The wheat harvest is a major event. Aside from the fact that Mo Yuan's family is now financially secure and doesn't have to worry about food and drink, [the rest of the sentence is missing].
Many families are already facing a food shortage.
Even before Mo Yuan's family, they had to mix coarse grains with wild vegetables to barely fill their stomachs, so they wouldn't go hungry.
Now, many people are looking forward to the wheat harvest, hoping that after they have delivered the required amount of grain to the commune,
We need to quickly distribute this grain so that the family can have a few good meals. The wheat harvest is arguably the second most important event after the Spring Festival.
After all, it's a busy season that takes many days, a grueling farm work trip. From both a moral and practical standpoint, even if the family's circumstances are poor, they would still be willing to participate.
They would also have a couple of full meals made with white flour, whether it was steamed buns, noodles or flatbread, the temptation was still very strong for everyone!
Therefore, the entire Xiaomo Village mobilized, from men and women ranging from elderly people in their seventies and eighties to children as young as five or six who knew nothing.
Even if they couldn't do heavy physical labor, they still enjoyed picking up ears of wheat.
The children, filled with anticipation, kept bending over, simply because of the adults' promises.
"Hurry up and gather all the wheat ears clean, then we'll exchange them for apricots and sesame cakes!"
Now that the wheat is ripe, it's also the season for apricots to ripen. Every year around this time, small vendors appear out of nowhere.
Either a basket held a bunch of golden apricots, or a towel covered with fragrant roasted flatbreads sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Every year around this time, the team leader or other adults would take the wheat ears that the children had gathered, rub them to extract the grains, and then...
Instead, give them some apricots or sesame seed cakes, and each child should have one or two apricots and half a sesame seed cake.
It will make them happy for a long time! It's as if all the hard work of picking up wheat ears under the scorching sun has been swept away!
It has even become an annual tradition for the children. Every wheat harvest season, what the children eagerly await is the arrival of the small vendors in the village!
Compared to the children's happiness, Mo Yuan was unhappy at this moment.
In the past, he could have made excuses by saying he was busy with other things or didn't care about work points; if he didn't do farm work, someone else would.
Naturally, no one paid attention to his laziness, but now, the entire village, young and old, was mobilized, including Mo Yuan, who was a strong laborer.
It's definitely impossible for them to stay out of it!
Mo Yuan was bent over, with a white towel draped around his neck. Now, it was soaked with sweat, making it difficult to see his true face.
He scooped up a handful of wheat with his left hand, and immediately followed with the sickle in his right, cutting it close to the bottom.
With practiced ease, he split a handful of wheat stalks in two, skillfully wrapped and knotted them, thus completing a sturdy knot.
Spread the freshly harvested wheat evenly on the ground. Once there is enough pile, kneel down on the wheat stack.
Find some knotted wheat straw underground, press it down with your knees to prevent it from falling apart later.
After a solid knot, a complete wheat hull is finished!
Only then did Mo Yuan have time to straighten up and, taking a moment to catch his breath, assess the situation before him.
In the vast wheat field, countless busy figures were bending over, harvesting the wheat in front of them with great efficiency.
We don't know if it will rain in the future; we can only race against time.
We hope to harvest all the wheat and bring it to the threshing floor before the rains. Since we don't have combine harvesters, we have to rely entirely on manual labor.
Mo Yuan couldn't help but sigh. If only he had a large harvester, this field of wheat would only take two days to harvest.
With the harvest being done entirely by hand, it's uncertain whether all the wheat in Xiaomozhuang can be harvested within a week.
"What are you dawdling for? Are you slacking off? If you don't work, do you think this wheat will just fly to your house? Hurry up and take advantage of these two good days to harvest it in the field and finish this big task. Otherwise, we'll be worried every day. What if it rains heavily and the whole field is flooded and we're ruined!"
Mo Youshan saw Mo Yuan dragging his feet behind him, and in just half a day, he had almost pulled away from him.
I couldn't help but urge him on. This child is good at everything these days, but what about working in the fields?
They just don't do a satisfactory job. They were born into the wrong family, destined to enjoy a life of luxury in the city!
Hearing Mo Youshan scolding his son, some people couldn't help but stop what they were doing and watch the spectacle.
Since Mo Yuan got married, we haven't seen this kind of scene for a while. Before, it wasn't just a daily occurrence; Mo Yuan was mischievous and always getting into trouble.
Mo Youshan had scolded him many times, but since getting married, he seems like a completely different person.
It's rare to see Mo Yuan suffer another setback!
Everyone was all smiles, as if everything had returned to normal. The atmosphere was incredibly relaxed, and some even started joking around.
"Mo Yuan, why don't you dare to talk back to your dad? You're so capable now, how can you let him act like a son to you! Are you hungry because you haven't eaten enough? How about we have something good for lunch and go to your pig farm to catch a pig and stew it!"
"Hahaha……"
This caused many people to burst into laughter.
Mo Yuan knew the other person was joking, so he naturally couldn't get angry. He just scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.
"No way, Third Aunt, that little pig isn't even enough to fill your teeth right now. Looks like you're really craving it. Just wait, during the New Year, I'll pick out the fattest cuts for you so your family can really satisfy their cravings!"
When it comes to food, everyone gets really excited.
"This is great, this is great! I love fatty meat. It can be rendered into oil and used for stir-fries. It's much better than lean meat. It's a promise, Mo Yuan. You have to be my witness. When the time comes, I'll get to pick the fatty meat first!"
Another person joined in; now there were no outsiders around, only their own people.
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