high, and the sky full of stars. This kind of beauty may not be seen in other places.

The third floor was given over to Wang Yuyao, and Yunli could only move to the vacant room on the second floor. Shen Hong and the others made a big fuss and liked to tease people, but Lu Ci didn't mind it. The relationship between her and Yunli was her own. Knowing in her heart, she now only wants to work hard to do a good job, pay off the debt as soon as possible, and not think about those unrealistic things.

Delivering towels and pillows to Wang Yuyao was inconvenient for Yunli to do, so she did it all for her. In fact, she still had a good impression of Wang Yuyao. Leaving aside her gorgeous appearance and background, Lu Cineng I feel that she is an independent and informal person.

Just when Yunli was about to practice sitting cross-legged, Lu Ci came to the door and said that Wang Yuyao wanted him to go to the third floor to talk about something. Ci went to the third floor together.

"I said you, it's fine to make a joke, are you still afraid that I will eat you?" Seeing Yunli and Lu Ci coming up together, Wang Yuyao immediately saw Yunli's careful thinking, curled his lips teased.

"Prevention is essential. In this barren mountain, if someone has an evil intention, wouldn't I be sending sheep to the tiger's mouth?" Yun Li countered back in Zhou Wenhao's tone.

"Childish! This tree of yours is a tea tree, right? It looks like it has been around for quite a while, and you plan to build a tea garden for fun? If there is any good tea produced in the future, remember to save some for me." Wang Yuyao pointed at the little girl. The Dahongpao tea tree planted in the nutrient solution in the center of the hall told Yunli.

Recently, the condition of the tea tree is very good, the new buds are gradually growing, the whole tea tree does not seem to be lifeless anymore, it is more lively, when the weather is good in the morning, Yunli will move the tea tree out of the balcony, let it come back to life To adapt to the sun and rain environment, in preparation for transplanting back to the soil.

Yun Li nodded: "Of course it's fine, but you don't have to think about this tree, even if it loses a single leaf, the unexpected thing Shen Hong said just now will definitely happen to me."

Wang Yuyao didn't know that this was a thousand-year-old wild Dahongpao tea tree, and he didn't understand why Yunli valued it so much. He looked at Lu Ci as if asking for help, and the information he got was the same. He knew that this tea tree was very important, so he didn't take it. This was a joke, and he changed the subject: "I've come to my room because I have something serious to talk to you about."

Yunli didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd, so she dragged Lu Ci in together. Wang Yuyao took out a laptop computer from her travel backpack and opened it. After tapping on it a few times, she put the computer on the bamboo bed. He beckoned Yunli and the two to come over and take a look.Yun Li had nothing to worry about, so he joined in.

(End of this chapter)