But things were simple for Tang Jie. As soon as Lin Wen saw Tang Jie, he would follow him like a little tail. If he caught a grasshopper, he would run over to show it to Tang Jie. If he picked up a long bunch of rice ears, he would excitedly let Tang Jie see it. In short, if there was anything, he would rush to Tang Jie first.
He kept talking to himself and did not forget to show off his spoils. He was carrying a small square cloth bag on his back.
It was sewn for him by Lin Sheng a long time ago. Although the fabric was old and had a lot of pudding, it was very sturdy. He had already filled it with most of the rice ears.
Lin Mo was jealous. Before Tang Jie came, Lin Wen would show off to him no matter what kind of insects he caught or how many grains he picked up.
"Brother Mo, what's wrong? Is it too hot?" Tang Jie had just finished coaxing Lin Wen when he noticed the sigh in Lin Mo's eyes.
He licked his lips, and moved closer to Lin Mo in a reserved and flattering manner. He took off the bamboo hat on his head, fanned Lin Mo, and rolled up his sleeves to wipe the sweat that kept dripping from his forehead.
His hat was woven by himself and was smaller than ordinary hats. It was particularly effective when fanning himself. However, the sun was very strong at that time, and the air in the fields was hot, so the wind was also scorching hot.
"Lin Mo, you just recovered a short time ago, and cutting rice is tiring. Why don't you go and rest, and we'll do the rest."
Tang Le, who was not far away, also stood up straight. He glanced at Lin Sheng on the ridge of the field. Seeing that the other party also agreed with what he said, he hurriedly said, "You should go and rest."
Lin Mo narrowed his eyes and looked at the two people who were obviously trying to please him, and couldn't help laughing in his heart. Needless to say, as for Lin Wen, although the little guy was not very smart, his heart and eyes were full of Tang Jie. As long as Tang Jie was there, he would be like a hardworking little honey, always circling around him.
As long as Tang Jie doesn't make any mistakes and can handle his family problems, no one will object to their marriage.
As for Tang Jie, Lin Mo licked his dry lips and frowned slightly. Unless Lin Sheng himself was willing, Lin Mo always felt that Tang Jie was not worthy of his elder brother.
"Lin Mo, drink some water. If you're tired, I'll take over. You just need to rest."
Su Mu came over with a clay pot, took out a large bowl and poured a glass of water for Lin Mo. When he took the water, he pretended to take the sickle in his hand.
Lin Mo held his hand and smiled, "I'm not tired, I just didn't see Brother Tang Le and Xiao Jie coming over. Don't always think about stealing my work. The brothers of our Lin family don't have to harvest rice. Just follow Big Brother and move the rice."
Su Mu pursed his lips, and a few traces of emotion flashed across his watery eyes. Lin Mo was reluctant to see him work so hard, and he was also reluctant to see Lin Mo work so hard.
The boys in the village are generally used as servants by the men. They have to hoe the fields and harvest rice as the men do. Even if the men don't do the laundry and cooking, they have to do it too. Only girls in families with many men or better-off families don't have to work in the fields.
"We don't have much rice to harvest, and now that Tang Le and the others are here to help, you won't have to work so hard." Lin Mo finished the water in the bowl in a few gulps and handed the bowl to Su Mu. "You and big brother go cut some meat, and then we'll have a good meal at noon."
Lin Sheng, who was far away, heard this and nodded quickly. "I asked the construction site to leave some meat this morning. I'll cook it for you guys when I get home. I also made some sour plum juice at home. Have a few sips when you get home. It'll definitely help with the fever."
The sour plum juice that Lin Sheng made was the one Lin Mo gave him. The juice was sweet and sour and refreshing, but it was inconvenient for Lin Mo to take out the ice, so he could only put it in the well to cool it and drink it when he returned from lunch.
Drinking sour plum juice makes you salivate, and although it tastes good, the more you drink it, the thirstier you become, so it is not suitable to bring it to the rice fields to quench your thirst.
But everyone present had drunk it before, and when they heard the words "sour plum juice", they couldn't help but recall the sour, sweet and astringent taste between their lips and teeth. Even though they were so hot that they were sweating all over and their throats were dry, they actually produced some sour saliva.
The food at the Lin family is getting better day by day. Even though Lin Wu and Lin Wen have been eating here for a while, they still look forward to mealtime every day.
Not to mention Tang Le and Tang Jie. Before they started working for the Lin family, they rarely had meat all year round. Later, although they ate meat every day at the construction site, there was still a difference between the food at the construction site and the food at the Lin family.
They had all eaten it once or twice, and they still had fond memories of it. Now, after hearing Lin Sheng's encouragement, the gluttony in their stomachs immediately began to stir, and they felt energized. For the sake of this meal, they worked even faster.
The sun gradually rose overhead, and the temperature in the fields became increasingly scorching. The entire field was scorching hot, and the men who were busy harvesting rice were sweating from exhaustion and were then dried by the scorching sun.
Lin Mo took two deep breaths, and when he stood up again, he felt his eyes were blurry and his hands and feet were numb from maintaining the same posture for too long. Fortunately, the intensity of his exercise during this period was not low, otherwise he would have collapsed from exhaustion.
He turned his head to look at the others. Tang Jie was tall and strong, and had a sturdy build. Because he went up the mountain to hunt and worked in the fields all year round, his physical strength was stronger than that of ordinary people. After cutting for a whole morning, Lin Mo stood up and took a breath several times, but he was still working hard.
His movements were still quick. If Lin Mo hadn't seen beads of sweat on his exposed muscles, he would really have thought that this man didn't know how to get tired.
Tang Jie and Lin Wu are young, and although they also work in the fields all year round, their physical strength is not as good as theirs, so they have to stand up and slow down from time to time like him.
"Xiao Wu, stop and rest for a while. Let's go home for lunch. When the sun isn't so hot, we can continue cutting."
Lin Mo called out twice and looked at Lin Wen and Tuanzi hiding under the tree in the distance. He dropped his sickle, wiped the sweat off his face and walked towards them.
The tree was not big, but it was a good place to cool off. Lin Mo sat down on it.
The scorching sun made people's vision blurry, and even the air seemed to be distorted, but the soil under his butt was still cool because it was not exposed to the sun. Lin Mo felt so comfortable that he half-lay on the ground.
Lin Wen and Tuanzi also had tired eyes. They had just sat down to rest for a short time. They were so excited to pick up rice ears and catch insects at first, but now they were wilted by the sun.
Especially Lin Wen. In order to show Tang Jie his spoils, the little guy ran more than Tuanzi. Most of the radish ball on his head was scattered and mixed with fine rice leaves and grains.
A doll with a few strands of hair, sweat dripping, and red and hot cheeks, with drooping eyes, leaned on Lin Mo's thigh, and the breath he exhaled was hot, obviously he was extremely tired.
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