Zheng Jingwen was very self-conscious. She handed over ten days of food rations when she first arrived, and also helped diligently with things like washing clothes and cooking.
It was still drizzling outside, and the captain arranged for them to collect peanuts. Although it was cool to work on a rainy day, my clothes were wet and uncomfortable, and there was a lot of dirt on my feet, making it difficult to walk.
The shirt Liu Yufeng made for Wang Jianying was ready. Wang Jianying happily put it on after taking a bath, and then secretly went out to find Su Mingli.
Su Mingli now lives in Zhao Jiaojiao's home. She is worried that the other person will get the first one who is closer to the water, so she makes excuses to meet each other every day, such as learning the harmonica or listening to stories from the city.
Su Mingli did not refuse Wang Jianying's approach, because Zhao Jiaojiao had a fiancé, and his fiancé was a soldier. He would never allow his reputation to be affected in any way.
He smiled at Wang Jianying, but spoke coldly to Zhao Jiaojiao, hinting from time to time that he could not get too close to a woman he was engaged to; and from time to time he pretended not to touch her body easily.
After all, living under the same roof, we can never see each other when we raise our heads.
Zhao Jiaojiao could not withstand Su Mingli's temptation, so she quickly surrendered and refused to marry anyone else.
"Xiaowen, I heard that there is a thing called Liaozi that can harvest rice quickly. Do you know what it looks like?" On this day, Liu Yufeng took the initiative to talk to Zheng Jingwen.
"Auntie, I've never heard of this." Zheng Jingwen shook her head.
"Auntie, I want to discuss something with you."
Liu Yufeng borrowed a pen and paper from her and drew the plunder. From the appearance, the plunder looked like a large dustpan with a net bag, and then placed a sharp cutting knife on the edge.
When using the plunderer, hold the long pole in your left hand and pull the handle of the direction rope with your right hand. You can cut the wheat stem by putting it down and pulling it, and then shake the wheat out of the net bag with force.
The most important thing is that using a plunder is not only efficient, but also does not require bending, but it requires a strong man or woman to use it.
Liu Yufeng reported the robbery in the name of Zheng Jingwen. Captain Zhao was very happy after hearing this and asked them to try it out.
Liu Yufeng instructed Wang Jianping and Wang Jian'an to start making it, but they did not dare to refuse because my mother was sharpening a kitchen knife not far away, which looked dangerous.
Two days later, under the guidance of their mother, the two brothers made the pigeon and took it to the field for experimentation. As expected, it was much faster than a sickle. The captain praised Zheng Jingwen and the Wang brothers and reported the matter to the county.
In the end, the county gave them enamel cups as rewards. Wang Jianping and Wang Jianan were praised for the first time and they felt very good.
At the end of June, Captain Zhao planned to take advantage of the rainy day to find young adults to build houses for educated youths. When Zhao Jiaojiao heard this, she hurriedly stopped him.
She was finally so close to Su Mingli. If he moved to an educated youth center, wouldn't it be an advantage to Wang Jianying? No!
"Dad, everyone is so tired, why not wait until the busy farming season is over before repairing."
"That's what you said."
Captain Zhao thought about it carefully and felt that his daughter was right. Everyone doesn’t have enough time to rest now. Who wants to repair the house?
After the rice, corn, and peanuts are harvested and dried, the next step is the sowing and transplanting of late rice, and the cultivation of late corn, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.
Liu Yufeng is facing an unprecedented disaster, that is, leeches! Not long after I put my feet into the paddy field, five or six black leeches clung to my calves.
In an instant, goosebumps fell all over the floor, and people became stupid.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Wang Jianying saw her mother standing motionless in the field and thought she was feeling unwell.
"I have a headache." Liu Yufeng covered her head and looked pale.
"Then you go back and make lunch, and I'll do it with my sister-in-law."
"Okay, Miaomiao, let's go back with grandma."
Liu Yufeng didn't want to look fat and pretend to be fat. She was originally afraid of molluscs, snakes and leeches being the most serious.
Unexpectedly, when she led Miaomiao to the door of her house, she saw Lao Wang's sneaky figure. To be honest, if he hadn't appeared, he would have forgotten that there was such a person.
"What are you doing?" Liu Yufeng retreated to a safe distance and then yelled.
Lao Wang was startled, but when he turned around and found that it was Liu Yufeng, his anxious heart finally settled.
"What, you want to steal something again?"
"Who said I want to steal something? Can you take care of it when I get home?"
I heard that Widow Zhang and Zhao Laoer have been having a heated fight recently. Who would be willing to deal with Wang Laoer if he has no money? Widow Zhang is not a stupid girl who is willing to support a useless person.
Lao Wang also knew that he and Widow Zhang were not living the same life, but there was nothing he could do about it. Who gave Widow Zhang such a seductive body? He even thought about taking Widow Zhang to other villages to sell, and when she was too old to work, he would let her three daughters sell.
But as soon as the plan was revealed, Widow Zhang asked her concubine Zhao Laoer to beat him severely. He even threw his belongings out the door and said he would beat him every time he saw him in the future.
Only then did Lao Wang run back in despair, carrying the package.
"It's not impossible for you to come back if you want." Liu Yufeng said calmly, looking at Wang Laosan's ugly face that was swollen like a pig's head.
"Daughter-in-law, I know you love me the most." Wang Laosan said with a flattering smile.
"Of course, they say that young couples always keep company. As long as you change your behavior, the children and I will naturally welcome you home."
"Change, change, change, I will definitely change."
"It just so happens that there is no firewood at home, and we haven't had any meat for two months. You go up the mountain to see if there are any hares or pheasants, and bring back one or two. If not, you don't have to come back."
"What are you talking about? I don't know how many pheasants I caught when I was young."
Wang Laosan went out with a smile and an ax on his back, while Liu Yufeng hummed a song and cooked porridge and stir-fry vegetables. When the children came back for lunch, she didn't say a word about Lao Wang.
In the afternoon, Liu Yufeng asked Captain Zhao to change her job from planting rice to hoeing. Although tiring, there were no annoying leeches.
During dinner, Lao Wang did not come back, and Liu Yufeng remained silent.
As the sky gradually darkened, the trumpets in the village rang again. Everyone worked in the fields with lights on and did not go back until late at night.
Men and children bathe directly in the river, while women go home and bathe.
I was so tired during this period, so I asked Wang Jianan, who usually loves to run out, to stay at home. Just when they were getting ready to sleep, Lao Wang came back with two little rabbits in his basket.
"Second brother, give your dad a bowl of rice." Liu Yufeng looked at the rabbit and said with satisfaction.
"Okay." Wang Jianan turned around and walked to the kitchen.
Liu Yufeng plans to raise rabbits. Then she can collect rabbit fur and sell them, which is also a good way to make money.
Miaomiao likes rabbits very much and wants to hold them to sleep. When Wang Jianping saw her like this, he was about to slap her, but Liu Yufeng held up a kitchen knife to stop her.
"If you can't talk well, do you have to beat the child?"
"Mom, why do you keep the knife on your body all the time?"
"It's not your turn to educate me when I do things. I'm telling you, I'll kill anyone who disobeys me. Why don't you go to bed and you won't work tomorrow?"
Under the threat of the kitchen knife, everyone returned to the room quietly. Wang Jian'an didn't have a room, so Liu Yufeng put a mat for him in the living room and put a mosquito net on it, which was much cooler than in the house.
Lao Wang also slept in the living room, but he didn't have a mosquito net.
