Xia Chunfu stood in the field, wiped the sweat off his face, and said, "We don't need to hire anyone this year!"
We hired people in previous years.
"This year, I can only help during National Day, and that's only for two days. I think it's a bit of a stretch!"
Xia Chunfu smiled and said, "Who said it's only National Day? Could it be that Chaochao won't come?"
Xia Ruzheng's face flushed. He hadn't expected his father to tease him. Luckily, the sun was blazing and the weather was hot, so his blushing face wasn't surprising.
The father and daughter worked for two days and harvested less than two acres of rice. On the third day, Xia Ruqian and Liu Guoqing came to help.
Xia Chunfu asked, "Why are you here so early? Have you finished collecting everything at home?"
It’s not a good idea to run to my in-laws’ house to help right after I finish collecting the groceries. I’m afraid my parents-in-law will have objections, and I’m also afraid that other people who haven’t returned home will have objections.
"Don't worry, Dad. We have a good deal at home. We and the sisters-in-law are taking turns. The second and third sisters-in-law's families harvested earlier, so they went home earlier. Today and tomorrow, it's my and Guoqing's turn to come and help you."
After hearing this, Xia Chunfu felt relieved. His daughter must not leave her husband's family and come to her parents' home to help, otherwise she would have a hard time in the future.
Xia Ruzheng believed that his sister was not a fool.
With the help of Xia Ruqian and Liu Guoqing, the process went much faster. Liu Guoqing was the strongest and took on a lot of the work, making Xia Chunfu's life much easier.
That day we all harvested three acres of land together, and most of it was gone in one go.
On the third day, Wen Zhichao also arrived. Seeing that Xia Ruqian and Liu Guoqing had already arrived, he was a little annoyed, because he didn't know that he was late.
Xia Ruqian knew that this was her future brother-in-law, and she didn't hesitate to joke, "You're late! I'll punish you by helping my father plant rice!"
"Of course!" Wen Zhichao agreed readily, looking at Xia Ruzheng with his eyes. Xia Ruzheng laughed and said, "I'm really embarrassed that you didn't respond to his look!"
Although Wen Zhichao looked different, he was no different from other rural boys when it came to farm work: diligent and skillful, he and Liu Guoqing were a perfect match. At this point, Xia Ruzheng once again realized why other families preferred boys. Looking at their farm work abilities, Xia Ruzheng felt like a complete wimp compared to them. In ancient times, when grain production was low, people had to put in more labor to obtain more food. Boys were clearly a better labor force than girls, so it was no surprise that everyone preferred boys.
On the third day, the Xia family had almost harvested all the grain. It was rare that they didn't hire anyone this year, and they finished it so quickly. It seemed that both sons-in-law were worth it.
Xia Ruqian and her husband went back after dinner, but Wen Zhichao was hesitant.
Seeing this, Xia Chunfu said, "Chaochao, help me lead the cow to drink some water. I forgot to give it water when I brought it back. Zhengzheng, you follow me. I don't know the way, so don't get lost."
Xia Ruzheng looked at the orange sun in the sky. The fiery clouds in the sky had dyed the earth red. Why didn't this guy rush back now? Did he want to wait until dark before leaving? But the road was indeed easier to walk at night in the summer.
Wen Zhichao was so excited after hearing Xia Chunfu's words that it was like receiving an imperial decree. He said happily, "Zhengzheng, let's go! Your cows are waiting anxiously!"
You were clearly the one who was impatient, but you insisted that it was the cow that was impatient, bullying the cow because it couldn't speak human language, right? At this time, the cow actually mooed, and then started to walk out on its own.
Wow! This cow can understand people's hearts?
Xia Ruzheng hurriedly followed, but walked shyly on the other side of the cow.
"Are you tired?" Wen Zhichao asked.
Xia Ruzheng shook his head, thought about it, and nodded.
Wen Zhichao couldn't help but smile again. Anyway, he just wanted to laugh when he was with Xia Ruzheng.
"Have a good rest these two days. We will start planting rice again in two days."
After harvesting the rice, the fields still need to be plowed. Generally, three different plows are used to plow the fields, ensuring they are deep enough, have enough water, and are sufficiently broken up into small pieces before transplanting rice seedlings. Otherwise, the rice's growth will be affected, so Xia Ruzheng can rest for the next two days.
"Yeah, my dad is busy with so much by himself, I'm a little worried!" Xia Ruzheng couldn't help but say what was in his mind. After all, Xia Chunfu is older, and it is definitely not okay for him to work day and night for such a long time!
Wen Zhichao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm here! I won't let Uncle Chunfu get tired."
Xia Ruzheng asked, "Do you mean to help here all the time?"
"certainly!"
"But your family..." Now that everyone is short of labor, is it okay for Wen Zhichao not to be at home?
Wen Zhichao shook the stick in his hand and said, "My family doesn't need this."
This guy is really unique. But seeing that he looks like a skilled worker, he must also do farm work when he is at home.
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