"Simple!"
Xuanqing immediately picked up a handful of grains and slapped them against the threshing bucket. "Brother, is this how it's done?"
"clever!"
Qin Luo gave a thumbs up.
"Would you two like to help thresh the rice?"
"Leave it to us."
"no problem."
Xuanqing and Xiaodie started threshing the grain.
The boy thought only Qin Luo would come to help, but he didn't expect Xuan Qing and Xiao Die to come and help as well. Many children in the village were working in the fields, so he didn't think too much about it.
Qin Luo picked up the sickle that was placed aside. The boy was afraid of dull knives, so he had prepared two sickles.
"Young man, what's your name?"
"Brother, my name is Chen Youyu."
"My name is Qin Luo."
"Brother Qin, we'll have to trouble you."
"Just remember to provide meals."
"Haha, that's a must!"
Which lands does your family own?
“These two acres of land in front belong to my family, and there are two acres on the left and right, making a total of seven acres.”
The boy pointed out the location to Qin Luo.
Qin Luo was somewhat surprised, "You cultivate seven acres of land all by yourself?"
The boy shook his head and said with a wry smile, "This was planted by my grandfather and me. He has been bedridden recently, so I have to harvest the rice by myself."
"It's quite tough for two people."
"The main reason is that my grandfather can't bear to part with it. If these lands aren't cultivated, they'll belong to someone else next year."
Qin Luo was aware of some of the policies of the Great Xia Dynasty. The Great Xia Dynasty encouraged farming, and there was no tax on farming. However, if you did not cultivate the allocated land this year, it would be distributed to other people in need the following year.
"Let's get to work!"
Qin Luo bent down to harvest rice.
Hua Ying came to Qin Luo's side and carried the rice that Qin Luo had cut to the threshing bucket.
Xuanqing looked chubby, but he was very agile when he moved. His hands never stopped, and rice grains kept falling into the threshing bucket, which piled up higher and higher.
Hua Ying packed the rice into the burlap sacks she had prepared beforehand, and soon there were four sacks of rice placed beside the paddy field.
Qin Luo and the others also experienced the joy of a bountiful harvest.
When Chen Youyu straightened up to rest, he did not see Qin Luo. The rice in the two acres beside him had been harvested, and the rice in front of him had been almost harvested as well.
"So fast!"
Chen Youyu felt embarrassed to rest, so he continued to bend over and cut the rice, much faster than before.
"It's finally over!"
The boy straightened up and pounded his back. He was incredulous. He had thought he would be busy all day, but he hadn't even used half a day. While other families were still harvesting rice, his family's rice was already in bags.
Qin Luo asked with a smile, "Is it worth it?"
"Worth it! Absolutely worth it!"
Chen Youyu smiled broadly, his eyes filled with gratitude, and said respectfully, "Big brother, come home with me and rest first. I'll cook for you."
"good."
Qin Luo nodded with a smile.
Chen Youyu carried a sack of rice in front of him. The sack weighed about 200 jin (100 kg), so heavy that the boy couldn't straighten his back and couldn't turn around to look at Qin Luo and the others.
Qin Luo carried four sacks of rice, Hua Ying carried two sacks, Xuan Qing held two sacks, and Xiao Die hugged one sack. The surrounding villagers were all shocked to see them; they were all born with superhuman strength.
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