chapter Ten
The autumn harvest day has arrived, and everything is golden. Not to mention the buds and rice in the fields, the mountains are also dyed yellow, and everyone in the village has smiles on their faces. After a busy year, the harvest is finally here. Who could not be happy?
When everyone was enjoying the moon together last night, Mei's father told Gu Nanfeng to go up the mountain to cut the white grass to build the roof today. Gu Nanfeng thought about it last night and decided to help the family with the autumn harvest first.
The Mei family does not have much land, but they leased a lot of land from the landlord for farming. Now they have ten acres of paddy fields and more than ten acres of land. Just the corn from these ten acres of land is enough. They have been busy for several days.
Early the next morning, the two brothers from the Mei family were going out to break grain. Gu Nanfeng also got up early. He followed the brothers from the Mei family and took their backpacks to go out with them. Until they left the courtyard, he followed Only later did the two brothers realize something was wrong.
"Nanfeng, you don't have to go to the fields, you can just go to the mountains to cut grass. By the way, can you still find the road to the mountains?" The road in the back mountain of Meijia Village is very easy to find, and there are no forks. Along a The main road leads into the mountains. Once you reach the mountains, the road is full of mountains. It all depends on where you want to go.
The eldest brother of the Mei family paused for a moment, and was about to turn around and lead the person to the mountain entrance, but as soon as he turned around, he found that his younger brother had already grabbed the basket on the person's back and pushed him back.
Gu Nanfeng was forced to take a few steps back, and then ran away on his own initiative, then walked around to the top of the road, and then jumped down directly in front of the two of them and ran directly into the ground.
Gu Nanfeng had his own plan in mind. He knew that when building a house, he wouldn't be able to help with many tasks. He could just mow the grass at that time. The family was busy at the moment. Since he was eating and drinking at other people's houses, Naturally, I have to help others with work.
Gu Nanfeng was stubborn, so the two brothers had no choice but to let him go. They thought that when they returned home this time, his mother would naturally find a way to make Gu Nanfeng obey her orders.
The Mei family's land is mainly located in three places. The land we want to go to this morning is not far from home. It can be reached in a short time through a path next to the house.
This piece of land is dozens of acres long, on a large slope. When a few people arrived at their own land, there were already people in the land next to them.
Harvesting crops in autumn is no joke. Not only do you go out early and come back late, you even have to work under the moonlight at night. The hard work of the whole year is bearing fruit at this moment, but you can't let things go wrong.
Breaking off the grain is not a heavy job, and even the children at home can help with it when they are eleven or twelve years old.
When the few people arrived in the field, they quickly started to work. After Gu Nanfeng's backpack gradually became full, the sky began to get brighter, and he saw three teenage children working not far away from them. .
Of the three children, the oldest one is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and the youngest one is probably only ten years old, but looking at their movements, they all move very neatly, and they are obviously used to farm work.
Gu Nanfeng kept picking off Bao Gu in his hands, but he was thinking of his second sister.
His second sister also had a hard time when she was young. Even though she was a girl, she had to do all kinds of work. Not only did she pack grain, she also had to go to the fields to plant rice seedlings, but his eldest sister did not have to go.
Gu Nanfeng was just thinking about something when a grain-packing pole appeared in front of him.
"Sweet." Rice straw, like sorghum straw, can be used as a substitute for sugar cane. Some sticks are not only watery, but also full of sweetness, and have a unique fragrance that belongs to tender rice dumplings. Not to mention children, adults also like to take a few bites when breaking off the rice dumplings.
But the corn stalks are not all sweet and have a lot of water. It's the autumn harvest, and most of the poles are yellow. Naturally, there are very few poles that are juicy and delicious.
"Thank you, second brother." Gu Nanfeng smiled and put the corn pole in his hand into his mouth. As soon as he took a bite, Mei Qingshan continued: "Big brother will go back in a while. You go back with him. Don't come back when he does. , helping grandma cook at home."
"If it doesn't work, just tear the buds at home. You can't cover so many buds or they will sprout, and you won't be able to pile them up at home." When farming was busy, stopping to say a few words was considered a break, but now they had just gone to the fields. He wasn't tired either. Mei Qingshan didn't stop moving his hands while talking to others.
"It will be fine if the corn is left for two days. Besides, we have daddy and grandma at home, and grandma and the others will come over to help, right?" Grandpa Mei and grandma live with the uncle. There is a lot of labor in the uncle's family, but the fields are not as big as this. Bianduo, when the farming is busy, Grandpa and the others will come over to help.
Perhaps seeing that Gu Nanfeng refused to listen, Mei Qingshan himself was a clumsy talker, so he stopped talking. He just went to his elder brother's side, poured the corn from his basket into his basket, and then circled The circle was stacked up until both baskets of corn were packed into one basket. His eldest brother was about to go home, and he motioned to Gu Nanfeng to follow him quickly.
Gu Nanfeng still refused and only concentrated on his own work. Mei Qingshan had no choice but to carry Bao Gu on his elder brother's back and hurried back.
"Why are you as stubborn as the second child?" After his younger brother left, the eldest brother of the Mei family continued to work, while pulling out some corn whiskers and going out to Gu Nanfeng's place.
He felt that both of them were stubborn and stubborn, one could take a rest without resting, and the other refused to help others. Nanfeng was not a child anymore, and breaking off grains was not a heavy job, so it was nothing.
The field was close to home, and Mei Qingshan came back after a while. When he came back, he had a piece of cloth in his hand, and then he pulled Gu Nanfeng aside and wrapped it between his thumb and index finger.
When breaking off the baguette, one hand holds the baguette and the other hand pushes it down. No matter how experienced you are, your hands will still hurt after a long time. It will be much better if you have something to cushion it.
After wrapping the cloth strip around his hand, he felt much better. Gu Nanfeng even sped up his movements, which made Mei Qingshan on the side frown secretly when he saw it. He didn't know for a moment whether he had done the right thing or not.
The three of them went to the fields early today. After the two brothers went back and forth several times, the sun finally hit the ground. As soon as the sun came out, the sweat that hurt the heads would flow non-stop. In addition, the corn leaves occasionally scratched the hands and were covered with sweat. As soon as I soaked it, I felt a burning pain, which made my whole body feel uncomfortable.
The three of them were busy all morning. Gu Nanfeng was only responsible for breaking the grains in the field, while the two brothers had to break the grains and carry them home. When they returned home around 6 o'clock, they saw a lot of grains piled up in the garden at home. Look. It looks like a small hill.
I know that work is hard, and the food at home is always good during the busy farming season. Aunt Mei fried a plate of bacon for breakfast, and kept serving it to the three children during the meal. As for Mei, she didn’t need to worry about it, as she would be a loser to everyone. It’s not a loss to her. Although her lard rice cannot be eaten every day, it must be steamed for her every two or three days.
They had bacon for breakfast and delicious food for dinner. Mei Aniang also told them that she would bake tender corn pancakes for them in the afternoon.
First, the corn has been harvested. This is the last time to eat corn pancakes this year. Grind the tender corn into a paste, then add white flour to the ginseng and add sugar. After brushing oil on the iron pan, make it into a palm-sized shape. Put it in and it will become golden on both sides.
Such pancakes are no worse than white flour pancakes, and are even more delicious. The outside is golden and crispy, and the inside is tender and fragrant. The Mei family brothers, especially Mei Qingshan, like to eat it.
Most people are busy all year long, not just for the sake of opening their mouths. Having delicious food can give them a little more energy and energy. The three of them had breakfast and hurried to the ground.
The sun is not very bright at the moment, so just wait until after noon, when the sun is at its strongest and strongest, and rest for an hour.
To say it's a rest doesn't mean to just do nothing. There is no free time during the busy farming period. Everyone is trying to find every opportunity to work, and there is no time to waste.
About an hour later, the three of them came back from the fields and saw Gu Nanfeng, who was sweating profusely and flushed. Mei Aniang quickly pulled Gu Nanfeng into the house, helped him wipe his face and wiped his body, and then He stuffed a pear into someone's hand.
The Mei brothers were not so particular. They went to the gutter next to the house, washed their faces casually, and then gnawed on the pears. On this hot day, it was most comfortable to eat large white pears with high water content.
Uncle Mei's family must be busy too. Grandma and the others didn't come over today. After the three brothers finished eating the pears, they sat down at the pile of corns and tore them apart with the rest of the family.
The corn is useful everywhere in the body. After breaking off the corn, the corn poles in the field can be cut down and used to burn fires. The corn poles are flammable and have high fire potential. They are most convenient for boiling water or making a simple meal. Firewood is a lot more convenient.
After breaking off the corn and taking it home, the torn off corn husks can also be used to make fires, feed livestock and pad pig pens. The core of the corn can also be used as firewood. As for the corn, let alone the corn, it is food.
The torn bracts will be separated according to their sizes. The smaller ones will be threshed immediately, while the larger ones will be tied and hung under the eaves. They are easy to access later and are less likely to be infected by insects.
While the three of them were helping to tear off the braids, they also had to collect the braids for Mei Xiaomei. The braids could be used to braid fake braids. At this time of year, the little girls in the village would always braid a braid on their heads. The fake braids that came out were very beautiful despite their young age.
Time flies quickly when you are leisurely. After an hour of tearing the corn, the strongest part of the sun has passed, and the three of them have to go out again.
After four or five days of such busy and repetitive work, all the corn in the field was finally collected, and the corn in the house was piled all over the floor.
On the last day, the three of them finished work early. After breakfast, they no longer had to go to the fields. The family sat around under the eaves and tore apart corn.
It was very fast to tear apart the corns. When the three of them were breaking off the bags, everyone in the family was tearing apart the corns. They should be able to finish it all today.
After the bracts are torn out, they will not germinate easily as long as they are placed in a ventilated place.
Moreover, the sun has been shining brightly these past few days. Without the shells, the bracts will dry out quickly and will not germinate. In this way, it will be okay even if the threshing is slow.
Baogu took back his home, and Gu Nanfeng's house was about to be built. But before building the house, Gu Nanfeng wanted to go to the town first. He had to buy some things.
