walk alone.

This tense summer harvest lasted for nearly a week, until everyone planted corn, soybeans, mung beans, cotton and other autumn harvest crops non-stop in fear, and the herd of mutated bison that was feared by the villagers did not appear.Seeing this situation, many villagers who had finally been free all burned incense and worshiped Buddha at home to thank the gods of all parties, and thanked them for giving the big guy a way to survive.Today's villagers are easy to be satisfied, they don't ask for a good life, as long as they can eat enough, drink enough, and have a safe place to live, they have nothing else to ask for.It's just that even if it seems to them that the wish is extremely meager, they don't know that many people in the outside world don't even dare to hope.

As the saying goes, if there is food in a Taoist family, there is no panic. Now that the villagers are about to harvest a full warehouse of grain, the previously depressive atmosphere is suddenly swept away, and everyone is alive and motivated.Perhaps because of the nourishment of the special substance in the snow, although the fertile fields in Zaojiao Village have been ruined a lot by the mutated livestock that go down the mountain from time to time, the total output has not decreased compared with previous years, and the wheat grains are plump and of high quality. It was even better than ever, and the villagers were so happy that they couldn't help but love to go to the threshing ground to look at the grain. They couldn't put it down, and those who didn't know thought they were pearls.

Thanks to the mutated pheasants that Dahua bit and killed a few days ago, Mr. Chen's family had a good time after harvesting the wheat and planting the next season's grain.Compared with other families who once returned to their pre-liberation life, Mr. Chen’s family has a solar generator. Although electricity still needs to be saved, compared with other families who can only rely on kerosene lamps and candles, their family is still a lot more advanced. .There is a refrigerator at home, so naturally I am not afraid that the chickens will be damaged. The two old ladies love their children, and they use the mutated chicken to make a lot of delicious food.Stewed chicken soup today, braised chicken nuggets tomorrow, and chopped chicken the day after tomorrow, and Qin Bin and the three enjoyed it so much. The young man is even a lot stronger than before, which has attracted the envy and envy of many people who lack strong labor force.

Mr. Chen's family only harvested about six or seven acres of wheat, and his yard was so big that he didn't take the ears of wheat to the threshing ground to dry, but directly dried them in his own yard.God opened his eyes these few days, and it was sunny for several days in a row, and the harvested ears of wheat were dried without much effort.It's just that there is no thresher now, and everyone has no choice but to use local methods to thresh.

The crops waiting for the autumn harvest are all planted, and after a few days of exposure to the sun, the wheat is almost ready.Mr. Chen picked a good weather, and early in the morning, he led a large family to spread out the ears of wheat that had been piled up last night to prevent dew.After finishing the work, the family went back to the kitchen for breakfast, talking and laughing. The two old ladies stewed chicken soup early, and the rich aroma filled half of the small farmyard. , now hearing Mr. Chen's order, except for Qin Bin who was still a little reserved, he just walked to the kitchen with anticipation on his face, and Yu Hui and Liu Qingquan, who were getting further and further away on the road of foodies, immediately followed the runaway wild horse Like, cheered and ran to the kitchen.

The thick and fragrant chicken soup, the juicy chicken, the diced potatoes on the noodles, and the golden pancakes, all the people who had worked all morning suddenly whetted their appetites, and they buried their heads in eating with their bowls in hand.

"Grandpa, when the wheat is threshed, there won't be much work at home, right?" Liu Qingquan could only bite the bullet and pretend to be casually asked under Yu Hui's frequent eye gestures.

"Well, what's the matter?" Mr. Chen answered after glancing at the three children.

"We want to go to the county town to see Leizi." Seeing that grandma seemed to stop her, Liu Qingquan quickly added: "We won't go far, go to the county town to see Leizi and his uncles and aunts, and then come back."

Looking at the expectant eyes of the three children, even though they were a little unhappy in their hearts, the three old people did not say anything to obstruct them in the end.After all, the children are still young, and they will have a long life ahead, so they can't stay in this remote mountain village all the time, can they?It's also good to go out and have a look, see more of the world, and save yourself from suffering later.

After the family had finished their breakfast, the sun had already risen high. Mr. Chen let the three children enter the house to rest, while he turned the ears of wheat back and forth with an iron fork so that they could be dried more fully.At noon, seeing that the ears of wheat were almost sun-dried, everyone under the command of Mr. Chen made preparations for threshing.

Qin Bin drove a pickup truck with a stone roller hanging on the rear of the car, turning in circles to crush the ears of wheat spread on the ground.Mr. Chen and the others followed behind the round stone roller, and used rakes to hook in the wheat straw that could not be pressed by the side.Qin Bin has never really learned how to drive, but his driving skills are really good. In addition, the yard at home is not small. Qin Bin happily drives around in circles. It doesn't look like doing farm work, but more like having fun.

Seeing Qin Bin having fun, there was even a rare and obvious smile on his face, Liu Qingquan and Yu Hui, who were a little bit greedy at first, didn't say anything about replacements, and just looked at Qin Bin with a smirk happily.

It's just that this time the ears of wheat were fully exposed to the sun. Before Qin Bin had enough fun, the ears of wheat that occupied half of the yard had already completed the separation work. Qin Bin had no reason to drive around anymore, so he could only drive the car to the Carport, consciously listen to Mr. Chen's next order.

Then came the start.Mr. Chen seemed to be consciously teaching the three of Qin Bin to do farm work. This time, he didn't do all the work, but patiently taught the three of them hand in hand, and consciously gave them the opportunity to practice by themselves.The tines of the wooden fork used at the start are relatively wide, so that it is easier to leak the separated wheat grains. Every time a fork is lifted, the straw must be shaken skillfully. The less straw that is leaked, the better.Listening to the sound of the wheat grains falling, the whole family is very happy. Maybe this is the joy of a good harvest?If you have not experienced it yourself, it is really difficult to feel this kind of fulfilling and satisfying happiness.

Under the patient guidance of Mr. Chen, the three of Qin Bin stacked the shaken wheat straw into small piles, and stacked them one by one to form a pile of wheat straw. They were directly transported to the firewood shed by electric tricycles and piled up.It happened to be windy that day, and Mr. Chen was always a quick-tempered person who didn't like to procrastinate, so he simply took Qin Bin and the three of them to start a show on the spot.

The wind was moderate that day, and the field was lifted quickly and cleanly. The first time I used a small fork, and the second time I used a wooden shovel.Under the guidance of Mr. Chen, Yu Hui raised the shovel high, while Liu Qingquan and Qin Bin took the big broom and hurriedly swept away the remaining chaff on the wheat pile. Seeing that they were working hard, Chen felt relieved. The old man walked on the side, and used a rake to rake off the heads of wheat ears, and they gathered together on the side.The wheat bran that was blown to one side by the wind was also collected by Mrs. Chen, and was going to be used as fertilizer in the vegetable field in the backyard.

Seeing that it was lunch time, everyone was working hard, and without going to rest, they directly put the round golden wheat grains that had been beaten into bags and tied them in the mouth.Bags of wheat were carried by the three of Qin Bin to the warehouse in the west wing. The two old ladies wrapped the wheat medicine and put it away, and then wrapped it in a plastic sheet. Finally, this season's grain was safely received in the warehouse. up.

Looking at the grain piled up to half the granary, the family looked at each other and smiled, with satisfaction and joy in their eyes. After working for so long, they finally feel at ease.

Everyone has been working all morning, and they are all covered in dust.In the past, Liu Qingquan must have taken Yu Hui and Qin Bin to the Woshui River to take a bath and swim.It's just that this wish is unlikely to come true now. After all, those terrifying mutated fish comparable to piranhas are not easy to mess with. It's not difficult for them to jump in, but it's difficult if they want to get out safely.As a result, the small pond in their backyard has become the favorite swimming spot for the children in the village.Everyone has used up the melted snow water before, and although most of the weather has been good in the past few months, there have been a few heavy rains, and the water source of the small pond has been fully replenished. Now the drinking water of Mr. Chen’s house It mainly relies on the well, and the small pond is also idle. There are children who come here to swim and play. As long as they are not too young, they generally do not stop them.

"Binbin, Xiaohui, let's go wash in the backyard?" Liu Qingquan looked at Qin Bin with burning eyes, and suggested expectantly.Liu Qingquan didn't know why he was so eager for Qin Bin to join them, he thought to himself, maybe he just liked the feeling of being with Qin Bin?But, why did his eyes always involuntarily follow Qin Bin's figure when he was swimming in the backyard with Qin Bin last time?

"No need, I'll just go to the bathroom and take a shower." Ever since he saw a naughty child peeing in the pond last time, Qin Bin, who was a bit of a clean freak, didn't want to take a bath there anymore.

"Oh, then Xiao Hui and I will go first." Liu Qingquan was a little disappointed in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, he just followed Yu Hui to the backyard, looking a little lonely.

Qin Bin took a fighting shower in the bathroom, then wiped his dripping wet hair and walked into the main room. Unexpectedly, he saw many people coming to the house.

"Auntie, is this your grandson? Hey, is he only 15 years old? He is strong and handsome, and he is such a nice young man." Before Qin Bin could say hello, the woman who looked at him strangely looked at him. He said a lot of words to praise Qin Bin.Fortunately, Qin Bin was calm, and he even said the award with only a humble smile on his face. If he was someone else, he would have to blush with shame.

There is no one who doesn't like to listen to good things, not to mention Qin Bin is the heart of Mrs. Li?Hearing such a compliment, Mrs. Li's mouth was modest, but the smile on her face should not be too bright.

Not long after, Yu Hui and Liu Qingquan also entered the room with their wet hair on their heads, and were naturally praised by those women again and again.Qin Bin and the three of them were a little unclear, so they didn't know what the purpose of these women was, but they didn't bother to guess, after all, there were two old ladies supporting them, so they wouldn't suffer no matter what.