Harvesting crops by hand took more than half a month, and it was not until the wheat ears and grains were about to fall to the ground that the harvest was almost finished.
People in the fields were collecting the wheat. Some were carrying the wheat bundles to the drying yard, some were threshing the wheat with stone rollers, and some were piling the wheat up and winnowing it in the wind, just like an assembly line.
In addition, the weather here is good and it rarely rains. By the time the last bit of grain is harvested, the grain ahead can be bagged.
Qiu Jianshe took Qiu Dashu and the other strong men in the team to pay the public grain tax, while Qiu Yuling took her mother and sister-in-law to the county.
"These three brothers have already been to the county twice at such a young age. I'm already so old, but I've only been to the banner once." Huang Duoer sighed as she sat on the cart. Life is really different now.
"I said I won't go. Didn't you say you would take the things back when you come back? We have so many places to go, where will we put the things?" Li Qingmei didn't want to ask her daughter-in-law to stay in the village with the baby, so she just said that she shouldn't have come.
"My sister-in-law, my nephews, and I are staying here for the night. I've already cleaned up the place today. You can bring some stuff back with the cart tonight, and then go into town early tomorrow and pick us up."
Li Qingmei pursed her lips, as if she had already been clearly arranged.
Huang Duoer grinned, feeling like she was about to fly when she could finally get out and let some fresh air in. Even though she still had a bunch of burdens hanging around her, it didn't dampen her good mood.
"My fourth aunt probably gave birth too early, so I'm afraid she won't be able to mail the letter. Mom, have you prepared anything? Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow morning and buy whatever we can. I'll help mail it to you later."
"It was said before that it was the end of June. She's probably born now. The bright little clothes and diapers in front must be there. They're useful. We don't have milk powder coupons, and we can't get goat milk through, but we can send some food or something."
"Send some more cloth or something. If you can't buy anything, just give me some money. My uncle will definitely be able to get some tickets."
"I've prepared all of these. I also smoked some dried meat and dried some dates, and I'll send them over as well."
Qiu Yuling nodded. It was enough to have a plan in mind. Even if they were sisters, they had to interact with each other. Her second brother couldn't rely on others to help him, but at least there was an elder to take care of him.
With this, we can’t let the food get cold.
The three little kids were lying on the donkey cart, swaying, swinging their feet, smacking their hands, and looking so comfortable.
"Everyone, big or small, loves to go out for a walk. Look at these three, they didn't say a word today." Li Qingmei glanced at her grandchildren, her tone unable to hide her pride.
The little fellow seemed to understand that they were being praised, and he grinned to the point that his teeth were showing, his eyes not visible.
"Tsk~ You're such a small person, but you can still understand good and bad words."
"Of course not. Please don't say anything unpleasant to these three little brothers in the future, or they will always remember how terrible grandma was when they grow up."
Li Qingmei raised her hand and slammed her head, "Eh~ I didn't hit you, kekekeke~"
"You're such a grown man, but you're still like a monkey. If you don't make me angry for a day, you'll feel itchy, right?"
"I'm the only one in my family who can tickle you. Without me, you wouldn't be a 'Mas'."
Li Qingmei freed one hand, thinking of grabbing the dead girl and then attacking her, but she was as slippery as a loach and couldn't be held back.
Seeing her mother's sullen face and no sign of a smile for a long time, Qiu Yuling moved closer and grabbed her mother's neck, "My dear mother, only a real mother and daughter would dare to do this. If it were a stepmother, I would be like the little cabbage in the opera, not only like a gourd with a sawed-off mouth, but also beaten three times a day."
Li Qingmei knew her daughter's character, so how could she really be angry? She just left her alone for a while. When she saw the child approaching with a playful smile, she had already softened to nothing, "You!"
It looked like he chopped off a finger in anger, but in fact, he only hit his forehead lightly.
Huang Duoer sat in the back, looking at the mother and daughter with envy. She had never experienced this in her own family, let alone in her husband's family.
"Sister-in-law, I brought back some floral fabrics. My mother can operate a sewing machine. Ask her to make you a floral shirt. I've already thought of the design. I guarantee it will be beautiful." Qiu Yuling saw her sister-in-law with envious eyes out of the corner of her eye. She didn't ignore her and quickly found a topic for her to join in.
"Ah? No, no, I can hardly see a superfluous person, and it would be a waste of material to buy such fine clothes."
"Go ahead. When you have some time, go to Yaojie Farm and see the mountains. Yuling is home now, so there's someone to look after your baby. You can wean him off while you're at it."
"Tsk tsk tsk, I'm a little cabbage~ the ground is yellow~ my sister-in-law is here~ mother doesn't feel pain......"
Li Qingmei glared at her daughter who was showing off, but she didn't say anything. Huang Duoer nodded with a smile and agreed, "Then I'll trouble you, little sister. My family moved to the flag and went to the ranch over there to raise a foal. I'll get you a foal later and we can raise it ourselves."
"Oh, I wouldn't dare. Horses are so valuable. The brigade doesn't buy them very often. Even if my in-laws raise them themselves, you can't ask for anything. Remember? We can choose not to help, but we dare not cause trouble, understand?"
Before Qiu Yuling could even say anything, her mother rejected the offer on her behalf. It wasn't a goat, and after arriving at the ranch, how much freedom would it have? Half of the family members who could get around were capable, so why would they send it to relatives?
Seeing that Huang Duoer hadn't replied, Li Qingmei added, "Are you listening?"
"I'm listening, mother."
The call of "Mom" was so melodious and long that Huang Duoer felt embarrassed after she finished calling it.
It’s my fault that I was led astray by my sister-in-law these past half day.
Li Qingmei also felt uncomfortable for a moment, and only Qiu Yuling imitated her three little nephews and laughed with her fangs bared.
We chatted and laughed as we walked into the alley, and unexpectedly we ran into Zhou Xiaonan's mother.
"Oh! Is Sister Qiu here? Has the team finished harvesting the wheat? Yuling is back too. Xiaonan was talking about you a few days ago. Come to my house and play. I'll make you something delicious.
Sister-in-law Qiu and my niece's wife are here too. You haven't been here for a while, and the food is cold and empty. Come to my house for a meal first."
"Aunt."
"I've finished cleaning. That's why I wanted to go out for a walk. I won't eat. A few days ago, the third brother came back and stayed here for a day when he passed by. I cleaned up everything that needed to be cleaned.
Ask Xiaonan to come over to play with Yuling when she's free. I brought a lot of eggplants, chili peppers, and beans, and I'll ask Yuling to bring them to you later."
"Oh, we have everything. Sister-in-law, are you going to stay for a few days? Just keep some for yourself. We have everything at home..."
After asking how they were, Qiu Yuling leaned on her left foot and supported herself there, waiting for the two fake guests to exchange greetings.
It was not until the clever Erdouzi squeaked twice that the two people's casual greetings were interrupted.
"Then let's go back and talk. The kids are hungry after walking all the way. Let's go in and ask their mother to give them something to eat."
"Okay, okay, come in quickly. I'll go inside and knead the dough and then come over to help you."
"No, no, we're all used to it. We can handle it now."
“…”
Qiu Yuling didn't hesitate any longer. She took the small one herself and called her mother Qiu and her sister-in-law to take the remaining two. She urged them to go into the house first to place the babies.
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