Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year

Chapter 216 The Autumn Harvest Begins

"Aunt Lin, please help us get up."

"Yes, Aunt Lin will give you the name!"

"Then let me think about it." Lin thought for a moment, then turned and asked Thick Neck, "I remember your name is Gao Dafu, right?"

Thick Neck didn't expect that Aunt Lin would remember what he said casually that day and nodded quickly.

"Then you'll be ranked by age. You're Gao Erfu, you're Sanfu, you're Sifu..."

When talking about Liufu, there was obvious hesitation in the child's eyes.

"Aunt, I have a family and a name, do I need to change that too?"

"..."

I forgot, there is still someone with a home.

Lin slapped his head and said, "You don't need it. What's your name?"

"My name is Du Xiaoshu, and my brother's name is Dashu, so my name is Xiaoshu."

"Xiaoshu, right? Auntie will remember it."

In this way, all six children had names.

When they got home, the rest of the Cui family had already gone back to rest, so Lin simply let them eat at the big round table in the yard.

The next morning.

Before daybreak, all the members of the Cui family were ready in the yard.

Assign tasks to individuals before departure.

"Old Third, let's harvest wheat today. We'll try to harvest three acres before dark. You and Erlang will be in charge of bundling and transporting the wheat, while Xiaowu and Xiaoqi will pick the wheat ears..."

Silang took half a day off yesterday, so he is not counted for the time being.

Xiao Wu asked crisply, "Grandpa, what are Third Aunt and the others doing?"

"Your Third Aunt has other things to do, let's do our own thing."

The third son's wife had to run the business and cook for the craftsmen, so Old Man Cui naturally didn't take her into consideration.

Lin accidentally overslept and just opened the door at this time.

"Father, I'll go too. Mother and I will bundle the wheat, and Erlang will go and harvest it."

Last night, they baked a large bowl of multi-grain pancakes, fried half a bowl of diced pork sauce, and added seaweed, which was enough for the craftsmen to have two meals.

Old Man Cui looked at Lin, who was determined to help with the autumn harvest, and a smile appeared on his weathered face.

"Okay! This year, our whole family will harvest together. But don't be stubborn, Third Wife. If you are too busy, just tell your mother."

"Dad, I know. If I can't do it anymore, I'll come back and rest for a while."

With Lin joining the team, the family was full of energy and rushed to the battlefield with their own tools.

Not only Lin, but also Cui Zhaozhao and Xiaoliu came after staying in bed for a while. They followed Xiaowu to pick up wheat ears, while Lin and Old Lady Cui each bundled the wheat.

Lin was assigned to Cui Chengliang's side.

To cut wheat, one has to bend over, and after a long time, the waist becomes painful and stiff. After cutting for a while, Cui Chengliang stood up and saw Lin tying wheat not far behind him.

Lin had never done farm work in his life, and he was already busy just bundling wheat.

"You hold the stalks down and I'll tie them."

Lin turned around and saw Cui Chengliang coming over for some reason, but she listened to him and moved to the side.

"You harvest your crops, and I can bundle the wheat, though I'm a little slow."

Cui Chengliang didn't respond, but lowered his head and quickly tied up the wheat.

Lin was embarrassed: "Alright, alright, I'll take my time. Don't fall behind. Dad will definitely nag you if he sees you."

The two of them seemed to be doing something bad secretly without telling their parents, and they didn't dare to speak loudly.

"Dad is old and can't work as fast as me."

Lin looked over and saw that Old Man Cui's progress was indeed not as fast as theirs.

"Rest here for a while. I'll come over and help you bundle the wheat after we finish harvesting this crop."

Cui Chengliang usually looks silent, but he is very efficient at doing farm work. He raises his sickle and slashes it, and with a swish sound, the wheat is neatly spread on the ground.

Lin was not idle either. She followed closely behind and picked up the wheat and piled it together.

Cui Chengliang brought over the wheat that had been harvested from behind, and the two of them worked together to bundle it up.

"I really feel the sweat dripping down to the ground." Lin joked. Although she was not the main force in harvesting, she suffered a lot. The wheat awns pricked her body, making her feel itchy and painful. The wheat field was hot and stuffy, and she couldn't stop sweating.

In contrast, Cui Chengliang remained calm, obviously used to it.

"I kind of admire you."

Without any mechanical assistance, everything from seeds to grains depends on one's own hands. Most people cannot endure such hardship, especially the repetitive work year after year.

"As a man, as long as I can eat and not starve to death, that's enough." Cui Chengliang sat down to catch his breath. "I was not used to it when I first came here. I haven't farmed since I started working. Now that I'm here, I open my eyes and go to the fields to do farm work every day. My brain has become stupid."

Lin was amused by him: "Why don't you start a small business or find a job in the county town."

Cui Chengliang waved his hand. "Everyone here has to sign a contract. If you don't sell your body, you can only do hard labor. Not only do you earn little, but you also have no human rights. You get beaten at the slightest provocation. I'm almost fifty years old, and they order me around. I might as well be farming at home."

"As for business, I don't dare to do it."

He died of illness, so he cherished his life this time. No matter how hard it was, as long as he didn't starve to death, it was fine.

Cui Chengliang suddenly asked her: "Do you usually miss your family?"

Lin was stunned, but she didn't think so. The main reason was that Cui Chengliang didn't know that her two children had come with him.

"I do think about it sometimes."

After hearing what he said, she suddenly missed her parents. After her eldest brother and sister-in-law retired, they bought a house in Yunnan and brought her parents there to live in their old age. She hadn't seen them for a long time.

Lin felt a little disappointed.

"When I first came here, I missed my child and his mother as well."

Cui Chengliang, a strong man, was squatting on the ground at this moment, like a stray dog thrown out of the house, feeling extremely lonely.

Lin remembered that he said he died of illness in his previous life, just like her husband.

"Think positively. Since we can't go back, let's just live well in this world. Maybe they will come to accompany you one day."

Cui Chengliang knew that Lin was trying to comfort him. This was simply impossible. It was already ridiculous that he traveled through time alone, but how could his entire family travel through time together?

"Forget it. If we don't have a cell phone or computer, those two kids will go crazy when they come."

Lin substituted her two children for the example. Needless to say, her daughter had already found her direction and was determined to improve the seeds. As for her unfocused son, he wasn't crazy either.

With someone to chat with, Cui Chengliang no longer felt tired, so he picked up his sickle and continued working.

Old Mrs. Cui came over with a shoulder pole and called Lin to carry the bundled ears of wheat home together.

Lin was not very strong and could only carry a few dozen kilograms.

It takes more than ten minutes to walk back to Cui's house from here, but the new house is close, and the newly leveled land is very suitable for threshing wheat.

The two men carried the ears of wheat over, and with the craftsmen watching over them, they were not afraid of them being stolen.

He went back to Erlang's place, bundled up the wheat that Erlang had harvested, and carried it over.

After walking twice, Lin felt that there was no part of her body that was not itchy, and the pain became even more severe when soaked with sweat.

Lin couldn't help scratching her arms and neck.

"Don't scratch it, it hurts more." Cui Chengliang saw her scratching and scratching from the corner of his eye and said quickly, "Just bear with it for now. You can go home tonight and boil some wheat bran water to wipe it. It will be fine."