Just then, Chu Xun returned and saw that a fire had been lit in the kitchen. He went in and asked, "Shall we have rabbit tonight?"
"Aww~~" Xu Guoqing pounded his chest and stamped his feet in frustration. There was only one rabbit, and so many people were sharing it. He had lost out big time.
"Pfft—" Li Xiyue laughed rather unkindly.
As dusk fell, a group of people sat around a table, enjoying spicy braised rabbit meat, their faces beaming with excitement.
"Brother-in-law, it's a shame you're not a head chef at a state-run restaurant with your cooking skills," Xu Guoqing said, taking a bite of rabbit meat and then shoveling a large mouthful of rice into his mouth, his words muffled and unclear.
Chu Xun picked up a piece of meat for Li Xiyue and said smugly, "These hands of mine are for conquering the world, how could I hold a spatula?"
"Then why do you stay in my sister's kitchen every day?" Xu Guoqing rolled his eyes.
Chu Xun smiled at Li Xiyue, "I'm cooking just for her."
Everyone: "..."
That's so cheesy, it gave me goosebumps.
After a hearty meal, everyone went home to wash up and go to bed. Nothing more was said that night, and the summer harvest began the next day.
For the next two weeks, everyone was so busy they barely had time to breathe. Apart from eating, going to the toilet, and sleeping, they spent all their time in the fields.
The harvested grain was all dried in the threshing ground, and someone was specifically assigned to guard it.
The commune members guarding the threshing ground not only had to turn the grain over frequently, but also had to pay attention to the weather. If there were signs of rain, they had to harvest the grain in advance.
This time, the three old men guarding the grain were Uncle Xu San, Xu Yongfu, and Uncle Xu Liu.
Uncle Xu was in charge of plowing the land, but he doesn't need it now, so he was assigned to the threshing ground. Xu Yongfu was assigned there because he was too old to do heavy or strenuous work.
As for Uncle Xu, he is old and has few family members. His son and daughter-in-law are doctors at the county hospital, and one of them earns enough to live on.
He was simply bored at home, which is why he volunteered to join the summer harvest team.
"Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle, Uncle Yongfu, you've worked hard." Xu Jianmin came over to check on the situation and saw the three old men turning the grain over, sweating profusely. He quickly stepped forward to help, saying, "You take a rest, I'll do it."
"Jianmin, it's really good that you're our deputy captain," Xu Yongfu said with a sigh as he wiped his sweat and sat down in the shade.
Xu Dawei was removed from his position as deputy team leader, and the production team held a general meeting to elect Xu Jianmin as the new deputy team leader.
Xu Jianmin was originally the deputy leader of the production team. He was fair and just. When he was the deputy leader, the team was harmonious. But after he got into trouble, Xu Dawei took over, and the team was full of complaints.
Xu Dawei is selfish, vengeful, and everyone is angry with him but dare not speak out.
This time, Xu Dawei was dismissed, and Xu Jianmin became the deputy captain again, which made everyone in the brigade very happy.
While working quickly, Xu Jianmin said, "It's all for the good of the production team. If I've done anything wrong, please tell me frankly."
“You did a great job,” all three old men said.
Uncle Xu stroked his beard. "Jianmin, your wife is about to give birth, isn't she?"
Xu Jianmin said with a smile, "Around October."
“Once the baby is born, there will be one more person to feed, and you will have to work even harder,” Uncle Xu said.
Xu Jianmin, supporting himself with the plow, wiped the sweat from his brow with the towel around his neck and laughed, "Xiangyang sends money back every month. We can support even two more people, let alone one more."
Over the years, he and Xiangyang have managed to avoid hunger and cold thanks to subsidies from his older brother and sister-in-law. Now that he has returned as deputy team leader and Xiangyang sends half of his allowance back every month, raising children is definitely not a problem.
"Xiangyang is a filial and loyal child, a rare find." Xu Yongfu couldn't help but feel envious. How come other people's sons are so good, but he had a son like that?
Uncle Xu asked, "How is Xiangyang doing in the army?"
"He just wrote back two days ago, saying it's great, he's already become an officer." Xu Jianmin's face was full of pride when he mentioned his nephew.
The three elderly people beamed with joy, "That's wonderful!"
"Xiangyang has been promising since he was a child, and he is definitely no less capable than his father."
"Yes, yes, I could tell at a glance that this child is a capable person."
Xu Jianmin was in high spirits when suddenly a raindrop hit his hand. Startled, he looked up and saw a large patch of dark clouds overhead. His expression changed drastically. "It's raining!"
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