At first, Li Xiangdong was overjoyed, but after driving for more than five hours, he had only covered less than a hundred miles!
There aren't that many roads now, and harvesters can't go more than 20 miles per hour!
We are still more than 300 li away from Lijiapo Brigade!
The two got out of the car and went to the roadside to relieve themselves. Feng Yucai complained, "These two hundred yuan were really hard-earned! My butt is practically shattered from all the jostling!"
Li Xiangdong glanced at him sideways, "Give it back if you don't want it!"
It's still impossible for him to pay it back; this is his legal compensation, okay?
"You're at it again! You were so cute a few days ago, like a little kid! Look at you now, all mature and old-fashioned! You're so annoying!"
Once the two became familiar with each other, Feng Yucai dared to joke around.
Li Xiangdong smiled slightly, offering no rebuttal. No matter how much he tried to disguise himself, he couldn't possibly be a naive fourteen-year-old anymore...
Why do I still feel a little melancholy?
Just as the two were rushing home day and night, covered in dust and dirt, Huichuan County also launched a county-wide wheat harvest campaign!
Office of the Revolutionary Committee of Huichuan County!
Zhang, the deputy director, who was fair-skinned and plump with light eyebrows and narrow eyes and a slicked-back hairstyle, sat comfortably in his office chair, opposite Hu Shusong, the head of Wudahe Commune.
Hu Shusong sat on the sofa with half his buttocks tilted to one side, his legs together, his hands on his knees, his back straight, listening attentively to Deputy Director Zhang's speech.
"Shusong! Your idea is brilliant!" Deputy Director Zhang sipped his tea. "The city reporters have already made appointments; there will be a whole page dedicated to reporting on our county's massive wheat harvest!"
"This will be a fruitful battle! It will also leave a strong mark on the history of Huichuan County!"
"This time, we need to collect more grain as well. I've already made the guarantee with the higher-ups! As for the people..."
Hu Shusong chimed in at the opportune moment, "The people certainly understand your predicament! This is all for the development of Huichuan County!"
Deputy Director Zhang nodded slightly, his expression shifting from relaxed to somewhat gloomy. "The city has sent someone who's been farming for many years to be the top leader this time, heh heh!"
“We don’t know any farmers from Yibai Mountain, we’ve just followed you! You’ve led us through thick and thin all these years! I, Lao Hu, am not an ungrateful person!”
After listening to Hu Shusong's heartfelt words, Deputy Director Zhang nodded in satisfaction.
Ten more such conversations took place!
Naturally, there were some like Hu Shusong who satisfied him, and others who were stubborn and refused to express their opinions!
Hmph!
Deputy Director Zhang, with his many years of experience, naturally has ways to resolve their issues.
On the other side, Lijiapo Brigade!
Li Jin rang the bell at the entrance of the brigade headquarters.
"Ta-da!"
Amidst a series of crisp sounds, everyone, wearing straw hats and holding sickles, assembled at the brigade headquarters!
Looking at the serious and tense members of the commune, Li Jin's expression was also solemn. "Fellow members! The county-wide wheat harvesting campaign has begun!"
"From now on, everyone must harvest the wheat! No leave is allowed! No slacking off! Make sure every grain is safely stored!"
"Also, Changhai and Li Tang, you two arrange two groups of people, one group specifically responsible for harvesting wheat, and the other group responsible for threshing and winnowing!"
Liu Changhai and Li Tang are the captains of two production teams.
"Yuliang, get ready. Feed the donkeys and mules in advance, and make sure to feed them plenty of soybean cake so they get enough nutrition. They might need to work day and night for the next few days. Don't overwork the livestock; they are our production team's greatest asset."
Liu Yuliang is the brigade's animal feeder.
After Li Jin made a series of hurried arrangements, everyone dispersed and rushed to the wheat field.
We have to be in a hurry!
In some early-ripening wheat fields, the wheat is almost bursting at the seams! If it's not harvested soon, it will all lie dead in the fields!
Furthermore, more and more elderly people are experiencing leg and arm pain lately, and everyone is worried that it might rain at any time!
So, as soon as the county made the request, Lijiapo immediately took action!
Of course, this applies to all 345 production brigades in Huichuan County, except for Lijiapo!
Li Xiangdong has been away from home for six or seven days, and Li Jin and Zhao Sufang are extremely anxious!
I hope this brat doesn't get into any trouble outside!
Zhao Sufang put the rehmannia root that Li Guoqing and the others had dug up into a basket, stacked it neatly at the foot of the west room, and then immediately carried Li Yan on her back and went to the field to harvest wheat!
The brick kilns also gave their workers a holiday, and the schools also gave them a break from the wheat harvest. Everyone was busy with the intense wheat harvest!
Li Zhen and Zhao Sufang harvested wheat together, while Li Jiabao and Li Ping gleaned wheat in the field after the harvest!
Harvesting wheat
By twisting two strands of wheat together in the middle, you can bundle them into a bundle.
To control the threshing floor, oxen pull a stone mill.
Winnowing is a process where, when there is wind, the wheat is separated from the chaff using the wind's power.
A haystack, made of stacked wheat straw, can be used for firewood.
Under the blazing sun, the heat rises and the wheat fields ripple like waves, a sea of gold.
As people swung their sickles, rows of wheat were felled, and the bundles of wheat stood up again.
Then, someone immediately pushed a cart, put the wheat stalks on it, stacked them up, and pushed them to the threshing ground to spread them out to dry.
Older people drove old oxen and donkeys to pull stone mills weighing over 100 jin (50 kg) back and forth to thresh the wheat.
Next comes winnowing!
When the wind blows, people wave their arms and use large wooden shovels to toss the wheat into the air!
This job is not only exhausting, but also requires extremely high technical skills.
Too little wind won't work, too much wind won't work either; too much force when shaking the wooden shovel won't work, too little force won't work either. Too much force will scatter the wheat everywhere, too little force will make it impossible to separate the wheat from the chaff!
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