Rebirth in the 1980s: Xiaoxiao's road to becoming a top student

Yan Guoqing also works part-time as a driver of the village harvester. During the busy farming season, he is away from home for more than half a month. After harvesting the crops in his own village, he has to help harvest the crops in the neighboring villages.

Their village is located in the north and the main crops are wheat and corn. Every year, they grow one season of wheat and one season of corn.

The land in the west of the village is the best and most flat, and is now planted with wheat, making it most suitable for large harvesters.

The north and east of the village are all small plots, and the villagers grow a variety of crops, including soybeans, rapeseed, and peaches.

There is a piece of sandy land in the south of the village. I heard that there was a river there before, but later I don’t know if it dried up or changed its course. Only a large piece of sandy land is left, planted with fruit trees, sweet potatoes, watermelons and the like.

Yan Xiaoxiao's mouth watered at the thought. The sweet potatoes grown in the sand were soft, sticky and sweet. They were really delicious! The watermelons were juicy and sweet. Fruits like apples and pears were also delicious.

"What is this kid grinning about? Eat now!"

At this time, a series of rumbling sounds were heard. Yan Xiaoxiao quickly finished the rice in the bowl and ran out of the supply and marketing cooperative, only to see a huge monster driving towards the west of the village.

She couldn't help but laugh. Today's harvesters are huge, like small tanks.

Not every village has one. The only village that has one is Xiaohe Village, which was approved by Yin Hongjun after he went to the county town numerous times to apply for one.

He usually pays great attention to maintenance, and Yan Guoqing took time to tidy it up a month ago.

There are only two or three people in the village who can drive, and Yan Guoqing is one of them. He felt a sense of pride that his father could not only drive but also repair cars.

When Yan Xiaoxiao and Yin Xiu walked to the west entrance of the village with the prepared bags, they saw a busy farming scene.

There is endless golden wheat, and many people are busy working among it. A large harvester is particularly conspicuous. Pieces of wheat fields disappear, revealing the land underneath.

The tractor followed behind, loading bags of wheat with tied sacks onto the truck and taking them away.

Those who had not yet received their turn were waving their sickles and harvesting first, without wasting any time at all.

Yin Xiu found the village party secretary at the edge of the field and asked, "How many families are in line now? When will my family be in line?"

There is only one harvester, and we will harvest the crops of the households with difficulties first. The remaining land will be divided into several plots, and each plot will be used for several households. After all, it takes time to visit each household.

Draw lots in front of everyone and harvest in the order in which the lots are drawn.

This idea was thought up by Yin Hongjun after he became the village chief. In the past, there would always be several quarrels and fights every time this happened, as everyone wanted the harvester to harvest their own crops first.

This is good enough now, and everyone is convinced.

Yin Hongjun has a high prestige in the village, not only because he is an old Red Army soldier, but also because he has solved many problems for the villagers and is always fair in his dealings. He does not show it in normal times, but everyone is used to listening to him when there is something important.

Just like now, just because Yin Hongjun believed in the words of the Fifth Ancestor, even though many people still had doubts in their hearts, they still started harvesting in advance.

"Xiu, your area is in the third wave, it will probably be the latter half of the night." Village Party Secretary Yan Qiang glanced at the paper in his hand, "Put the bag at the edge of the field and go back with the child! When the harvest is over, let my son Mengzi pull it back for you!"

The Mengzi that Yan Qiang was talking about is his eldest son. He doesn't like studying but is a good farmer. Although he is in his early twenties, he is very strong.

"Okay, then I'll go back and prepare some food and drinks and bring them to you!" Yin Xiu was not pretentious. Yin Guoqing couldn't take care of his own family, and she, a woman, couldn't carry so much wheat.

The people in the village are all related, and they will help anyone who is in trouble.

As they were talking, a tractor drove over and stopped beside them. A dark-skinned young man jumped off the tractor and called out "Dad!" to Yan Qiang first, then turned around and saw Yin Xiu and called out "Grandma!".

Yin Xiaoxiao looked at the indescribable expression on her mother's face and couldn't help laughing. This smile caught Yan Meng's attention.

Yan Xiaoxiao has not been running around outside during this period because she is recuperating from an injury. Her skin has become much whiter, and she has a chubby, round face with big eyes like black grapes. At first glance, she looks like a fat doll in a New Year picture, very adorable.

"Hey! Little grandma, I heard you got hurt because of your greed? Are you okay now? I haven't been home for a while. I just came back yesterday and haven't had time to visit you yet!"

Yan Xiaoxiao couldn't help but roll her eyes. This Yan Meng would tease her every time he saw her and could talk to anyone. In the words of later generations, he was a community bull.

Seeing him, a man in his twenties, calling a five-year-old kid "grandma" without any embarrassment, Yin Xiaoxiao really wanted to give him a thumbs up.

Yan Xiaoxiao glared at the man who was smiling at her mockingly and waved at him.

Yan Meng came up quickly and squatted down.

Yan Xiaoxiao held her little face, raised her hand, stood on tiptoe and rubbed his short hair, and said in a baby voice, "Be good!"

He took out a White Rabbit candy from his pocket and stuffed it into the petrified Yan Meng's hand.

"Haha, cough cough cough!" Yan Qiang laughed and choked accidentally, "Cough cough, cough cough! Xiaoxiao, if you have any problems, find Mengzi and ask him to honor you well! Haha! Cough cough!"

Yin Xiu: ...

Well, they are indeed father and son!

Yin Xiu prepared a sumptuous dinner and killed a chicken that was raised in the old house. These chickens were raised in the spring, not for laying eggs but for supplementing nutrition during the busy farming season.

I cut a large plate of sausages, fried a large plate of pickled vegetables and eggs, steamed a pot of steamed buns, and finally filled a large kettle of mung bean soup.

Seeing that there was almost enough food for four people, he carried it on a shoulder pole, asked a neighbor to look after the siblings, and delivered the meal to the field.

After calling Yin Hongjun to come and eat together, she went home.

The bowls and chopsticks for eating will be sent back together with Yan Meng when he delivers the wheat.

When they got home, they simply heated up the leftover food, and after eating, the mother and her two children took a rest in the old house.

In the middle of the night, Yan Xiaoxiao was awakened by the rumbling sound of a tractor. She rubbed her eyes and sat up. Her mother was no longer beside her. She thought that she had gone out to help her move wheat.

He glanced at his younger brother who was sleeping soundly with his belly exposed, the small blanket he was covering himself with was pressed under him.

Yan Xiaoxiao pulled the pillowcase over his stomach and lay down to sleep again.

She is still young and can’t help much if she goes out, so just let her continue sleeping!

The next day, Yan Xiaoxiao came out yawning and saw a pile of fertilizer bags in the main room, like a small hill. The usually spacious main room now had only a corridor for walking.

After the wheat is dried and paid as public tax, the rest becomes their own.

Two days passed in a flash, and almost all the wheat in the village had been harvested. It didn't matter if there was some left, and most people breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Xiaoxiao and her family moved back into the supply and marketing cooperative.

In the morning, looking at the big sun above her head, Yan Xiaoxiao ran directly to her grandfather's house, "Grandpa, is it really going to rain today?"

Yin Hongjun took a sip of the coarse tea in the enamel cup and said, "You can do it. Your fifth grandfather is a very capable man! What he says can't be wrong!"