It wasn't until September 30th that we were able to work on the road.
Today happened to be Sunday. She went to the fields early in the morning. It had been more than ten days and the wheat had come out.
And because of the rain, the wheat crop is also quite good.
I hurried home to get urea. I had already asked clearly when I bought it, and it can be used after the seedlings emerge.
She poured half a bag of urea, carried the bag and carried a rubber bucket to the field. Carrying fertilizer was not an easy job, and Han Yuanfang did not return home until after two o'clock.
The pigs at home were about to rebel. We hurriedly fed the pigs. They smelled of urea, so Han Yuanfang washed them clean. Then she ate and lay down to rest.
After entering October, the weather becomes obviously cooler in the morning and evening.
Every day is the same life, and she has finished all the work at home.
"Dongmei, what's wrong with your hand?"
"Help my mother grind the corn. It's still more than a month before I have to pay the public rations."
Han Yuanfang really didn't know this, "Then I have to grind corn when I go back?"
"Yeah, I just don't know if you have to pay for three people or one person."
Han Yuanfang was also anxious now. She thought about going to the village chief to ask after school.
She didn't want to go to the village chief's house at this time, as they were about to eat, so she ran home to serve the animals, and then went to the village chief's house after she was full.
"Uncle, I would like to ask how much public food I have to pay?"
"I've already applied with the higher-ups. The higher-ups are also taking care of you. You just need to pay one person this year."
Han Yuanfang quickly thanked the village chief and felt at ease now. "Uncle, how much public food does one person pay?"
"Eighty jins of corn per acre per person. Your parents have already paid 96 jins of wheat to you. But next year you will have to pay 160 jins."
"Sir, I understand. I have to hurry up and grind the corn."
Looking at Han Dongmei's hand made her feel pain, and thinking about rubbing it all, it made her hand hurt even more.
After I got home, I used a dustpan to pick out the top layer of the corn basket. It was almost dry.
Find the screwdriver at home and cut out a few lines on it, so that you can avoid rubbing too much.
Han Yuanfang spent the whole afternoon thinking about how to rub the two baskets of corn at home. In her previous life, she used to rub the corn with her hands at first, but then there was a corn shaking machine, which must be much faster than rubbing it by hand.
I don’t know if there is such a guy style here.
"Dongmei, how do you grind corn at home?"
"Rub it by hand, or put some corn in a snakeskin bag and use a stick to chisel it. That way it's easier to rub."
"Don't you have a machine?"
Han Dongmei also knew that Han Yuanfang's family had too much corn, so it was unrealistic to expect her to grind it alone. "I heard from my second aunt that some counties have corn shakers."
"Dongmei, do you know which county? I want to buy a corn shaker. Otherwise, when will I be able to grind corn by myself?"
"I remember my second aunt said it was Run County."
"Okay, I get it, I'll go over and have a look this Sunday." This is promising.
On Sunday, she got up early in the morning to prepare things.
Run County is not close to here. It is seventy or eighty miles away. Han Yuanfang thought it would be good to arrive at noon.
She saw a lot of people along the way, so she asked a kind-looking person to inquire, and quickly rode over.
The corn shaking machine is not sold by the supply and marketing cooperative. It is sold by a private canteen.
This corn shaker actually cost thirty-five dollars. Han Yuanfang finally bought it. The more you spend, the more you spend.
There are quite a lot of things in this canteen. Han Yuanfang also bought salt and alkaline noodles, and thought of buying the rest from the supply and marketing cooperative.
The little boss at the canteen was quite responsible and helped her tie her into the back seat of the bicycle.
Han Yuanfang rode home, thinking that she had spent money again along the way.
Ever since I came here, I haven't earned a penny, I just spent money.
Entering the village, I saw a lot of people asking, "Yuanfang, what did you buy?"
"Corn shaker."
"What a good thing, Yuanfang, I'll follow your house to have a look."
Han Yuanfang didn't refuse, mainly because she didn't know how to refuse.
When she arrived at the door of her house, four or five people followed her.
The Han family's house is not the best in the village, but it is still one of the best.
Several women followed in and sighed as they looked at the neatly tidied yard. They thought this eleven-year-old girl couldn't live a better life, but now she looks pretty good.
Someone helped Han Yuanfang unload the corn shaking machine. It doesn't have a base yet, but it's still possible to give it a try.
This thing is made of cast iron and is quite heavy.
Han Yuanfang was not used for anything. A few people moved to the balcony and started experimenting.
After just shaking it a few times, all the corn kernels fell off the corn cob, and the bones of the cob came out.
"Yuanfang, where did you buy this?"
"Sister Sister, I bought this from a canteen in Run County. If you want to buy it, hurry up. Although thirty-five is quite expensive, it is made of iron. It is so heavy that you can sell it for scrap metal.
A lot of money."
Several women nodded. Thirty-five is indeed a lot of money. It can save a lot of things and don't have to suffer. Every year, the hands bleed when grinding corn.
"Yuanfang, please tell me the specific location of the canteen."
"Well, it's actually quite easy to find. Third aunt, if you want to buy it, hurry up. I heard from the boss that after this batch is finished, there won't be another batch until years ago at the earliest."
Several women left in a hurry and went home to discuss it.
Han Yuanfang sent a few people away and closed the door to feed the pigs.
She thought that she would really not be able to raise pigs next year. She would go to middle school in the countryside and not be able to come back to feed them at noon every day.
If you can no longer raise pigs, there is no way to make money. You must go to school, but you must also think about how to make money.
It is not convenient to do anything at this age, so I can only do some small businesses.
After the animals were taken care of, I cooked myself a bowl of noodle soup.
After eating, I started researching how to get a base for the corn shaker.
In my previous life, I also had this guy's style at home. The base was welded with iron.
Han Yuanfang thought that there were no welders in the village, so she could only use wood.
Thinking of this, I rolled out the cart and loaded it up with a corn shaking machine and went to the carpenter's house.
This carpenter has a very good relationship with Dad Han. He used to come to his house for dinner often.
When they arrived at Tang's house, Han Yuanfang shouted twice outside, and Tang Yuanshan hurried out.
"Yuanfang, why are you here? What's the matter?"
"Second uncle, I came to you for help. Look, this is the corn shaking machine I bought. Can you help me make a base for it?"
Tang Yuanshan glanced at it and said, "No problem, I'll do it for you right now."
