Song Yin in the last days

It feels almost just settled in, life is not quite on track yet, harvest time is here.

For farmers, the harvest season is a season that makes people very busy but also very happy. But this year, many people are beating drums in their hearts. Sweet potatoes are different from rice and wheat. They are buried in the soil. When the day comes when the soil is dug, no one knows what the harvest will be.

Compared with others, Jiang Wenhui was particularly worried—no one in his family had ever farmed a field, and he didn't know anything. Even with the guidance of agricultural techniques, he didn't have much confidence in the harvest of his own field.What's more, his family of four, the old and the young, don't even have a real strong laborer. With his and his wife's thin arms and legs, can they really dig food out of the soil?

Jiang Wenhui was able to come to Liguaizi Village entirely because he had a very wise mother-in-law—after the monster appeared in Xianyang, many people were frightened, but his mother-in-law got a lot of details by virtue of her good relationships. Resolutely moved to Song Yin downstairs.At that time, of course they didn’t know about fairy masters. The mother-in-law’s reason was actually very simple: animals are territorial. Since monsters have stayed in that building for so long, they must have left a smell. At least recently, there are safe.So, he and Song Yin became neighbors, and thus got acquainted with Qi Xia and Ke Yuan, and later withdrew to Wucheng together, and then moved to Jiang'an together, and thus became friends.

They moved to Jiang'an earlier, and both he and his wife Liu Shuang found jobs.Liu Shuang used to be a supervisor in a supermarket, but he could only work as a small cashier in Jiang'an, but he was lucky enough to become a buyer in the same supermarket, which is considered a relatively popular position.Beibei's grandmother took care of the children at home, and the family lived a tight life in Jiang'an, but at least they didn't have to worry about food and clothing, and even bought a small condom on Wuhuan with a loan because they started early enough. .

Hearing that Song Yin was going to move here, the couple immediately sold the house and resigned and followed them without much hesitation—Jiang'an was already overcrowded, and the weather was getting worse every year. How long could the common people last if it continued to deteriorate? ?Families like theirs are probably the first to be affected.As for being able to walk out of Xianyang alone, the abilities of Song Yin and Xu Lingfeng are unquestionable, and there is at least a glimmer of life following them.

But this glimmer of hope also depends on one's own hard work.

So when dividing the land, his family took three and a half acres of pasture fields and three and a half acres of farmland, a total of seven and a half acres of land, and only rented out two acres of farmland, leaving the remaining one mu of farmland and three and a half acres of pasture fields for Practice at home.The pasture is okay, it takes about one day a week, but that mu of sweet potato fields can ruin the whole family, weeding, watering, fertilizing... Even in the so-called slack period, there are many things to do, especially they are inexperienced Not yet strong enough, even the mother-in-law, who is nearly [-] years old, often goes to the fields to help, and finally survives until the harvest day.

In fact, there are quite a few families like them in the settlements. There is no real strong labor in the family, and they have never farmed. The difference is that most of those families have rich family resources and bring a lot of supplies with them. Even if they don’t do anything, they can eat a lot Two years, but his family can't do it. If there is no income for half a year, they will run out of food.Therefore, the harvest of this mu of sweet potato fields is particularly important.

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From October 08st, the opening hours of the kindergarten at Dawu were extended. The children were dropped off at 30:[-] in the morning and picked up at [-]:[-] in the evening. For this purpose, two temporary childcare workers were hired.At the same time, the school also had a busy farming holiday, and the children went to the fields with their families early in the morning.

The field is already bare, and the sweet potato vines have been harvested two days ago and sold to the management committee for feed.Standing on the roof of the big house at this time, you will see groups of people scattered sparsely in the bare farmland. The adults walk in front, digging sweet potatoes one by one, and the half-grown children follow behind them. Pick up the dug sweet potatoes, shake off the soil and put them into baskets, and immediately carry the baskets to the roadside when they are full.If it is a child of seven or eight years old, who is too weak to do heavy work, he will go to pick up the leaks, pick up the small sweet potatoes that the adults have left in the field, and scream every time he finds one, just like picking up gold and silver. Like treasure... This job doesn't look difficult, but it can be very deadly if you do it for a few hours.

Jiang Beibei is as big as Ding Ding, and she is still in kindergarten at the moment. Jiang’s family has no half-grown children who can help, so Jiang Wenhui and Liu Shuang are digging in front, and the mother-in-law follows behind to pick it up. On the side of the road, Jiang Wenhui will find a way to get it back for a while—after more than two months of shoulder-to-shoulder grinding, the couple have learned to use poles, but they can’t hold too many things, and they can’t carry too much. Yes, there is no hurry.Therefore, it is still necessary to find another way to transport hundreds of catties of sweet potatoes, if you don't want to be exhausted to death.

The mother-in-law came home at eleven o'clock, and brought them lunch at 11:30—steamed buns with luncheon meat and a large can of mung bean soup, which were prepared last night and put in the refrigerator.At this time, everyone is sincerely grateful for the small refrigerator at home. Fortunately, they have solar energy and a biogas digester. At least they have electric lights at night, and they can also use refrigerators in summer.

After dinner, the mother-in-law went home with a food basket, and the temperature would rise to 30 degrees in the afternoon. She was getting old, and the couple would not let her come again.

Sitting in the shade of a tree, the couple sat and rested, looking at the group of people laughing and playing in the field next door, and at the tall pile of sweet potatoes beside their field. After harvesting four acres of land, they didn't even finish half an acre... Looking at other people's sweet potato piles, and then looking at their own, it's really pissing people off.

"It's okay, they have a lot of people and a lot of land, and they rented [-] acres. We don't have to rush like them. Let's go back and rest after working for a while. We will definitely finish it tomorrow morning." Liu Shuang tried to comfort her husband, after thinking about it again Said, "Did you find out, the output is much higher than we imagined, now I won't be afraid of starvation..."

If it wasn't for being in the wild, if it wasn't for his arms being sore and swollen, Jiang Wenhui would have picked up his wife. How could he, Jiang Wenhui, marry such a good woman!

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"Hey, sir and wife, do you need to borrow my luxury car?"

Before the couple got bored, a greeting came from the side of the road, and when they turned around, they saw Qi Xia smiling at them on a rickshaw.Brother Qi is wearing a big straw hat, and there is a pair of big sunglasses under the straw hat, covering more than half of his brown face, so his white teeth are particularly conspicuous, and he looks weird.

Jiang Wenhui was overjoyed, and Liu Shuang jumped up all of a sudden, and ran over: "Xiaoxia, is your family finished harvesting now?" Of course they knew that Qi Xia had a tricycle, but everyone harvested it today, and Qi Xia still planted two acres. As for the land, there is no reason to grab it and use it first, right?

Qi Xia was in high spirits: "It's all finished. We have a lot of family members, and Xiaodong and Luosang are both strong men. In half a day, they all went into the warehouse!" Luosang's two buddies who were not on duty came to help, and it was only two acres of land. If you don't finish it, you will be laughed at.

"How's the harvest?" Jiang Wenhui asked quickly.

Qi Xia compared seven with his fingers: "The yield per mu is more than seven hundred, our family can't eat it all in half a year!"

Jiang Wenhui suddenly felt no pain in his back, no soreness in his arms, jumped up, grabbed the hoe, and strode towards the half acre of land that hadn't been dug: "Xiao Xia, wait for me, I'll dig for another half an hour." Just call it a day."

Seeing that Liu Shuang was also going to get the hoe, Qi Xia quickly jumped out of the car, snatched the hoe first, and took off his sunglasses: "Sister-in-law, please rest, I'll go and help him."

Liu Shuang looked at the backs of the two men who were digging the ground with a smile, picked up the sweet potatoes just dug up, and was very happy in his heart: Now, even if their family doesn't receive seven hundred, they should have six hundred, right? ?Six hundred catties, now I really don't have to worry about being hungry...

Fortunately, an acre of land was left!

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The sweet potato harvest officially started on October [-]nd. By October [-]th, all the sweet potatoes were harvested and stored in the cellar. The first harvest season they came to Liguaizi Village came to an end.

The harvest is over, but the excitement has just begun—this year, most households have yields of six to seven hundred catties per mu, and the worst ones are five hundred catties. They have experts in charge, five thousand catties and one mu are all right.However, in the face of this result, no one was downcast. On the contrary, everyone (including those at the end of the crane) was very happy: far higher than expected!

Nowadays, it is a year of famine, not to mention the blackout area, even in Jiang'an, almost all the crops are brought indoors, and the people close to the river are still planting a little land, harvesting, I heard that there are three hundred jacks per mu God.The most important thing is that a strong laborer can't plant an acre of land at all, because in the hottest period of seven, eight, nine and three months, every afternoon at 10 or [-] degrees, watering once an hour can't stand it, and the field will die in less than [-] minutes after the water goes down. After it's done, it's pretty good if one-fifth of an acre of seedlings can head. As for the fullness... Ha ha!

Moreover, it is fifty or sixty degrees, who has the ability to carry water against the sun, don't you want to die?Those who have achieved a little harvest, I heard that they all use a device called a "leaky pipe", but that thing pays attention to the terrain, and the most important thing is to find enough water sources-such a hot day, there is a water shortage everywhere, Who has a source of water for you to "leak" into the ground without stopping?

Therefore, they really did the right thing this time, following the immortal master to make a comeback!

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The big house and the small house have been full of joy and laughter these days. The management committee announced very timely that a "harvest banquet" will be held in the big house at [-]:[-] pm on October [-]th. All residents are welcome to attend.The residents of the seven huts were moved after hearing the news. They not only dragged their families with them, but also brought a pack of sweet potatoes from each household, ranging from three to five catties to over ten catties. Everyone left the sweet potatoes at the door of the restaurant (canteen) , everyone said that this is "a little heart, no respect"...

The management committee did not expect that the residents would bring their own sweet potatoes, and the defense team joined in the fun and brought seventy to eighty catties of fish from the river. The accountants and logistics immediately settled the accounts and converted the saved food into equivalent ham sausages. Hu Da The chef changed the dishes in front of the battle, and I dare not say that the meat is enough. There is still half a catty for one person, and it also allows the "mud legs" who haven't smelled any fishy smell for two months to have a hearty meal.

The food team, which had been disbanded for less than two months, met again. At 45 o’clock in the afternoon, [-] Eight Immortals tables were set up in the drying yard of the big house. In the center of each table was a pot of pickled fish, braised pork next to it, roasted potatoes with sausages, and dried bamboo shoots and ham , stir-fried bacon with scallions, a total of five main meat dishes, plus two vegetarian dishes, and the rest is a plate of sweet potatoes - roasted sweet potatoes, shredded sweet potatoes, sausage sweet potato rice, sweet potato date mud cake... Finally, a large bowl of dessert was served ——Sweet potato, tremella and wolfberry soup, all children's favorite!

Children like sweets, but what elders love most is the long-lost spirit—Red Star Erguotou, only two liang per person, no more.The management committee also thoughtfully prepared low-alcohol wine for ladies who don't drink liquor, not much, just half a glass.

After drinking and eating, Lu Huaan announced this year's "Sweet Potato King" - Li Dafu and Li's family.In addition to their own 23 mu of land, the family rented and planted 43 mu of land. A total of 26 mu of land was planted, including 19760 mu of sweet potatoes. A total of 760 catties of sweet potatoes were harvested, with a yield of 840 catties per mu, and the highest yield per mu was [-] catties!

The whole drying yard was fried. I knew that the Li family would farm the land, but I didn't expect them to be so good at farming.

This is not the most exciting thing yet. Next, the management committee announced that, as a reward, the top three planters in each season will get a talisman from Immortal Master Song!

"Wow……"

Now it can no longer be described as a "frying pot". The strong men who drank a little wine even started to think about whether to go to Li's house to rob. Well, I can only think about this kind of thing...... There is someone with a talisman!

What's more, Mr. Li Dafu, the head of the Li family, is very good at being a man. After taking the amulet with trembling hands, he immediately said boldly: donate [-] catties of sweet potatoes to the management committee, and ask them to use them to help poor households. He is so selfish and shortsighted and doesn't know how to reciprocate!

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In the warm atmosphere, someone at the middle table knocked on the cup. When the atmosphere calmed down a bit, a half-old man with a Mediterranean hairstyle stood up and said cheerfully: "My brothers and nephews, and my sisters-in-law and nieces, my brother Deng Anxiang congratulates everyone Come to a good harvest, this is a good start for us. Deng is not talented, and a family of six also planted an acre of land and harvested 530 catties, as if the tail of the car was hoisted..."

Everyone laughed, and Song Yin also looked at him suspiciously.This person is the friend of Mr. Xu who opened the detective agency. He has a family of six, his son and daughter-in-law are just in their teens, the old couple are only in their early fifties, and there is a 17-year-old daughter. It is really not good to harvest 530 catties per mu. Speaking of which, you must know that even Jiang Wenhui's family collected 620 catties.But what did he want to do when he stood up, he wouldn't want to ask someone for help, would he?