The autumn harvest is indeed very tiring. Even though He Yuhan secretly adds extra meals for Han Yixian every night to help him recover, Han Yixian still lost a lot of weight.
He Yuhan decided to try to equip Beili Village with tractors, wheat threshers, and rice threshers next year, which would greatly improve efficiency and make everyone less tired.
After harvesting the rice and soybeans, everyone went to the cornfield to pick corn cobs. Each person carried a willow basket, throwing the picked corn cobs into the basket one by one. Once the basket was full, they carried it to the edge of the field and piled it up to wait for the horse-drawn cart to come and take it back.
After the corn cobs were transported back, they were piled up together, and the elderly who couldn't do heavy work, along with some women and children, sat around the corn pile to husk the corn.
After the corn is husked, it needs to be dried in the sun, and the kernels need to be rubbed off. The corn can only be stored after it is completely dry.
After the harvest is complete, the villagers will cut down the corn stalks and dig up the roots left in the ground. The corn kernels, stalks, and roots are all good materials for firewood. They will then be distributed to each household.
From harvesting to storing, the corn goes through a series of procedures that are quite time-consuming. Han Yixian experienced it all firsthand. Fortunately, he was young and strong, and he regularly exercised, so although he had never done these kinds of jobs before, he was able to handle them.
He felt that this was also a kind of experience and a valuable asset in his life.
After the corn is harvested, it's time to harvest the potatoes and sweet potatoes. The men use pitchforks to dig up the potatoes or sweet potatoes buried in the soil, along with the soil, while the women pick them out from the soil.
However, since it's something buried in the ground, no matter how much you dig, you can't get it all out. After the adults dig it once, the children will dig it again.
The children mostly dug up small fruits that hadn't been completely removed, and the village didn't allow them to be handed over; whoever found them kept them. It would be a waste to leave them in the ground anyway.
So the children were very enthusiastic. They all took baskets and dug around in the field. The children put the potatoes and sweet potatoes they dug into the baskets, and when they finished work in the evening, the adults from each family would carry the baskets home for the children.
Every child will gain something.
Gu Huayang and He Haobo also dug potatoes and sweet potatoes in the field with baskets. The two little guys were very clever and hardworking, and they had a harvest every day. Then in the evening, He Yuhan and Han Yixian would help carry the baskets home.
Sometimes He Yuhan would take the opportunity to sneak some small potatoes and sweet potatoes from the space into the box.
During the autumn harvest, He Yuhan participated in picking cotton, gathering potatoes and sweet potatoes, and husking corn. Although none of these were heavy tasks, He Yuhan hadn't done farm work for a long time, so it was natural for her body to ache from the sudden long hours of labor.
Han Yixian felt a pang of heartache seeing his wife constantly pounding her lower back. Every night, he would give He Yuhan a massage to at least help her relax.
He Yuhan would also take a bath in her space every night to relax, and she persisted in doing so every day during the autumn harvest season.
The intense autumn harvest is finally over, and Beili Village has indeed had a bumper harvest. They were the first to hand over their grain to the government, and the quality of their grain was excellent, earning them praise from the township.
After the autumn harvest, you still need to plant things in the fields. Unlike the north, you can plant things in the south even in winter.
Some fields are tilled and replanted after the harvest. Other fields need to be tended to, otherwise it will affect next year's harvest.
By the time all the land that needed planting was planted, it was already November, and the weather was starting to get cooler.
It would have already snowed in the north at this time of year, but here the grass is still lush and the trees are shady.
He Yuhan quite likes it here; at least it doesn't have the unbearable cold of the north.
The children have already resumed classes. He Yuhan is also making the most of the class schedule to ensure that the children learn all the lessons they are supposed to.
Because of Han Yixian, Fan Yuling barely paid any attention to He Yuhan. He Yuhan also didn't pay much attention to her, since she didn't owe her anything.
Now Fan Yuling teaches the children Chinese, while He Yuhan teaches math, music, and art, and occasionally gives a lesson on farming or history.
The villagers gradually realized the difference between Fan Yuling and He Yuhan.
Because He Yuhan teaches more courses, the village decided to award her a full centimeter, which is two centimeters more than Fan Yuling every day.
Fan Yuling was very dissatisfied and went directly to the brigade headquarters to find the village leaders.
She was indignant and said in front of a group of village officials, "I teach classes with He Yuhan, so why did He Yuhan get ten centimeters while I only got eight?"
Gao Shuwen had long been annoyed by Fan Yuling, who always liked to hang around Han Yixian. Knowing that he was already married, she didn't avoid him at all; it was obvious that she had ulterior motives.
He's worried that having such a morally questionable person as a teacher will corrupt the children. Some villagers have already complained to him about this.
But the village is short of teachers right now, so we can't replace her for the time being. Besides, she can't do much farm work, which is why the village is taking care of her.
She still doesn't know how to restrain herself and remains so arrogant and domineering. She really doesn't know her own limitations.
Gao Shuwen didn't give Fan Yuling any face and said, "He Yuhan teaches a few subjects, how many do you teach? We distribute according to work. He Yuhan does more work, so naturally she should get more work points. What's there to object to? If you're not happy, you can teach more subjects yourself."
The women's director also said, "That's right, the more people do, the more they naturally get. That's fair."
Just as Fan Yuling was discussing this matter with the brigade cadres, Han Yixian walked in from outside. He had heard Fan Yuling's words from afar. However, he didn't say anything after entering the room; his face was gloomy, and he was clearly angry.
Fan Yuling felt a little intimidated when she saw Han Yi. After being embarrassed by the women's director and others, she felt too ashamed to stay any longer and left.
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