Taking advantage of the last glimmer of light, Xie Yan tied up the wheat in his hands. After tying it up, he breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

If it weren't for the prickly wheat stubble, Xie Yan would have wanted to lie down on the ground right now. He was just too tired. He hadn't rested at all all day. Oh! No, he should say he stopped to rest for a short while while eating.

Mao Dan brought the food over with Chao Chao. Xie Yan and Yu Yue ate it on the edge of the field. It took less than half an hour in total, and Xie Yan didn't eat much.

He has a problem: when he's too tired, he can't eat. His appetite, which is usually quite good, has decreased significantly these past few days.

Because of the busy farming season, and because Yu Yuehui and the others brought a lot of dried meat, Qian Hong was unusually thrifty and the food during this period was really good, but Xie Yan couldn't eat it.

He ate cucumbers the most every day. Yu Yuehui was afraid that Xie Yan would collapse, so she took two hours off and went to the commune to buy ten catties of White Rabbit milk candy. She used the excuse that she was getting married. She also bought a lot of sponge cakes and biscuits.

During Xie Yan's stay, she was practically sustained by White Rabbit milk candy and cucumbers.

Xie Yan, who had never worked at such a high intensity before, was truly surprised to find that he had such a problem. He knew that this was not good, so he tried his best to adjust. It wasn't that it had no effect, but the effect was minimal.

Xie Yan's condition is caused by both physiological and psychological factors. He has never worked at such a high intensity for such a long time before. His nervous system is in turmoil, his hormones are affected, and he is also anxious. It has rained several times in the past two days. Although it is not heavy, it has a great impact on the wheat.

Xie Yan really didn't want everyone's year's hard work to go to waste, so even though he was exhausted every day, he really didn't dare to stop working for even a second.

Of course, there are many people in the same situation as Xie Yan. Basically, after the busy farming season, everyone in the village has lost weight.

After stacking up the wheat that hadn't been brought back in time, Yu Yue came over and reached out her hand, "Let's go home and have dinner, Xi Xiu."

Unlike Xie Yan, this level of work was a piece of cake for Yue Hui. If it hadn't gotten dark, she could have continued working.

Xie Yan lifted his heavy arm, but Yu Yuehui easily pulled him up. After lifting him up, she didn't let go, but held on tightly. She then picked up Xie Yan's sickle and led him home.

Xie Yan was like a walking corpse at this moment, letting Yu Yuehui pull him forward.

His legs felt as heavy as lead, and he barely had the strength to lift them. His feet were practically rubbing against the ground as he moved, the soles of his shoes making a faint "shush" sound as if helplessly telling of his utter exhaustion.

Many people saw Xie Yan's horrific state, but no one said anything.

They had all seen Xie Yan's behavior these past few days. He was usually such a pampered person, and he hardly ever left the house.

Now, just like them, he not only harvests wheat in the fields every day, but he is also quite fast. Although he is not as talented as Yu Yuehui, he is actually stronger than most people. Because of this, everyone's opinion of Xie Yan has changed.

This person is alright. Although he's a bit lazy usually, he's really capable when things get tough. That's much better than those people who only know how to put on a show.

Xie Yan walked halfway and, seeing that he hadn't reached home yet, sighed heavily and said weakly to Yu Yue, "Wife, why isn't our home here? If only we had built the house here, we could be home right now."

Yu Yuehui knew that the man was exhausted, but she still smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, what would we do when we were harvesting the wheat over there if our family lived here?" She pointed to the mountain on the other side with the sickle in her hand.

"Isn't it farther now?"

Xie Yan looked in the direction of the sickle. To be honest, it was already quite dark, and he couldn't see anything clearly over there. But the image of that golden mountain flashed in his mind, and he gave a wry smile. "Yeah, my brain is so tired it's gone on strike!"

Yu Yue smiled and said, "Just hang in there, it'll be over in a few more days." With that, she quickened her pace, and Xie Yan was also pulled along and walked much faster.

Go home early and get some rest.

They passed by a family and saw the daughter-in-law carrying a sleeping child on her back.

Xie Yan knew the child; he had been brought over by the older little girl in the family that afternoon. The baby was about seven or eight months old and must have been hungry, because he was crying incessantly, and his deafening cries startled a large flock of birds.

After the mother finished breastfeeding, the baby didn't want to leave and cried as soon as he was separated from his mother. The mother had no choice but to have an older child bring the baby carrier and carry him on her back.

The temperature should be just right now, and he's sleeping soundly.

After a quick greeting, Yu Yuehui pulled Xie Yan away.

After arriving home, the group decided to have their meal in the yard.

Mosquito repellent sachets had been hung around the banquet area beforehand, so there were no mosquitoes to bother us. As night fell, a gentle breeze blew by, quietly taking away the summer heat and softly caressing everyone's bodies, bringing a sense of comfort.

Chaochao, the little guy, ran around outside with Maodan all afternoon, and is now fast asleep from exhaustion.

Xie Yan sat in the courtyard and ate two bowls of not-so-full bowls of fermented noodle soup. The weather was hot, and after finishing a bowl of fermented noodle soup, he felt a little more alive.

After drinking another bowl of noodle soup with fermented bean curd, Xie Yan sat directly on the steps under the eaves, unwilling to move.

When Yu Yuehui saw that he had finished his soup, she came over and took the bowl to the kitchen. Qian Hong took the bowl from Yu Yuehui and started washing it.

Looking outside, Qian Hong lowered her voice and replied to Yu Yue, "He's alright!" These past few days, Xie Yan has been in this half-dead state every day after he comes back. She was very worried that he would collapse, but thankfully, although he looks like that every day, at least he hasn't collapsed.

It held on, trembling but unsteady.

Yu Yuehui was naturally very worried about Xie Yan's condition. Recently, he hadn't been able to eat much even chicken cake. Most of the chicken cakes and cookies she bought had filled Chaochao and Maodan's stomachs, with only milk candy filling them up. But she couldn't tell her mother this, so she smiled and shook her head, "It's okay, Mom. He's just tired and hasn't had any food. He'll be fine after a couple of days of rest after the wheat harvest."

Qian Hong nodded, "Okay, you keep an eye on things. Anyway, since you two are working together now, let you rest when it's time. I heard from your dad that you two haven't had a break all day."

Even a person made of iron couldn't withstand it.

"The wheat can't be harvested all at once; we need to take a break when necessary."