Kids are like that; they love novelty. Actually, many wild fruits don't taste as good as the ones in the orchard. They're sour and small, but kids still love to eat wild fruits.
Before long, the rice in the paddy fields was ready to be harvested. Early that morning, the group got up and went to the fields to harvest the rice.
This year's rice is growing much better than last year's, and every ear of rice is heavy with grains.
Looking at the rice in the paddy field, Xu Han couldn't suppress her smile; her face was full of the joy of a bountiful harvest.
"The rice is growing really well this year, with big, plump grains. The harvest will definitely be better than last year."
Lu Chuan also smiled broadly, "Judging from the appearance, the yield per mu will be at least 30 to 40 jin more than last year."
While cutting rice, Grandpa Zhao chimed in, "Haha, this is all thanks to Xiao Han for coming up with the composting method. If it weren't for the ample manure, such good rice wouldn't have grown."
"Yes, with so much land, we definitely wouldn't have enough manure without compost. The biggest credit for the good harvest goes to my wife."
Lu Chuan, the sycophant, is back at it again. Xu Han finds Lu Chuan's flattery quite enjoyable this time.
The group chatted and laughed as they began harvesting. After several days of hard work, they finally finished harvesting all the rice in the field.
After the rice harvest was completed, everyone immediately began preparing to harvest the soybeans.
Before dawn, Grandpa Zhao woke everyone up.
"Xiao Chuan, Xiao Han, get up quickly. The weather doesn't look good; it might rain soon. Let's go to the fields early today and hurry up and harvest the soybeans. The soybeans in the fields are all ripe; if a heavy rain comes, we won't be able to harvest them all."
The two people in their sleep didn't have time to react when they heard this, and immediately jumped out of bed.
Rain is a big deal. If the soybeans aren't harvested in time, after a heavy rain, the ripe soybeans will split open and fall to the ground, where they will sprout. All the soybeans you've worked so hard to grow will turn into bean sprouts.
Xu Han didn't want to keep eating bean sprouts, and thinking about this made her get dressed much faster.
When the two came out, the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao had already prepared their tools. Seeing the two come out, they opened the door and went into the field first.
Seeing this, the couple quickly followed. It was still dark, but they could vaguely see their surroundings.
The group couldn't wait until dawn and started harvesting soybeans in the dark. Although harvesting was slower in the dark, they were still able to get some, which was better than waiting idly.
With Xu Han providing the light, the group was able to see a little better, though not very far. But that was good enough; at least they wouldn't cut their hands.
They worked in the dark for about an hour before the sky began to brighten, but because it was a cloudy day, the sky was still not very bright and was foggy.
Xu Han turned off the flashlight, straightened up, and rubbed her aching back. "Everyone, take a break. We've been working for so long. Let's have some water and something to eat first. There's no rush."
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped cutting beans. The Taoist priest and Lu Chuan even plopped down on the ground, saying, "We're exhausted! We're so tired. The sickles are smoking from all the swinging."
Lu Chuan chimed in, "Who isn't? We've been rushing all the time. I haven't stopped cutting soybeans; my hands are practically blurring out afterimages."
Hearing what the two said, Xu Han couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Although she had been working, her speed was far slower than theirs.
I couldn't help but doubt myself. I held my hand up to look at it and saw that it was covered in small cuts. "You guys are too amazing. Don't you ever cut your hands? I've cut several small cuts on my hand."
Upon hearing Xu Han's words, Lu Chuan immediately pulled Xu Han's hand over to examine it. It was indeed cut by a sickle; some wounds had already scabbed over, while others were still slightly bleeding.
"Can you compare to us? Look at your hands, there aren't many good spots left. You didn't even say anything when you cut your hands, and you didn't treat them in time. What if they get infected?"
Xu Han waved her hand dismissively, "It's nothing, the wound isn't deep. Look, some of them have already healed."
Grandpa Zhao checked on Xu Han and said, "Go back and wash it first, then apply medicine and bandage it. The wounds aren't shallow, so you can't take them lightly."
Xu Han wanted to say something more, but the Taoist priest coldly interrupted her, "Alright, hurry back. The soybean harvest won't make a difference if you're not included."
Upon hearing this, Xu Han immediately got up and went home, then quickly applied medicine and bandaged herself.
Mu'er had already gotten up by then. Since no one was home and Xu Han was worried that Ze'er would cry if he woke up, she asked him to stay home and look after Ze'er.
When Mu'er saw that Xu Han's hands were wrapped in gauze, she felt so sorry for her that tears welled up in her eyes.
"Mommy, does it hurt? Let me blow on it for you."
Xu Han affectionately patted Mu'er's head. "Haha, my good son, your mother loves you."
"Mother, don't go to work in the fields. Mu'er will help you."
"Okay, when you grow up, your mother won't have to work anymore, and then Mu'er will take care of me."
When Mu'er heard his mother say this, he wished he could grow up immediately, but he also knew very well that he was still too young and there were still many things he couldn't do.
After wrapping her hands up, Xu Han prepared to continue harvesting. The sky was getting darker and darker, and the rain was coming soon.
Mu'er stopped Xu Han from going, saying, "Mu'er, you stay home and help look after your younger brother. Mother won't be harvesting beans anymore; Mother will go to the field to check on things."
Upon hearing this, Mu'er stopped trying to stop her. "Alright then! Mother, please be careful."
Xu Han thought she was just trying to comfort Mu'er, but when they arrived at their destination, everyone told her to stop cutting beans.
"Before it starts raining, you should put the harvested beans into your space. There aren't many soybeans left in the field. The three of us can finish harvesting them in no time."
Seeing that she had indeed collected half of the beans, Xu Han stopped insisting and turned to put the beans into her spatial storage.
After harvesting all the cut beans, I went back home and brought everything inside to avoid getting them wet in the rain.
Then he put the beans from the space into the storage room in the backyard, tidied up the house, and turned back to the field to continue helping.
Everyone was busy with the harvest and hadn't had time for breakfast. The few people who had worked in the fields all morning were starving.
Seeing this, Xu Han took out some porridge and steamed buns from her spatial storage. "Let's eat breakfast first. The porridge has already cooled down. Eating a few bites won't take long. It's not worth it to starve yourself because of the harvest."
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