It's July, and it's another harvest time. The land of Yangmei Village has become a golden ocean, and the rice is ripe.
The Tian family originally had 24 acres of land, including 18 acres of rice fields, and the rest was dry sandy land where peanuts and sweet potatoes were grown. However, when Tian Minyan later bought 20 acres of land from Xie Laoer, there were 16 acres of land.
There were so many paddy fields that he bought the crops together, so Tian Minyan had to harvest many more crops than others.
"More than 40 acres of crops, most of which are rice fields. With such a small number of people in our family, we will definitely be busy." Tian Minyan pursed her lips and said to the group: "Besides, after harvesting the crops, we still have to plow the ground and sow the seeds.
, the autumn crops will be more cumbersome to plant this year. I plan to use these thirty-four acres of paddy fields to raise fish, and those paddy fields cannot be plowed like in the past. In this way, our efforts will be even greater.
Already."
"I have also thought about this carefully. Harvesting, plowing, transplanting, and the hundred acres of wasteland are waiting. Even with four long-term workers, we are too busy." Tian Minrui also said: "I have already told the mountain chief.
, because the farming was busy, I asked for a few days off to read and write at home in the evening. The mountain director also agreed. Considering that there were many children from farmers’ families in the school, he simply took ten days off during the busy farming period and only assigned homework. So the field
I can also count as a helper."
In the previous life, schools usually had holidays during busy farming periods. Tian Minyan also agreed with this point. There is no way to stop studying, but to work in the fields at the right time. She hummed and said: "Even if you add me, it won't be enough. I think, we
You still have to hire part-time workers.”
"But now is the busy farming season, and everyone has to rush to harvest crops. I'm afraid it will be a little difficult for young and strong men." Tian Minrui frowned: "Even hiring part-time workers, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult."
When farming is busy, few people are willing to help unless the family has no land. After all, crops are the most important thing for farmers, as they represent the family's food rations.
"We can also help each other." Tian Huairen suddenly said.
"Um?"
Tian Minyan and Tian Minrui both looked at him. Tian Huairen smiled naively, scratched his head and said: "Uncle Qi told me that this year our family has more land but less heads, so we helped each other to harvest the crops, and you, Uncle Zhu,
That's what I said, there are a few other people who also want to work with us."
"Really?" Tian Minyan's eyes lit up with surprise. The seventh uncle is Mr. Tian's cousin, and the sister-in-law He in front of her is his daughter-in-law. She is also a relative of the same clan.
But if you think about it carefully, it is common for neighbors to work together to harvest crops. Today they will harvest your crops and they will harvest his crops tomorrow. This will save more labor and collect all the crops faster. However, you must also choose the right partnership.
If we choose someone who only knows how to calculate, we will not be able to work together, which will only hurt our face and the feelings of our neighbors.
And Tian Minyan's family is about to get married, and there are four more long-term workers in the family, all of whom are strong workers. There are only more people who are willing to help her, whether it is to help with a personal relationship or to gain access to the Tian family's third house.
, it’s all a win-win situation.
"Your uncle also said that he would harvest the crops in the past two days and then come over to help us harvest them." Luo Shi also said with a smile.
"Is uncle coming too?" Xiao Wu's eyes widened in excitement: "Then my little cousin must come too."
"Of course it is."
"Well, this way, we don't need to hire part-time workers! Dad, even if we want to help, we don't need too many people. I think it's just Uncle Zhu and Qi Shu's family, as well as my uncle. I can just find another family. If there are more people, it won't be possible."
Okay." Tian Minyan thought for a moment and said.
"I think so too." Tian Huairen said: "Except for Uncle Zhu and Uncle Qi's family, I will accept Luo Huzi's family."
Luo Huzi also has several boys. He is two years younger than Tian Huairen, but he got married early. The oldest boy is fourteen years old.
"Okay, Dad, please invite them here. Let's discuss how to harvest the crops and which family to harvest first."
Tian Huairen agreed and soon invited all the heads of each family.
Among these families, the Tian family has the most land, because Uncle Zhu runs a blacksmith shop, has a small population, and has the least land. They only received five acres of paddy field when the family was divided. However, the Luo Huzi family has many children but no land.
More, the total is only eight acres. The seventh uncle's house is more, it also has fourteen acres.
In this way, those with less land seemed to be at a disadvantage, but fortunately the farmers didn't care too much, and they were the ones who took the initiative to join hands, and everyone was usually on good terms with each other. When Tian Minyan explained, they all laughed and said
If they really wanted to make it clear and clear, then they would not join hands with each other, which would make Tian Minyan ashamed and feel that she was a villain.
Because Tian Minyan's family has a lot of land, and the rice in some fields is not yet fully ripe, and her uncle's family is not ready to harvest the crops quickly, Tian Minyan said that their family will harvest the crops last and start with the less land first.
In this way, the crops from Uncle Zhu's house will be harvested first, and then those from Luo Huzi's seventh uncle's house will be harvested. Whichever house's crops are harvested will be provided with lunch.
"Well, Third Brother Tian, Uncle Seventh, and Brother Zhu, I, as you all know, my family doesn't have much money for scraping, so I'm afraid I won't have anything good to eat this time." After everything was agreed upon, Luo
Huzi suddenly said embarrassedly.
"Brother, what are you doing as a farmer? As long as you have a full stomach and have the strength to work." Uncle Zhu smiled boldly, patted Luo Huzi on the shoulder and said, "I just like those thick-faced steamed buns. You let my brothers and sisters
Just steam two of them for me and fill up a pot of water. It doesn’t matter if you have the others or not.”
"No, they are not rich, so they don't care about it." Tian Huairen chuckled.
"We farmers, how can we be so careless, Hu Zi, you are mistaken." The seventh uncle took a puff of dry cigarette and knocked him.
"Then I appreciate it." Luo Huzi clasped his fists gratefully and smiled.
Seeing this, Tian Minyan's mind became active. The most important thing for hard work is to have a full stomach. Farmers only eat white rice and a plate of green vegetables and pickles. It is not surprising that some families don't see a shred of pork in a month.
But if you really want to eat meat, there is nothing you can do about it. The pig's guts are also a good thing, and the most important thing is that they are cheap. It's just that the people here are not good at smelling it, so they don't like it. Tian Minyan thought of letting the wives of several families
Come on, let's talk about this to everyone and teach them how to do it, so that everyone can have some fun while doing their work.
After deciding on the idea, Tian Minyan asked Xiaoxing to go to each house to call for help, and she would make a list of recipes for her own turn to cook.
This time of joining hands made the relationship between several families closer and closer. Because of this, Luo Huzi and other family members later worked with the Tian family and got involved, making their lives more and more comfortable.
The next day, Li Zheng from Yangmei Village took the men from Yangmei Village to the ancestral temple to worship the Earth God, and set off a large string of firecrackers to thank the gods and Buddhas for the good weather, and each family officially began to harvest crops and rice.
