Rebirth in the 70s: A military wife who was married into a vegetative state
Chapter 47 The busy farming season begins!
It's a pity that An Nian's idea is beautiful, but it is very difficult to implement it.
First of all, there are no jade mines near them...
Secondly, even if there is a jade mine, it belongs to the state, and private individuals have no right to mine or buy or sell it.
After knowing the news, An Nian felt weak and couldn't relax for several days.
However, she still found a red string and put the extremely clear rabbit jade pendant around her neck, hiding it in her clothes and keeping it close to her body.
-
Time always flies by in these comfortable days, and it’s the end of March 1978 in the blink of an eye.
Spring is the season when everything comes to life, and it is also the time when farmers get busy.
Under the organization of the village chief, the entire Lu'an village took action and began to plow the soil and divert water to the farmland.The oxen that we had raised all winter were put to use. They were led by everyone in turn and plowed the fields diligently.
Although there is still a collective work point system, in order to facilitate work, there will still be work divisions based on family units.
The field assigned to the Yu family this year is relatively close to the bamboo forest. After finishing the morning work, An Nian can go digging spring bamboo shoots with her mother to eat.
Smelling the faint fragrance of flowers and stepping on the wet bamboo leaves, An Nian felt a sense of joy of an outing.
"Nian Nian, choose the bamboo shoots that have just emerged, the kind that are more tender."
Li Youmei is an expert at digging bamboo shoots. She felt the tip of a bamboo shoot and shoveled it down, then pried it hard, and the whole bamboo shoot came out.
"When you get back, mom will make braised bamboo shoots for you."
"okay."
An Nian nodded happily. She didn't have the skills to dig bamboo shoots, but the whole nature was open to her. She only needed to reach out and touch it to know whether the bamboo shoots in the soil were good or not.
She is also very good at picking up spring bamboo shoots. After finding the right location, she uses sharp branches to dig a hole along the edge. Once she digs deep, she breaks it off with her hands.
There was a spring rain yesterday, and the villagers all knew that the spring bamboo shoots were about to emerge. There were many people coming to dig bamboo shoots today, but most of them were women.
The men are still working in the fields, and the women can leave a little early. At noon, they need to go home and cook a meal. Spring bamboo shoots are a delicacy on the table.
An Nian was working hard in the bamboo forest, and Yu Luyuan came to find her.
"Nian Nian, I'll come."
Yu Luyuan stretched out his hand and pinched the spring bamboo shoot. With a little force, he pulled it out directly. There was no need to shake it left and right like An Nian.
The bamboo forest was empty, and the sound could easily be heard far away. An Nian approached him and whispered, "Brother, is the matter done?"
Yu Luyuan nodded slightly: "Well, it's almost done."
"it is good."
An Nian clapped her hands happily and did not ask any further questions. Instead, she lowered her head and continued looking for spring bamboo shoots. When she saw a small pointed tip in front of her, she quickly reached out and pointed towards it.
"There's one there! It must be very tender! Brother, let's go there quickly."
"Okay." Yu Luyuan smiled fondly, walked a few meters forward, pierced the branch in his hand hard, and cleared the surrounding area in just a few strokes.
The aunts nearby who were working hard to dig bamboo shoots saw it and were filled with envy.
One of them, holding a hoe, shouted: "Oh, is Lu Yuan completely healed?"
Her eyes scanned Yu Luyuan up and down, as if she wanted to see through him.
Yu Luyuan just smiled and said hello: "Hello Aunt Wu."
"Okay, okay, it's a long way to go. You are the pride of our village. Now that you are well, are you going to go back to the army?" Seeing him chatting, Aunt Wu simply walked over with a hoe and became more interested. I can't even care about the spring bamboo shoots.
"It's not that fast. I'm still recovering." Yu Luyuan smiled without finishing his words.
"I think you've almost recovered. You dug out bamboo shoots so hard! You're as good as my aunt's dozen blows right now! Look, in just such a short time, you've dug up two or three bamboo shoots."
While Aunt Wu was talking, she glanced at the basket in An Nian's hand.
"Can you give me two? The bamboo shoots I dug are too old."
As she said that, she reached out and grabbed it in the basket.
"Wu Guifen!"
Just when An Nian was about to dodge, Li Youmei rushed over and slapped Wu Guifen on the back of her hand.
"Ouch! Li Yumei, why did you hit someone?"
"What's wrong with me hitting you? You're a lot older, and you think about taking advantage of your juniors all day long!" Li Youmei glared, not giving in at all.
Wu Guifen frowned: "How can I? I'm just afraid that your family won't be able to finish eating..."
"Our family has a big appetite. We can eat no matter how much we eat. We don't need your help." Li Youmei rolled her eyes at her, picked up An Nian and left. "Come here with mom, dig two more bamboo shoots, and then we'll call it a day and go home."
An Nian and Yu Luyuan followed her obediently.
Wu Guifang, who was left behind by them, muttered: "Tsk, what's so great..."
Aunt Lanhua, who came over to say a few words, heard this and suddenly felt a little speechless: "Guifen, don't you want your son to join the army?"
"Ah..." Wu Guifang slapped her thigh, feeling annoyed. "I just came here to find Lu Yuan just to inquire about this year's recruitment. Look at my memory!"
The desire to take advantage overrides everything else.
Wu Guifang didn't care about anything else. She picked up her hoe and chased Li Youmei.
"Yumei! After so many years of our relationship, you can't be angry with me just because of that little thing..."
-
"Brother, are you going to expand enrollment this year?"
An Nian squatted by the well peeling off the bamboo shoots and turned to ask Yu Luyuan who was cutting the bamboo shoots with a kitchen knife.
Yu Luyuan's hands kept moving, cutting off the older parts of the lower half of the spring bamboo shoots, not to throw them away, but to put them aside temporarily.
Braised bamboo shoots actually need to be cooked using older parts, simmered slowly, and the flavor slowly absorbs, so that they taste better.
The remaining bamboo shoot tips are used to stir-fry meat and are great with rice.
"I think so. Today I contacted my former comrade and asked him about the new batch of vehicles from the county transportation team, and he revealed some information.
This may be the reason why I haven't heard from the army for so long. Something big may be happening. "
Facing An Nian, Yu Luyuan did not hide anything and told all his inner speculations.
An Nian frowned: "Brother, what do you think happened?"
"Hard to say."
Yu Luyuan stopped cutting bamboo shoots, weighed it up, and chose to talk about something that didn't involve confidentiality.
"Nian Nian, I used to serve in the special forces, doing the most dangerous and secretive tasks.
For so many years, our country has never been peaceful, and there have been minor frictions with neighboring countries from time to time.Three years ago, Vietnam ended its 20-year foreign war and achieved reunification.
In order to divert domestic conflicts, they began to regard China as their imaginary enemy and harassed us from time to time.
When I left injured, the situation at the border was already very tense..."
An Nian was a little worried and simply put down the half-peeled bamboo shoots in his hands.
"Brother, do you want to go to the battlefield too?"
Yu Luyuan laughed: "Of course, I am an active soldier."
He not only has to go to the battlefield, but also to the most dangerous places.
His unit was the elite among the elite. It suffered heavy losses in the last mission, and basically none of the comrades who went out came back.
Thinking of this, a flash of sadness flashed in Yu Luyuan's eyes.
"Behind me are you, my parents, and my country. I can't retreat."
An Nian bit her lower lip and looked at his resolute profile. Pride surged in her heart, gradually overpowering her previous worries.
She lowered her head again, picked up the spring bamboo shoot, and continued to peel it.
"Okay then. If you rush forward, I will be your strongest backing. Brother, if I give you all the gold, can you help me buy a large amount of medicinal materials?"
"You want to refine medicine?" Yu Luyuan turned to look at her, "For me?"
"For everyone."
An Nian frowned and said the worst plan in the most cheerful tone.
"I plan to prepare some life-saving elixirs. As long as you still have breath, you can live by eating them."
She smiled and continued: "I will prepare some more wound medicine, which you can use when you are injured. I dare say that the wound medicine I made is definitely better than all the medicines that can be found on the market now."
With the alchemy furnace and his full spiritual power, An Nian dared to boast so much.
"Of course, if you can help me find a few sapphires and green emeralds, brother, that would be even better. I'm sure I can refine more."
"If you want western medicine, I may not be able to help you."
Yu Luyuan laughed.
Most of the formulas of Western medicine are in the hands of foreigners.
"But what you want is Chinese herbal medicine, and I can really get a lot of it."
In the past few years, some people have tried to break down the Four Olds, and some people have taken advantage of the topic and included traditional Chinese medicine. If it were not for the fact that national leaders have repeatedly emphasized the "integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine" and emphasized that "whether it is traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, if it can cure diseases, it is good medical skill." It is impossible for An Nian to see a traditional Chinese medicine dispensary in Linxian County Hospital.
In addition, the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is relatively slow. Nowadays, everyone has no money, and we are a labor-intensive society. We require quick results, so everyone will definitely give priority to Western medicine.
The status of Chinese medicine is embarrassing, and Chinese medicine is not as scarce as Western medicine.
Hearing what he said, An Nian's eyes lit up for a moment.
"Okay! I'll write you a list later, the more the merrier. Anyway, stick to those few gold bars and buy them!"
"You two haven't finished your bamboo shoots yet?"
Li Youmei came out of the kitchen, saw their slow movements, and urged them.
"Hurry, the water in the pot is boiling! Bring the bamboo shoots and blanch them first!"
"Okay! Mom! Wait for me."
An Nian hurriedly threw the spring bamboo shoots that she had peeled off into a basket, picked up the basket and ran to the kitchen.
Yu Luyuan smiled and continued to cut the remaining bamboo shoots. He heard his mother's exclamation and An Nian's coquettish voice coming from the kitchen.
"Is this bamboo shoot so small?"
"Yeah! I didn't even notice it at first!"
-
Lunch was ready, but the three of them didn't eat it. They put the food on plates, put it in baskets, and sent it to the fields to eat with Yu Zhengjun and Yu Yuejin who were working.
The family of five hid under the shade of the trees, eating fragrant spring bamboo shoots, stir-fried meat and tender cabbage, accompanied by a bowl of spicy soup, with relish.
There were other families eating under a few trees nearby, and everyone had a touch of happiness on their faces.
After eating, Yu Zhengjun and Yu Yuejin, who had been tired all morning, continued to rest under the tree, while An Nian and the other three went to the fields and continued working.
They had to plow all ten acres of the fields within two days, and then they would add water, fertilize, and start growing seedlings.
The field was not too wet now, so An Nian rolled up his pants and stepped on them. They were soft and only sank a little.
Li Youmei and Yu Luyuan looked at her thin white legs and frowned.
Li Youmei sighed: "It's okay now. In a few months, there will be more leeches..."
An Nian was stunned for a moment, recalling her previous memory, where she seemed to have seen leeches floating everywhere in the paddy fields. However, because of her special constitution, those leeches would not bite her, but they just liked sticking to her skin.
When An was staying at home, her uncle and aunt would walk as far as they could when they saw the dense leeches on her legs.
Only when she went to the field for the first time, Grandma An helped her scrape the leeches off her legs with straw, said "I will do this in the future" and left without looking back.
Li Youmei next to her continued to mutter: "Lu Yuan, will you go to the county supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to see if there are any high-top rain boots? Buy a pair for Niannian."
She wouldn't tell An Nian to stop working in the fields. Nowadays, women can hold up half of the sky, and rural wives can also earn food and clothing from the fields. It's better to have a sense of security than relying on men for everything.
"Okay, buy two pairs. Mom, you and Niannian each have a pair."
Li Youmei smiled happily: "Your mother, I have rough skin, so I don't need that thing."
"Then I don't want it either." An Nian said loudly, looking at Li Youmei with deep admiration in his eyes. "If mom doesn't want it, I don't want it either. Mother and daughter, we have to share the joys and sorrows!"
"Hahahaha, Nian Nian still knows that she feels sorry for me!" Li Youmei was amused by the couple and relaxed. "Okay, anyway, you two earned the money yourself, and Mom doesn't care how you spend it. Mom has benefited from our Nian Nian's favor today."
After a while, Yu Zhengjun and Yu Yuejin, who had had enough rest, also joined in.
With five people working together, the efficiency is much higher.
-
The time will soon come to the stage of raising seedlings.
The Yu family's rice seedlings grow very fast, obviously better than the rice seedlings in the fields a few acres next to them!
Many people in the village came to watch the fun.
"An Nian is really good at it! Wherever she is, the seedlings will grow well."
"Hey, I just came from the fields that the An family is responsible for, and their seedlings are almost dead..."
"No way?"
"Why not? With how energetic the two of them are at work, I think it's a miracle that the rice seedlings can survive until now."
"..."
-
settle down.
An Jiandang slumped on the stool after a tiring day, motionless.
Zhang Xiujuan also sat on the edge, beating her back hard.
During this time, both of them were very tired.
When the village divided tasks, it was based on the working population of each family. At the beginning, there were only five laborers listed in the Anjian Party report.
Unexpectedly, Grandpa An and Grandma An collapsed from exhaustion after only working for two days. Their son, An Daqing, simply started digging the ground. They were away from home and only came back in time for dinner in the evening.
Now, the workload of five people is placed on the two of them. For more than ten years, they have never been so tired.
"I'm hungry...Xiujuan, hurry up and cook."
An Jiandang shouted and kicked the stool where Zhang Xiujuan was sitting.
Zhang Xiujuan almost fell off her stool and was very reluctant: "I've been tired in the fields all day, why should I cook?"
She used to be very arrogant at home. Ever since her daughter got into trouble many times and she herself got into trouble a few times, Zhang Xiujuan's voice in the family has declined a lot, and she can only whisper her words in rebuttal.
As she said this, Zhang Xiujuan stood up on her knees and dragged her feet towards the kitchen.
She didn't bother to go to the vegetable patch, so she picked up a few wilted vegetable leaves thrown on the ground and rinsed them briefly.
Meals are also taken care of casually.
"Anjia? Is there anyone there? I have your registered letter!"
Zhang Xiujuan was cutting vegetables. When she heard this, she immediately became energetic, threw down the kitchen knife and rushed to the yard.
By the time she rushed over, An Jiandang had already gotten the letter and opened it in a few clicks.
He knew a few common words and looked at the key points. Suddenly, his face turned black.
"This loser! Let her go to college to make money, but she dares to write a letter and come back asking for money?!"
First of all, there are no jade mines near them...
Secondly, even if there is a jade mine, it belongs to the state, and private individuals have no right to mine or buy or sell it.
After knowing the news, An Nian felt weak and couldn't relax for several days.
However, she still found a red string and put the extremely clear rabbit jade pendant around her neck, hiding it in her clothes and keeping it close to her body.
-
Time always flies by in these comfortable days, and it’s the end of March 1978 in the blink of an eye.
Spring is the season when everything comes to life, and it is also the time when farmers get busy.
Under the organization of the village chief, the entire Lu'an village took action and began to plow the soil and divert water to the farmland.The oxen that we had raised all winter were put to use. They were led by everyone in turn and plowed the fields diligently.
Although there is still a collective work point system, in order to facilitate work, there will still be work divisions based on family units.
The field assigned to the Yu family this year is relatively close to the bamboo forest. After finishing the morning work, An Nian can go digging spring bamboo shoots with her mother to eat.
Smelling the faint fragrance of flowers and stepping on the wet bamboo leaves, An Nian felt a sense of joy of an outing.
"Nian Nian, choose the bamboo shoots that have just emerged, the kind that are more tender."
Li Youmei is an expert at digging bamboo shoots. She felt the tip of a bamboo shoot and shoveled it down, then pried it hard, and the whole bamboo shoot came out.
"When you get back, mom will make braised bamboo shoots for you."
"okay."
An Nian nodded happily. She didn't have the skills to dig bamboo shoots, but the whole nature was open to her. She only needed to reach out and touch it to know whether the bamboo shoots in the soil were good or not.
She is also very good at picking up spring bamboo shoots. After finding the right location, she uses sharp branches to dig a hole along the edge. Once she digs deep, she breaks it off with her hands.
There was a spring rain yesterday, and the villagers all knew that the spring bamboo shoots were about to emerge. There were many people coming to dig bamboo shoots today, but most of them were women.
The men are still working in the fields, and the women can leave a little early. At noon, they need to go home and cook a meal. Spring bamboo shoots are a delicacy on the table.
An Nian was working hard in the bamboo forest, and Yu Luyuan came to find her.
"Nian Nian, I'll come."
Yu Luyuan stretched out his hand and pinched the spring bamboo shoot. With a little force, he pulled it out directly. There was no need to shake it left and right like An Nian.
The bamboo forest was empty, and the sound could easily be heard far away. An Nian approached him and whispered, "Brother, is the matter done?"
Yu Luyuan nodded slightly: "Well, it's almost done."
"it is good."
An Nian clapped her hands happily and did not ask any further questions. Instead, she lowered her head and continued looking for spring bamboo shoots. When she saw a small pointed tip in front of her, she quickly reached out and pointed towards it.
"There's one there! It must be very tender! Brother, let's go there quickly."
"Okay." Yu Luyuan smiled fondly, walked a few meters forward, pierced the branch in his hand hard, and cleared the surrounding area in just a few strokes.
The aunts nearby who were working hard to dig bamboo shoots saw it and were filled with envy.
One of them, holding a hoe, shouted: "Oh, is Lu Yuan completely healed?"
Her eyes scanned Yu Luyuan up and down, as if she wanted to see through him.
Yu Luyuan just smiled and said hello: "Hello Aunt Wu."
"Okay, okay, it's a long way to go. You are the pride of our village. Now that you are well, are you going to go back to the army?" Seeing him chatting, Aunt Wu simply walked over with a hoe and became more interested. I can't even care about the spring bamboo shoots.
"It's not that fast. I'm still recovering." Yu Luyuan smiled without finishing his words.
"I think you've almost recovered. You dug out bamboo shoots so hard! You're as good as my aunt's dozen blows right now! Look, in just such a short time, you've dug up two or three bamboo shoots."
While Aunt Wu was talking, she glanced at the basket in An Nian's hand.
"Can you give me two? The bamboo shoots I dug are too old."
As she said that, she reached out and grabbed it in the basket.
"Wu Guifen!"
Just when An Nian was about to dodge, Li Youmei rushed over and slapped Wu Guifen on the back of her hand.
"Ouch! Li Yumei, why did you hit someone?"
"What's wrong with me hitting you? You're a lot older, and you think about taking advantage of your juniors all day long!" Li Youmei glared, not giving in at all.
Wu Guifen frowned: "How can I? I'm just afraid that your family won't be able to finish eating..."
"Our family has a big appetite. We can eat no matter how much we eat. We don't need your help." Li Youmei rolled her eyes at her, picked up An Nian and left. "Come here with mom, dig two more bamboo shoots, and then we'll call it a day and go home."
An Nian and Yu Luyuan followed her obediently.
Wu Guifang, who was left behind by them, muttered: "Tsk, what's so great..."
Aunt Lanhua, who came over to say a few words, heard this and suddenly felt a little speechless: "Guifen, don't you want your son to join the army?"
"Ah..." Wu Guifang slapped her thigh, feeling annoyed. "I just came here to find Lu Yuan just to inquire about this year's recruitment. Look at my memory!"
The desire to take advantage overrides everything else.
Wu Guifang didn't care about anything else. She picked up her hoe and chased Li Youmei.
"Yumei! After so many years of our relationship, you can't be angry with me just because of that little thing..."
-
"Brother, are you going to expand enrollment this year?"
An Nian squatted by the well peeling off the bamboo shoots and turned to ask Yu Luyuan who was cutting the bamboo shoots with a kitchen knife.
Yu Luyuan's hands kept moving, cutting off the older parts of the lower half of the spring bamboo shoots, not to throw them away, but to put them aside temporarily.
Braised bamboo shoots actually need to be cooked using older parts, simmered slowly, and the flavor slowly absorbs, so that they taste better.
The remaining bamboo shoot tips are used to stir-fry meat and are great with rice.
"I think so. Today I contacted my former comrade and asked him about the new batch of vehicles from the county transportation team, and he revealed some information.
This may be the reason why I haven't heard from the army for so long. Something big may be happening. "
Facing An Nian, Yu Luyuan did not hide anything and told all his inner speculations.
An Nian frowned: "Brother, what do you think happened?"
"Hard to say."
Yu Luyuan stopped cutting bamboo shoots, weighed it up, and chose to talk about something that didn't involve confidentiality.
"Nian Nian, I used to serve in the special forces, doing the most dangerous and secretive tasks.
For so many years, our country has never been peaceful, and there have been minor frictions with neighboring countries from time to time.Three years ago, Vietnam ended its 20-year foreign war and achieved reunification.
In order to divert domestic conflicts, they began to regard China as their imaginary enemy and harassed us from time to time.
When I left injured, the situation at the border was already very tense..."
An Nian was a little worried and simply put down the half-peeled bamboo shoots in his hands.
"Brother, do you want to go to the battlefield too?"
Yu Luyuan laughed: "Of course, I am an active soldier."
He not only has to go to the battlefield, but also to the most dangerous places.
His unit was the elite among the elite. It suffered heavy losses in the last mission, and basically none of the comrades who went out came back.
Thinking of this, a flash of sadness flashed in Yu Luyuan's eyes.
"Behind me are you, my parents, and my country. I can't retreat."
An Nian bit her lower lip and looked at his resolute profile. Pride surged in her heart, gradually overpowering her previous worries.
She lowered her head again, picked up the spring bamboo shoot, and continued to peel it.
"Okay then. If you rush forward, I will be your strongest backing. Brother, if I give you all the gold, can you help me buy a large amount of medicinal materials?"
"You want to refine medicine?" Yu Luyuan turned to look at her, "For me?"
"For everyone."
An Nian frowned and said the worst plan in the most cheerful tone.
"I plan to prepare some life-saving elixirs. As long as you still have breath, you can live by eating them."
She smiled and continued: "I will prepare some more wound medicine, which you can use when you are injured. I dare say that the wound medicine I made is definitely better than all the medicines that can be found on the market now."
With the alchemy furnace and his full spiritual power, An Nian dared to boast so much.
"Of course, if you can help me find a few sapphires and green emeralds, brother, that would be even better. I'm sure I can refine more."
"If you want western medicine, I may not be able to help you."
Yu Luyuan laughed.
Most of the formulas of Western medicine are in the hands of foreigners.
"But what you want is Chinese herbal medicine, and I can really get a lot of it."
In the past few years, some people have tried to break down the Four Olds, and some people have taken advantage of the topic and included traditional Chinese medicine. If it were not for the fact that national leaders have repeatedly emphasized the "integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine" and emphasized that "whether it is traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, if it can cure diseases, it is good medical skill." It is impossible for An Nian to see a traditional Chinese medicine dispensary in Linxian County Hospital.
In addition, the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is relatively slow. Nowadays, everyone has no money, and we are a labor-intensive society. We require quick results, so everyone will definitely give priority to Western medicine.
The status of Chinese medicine is embarrassing, and Chinese medicine is not as scarce as Western medicine.
Hearing what he said, An Nian's eyes lit up for a moment.
"Okay! I'll write you a list later, the more the merrier. Anyway, stick to those few gold bars and buy them!"
"You two haven't finished your bamboo shoots yet?"
Li Youmei came out of the kitchen, saw their slow movements, and urged them.
"Hurry, the water in the pot is boiling! Bring the bamboo shoots and blanch them first!"
"Okay! Mom! Wait for me."
An Nian hurriedly threw the spring bamboo shoots that she had peeled off into a basket, picked up the basket and ran to the kitchen.
Yu Luyuan smiled and continued to cut the remaining bamboo shoots. He heard his mother's exclamation and An Nian's coquettish voice coming from the kitchen.
"Is this bamboo shoot so small?"
"Yeah! I didn't even notice it at first!"
-
Lunch was ready, but the three of them didn't eat it. They put the food on plates, put it in baskets, and sent it to the fields to eat with Yu Zhengjun and Yu Yuejin who were working.
The family of five hid under the shade of the trees, eating fragrant spring bamboo shoots, stir-fried meat and tender cabbage, accompanied by a bowl of spicy soup, with relish.
There were other families eating under a few trees nearby, and everyone had a touch of happiness on their faces.
After eating, Yu Zhengjun and Yu Yuejin, who had been tired all morning, continued to rest under the tree, while An Nian and the other three went to the fields and continued working.
They had to plow all ten acres of the fields within two days, and then they would add water, fertilize, and start growing seedlings.
The field was not too wet now, so An Nian rolled up his pants and stepped on them. They were soft and only sank a little.
Li Youmei and Yu Luyuan looked at her thin white legs and frowned.
Li Youmei sighed: "It's okay now. In a few months, there will be more leeches..."
An Nian was stunned for a moment, recalling her previous memory, where she seemed to have seen leeches floating everywhere in the paddy fields. However, because of her special constitution, those leeches would not bite her, but they just liked sticking to her skin.
When An was staying at home, her uncle and aunt would walk as far as they could when they saw the dense leeches on her legs.
Only when she went to the field for the first time, Grandma An helped her scrape the leeches off her legs with straw, said "I will do this in the future" and left without looking back.
Li Youmei next to her continued to mutter: "Lu Yuan, will you go to the county supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to see if there are any high-top rain boots? Buy a pair for Niannian."
She wouldn't tell An Nian to stop working in the fields. Nowadays, women can hold up half of the sky, and rural wives can also earn food and clothing from the fields. It's better to have a sense of security than relying on men for everything.
"Okay, buy two pairs. Mom, you and Niannian each have a pair."
Li Youmei smiled happily: "Your mother, I have rough skin, so I don't need that thing."
"Then I don't want it either." An Nian said loudly, looking at Li Youmei with deep admiration in his eyes. "If mom doesn't want it, I don't want it either. Mother and daughter, we have to share the joys and sorrows!"
"Hahahaha, Nian Nian still knows that she feels sorry for me!" Li Youmei was amused by the couple and relaxed. "Okay, anyway, you two earned the money yourself, and Mom doesn't care how you spend it. Mom has benefited from our Nian Nian's favor today."
After a while, Yu Zhengjun and Yu Yuejin, who had had enough rest, also joined in.
With five people working together, the efficiency is much higher.
-
The time will soon come to the stage of raising seedlings.
The Yu family's rice seedlings grow very fast, obviously better than the rice seedlings in the fields a few acres next to them!
Many people in the village came to watch the fun.
"An Nian is really good at it! Wherever she is, the seedlings will grow well."
"Hey, I just came from the fields that the An family is responsible for, and their seedlings are almost dead..."
"No way?"
"Why not? With how energetic the two of them are at work, I think it's a miracle that the rice seedlings can survive until now."
"..."
-
settle down.
An Jiandang slumped on the stool after a tiring day, motionless.
Zhang Xiujuan also sat on the edge, beating her back hard.
During this time, both of them were very tired.
When the village divided tasks, it was based on the working population of each family. At the beginning, there were only five laborers listed in the Anjian Party report.
Unexpectedly, Grandpa An and Grandma An collapsed from exhaustion after only working for two days. Their son, An Daqing, simply started digging the ground. They were away from home and only came back in time for dinner in the evening.
Now, the workload of five people is placed on the two of them. For more than ten years, they have never been so tired.
"I'm hungry...Xiujuan, hurry up and cook."
An Jiandang shouted and kicked the stool where Zhang Xiujuan was sitting.
Zhang Xiujuan almost fell off her stool and was very reluctant: "I've been tired in the fields all day, why should I cook?"
She used to be very arrogant at home. Ever since her daughter got into trouble many times and she herself got into trouble a few times, Zhang Xiujuan's voice in the family has declined a lot, and she can only whisper her words in rebuttal.
As she said this, Zhang Xiujuan stood up on her knees and dragged her feet towards the kitchen.
She didn't bother to go to the vegetable patch, so she picked up a few wilted vegetable leaves thrown on the ground and rinsed them briefly.
Meals are also taken care of casually.
"Anjia? Is there anyone there? I have your registered letter!"
Zhang Xiujuan was cutting vegetables. When she heard this, she immediately became energetic, threw down the kitchen knife and rushed to the yard.
By the time she rushed over, An Jiandang had already gotten the letter and opened it in a few clicks.
He knew a few common words and looked at the key points. Suddenly, his face turned black.
"This loser! Let her go to college to make money, but she dares to write a letter and come back asking for money?!"
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