"I just went out for a walk." Chen Xiangzhi quickly answered, and then patted Sanbao on the butt, pretending to complain: "I'm going to hit you, little guy, you have to make trouble when your parents are not around, see if you make the grandfather angry, right?"
Mr. Shen was amused by his funny appearance and said, "I'm not angry. I just feel sorry for my little great-grandson. It's so pitiful to see him crying."
An Hongdou just came in, and Shen Xiangzhi called her, "Come and feed him quickly. This kid is used to breast milk and refuses to eat formula. His great grandfather can't do anything about him."
Hearing this, Mr. Shen quickly avoided it.
Seeing An Changyue yawning and looking exhausted, An Hongdou let her go to rest.
After feeding the children, the three little ones kept their eyes open and refused to fall asleep. I couldn't let go of them. They started crying as soon as no one paid attention to them.
An Hongdou knew that Shen Xiangzhi would be busy tomorrow, so she told him to go to bed quickly and let him take care of the child by himself.
Anyway, she doesn't have to work, so it doesn't matter when she goes to bed. She can just sleep when the children sleep.
The next morning, Shen Xiangzhi woke up a little late.
When he arrived at the scene, several brothers of the An family were already there, talking about this seemingly strange incident.
When they left work yesterday, they had just started working on it, but when they came here this morning, they saw the place had been flattened at a glance.
Brother An walked over to check it out, and found that it was even stronger than the ground they had compacted in previous years.
Before Shen Xiangzhi even arrived at the place, Brother An called him, "Brother-in-law, come here quickly."
"Fourth brother, what's wrong?" Shen Xiangzhi quickly quickened his pace and rushed over here.
As soon as Fourth Brother An opened his mouth, he told him about this strange thing. Shen Xiangzhi and An Hongdou had already agreed on a story. Just as they had discussed, they said that they got up in the middle of the night to suppress it.
The four brothers of the An family all looked puzzled, especially the eldest brother An, who asked directly: "Are you and your younger sister feeling uncomfortable because you couldn't sleep in the middle of the night?"
They came here in the middle of the night to take charge and finished two or three days' work in one night. Aren't they just idle?
The key point is that it is impossible to give them more work points even if they work more!
The smile on Shen Xiangzhi’s face burst instantly, and Mo Ran replied: “Probably.”
If An Hongdou's secret wasn't difficult to tell, he really wanted to show it off in front of them.
What do you mean by being unable to sleep in the middle of the night? It was obvious that his wife was concerned that he was too tired, so she secretly used a tractor to press the soil in the middle of the night to reduce their burden.
After the ground was compacted, they could not tell anyone about An Hongdou's work. They only reported that they had gotten up in the middle of the night to compact it to make up for the work they had done during the day.
Therefore, Shen Xiangzhi can come back and rest for a day today.
An Hongdou stayed up until dawn, when the children had played enough, and then she accompanied them to sleep.
When Shen Xiangzhi came back, he saw such a peaceful scene.
I smiled and felt relieved.
Still feeling a little sleepy due to lack of sleep, he continued to lie down and take a nap.
But their rest did not last long.
After lunch, there were suddenly many more clouds in the sky. From a distance, they looked like huge scales.
Before they noticed anything, they heard the sound of a gong being struck in the village.
Having been here for a long time, he also knew that whenever something happened in the village, a gong would be struck to call everyone to hold a meeting under the big locust tree in the village.
Shen Xiangzhi quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks, said something, and walked out.
Not long after, An Jianguo from An Erge's family came running over and shouted before he even entered the door: "Aunt, Second Uncle said it might rain, so we have to hurry and harvest. Everyone who can move has to go to work in the fields. He asked me to come and call you."
There is nothing that can be done about this. Crops are the farmer's sky, and if it rains during the harvest time, it is like the sky falling and the earth collapsing.
At this time, anyone who could still breathe had to go to the fields to harvest the crops. Children of all ages followed behind to work, and no one was exempted.
An Hongdou also knew about this, so she could only say, "I know, I'll go right away."
After giving the notice, An Jianguo ran away. Although he was young, he also had a mission, so he could follow behind with a basket and pick up bean pods.
After hearing these words, Mr. Shen also hurried out of the house and asked An Hongdou, "Hongdou, what do you think we should do about this? How about you stay at home and look after the children while Grandpa goes?"
Although he hasn't done farm work for many years, he came from the countryside and is quite familiar with these things.
"Grandpa, you should stay at home." An Hongdou also had her own thoughts. "You are not from the village, so no one will say anything if you don't go. It's different for me. It's ok for me to stay at home at other times, but if I don't show up at a time like this, people will inevitably say that I don't have a sense of unity."
Speaking of taking care of children, there were many families with children in the village. At that time, raising children was not as precious as it is in later generations. Many people would just lock the door of the house or tie their children directly to the head of the bed with a rope.
"That's fine, you go quickly, I'll take care of the children, don't worry." Mr. Shen was definitely worried about leaving his three children alone at home, so he could only shamelessly stay at home and take a break.
An Hongdou didn't waste any time, changed into some old clothes and went out.
An Hongdou first went to get the farm tools and then joined the army of people harvesting beans.
But soon, she felt very uncomfortable.
It’s true that An Hongdou is very strong, but harvesting beans requires more than just strength, it also requires skills.
With skill, the cutting is fast and light; without skill, the cutting is slow and uncomfortable.
The people around her were all from the village, and they walked forward in a row, each one taking their own share. But she was soon left behind.
Wang Dahua was not far away. She turned around and happened to see this scene. She walked over quietly and said, "Little sister, why are you so slow? If your second uncle sees you, you will be scolded."
Even though Andelai was usually very caring towards their family, when the farming season came, especially in an emergency, he treated everyone the same. Once he found anyone slacking off, he would scold them.
An Hongdou also straightened her back helplessly. The pain made her frown, "Third sister-in-law, I really tried my best. I can't do anything about Second Uncle scolding me like that."
Wang Dahua suddenly remembered that An Hongdou used to just look after the children at home. When would she go to work in the fields?
Therefore, it is inevitable that you won’t be able to do it.
"Forget it, forget it. Just think that Third Sister-in-law didn't say that." Wang Dahua went back quietly.
Anyway, my mother-in-law is on guard against my sister-in-law's affairs. Even if my second uncle scolds her, she is still his niece and he won't hold a grudge against her.
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