Quick Travel: Jing Yuan's Wanderings

As the melon and watermelon seeds germinated, broke through the soil, grew leaves, and climbed vines, and the corn gradually grew taller, July quickly came to an end and August arrived.

Lieutenant General Jing Yuan carried a hoe and moved his work location from the cornfield to the cotton field.

After weeding the cotton field once, the hoe is officially retired from daily work.

Turn over vines and weed in the sweet potato field, catch insects in the mung bean field, and rush to pick cotton before the weather changes...

Every day in the fields, I work non-stop without a break.

Even on rainy days, every family would send one able-bodied man to check if there was any water in the fields.

In the busyness, August passed in the blink of an eye.

The melon and watermelon vines in the backyard also began to branch, bloom, and bear fruit.

Everything is thriving and gradually entering the golden months of September and October, heralding the harvest.

Cantaloupe and watermelon are ripening one after another.

One is crispy and sweet, the other is sweet, tender and juicy. It is so delicious to take a bite of it after a meal.

The results are fruitful, and that’s all money.

The whole family couldn’t bear to eat it.

Even the youngest, Jing Panpan, could resist the urge to go to the backyard.

Helplessly, Lieutenant General Jing Yuan had to go to the backyard to pick a few cantaloupes or watermelons after work every day, cut them up, and share them with everyone.

Even so, Ji Chunyu would only eat a bite or two every time, taste the flavor, and then refuse to eat any more.

Later, the three younger ones followed suit, making Lieutenant General Jing Yuan feel embarrassed to eat so much in front of others.

As for the cantaloupes and watermelons produced in the life space, they were directly stored in the system warehouse. Lieutenant General Jing Yuan had no intention of bringing them into the plane world.

With Aunt Guo, who was meticulous and experienced, around, Lieutenant General Jing Yuan didn't even dare to think of quietly taking out a melon to eat.

With the whole family's anticipation, September 15th, the day of the Sandawan Commune gathering, soon arrived.

Lieutenant General Jing Yuan went out of the yard in the middle of the night, avoiding people, carrying a large basket of watermelons and a large basket of cantaloupe that he had picked the night before.

Of course, in the dark, I had to use the system warehouse to cheat on the road.

But it still has to be done, and the carrying pole still has to be carried.

When we arrived at the venue, it was already bright.

It took a good position and just placed the watermelon and cantaloupe there.

A group of well-dressed people gathered around.

A small watermelon cost 80 cents, and a big one cost one dollar. No tickets were required and they were all sold out in a short time.

Cantaloupe are cheaper, five cents each, no matter the size, you can pick any you like.

In the 1970s, supplies were scarce and fruits and vegetables were not very easy to sell.

After ten minutes, all the things were cleared out and Lieutenant General Jing Yuan did not even walk around the venue. He picked up his carrying pole and left immediately.

There was no sneaky person following behind me as I had imagined.

It's really strange!

Then he thought, at most he had only 20 yuan in his pocket, and he felt relieved.

I guess the risk is too great and the benefit is too small, so it's not worth it.

In broad daylight, it would be more economical to snatch a watch from a city dweller's wrist than to rob this hardworking and rough man!

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Wait until late September. Pick green beans, pick cotton, harvest soybeans, break corn, harvest peanuts, dig sweet potatoes...

The busy autumn harvest is on the agenda.

Lieutenant General Jing Yuan's complexion had darkened visibly by several octaves.

Jing Panpan also had the autumn harvest holiday, and every day she would go with Grandma Guo to do some light chores.

In short, in the guerrilla villages during the busy farming season, everyone, from children as young as six to the elderly in their 6s, as long as they were healthy and able to move, had to work, without any discussion.

Maybe it was because they lived too remotely, or because they were too busy with farm work. In short, in Lieutenant General Jing Yuan's impression, apart from endless work and farm work, nothing major happened in the guerrilla settlement in September and October.

After the winter wheat was planted, we finally took a breather, and it was already the end of November.

Corn, soybeans, cotton, etc. have all been dried.

The 26th was a sunny day with crisp autumn weather. For Lieutenant General Jing Yuan, it was a particularly memorable day.

There is no other reason. The village organized young and strong laborers to go to the public to collect public grain.

There were not enough ox carts and sacks, so they had to carry the things on their shoulders.

The long line of people carrying food that stretched as far as the eye could see was truly spectacular.

The most important thing is that there is rarely any sadness on people’s faces.

They happily handed over the grain they had earned after working hard for half a year to the state free of charge.

This is a very strange and great era, Lieutenant General Jing Yuan thought...

After paying the public grain tax, the next step was to distribute grain and cotton according to the number of people and work points!

It is divided into cottonseed oil, soybean oil and peanut oil.

They also killed two pigs and divided the pork!

In a short while, the fragrance filled the kitchens of every household!

What a great harvest scene!

With the arrival of frost, the harvest of winter melon has been completed and I finally have some free time!

Lieutenant General Jing Yuan had just had a good sleep. When he woke up, he suddenly realized that it was already November.

Oh, I have to hurry up and prepare for my step-son’s wedding!