Shen Wufu hummed, "There is no autumn harvest yet, let them arrange it first, and then we can organize training after the autumn harvest."
I also know that autumn is coming soon, and this is the family's annual income ration.
The next day Li Wenquan called all the strong laborers and told them to arrange their work at home first, and it would not be too late to wait until the autumn to give them training.
Chen Jiang was happy. Yesterday he thought Comrade Li had left with him. With him around, he felt at ease.
He can work for the third sister. Yesterday, he saw that she had to kneel down to light a fire. There were also sorghum and sweet potatoes on the mountain, and he helped to harvest them. The third sister said that she was afraid that wild animals would harm the food, so she had to harvest them in advance.
After Li Wenquan finished speaking, he drove away from the village.
Chen Jiang rushed to Chen Miao's house excitedly and said what Li Wenquan said.
"Third sister, I will go harvest sorghum tomorrow."
Chen Miao thought that after two days, it would be more fruitful and the yield would be reduced, but at least there would be a harvest and he was afraid of being harmed by animals.
"Okay. You can tell your parents tonight."
"Third sister, I will pick cotton with you."
Chen Miao did not refuse. Of course, two people can work faster than one. The only thing that can be picked now is ventilated cotton.
All the cotton that bloomed in the morning was collected. In the next few days, there will be a batch of cotton that bloomed and harvested again.
In the afternoon, Chen Jiang helped beat the soybeans again, "Third sister, why do they grow so well on the mountain?"
"Is it ventilated? I think it should be."
"The grains of your soybeans are much larger than ours."
This is the soybean seed that Chen Miao made in the space. Of course it is much larger.
In the evening, Chen Miao made pancakes for Chen Jiang, added oil and put an egg in them. Chen Jiang was very satisfied with the food.
When he got home, Chen Tong smelled his scent and asked, "Fourth brother, what did you eat at Third Sister's place?"
"Flatcakes."
Chen Tong is so envious. He also wants to eat white flour pancakes. The third sister's family has planted wheat this year, so there must be a lot of white flour.
Chen Jiang stood behind his mother who was cooking, "Mom, I will help my third sister to work tomorrow."
Not getting a response means there is no objection.
"Fourth brother, can I go with you?"
Now Chen Jiang is in a dilemma. The younger brother can do the work, but the third sister is not willing.
"You can ask Third Sister yourself tomorrow." I know he went to work just because he wanted to have delicious food.
The next day, Chen Miao started making pancakes when she got up. She had some in the morning and could save time on cooking at noon.
Chen Tong and Chen Jiang came over together, smelling the fragrance, their mouths were watering.
"Third sister, fourth brother and I will go work for you."
Chen Miao didn't like Chen Tong, and he didn't have the right mind. He also learned it from his three sisters-in-law. He didn't know why he took the initiative to come over to work for him this time.
Since I was embarrassed to refuse this meal, I just nodded.
Corn dregs porridge and a piece of pancake per person.
After the three of them had eaten, they drove the donkey cart to the foot of the mountain.
Harvesting sorghum is actually not a very tiring job, just having to carry it down the mountain is tiring.
First use a sickle to cut off the sorghum ears, leaving nearly one meter of straw. After the sorghum rice is scraped off, the remaining sorghum ears can be tied to a sweeping broom.
Chen Miao watched Chen Tong work, but he was not tall enough, so he used a sickle to scrape the ground behind him and lock down the sorghum stalks.
There was less than half an acre of land in total, and Chen Miao felt that it took less than an hour to sort it out.
The next step is the most tiring work. Chen Miao wanted to carry it, but Chen Jiang stopped her, "Third sister, you have such a big belly, I can do it, don't be in a hurry."
The two brothers carried sorghum stalks twice, and each of them carried sorghum stalks three times, which was also a cart load.
"Third sister, the sweet potato seedlings are still too green. Why don't you wait until after the beginning of winter for me to come and remove them? There aren't many, I can finish them in one day."
"Okay. Just wait." The achievement of more harvest means that you can harvest more, which means you can get more food next year.
After the three siblings arrived home, the two brothers carried sorghum stalks in, and the sorghum stalks were directly stuck at the root of the wall.
Chen Jiang saw a job, and sorghum leaves were harvested to feed the little donkeys.
Chen Miao was very tired, but her two younger brothers were working for her and she still had to cook.
The pancakes were heated in a pot, and three eggs were fried to make cabbage dumpling soup.
Chen Tong ate the eggs and thought that he would come to work for the third sister in the future. They were really delicious.
After dinner, "Third sister, the two of us are scraping sorghum for you. You'd better stop doing it. You can't sit still."
"Okay. Why don't you two take a break?"
The two and a half young men shook their heads. To scrape sorghum rice, they used the blade of a hoe. This work was not too tiring. The main thing was that Chen Miao couldn't sit down or bend down.
She couldn't care about this now, she was too tired and wanted to go to bed.
"Fourth Brother, I will come over to work for Third Sister in the future." Chen Tong was really satisfied to have such a good meal.
Chen Jiang didn't stop. "As long as you are good to Third Sister, she will definitely be good to you."
"I know, I will be nice to Third Sister from now on."
"Hurry up and do it. When we go back, the second sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law should have a nose instead of a nose and a face instead of a face."
Chen Tong also sped up the movements of his hands. His mother spanked him once and told him not to imitate his three sisters-in-law. The spanking last time was really painful and she remembered it.
After Chen Miao woke up, the two brothers had dried the sorghum and tied up all the clean ears. "Third sister, it fell on the beam in a moment." The sorghum ears cannot be dried in the sun, so they can only be dried in the shade.
"Okay, Chen Jiang, you go cut the leeks, then go pull out two cabbages from the field, and we'll make dumplings for dinner tonight."
"Third sister, I will go to the field to pull cabbage."
While Chen Miao was cooking, the two brothers beat the soybeans again. The two of them were quite decent with their canes.
Because Chen was with him, Chen Miao didn't put meat this time, but put three eggs.
There is delicious food, and Chen Tong is more energetic in his work.
Stack the bean straw into a big pile. Make a fire and feed it to the little donkey.
In the evening, the three siblings ate delicious dumplings. After they were full, the two brothers went home.
The next day, after Chen Miao cleaned up her house, she went to the fields to look at the corn. If possible, she could take it back as soon as possible.
This time I went to the field and saw Shen Muchun.
"Third Master, do you think my corn is ready to be chopped?"
"The skin is dry, it's ready."
Chen Miao felt relieved now, so she started working today and took her time. She dove into the cornfield.
In the past, when doing work like this, we would break three ridges and throw the corn cobs directly on the other adjacent ridges. In this way, the corn cobs from several ridges could be thrown together.
When they arrived at the field and headed back, Chen Miao thought that it was lucky that she had put on a mask and a hat and gloves, because the corn leaves could scratch her hands.
At noon, I didn't go home. I just sat on the ground to rest. I was really tired and my clothes were soaked.
There is more tiring work. If Chen Jiang can't come, I will use the space to collect it at night. Anyway, cats can't bend down.
