When Xuan Shen arrived with more than 300 young people.
The people in the field felt full of energy and unconsciously sped up their pace.
Sanwang also brought more than 20 people from Lishu Village with him.
Li Lanzhen did not expect that Dunzi and Maisui would also come.
"Why are you two here too? You should have stayed in Lishu Village. Dunzi, your leg isn't very convenient, why do you have to be so stubborn!"
Dunzi knew that Li Lanzhen cared about him, so he smiled sheepishly and said...
"Auntie, I have plenty of strength. I can just cut wheat. It's no big deal!"
After saying that, the two men picked up their sickles and went into the field.
More than an hour later, dark clouds rolled in the sky, obscuring the moon and the light.
Only the flickering firelight and the shadowy figures remained in the field.
The black figures, moving in various ways, resembled a shadow puppet show performed against the backdrop of the sky.
But at this moment, no one was in the mood to appreciate it; everyone quickened their pace.
The children were picking up ears of wheat. It was dark and they couldn't see. Some of them were dozing off, and one of them tripped and fell, but quickly got up and continued working.
Li Lanzhen looked up at the sky and guessed that a strong wind was coming soon, but she didn't know if it would be mixed with rain.
She hurriedly called out to Li Erhan and Ye Shi, who were busy cutting wheat.
"Father and Mother, you can't keep doing this. You won't be able to get up tomorrow, and it will hurt your health and cause even more trouble."
"Now hurry up and move along with the children. Look at those little ones, they're even falling asleep while we're walking."
Li Erhan and Ye Shi looked at the children, who were holding wheat in their hands and swaying from side to side.
As Douhua walked along, she suddenly knelt down on the ground and closed her eyes; she must have fallen asleep.
The two of them also felt sorry for the child, and they were indeed physically exhausted, with aches and pains in their backs.
How could I not be tired! After working all day, I only rested for a short while after eating before going back to the fields.
Moreover, the work intensity is very high and the speed is fast during the night when I'm working in the fields. It would be strange if I didn't get tired if I chased after you!
Li Lanzhen summoned Liu Zhaodi, who searched the wheat field for all the children.
They carried him into the carriage and handed him over to Li Erhan, who drove the carriage, taking Ye Shi and Aunt Guihua with him, towards the village.
The wind is picking up!
Everyone worked even faster!
Those who bundled the wheat and transported it to the granary wished they could ride on wheels of fire.
They were quick-witted and nimble; wherever they saw harvested wheat, they immediately gathered it up, bundled it into two large bundles, stuck them on carrying poles, and carried it away.
They were afraid that if they were even a step too slow, a strong wind or rain would come and ruin all the wheat.
Even so, there were still a dozen or so acres of land left.
The strong wind, mixed with large raindrops, lashed down on the faces and bodies of the people toiling away in the wheat field.
They have absolutely no compassion for these people who have worked hard all day and night!
The strong wind, carrying raindrops, lashed against people's faces, making it impossible to open their eyes.
Han Shunde shouted loudly, "Let's work harder and take back all of these dozen or so acres of land!"
Zhang Deshui quickly added, "The person delivering the wheat bundles, don't take these rain-soaked wheat bundles to the granary!"
"Send them all; they're kept in the dining room."
Li Lanzhen knew that the wheat had been rained on and that putting it in the barn would bring moisture, so she decided to leave it in the dining room instead.
Li Lanzhen's hands never stopped; her body had been drinking spiritual spring water for a year and had also taken powerful pills.
Even at this point, I couldn't stand it; my back ached and my waist was sore. I can't imagine how others felt.
Despite the wind and rain, people worked quickly, each doing their own task, but their mouths were never idle either.
"What are we going to do? We have over ten acres of wheat, but unfortunately, it will all sprout and become sprouted wheat!"
"Yes, that's a real shame!"
Li Lanzhen's hands moved quickly, and her mind was also working at lightning speed.
The wheat was rained on, and there was too much of it to dry.
We might as well cut all the wheat ears off and make some maltose syrup for the children, so that both adults and children can have a sweet treat.
Alternatively, you can add dried fruit to the syrup to make dried fruit candy.
Thinking this, she worked even faster.
Strong winds and heavy rains made it more difficult for people to harvest wheat.
The rain blurred people's vision, making it difficult to see the wheat.
He was harvesting wheat with lightning speed, relying entirely on muscle memory and his years of experience harvesting wheat.
In less than an hour, all the wheat was harvested and transported to the dining hall.
"Everyone, hurry up and go home to take a hot shower and change into dry clothes. Don't catch a cold!"
Han Shunde shouted loudly to the people again and again.
Regardless of whether the child is their own, as soon as the adults see a child, they will pick them up, carry them, or tuck them under their elbows and run towards home!
Li Lanzhen and the village committee members arrived at the dining hall.
The harvested wheat couldn't fit in the dining room, so some of it was put in the kitchen.
The shed outside the dining room was also piled up against the wall.
Everyone wiped the rain off their faces and examined the wheat.
Zhang Deshui plucked a wheat ear.
He crushed it with his hand, put it in his mouth, chewed it, shook his head, and frowned.
"They're all soaked, and with the high temperature, if they're left here overnight, they're sure to sprout."
Seeing everyone's distressed expressions, Li Lanzhen said, "Let it sprout if it wants to."
I'd like to use these sprouted wheat grains to make maltose, adding roasted dried fruit to create a batch of maltose.
Let's give both adults and children a sweet treat and let them experience the sweetness of life.
Everyone had tacitly agreed, but unexpectedly, someone else jumped out.
That was the 30-something-year-old official from the Ministry of Revenue.
He frowned, his eyes blazing as he glared at Li Lanzhen and shouted at her sternly.
"How can you say that? That's such a woman's view!"
Do you know how many people in our Great Li Dynasty are starving and how many have died?
The soldiers on the border were starving and had to fill their stomachs with grass.
You're wasting food! That's a crime punishable by beheading!
While the others were intimidated by his words, Li Lanzhen was not afraid of him at all.
She raised her head and looked at him with calm eyes.
Just as he was about to say, "None of your business! This is my paradise, my food, I can do whatever I want with it!"
If you're so capable, go and clear the land yourself, farm the land yourself. If you're so great, if you have the world in your heart, then go and grow your own food!
Before she could speak, a childish yet authoritative voice came from behind her.
"Insolence! Kneel down!"
People all turned to look at the doorway.
It turned out to be the Crown Prince. He was soaking wet, and rain was still streaming down his face.
Su Beisheng followed behind, looking like a drowned rat.
Behind them stood Xuan Shen and his three bodyguards.
Everyone had dark faces and stared at the official from the Ministry of Revenue with gloomy eyes.
Upon hearing the prince's shout, the man seemed to suddenly come to his senses.
Without realizing it, his knees buckled, and he knelt down with a thud, prostrating himself on the ground with his forehead touching the ground.
"Your Highness, please atone for your sins. I was only acting out of momentary anxiety and for the sake of the court, but this woman is truly..."
Before he could finish speaking, thump, thump.
Everyone in the village committee knelt on the ground.
They never imagined that the boy who had lived with them for more than half a year was actually the Crown Prince!
The moment he knelt down and bowed his head, he immediately wondered if he had offended the crown prince.
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