Chapter 77: Hold on tight

The wheat in the fields has been ripe these days, and the strong laborers in the Yu family have stopped going to work. Taking advantage of the good weather, they harvested all the wheat in the fields in one go.

The Yu family's wheat grew exceptionally well this year, and during the days of harvesting, the strong laborers in the Yu family did not seem to feel tired at all, they were so energetic!

Because they know, regardless of anything else, just looking at the harvest from the fields, they will definitely not go hungry next year!

No one in the Yu family would have imagined that just a few months ago they were still troubled by food shortages, but in just a few months, they not only had abundant money, but also a good harvest!

It feels so good to no longer have to worry about food!

The entire Nanduo Village began to harvest wheat in full swing.

In the past few years of famine, everyone has been very careful about food. After the harvest, there are still some scattered stalks with ears left in the fields, and the children in the families run around in the fields to pick them up.

Strive to ensure that not a single grain of food is wasted.

The adults at home were busy drying, husking and peeling the wheat, so Xingxing and Juge'er ran to the field to help.

Xingxing had a small cloth bag made by Bai Xiaofeng hanging around her neck. She and Ju Ge'er were picking wheat ears in the field with their little butts sticking out.

After picking up a few ears of wheat, Ju Geer felt a little bloated. He turned around to show off to Xing Xing, but found that Xing Xing had already picked up a full bag of wheat and was holding another huge ear of wheat in her hand, which she was struggling to stuff into her small cloth bag.

Orange brother's pupils trembled: "!!!"

Xingxing was completely unaware of Ju Ge'er's secret comparison. When she saw that her small cloth bag could no longer hold the things, she sighed with some regret.

That’s all I can fit!

"Ju Ge'er, are we going back?" Xing Xing asked while turning her head to look at Ju Ge'er.

There was also a cloth bag made by Bai Xiaofeng hanging in front of Ju Ge'er. It was empty and only contained a few ears of wheat.

Xing Xing's eyes widened.

Orange Brother: “…”

Xing Xing shouted happily: "Ju Ge'er, your pocket can still hold a lot of wheat ears! Let's switch!"

She lowered her head and took the small cloth bag from her neck, wanting to exchange it with Ju Ge'er: "Xing Xing, go pick it up again!"

"..." Ju Ge'er felt greatly insulted!

He glared at Xing Xing with his little white teeth clenched.

Does this stinky sister look down on him?

Xingxing looked at Ju Ge'er blankly and innocently.

"...Forget it, let's change it." Ju Ge'er lowered his head and gave his cloth bag to Xing Xing. He deeply felt that he had endured humiliation and burden for the sake of this family.

Hmm, another idiom is used!

Orange brother became happy again.

Xing Xing's heavy little cloth bag was given to Ju Ge'er. She took the little cloth bag that originally belonged to Ju Ge'er and said happily, "Great! Xing Xing can still pick up a lot!"

Brother Ju turned away and stopped talking.

Xingxing went to pick up wheat ears with her little butt sticking out again.

Ju Ge'er couldn't help but sigh to the sky. He had paid too much for this family.

As a result, in less than a quarter of an hour, Xingxing had almost filled her small cloth bag. Ju Ge'er followed Xingxing and watched in amazement as she picked up one apple after another.

Ju Ge'er recalled that every time he and Xing Xing went out to pick wild vegetables, Xing Xing always picked them quickly and well.

He couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

Could it be that Xingxing has some talent in picking things up?

Ju Ge'er was lost in thought, and Xing Xing was concentrating on picking wheat ears in the field. No one noticed that a few children from other villages had appeared in their field.

They were each dragging a long sack in their hands, and were obviously the kind of people who went around picking up food that had been left behind in other people's fields.

——In fact, in recent years, everyone has been digging deep into the ground to find food, so how could any food be missed?

However, it rained during the critical period of filling this year, and the nearby streams resumed flowing, which greatly alleviated the drought. The grain yield from the land increased by at least 30% compared with previous years - even if the land had been picked by people, there might be a little bit of grain left occasionally.

The farmers know how hard life is. If others try to pluck the tiny bit of produce from their own land, which they have already plucked once or twice, they will usually turn a blind eye.

We have to leave some way out for those who are really having a hard time.

However, there are some families who, although they do not have a difficult life themselves, still let their children go to other people's fields to pick up other people's food.

They are usually embarrassed to do this in their own village, so they let their children go to other villages to pick them.

When other people see that it is a child, most of them will not say anything.

The ones who appeared in Xingxing and her friends' field right now were these kids from other villages.

They picked up a lot along the way and had a good harvest. After picking all the way from the Beimanggou, there were already quite a few ears of wheat in the sacks.

However, the piece of land they were looking for in Yu's family's field had already been picked by Xingxing - although Xingxing was young, she was careful and conscientious in her work, and she was eager to help her family, so she picked very meticulously.

These children from other villages searched half an acre of Yu's land, but they couldn't find a single missed ear of wheat.

One of them glanced at Xing Xing and Ju Ge'er who had picked up two full cloth bags not far away, and his eyes lit up.

He pointed it out to his accomplice.

Several people looked at each other and quickly made a decision.

The oldest one was about eleven or twelve years old. He was tall and strong. He dragged a sack towards Xingxing and Ju Ge'er.

It was not until the man came up to them that Xing Xing and Ju Ge'er realized that they had no idea when such a group of people appeared in their field.

"Kid! Give me the cloth bag around your neck!" The man asked Xingxing in an unfriendly tone, asking for the small cloth bag hanging around her neck.

Xingxing naturally turned away instinctively to refuse.

She widened her eyes and said, "This is Xingxing's wheat. Why should I give it to you?"

The man then showed a fierce look: "I advise you to be more sensible! This way I can at least leave you some!"

As he said that, he went straight to pull the small cloth bag hanging around Xingxing's neck.

Xingxing was frightened and didn't move, allowing the man to pull her.

Ju Ge'er finally reacted and rushed towards the man with a roar: "How dare you bully my sister!?"

——Although Ju Ge'er is brave, he is just a little kid who is a little over four years old. How can he compete with a teenager who is only eleven or twelve years old?

Ju Ge'er was pushed down into the wheat field by the man and screamed in pain.

The man turned around and tried to pull the cloth bag on Xingxing's neck. Xingxing saw Ju Ge'er screaming in pain, so she resisted violently and refused to let the man take her little cloth bag.

Xing Xing yelled with red eyes: "You bully Ju Ge'er! You are a bad person! Get out!"

“Bang!”

The man slapped Xingxing on the back, twisted her arm hard, and shouted impatiently, "Behave yourself!"

It was midsummer now, and Xingxing was wearing the shorts made by Bai Xiaofeng, with her arms as white as lotus roots exposed. The man pinched her without mercy, and her arms immediately turned red.

Xingxing's tears burst out instantly and she cried out "wow". You can imagine how much pain she felt.

When Ju Geer saw Xing Xing crying, he immediately became worried. He looked again and saw that Xing Xing's arm, which could not be tanned even by the scorching sun, was still red from being squeezed. Ju Geer instantly became furious, and the pain in his body seemed to disappear at that moment! Ju Geer didn't know where he got the strength from. He quickly climbed up from the wheat field and rushed directly towards the man, biting the man's arm with his sharp white teeth without hesitation!

How dare you pinch my sister! I will bite you to death!

This was the only thought left in Ju Ge'er's mind.

The man screamed!

His accomplices quickly surrounded him and tried to grab Ju Ge'er.

But no matter how the other person pushed him, Brother Ju would not let go and would bite the other person's arm tightly!