After making such a big joke, Guo was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to go out for several days.

Widow Liu has been keeping an eye on the situation at the Ye family. Although she hasn't seen Old Mrs. Ye go out, she hasn't noticed anything wrong with their family either.

But soon she no longer had the heart to keep staring at the Ye family, because the village was finally busy with the autumn harvest.

According to the solar terms, we can actually wait a few more days.

However, the higher-ups sent an urgent notice, saying that according to the astronomical observations made by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory at night, the capital area is likely to experience continuous autumn rain after the autumnal equinox.

Therefore, we remind the surrounding areas to harvest as soon as possible to avoid losses.

As the old saying goes, there are four things to fear during the Autumnal Equinox: continuous rain, hail, strong winds, and early frost.

If it rains continuously during the autumn harvest, the crops that are not harvested in time will be in danger of falling over, rotting, and sprouting.

Not only can such food not be sold for money, but even the family cannot eat it, so half a year's hard work will be wasted.

So when the village chief called all the families in the village to the threshing ground and told them about this matter, everyone was immediately in an uproar.

"Village Chief, is this true? Can you tell for sure?"

"Should we harvest early? Can't we delay it a little longer?"

"Village chief, now is the time when the crops are filling with grain. The situation changes every day. If we arrive one day early, the losses will be huge!"

"Yes, Village Chief, it's been so dry this year, how could it rain after the fall?"

You know, autumn near the capital is always famous for its clear and cool weather.

What's more, there has been little rain throughout the north this year, and it's so dry outside the Great Wall that almost no grass grows.

Although the situation near the capital is not as serious, it is still barely maintained.

People originally said that this year, thanks to the village's location near the river, the crops in Rongxi Village grew better than those in other villages.

Everyone is working hard to make more money this year and have a good and prosperous year.

Who would have thought that when the critical moment of autumn harvest is finally approaching, we are asked to harvest early. Who would be happy about that?

Wang Guangping said with a sullen face, "Do you think I don't know this? But this is what the Imperial Astronomical Observatory found out during their nighttime observations of the sky.

“If any of you don’t believe it, then wait until the Autumnal Equinox to harvest.

"If it rains and the crops rot in the fields, just don't come crying to me."

As soon as Wang Guangping said this, everyone fell silent.

"I've told you everything the officer told you to do. As for when to collect it, that's your business."

After Wang Guangping finished speaking, he patted his butt and left.

The threshing ground suddenly became noisy again, and the villagers started talking at once.

"Will your family accept it?"

"What if it really rains if we don't collect it?"

"Don't you feel bad about collecting it now?"

"You are talking nonsense, how can I not feel bad!"

"I don't care. I don't see any sign of rain. I'll just put it off for a few days!"

Widow Liu moved around in the crowd, listening to everyone's discussions. The more she listened, the more confused she became. She didn't know whether she should hurry up and collect the goods or wait a little longer.

She went home and told him about the rush to harvest.

Wang Dalong immediately said, "I'm not fully recovered yet. I can't do it."

Not to mention Wang Dahu, he fell on the way back and it will take him a hundred days to recover from his injury. We can't rely on him for anything.

In the past, every autumn harvest, my daughter Dafeng would bring a few strong young men back to help. There is still no news this year, and I don’t know if they will make any arrangements.

"Maybe she doesn't even know that we have to harvest early!" Wang Dalong said, "Mom, how about we go to the city tomorrow and visit Dafeng?"

Widow Liu thought to herself, now that she had neither the donkey nor the cart, it would not be so easy to go to the capital.

You have to take a villager's car to the county town first, and then pay to take a mule cart from the county town to the capital.

However, there was no news of Ye Dafeng after he returned, and this matter made Widow Liu quite worried.

She thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, you accompany me to the capital tomorrow. The main reason is that I haven't heard from Dafeng for such a long time, and I'm really worried about her."

The matter was settled, but Widow Liu still felt uneasy.

Wang Dalong knew what she was thinking as soon as he saw her expression, and said, "Mom, don't worry.

"We just need to keep an eye on Ye Juaner's family. She only has one strong laborer, Liu Quan.

"You forgot that last year our two families started harvesting crops at the same time, and we finished two days earlier than hers.

"This year, we'll just have to see when her family starts harvesting. We'll just follow them!"

Widow Liu thought about it for a moment and felt that what her son said made sense. She nodded and said, "You are really smart."

She called Wang Zhengbao over and said, "Zhengbao, if you have nothing to do these few days, go to Ye Juaner's fields and take a look. If they start harvesting their crops, go home and tell the adults. Remember?"

"Oh, I see."

Although Wang Zhengbao fell twice that day, Widow Liu was there to cushion him both times, so he was only a little scared and not seriously injured.

If Chunhua hadn't been sick, Widow Liu wouldn't have been willing to order her precious grandson around.

Seeing Wang Zhengbao's listless appearance, Widow Liu quickly promised, "Grandma and your father will go to the city to visit your aunt tomorrow. Your aunt will definitely bring you something good."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhengbao remembered that every time his grandmother or parents went to the capital, his aunt would bring him back a lot of delicious food. He then perked up a little and a smile appeared on his face.

"Grandma, don't worry, I will definitely keep a close eye on it."

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