In the evening, Chen Jiang ran over and looked at the corn husks outside and the corn shucked in the yard.
"Third sister, why didn't you wait for me?"
"Don't be in a hurry, just do it slowly. This time, the village chief and Comrade Li are helping.
By the way, the autumn harvest is also happening at home?" Or he quickly changed the subject.
Chen Jiang hurriedly went to help light the fire. The third sister was still kneeling.
"Yes, the sorghum has been taken back. Third sister, my father asked me to weave mats from sorghum straw at home. I can do it. I will weave it for you after a while. It will be convenient when drying vegetables, but I have to do it first."
Prepare hemp rope."
Of course Chen Miao had no objection. She also wanted to dry some vegetables and leave Chen Jiang to eat, but he refused and ran away.
The next morning I was collecting vegetables in the yard. Looking at the yellowed Japanese melons, I thought about steaming some for lunch. I also wanted to eat steamed Japanese melons and steamed buns. They would definitely be sweet.
Forget about dried Japanese melon, I don’t like eating that.
After tidying up the yard, I took the little donkey outside. I haven't prepared winter grass for it yet, but there are so many corn stalks, bean straws and the like that should be enough.
When I arrived at the field, I saw Li Wenquan loading a truck.
Corn stalks were tied into bundles.
"Comrade Li, thank you very much."
"fine."
Chen Miao watched from the side, and it was really different for an adult man to work like them. Fortunately, he only had three acres of land, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do it.
The little donkey was tied up in the field. She wanted to work with him, but Li Wenquan stopped her and refused.
"I don't need you for such a small amount of work, so you should go back quickly." She is quite thin with such a big belly, but she is worried that her waist will be broken.
Chen Miao really couldn't bend down, so after thinking about it, she decided to forget it, remember Li Wenquan's favor, and return it in the future.
It seems that the mustard greens are no longer small, so growing vegetables in the ground is of course different from growing vegetables in the yard. Shen Muchun also said to Chen Miao that the ground cannot be used like this and must be given a rest.
Kneel down and start pulling mustard greens. Go back to pickle pickles.
Li Wenquan had already loaded a cart of corn stalks. When he drove out and looked at Chen Miao, he felt sour in his heart.
She was even more anxious, wanting to finish all her work quickly so that she wouldn't have to do it.
Chen Miao really didn't think anything was wrong, it was just that crawling on the ground was a bit of a waste of clothes.
There are really a lot of mustard greens. It doesn’t look like much, but when you start to pull them out, you will know that there are a lot.
Li Wenquan drove over and saw that a lot of Chen Miao had been pulled out and neatly piled up.
It doesn't matter if she looks like this. If she can do it, then hurry up and do what she can't do.
Shen Muchun's family next door is also breaking corn today. There are many people working in the house, the daughters are breaking corn, and the men are digging corn stalks.
The three sisters-in-law worked together, and bad words came out about Li Wenquan helping Chen Miao work.
"Why don't you help us with the work?" the eldest daughter-in-law said angrily.
"Who says it isn't?"
The other two daughters-in-law also chatted.
"Shen Jianfeng is not at home, and Chen Miao is not lacking anything, right?"
All three women laughed.
In fact, it is just like this, they have no culture, and they don't take it into consideration when they speak. Besides, they are not satisfied with Chen Miao. They have been cultivating these three acres of land for several years, and if they don't have it this year, it means they have lost food and money.
This year there have been restrictions on eating at home.
Of course Chen Miao didn't know what they were thinking. Even if he knew, it didn't matter. If he wanted his things back, he still had to look at their faces?
Li Wen fully loaded up the second car and sent it back.
"This Comrade Li is really capable." Sister-in-law Shen said enviously.
"Isn't that true? A woman with a big belly actually finished her harvest earlier than us."
Shen Muchun came over and nodded while looking at his grandnephew's daughter-in-law who was crawling on the ground working. This way she could live a better life. He looked at the piles of mustard greens, which were much bigger than those at home.
"Third Master, don't you eat radish? It's not as spicy as the ones grown at home."
"If you don't want to eat it, it would be good to take it back early."
"Well, I'll just go back and pickle the pickles."
"Chen Miao, the ground has been cleaned up. If you can do it, you'd better plow the ground and nourish it in winter."
"Well, let me take a look."
"Don't be brave. If you can do it, do it. If you can't, it's okay. You can just plow the land before planting next year."
Chen Miao continued to work, trying to take back all the mustard greens no matter what.
Shen Muchun saw that this girl was quite capable of enduring hardship, so she turned around and went back.
Li Wenquan came to load corn stalks for the third time. Chen Miao looked at the time and it was almost twelve o'clock.
The mustard greens have all been pulled out. If I were to take them back slowly, I could eat whatever I wanted when I was hungry. But I had to do so much work for myself, so it seemed unreasonable to ignore others' meals.
After thinking about it, I decided to go to the fields.
"Comrade Li, I'll go home and cook, so you don't have to worry."
Li Wenquan did not refuse. He had already thought about pulling back the corn stalks and then coming back to pull back the mustard greens. Otherwise, what would a pregnant woman do?
Chen Miao pulled out a cabbage and two radishes and led the donkey home.
I can't even take a rest. I still have to seize the time to cook.
It's still pancakes. In the space, there are raw pancake doughs that have been made before. This makes it much faster.
Add more lard to the stir-fried cabbage to make it delicious. Then add some shredded radish and boil it, and that's all.
I think I must buy more meat in the village in winter, so that it will be convenient to eat then.
Hearing the noise outside, she went out.
"Comrade Li, the rice is ready."
"Comrade Chen, I'll go to the fields to pull back the mustard greens. You don't have to wait for me. I can just eat some." I could already smell the fragrance.
"Okay, thank you."
When Li Wenquan came back, the table was placed in the yard and the door was open. He knew that she was avoiding suspicion.
After asking clearly, the mustard greens were placed by the well, and the large vats in the yard were cleaned. They were for pickles.
Chen Miao prepared the water. "Comrade Li, wash your hands and eat quickly."
Li Wenquan's family is quite wealthy, he is also a young master, and he has lived a good life. Therefore, he is quite particular about some habits. He changed the basin of water again, washed it before sitting down.
Chen Miao brought out the rice and said, "Comrade Li, you're welcome. I've already eaten. You can eat slowly."
There are still eggs in the pancakes, and the fried cabbage is really delicious. The shredded radish soup is also delicious, with oily flowers floating on it.
Chen Miao helped feed the little donkey and did not go out after entering the house. Even so, she was still afraid of being judged. Her grandmother once said that she had a sister when she was a child. She was forced to hang herself after talking to a man in the village. .
So Chen Miao paid special attention after coming here, but now there is no way. Chen Jiang is working at home, so this is the only way.
Li Wenquan ate three pancakes, all the fried cabbage, and drank two bowls of soup.
Chen Miao came out after hearing the commotion and said, "Thank you, Comrade Li."
