It's currently the busy spring planting season, and every household in the countryside is busy with spring planting, such as planting corn, soybeans, and mung beans.

He's so happy he still has time to run around. How come he ran away after finishing planting his land?

Liang Liang sat at the door of Xu Mei's house. It didn't seem like a nice scene for a grown woman to stay inside, so Liang Liang and Xu Mei went to the door and sat down on the small stools there.

Liang Liang stood up, holding his guitar, and greeted Gao Xing: "Uncle Gao! You've finished planting your land and you're out for a stroll?"

"What did you plant? I heard you've been home these past few days, so I came to check on you. I also have something to ask you."

"Looking for me? What's up?"

"Here's the thing, there are only 20-odd days left until May Day, right? Every year there are a lot of people getting married on May Day, and this year is no exception. A wealthy family in Xiabuzi is getting married, and they've hired our band to entertain them, to play the trumpet and perform some shows."

This is normal. People in rural areas like to have a lively celebration. In the last two years, playing trumpets has become popular again. However, it is only used for happy occasions now. People are still hesitant to use trumpets for funerals.

"Uncle! I won't have time during the May Day holiday. Su Ennan is having a concert in Lianwan City, and our band will be performing as guests. I definitely won't be able to come back."

"Being a guest at Su Ennan's wedding, impressive! We don't need you to come back, we need you to prepare some performances for us! A wedding naturally requires some festive songs and tunes, but we don't have any here!"

"Don't the suonas have many traditional festive tunes? There are even wedding songs!"

"You can still play the suona all the time, as a band you should at least sing a couple of songs."

"Haha! Uncle Gao! Are you here to joke around? Your band doesn't even have a lead singer, so what are you singing for?"

"I'm going to have Xiao Xu sing; actually, Xiao Xu has a pretty good voice."

The "Xiao Xu" that Gao Xing was referring to was naturally Xu Mei.

"Her? She looks delicate and beautiful, but when she sings, her voice is as thick as a cow's waist. I'm worried she'll be mistaken for a man. Let's forget about it?"

Xu Mei was immediately displeased. She was clearly a beautiful woman, yet she said she looked like a man. It would be strange if she were happy about that.

"So what if my singing voice is a little hoarse? Why should I have to act like a man?"

"Alright! Even if she's not a man, she can still sing. She's got all the musical notes, so even if she's bad, it won't be too awful!"

Xu Mei pouted; these words didn't sound like nice at all.

"Speaking of songs, I just finished composing a new song. I was originally going to sing it for Xu Mei, but you came before I could even start. You're in luck, so listen to my song first!"

Liang Liang picked up her guitar, played the intro, and then began to sing:

A sky above

Stepping on a piece of land

The green in the sky is the footsteps of spring.

Warm sunshine brings rain

Wild geese flying north dance in the sky

Sow a grain of millet in spring

Sweat drips onto the soil

Beautiful lotus flowers float on the water.

A gentle breeze blows against my face.

Diligent people hoe the fields at noon

He waved to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Listen to the pulse of the earth like a drum.

See the rice seedlings breaking through the soil in the rain

There is a kind of smile called happiness.

"It sounds great!" Xu Mei clapped her hands.

Gao Xing nodded and smiled as she listened.

This is clearly a song about farmers. The melody is cheerful and light, and the lyrics are rhyming and beautiful. It's a great song!

A sky above

Stepping on a piece of land

Autumn has drawn its golden curtain.

The fields are full of glistening pearls

The autumn wind blew out a mesmerizing dance.

Autumn harvest of ten thousand grains

Sweating like rain

The threshing ground was piled high with harvested crops.

The song of harvest resounds deep within the earth.

Joyful drums and gongs resounded in the sky.

He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

The smile on his face was full of contentment

See the harvest piled up in the valley

Life is as happy as a flower...

Here, Liang Liang simply sings these two verses.

If we rearrange the music again, there might be some repetition in the sections, but that's something for the future.

"It sounds so good! Liang Liang, every song you compose is incredibly good."

"Xiao Liang! How about this song, sung by a peasant band? Is it about peasants?"

"This song was originally written for the farmers' band. It's called 'Harvest.' Not only can you sing it, but you can also publish it in the future if you have the opportunity."

Liang Liang's statement indicates that he will sing this song, but will not include it on his own album.

Gao Xing didn't quite understand the difference and didn't show any particularly happy expression.

This song is fine as a celebratory piece at a wedding, but it's a bit too far off-topic to use it as the main congratulatory song.

Liang Liang recalled the song she sang at a wedding in Lishufang Village, Shishan Township, when she first went out with Bi Sheng's song and dance troupe.

So he found some banknotes and wrote down "To You" and "My Love and Comrade" with his revised lyrics.

I was so happy to have three songs, I was overjoyed.

"A wealthy family in Xiabuzi? What do they do?"

Once the songs were settled, we moved on to casual conversation.

"He owns two boats, both 44 horsepower."

In the early 1990s, there were generally only three types of fishing boats on the coast: 12 horsepower, 22 horsepower, and 44 horsepower.

These 44-horsepower ships were the largest ships at the time, and some of them even had steel hulls.

These two ships alone were worth over ten thousand at the time.

In the rural areas at that time, people with such property were naturally considered wealthy households in the village.

How much did you get paid for this show?

"five hundred!"

That's not a small amount. When visiting someone during the Lunar New Year, the price at a regular shop is only 380 yuan.

This place is quite capable to offer 500 yuan.

"Xiao Liang! I'm going back now. Haven't you been home these days?"

Liang Liang nodded.

"Then I'll come and ask you if there's anything I don't understand."

"Uncle Gao! You can come and ask me anytime."

Gao Xing rode away on his bicycle, and Liang Liang was also leaving. He was going back to work, to finish planting his own small plot of land and then help Xu Mei's family with their planting.

It's only right that we help with farming while we're staying at someone else's house.

When Xu Mei heard that Liang Liang was going to help her family with their planting after finishing her own, she, who was not going to the fields in the afternoon, went to the fields anyway.

Liang Liang's family still has a small plot of corn left, not much, about seven-tenths of an acre.

In the afternoon, Liang Liang was in charge of sowing and backfilling, while Liang Bentang was in charge of digging the holes.

Just like in the morning, the father and son were talking to each other while working.

Although a lot of words were wasted, the work was done before we even realized it.

"Dad! You go back first. I'll go help Xu Mei's family plant the plot of land to the west. Otherwise, they won't be able to finish planting today. Give me the hoe."

Liang Liang carried his hoe through the village and arrived at the hillside field on the west side.

Xu Mei's family owns nearly one and a half acres of dry land in this area, mainly growing corn and soybeans.

When Xu Mei's parents saw that Liang Liang had actually come, they kept saying polite things like "No need, no need."

Liang Liang didn't stand on ceremony with them and started digging holes with a hoe, while Xu Mei planted the seeds and filled the holes with soil behind them.

With Liang Liang joining the team, work efficiency has greatly improved, and the work was finished around 3:30.