Chapter 699 Muddy
However, although the sky was clear, the fields were temporarily unable to enter. At this time, even the fastest farmers had not finished the autumn. This rain made them feel at ease. When the rain stopped, many people tentatively went down to the ground, but even the farmers who hated the most had to return empty-handedly.
The rain was too heavy and the ground was too muddy, so I couldn't get my feet off at all.
Even Shuixun rolled up his trouser legs and led a few senior workers to the edge of the field to see it. Soon, he came back and shook his head at his wife and children.
"I can't get off the ground today, so I have to wait for a day or two to get in here." Lian Shouxin told his wife and children.
In this era, most people have to rely on God’s face to make a living. Nowadays, people have no way to do this.
"Is the crops in the field so hard that the rain hits?" Zhang asked.
"It's okay." Lian Shouxin thought about it and replied pertinently. "It's not too much to beat it down. The harvest must be less."
"We're pretty good. I heard that going north, there was hail falling over there." Lian Shouxin said again.
"It seems that the food will be expensive next year." Lian Man'er said.
"Well, we don't rush to sell our grain this year, so we stock up more." Lian Shouxin said. If the farmers have no money in their hands, they will not panic. And grain is something more important than money. Lian Man'er's family naturally does not need to worry about hunger now, but every year, they will stock up on grain. New grain is exchanged for old grains every year. Grain is the confidence, and it is also hard currency. The long-term workers at home and the shops can directly pay their wages with grain. Every family with a large amount of land does this.
Although I don't have to go to the ground for the time being, the whole family is not idle either.
This is the climate in autumn. After the heavy rain, the autumn weather was restored to coolness. Lian Shuxin, Goro and his father worked hard to bring out the grains that had been put into the warehouse before they were sunburned, removed all kinds of oil cloths and curtains for rain, and spread them in the sun to dry them. Zhang, Lian Zhier and Lian Man'er were still busy taking care of chickens and ducks, drying vegetables, etc.
After an afternoon and a night of sunny days, the next day it became much dry. Although it was still muddy and difficult to walk, I could at least get out of my feet.
The farmers couldn't wait for the land to be dried to dry again, so they all went downstairs one after another. Because time didn't wait for anyone, although it seemed sunny now, no one could guarantee that the day would not change again.
If the already full and mature grains are not harvested early and dried, and continue to stay in such a humid environment in the ground, they may become moldy or sprout. No matter which one, the harvest will be reduced.
The only thing that the farmers think is that they can grab an extra grain of rice.
Although he knew that it would be better to wait, he didn't even wait. He also took the long-term workers to the ground. Wulang took a follower to the village in Luojia Village, and Xiaoqi followed Lian Shuxin.
Lian Man'er led Xiao Qing and Xiao Xi to pick two baskets of vegetables. As soon as he walked out of the vegetable garden, he saw the family's long-time worker coming back from the field in a carriage. Today, Lian Shouxin and his people were picking corn in the north. The carriage was filled with broken corn.
Xiaoqi sat in the corn pile, Lian Shouxin, and Wulang and Xiaoqiye were all going to the ground. The ones arranged for Xiaoqi were naturally the lightest and cheapest work. He was escorting the car back.
The long-time worker who was driving the car saw Lian Man'er, quickly slowed down the car and greeted Lian Man'er. When Xiaoqi saw Lian Man'er, he called out sister happily, and jumped out of the car.
"Oh, be careful." Lian Man'er smiled quickly, "Look at you like a monkey. If our mother saw it, I don't know how to nag you."
"Hehe." Xiaoqi smiled and reached out to help Lian Man'er carry the basket.
Lian Man'er carried the lighter basket to Xiaoqi, and his sister walked home shoulder to shoulder.
"What car is this? How is the field?" Lian Man'er asked Xiao Qi as he walked.
"The sixth car is here." Xiaoqi told Lian Man'er, "It's useless to step on the ground and step on a mud sickle no matter how fast it is. Also, the road back and forth is too difficult. We have cars pulled by big animals, and some places are quite difficult. There were cars stuck in mud on the road just now."
Xiao Qi was wearing a coarse cloth trousers and jacket, with her sleeves and legs rolled up, revealing a small piece of chubby arms and calves. His shoes, arms, legs, and clothes were covered with mud. Looking further, the wheels of the big cart that had just walked over were also covered with mud and grass leaves.
At this time, harvesting autumn is much more tired than usual.
"I'll tell our mother later to add a few more kilograms of meat at noon and enough dried tofu." Lian Man'er said.
"Okay, I'll tell them later, Guan Bao will work harder." Xiao Qi said.
When Lian Man'er's family was busy farming, the food prepared by workers has always been very honest. Moreover, at this time, the family, including Zhang, Lian Zhier and Lian Man'er, did not eat with the long-term workers, but the food was definitely the same.
Because of this, as a landlord and employer, Lian Man'er's family has an excellent reputation in Jinyang County. The kind-hearted owner can naturally hire the most capable long-term workers.
Xiaoqi followed Lian Man'er into the cross-yard. Zhang was taking someone to prepare for cooking when he saw Xiaoqi coming, so he greeted Xiaoqi.
The two of them talked for a while, and Xiaoqi brought a pot of mung bean soup and went to the threshing farm. Although the long-term workers can do their jobs by themselves, the owner must also do their duty. Xiaoqi is obviously a very responsible little master.
As it was almost noon, Zhang had already brought his men to cook porridge and steamed buns. Even Man'er had already washed and picked up all the vegetables and sent them to the kitchen. Zhang led the people to start stewing and stir-frying.
I was busy and busy, and the little walnut who followed Xiaoqi to the ground suddenly ran back.
"What's wrong?" Lian Man'er was in the yard and saw Xiao Walnut panic, so she hurriedly stopped him and asked.
"…………… The old man in the old house fell..." Little Walnut reported to Lian Man'er.
"Ah?" Lian Man'er was shocked.
Zhang had seen the little walnut in the kitchen, so he wiped his hands and walked out to ask. He heard that even the old man had fallen, so Zhang was also shocked.
"What's going on? It's OK, why did you fall? Where did you fall?" Lian Man'er asked Little Walnut.
"…………I came back from the ground and fell down halfway." Xiao Walnut said.
Zhang and Lian Man'er frowned.
"Why did the old man go down the ground again?" Zhang said, "Even if he goes down the ground, he didn't agree. He just watched from the side, why did he fall that way?"
"There shouldn't be such a muddy man in this place." Lian Man'er also said.
Today, when harvesting autumn, the old man did not need to worry about the fields of the old man who had rented out. They just kept the acres of land they planted themselves. Lian Shuixin had told Mr. Lian that he was no longer as old as in previous years. He was sick several times and was older and he really shouldn't work hard anymore. The old man now has not much land for self-planting, so he didn't need to go to the field. The labor force was enough.
After all, even the old man and Zhou now have enough support and no longer need to work on their own.
Even the old man agreed, but he was a person who was used to hard work and could not stay at home during the busy farming season. From the beginning of harvesting autumn, he still followed him to the ground every day but no longer worked hard to work.
This is because of Lian Shuixin's words. In addition, even the old man himself felt that his body was not as good as before. He could not do some work even if he wanted to do it.
Why did it rain just now? It was the most difficult time for the field to walk. Even the old man went to the field to work again? Did he accidentally fall? After all, the field is muddy and must be very slippery.
Lian Man'er thought about this and suddenly noticed what Xiao Walnut mentioned just now - pulling a cart.
"Little Walnut, you just said, is it the old man pulling the cart?" Lian Man'er asked hurriedly. It's not that she didn't notice this. It's really beyond her imagination. The old house is not without good labor, so she can't let Mr. Lian pull the cart.
"Yes." Little Walnut nodded.
"Why are you still using the old man to pull the cart by yourself? What are the people in the old house doing for food?" Zhang said angrily.
"……………I heard that it was difficult to walk in the fields, so the people in the old house said that they would wait for the field to dry and then harvest the autumn. The old man forced people to get off the field without waiting. Isn't that difficult to walk, and the car would fall into it accidentally. Those people were dragging and unhappy to pull the car.
The old man seemed to be anxious, so he pulled the cart by himself. As a result, he fell." Little Walnut roughly told Lian Man'er and Zhang the news he had found.
"It was when the old man was in a tough state, he had never been able to do the work of pulling a cart before." Zhang understood and sighed.
"Are you seriously falling?" Lian Man'er thought about it and asked.
"I don't know yet." Xiao Walnut said, "The master and the second master are in the field. Someone sent a letter to him. The master and the second master went there. He just used a car to send the old master home. I was afraid that he would be too late to come back, so the wife and the girls were worried, so they asked the young man to come back and say something quickly."
"Okay, we know." Lian Man'er said, "Little Walnut, you'd better go back and follow Xiaoqi."
"Oh." Little Walnut agreed and ran away.
"What's this? It's really not worry-free!" Zhang said, wiping his hands with his apron unconsciously.
It was the time to get busy in the autumn, but the old man fell. No matter how thoughtful the offerings were, he could not tie him up. He wanted to fight the growth of his children and grandchildren, so how could Lian Man'er and the others stop him? But now he accidentally fell, he still had to point at them.
No wonder Zhang expressed such emotion.
"I'm so old, I'm afraid of this. We have to go and have a look." Zhang said, then took off his apron.
Leave all the family affairs to Lianzhier, especially the meal must not be delayed. They can eat one late or even one less meal without it. However, when a long-term worker who works in the field can not delay other people's meals.
"I'll go and check it out and come back." Zhang told Lian Zhier.
"Mom, don't worry, I'll take care of you." Lian Zhi'er said, "Man'er, you can go with our mother."
"Well, I'll go with my mother." Lian Man'er nodded.
Zhang and Lian Man'er hurried to the old house without changing their clothes. As soon as they walked into the gate of the old house, they saw Lian Shouxin and Xiaoqi sending Doctor Li out.
Zhang and Lian Man'er hurriedly greeted Doctor Li.
"How is the old man? Do you bite him?" Zhang and Lian Man'er asked.
"It's not in the way." Li Langzhong's expression was relaxed, "It's just that the old man is old, so he has to be careful."
After hearing what Doctor Li said, Zhang and Lian Man'er felt relieved.
After sending Doctor Li out, the family came back and walked up the room.
"……………… Thanks to the mud, it’s not heavy if you slip. If you change the place, you may not get off the kang." While walking, Lian Shouxin told Zhang and Lian Man'er about the specific situation.
In the yard, there was the flatbed car parked in the old house. The wheels and body of the car were covered with mud, and there were some corn cobs scattered beside it, as if they were dug out of the mud pile.
"Our master fell and the car overturned." Xiaoqi told Lian Man'er, "It was finally made out of the mud pile."
When he went up to the house, Mr. Lian was sitting leaning on the head of the kang wearing his true double-breasted pants and jacket. Zhou sat next to Mr. Lian with a stern face. There was a basin of water on the kang. Zhou was dipped in a cloth towel and was wiping Mr. Lian's arms and legs.
Underground, there was a set of indigo trousers and jackets, which were covered with mud and grass leaves. Obviously, even the old man fell into the mud pile, and his clothes were rolled in mud and water.
Underground, except for Lian Duoer, Lian Yaer and Da Niu Niu Niu's old house were all there. They stood there one by one, and everyone's faces showed anxiety.
After Lian Man'er entered the house, she saw this scene.
"I'm fine, I just slipped out for a while, it was mud. It looked scary and didn't really fall." Seeing that Zhang and Lian Man'er were coming, the old man hurriedly asked the family to sit down, and explained with a smile.
"Master, how did you always agree to us? Why did you get off the floor again? If you go down the floor, forget it, why did you go to pull the cart? Who asked you to pull the cart?" Lian Man'er said to Mr. Lian.
"Ask you, who asked the old man to pull the cart?" Lian Shouxin smiled while sending Doctor Li away. Now that he entered the house, his face sank. At this time, he asked sternly, and even Shouyi and other adult males changed their faces, and no one dared to speak.
"Forget it, forget it." The old man waved his hand, "Fourth brother, don't be angry. It's not that they asked me to pull it, who could really instruct me? I was impatient and insisted on pulling that car."
"Dad, why are you still protecting them at this time?" Lian Shuixin said angrily, "You always think about us, you always think about yourself. Today is a blessing, otherwise, you can't even get a kang when you fall down. It's nothing to spend money to see a doctor. It's nothing if outsiders point at my backbone, but can't you always suffer? That's good?"
Fatty seal, please pink.
Chapter completed!