Jiang Baige returned home. Zhou Xiuying heard the noise coming from outside and walked out of the room.
She lowered her voice to avoid waking her grandson, asking, "What happened? Why are you making such a noise so late at night?"
Jiang Baige replied, "Today a thief came to steal corn. Dad and his friends almost caught him, but he got away."
Zhou Xiuying couldn't help but exclaim when she suddenly heard the word "thief".
"What? Thief? Are you here to steal our corn?"
Jiang Baige nodded and responded, "Yes, a corn thief. I heard that the thief destroyed a large cornfield. Luckily, Four Eyes and Little Yellow Bean noticed something tonight, otherwise we might not have found the thief."
After listening to this, Zhou Xiuying sighed and said, "Those four-eyed guys have really done a great job! I must boil two eggs for them tomorrow morning."
Hearing her mother-in-law say this, Jiang Baige smiled slightly.
She knew in her heart that her mother-in-law was reluctant to eat eggs herself, but was willing to cook them for Siyan and the others, which showed how good her mother-in-law was to them.
Zhou Xiuying continued, "Okay, don't delay any longer, go to bed quickly!"
Jiang Baige also wanted to help share some of the work at home, so she quickly went to bed to rest.
She plans to go with her mother-in-law to help pick corn tomorrow. One more person means more strength, and she hopes to harvest the corn as soon as possible.
Corn grows taller than a person, so if one or two people get inside, they won’t be found at all. The only way to be safe is to collect the corn.
Sweet potatoes were the only crop left in the field. A flashlight could reveal a large area of land, and anyone could spot it at a glance.
The next day, Chen Jiaojiao's task was to cook at home, study and take care of the children. Jiang Baige and her mother-in-law had to go to work early in the morning. This was a special situation. Everyone went to work without having breakfast, and then went home for breakfast after a shift.
Before leaving, Zhou Xiuying saw that her daughter-in-law was fair and tender, and she was really reluctant to let her go to the fields to work. Although she didn't want her to go to the fields, she was afraid that people would criticize her daughter-in-law for not being hardworking and acting like a capitalist after coming to the city, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to work after breakfast.
It's sunny outside! Zhou Xiuying also asked her to wear long sleeves to prevent the corn leaves from cutting her skin.
When the villagers saw Jiang Baige coming to work today, they all asked him to greet her.
"Hey, White Dove, you're here too."
Jiang Baige smiled and responded to them, "Well, good morning, aunties!"
Seeing her so polite, the women were of course very happy.
As both of them were educated youth who married into their village, Zhang Yan was incomparable to Jiang Baige in their hearts. They just liked this young wife who smiled whenever she spoke.
The group chatted as they walked, and then went to the fields separately.
More than half of the corn in Chenjia Village has been harvested. In order to reduce losses, they have to harvest it all in the next few days, so no matter whether they are men or women, young or old, anyone who has no other work will come to work.
Today's team is particularly large because the workload is higher than before, and those lazy people unexpectedly came today.
Zhang Yan was also far behind the team. Jiang Baige didn't expect to meet Zhang Yan today. She hadn't seen her for a long time. The contrast at first sight was quite big. She lived in the countryside and had aged several years due to the hard work of farm work.
Her originally youthful face looked a little haggard due to wind, sun and busy work.
Although she dressed more fashionably than the women in the village, her style was already out of date. She probably rarely went to the city, and women in the county town no longer dressed like that.
While Jiang Baige felt helpless for her, she also felt that it was her own fault.
The early morning sun shone across the fields. The golden corn stalks swayed in the sun, rustling in the wind.
The wind in the early morning is also very cool, making people feel cool.
The weeds in the field were as high as some people's knees. As soon as you walked on them, your trouser legs would be instantly wet by the dew.
Jiang Baige stood on the edge of the field, looking at the busy scene in front of her, feeling full of motivation.
Carrying her own backpack, she followed her mother-in-law to the fields.
Men, women, young and old, although their clothes were soaked with sweat, their faces were filled with joy brought by labor.
This year's corn seeds are exceptionally good, and the corn that grows is long and big. There are fewer corns that are crooked, cracked, or deformed like in previous years.
Before long, Jiang Baige successfully filled the basket on her back and carried it to the edge of the field, where she placed it, waiting for the people who were responsible for transporting corn to come and take it away.
She changed another backpack and continued to pick corn.
After the corn is harvested, people like Wang Po and other elderly ladies will do what they can.
For example, after drying the harvested corn, when it is slightly dry, the old people will start to separate the corn kernels from the corn cobs.
The countryside does not support idle people. As long as you can still move, you have to move.
However, after only being busy for half a day, Jiang Baige noticed that thick calluses had begun to grow on her palms, and two blisters had formed on her fingertips.
She knew that this was because she had not worked for a long time, and now her skin was already worn out after only working for one day.
If she sits for two more days, she probably won't be able to get up.
Chen Jiaojiao was looking after her nephew at home and making lunch for her family.
Dandan was playing with toys in the wooden basin, and Chen Jiaojiao took this opportunity to do her own thing.
She was responsible for washing clothes, cooking and taking care of the children by herself, and by the time her mother and sister-in-law came back, everything was basically done.
After Dandan woke up, she hadn't seen her mother for the whole morning. When she saw her mother come back, her mouth pouted and she burst into tears.
He felt so wronged that he thought his mother didn't want him anymore.
Jiang Baige felt heartbroken when she saw her son crying so aggrievedly. This was the first time her son felt so aggrieved.
She quickly took off her outer long-sleeved shirt, casually used the shirt to brush off the dust on her body, then threw it aside and hugged her son tightly in her arms without hesitation.
"What's wrong? Honey, do you miss your mother? I'm back, right?"
Jiang Baige comforted softly, her tone extremely gentle.
Dandan cried in grievance, lying on his mother's chest, crying without even raising his head.
Hearing her sister-in-law talking outside, Chen Jiaojiao hurried out of the kitchen and saw that her mother and sister-in-law had returned.
Seeing his nephew crying so sadly, he was stunned for a moment and quickly explained.
"Mom, sister-in-law, his crying has nothing to do with me. I didn't bully him at all. We were just happily playing with toys together."
Seeing her nephew crying in grievance, Chen Jiaojiao was afraid that her mother would misunderstand that she had bullied him.
Jiang Baige smiled and comforted him, "It's okay. He just feels a little aggrieved because he didn't see me. I'll take him back to the room and comfort him."
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