Xiaoguo had just arrived at the field and saw that the family with more people had already plowed an acre of land early on. He was filled with admiration.
Otherwise, you might say that there are not enough people looking after my own land. That's right. Even if I have two plots of land that have an advantage in size, if I give them to others to cultivate, it will probably take less than the morning to finish the work.
Other families packed their grain seeds in sacks, but she did not pack them in two pieces of rags. Seed sellers were reluctant to sell them to her individually, as they thought the quantity was too small.
She walked all the way to her own land and looked at the area covered with weeds in disbelief. If there were no other land around, she would definitely not think that this was her land.
"That's too exaggerated!" Xiaoguo took the hoe and walked closer to take a look, then stepped back. To be honest, she was afraid that there might be snakes or rats hiding in there.
"Hey, Jiang family, how are you going back?"
Linjia saw Xiaoguo walking back and asked.
"Go back and push the donkey cart. There's too much grass."
Xiaoguo talked as he walked, without stopping.
This piece of land is in such a state, and that remote piece of land is probably not much better. The grass there is quite fresh, so we pull it back to feed the cows and donkeys.
She went back and pulled the donkey cart back with several large baskets on it. She almost forgot that she had switched to a carriage instead of a floor. The grass could not be put directly on top and she could only take a few more baskets to hold as much as she could.
When he arrived at the field, he rolled up his sleeves without saying a word and started working hard. Fortunately, the field was small, and while he was working he looked up at what was left, and he felt a little comforted in his heart.
Some grasses are very stubborn and you cannot remove them by roots with a hoe, so you have to pull them out by hand. As you are pulling, you find that the hoe is not as strong as your hands, so you simply give up using the hoe and pull them out with your hands. Except for the super small grasses that cannot be pulled out by hand and you can only use the power of the hoe, the rest of the grasses are basically pulled out by hand. Not to mention, the speed is increased by half, but it is a bit unbearable for your waist.
Xiaoguo was picking and putting the fruits into the basket, and she spent half the day doing this. She came late and was not very fast. At noon, everyone else had packed up and prepared to go home for lunch. Someone met Xiaoguo and greeted her. Only then did she realize that it was noon.
He didn't stop for a long time, and stood up suddenly. Suddenly, his vision went dark, the world was spinning, and he almost fell down. He managed to hold onto the basket beside him to avoid falling.
After a long pause, he finally had nothing to do. He carried the basket and slowly walked towards the donkey cart. During this half day, the donkey had also been eating outside and had some grass crumbs on its mouth that it was chewing.
Xiaoguo carried the baskets up one by one, and was so tired that he was sweating all over. When he was lifting the last basket, his waist strained and it happened to snap. He could not move for a moment.
It won’t break! !
Xiaoguo was panicking, but she quickly forced herself to calm down. She first threw away the basket in her hand, and then carefully tried to move her waist. Small movements were fine, so she slowly moved it more vigorously and found that the pain didn't seem to be a broken bone, but more like a twisted muscle. Thinking of this, she breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't broken, she would be relieved.
Not daring to make any big movements, he continued to pick up the baskets carefully, lifted them onto the donkey cart, and then drove home. The weeding work on this field was completed, and he would weed another field in the afternoon. Tomorrow morning he would turn over both fields, and then plant crops in the afternoon.
"Perfect!"
Xiaoguo had a plan in mind with a very clear goal. He felt energetic again, although his waist still hurt a little.
When she got home, she immediately unloaded the car, put the milk in a basket for the cows, and then hurried to make lunch. Time was very tight because on her way back, she had already met several families going to the fields after lunch.
Although she always said she was not in a hurry, she couldn't help comparing herself. When the time came, she would be the only one left in the field, and she would still feel somewhat lonely.
Just as I was about to start cooking, I heard the door open. Xiaoguo was curious about who it was, so he held his waist and walked out.
"elder brother?"
I saw Qin Anming coming back from outside carrying a bag.
"Xiaoguo." Qin Anming waved his hand anxiously, went back to the house, picked up the teapot and drank a gulp of it.
Xiao Guo followed behind him, looking at him curiously, wondering what he was doing and why he was so thirsty.
Qin Anming paused for a long time, and when he felt his throat was no longer so dry, he explained, "I rushed back this morning, but when I got to the county gate by carriage, I ran into an inspection. Everyone entering and leaving had to register and be searched. There was a long line in front of me, so I just got back now."
"Why are you registering again?"
Xiaoguo sat next to him and asked curiously, saying that no one cared about him when he entered the county before.
"I don't know." Qin Anming shook his head. "By the way, have you planted crops in the fields?"
"No, I just wanted to plant today, but the field was full of weeds. I spent half a day weeding in the morning, and I have to weed another field in the afternoon."
"That's perfect. I've taken two days off and will go back after I finish planting."
The two talked for a while and then went to the kitchen to cook. They were both very hungry, so they had noodles with tomatoes and egg yolk for lunch. Xiaoguo ate two bowls and Qin Anming forced himself to eat four bowls of noodles.
After a short rest, he carried the hoe and went in the donkey cart. Qin Anming was originally going to walk, but when he heard Xiaoguo wanted to bring back the grass, he helped her get on the donkey cart.
"What happened to your waist?"
Qin Anming saw it when he was cooking just now, but she didn't say anything when asked, just said it was nothing. Now it feels even more serious.
"Oh, I dodged it when I was carrying the basket this morning." Xiaoguo said as if nothing happened. She was afraid that Qin Anming would worry.
Who would have thought that, despite saying this, Qin Anming still scolded her for a long time in a surprised manner, and he only stopped when he met some villagers.
"Next time, don't do it. Wait until I come back, or when Shan He is at home. This is not a joke. What if something unexpected happens to you..."
Xiaoguo was already numb at this moment. He just nodded and said yes, yes, yes, and nothing else.
Seeing that she was quite obedient, Qin Anming nodded with satisfaction and stopped talking.
Xiaoguo breathed a sigh of relief. She was sure that if she had dared to refute him just now, Qin Anming would have been possessed by Tang Monk. He would not have known to avoid the villagers when they met them, and would have kept on talking until dark.
When they came to another field, Xiao Guo was about to start hoeing the ground, but Qin Anming quickly stopped him.
"Then what do I do?"
Qin Anming looked around and finally locked onto a place.
…
Xiaoguo sat on the donkey cart, holding a hoe in his hand, and looked helplessly at the man who was hoeing the ground not far away.
Just after she asked what she was doing, Qin Anming arranged for her to sit in a donkey cart and did not let her move. If she tried to get off secretly, he would scold her for a long time.
In this way, Xiaoguo sat on the donkey cart for the whole afternoon. It was not until Qin Anming finished weeding the grass that Xiaoguo finally got permission to get off the cart and pick up the grass to put into the basket.
She just rested for half a day, but her waist didn't get better. Instead, it's even more sore. She sprained her waist and injured her muscles. It hurts whether she works or not. It will take at least several days for it to be healed. But she has healing powers, so it should be healed in one night.
Although it was still early, the two decided to go home. Qin Anming was exhausted and sweating, and Xiaoguo didn't want him to continue working. They decided to work together tomorrow and finish the job in half a day.
The next day, before daybreak, the two prepared to go to the fields. After having a hearty breakfast, they set out.
They arrived early, but there were others who arrived even earlier. When the two of them arrived, some families had already been working for a long time.
"Don't do it, I'll do it."
Qin Anming stopped Xiaoguo, who was holding the grain seeds, and wanted to push her back to the donkey cart to rest. Xiaoguo tried hard to explain to him that she was fine, but he just wouldn't listen.