"Sister-in-law, you feed us meat every day to nourish our bodies, and we can still eat it, so we won't go back at night."
They are much better off than others now. Although they also have three meals a day, they eat meat for every meal, so they can still bear this tiredness.
"Shu Ling is right. Wanqing, we won't go back tonight. We need to harvest quickly and we must not waste the food that is about to be harvested."
She had recently heard many old people in the fields say that there was a year a few years ago when the situation was just like now. Everyone relaxed for one night, and the next day it rained heavily and directly flooded the crops.
They don't want to do that this time. They want to store all the food they have worked hard for several months into the granary.
"Okay, this isn't my first time doing this, I'll take care of it. But you, be careful when you're at home by yourself, don't strain your stomach, and tell me if you can't handle it."
Putting the empty bowl aside, He's mother looked at her daughter with a tired face and gave her instructions.
He's mother's words startled Gu Chengshi and others who were walking behind, and then they followed Gu Ya and the other two and spoke.
The meaning was the same, telling her not to get too tired at home. If that wasn't possible, it would be the same as before, with Gu Ya, Wu Shuling and Zhou Lianyi taking turns to go back and help her cook, and she would just have to prepare everything.
While helping a few people get food, He Wanqing shook her head and refused: "No, I'm not tired at all now. If my body can't take it, I will tell you.
As for you guys, if you can't hold on, don't force it. Don't forget that this is your first time participating in the autumn harvest. If you can't endure it, don't force it. You don't have to fight with the villagers. ”
Looking at the seven people who were originally high-spirited and now looked much more haggard, she felt a little distressed.
Especially for Gu Ya and the other two female comrades, thinking about how they had always been so delicate before, and looking at their current appearance, I guess their parents would be heartbroken when they saw it.
"Sister-in-law, it's okay. We can handle it." Gu Chengshi and the other three looked at each other. Although they were exhausted and wanted to escape at any time, their willpower and ambition did not allow them to do so.
And after a month of rushing to harvest, they also fully realized how excessive they had been in Nanshi before.
At that time, they would not eat any food they didn't like, and would rather go to a state-owned restaurant than eat the unpalatable corn porridge or multi-grain rice at home.
Now they know how precious food is. Not to mention corn porridge or multi-grain rice, even a bowl of sweet potato and multi-grain rice is delicious to them.
It was also the experience of this month that made them realize that what Grandpa Gu and others said was absolutely true.
The four people spoke in unison, and were echoed by Gu Ya and the others. They quickly finished the meal she brought, drank a bowl of water, wiped the sweat off their necks with the towel around their necks, and walked towards the field again.
After watching the seven people walk towards the field and start swinging their sickles again, she looked at He's mother:
"Mom, don't work too hard. Just get enough work points to share the food. Don't forget that Dad asked you to join the army."
"I got it. You go back soon. I'll take care of it." After drinking the last sip of boiled water, He's mother waved to her and walked into the field without looking back.
Picking up the bamboo basket full of empty bowls and chopsticks, she looked around and found that everyone was desperately trying to collect them. She shook her head anxiously, turned around, hung the bamboo basket on the front of the bike, and pushed it away.
When she got to the dam, she looked at Chen Ping and He Wanlin who had the same expression as her. After comforting herself and talking to them for a while, the three of them rushed home without stopping with the crowd who came to deliver the food.
The rush to harvest in the fields cannot be stopped, and the work at home cannot be delayed either. The winter vegetables are not ready yet, and the grain, eggplants, peppers and garlic grown in each family’s private plots must also be harvested. It is too busy.
After returning home, He Wanqing first washed the dishes, and then collected various vegetables from the backyard with Grandpa Gu.
After finishing that, she went back to her mother's house and helped harvest the wheat that He's mother had planted in her private plot. Of course, it was Grandpa Gu who harvested the wheat, and she watched from the side.
After finally finishing the family's private plot and drying all the eggplant and potato slices, a sudden heavy snowfall almost drove the people rushing to harvest crazy.
Fortunately, there were only a dozen acres of corn left in the field, and the wheat, rice, soybeans, sorghum, and sweet potatoes had all been harvested long ago, otherwise those who were rushing to harvest would be even more desperate.
There was a kang burning in the house for heating. Grandpa Gu stood at the door, looking at the heavy snow outside with a frown on his face.
“Grandpa, don’t look at it anymore. This snow can’t stand. It will melt after a day or so. The second and third snows that follow are the most important.”
Looking through the crack in the door at the large snowflakes floating outside, He Wanqing consoled him.
But then her brows tightened, because she remembered that it did not snow at this time in her previous life, but there were two consecutive snowstorms in mid-November.
And now it’s still seven or eight days away from the middle of the month, so does this mean the heavy snow is coming early?
"Oh, I wonder if those people picking corn in the fields have come back yet?" Looking outside the door, he wanted to go out, but he also knew that he couldn't cause trouble for his granddaughter-in-law at this time.
"Grandpa, it shouldn't be that fast. He won't be back until 3:30 at the latest." She raised her wrist to check the time, and after finding it was already one o'clock, she told the time.
"Okay, take a nap. You've been working hard during this period. I'll go to the kitchen to help Cheng Shi and the others make some ginger soup."
Grandpa Gu said, out of sight, out of mind, then turned around and walked towards the outer kitchen.
Seeing this, He Wanqing, who had already prepared the ginger soup, opened her mouth but in the end, no words came out.
Forget it, just think of it as the old man making water for them to wash their feet.
There are many people in each household in the village who say this. People who are picking corn in the fields in the heavy snow look at the snowflakes above, then at the corn cobs that are about to be harvested, and a happy smile appears on their faces.
It’s not easy. The two-month autumn harvest is finally coming to an end. Although it snowed at the end, it did not prevent the grain from being stored in the warehouse.
A group of people braved the snow and finally harvested the remaining corn in the field before dark at four o'clock.
The people in front who were cutting corn stalks finished first and walked home in groups of three or four.
Only Gu Chengshi and a few others stood there waiting for Gu Ya and the others. They did not go home with them until they showed up.
As they were walking home, He Wanqing, who was at home, prepared the first dinner after the autumn harvest with the help of Grandpa Gu.
After the two of them finished washing up, one sat on the kang and read the newspaper, while the other sat at the head of the kang and turned over the roasted sweet potatoes and potatoes. When the eight people came in, they saw a quiet scene.
"Grandpa, sister-in-law, we are back." Standing at the door, helping each other to sweep the snow off their bodies, Gu Chengshi shouted into the house.
"I'm back. There's some ginger water in the kitchen for you. Wash it first and we'll prepare dinner later."
Upon hearing this, He's mother, who was about to enter the house, took them to the kitchen and asked them to take their foot washing buckets and start queuing up to fetch water.
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