Chapter 75: Dangerous
In addition to the heavy moisture, the newly harvested rice is also mixed with a lot of debris such as straw and leaves, which need to be gently swept away over and over again with a bamboo broom; there are also many empty rice grains that have not been filled with pulp. After the moisture is dried, they need to be blown away with a windmill. Only in this way can the rice be heavy grains that can be stored in the granary.
This whole process is not only time-consuming but also laborious.
For farmers, it is never an easy task to grow a grain of rice from the time the seedlings are planted to the time they are stored in the granary.
After working on the farm day and night for several days, Zhao Liya had a sore back and felt exhausted.
The whole family was exhausted.
Without modern machinery, farm work is so damn tiring!
The most miserable thing is that even if you work hard, you may not be able to guarantee that you will have enough food to eat all year round.
The primitive agricultural state is so deceptive.
The harvest was finally over, and the work of drying the crops became much easier. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and felt that they should eat more delicious food to replenish their energy.
At this time of year, the fields are full of people busy working. Going to the city to buy meat would be too conspicuous and would definitely be seen. Fortunately, we have chickens and eggs at home.
So Zhao Liya started talking, and Luo Shuyan, Qu Yutao and others took action. They killed a big rooster, stewed it with coconut juice, and made coconut chicken.
I had a can of tomato sauce at home, so I made tomato and eggs.
The preserved eggs I made earlier are now ready to eat, so I cut a plate of them.
Eggplant, beans and potatoes are stir-fried into a delicious dish.
Soak the dried shrimps, then chop them into small pieces and stew them with the winter melon.
When harvesting rice, I caught a lot of loaches in the field ditches. After raising them for several days, the muddy smell was almost gone. I fried them with green and red peppers and then stir-fried them.
Hu Ling came back and took them to the river in the evening to set nets and catch fish.
There was still one rabbit left that Lin Mo had given me, perfect for making dry pot rabbit meat.
For three consecutive days, everyone enjoyed delicious meals.
Half of the credit here goes to Luo Shuyan.
Luo Shuyan's cooking skills are simply amazing and breathtaking.
Zhao Liya only knew how to talk, but she didn't have the patience or talent. Although the taste of home cooking was good, it often fell far short of what she imagined. This made her depressed and helpless.
I didn't expect Luo Shuyan to come. His skills, talent, and understanding are simply amazing!
Whatever Zhao Liya said, she could almost perfectly present it.
Every dish made is delicious and worthy of praise!
Even a simple dish like tomato and egg or three fresh vegetables, when made by Luo Shuyan, will be much more amazing than others.
The Zhao family had a great appetite and praised the food highly.
Zhao Liya jokingly said, "Sister Shuyan's cooking skills are simply amazing. Why don't you stay here and live in our house from now on! When we get rich, I'll provide the capital and Sister Shuyan will provide the cooking skills. We'll open a restaurant and I guarantee we'll make a ton of money!"
Mrs. Deng said with a smile, "Why are you teasing Shuyan, kid? Shuyan, don't bother with him."
Luo Shuyan shook her head and smiled: "Xiaoya was joking, why would I care? I was actually hoping it was true!"
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "It seems that my idea is really good. Why not give it a try if you have the chance in the future?"
Luo Shuyan: "Okay, I'll remember that!"
Zhao Liya: "Yeah, I remember that too!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
In the past few days, Luo Shuyan has been living in the Zhao family. Yu Xiaofang is also smart and took the opportunity to say many shocking words. Everyone in the village shook their heads and sighed.
After so many days without finding anyone, Luo Shuyan might be in great danger.
There used to be a few gossipers who would get together with Qi to complain about other people's affairs when they had nothing to do, but now they all avoid Qi like the plague.
They may be gossipy, but they've never driven anyone to death. This Qi family is too vicious.
Qi was so angry that her chest and head ached every day and she couldn't sleep at night.
Without Luo Shuyan, the house was a mess.
The house and yard were filthy, untouched by anyone's cleaning. The dishes in the kitchen were greasy and poorly washed, and the stove was covered in greasy, soupy splatters, making it unappetizing to look at.
Luo Shuyu used to be a lazy person, but now she is forced to make fire, cook and wash clothes.
Either she burned her hands while making a fire, or her clothes were accidentally washed away by the river, and then she got scolded when she got home. She was so aggrieved that she cried non-stop.
They were used to Luo Shuyan's cooking, so how could they eat the food made by Qi? It would be fine for others, but Luo Xiaohui was Qi's sweetheart, and his crying made Qi feel distressed.
The most important thing is that the rice in the fields has not been harvested yet. Other families have basically harvested their rice, and the more diligent ones have stored the grain neatly in the warehouse.
Uncle Luo and Mrs. Qi were extremely anxious, and they had no choice but to go to the fields.
The sun was scorching overhead, and the rice leaves occasionally scratched the backs of their hands, causing burning pain. They still had to bend over to work, and soon their backs and hands were sore, and their heads and faces were covered in sweat. How could the two of them endure such hardship?
After a while, he would run to a cool place to rest. Before noon, he went home. In the afternoon, he looked at the scorching sun and refused to go out. He rested for a long time before reluctantly continuing.
At the end of the day, the work done by two people is not even half of what one person could do.
At this rate, it would probably take at least twenty days to harvest all five acres of land at home!
After twenty days, the daylilies have gone cold.
Uncle Luo was so worried about them that he couldn't help but go to their house to talk to them, but instead he was asked for help by Qi.
Uncle Luo was reluctant, but he had no choice. If he didn't help, would he just watch the crops rot in the fields? He couldn't bear to see that.
Uncle Luo agreed, but his wife Bai refused.
Why should I work for free? The Bai family wants compensation. Either money or food.
"We can't collect it anyway, and the grain will just rot in the fields!"
Qi was furious at first and refused, saying that even if it rotted in the ground, it would not be given to others for free!
Mrs. Bai snorted upon hearing this and said to her husband sarcastically, "Did you hear that? You were so kind as to want to help someone, but they said it's not worth it for a 'bystander' like you to rot in the field! And you're still trying to get in their way? Why bother?"
Uncle Luo was very embarrassed and said nothing, but he would never help for nothing.
Not worth it.
Uncle Luo was furious and yelled at Qi for the first time. He said all the nice things he could and promised to take 10% of the harvested grain as compensation. Only then did Uncle Luo and his wife and two sons go to help, and at least the grain was harvested.
Qi was angry and didn't care about anything.
No one knew whether Luo Shuyan was dead or alive. The villagers sighed and believed that she was dead, so they naturally stopped looking for her.
Two days later, Aunt Li Shiyi came, and Zhao Liya, Hu Ling, Qu Guadalcanal and her daughter, and Aunt Li Shiyi went into the mountains to pick wild grapes and wild chrysanthemums.
(End of this chapter)
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