Chapter 76 Autumn Harvest
Because of the drought, the swimming pool's water source began to dry up.
Fortunately, the crops planted by Ye Li have almost reached the harvest period. However, if it doesn’t rain after the harvest, she will not be able to plant the second season of rice.
Even the vegetables we usually grow can’t be grown.
What's worse, the remaining water in their reservoirs is slowly decreasing.
The whole city was scorching under the scorching sun. Ye Li was very worried, but she didn't show it. After all, these things should be worried about by adults, not children.
Soon, the harvest time arrived.
The weather is still very hot.
In the morning, after breakfast, I exercise and then study.
After a nap and afternoon tea in the afternoon, we started harvesting the ripe crops.
The two little babies have grown up and can finally serve as Ye Li's helpers.
Harvest the rice first, then harvest the wheat.
These two crops have the largest planting area and the harvesting process is relatively complicated. After harvesting, they need to be threshed and then spread out on cloth to dry the rice completely before being shelled.
Harvesting rice and wheat requires using a knife, so Ye Li is not so confident, so she can just do it herself.
Xiaomu and Xixi asked Ye Li to arrange for them to dig and pick peanuts.
This is also very time-consuming. Every time Ye Li does it, it takes a long time.
Xiaomu and Xixi worked very hard and never complained. When they were tired, they would rest for a while and then continue working. When they were hungry or thirsty, they would eat the snacks and water prepared by Ye Li to replenish their energy.
"Mom, do you want to drink some water? I just took it out of the refrigerator," Xixi said, holding the water and standing outside the field.
"Okay," Ye Li came over, took the bottle from Xixi's hand, and drank most of it in one gulp.
"How's the peanut digging going?" Ye Li asked after taking a breath.
Xixi smiled and said, "We've already harvested more than half of the peanuts. My brother and I are taking turns digging and picking them."
“So good!”
"Mom," Xixi said, "After we finish picking the peanuts, let us pick the soybeans next to them."
Ye Li frowned: "Soybeans are very prickly, and I have to use a knife to cut them. I'm not very confident."
"Mom, we will be careful," Xixi took out a pair of gloves from her trouser pocket and said, "We can wear gloves."
Ye Li knitted these gloves for Xixi last winter.
Seeing that Ye Li refused to give in, Xixi said, "Mom, it's too hard for you to do it alone. My brother and I will feel bad."
"Okay, you two guys," Ye Li said with a smile, "be careful."
"I know." Xixi reached out and hugged Ye Li, then turned and left. She quickly ran to find Xiao Mu and chirped to him, "Brother, let's help Mommy harvest the soybeans. This way, Mommy won't have to work so hard."
"Okay," Xiaomu nodded vigorously.
In total, Ye Li and his team spent more than half a month and finally got everything done.
After harvesting rice, wheat, peanuts and soybeans, it is time to harvest potatoes and sweet potatoes.
These two kinds of versatile and practical foods are grown in large quantities in the form of chestnuts.
After harvesting potatoes and sweet potatoes, the beginning of autumn soon arrived.
It is the beginning of autumn, and it should have rained by this time. However, it has been almost half a month since the beginning of autumn, and not a drop of rain has fallen from the sky. Moreover, the sun is as scorching as in summer.
The water in Ye Li's reservoir was decreasing, and she had to keep using it to irrigate the vegetable garden.
The drinking water is almost gone, so how can I care about watering the vegetable garden?
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com