Travel back to the 80s to farm

The golden wind brings coolness, the osmanthus is fragrant, and in the bleak autumn wind, the rice fields present a golden scene. The annual autumn harvest season is quietly approaching.

Lin Jianmin bought a brand new harvester this year, which is undoubtedly much faster than relying solely on manual harvesting in the past.

Lin Jianmin's grandfather, Lin Anzhu, went door to door in advance and said, "Everyone, whether you want to harvest wheat or rice in the future, you can ask my grandson Erdan to harvest it with a harvester. I'll charge you three yuan per mu!"

Many villagers are happy to use mechanical harvesting so that they can spend more time making money; however, some families are not financially well-off and they still choose to use traditional manual methods to harvest rice.

The villagers had invited Lin Jianmin to harvest rice in advance, and he drove his harvester over without saying a word. After arriving at the rice fields, Lin Jianmin saw many wealthy people waiting at the edge of the fields, so he greeted them warmly: "Everyone is here! I will start harvesting now, and I guarantee it will be fast and good!"

One of the villagers smiled and said, "Erdan, your harvester is really a great help. It saves us time and effort."

Lin Jianmin smiled and replied, "We are all from the same village, and I am happy to be able to help."

Another villager interrupted, "Erdan, your fee is reasonable, only three yuan per acre, which is much more cost-effective than hiring someone to harvest by hand."

Lin Jianmin waved his hands quickly: "We are all family, why talk about money? As long as everyone is satisfied, that's all."

"Jianmin, you are finally here. We have been waiting for you for a long time!" Aunt Wang said with a smile.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I'll start harvesting the rice now." Lin Jianmin said as he started the harvester.

"Erdan, your harvester is really good. It harvests quickly and cleanly!" Uncle Wang praised.

"Thank you for the compliment. This is my job, so it's normal for me to have good skills." Lin Jianmin smiled foolishly.

"Erdan, you are such a good boy!" Aunt Shen praised.

"Yes, next year we will come to you to help us harvest wheat!" Others started chatting one after another.

Amid everyone's praise, Lin Jianmin worked even harder.

With the roar of the harvester, rice was quickly harvested. Lin Jianmin was busy all day, and only finished harvesting part of the reserved rice field in the evening.

Although he was a little tired physically, he felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart. This feeling of helping others made him feel extremely satisfied.

On his way home, Lin Jianmin passed by rice fields that were still being harvested manually. He saw some old people and children struggling to swing sickles, and his heart was moved.

"Should I help them?" he wondered to himself.

After returning home, Lin Jianmin discussed it with his grandfather, who agreed with his idea and suggested that he go to help those poor families harvest rice for free tomorrow.

The next morning, Lin Jianmin got up early and drove the harvester to the homes in need again.

The villagers were very grateful for his good deed, and Lin Jianmin also received a lot of praise and respect.

On that day, Shen Jing and Teacher Zhang stood at the edge of the field early, waiting for Lin Jianmin to come and harvest the rice.

Teacher Zhang looked at the heavy, golden rice ears in front of him and said happily, "Jingjing, this year's rice harvest is really good. One acre of land can produce about 600 to 700 kilograms. This is all thanks to the rice planting knowledge you taught us before!"

Shen Jing heard this and smiled modestly: "Mom, you're too kind. We all have rich experience in farming. I just gave you a little advice! Hehe..."

"Mom, Sister Jing, I'm here to bring you food!" At this time, Lin Yunlei came over happily, carrying a pot of hot water, a stack of pancakes, and a package.

Seeing this, Shen Jing couldn't help but joked: "Our little brother Yunlei has grown up and knows how to care for his mother and sister!"

Lin Yunlei was on a busy farming holiday at the time, so he stayed at home. He scratched his head and replied with a smile: "Hey, I will grow up eventually!"

Shen Jing took the pancake and opened the package brought by Lin Yunlei. Inside was the hot sauce produced by his own factory. Shen Jing then unscrewed the bottle cap, poured some hot sauce on the pancake, picked up the washed green onions, rolled them up and ate them together!

"Sister Jing, come, drink some water!" Lin Yunlei said as he poured a full teacup of water, then quickly walked towards Shen Jing and handed her the water.

Shen Jing took the teacup with a smile on her face and said gently: "Brother Yunlei, thank you~"

Lin Yunlei grinned, revealing a row of white teeth, and said a little embarrassedly: "Hey, it would be great if Sister Jing could give me more pocket money!"

Teacher Zhang couldn't stand it anymore and scolded her angrily, "Don't ask your sister for money all the time, kid!"

Seeing this, Lin Yunlei hurriedly explained: "Mom, I was just joking. Besides, I asked Sister Jing for money to buy school supplies!"

At this time, Lin Yunlei was already a freshman in high school. He was tall and handsome, looking like a young man.

Shen Jing ate the pancakes and said, "When you're done, come to my factory!"

Lin Yunlei smiled instantly: "Okay!"

Teacher Zhang smiled and said, "Jingjing, just spoil him!"

Shen Jing took a sip of water and said, "Mom, brother Yunlei is grown up now. We can't keep treating him as a child. He helped a lot with Old Li in the store during the summer vacation!"

"Boss, Jianmin's harvester will be here soon, we have to get ready!" Duoer's father Lin Guiping said with a smile.

Shen Jing responded cheerfully, "Oh, I see!" Before she finished speaking, she gobbled up the remaining pancakes, gulped down a big mouthful of water, then stood up, patted her butt, and looked in the direction of the sound of Lin Jianmin's harvester.

"Mom, Lin Jianmin is here!" Shen Jing was full of curiosity and wanted to know what the harvester from the 1980s looked like and how it was different from that of the 21st century!

Shen Jing ran to the edge of the field excitedly. Wow! Lin Jianmin was operating the harvester skillfully. Wherever he went, rice fell down. She couldn't help but exclaim: "This harvester is amazing! Although it's not as good as the combine harvester of the 21st century, it's much faster than manual harvesting!"

Lin Jianmin saw Shen Jing and greeted her with a smile, "Shen Jing! I'll harvest rice for your family later!"

Shen Jing came back to her senses and responded with a smile, "Oh, okay!"

Lin Jianmin sat in the spacious driver's seat of the harvester, concentrating on driving the machine forward. With the huge roar of the harvester, golden rice was quickly harvested and fell down, neatly arranged.

He was concentrating on the harvesting work, but beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead, mixing with the dust in the air to form grayish-white traces. These fine dust gradually covered his cheeks and forehead, making his originally clean and tidy face a little blurry.

However, Lin Jianmin didn't seem to notice it. His eyes were focused and determined, and his hands were tightly holding the steering wheel to ensure that the harvester could drive smoothly on the field path. The sun scorched the earth mercilessly, and also tanned his face, which was not white to begin with, even darker, as if telling the story of the farmers' hard work.

Teacher Zhang praised with a smile on his face: "Jianmin is a very capable child! He is even more capable than his father!"

Shen Jing was surprised to hear this. She realized that she had paid too little attention to the village's affairs in recent years, so she asked quickly, "Mom, tell me what's going on?" She was eager to know more about Jianmin and why Teacher Zhang praised him so much.

Teacher Zhang smiled and said, "Jianmin's father was not so successful before. He just drank and played cards all day. Jianmin is a very sensible child. He learned a lot of farm work from his grandfather since he was a child. Later, his grandfather borrowed money to buy him a tractor. He often drove to the county town to help the village committee purchase goods. He never refused to help the village collective thresh and transport wheat. He is really a kind and good child."

Shen Jing listened and her liking for Lin Jianmin increased. She remembered that when he first went to the countryside, Lin Jianmin was still a bald and funny guy.

Now, that funny guy has grown into a hardworking and down-to-earth man. Shen Jing couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration in his heart.

At this time, Lin Jianmin drove the harvester to the edge of their rice field. He stopped the car and shouted to Shen Jing and Teacher Zhang: "Teacher Zhang, Shen Jing, I'm going to start harvesting!"

As the harvester started, rice poured into the machine like a tide. Soon, a rice field was harvested.

Lin Jianmin jumped off the harvester, walked up to Shen Jing, and said shyly, "Shen Jing, what do you think of my harvesting?"

Shen Jing praised sincerely: "Very good! You are really amazing!"

Lin Jianmin smiled, and that smile was as bright as the autumn sunshine.