We had just finished our meal and hadn't cleared the table yet when we heard the voices of my third uncle's wife and others coming from the yard.

"Brother, sister-in-law? The door is not even closed, why is no one at home?"

"Could it be that he hasn't come back from the field yet?"

Hearing the sound, Mr. Su hurried out to check, "Old Third, why are you here? Come in and sit down, come in and sit down."

When Grandpa Su arrived in the yard, his fourth aunt and her family were already peeling corn husks with their sons and daughters-in-law, and they even called the children in the family over.

"I heard that you guys haven't finished husking the corn yet, so I thought I'd come over to husk some after dinner. It's still early, so I'll just sit here and chat and brag."

Looking at the corn cobs hanging from the beams, Third Uncle's face was full of envy, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, your harvest this year is really good. Compared with previous years, this must be a 40% increase, right?"

"How can that be that much?" Old Master Su smiled and shook his head. "About 30%. Have you eaten yet? It's just right that you haven't eaten yet. The table hasn't been cleared yet."

"You came after you've eaten. Go back and have a couple more bites. We'll peel them first."

There were so many people, more than a dozen from two families, that they couldn't sit still at the door. Grandpa Su simply took out a rake, scooped out the corn, and asked everyone to peel it in the yard.

While they were talking, Su Ziling and the others finished their meal and came out. After a round of greetings, everyone sat in the yard and started shelling corn around the pile.

They chatted while peeling the fruits, and laughter could be heard from time to time. It was very lively.

Seeing that there were many children and they were peeling the fruits very seriously, Su Ziling even brought out some snacks for them.

They were so happy that they peeled the corn quickly, faster than adults.

Her mouth was sweet after eating the candy. She kept calling me "big sister" and "sister, I like you so much", which made Su Ziling smile from ear to ear.

I peeled the fruits until it was getting dark. I wanted to stop peeling, but the uncles refused to move. “It’s only this late. Light two torches and finish peeling them all at once. It will save me the trouble of peeling them again tomorrow. And look at the sky. I’m afraid it’s going to rain in the second half of the night.”

As night fell, the clouds in the sky gathered more and more, and the moon that usually hung in the sky was no longer visible.

Grandpa Su took a look and saw that there were really only two or three sacks. He was too lazy to make any more trouble, so he lit a few torches for illumination. Everyone worked together and they finished peeling the fruits in a cup of tea.

After the corn was husked, a drizzle began to fall from the sky. "You see, what I said was right. It's not even the second half of the night yet, and it's already starting to rain."

Knowing that her family needed to feed the cows with corn husks, everyone helped to tie them up.

A man took a handful of straw, twisted it into ropes, tied them into bundles, and then threw them on the second floor of the cowshed.

These corn husks, now that they haven't been exposed to rain, look clean and white, and have a nice aroma. Cows love eating them. If they've been exposed to rain, they'll have a musty smell even if they're dried.

After everyone helped to clean the yard, even the ground was swept clean. Third Uncle's wife looked at the clean yard and nodded with satisfaction.

"Well, now it's clean and beautiful. We don't have to worry about the rain," she said, looking at Grandma Su. "Sister-in-law, are there any things drying in the yard or on the roadside? See if you want to put them away."

"We need to collect the stuff, but you guys stop working so hard. Sit there and take a break. We can collect it ourselves. There isn't much." Grandma Su said as she was about to pull them aside to take a break.

"No rest, then let's move it in. It's almost time, and we should go back after moving it in."

The two aunts-in-law worked efficiently, and the daughters-in-law they chose were naturally energetic and energetic. They started working as soon as they were told to, and helped move everything into the house.

Seeing how diligent they were, Grandma Su felt embarrassed. "You didn't talk much tonight, you just helped us with the work. If you continue like this, I won't dare to invite you to my house next time."

"Well, how many jobs can we get? It's about helping out. You have a lot of land and a lot of work, but there are only a few of us. How can we finish it? We don't have anything to do tonight, so if we have one more person to help out, we'll have nothing left. Once you're done with the work here, you can go do other things."

"Okay, okay, you see there are so many people here, we can collect them for you in no time. If you had to collect them yourself, you would have to huff and puff to move them for a long time." The third aunt-in-law said with a smile.

"It's almost time, let's go back, sister-in-law, you guys should go take a shower and go to bed."

Before leaving, Su Ziling packed some snacks for them, took two jars of mushroom sauce, and gave another family two kilograms of vermicelli.

Several uncles are busy in the workshop every day, and they know how valuable this thing is, so naturally they say they don't want anything.

In the end, Su Ziling forced the things on his two aunts and uncles. There weren't many things, so he asked them to go home and divide them up.

Just as my third uncle said, it rained heavily in the second half of the night.

Fortunately, the corn had been shelled, there was nothing drying in the yard, and everything that could be harvested in the fields had been harvested, so everyone slept particularly well that night.

A dreamless night.

When we woke up the next day, it was still raining heavily outside. Grandpa Su and his friends were sitting by the fire, roasting some small potatoes and sweet potatoes.

"Grandpa, you guys got up so early?"

"I get up at this time every day and can't sleep. It's raining and I can't sleep. Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

Old Master Su poked the baking potatoes with a stick, pinched them with his hands, and found they were not cooked yet, so he threw them back in and continued baking.

"I dug two sacks of ginger taro yesterday. I processed them while it was raining. When the weather clears up and we have two days of sun exposure, I will dig them all up."

Without even washing her face, she poured out the ginger and taro from the sack and let the rain wash over them.

Then he took the washbasin into the kitchen and poured hot water to wash up. This is what it's like when you live in the mountains. The temperature drops sharply when it rains. No matter whether it's summer or autumn, you have to warm yourself by the fire when it rains.

"What do you want to eat in the morning?" Su Ziling stood by the stove for a long time after washing up, but couldn't think of what to eat.

"I don't care," the old man is not picky, he usually eats whatever they cook.

Su Ziling looked at Lu Yan, and saw him nodding as well, "I'm fine with either."

Father Su raised his hand and said, "I'm not casual. Let's eat wonton. We haven't eaten it for a few months."

"Let me see if there is any filling!" Su Ziling hadn't felt it before Su's father said it. After he said it, she also became greedy and wanted to eat red oil wonton.

"Is there no meat?" Su Ziling looked around but didn't see any meat.

"Also, yesterday morning Xiao Wu and his friends were delivering mushrooms to the county, so I specifically asked them to bring back two pieces. I was afraid they would go bad, so I hung them in the well."

Wang Anan, who was chopping pig grass nearby, was dumbfounded just as he finished speaking.

"Oh no, I forgot to collect it last night. Will the bucket be filled with water?"

If the bucket containing the meat were filled with water, the whole well would be filled with the smell of oil.

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