doomed [last days]

Before Lin Shen's birthday, they went down the mountain to harvest some wheat.After binding a few bundles of cut wheat with cloth strips, he drove back to the mountain.Those who went back with them, besides half a cart of wheat, also had a flail and two wooden shovels found in the village.

They have no Internet, no TV, and no weather forecast, so they can only judge the weather according to the simplest method of "do not go out in the morning glow, and travel thousands of miles in the evening glow".

The day before Lin Shen's birthday, the fire umbrella was high, and several people hurriedly spread the sun-dried wheat on the concrete road. On the other side of the cement road, Lin Shen was sitting in an off-road vehicle ready to go.

In fact, the found flail was used to thresh wheat, but unfortunately no one knows how to use it.An Lu grew up in the south, and even when he was in college, he chose the one closest to his home, not to mention knowing how to use it, he had never seen it before.Lin Shen had seen it before, but she only had a quick glance and knew that it was a tool for threshing wheat, and she knew nothing about it.

In desperation, they adopted the simplest and rudest way.

During the busy summer season in the north, farmers without threshers often spread the wheat on the field and use a mill to thresh the wheat.When there is no tractor or livestock to pull the pan, flails are used.However, if the family does not have enough land and the village happens to be close to the road, many people will choose to directly spread the harvested wheat on the road, and use passing vehicles to remove the poles.

Due to safety issues, there will be highway departments to manage these things, but in slightly backward places, such operations are repeatedly prohibited.

But this time, Lin Shen and the others used it directly.

The ears of wheat faced both ends, placed on the road according to the distance between the two side-by-side wheels, and Lin Shen drove the car back and forth pressing down on it.After eating at noon, I only rested for a while, and then continued.

Although they learned the methods of the peasants, they did it much faster.It took at least half a day to crush the wheat that was spread on the road before, because the back and forth vehicles were beyond their control.But it's different now, the car goes back and forth just to crush the wheat.After lunch, Lin Shen drove the off-road vehicle back after pressing back and forth for a while.

Together, several people picked up the straw above and piled it under the small shed in the yard.

After picking them up, Lin Shen drove Shi Yiran and Meng Shurong into the yard, while she and Anlu were on the concrete road outside, each with a wooden shovel in their hands, and began to sow the wheat.Blowing in the direction of the wind, the grains of wheat will still fall steadily, but the chaff is blown away by the mountain wind and falls to a place a little farther away.

Raising wheat is a physical effort, and people are prone to be covered with raised wheat bran, so Lin Shen and An Lu wore turbans on their heads and pulled two pieces of cloth to cover their mouths and noses. Sweep those wheat grains into the yard, pile them into a small pile, cover them with spliced ​​plastic bags, and wait for the sun to start drying the wheat the next day.

Anlu was so tired that he fell asleep on the bed without even eating after taking a shower.Lin Shen managed to eat, but after raising the wheat all afternoon, his arms were sore and weak, so Shi Yiran also drove him to bed.

Tonight, Shi Yiran was tasked with inspecting before going to bed. After she checked all the doors and windows and returned to the house, she found that Lin Shen had fallen asleep on her back.It could be seen that he was extremely tired, and he didn't even cover him with a quilt.

"Thanks for your hard work." Shi Yiran sat on the edge of the bed, with her palm on Lin Shen's cheek, and helped her to smooth back the hair that covered her eyes.

Lin Shen was in a deep sleep, and she didn't even respond to such a light movement.

But Shi Yiran was a little entangled. Lin Shen changed into her underwear after taking a shower. In the past, she took off her underwear when changing her pajamas before going to bed.But she looked at Lin Shen lying on the bed, the familiar clothes were obviously not pajamas.

Afraid of waking people up, and afraid that she would be uncomfortable sleeping in underwear, Shi Yiran hesitated for a long time, and gently pushed Lin Shen.The other party just muttered, turned over inside and continued to sleep soundly.But it was also convenient for Shi Yiran. With red ears, she touched the button of Lin Shen's underwear, and unbuttoned her underwear through a thin layer of T-shirt.

After turning off the light, Shi Yiran went to bed in the dark, sleeping on the outside for the first time.She wrapped her arms around Lin Shen's waist from behind, and when she heard Lin Shen hum, her heart tightened for a moment. Seeing that she hadn't woken up, she slowly let go, said good night, and then closed her eyes.

As for the birthday gift that was ready for her, I had to leave it for tomorrow night.

Probably because of going to bed early, Lin Shen woke up the next day before the sun came out of the eastern mountain.In front of him was the wall covered with newspapers that he would see every time he woke up, but what was different was that the person in his arms was gone.

Her still chaotic mind instantly woke up, but before she had time to turn over, she felt the strength in her waist.Shi Yiran's hand was placed outside the quilt, and it was a little cold. The moment Lin Shen touched her, he wrapped her hand in his palm.

"Lin Shen?"

As soon as they touched it, a somewhat hoarse murmur came from behind.

Shi Yiran was not like Lin Shen, who couldn't nestle in Lin Shen's arms at night. She didn't sleep very deeply. When Lin Shen woke up, she moved a little, and she opened her eyes in a daze.When the two hands touched together, Shi Yiran finally realized that it was Lin Shen who woke up.

Now that he has woken up people, Lin Shen is no longer so cautious.She turned around and hugged him, noticing the loose underwear, she didn't care, and said softly, "Woke you up?"

Shaking her head in her arms, Shi Yiran closed her eyes for a while, and then said: "Lin Shen, happy birthday."

Lin Shen was stunned for a moment, she had already forgotten what day it is today, even her own birthday.

"Thank you Yiran," she rubbed against someone, her nose was a little sore, and her voice sounded a little coquettish: "How do you know? I don't remember that I told you?"

"I just know." Shi Yiran raised his voice, put his hand on Lin Shen's waist, and squeezed it, and then continued: "Did you get tired yesterday? Today is your birthday, so you are not allowed to do so much work." gone."

When raising wheat yesterday, because she only had two wooden shovels, Lin Shen drove her back to the yard on the grounds of "cleanliness".Stupid, aren't you afraid that your cleanliness will prevent her from going to bed covered in wheat bran?

"Well, I won't do it," Lin Shen said, thinking that it would be good to spread the wheat out to dry today, "Yi Ran, where is my birthday present?"

Her hands began to be dishonest. As soon as she moved down a little, the soft flesh around her waist was pinched, and the owner of those two fingers not only did not let go, but also said rather viciously: "Who made you You fell asleep last night, no more!"

Shi Yiran didn't use much strength, her face buried in Lin Shen's arms was full of shyness, but her voice was fierce, not knowing that the red tips of her ears exposed everything.

Lin Shen was wronged: "I was tired yesterday, tonight..."

Meaningful.

It is said that eating marrow knows taste, since that night, Lin Shen's face has become thicker and thicker, almost comparable to a city wall.Shi Yiran ignored her, but withdrew from her arms, gave her a false look, but smiled: "I'm going to get up."

After speaking, she sat up first, lifted the corner of the quilt, and just moved out, when she suddenly remembered something.

"Lin Shen, there is one more thing."

Shi Yiran lay back down again, Lin Shen blinked at her movements, and took advantage of the situation to pull her into his arms again.

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After everyone got up and had breakfast, they began to prepare to dry the wheat.Originally, Meng Shurong was going to help Shi Yiran prepare lunch together, and they planned to have a hearty lunch at noon today, but unexpectedly, they were driven aside by Anlu.He said that he had already made an appointment to help Shi Yiran today and asked Meng Shurong to dry the wheat.

Seeing the two people going back and forth between the shed and the kitchen, Meng Shurong was a little at a loss.

"Let her do it if she likes it." Lin Shen walked over, smiled, handed Meng Shurong a wooden shovel, and said, "Let's spread the wheat while the sun is shining."

Since there was something to do, Meng Shurong immediately took the wooden shovel over.

They had no rakes, so they had to use shovels to spread the grains.However, the wheat they harvested was not particularly large, and it was ready in no time.

Meng Shurong stood in the middle of the yard with a wooden shovel, looking at the golden wheat grains paved on the concrete road, which blended with the sunlight.

"Is there anything else to do next?"

After hearing her question, Lin Shen smiled, brought two glasses of water over, and pointed to the stone beside him: "Sit down and drink some water."

The water was ice water just taken out of the refrigerator, and Lin Shen added some room temperature water, which was not so icy, but refreshing.Sitting in the yard with the hill breeze blowing, she dragged Meng Shurong to chatter about, anyway, she just didn't want him to do things.

Occasionally, when Shi Yiran passed by them, she would bend her lips and glance at her.Lin Shen returned a smug look, the task assigned by his daughter-in-law must be completed with effort.

After Meng Shurong came here, it was the first time that he sat idle for so long without doing anything, listening to Lin Shen chatting.

It wasn't until lunch time that she realized why.

The eye circles were slightly red, Meng Shurong first glanced at An Lu, saw the other party smiling, pursed his lips, and then looked at today's birthday star, only to see Lin Shen said: "I didn't know before, so, no Knowing that Shu Rong would like to be wronged, and celebrate my birthday with me today?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Anlu started to boo.

In line with the principle of not letting birthday stars cook, she and Shi Yiran worked so hard in the kitchen to make so many delicious meals.Of course, she is only in charge of laying hands.

Meng Shurong looked at the pot of hair cakes placed in the middle of the table, on which were stuck two birthday candles that he got from somewhere, sniffed, and muttered, "Thank you..."

"Don't thank you, let's make a wish and blow out the candles," Lin Shen smiled, "I'm old, but I'm sorry to blow out the candles, it's your turn!"

She put her arms around Shi Yiran halfway, her heart was full.All her wishes have been fulfilled, and there is still a big gift in the evening, so she won't argue with Meng Shurong.

Sensing the complacent tone of the people around her, Shi Yiran poked Lin Shen's waist quietly. Unexpectedly, the warning was unsuccessful, and she received a meaningful smile, which made her feel a little hot behind her ears.

In the kitchen during the day, the candle light flickered slightly, and after it was finally blown out, there were only two thin red candles stuck on it.

"I think sister Yiran's craftsmanship is getting better and better!" One of them shared a piece of cake, and Anlu ate until the corners of his mouth were stained with scum, and he devoured it like he hadn't eaten for a long time.

But also, they have always been the most frugal about these seasonings.This time, there is no brown sugar, and white sugar is added directly, but it is also sweet to people's hearts.Some chopped preserved apricots and crushed almonds were sprinkled on it, which was fragrant and sweet, and it was even more delicious than the cakes eaten before the end of the world.

In addition to this pot of hair cakes, there are also stewed fish and scrambled eggs.The fat cake was used as a cake, and it was also the staple food of the meal. After the meal was over, Anlu rubbed his swollen belly contentedly, chatting with everyone.

While chatting, she suddenly saw two Molotov cocktails in the corner, and said casually, "The Molotov cocktails we made before may not be used anymore."

There is no one in the village at the foot of the mountain. In this mountain, apart from them, there should be only beasts living in the deep mountains. As long as there is no threat, the Molotov cocktail can only be placed in the corner of the wall.

However, Lin Shen and the others, who listened to An Lu's words at the time, took it for granted, never imagined that the burning | burning | bottle would still be useful.