It was not until darkness fell that the Chen family finally finished threshing the rice.
A group of people hurriedly spread the threshed rice on the spot with wooden rakes.
Others hurriedly carried it to the open space far away from the drying field with grain baskets, quickly poured it out and spread it out with great effort, struggling to rake out strips.
After drying for several days, after the moisture inside the rice is dried, a windmill can be used to remove impurities such as shriveled rice and mixed rice ears.
After threshing rice with slates, the advantage is that it can be spread out to dry directly on the spot.
If wooden barrels are used to thresh rice, after threshing the rice, people still need to pick out the rice one load at a time and then transport it to a special drying location.
This process undoubtedly adds a lot of trouble and labor.
The next day, it was still dark, and everyone in the village got up.
The Chen family was still the same as before. Mrs. Zhou got up the earliest and started yelling at the top of her lungs.
Today, everyone got up except Zhu.
"Boss, where is your wife?" Mrs. Zhou asked angrily.
"Mom, what happened to her? She feels a little uncomfortable, and she worked hard all day yesterday, and now she can't get up." Chen Dasong squeezed his eyebrows, looking a little embarrassed. .
In fact, it was just an excuse for Zhu's unwillingness to do things. Originally, Chen Dasong also wanted to find an excuse, but he couldn't say that he was also menstruating.
"Huh, she's the only one who has a lot to do!" Mrs. Zhou said angrily.
Chen Dasong laughed along and said: "Mom, please be considerate and considerate of her. The woman is weak and does not feel comfortable when she comes here."
Mrs. Zhou turned pale. He glanced at her and said, "Okay, okay, let her rest for half a day and go tie the rice straw in the afternoon."
She couldn't say much, after all, she would have to rely on her eldest son and daughter-in-law in the future. Retirement.
Chen Dasong nodded quickly and said: "Thank you, mother, for your consideration. I will tell her later and let her work hard in the afternoon."
After eating the morning meal, a group of people, Lianda The pregnant ones took Ding to the fields.
The room was silent, not a breath of wind, and it was really stuffy.
Mrs. Zhu and her grandson moved a bamboo bed and placed it in the alley between the main room and the kitchen to enjoy the cool air.
Just when Mrs. Zhu was about to fall asleep again, she suddenly heard someone calling her.
"Zhu Hong, you are at home. I originally planned to go to the grain drying field to look for you." It was Chen Miaomiao who called Zhu.
Chen Miaomiao married into Zhu's natal family, Xinghua Village, and her natal family was not far from the Chen family. She would pass by the Chen family when she went to Shai Guchang.
"Miaomiao? Why are you back?" Zhu Hong sat up and asked in surprise.
"The rice in my field has been harvested, and I am not needed for the rest of the work. I will go back to my parents' house to help."
"Then why did you come to me?"
"Hey, your parents know that I'm coming over, so they asked me to send you a message to ask you to go back and help."
"Ah? Isn't my land confiscated yet?" Mrs. Zhu heard this , she couldn't help but feel anxious, she was worried about her parents.
"Not yet. Your father and your brothers and nephews don't go to work in the fields. Only your mother, your three sisters-in-law and several nieces are keeping things in the fields." Chen Miaomiao said. Face of disdain.
"Then I'll go back right now." Seeing the contempt in Chen Miaomiao's eyes, Zhu felt a little embarrassed.
When Chen Miaomiao saw that the words had been brought, she turned around and left.
Mrs. Zhu quickly got off the bamboo bed, went to her eldest son's room and called her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Li, to take care of her grandson.
Then he returned to his room, hurriedly packed a bag and picked up a few changes of clothes.
I will definitely stay there for a few days, and I will have to wait until the work in the field is finished before I can come back.
Then I thought that I couldn’t leave empty-handed, but most of the things in the house were locked in the warehouse by Mrs. Zhou, and the key was hung around Mrs. Zhou’s neck. Now I can’t get the things.
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She thought about it, dug out a small clay pot from under the bed, and grabbed a handful of copper coins from it.
Just as he was about to bury the pot back in its place, he suddenly paused his hand, gritted his teeth, and took out a piece of broken silver, which he estimated to be two taels.
After feeling at ease, he gave instructions to his daughter-in-law and hurried towards Xinghua Village.
Although Xinghua Village is only separated from Guhuai Village by a mountain, ordinary people cannot walk on the mountain. Usually, one has to go around Xinghua Mountain and walk a long mountain road to reach it.
About an hour later, Mrs. Zhu finally arrived at her parents’ house.
At that time, Zhu's eldest brother Zhu Wenzheng was lying leisurely under the big tree in the yard to enjoy the shade. When he saw Zhu's figure from a distance, he complained angrily: "Why did you come here! "
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhu had a look of embarrassment on her face, and quickly explained: "I rushed over as soon as I received Chen Miaomiao's words." As he spoke, he raised his hand to wipe it. Sweat on forehead.
On the way, she was worried that she would be late and ran for a while.
"Can't you come by bullock cart?" The third brother Zhu Yong also looked unhappy.
As soon as he finished speaking, he put his youngest son, Zhu Liutou, into Zhu's arms without hesitation.
All the women in the family have gone to work in the fields, and there is still a baby that no one cares about. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhu has only come now.
"I say Zhu Wu, use your pig brain and think carefully, whose cow is thisWeren't you grinding rice this time? "Ms. Zhu didn't even have time to take a breath. There was an extra milk baby in her arms. She had to hug it hurriedly.
"Sister, please get some food for the five heads, and also give the six heads by the way. Get a little confused. "
Zhu Yong's eldest son, Zhu Wutou, is now three years old, and his second son, Liutou, is only half a year old.
"Sure. " Mrs. Zhu agreed wholeheartedly, with a gentle and easy-going look on her face, completely gone from the acrimonious attitude she had when she was at the Chen family.
"Sister, you only came back with one baggage? "
As soon as Mrs. Zhu entered the main room, her second brother Zhu Wu, who was drinking water in the room, saw that her hands were empty and there was only a baggage on her back, and she felt very unhappy.
" Yes, eldest sister, why do you have the nerve to come back empty-handed! "Zhu Wen followed Mrs. Zhu into the house. He didn't look carefully just now. Now he heard Zhu Wu's words and realized that Mrs. Zhu had returned to her parents' home empty-handed for the first time.
"It's not a rush. When I came back to harvest rice, I didn’t have time to prepare anything. You all know how hard my mother-in-law is searching. She is like guarding against thieves, so she can't get anything. "Ms. Zhu complained.
Seeing that the faces of her three younger brothers were all unhappy, M.S. Zhu hurriedly said: "But I brought money back, how could I come back empty-handed. "
After hearing this, the three brothers of the Zhu family all had bright smiles on their faces.
Just now, they thought that Mr. Zhu was going to eat and drink for free at home. Oh my god, now that I have brought money back, that’s great.
“Sister, please give me the money. I’ll go to Orion’s house to buy some meat. I haven’t tasted meat in this house for a long time. . "Zhu Wen couldn't wait to reach out to Mrs. Zhu.
"What? Didn’t your family buy any meat at this time? "Ms. Zhu asked in surprise.
During the busy farming season, almost all families who are not too poor to open the pot will buy some meat to eat. Only after eating meat can they have the strength to work.
“Where does the family get the money to buy meat? "Zhu Wen said angrily.
"It's not Datou. I had a fight with Tieniu some time ago, and Tieniu asked us to pay two silver coins in compensation. If it's no big deal, they'll blackmail us. " Zhu Wu replied angrily.
Zhu Datou is the son of Zhu Wen, and Zhu Tieniu is the grandson of the most powerful shrew in the village, Mrs. Liu.
"Oh... why did you fight him? Get up..." Mrs. Zhu said, glanced at Zhu Wen helplessly, and only gave Zhu Wen fifty copper coins.
"Sister, is this all? " Zhu Wen muttered.
He knew in his heart that Mrs. Zhu must have brought back more than this amount of money.
"This money is enough to buy two or three kilograms of meat. The rest will be waiting for Dad. I'll give it to dad when I get back. "Ms. Zhu got a little impatient and yelled at him.
She knew in her heart that Zhu Wen was a bit of a gambler and wanted to get more money to gamble in the town.
Seeing that Mrs. Zhu was unhappy, Zhu Wen reluctantly took the copper plate and went out.