Xue Ming and Li Chuanying spent the night harvesting wheat under the moonlight. At dawn, Xue Ming repeated his old trick, taking her out of space when she closed her eyes and was immersed in love.

"You and Dahuang go home, have a meal and sleep well, I will take care of the rest." Xue Ming said, rubbing her hair.

"Be careful not to be discovered by others." Li Chuanying had lost herself and had not noticed the change in space from beginning to end. She listened to whatever Xue Ming said.

At dawn, Xue Ming walked along the path and found no sign that the wheat fields had been stolen. He was reassured by the presence of Rhubarb on patrol.

At about seven o'clock, the members started to work. A group of brigade cadres came over to inquire about the patrol situation. Zhao Tian patted Xue Ming on the shoulder and said, "You did a good job. Old Wei will give him ten work points."

"When are you going to harvest the wheat? Party secretary, I haven't slept all night and I'm almost sleepy." Xue Ming complained as he yawned and rubbed his eyes.

"Harvesting will begin in five days, Xiao Xue, please work hard for a few more days." Scorekeeper Wei Dingguo smiled and recorded his work points.

Ten work points can be exchanged for a pound of sweet potatoes, and flies, no matter how small, are still meat. Xue Ming watched Wei Dingguo write down the work points.

At this time, two patrolmen from the No. [-] Production Team ran this way, shouting loudly as they ran: "The Party Secretary is bad, a lot of wheat ears from our team were stolen last night."

"Is there really someone stealing wheat? It can't be such a coincidence, right?" Xue Ming was a little confused and hurriedly followed everyone to watch the fun.

A large group of people came to the scene of the crime. The ears of wheat were cut off from a large wheat field next to the road, and the wheat stalks were lying on the ground.

Zhao Tian's face turned black. Everyone was so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe. The two patrolmen of Team [-] were trembling with fear. Their expressions were even worse than that of a dead mother.

"Zhao Daguang, Zhao Erguang, what do you do for food? Are you stupid pigs and donkeys?" Zhao Tian jumped on his feet, his mouth smelling bitter, and countless spittles sprayed on their faces.

The two brothers bowed their heads and were scolded. They both fell asleep last night. The duty field of Team [-] was on the edge of Zhao Village. The thieves were most likely from the Macun Brigade in the south.

"Secretary, don't get angry yet. I think it's better to report the case to the Public Security Bureau. As for Zhao Daguang and Zhao Erguang, just follow the rules." Captain Sun Yuhou said.

The stolen area was about 30 square meters. Each of the Zhao brothers faced compensation of [-] kilograms of wheat. Xue Ming suspected that the two of them had left work and gone home last night.

After discussion, the cadres decided to deduct [-] points from each of them. Zhao Daguang sat down on the ground, Zhao Erguang covered his face and cried, and the two brothers begged for mercy with snot and tears.

"The two of you combined are sixty years older than Xue Ming. Not a single wheat was lost in the wheat field that Xue Ming was responsible for. How can you be so old-fashioned to plead for mercy?" Zhao Tian said and walked away.

Xue Ming felt bored and left. A strong laborer worked hard and could barely earn ten work points a day. A penalty of [-] points was really unacceptable.

When I got home, I had a few bites of food and then went back to my room to sleep. As soon as I lay down, I heard a knock on the door, "Brother Xue Ming hasn't had his soup yet."

"No more drinking. You go to bed early and continue to watch with me tonight." Xue Min yawned and was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes.

The door opened and Li Chuanying came in with a bowl of porridge. He pulled up a bench and sat beside the bed. He scooped a spoonful of millet porridge and blew it to cool down and put it next to Xue Ming's mouth. "Brother, take a few sips. Aunt Liu said millet porridge nourishes the stomach."

Xue Ming didn't expect the girl to be so gentle. He sat up and opened his mouth to wait for feeding. After drinking five or six spoons, his head tilted and he fell asleep. His body curled up into a ball, which was very unsightly.

Li Chuanying hugged him hard and laid him down, took off his socks and covered him with a quilt. He held the bowl in one hand and the socks in the other to go outside to wash.

Suddenly, he found Xue Ling standing at the door with a smile. He smiled and teased, "Are you talking to my brother about a date?"

"I didn't, don't lie." Li Chuanying lowered his head and fled the scene quickly.

When Xue Ming woke up, he looked at his watch and it was already four in the afternoon. When he turned over, he saw Li Chuanying sitting on the edge of the bed, his eyes slightly red and swollen as if he had just cried, "What's wrong with you?"

"The wife of Zhao Daguang from Team [-] hanged just now. Fortunately, she was found and rescued in time. Brother Xue Ming, did the wheat we harvested yesterday belong to Team [-]?" Li Chuanying looked nervous when he spoke.

Xue Ming was stunned for two seconds and asked calmly, "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"

Li Chuanying was silent for three minutes with tears in her eyes, not knowing how to answer, and her heart was in a mess.

"As the saying goes, rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests. We didn't harvest Team [-]'s wheat fields yesterday." After Xue Ming finished speaking, he closed his mouth and didn't want to say any more.

"That's good." Li Chuanying wiped his tears and breathed a sigh of relief, "I've left egg soup for you in the kitchen. I'll heat it up."

Xue Ming got up and went to the yard to brush his teeth. Xue Ling ran over and said, "Brother, look at the clothes I made for you."

She was holding a gaudy trousers in her hand, and Xue Ming was so angry that he cursed, "Fuck you, don't put this waste of fabric away."

"Sister Chuanying said these are underwear, and others can't see them when they are worn inside the pants, hahaha..." Xue Ling couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Have you learned the sewing machine skills?" Xue Ming took the flower underwear and put it in his pocket.

"Sister Meiling and I have both learned. Yesterday she went to work as a temporary worker in a textile factory, and Xiaoxiang hasn't learned yet."

Xue Ming nodded, "From now on, you can sew for others at home to earn some food. When you get married, I will give you the sewing machine as a dowry."

"I'm not getting married." Xue Ling blushed and ran into the bedroom and covered her head with the quilt. After a while, she started to giggle. Her eldest brother actually gave me a sewing machine as a dowry.

At night, Xue Ming continued to keep vigil in the field responsible for Team 18, leaving the rhubarb patrolling outside and taking Li Chuanying into the space to harvest.

After three days, he finally finished harvesting fifteen acres of wheat fields. He didn't know what to do next, so he took Li Chuanying to Zhao Molong's house to visit him that afternoon.

Zhao Molong's trauma has almost healed. He pointed to the bag on the ground and said, "Take the food away. Chuanying is embarrassed to have been living in your house."

There were a total of forty kilograms of wheat in the bag, which further proved that he was a thief. Xue Ming shook his head and said, "Old man, how should the wheat be shelled after harvesting?"

Speaking of this topic, Zhao Molong opened up the conversation, "First prepare a piece of hard ground as a threshing field, lay the harvested wheat straw flat in the wheat field, use oxen to pull a stone roller and press it on top, and after crushing the wheat, The chaff is piled together and the wind separates the wheat.”

Xue Ming was confused when he heard this. He felt that the whole process was a bit troublesome. He hurriedly took out a paper and pen and said, "Say it again."

"Why are you asking this? You will understand it when you see it when the brigade harvests wheat." Zhao Molong said.

"I don't want to wait." Xue Ming is eager to know how many pounds of wheat can be harvested from the 15 acres of wheat field, because that is the food ration that the whole family depends on for survival.

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