By the time the five people from the Xia family had cut the dried sweet potatoes and hung them up to dry, it was already very late.
Xia Manni watched every child wash their face and rinse their mouth.
The kids were all resistant at first. Although their family had no shortage of water, they still had to fetch water if they used a lot of water, so they were all very resistant at first.
But every time, Xia Manni had an expression that refused to be discussed, so the other children had to do the washing. Only the second child would always hide at the back, and Xia Manni would grab him to wash her.
The next day, before daybreak, the two little ones had not yet gotten up because they had slept too late the previous night.
The eldest child got up first, followed by the second child.
The eldest child gets up to cook, and the second child gets up purely because he is woken up by the eldest child.
When Xia Manni woke up, Si Ni'er had just opened her eyes.
This damn biological clock! Xia Manni has been here for a few days, but she has never gotten up early for a single day.
When she got up, she saw the eldest and second child busy in the kitchen.
Their task today was to go to the fields as Da Wa had suggested. After all, it was almost the busy farming season.
Breakfast was still sweet potatoes. The kids were obviously a little full, but no one said anything.
After dinner, Xia Manni took the only sickle in the house. There were not many straw hats in the house, only two.
Finally we agreed to let Sanwa and Sinier wear them, but they looked a little big.
Da Wa had worked in the fields before, helping out during busy farming seasons. Following his memory, he found the Xia family's field, where many people were already busy.
Some were clearing weeds, while others were observing when the rice would mature.
Next to the Xia family's land is the home of an old man in the village. The old man is looking at the rice ears in the field.
"Uncle, when do you think we can harvest this land?"
Xia Manni also looked at the rice ears just now. Most of them were dry, but some were still moist.
The uncle first glanced at Xia Manni. Many people in the village didn't talk to him much because they knew he had a strange temper.
At first glance, it turned out to be the Xia family's newly bought daughter-in-law. I heard that she had attacked her mother-in-law with a knife a few days ago, so no wonder she dared to greet him.
"Why are you asking me? You can't see it."
Xia Manni didn't expect that the old man next to her would speak so rudely.
"Mom, this is Grandpa Li, the 'Don't Talk About Li' from our village. No one in the village dares to mess with him. Let's stay away from him."
Erwa knows the situation in the village best among the entire Xia family. He remembers which family has a bully, which family is reasonable and which family is unreasonable, and which family has fought with which family.
"I also heard that although Grandpa Li has no children, he is an expert at growing crops, but he has a rather stubborn temper."
The eldest son added that he heard all this from his grandmother. He was not like the second son who could go out and run wild whenever he had time.
When his grandfather was alive, he always followed him. Sometimes his grandfather would teach him. Later, when he grew up, he always went to work in the fields or helped at home.
So that's how it is. The people in this village are pretty good at giving nicknames to people. 'Unreasonable' is a really good one.
Xia Manni couldn't hold back and started laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" 'Bujiangli' glared at Xia Manni.
"Uncle Li, I don't mean anything else. I just saw that you are very experienced, and I have never been to the fields, so I came to ask you."
"Huh, if you want to ask me, I'll tell you?"
Seeing that this stubborn old man was not easy to communicate with, Xia Manni stopped talking.
She's not allowed to talk, right? Okay. She can watch and learn from others.
Xia Manni watched Old Man Li looking at the rice ears and then looking up at the sky, as if shaking his head and sighing.
What does it mean?
Are you wondering about the recent weather?
The weather has been sunny recently, with no sign of rain, but autumn is a rainy season, so it is normal for Old Man Li to have such concerns.
Later, she saw Old Man Li clearing the tall weeds growing among the rice fields and catching some insects.
Xia Manni originally wanted a few kids to learn from her, but as soon as she turned around, they all started to learn from her.
She continued to study the condition of their rice. She didn't know if it was because of insufficient rain, but there were many empty husks in their rice.
But after looking around, she always felt that the harvest would be over in a few days.
Then she followed Old Man Li's example and bit a few grains of rice in her hand. She found that they were still twitchy, which meant that they could not be harvested yet.
She decided that as long as Old Man Li's family harvested the crops, the Xia family would follow suit.
If it rains during harvest time, the crops are gone.
I don’t know how long it will take to dry out in the sun, and their family of five is still relying on this food to save their lives.
The process of harvesting crops is not very complicated. All you need is strength and a sickle.
However, rice cannot be eaten directly after it is harvested. It needs a lot of work to be turned into rice and sent to people's tables.
First, after harvesting, it needs to be dried in the sun. After drying, it can be shelled, then polished and sieved to remove impurities.
The whole process takes at least more than twenty days, and it would be very suitable for harvesting if it is sunny during these twenty days.
The main crop here is rice, but some villages also grow some wheat.
So the staple food here is both rice and noodles, but the Xia family doesn't have these yet. Even if they did, they would have to buy rice at the market, as they can't grow it in their village.
The few of them were busy until almost noon before they went home. Before going home, Xia Manni walked up to Old Man Li.
She said with a smile: "Uncle Li, we have many children and little land. If you need help, just let us know."
This time, 'Don't Talk About Li' did not directly mock Xia Manni, but followed her gaze and looked at the four dolls beside her.
The two youngest ones can only pull out rice with their bare hands. I brought them to the field purely to look after the children.
The older one looks more capable, but seems a bit too thin to handle the work. The second one looks stronger, but due to his age, he probably has very limited abilities.
Isn't the only labor force still this boastful Xia Manni?
Still helping him? Just don't cause him any trouble.
Then he snorted coldly, waved his hand and left.
Xia Manni saw contempt in Old Li's eyes, but she didn't get angry. After all, their family's actual situation was there. In the eyes of the villagers, apart from her strength and courage, their family was really nothing.
People who understand the principle of "don't bully the young and poor" will give them some face, but those who only look at the people in front of them will not bother with their family.
This is also human nature. After all, if you want to connect with others, then you need to have equal value.
This value includes strength, finances, connections, and so on.
These are also what Xia Manni wants most. She has already thought about it. If she wants to live a happier life in the future, she can only do her best to help her four children grow up and become successful.
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