Xiaoguo felt a little guilty after hearing this and didn't want his brother to continue being busy. He was already tired enough in the restaurant, so it would be great if he could take this opportunity to have a good rest.
Xiaoguo saw that Qin Anming had already started to cut the wheat ears, and even if she stopped him, he would definitely not listen.
Forget it, just work harder and do more, so he can do less and go home to rest more.
Xiaoguo was swinging the sickle with all her might, and Qin Anming was not far behind, thinking the same thing as Xiaoguo, except that the order of priority was different.
If he does more, Xiaoguo will do less.
The two of them worked hard without stopping. Fortunately, the field was not too large, and Xiaoguo and Qin Anming finished harvesting the wheat in less than an hour.
Without stopping, the two men loaded the wheat ears into sacks, which were just enough to fill two trucks for the journey back.
When he got home, he didn't stop. He emptied the sacks and unloaded the wheat ears into the yard. Then he drove to the corn field.
Xiaoguo and Qin Anming were divided into two groups, each working in two rows, and began to pick the corn cobs, just like chopping wheat ears. They threw the picked corn cobs into a pile nearby.
Soon the two figures disappeared. The corn stalks were more than one person tall, and Qin Anming could not even see the end of them, let alone Xiaoguo.
Xiaoguo carefully avoided the leaves, which were right at the right position for his face.
For the sake of your still pretty face, you'd better be careful.
After picking the corn, the corn stalks without corn are broken off for easier identification.
Xiaoguo broke and bent the poles along the way and soon reached the end of the field. Xiaoguo looked to the other side and saw that the two rows of poles that Qin Anming had started with were all broken, so he started breaking two more rows.
Not willing to be outdone, Xiao Guo started to break off the two rows next to him again.
They were bending the silk in two rows like this, with a rubbing sound in their ears. Xiao Guo didn't know how much time had passed before they met in the middle.
After they finished breaking the corn, the two men had to put the corn into sacks. In the end, all the sacks were filled, and there were still a few piles left, which the two men stuffed onto the donkey cart.
"Pull the corn stalks back later."
Qin Anming looked at the corn stalks all over the ground. They would be great for feeding cows and donkeys.
"Let's talk about it later. There's no rush."
Anyway, it won’t get lost if it’s left on the field. Next time when Zhuangzhuang and I go herding cattle, we can just tie them to the field.
The two of them drove back and met several families collecting food along the way.
When they returned home, Zhuangzhuang had already opened the door and was waiting for them.
As soon as they saw the two people, they quickly made way to make it easier for them to drive their car in.
It was getting late, so we returned home and unloaded the corn.
Xiaoguo went to cook, and Qin Anming took Zhuangzhuang to pour the corn out of the sack.
Xiaoguo went back to the kitchen and took out a large piece of pork belly from the space. The vegetables in the yard were also ripe. They had not produced fruits before, but after a rain not long ago, some of the vegetables seemed to have been stimulated by catalysts and grew overnight.
Xiaoguo came to the vegetable garden, picked some peppers, and fried pork with peppers for Qin Anming. She remembered that Qin Anming liked spicy food.
Then I picked some cucumbers and fried some cucumber and eggs for Zhuangzhuang. Zhuangzhuang loves this dish the most.
I picked another big eggplant nearby and used it to stir-fry shredded pork with chili peppers later.
When we got back to the house, we originally wanted to steam rice, but after being busy for the whole morning, everyone was very thirsty, so we decided to make some soup and hot steamed buns for lunch.
Back in the kitchen, I started to process the picked vegetables, washing, peeling, shredding and slicing them.
While the porridge is cooking, start heating the pot, pour oil into the hot pot, add eggs when the oil is hot, beat five eggs and pour into the pot, fry them until cooked and set aside, use the oil in the pot to start frying the cucumber, when the cucumber is cooked, add the eggs, stir fry evenly, add salt, stir fry for a few times and then serve.
When the plate was brought into the house, Zhuangzhuang and Qin Anming were still outside pouring the corn. Xiaoguo put down the plate and went back to the kitchen. Zhuangzhuang took a sniff and his eyes were filled with joy.
"Uncle, do you believe in the cucumber and eggs that mom made for me?"
Qin Anming also smelled the fragrance of cucumber and egg. He looked at Zhuangzhuang and nodded, "I believe it!"
After a while, a spicy smell wafted, and this time it was Qin Anming's turn to laugh.
"Zhuangzhuang, believe it or not, your mother cooked the stir-fried pork with peppers!"
Qin Anming imitated Zhuangzhuang's tone and spoke to Zhuangzhuang.
Zhuangzhuang's nose twitched at the spicy taste, "I believe it!"
The two of them were laughing in the yard. Xiaoguo sneezed a few times and brought the fried pork with peppers into the house.
"What are you talking about?"
As soon as I arrived in the yard, I saw two people laughing and Xiaoguo was curious about what they were talking about.
"Guess the name of the dish!"
The two answered in unison, Xiaoguo smiled and went back to the house. These two people, one was a child and the other was an older child.
The next step is to stir-fry the eggplant. Put the shredded pork into the pan and fry until cooked, then add the pepper and eggplant and stir-fry until soft, add salt to taste, and then remove from the pan.
After cooking, the porridge was brought to the table. Qin Anming and Zhuangzhuang came into the house one after another. They both washed their hands before coming in.
Xiaoguo served the rice in front of them. Each of them took a big white steamed bun and a piece of vegetable and a bite of steamed bun with a pair of chopsticks.
The three of them ate very well and not a single drop of food or rice was wasted.
There was vegetable soup at the bottom of the basin. Zhuangzhuang dipped the steamed bun in the soup and fed it to the puppies surrounding him.
The two puppies had been sniffing their way around Xiaoguo's feet when he was cooking.
While eating, he kept making some noises.
By the time Zhuangzhuang finished feeding the two puppies the steamed buns, their stomachs were swollen like little balls.
Zhuangzhuang went to wash the dishes. Xiaoguo came outside and wanted to dry some corn kernels while the weather was still good so that she could make popcorn for Qin Anming when he left tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Xiaoguo came to the yard and peeled three corns. Qin Anming also came out to peel corns, and Xiaoguo quickly grabbed him.
"Brother! No, I'm just letting you dry it. When you leave tomorrow, I'll make you something delicious to take away."
Qin Anming looked curious. He had heard from Xiaoguo that this was not ordinary corn and that it could be used as a snack. He had been curious about how a small corn could be heated and turned into the snack called popcorn that Xiaoguo said.
It was difficult to break the kernels of new corn, so Xiaoguo had to break them apart with great force. Both of his thumbs turned red. In the end, it was Qin Anming who had more strength who broke them apart.
Put the broken corn kernels on a grate, spread them out in a sunny place, and let them dry in the sun.
At noon, Xiaoguo just lay on the bed for a while before preparing for a nap. After washing the dishes, Zhuangzhuang followed Qin Anming and even took a nap next to him.
Xiaoguo lay in bed, tossing and turning, but couldn't fall asleep.
I simply got up, took the half-finished clothes and continued sewing.
Xiaoguo has been making clothes with Mrs. Yang recently when she has nothing to do, and has also learned the clothing styles of this era.
One time, I went to the county market with Mrs. Yang. We bought a lot of cloth. When we came back, we got together to sew clothes. During this period of time, we made a lot of clothes.
In the afternoon, Qin Anming was leading a donkey in the yard. A millstone was tied behind the donkey and he started to crush the wheat ears.
After being crushed by the gravity of the millstone, the wheat grains came out of the husks one by one. Xiaoguo took a winnowing basket and shook the wheat grains to sift out the husks. Only the wheat grains were left. He placed them on a clean ground, under the sunlight.