After washing the clothes, Li Xu played with Li Ju for a while.
Li Ju didn't move out the stool until she was tired of playing and sat in the shade of the yard.
Although it is already mid-October, the temperature is still relatively high and the sun feels hot on my body.
In this way, the two of them played and rested for a while, and soon it was time for everyone to get off work and school.
At the dinner table, Li Mei and Li Chen said that they would also have a holiday starting tomorrow and go to the countryside to work.
Li Xu was stunned at first, then he suddenly realized.
It is almost the busy farming season now. Not only men, women, young and old in the countryside are all working, but students are as well.
In this era, production labor was an important subject in schools. During the busy farming season, students would take a holiday to go to the countryside to participate in the labor themselves. This holiday was also called the "busy farming holiday."
After hearing what the two said, Sun Xiu nodded and said, "Gui Lan, just prepare lunch for the three of them tomorrow as usual. We can have something good to eat when we get back in the evening."
Hu Guilan nodded at first, then was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Mom, there are only Xiaomei and Xiaochen, brother and sister, where did the three come from?"
Sun Xiu explained, "And Xiaoxu, he happens to be off tomorrow, so let him go to his second uncle's house to see if there's anything he can help with."
Hu Guilan nodded.
Li Xu was a little mentally broken, he didn't expect that the melon would be eaten by himself.
People who have not experienced the busy farming season will only find it interesting, but people like Li Xu who have experienced it don't want to experience it again.
You know, Li Xu's family used to be from the countryside, and they all experienced the hardships during the busy farming season.
But Li Xu was still young before, and could only pick up wheat ears and do some light work in the back.
But now it’s no longer possible. Since last year, Li Xu has to help with the harvest during the busy farming season.
The feeling is really hard to describe.
Did Li Xu really have to watch everyone busy harvesting in the fields after he went there while he was sitting at his second uncle's house?
At this time, basically as long as you can walk, you have to go and help. How can a grown man like Li Xu sit still?
Li Xu was also trying to save the situation: "Mom, I..." He couldn't say the rest of the words.
Because Sun Xiu glared at Li Xu when he opened his mouth.
There was no choice but Li Xu nodded in agreement.
Li Xu could only comfort himself in his heart, fortunately there was only one day of vacation left.
The next morning, Li Xu took his lunch box and walked towards Qinghe Brigade.
Li Mei and Li Chen both went to the countryside with their teachers from school, and the places they went to were also assigned.
Generally, people go to large teams with more land and fewer people.
People like Li Chen are young and are better off. They just do some easy work like picking rice ears.
Li Mei is different. She does heavy physical work.
At this point, women are treated like men and men are treated like animals.
Everyone has to rush to harvest, otherwise if it rains, the rice will sprout and the yield will be reduced.
The current reduction in food production is a matter of life and death.
After walking for two hours, Li Xu finally entered the Qinghe Brigade.
After arriving, Li Xu went straight to the fields.
In the fields, both men and women were constantly swinging sickles in the fields, and younger children and the elderly were following behind to bundle rice.
After Li Xu found Li Jiafu, he walked up to him and called out.
Li Jiafu was also taken aback when he saw Li Xu coming. He hurriedly asked, "Xiao Xu, why are you here at this time? Is there something wrong at home?"
Li Xu responded with a smile: "Second Uncle, there's nothing wrong at home. I came here to help you today."
Even as he spoke, Li Jiafu's hands continued to move. He continued cutting rice and said, "Then Xiaoxu, you can help bundle the rice."
Although Li Xu was very tempted by this suggestion, he really couldn't bring himself to do it.
There's nothing I can do. Looking around, people as old as Li Xu are all harvesting rice...
"Uncle, I'd better harvest the rice. Don't worry, I was already harvesting rice during our busy farming season last year."
Li Jiafu hesitated for a moment, thought for a moment, and said, "Go find the scorekeeper and get a sickle from him."
Li Xu nodded and put the lunch box on the ground beside him, not worrying that it would be taken away by others.
Then I went to find the scorekeeper for this area and said, "Uncle, can you give me a sickle? I can help you harvest the rice too."
The scorer didn't say much. The more labor the better at this time, so he took out a sickle and handed it to Li Xu.
Li Xu took a sickle and went to Li Jiafu to help with the harvest.
Li Jiafu took a look and found no problem, so he buried his head in his work.
He kept waving the sickle as if tirelessly.
Only when I really can't bear it anymore will I stretch my body, then bend down and continue working.
Even though Li Xu had experience in harvesting, the sickle still left two cuts on his hands.
This is inevitable. No matter how experienced a person is, he or she will get cut accidentally.
I don’t know how long it took, but it was finally time for lunch.
Li Xu also greeted everyone, and at the same time he found that Li Qiang's wife Qin Hua looked much better now than when they got married.
Seeing the smile on her face, I guess she has been having a good time recently.
Come to think of it, after all, it is much better than her previous life, not to mention that Li Jiafu's family conditions are not bad!
Li Xu picked up his lunch box, which contained steamed corn bread. He soaked it in hot water and started eating.
I also noticed that everyone’s meals were much better than usual. If you don’t eat enough at this time, you really won’t have the energy to work.
After finishing the meal, Li Xu took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and gave one to everyone except a few who were small.
Nowadays, in rural areas, no matter whether they are men or women, as long as they are older, they all like to smoke, but since everyone’s conditions are not so good, they usually smoke dry tobacco.
I feel that smoking one after a hard day's work can relieve a lot of fatigue.
After everyone took the cigarette, they couldn't wait to smoke it.
At this time, Li Jianjun asked Li Xu: "Brother Xu, will you come tomorrow?"
Li Xu shook his head: "I have to go to work tomorrow, so I won't come."
"What? What work?"
"What did you say?"
Everyone felt that they might not have heard clearly and started to ask.
Li Xu then remembered that they didn't know that he had already started working, so he explained:
"I found a job and have been working for many days."
This time everyone heard it clearly and showed surprise on their faces.
Mr. Li asked, "Xiao Xu, what is your job now?"
Li Xu responded: "Master, I am now an apprentice in the supply and marketing cooperative's car team."
When everyone heard about this job, they were even more surprised, and some of the younger ones even showed envy on their faces.
Li Jiafu and his wife looked at each other with puzzled expressions, but did not speak.
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