Crossing the Sixers

At the end of the second month of the warm season, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. If it is on the earth, Xu Jian would have to stay in the air-conditioned room and never go out.But right now I can't go out.

There are still cattle and sheep to be fed in the animal shed, the chicken coop and duck coop must be cleaned, the vegetables in the field must be picked in time, and the grain in the field should also be harvested.There are many of them, but after the division of labor, everyone also has a lot of work.

Because the tribe's demand for flour, rice, sorghum and corn increased, the original stone mill was not enough. Last year, the Yihe tribe worked hard to build a mill, and their family had to send a person to grind the flour.The hard work went to An Lie, and Xu Jian got the corn cob breaking by drawing lots.

The corn they found in the forest three years ago has been planted several times, and finally enough grain seeds have been saved, and there are about three acres of corn that need to be recovered.Breaking corn cobs may seem simple, but it is a very boring job. Xu Jian dawdled until he had finished his breakfast before he put on his straw hat and went to the field.

An Lie prepared the ox cart for him early in the morning, and now Huo Changfeng was already sitting in the cart, also wearing a straw hat.

"Dad, I'll help you!"

In three years, Huo Changfeng didn't grow much taller, but his strength was not weak, and he became more stable.

Left and right were bored at home, so Xu Jian took him with him, but he brought a little more water before departure, and he also brought dried meat and bread for lunch.

Bai Yufei and Gao Shuai were going to the vegetable field to collect peppers, watermelons, cucumbers, onions, etc., and drove an ox cart.Along the way, two bullock carts walked side by side, and a few people chatted and laughed, and greeted pedestrians on the road from time to time.

Many hardworking people have come back from the fields after their busy work. Seeing them leisurely and carefree, they all laughed at them, saying that they are so lazy because they are full of food and don’t worry about being hungry at all.

"No! Our family has two that are so edible, we can't save much food, haha!"

In ancient times, Xu Jian and the others were really big landlords.The food production in this place is really high, and farming seems meaningless. They don't store much old food except that they grow enough food for a year in each warm season.However, when this wave of corn was taken home, the grain depots really couldn't hold it.During the warm season last year, they built two rooms behind the house as grain depots and warehouses.Two days ago, they collectively cleaned the grain depot and waited for the corn to be released.

Earlier, when the corn was not yet ripe, they broke off a lot of raw corn and took it home to cook. The aroma made the people of the Yihe tribe couldn't help licking their lips every time they passed the several acres of corn fields.But they have never stolen corn, and this tribe is still simple and honest.

Huo Changfeng lay on Bai Yufei's lap, and complained in a low voice: "I don't eat much... I only ate three of the grilled shrimp yesterday, and my father took them away! I also divided several for my father!"

"Really? It's too much! Later, you go to the small villa for dinner, and you will never help him light the fire again!"

"Ok!"

Gao Shuai almost died laughing at Bai Yufei encouraging Huo Changfeng to get rid of his identity as a burning child.

Xu Jian, who was driving the bullock cart in front, wanted to jump down and beat the two children up—"I'm not doing it for you? Such a small person eats more than me, and he's not afraid that he won't be able to digest it!"

Huo Changfeng stuck out his tongue and made a face at the back of Xu Jian's head.

When they arrived near the vegetable field, Bai Yufei and Gao Shuai stopped the ox cart and walked towards the vegetable field with bamboo baskets.It was quite easy to collect the vegetables, Xu Jian originally planned to let Huo Changfeng follow the two of them, but Huo Changfeng sat on the bullock cart and refused to get off.

The father and son wandered into the cornfield and sighed in unison when they saw the golden scene, which was more than one meter high and the corn cobs were growing on the tips.It is hard work to be a working people, but in order to have food to eat, I can only be a working people.

Xu Jian looked at Huo Changfeng who was holding a bone knife, he was not as tall as a corn stalk, and sighed: "You are responsible for picking up the corn and putting it in the bag. Don't worry, just pick it up slowly."

Huo Changfeng nodded happily and agreed, and ran to the ox cart to drag over a dozen animal skin bags.

The father and son broke the corn and threw it on the open space next to them, and the other squatted down to pick it up, and the cooperation went smoothly.The corn stalks are not as high as those on the earth, but the thorns on the leaves are more piercing than those on the earth.Xu Jian was busy until noon, but he couldn't clean up the corn on the several mu of land.Fortunately, Bai Yufei and Gao Shuai had already tidied up the vegetable field, helped break up the rest, and then gathered around the bullock cart to have lunch together, and planned to finish the rest.

Huo Changfeng pinched the bread roll and started to eat it hungrily.Xu Jian felt distressed looking at it, but he felt very proud when he thought that the child packed more than a dozen bags of corn by himself.

While eating, An Lie came over with an earthen pot, which contained broth, and the aroma was tangy from afar.Several people gathered around, grabbing spoons to drink.

"have you eaten?"

"Ate."

Only then did Xu Jian feel relieved to drink the soup.

An Lie silently took the bone knife and went to chop down the corn stalks so that he could take it back and use it as firewood.He cut a small piece of Xu Jian and found it.An Lie moved quickly, and the chopped corn stalks were neatly stacked, and the corn that Xu Jian missed was also taken out by him and thrown into the open space.When he was busy, Xu Jian sat on the edge of the field, watching while eating cakes, with a smile on his lips.

This situation is really too similar to the indifferent and distant life in the countryside, and there is a feeling of wishing for the end of time.

Gao Shuai followed his gaze and couldn't help laughing.

"The harvest is good!" Gao Shuai said.

Xu Jian felt baffled: "Of course it's good. Although only one crop of corn can be grown in a season, it has a high yield. Save more for seeds. Next year, every household in the Yihe tribe will basically be able to distribute corn."

Gao Shuai elongated his tone and signaled Xu Jian to look at An Lie: "I mean, you have harvested a very powerful male! Meeting An Lie, you will have used up the greatest luck in your life!"

Xu Jian thought about it seriously, and started giggling while holding the dough cake.

An Lie turned his head when he heard the sound, and looked at Xu Jian in confusion. Xu Jian blew him a kiss, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Corn threshing is more troublesome. There is no thresher in this world, and it is unrealistic to build one. They have to peel it by hand.Delicate palms like Huo Changfeng and Bai Yufei's were really not suitable, and Murong was also eliminated. The rest of them were too busy, so they asked Atu's family to help, and they planned to give some cornmeal to Atu's family as a thank you gift.

Ah Tu, Ah Heng and their father are all used to doing menial jobs. Yi Ran also hunted since he was a child, and his palms are covered with calluses. As for An Lie, his hands cannot be easily cut with a knife, let alone corn kernels. .A few males sat in the grain bank and spent three days peeling the cobs into kernels.

Xu Jian and the others made more than 200 catties of cornmeal, and gave half of it to Atu's family. They also asked them to use the cornmeal to cook porridge, steamed buns with mixed grains, especially pancakes with mixed grains.Duolan really likes multigrain pancakes, as do Atu and her son Azhao, stuffing a piece in his mouth can make the little guy quiet for a long time.

There are several thousand catties of corn in the grain depot, two bags of freshly harvested peppers to dry in the sun, plus the previous soybeans, sesame seeds, sorghum, and a bag of rapeseed.

Vegetables are obviously not suitable here, and the cellar they dug before came in handy.There is also some ice in the cellar, so the vegetables will last a little longer.

They calculated the harvest in this warm season, and decided that in the next month, they should vacate the land and lend it to others to grow food.As for the vegetables, if you can't finish them, you can still exchange them for meat or other foods.The exchange festival was about to start in two days, and they decided to exchange the leftover rice and wheat for some daily necessities such as clothes, or fruits that the Yihe tribe lacked.

The fields were empty and there was nothing to do, so they started to brew soy sauce and extract oil.It's not difficult, after all, Gao Shuai was born in the countryside, and he has seen it since he was a child, and Bai Yufei has relevant knowledge in his head, so he can succeed after practicing a few times.

It takes some time for soy sauce to be successfully brewed, but soybean oil, rapeseed oil and sesame oil are prepared quickly. The quantity is not large and the purity is not enough, but after all, they don't have to eat animal fat all the time, so they feel more at ease.