"Brother Tian, ​​would you like some water?"

Yao Xiujuan took the pottery jar she had brought from home from the edge of the field and walked to Chu Tian's side.

Chu Tian was really tired. He slowly straightened his stiff waist and maintained the same posture for a long time before he recovered. He saw Yao Xiujuan pour a bowl of water and handed it to her. Instead of drinking it, he asked, "Have you drunk it?"

Yao Xiujuan nodded and said, "Drink it, drink it quickly."

Chu Tian drank two bowls of water before he calmed down. He looked at his watch and found that it was not yet eight o'clock. He looked at himself and realized that he had been busy for more than two hours and had not harvested an acre of land. He handed the bowl to Yao Xiujuan.

"Xiujuan, take a break before continuing..."

As he said this, he bent down and continued to work. There was no other way. The team leader divided 20 mu of land between him and Xiujuan. If he didn't work harder, he didn't know whether he could finish harvesting the wheat on these 20 mu of land before tomorrow night...

Yao Xiujuan looked at Chu Tian's back, which was already soaked with sweat, and suddenly felt distressed. But what could she do? Every autumn harvest was like this...

During the autumn harvest, there was no such thing as getting off work at nine o'clock. Everyone was busy until it was completely dark, and only finished at around eleven o'clock.

Captain Sun didn't say much nonsense. He just said, "Let's gather at 6:30 tomorrow morning," and then dismissed the group.

When Chu Tian and Yao Xiujuan returned home, Mrs. Chu had already prepared dinner. They ate quietly, washed up casually, and went to sleep. As for Pingping and Xinxin, Mrs. Chu was fully responsible for them during the busy farming season...

Everyone was busy for a whole half month before all the wheat was harvested. Before everyone could catch their breath, the soybeans could be harvested. Similarly, Chu Tian was harvesting in the front and Yao Xiujuan was helping to bundle them in the back...

Fortunately, the number of soybeans planted was not particularly large, only about 100 acres in total, and they were all harvested in a few days. After the wheat and soybeans were harvested, everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, because the corn would take more than half a month to harvest, and the cotton would take another month.

However, we still cannot relax completely, because the subsequent drying, shelling, and warehousing work cannot be delayed.

The autumn harvest time passed very quickly. Then we harvested peanuts and corn, and planted winter vegetables such as onions and cabbage. We were busy every day and soon more than a month passed. It was late September. At this time, the cotton had already bloomed, and the team leader began to arrange for the team members to pick cotton.

Cotton is not like corn that can be directly cut off at the roots. People have to sit on the ground and peel the husks bit by bit. Cotton blooms one after another, and people have to pick it repeatedly on the same piece of land. Moreover, the cotton in Xinjiang is different from the cotton grown in China. The cotton in Xinjiang is very short, only about 50 to 60 centimeters tall, and you have to bend over...

Sun Weiguo couldn't stand it anymore and shouted at Chu Tian, ​​"Brother Tian, ​​I can't do this job. I've never picked cotton before. Isn't this a job done by women? Why do we have to do this? Look, there are no men in the cotton fields..."

"Then let's go dig sweet potatoes or potatoes?"

To be honest, Chu Tian was not used to this job. He had big hands, and the cotton husks were small. Every time he plucked cotton, he would be pricked by the sharp points of the husks. He didn't pick much cotton, but his hands were pierced with big holes and small holes...

Sun Weiguo nodded repeatedly, "I don't want to pick cotton anymore. It's so hard, even more tiring than carrying grain..."

Yao Xiujuan heard the conversation between Chu Tian and Sun Weiguo in front, turned around and looked at Chu Tian, ​​and said with a smile, "Brother Tian, ​​Weiguo, why don't you go find the captain to exchange jobs?"

She had actually told Chu Tian in the morning not to pick cotton. He had never picked cotton before and had no experience, so he would definitely not be able to handle it. But Chu Tian didn't want to, and asked what experience was needed to pick cotton? He insisted on doing it with her, and the result...

"Um."

Chu Tian also remembered Yao Xiujuan's earnest advice in the morning, and couldn't help blushing at this moment. He really listened to people's advice and had a full meal. He didn't listen to the advice at all at that time, and in the end he was the one who suffered...

When we arrived at the sweet potato field, we found that it was basically men working there, with only a few women sorting out the sweet potatoes by size and quality.

Chu Min saw Chu Tian and said with a smile, "What? Can't stand picking cotton?"

Chu Tian blushed, but pretended to be calm and said, "What can't I stand? I just think there are too many people in the cotton field..."

Chu Min interrupted her before she finished speaking, "Yes, yes, yes, we are missing you in our sweet potato field."

Chu Tian, ​​"..."

"hehe."

Chu Jie, who was digging the soil next to him, couldn't help laughing. Seeing Chu Tian looking at him, he waved his hands and said, "Xiao Shi, Brother Min is right. The one the sweet potato field needs most and cannot do without is you."

As soon as he finished speaking, some of the other cousins ​​of the Chu family burst into laughter.

“······”

Chu Tian thought helplessly, is this going to end? Is it fun to tease him?

When Chu Tian got home from work, he saw Old Mrs. Chu busy in the vegetable garden, so he walked over and asked, "Grandma, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chu turned around and saw Chu Tian. She smiled and said, "My dear grandson, are you done with work? Why isn't Xiujuan back yet?"

Chu Tian walked into the vegetable garden. "The cotton field and the sweet potato field are in different directions. I came back after work. I guess Xiujuan hasn't come back yet?"

He pointed to the pulled vegetable seedlings on the ground and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Mrs. Chu nodded. "Ah, I was just checking the tomato, eggplant, and bean vines. They were all dry, so I picked all the remaining tomatoes, eggplants, and beans and pulled out the vines. I thought it was still September, and doesn't snow in Xinjiang until mid-to-late November?"

"I was thinking, let's plant some late cabbage, late radish, green onion, and some radish now, and harvest them before the snow falls, so we can have more vegetables to eat in the winter..."

Chu Tian raised his eyebrows slightly, thought for a moment, then took the hoe standing beside him and said, "Then I'll turn the soil..."

Mrs. Chu was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "No, no, you've been tired for more than a month, I can do it..."

Chu Tian didn't listen to her, but started working directly. As he turned the soil, he said, "Grandma, the past few days have been okay. It's not as tiring as when we harvested wheat and corn before. Especially today, the team leader assigned me and a few cousins ​​to work on the same field. They worked quickly and helped me after they were done..."

Mrs. Chu nodded and said, "They are the older brothers, and you are the youngest. It is only natural for them to help you."

Chu Tian just smiled at what Old Lady Chu said and didn't say anything else. After all, he felt that no matter what he said, it would not be good.