"Grandpa, Grandpa! Look at how much wheat I picked up! I didn't lose any of it!" The youngest child threw himself into his grandfather's arms, and the sweat on his face went with the wind in the brilliant laughter, just like offering a treasure. Use your little arms to lift the basket high.
"Okay! Okay! Good boy!" The grandfather knelt down, took the basket from the child's hand lovingly, and rubbed his stubble-covered chin affectionately on the child's tender face, making the child angry for a while.
It's a pity that grandpa can't enjoy such family happiness for long! Because he has more to do.
After a very brief intimacy, the grandfather handed over the food in the burden to the older children, and then took up the burden of the piles of wheat ears that the children had just put down.
"Eat more, just eat with the soup, don't choke! There's not enough left at home, call me, and I'll pick some more!" Grandpa, who was carrying the ears of wheat, turned around and told him.
"Hey! Master, walk slowly on the road!" The child agreed and told his grandfather again.
"I know! Eat more rice!" Grandpa agreed, and then he carried a heavy load on his right shoulder and a small basket with ears of wheat on his shoulder. His rough left hand gently touched the top of each child's head, and then he He walked striding towards home.
However, the couple who were in their prime were still in the fields at this time and did not go to rest and eat with the children. Seeing that the child had reached the grandfather's arms, he immediately bent his already sore waist again and cut the wheat again.
They have to cut enough wheat before the children finish eating, so that when they are eating, the children can pick up the wheat they cut, thus saving half the time of eating!
Grandma, who was waiting at home, had already fed the poultry at home while grandpa was out, and was busy preparing dinner for her children and grandchildren. Grandpa, who was carrying the burden home, had just entered the door, and the two elders hurriedly poured out the ears of rice.
"This year's harvest is good! The southern slope is already full of crops!" Grandma helped unload the rice ears and rubbed Grandpa's shoulders and said, "Old man, you must be exhausted."
"Well, God has blessed me with a good harvest!" Grandpa also hammered his sore shoulder. Does it hurt? pain! But Grandpa didn't take it seriously at all, and said with a smile: "But please be merciful, Your Majesty! More than half of the land here belongs to our family! Eighty-nine percent of the land to the north will be collected tomorrow. What a waste!"
Hearing Grandpa's words, Grandma's eyes also blossomed with smiles, and the wrinkles left by the years on her face seemed to have dissipated a lot in the laughter: "Sell the grain later and buy good clothes for our granddaughter! Then give it to the eldest grandson. My son needs a pair of shoes, but as my grandson is getting older, running around wastes his shoes the most.”
Grandma said nonchalantly: "There is also a little grandson who is clamoring for some candy. When you sell the grain, remember to go to the market and give my good grandson two taels! Don't give too much, that candy seller is used to it. You have to drink half a liang more, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t want it! It’s not good to eat too much sugar.”
"Even if you say those weird things, there is nothing wrong with sugar!" Grandpa spread out the ears of rice while replying to grandma: "This year we have more than ten acres of land, and the harvest is good. Your Majesty has also been kind enough to reduce taxes. The family has extra money! Buy more so that your grandson can have enough to eat and live a good year!"
Grandma immediately became unhappy after hearing this: "It won't last until next year! We still have to save some money and food for our eldest grandson to get a wife! There is also a dowry for our granddaughter! If we open it up to eat, the county master wouldn't dare to waste his family like this!"
Listening to grandma's words, grandpa clearly felt the anger in them. He could only spread the rice ears to himself and did not dare to interrupt.
Seeing that victory had been achieved, grandma did not kill them all. Instead, she said warmly: "If the price of food is good, then give me two more taels so that everyone in the family can have a taste and have a sweet New Year!"
"That's good!" After hearing this, grandpa immediately felt happy and smiled brightly at grandma.
"Damn old man!" Seeing the grandfather who was biting his nose and face, grandma immediately put on the attitude of a mistress and said: "I'll just come over here. You quickly change the pick back and fetch some sweet well water. Water quenches thirst, don’t let the kids get tired!”
"Okay! Let's go now!" Upon hearing this, the honest grandfather immediately picked up the empty pick again, picked two empty gourds and put them into the pick, and then went out. The swaying burden is filled with the joy of family happiness and hope for the future life.
Maybe the load was much lighter, there were only two gourds filled with water, so it was much easier for the old man to pick them up. Of course, maybe it was because he was in a good mood. With three steps and two steps, the old man came to the shade of the trees in the field again.
Several children had already devoured their meals, and the older children were taking their younger brothers to rest under the shade of the trees. The heavy physical work had exhausted all their energy, leaving only the youngest wheat gleaner. The children, because they had little work to do, were having a great time climbing up and down the trees.
The old man, who was not surprised, plucked the little naughty boy from the treetop.
The naughty boy who was suddenly interrupted was about to shout, but turned around to see his grandfather's face, and then his shouting turned into coquettishness: "Grandpa! Grandpa, you are here!"
Obviously, the naughty boy felt a little embarrassed about climbing up the tree. After all, it was expressly forbidden by his parents. But fortunately it was grandpa who caught him!
As he said this, his little head nestled on Grandpa's chest as if to please.
When several older children heard the call of the child, they turned their heads, stood up, and shouted: "Master!"
Grandpa also agreed with a smile on his face.
Without waiting for the old man to give further instructions, the oldest child took the initiative and said to his grandfather: "Let's go and call mom and dad back."
As he said that, he took the load laid down by his grandfather, took out the water hyacinth and the small basket, and then ran to the fields with his younger brothers and sisters. The little cub in Grandpa's hands suddenly became unhappy when he saw his brothers and sisters walking away. He struggled on his hands and knees to get off the ground and followed his brother and sister.
The old man had no choice but to let him go.
As soon as the little devil landed on the ground, he jumped up and picked up his little basket, ran away and ran towards his brothers and sisters, shouting: "Brother, sister, wait for me!"
The leading children heard the noise and looked back. Although their short legs tried their best to speed up, they were trapped in the soft field and could not run fast. The few people were not in a hurry and waited on the spot.
Not long after, a dirty little hand was handed to his brother, and his raised face looked at him expectantly. What can the elder brother do? Fortunately, the burden is not heavy. Then he stretched out his left hand, which was also black, and held the little dirty hand in it. A smile of victory instantly appeared on the naughty boy's face, he shook his brother's hand, and they went off together to find his parents.
Some people died, but not completely...
