When there was no one at home during the day, even the youngest Jiang Wanwan would be taken to the fields, where the older children would look after her and help with some work.

Now it is the busy farming season. Except for those who are too old to go to the fields or children who cannot walk yet, everyone else has to go to the fields to help. Schools will also give children holidays during the busy farming season to let all children go home to help. After all, the autumn harvest is the top priority.

What makes Jiang Mengxue laugh the most now is the nicknames of children nowadays, such as Shuanzi, Zhuzi, Table and Bench, etc.

At that time, many children would call the children younger than the eldest one, such as Dazhu, Erzhu, Sanzhu, and you could tell they were from the same family.

I wonder if they will be able to accept this title when they grow up and get married.

Fortunately, the Jiang family’s children didn’t call me like that, otherwise I really couldn’t bear to look at it.

At this moment, Kunzi came back with his younger brothers and sisters, holding the youngest Wanwan in his arms.

Jiang Mengxue hurried forward to take Xiao Wanwan and hold her in her arms. She was still worried about the child, who was only ten years old, holding the little sister in his arms. What if he couldn't hold her anymore?

"Xiao Kun, why did you come back by yourselves? Where are your parents and grandparents?"

Jiang Yukun rubbed his arm and replied with a smile: "Second Aunt, Dad, Mom, Grandma and the others went to get food and will be back soon. Aunt, the meat smells so good, shall we have meat tonight?"

Jiang Mengxue held Xiao Wanwan in her arms and sat on the bench to wash her face and hands. She smiled and replied, "Yes, pork belly stewed with ribs. It will be ready when everyone comes back. You take your brothers and sisters to wash their faces and hands and get ready for dinner."

Although I came back from work early, it was already late by the time I finished packing up the farm tools.

But everyone was very happy today. Many people went to the cafeteria to get their meals and ate directly on the wheat field. They could also chat together and light torches when it got dark.

All meals and staple foods at home are distributed by Jiang's mother.

"Forget about the rest. I have to send a bowl of the main course to your second and third uncles' homes."

Jiang's mother first took out two bowls of meat dishes and asked the children to take them over.

Jiang Mengxue's father, Jiang Youfu, has five siblings, including two younger brothers and two younger sisters.

Both of her younger sisters are married in other brigades. Since Jiang Mengxue's grandparents passed away, her two aunts have come back less often. However, during festivals and weddings and funerals on both sides, they still visit each other frequently, and the families get along pretty well.

Xiao Kun took his younger brother to deliver the dishes to his second and third grandfather's houses, and then quickly ran back with the bowls, fearing that he would miss the meal.

When Jiang's father returned home after arranging everything, the whole family, big and small, were already sitting at the table, waiting for Jiang's father to come back for dinner.

"Hurry up and wash your hands and eat. The whole family is waiting for you."

Jiang's mother had been waiting for a long time and was already impatient. Finally, the whole family was together and the children were very active, but the old man took a long time to come back. His grandchildren were drooling.

"Come on, come on, I have to arrange everything first."

Father Jiang quickly sat down at the table, picked up a dish with chopsticks, and raised his hand to signal everyone to eat.

The ones who couldn't help it the most were the children. They had been hungry for a long time and hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

However, no matter how greedy you are, you won’t let your chopsticks fly around or stir the food around.

Jiang Mengxue was also very happy to see this. Although their family was not wealthy, the children were still very polite. At first, she was really afraid that they would just grab her.

Jiang's mother and several sisters-in-law ate their meals while picking up food for the children. The little ones had short arms, so they were afraid that they would spread the food everywhere, so they just asked them to sit down and wait for the food to be eaten.

Jiang Mengxue also held little Wanwan next to her and put a lot of dishes into her bowl. Although she was small, she was very skilled in using chopsticks.

For a while, no one spoke except the sound of eating at the table.

The wine Jiang Mengxue just bought today came in handy.

Father Jiang poured half a bowl in front of his sons, but he was reluctant to drink it all at once, as good wine should be savored slowly.

They drank and chatted together, talking about the team's autumn harvest, and Jiang's father and his sons arranged the next payment of public grain.

The women were chatting about family matters at the table, talking about girls who didn't come back to give gifts for the Mid-Autumn Festival, or who came back without even two pounds of dried sweet potatoes, and whose parents were so angry that they chased them away without even letting them drink a sip of water.

Working in the fields all day doesn't stop them from chatting. They will talk about what's happening in the surrounding area, whether it's quarrels between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, fights between couples, or gossip. Even those who don't like gossip in the countryside will know something after hearing it enough.

Jiang Mengxue and her sister were both little girls, so naturally they didn't talk much and just took care of the children's food and drink.

There were also wild fruits on the table that Jiang Mengxue picked from the mountains. They were sour and sweet and quite appetizing.

Although today is a holiday, everyone is used to eating quickly and doesn't dare to take too long. We still have to get up early to go to work tomorrow and can't delay our work.

After the meal, the adults helped to clean up the dishes, while the children surrounded the two aunts.

Jiang Mengxue cut the mooncakes she brought back and gave each person a piece.

Although they had just finished their meal, the children all loved delicious food, so they still smiled and tasted the mooncakes, which were a new thing in their eyes, in small bites.

There was no shortage of mooncakes at home. Jiang Mengxue brought back two kilograms, a total of eight pieces.

My eldest sister Jiang Dongmei came back some time ago as a gift and brought back a pound of mooncakes.

Jiang's mother had kept it in a box, waiting to eat it together during the holiday today.

Tonight was just like usual. After dinner, we didn't have time to sit together and chat.