"Dad, you're back. Are you tired?"
Are you tired?
In the courtyard, Jiang Shuyun was greeted by a trio of three little people singing.
"Dad's so tired, my hands are sore, I have no strength left!"
Jiang Shuyun was truly exhausted. She had walked over ten miles to and from the destination, carrying things with her. Now her legs and arms ached; she had really suffered.
"Mother, Father is tired and about to cry!"
Shao Ming shouted towards the east wing, and not only Mu Yi'an heard it, but also the people in the main house and the west wing, and everyone came out.
Jiang Shuyun blushed and felt a little embarrassed when she saw all the eyes staring at her.
"Now that you've finished your business, go inside and have some mung bean soup. The autumn heat is still intense."
Seeing Jiang Shuyun looking a bit lost, Mu Yi'an chuckled and came to his rescue, taking the things from his hands.
"My mother-in-law asked me to bring this back for the child to eat."
Jiang Shuyun felt that only his friends would laugh at him. He could see it: Jiang's mother's eyes were smiling, Jiang's sister-in-law's mockery was obvious, and his third sister-in-law was also trying not to laugh.
Jiang Shuyun seized the opportunity and quickly followed Mu Yi'an to drink mung bean soup, as he was really thirsty.
Looking at her second son, whose face was all smeared with dirt, Jiang's mother thought to herself, "Really, he can't do anything but study!"
Jiang Lan felt that her second brother had changed, but she couldn't quite put her finger on how. In any case, he had changed.
Shao Ming felt he had made a mistake, but he wasn't quite sure what he had done wrong.
This little incident had no significant impact; at most, Jiang Shuyun would be secretly mocked by everyone.
After dinner, Jiang's father talked about the autumn harvest. The family's land hadn't been rented out; instead, they had hired long-term laborers from Jiangjia Village. Those in the family with surplus labor would come out to work as long-term laborers, earning a little more.
The Jiang family didn't own much land, and they had two long-term laborers who were in charge of everything related to the fields. During the busy farming season, they would hire short-term laborers, so the family didn't have to worry about anything.
"Shuheng, these next few days, you and Shuyun will go together to help with the autumn harvest and bring the grain from the fields."
"Understood, Father."
The school will also be on autumn break during this period, and the students will go home to help with the autumn harvest.
"Shao Qin, you should also follow your father and your second uncle to learn where the rice you eat comes from."
"Okay, Grandpa."
Although Jiang Shaoqin was unwilling, he didn't dare to cause trouble, because his grandfather could be very strict at times.
Regardless of the era, the autumn harvest is of paramount importance to farmers. They don't care who is in power; they only care about whether the harvest will go smoothly, whether there will be sudden heavy rains, and whether they will affect the yield.
Jiang Shuyun didn't quite understand the farmers' thoughts; these things were all new and unfamiliar to him.
Mu Yi'an felt this deeply; no matter the time or place, she had a close connection with the fields.
The weather was perfect, with six or seven days of bright sunshine. Although it was unbearably hot, the village was filled with laughter and joy. This autumn, the grain was successfully harvested, and at least for the coming year, people wouldn't go hungry.
The day after the rice harvest, a light drizzle began to fall, which was just in time. After the rain, the sky cleared, and it was time to prepare the land for planting wheat.
Mu Yi'an has already gone to see the rice that Uncle Jiang and the others harvested. The yield is not bad, of course, it can't compare to the yield of Grandpa Yuan's hybrid rice.
"Jiang Shuyun, let's keep some of our rice and sell the rest. We still need to plant wheat and soybeans in the dry land. There's still a lot of work to do."
"Alright, the public funds will take care of our food and drink from now on. There's no need to keep too much grain. The main problem is that we don't have a place to store it, and it's easy for it to get moldy."
Jiang Shuyun has also been cramming on agricultural knowledge during this period.
Since we are comrades-in-arms, we should fight side by side and not let Mu Yi'an be busy by himself.
The Jiang family trusted Mu Yi'an and Jiang Shuyun quite a bit, and they planted the fields, wheat and soybeans, according to their instructions.
Although I didn't understand why so many soybeans had to be planted and had some doubts, I still managed to complete the task very well.
In any case, the autumn harvest and planting were completed smoothly.
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