The happy little days of the Ye family

It was already a little late when Tang Xiaojing went out.

When driving the bullock cart on the road, almost no one else in the village was seen.

Looking at the paddy fields in the distance, there are people busy planting rice in almost every field.

Spring plowing is a major event for farmers. Except for those lying in bed unable to move, even children as young as several years old are busy in the fields.

The people in the village were busy in the fields, their hands were busy planting rice, and their mouths were not idle.

The women loudly discussed various gossips in the neighborhood, and even cursed with their hands on their hips when they got excited.

The men were also discussing the recent weather and when to fertilize the seedlings at home.

There were children playing, laughing and cursing beside the field, which looked very peaceful and prosperous.

The paddy field, which was originally as calm as a lake, gradually began to spread greenery around as the seedlings were planted.

When Tang Xiaojing came to the field, Tangshan and his family's long-term workers were already busy, and many seedlings had been planted.

Even Da Huang and Xiao Huang went to the mountains to hunt, but he was the only one who arrived late.

Although Tangshan has lived in the county for many years, he is still a child who grew up in the village.

He works very quickly, no worse than the long-term workers at home.

Seeing this, Tang Xiaojing didn't hesitate. He quickly rolled up his trouser legs and sleeves, took some seedlings and went down to the paddy field to start planting them.

I remember when he first came back to Taohua Village, when he was planting rice for the first time, he was bitten on the leg by a blood-sucking leech in the field.

The leech was soft and looked a little disgusting. The most important thing was that it couldn't be pulled out no matter how hard it was pulled out. Tang Xiaojing was shocked at the time.

When I was dreaming at night, I also dreamed about these disgusting leeches.

For a long time, Tang Xiaojing was a little scared when he saw leeches in the paddy field.

However, after returning to the village to cultivate the land for several years, Tang Xiaojing was able to plant rice without changing his expression.

As for leeches, there were too many in the field. There was no way to solve this problem, and Tang Xiaojing had already become numb.

Tang Xiaojing bent over and planted the seedlings in the paddy field bit by bit. His movements are very skillful, and he is basically no different from other farmers in the village.

You can’t tell at all that he was frightened by leeches when he returned to the village.

Planting rice seems simple, but in fact it is not easy at all. After bending down for a long time, Tang Xiaojing felt that his waist was almost numb.

After working for a while, you have to stand up straight and twist your waist, otherwise your waist will not be able to bear it.

The Tang family originally had more than a dozen long-term workers, but after getting rid of the people who tended the livestock at the foot of the mountain, there were not many left who could busy with spring plowing.

Including the 10 acres of paddy fields that Ye Qingqing gave as dowry, the Tang family has a total of 60 acres of paddy fields and 15 acres of slope land.

Therefore, Tang Xiaojing specially hired 10 more part-time workers.

With more people and greater strength, seven or eight acres of rice seedlings had already been planted in just one hour.

Tang Xiaojing had just planted the seedlings in half an acre of land when he saw Big Yellow and Little Yellow running down the foot of the mountain happily.

It rained all the time some time ago, and the two big guys were bored at home. They seemed particularly excited to go up the mountain today.

After a while, Dahuang and Xiaohuang each came over to Tang Xiaojing with prey in their mouths to show off.

Big Huang held a five or six kilogram big hare in his mouth, while Little Huang held a colorful pheasant in his mouth.

The big tails behind Da Huang and Xiao Huang were wagging rapidly, and their two big heads were raised high, as if begging for praise.

The hares and pheasants were still alive. Tang Xiaojing hurried to the field ridge, pulled out some vines, and tied up the rabbits and pheasants.

Seeing the two big guys looking so proud, Tang Xiaojing happily patted the big heads of Da Huang and Xiao Huang.

Then I found that the two big furry heads were covered with mud.

Tang Xiaojing originally felt a little guilty when he saw two big guys with their faces covered in mud.

Unexpectedly, Da Huang and Xiao Huang swung hard twice at the same time, throwing all the mud on their heads back to Tang Xiaojing's body.

Tang Xiaojing laughed in anger, and just when he was about to scold the dog, the two big guys ran over to find Tang Shan again.

Tang Xiaojing, covered in mud, carried the pheasant and hare to the place where the long-term worker lived.

At this time, there was an aunt who was a few years older than Ye's mother and was cooking lunch.

This is the wife of Ye Dazhuang, the tofu maker. Tang Xiaojing specially invited her to come over and help with the cooking.

Normally, the long-term workers cook their own meals during the leisure time, but spring plowing time is not waiting for anyone, so they specially find someone to cook.

During last year's spring plowing, Ye Qingqing helped cook the food at home, and Tang Xiaojing went back to bring the food to the field to eat.

Nowadays, Ye Qingqing is heavy and hard to work on, so he hired an aunt to cook for the family's long-term workers.

"Aunt Ye, please add lunch."

Seeing the pheasants and hares held by Tang Xiaojing, Mrs. Ye said cheerfully:

"Spring plowing is all strenuous work. You need to eat more meat, otherwise you won't have the energy to work."

"Auntie, my father and I are also having lunch here. Let's cook more rice and vegetables for lunch."

"Okay, okay, I'll make sure you're well fed."

The fields here are a bit far away, and it takes more than an hour to go back and forth. The father and son simply followed the long-term workers to eat here and were too lazy to go home.

Tang Xiaojing was thinking about the work in the field. After putting down the rabbits and pheasants, he went back to planting rice seedlings.

Just after they came back, Da Huang and Xiao Huang ran over again as if nothing had happened.

Seeing Tang Xiaojing busy planting rice seedlings in the field, he ignored them and had no choice but to run back to the mountain happily.

Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing planted seedlings all morning and were so tired that they couldn't straighten their waists.

But seeing the long-term workers around them working hard, the father and son couldn't be lazy, so they had to bite the bullet and continue planting rice.

Just when the father and son were really tired, the sound of eating finally came from the distance.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat! The food is ready."

Hearing Aunt Ye's voice calling for dinner, Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing perked up and quickly said to the long-term workers around them:

"Everyone, let's eat first. Only when you are full can you have the strength to work."

After a busy morning, the long-term workers were already hungry and walked back from the fields.

Tang Xiaojing also quickly came out of the field and went to wash his hands and feet in the pool nearby.

As the father and son walked on the road, they kept beating their sore waists. Tang Xiaojing also muttered:

"Farming is really hard work. Even if you pay the wages of long-term workers, you can't make much money. It's better to buy a hill and grow herbs."

Tangshan felt that this brat just didn't know how to be blessed despite being blessed.

"You didn't even think of using Chinese herbal medicine when we were clearing land. Besides, the fields are safer."

Tangshan looked back at the fields. In one morning, 12 acres of paddy fields had been planted.

After a few more days of hard work, I will plant all the seedlings, and then I will be more relaxed.

The father and son talked and laughed along the way. When they arrived at the house where the long-term worker lived, everyone had already started eating.

Mrs. Ye brought a large bowl to each of the father and son, which was full of rice and meat, as well as a lot of tofu made by Ye Dazhuang.

Ye's craftsmanship is good and the food she cooks tastes pretty good. Tang Xiaojing has already thought about letting her come over to cook during the summer harvest.

After a group of people had eaten and drank enough, they quickly returned to the fields and continued planting rice without taking a break.