At noon, the sun was high in the sky. Xu Mengyao originally thought that the incident with Erya in the morning was over. However, when she delivered lunch to the field, she heard the hot voice of her aunt from afar. She was arguing with Aunt Xie.
"Mr. Xie, if you don't take good care of your brats, if they bully my Erya again, I will pull out all your hair!" The aunt-in-law put her hands on her hips and pointed at Aunt Xie menacingly.
Aunt Xie, on the other hand, looked sarcastic and sardonic. She glanced at her aunt and taunted her, "Oh, you picked up a wild girl, and you treasure her like her lifeblood. If you can't finish your family's food, give it to my family. My three children have big appetites like cows, unlike your family with only one child, who has more food than you can finish."
When the eldest aunt heard this, she was so angry that she trembled. "You're talking nonsense! Everyone saves food. Just because you have three sons, you can just rob others. Why don't people with five sons rob you? You're just talking nonsense all day long!"
Aunt Xie refused to give in and continued to provoke: "If we were to rob someone, we would rob someone from a family like yours first."
When the eldest aunt heard this, she flew into a rage. She rushed forward and grabbed Aunt Xie's hair, and the two of them immediately started wrestling. Fists and kicks were thrown, dust flew, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
Seeing this, Huang's mother and younger aunt rushed over from their fields to try to stop the fight. However, their emotions were already out of control, and they wouldn't listen to any advice. Aunt Xie continued to spew out vile words, insulting her aunt and even pointing the finger at Huang's mother.
Although Huang's mother was usually gentle, she was also enraged by Aunt Xie's words. She tightly hugged one of Xie Dongmei's arms and pinched her waist fiercely. Seeing this, the younger aunt also hugged Xie Dongmei's other arm, making her upper body unable to move.
The eldest aunt took the opportunity to slap Aunt Xie hard, spitting and saying, "So what if you have three sons? My mother-in-law has three sons too! Isn't your husband an only child too? Do you have anyone to help you in a fight?"
The fight between the women didn't last long before the village elders, who had rushed over after hearing the news, broke up the fight. Huang's mother and the other three sisters-in-law sat on the ground, panting but smiling at each other. Although they had just experienced a fierce battle, they felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction and satisfaction.
Xu Mengyao was watching with great interest from the side. She couldn't help but sigh, "How can this be called a fight? It's simply a one-sided crushing of three against one! No wonder people in this era are trying so hard to have children, it turns out it's a competition of numbers! The whole family is coming, it's really spectacular!" She couldn't help but look up to the Huang family and felt that their family was really united.
That afternoon, the sun shone on the golden wheat fields. The wheat from my uncle's and my younger uncle's families was already neatly arranged beside the ridges. The two families did not stop their busy pace and came to help Xu Mengyao's family harvest the wheat.
The uncle wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Huang's father, "Second brother, let's work harder tomorrow and we should be able to finish harvesting your land. While the weather is good, let's dry the wheat quickly to prevent it from getting moldy if it rains."
Father Huang nodded with a grateful smile on his face: "Okay, after we finish this, the three of us brothers will have a drink to celebrate."
The next day, the sun was still shining brightly. The whole family worked together to finally complete the harvest. The golden ears of wheat were carried to the Huang family's threshing ground. Her old ox continued to pull the stone roller at a leisurely pace. Although its pace was slow, each step was firm and powerful.
As the stone roller rolled, wheat grains fell from the ears like golden raindrops, making a rustling sound, as if telling the joy of the harvest.
The adults gathered around, discussing this year's harvest and future plans. Their faces beamed with satisfaction and anticipation, as if they had already seen hope for the future. Meanwhile, the children darted among the golden wheat stacks, playing hide-and-seek. Their silvery laughter echoed, adding a touch of vitality and energy to the golden wheat fields.
Wenxia was the most lively of the group. She would go into the haystacks every day, and when she came home her skin would be pricked by the wheat awns and red. Xu Mengyao, with pity, smeared her with cold cream, and the next day she would enthusiastically go into the haystacks again. Seeing this, Xu Mengyao stopped trying to stop her, because she knew that a child's happy childhood was short-lived, so she let her have fun.
During the wheat-throwing season, Xu Mengyao chose to stay home. She knew she'd return covered in wheat dust every time she went outside, so she sat inside with her older sister, reading newspapers and junior high school textbooks, savoring this rare quiet time.
When the wheat harvest was complete, Huang's father's annual leave was over. The next day, he had to return to the mines to work. To thank his uncle and his wife for their help, Huang's father bought a bottle of baijiu from town and had Huang's mother kill two chickens to treat everyone to lunch.
At the table, everyone toasted and drank, words of gratitude and blessings echoed one after another. This meal was not only a thank you for everyone's hard work, but also a celebration of the joy of the harvest and the expectation of a better life in the future.
After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere gradually warmed up. Huang Nai put down her chopsticks, cleared her throat, and began to speak: "Second Brother, your family is going to work in the mines, and we can't just leave the family land to waste. I think it would be better if you, the eldest brother, and the youngest brother, help with the farming. Since there are not many people in the family, I will give him four acres of land, and let your youngest brother farm the remaining seven acres."
Seeing that Huang's father and mother had no objection, he continued, "And your cow can't be taken away. Every year, we rely on it to plow the fields and grind wheat. Let's leave the cow to you two brothers."
Huang's father was about to speak when his mother interrupted him: "Mom, Yang Honghua told me a few days ago that she wanted to buy our cow..."
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