Chapter 298 Autumn Harvest 4

"Sister, take protective measures before working, which will not only protect us from harm, but also improve work efficiency. There is a saying that goes "sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood", right? If our hands and face are not scratched, then our work will not be delayed, right?" Yi Ke analyzed in detail.

"What my sister said makes sense." said the elder sister Han Guihua, still feeling reluctant.

Yi Ke didn't care what her sister Han Guihua was thinking. She just carried the basket on her back and went into the cornfield.

Yi Ke held the corn stalk with one hand and used the other hand to push it down. After the corn was pulled off, Yi Ke raised his hand and threw the corn over his shoulder, and the corn quickly went into the basket on his back.

Basket after basket of corn was carried out from the fields, poured into ox carts, and then sent back to the threshing ground to dry. The threshing ground is no longer filled with small grains of rice, but with large corn cobs.

After harvesting the corn, the corn stalks must also be cut off and transported directly to the composting area. They will be used as fertilizer after the work in the fields is completed.

When the sorghum saw its good sister, the corn, being taken home by people, its face turned red and it begged people to take it back as well. Finally, the sorghum stalks also joined the corn stalks and became part of the compost.

Sweet potatoes are hidden underground, concealing their merits and fame. They do not compete with corn and sorghum, but quietly wait for busy people to slowly discover them.

Li Haoran said there was no need to rush to plant sweet potatoes, so everyone should plant the rapeseed first.

So everyone started busy planting rapeseed again. All the rice fields, corn fields and sorghum fields were planted with rapeseed. Rapeseed can be used to press rapeseed oil. Eating the oil year round can lower blood lipids, help the liver detoxify, and relax the intestines and promote bowel movements.

The rapeseed cake after oil extraction can be used as feed for animals such as chickens, ducks, and pigs, and can also be used as organic fertilizer for fruit trees.

Young rapeseed can be used as a vegetable. Eat it in stir-fry or hot pot...

Returning rapeseed stalks, pods, fallen flowers and leaves to the fields supplements the resistance of rice fields, provides a large amount of organic fertilizer to the soil, improves the soil, increases nutrients and improves soil fertility.

In short, rapeseed is a treasure from head to toe.

Planting rapeseed after harvesting rice not only makes good use of the "idle time" of rice fields, but also provides an ideal source of flowers for bees.

Our Yi Ke is preparing to raise bees and produce honey again.

After the rapeseed was planted, everyone started digging sweet potatoes without stopping. The sweet potatoes in the sweet potato field have grown in large quantities this year, and they are particularly large. This is all because of the use of homemade organic fertilizer.

After the sweet potatoes were dug up, they were all sent to the cellar for storage.

After everyone has dug up the sweet potatoes, some people continue to use oxen to plow the land, level it, and make ridges. The sweet potato fields will be used to plant winter wheat, and after the winter wheat is harvested next year, sweet potatoes or other crops can be planted again.

The peanut field that was dug some time ago was leveled to plant wheat, but Yike did not participate in the wheat planting as she had more important things to do.

The fruits in the orchard are ripening one after another. Apple's face turned red as she looked enviously at the yellow plow beside her.

The bunches of grapes, which looked like crystal beads, swayed back and forth, staring arrogantly at the persimmon tree across the street with a big red lantern hanging on it, and boasted: "Although your grapes are bigger than mine, you don't have as many as I do. Look, one bunch of grapes from me can beat one of yours."

The red lantern on the persimmon tree puffed up its cheeks and muttered unconvincedly: "Let's not compare the number, let's compare the weight. I can beat you with one."

The pomegranates hid among the green leaves, grinning with their mouths wide open. Some of them laughed so hard that their bellies burst, revealing the crystal clear, pearl-like seeds inside.

Yike, along with her sister Han Guihua and Da Niu, started picking ripe fruits in the orchard, and the production of dried fruits began again...

In the forest, no one is idle...

Tonight, the paradise is bustling with activity, and everyone has a smile on their face. It feels like... I can go to the moon and find Chang'e.

This year's autumn harvest has officially ended. The rice, corn, sorghum, and sweet potatoes have all been stored in warehouses or cellars. Only some unripe fruits in the orchard are still hanging on the branches.

The big event of autumn harvest was completed. This time, both Yike's family and several other families in the mountains had a good harvest. Everyone was in high spirits and wanted to have a big meal to celebrate.

In the past, people had to plan and budget carefully before eating a meal. At this dinner, everyone waved their hands heroically and said, "Let's go to my house to move the ingredients."

They all held their heads high and walked at full speed to go home to get the food.

Li Youcai's family had the most vegetables. Li Dashan and Li Xiaoshan each carried a basket on their backs. Chen Hongmei also brought a bag of new rice over, "Come, try my new rice tonight."

Hu Xiangdong carried a basket of corn on his back, and Sun Meili carried a basket of mushrooms. "New corn, whether you want to roast or boil it, just let me know."

"Auntie, I want to eat roasted corn. It's delicious." Chen Fugui signed up immediately.

"Mom, I want to roast corn too." Hu Fangfang jumped and tried to climb onto her brother Hu Xiangdong's backpack.

"Okay, we have them all. I'll give you enough to eat." Sun Meili's eyes lit up.

Chen Shengli was not stingy this time. He carried a large basket of sweet potatoes and put a bag of black fungus on the basket.

He placed the basket in front of Li Haoran and glared at him: "Brother, look at the sweet potatoes I have this year. They are really big."

Li Haoran took a look at the sweet potato and said, “Well, it is indeed big, but it looks weird when placed in front of me.”

"It's very big. Put it in the kitchen and let them cook it."

Chen Shengli picked up the backpack again and walked towards the kitchen, his face full of joy, as if a chrysanthemum had grown on it.

Newcomer: Oh my goodness, I have come to a blessed place. My ancestral grave must be emitting smoke. No, no, it is on fire, on fire…

Ever since they saw so much grain being stored in the warehouse, they felt dizzy every day, as if they were walking on clouds, sometimes high, sometimes low, ups and downs, difficult to calm down.

They knew that they had made the right decision to come to the mountains to work this time. They would not be able to finish all the food even if they ate it for several years, and they would never go hungry again. Some of them even secretly thought of bringing their entire family here next year. Those sentimental women even shed a line of wide noodles.

Today, all the women are busy in the kitchen, washing vegetables, cutting meat, lighting the fire, cooking, everyone is working together, all thinking about making a table of delicious dishes...

The food was ready before evening. Li Haoran waved his hand and said, "Let's eat before it gets dark."

Ziyi and Li Dashan and several other men moved the table out of the warehouse. The children, headed by Yi Ke, began to place the bowls and chopsticks on the table. The aunts brought out the cooked dishes one by one and placed them on the table. Bone soup was also served into everyone's small bowl on the table, and the wine glasses were also filled with wine, but the men drank white wine and the women drank fruit wine.