The happy little days of the Ye family

Yesterday, Xiaoqi was like a wild horse running wild, jumping and jumping in the field, and even played five-animal play, which was really crazy.

The consequence is that when I come back at night, I am too tired to walk, and I collapse on the bed directly after dinner.

If Ye Donglin hadn't taken him to take a bath, the little guy would have even wanted to sleep like this.

The next day, despite Ye Donglin's urging, the little guy clung to the pillow like a stubborn donkey.

"I'm so tired and sleepy, I want to continue sleeping~"

We had so much fun yesterday, the little guy seems to have been sealed by the big bed now.

He looked like a scoundrel that no one could separate from his pillow.

Knowing that the little guy was reluctant to get up, Father Ye didn't let him continue to pick up rice ears today.

It rains in summer, so someone has to be on the drying ground to dry the grain.

Today Wang Chunyu and Xiaoqi were assigned to the drying field, responsible for drying the rice and driving away the sparrows that stole the rice.

The rice has to wait until the sun comes out to dry, so the little guy can take the opportunity to sleep a little longer.

The drying ground in the village was divided into small areas, and the part belonging to the Ye family had been cleaned by Li Guoer in advance yesterday.

The rice harvested at home yesterday was brought to the drying field in the evening.

Including those harvested by long-term workers, the rice is piled up like a hill, which looks very spectacular.

Although the atmosphere in the village is good, there are still some thieves stealing food every year.

For this reason, during the summer harvest period, the village chief would arrange for people to guard the drying ground every night.

Last night, Ye Xilin took the sweet potatoes and kept vigil at the drying ground.

He followed other people in the village to patrol the drying field, and then let Sweet Potato guard the rice at home.

Before leaving, Ye Xilin specially patted Sweet Potato's big head and told him to take an eye on the rice at home.

"Work hard. If the rice is stolen, it will be deducted from your ration."

I don’t know if Hongshu understood it, but he just bared his teeth at Ye Xilin’s back for a long time.

In addition to Ye Xilin, other men in the family were also arranged to keep vigil.

Ye Donglin arranged for patrol tonight, and Father Ye will be responsible for tomorrow night.

When the sun first came up, Wang Chunyu and Li Guoer quickly spread out the rice collected yesterday.

Xiao Qi followed Wang Chunyu, holding some rice in her little hands, but she was still yawning, as if she hadn't woken up.

The rice had been drying in the fields for a whole day yesterday and was actually 50% dry by now.

The rice had just been harvested and had not been threshed yet, so it took up more space. The Ye family had a lot of rice, so they had to dry it more intensively.

Fortunately, the weather has been good recently. The surrounding area is like a big red oven, and the rice will be dried quickly.

Wang Chunyu estimates that after the rice has been exposed to the sun for two or three days, it should be ready for threshing using continuous rice mills.

After the three of them spread out all the rice, Li Guoer hurried back. The pigs at home were still waiting for her to feed.

Wang Chunyu and Xiaoqi stayed here to guard.

At this time, a few little gray sparrows flew over from the sky. These little guys came for the food.

It keeps hovering in mid-air and rushes down to peck at the rice without paying attention.

Wang Chunyu held a long bamboo pole and slapped it on the ground from time to time, making bursts of sound.

The sparrows that came to steal the rice were quickly driven away, but they were still hovering in the air, waiting for opportunities.

Not far away, Xiao Qi was like a little warrior, holding a small bamboo pole taller than himself, waving it vigorously on the ground and in mid-air.

The little guy danced the bamboo pole with great vigor and momentum, and the little sparrow that had just flown down was quickly scared away.

The sun slowly rose from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. At this time, the sunbathing field was already bustling with the cheerful laughter of children everywhere.

Drying rice on the drying field is a very easy job compared to harvesting rice.

Soon a group of lively children came over to play with Xiao Qi.

These children are all from the village, about the same age as Xiaoqi. Wang Chunyu knows almost all of them, and he often plays with his son.

Wang Chunyu looked up at the sky and saw that the sky was clear and there was not even a single cloud in the blue sky. Today was a rare sunny day.

So Wang Chunyu safely let Xiao Qi go out to play with the children in the village.

"Go on, just play nearby. Don't run too far. If you see a stranger, don't get close."

"I know! Mom, you are getting more and more verbose."

"You brat, I think your skin is itchy."

The little guy didn't hear Wang Chunyu's words clearly at all and ran out happily.

The older children took out their simple slingshots and pointed small stones at the sparrows that came to steal food.

These little guys catch sparrows on the drying ground every year, and their skills are very good. They caught two chubby little sparrows in a few moments.

Xiaoqi didn't have a slingshot, so she could only clap and cheer from the sidelines, cheering hard for her friends.

One by one, plump little sparrows were shot down by these little guys because they were greedy for the rice on the drying ground, and then their feet were tied with straw and strung together.

A group of little guys worked hard for a long time, and all the sparrows in the sunbath were scared away.

So the leading little guy took out the fire sticks, and then led a group of little bean sprouts to roast sparrows in an open place.

These little sparrows must have eaten a lot of millet. Each one is very plump. Although they look small, they have a lot of meat.

Although Xiao Qi did not catch the sparrow, he cheered and cheered, so he also divided half of the sparrow that was roasted black.

The sparrow was simply sprinkled with a little coarse salt, but it was extremely delicious. Xiao Qi even ate all the bones.

A group of little guys, all eating like colorful-faced cats. Several older children almost started fighting over the last bite.

Wang Chunyu held the bamboo pole and worked hard to drive away the little thieves who flew back, while paying attention to Xiao Qi not far away.

Wang Chunyu also knew that her son was very envious of the slingshots in the hands of other friends. This slingshot was actually not difficult to make. She had made it for her little brother before.

It's a pity that she doesn't have the materials in hand now. Wang Chunyu plans to make a small slingshot for the little guy at night.

When I come here to dry the rice tomorrow, I can hunt sparrows with my friends.

There were many people in the family, so the three acres of paddy fields were all harvested in the afternoon and evening, and then sent to the drying field.

But there are other paddy fields and dry land at home, so we can’t rest yet.

It has been 20 days since the rice and corn at home were harvested and the next season's rice was planted.

Xiao Qi has also changed from the white dumpling to the dark boy now, and his height has also grown steadily.

Although he has become darker and thinner, he looks more energetic than before.