Travel back to the 80s to farm

The autumn wind blows gently, and it is late autumn in a blink of an eye. The rice fields in the fields are ripe. The climate in Qingshui Town is very special. There are two crops a year, one for wheat and one for rice. Therefore, the rice planted here is late rice, which is usually harvested in mid-to-late October.

Shen Jing looked from afar. Wow, it was a golden field! The rice ears were bent by the weight. She couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment.

"Hehehe, look at these, it's another big harvest!" Shen Jing said with a happy smile.

"Well, this year's harvest looks really good!" Lin Jieping also replied with a smile.

Shen Jing asked curiously: "Captain, how much rice can be produced per acre?"

"Well, if there is no lodging, generally one acre can produce about five to six hundred kilograms." Lin Jieping made a rough calculation.

"Only five or six hundred pounds! So little!" Shen Jing exclaimed in surprise.

Aunt Wang quickly pulled Shen Jing back and said, "Shen Jing, five or six hundred kilograms per acre is already very good."

Shen Jing then realized that there was no hybrid rice yet, and no good seeds either. So a harvest of five or six hundred kilograms would be a huge harvest!

Shen Jing said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I've never farmed before, so I don't have any idea of ​​the grain yield!"

"Well, it's okay!" Aunt Wang comforted.

Shen Jing was filled with emotion: "The reason why modern society allows 1.4 billion Chinese people to hold on to their own rice bowls is ultimately due to Grandpa Yuan's decades of dedicated research and hard work! It is precisely because of his series of outstanding scientific research results in the field of agriculture that we can have such a sufficient and stable food supply. It can be said that without Grandpa Yuan's efforts and dedication, many people would probably still be struggling on the line of food and clothing..." As she thought about it, she couldn't help but feel a deep respect and gratitude for this great scientist.

Lin Erya nudged Shen Jing with her arm: "Shen Jing?"

Shen Jing came back to her senses: "Erya! What's the matter?"

Lin Erya explained: "Don't be in a daze, the rice harvest has already begun."

Shen Jing collected her thoughts and said, "Well, which piece should we cut?"

Lin Erya pointed at Wang Cailian in the distance and said, "Look, Sister Cailian is over there. Let's go find her!"

"Okay! I'll be there right away!" Shen Jing nodded and followed Lin Erya.

Wang Cailian and Lin Juaner have already harvested more than ten bundles of rice.

"Sister Cai Lian, we are here!" Lin Erya greeted.

"Erya, Shen Jing, you guys cut the front ones."

"okay!"

The sun shines on the golden rice fields, as if covering the land with a layer of golden gauze. The breeze blows, and the heavy rice ears sway gently, making a slight rustling sound.

Shen Jing stood on the ridge of the field, holding a sharp sickle tightly in her hand. She took a deep breath, bent down, aimed the blade at the bottom of the rice stalk, and swung it hard. With a "click", a rice stalk was cut. She skillfully put the cut rice aside and continued to move forward.

Soon, a pile of rice was neatly piled up behind Shen Jing. She stood up, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and then bent down to work again. After cutting a few rice plants, she would stop, tie them into a small knot, and put them behind her. This way, it would be easy to carry and would not scatter all over the ground.

As time went by, Shen Jing's movements became more and more skillful. She wielded her sickle and moved through the rice fields like flowing water. Under her efforts, a large area of ​​rice fell down one after another, forming a pile of tall rice.

When a certain amount of rice has been harvested, Shen Jing stops what she is doing. She first gathers several large bundles of rice together, then steps on a portion of them with her feet, holds the remaining rice stalks with both hands, and squeezes them hard to make the rice ears close together. Then, she picks up the knots on the ground, skillfully wraps them around the rice bundle, and ties them tightly. In this way, a solid rice bundle is completed.

Looking at the fruits of her hard work, Shen Jing showed a gratified smile on her face. Although she was exhausted, she knew that these rice bundles would become delicious dishes on people's tables and would also bring her the joy of harvest and a sense of accomplishment.

"Wow, Shen Jing is so amazing!" Production team leader Lin Jieping came over to check the harvesting situation and couldn't help but admire Shen Jing when he saw that he had so many rice bundles.

Shen Jing smiled and responded: "Hey, Captain! Thank you for the compliment!"

Lin Erya said to Lin Jieping: "Captain, look at me, I cut a lot too!"

Lin Jieping was not stingy: "Good, good, you all did a good job!"

Lin Erya was very happy and made a face at Shen Jing: "Hehehe!"

"Hahaha, Erya! You look just like that toad!" Shen Jing joked with a smile.

Lin Erya yelled, "Shen Jing, I'm going to tear your mouth to pieces!"

"I'm obviously good-looking too. Although not as pretty as you, I can also be considered a pure and innocent girl!" Lin Erya complained.

Shen Jing immediately laughed: "Okay, okay, you are a pure little white flower! Hahaha!"

Because the pure little white flower has other meanings in modern society, of course Lin Erya didn’t know why Shen Jing was laughing.

Lin Erya smiled foolishly and said, "Shen Jing, it seems that you are very satisfied with my title!"

"Yeah! Satisfied!" Shen Jing nodded with a smile on her face.

"Oh, why are you two making so much noise every day? Hurry up and get to work!" Wang Cailian was a little annoyed by these two enemies.

"Sister Cai Lian, the two of them are like sparrows on the tree, chirping as soon as they meet! Haha!" Lin Juaner laughed.

"Oh, that's right! Ignore them, let's work hard, and when we finish cutting, we'll take a break!" Wang Cailian echoed.

After saying that, Wang Cailian and Lin Juaner bent down and swung their sickles vigorously, with the sound of "click, click" being heard continuously. Before long, the two walls of rice that they were responsible for harvesting had been completely cut. Then, they stood up, patted the dust and grass clippings on their bodies, sat down at the base of the pile of rice bundles behind them, and began to rest for a while.

Seeing this, Shen Jing quickly reached out and grabbed Lin Erya who wanted to continue working and said, "Erya, let's stop working! Let's stop and take a rest first! Look, Sister Cailian and the others are all resting leisurely over there."

Lin Erya turned around and saw Wang Cailian and Lin Juaner sitting on the edge of the field chatting with ease. She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's stop fighting! We can't lose to them!"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Jing and Lin Erya bent down again, waving the sickles in their hands more vigorously, making bursts of crisp and pleasant sounds, like two tireless machines.

Not long after, they also reached the edge of the field. Instantly, they seemed to wilt and slump down on the rice bundles.

"I'm so tired!" Lin Erya panted.

Shen Jing yawned: "I just want to take a nap now!"

"You two, are you still making trouble?" Wang Cailian said with a smile on her face.

Shen Jing took a deep breath and said, "No, no! In order to catch up with you, we are working at full speed!"

Lin Erya nodded quickly: "Yeah!"

After more than ten days of hard work, the task of harvesting rice was finally completed.

I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!