Chapter 12 Getting to work
Not long after, the bells ringed at the teams to call the members, and the laborers from all families gathered in the area.
After Grain Rain, it was the season when the snow melted and green grass and wild vegetables emerged from the ground. The wind blew on my body a little cold, but it was already a little warm.
Team leader Ma Qingguo led some male laborers to repair the ditches and return to the village for a few days. Branch Secretary Ma Wenlong announced everyone's labor tasks today.
The old farmers had no objection.
Nowadays, the land belongs to the state, and the leaders have the final say in what they do. Even if they complain, they can't change anything, but they offend others.
In addition to these laborers in the fields, there are groups of children jumping around with baskets and carrying baskets at the ends of the village.
Ma Zhenzhong's wife Ye Xiaofeng followed Ye Xiuhe, glanced at the girls, and asked quietly, "How is An An?"
"It's better to keep it for a few days."
"Thank God." Ye Xiaofeng let out a breath, then glanced at Aunt Guan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law not far away, and elbowed her, "Nothing happened?"
Ye Xiuhe shook her head.
"It's rare. When I came back from Dazhong, I was thinking about waiting for you tonight." Ye Xiaofeng curled her lips, "If you do something big, you will beat me to death. Our Ye family is not timid."
Ye Xiuhe chuckled her clothes with a chuckle and asked her to whisper.
Ye Xiaofeng is her distant cousin. The two have been good sisters since childhood. She is the most protective of her shortcomings. Otherwise, Ma Zhenzhong would not dare to take out the entire family's assets for her to use first.
She met Guan Youshou at the beginning, and it was also her cousin who said she was the best childhood friend of her man, and she was a good person, not a fool.
After so many years, Guan Laosan is indeed responsible. She has not married the wrong man. As for the old man, she must not be timid for the sake of the children.
"Well, well, I'll send a message to Aunt Wu this morning, don't blame me for being troubled."
Ye Xiuhe smiled at her gratefully, "Why? Even if you don't say it, my mother can hear the wind for twenty miles." What's more, she wants her family to support her, so how can she be ungrateful?
Seeing the ground, the two stopped talking, walked towards the rice fields in the mission, took off their cloth shoes and bent down and started to pull weeds.
The fields in early spring are still filled with a melting layer of water, and their feet are all in a flash, but fortunately, Ye Xiuhe has already gotten used to it.
Compared to other jobs, pulling weeds is considered to be a lightweight job and has a lot of work points, so she is not dissatisfied with it.
"Report to the captain, I'm going to the cottage."
“Lag people have a lot of shit and urine.”
Ye Xiuhe heard the restless voice not far away, and immediately straightened her waist and looked over there. She saw that her good sister-in-law had something wrong again, and she was so embarrassed that her ancestors were so embarrassed.
"Why haven't you calmed down for a moment? Just find a piece of land. Dashuan, please keep an eye on it. If you dare to go home, you will deduct her work points..."
Aunt Guan on the other side was raising her feet and cooperating with someone in the group to dig an old root. She held it and sent it to a nearby place to pile up a piece of it for burning.
This job is the most relaxing, and you will get three-point votes every day.
Usually, it was done by children around ten years old. She was reluctant to let her three grandchildren delay their studies, and she couldn't let her two older granddaughters miss digging wild vegetables and catching pig grass.
Not only her, there are many aunts and aunts who have the same idea as her. Seeing that the food before the New Year is about to be eaten up after the New Year, can you dig some wild vegetables to make up the number?
Therefore, in order to fill her stomach, many families send their children to dig wild vegetables to avoid losing food. However, Aunt Guan wanted to not go out at this time.
In order not to delay the work in her hands, she could only throw her eyes like a knife toward her eldest daughter-in-law, almost breaking her old teeth.
The one in the same group with her is Ma Zhenzhong's mother.
The old lady was straightforward, glanced at the other side and said, "Auntie, your eldest daughter-in-law is indeed a bit unreasonable. We should teach a lesson as an old man. Don't be unable to erase your face and your daughter-in-law. The grandson is so old, it will be too late to delay the marriage of your grandson in the future."
This was undoubtedly a slap in the face by Aunt Guan, just saying that you have such a daughter-in-law, who will look down on a few grandchildren in the future?
Zhao Qiuyue, the second wife of the Guan family who was digging with a hoe, was so scared that she almost hit her legs when she heard this. She tightened her speed and walked forward quickly.
This movement made Aunt Guan even more angry. Why are all these stupid people in her house? She couldn't help but turn her head and look at the third daughter-in-law.
Some people vented their anger on this daughter-in-law, it would be too unreasonable. It would be great if they had three mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in a team, and there would be no need for Aunt Ma to get started.
This idea is a bit unreasonable. The tasks are arranged by the branch secretary. Why didn’t you protest before? Or wouldn’t it be better to just bring your eldest daughter-in-law to work together?
Ye Xiuhe didn't know that her mother-in-law complained to her, but she just knew it, but she just smiled. Being biased is a disease, and she couldn't even get treated even if she went to a big hospital!
She glanced at her mother-in-law who was continuing to work, turned her head to look at the sister-in-law who was running away, curled her lips and smiled sarcastically, bent down to continue pulling the weeds.
When he was about to reach the ridge of the field, he saw a loach hole. Ye Xiuhe's eyes lit up and glanced around him. He found that the person who had been counting centimeters was not there, so he took action decisively.
Just pulling the grass while sneaking in private work, a cloth bag hanging around his waist filled with loaches and eels.
Seeing the bag moving bulgingly, Ye Xiuhe was secretly anxious and glanced at Siye from time to time, hoping to see her son first.
After I go back, I will raise it for one night and I will be able to stew it in a clay pot tomorrow morning to replenish it for my two children. Otherwise, I will rely on a bowl of wild vegetables to clean the porridge every day, and I am really worried that I will not be able to raise the children.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiuhe sighed, not knowing what her man was going to do. If he had known, he would have asked him to touch a few fish in the river, just put it in a big pot. At least four of her family could drink some soup.
Looking forward to the stars and the moon, Guan Tianyou finally appeared in the field with a cup in his arms. Ye Xiuhe quickly stood up and waved to him.
"Mom, drink water quickly."
Ye Xiuhe didn't bother to drink water first, she untied the cloth bag and stuffed it to her son, took the cup with her backhand, and asked quickly, "Is your sister asleep?"
"No. When I went back, she was still holding your needle and thread basket on the soles of her shoes. I snatched her and she wanted to deliver water. Hehe, I snatched her again."
Ye Xiuhe laughed and scolded, "Silly son!"
"Mom, you take a sip first, I'll help you with your work."
Ye Xiuhe was so scared that she hurriedly grabbed him. It was still cold that day, so don’t fall down one by one. Hurry up and wink him and ask him to go home and put the bag first.
Guan Tianyou's little head turned around, waved to her, asked her to hold her down, carefully picking out a piece of candy from her pocket and stuffing it into her mouth.
"My sister gives me two pieces, and I ate one, it's so sweet. Mom, please try it."
Ye Xiuhe immediately realized that her daughter was reluctant to give it to her brother, and nodded with a smile.
Who says there are more children?
Chapter completed!