Chapter 23
After a hasty dinner, Qin Daping drove the whole family back to the house to sleep.
"Since we have decided to trust the half-immortal and Asiu, we must hurry up, otherwise the hail will really fall and Daomai will not be able to get it home in time, and it will be in vain."
It's the third watch and it's still dark.
Under the leadership of Qin Daping, except for Qin Muxiu, no one in the Qin family went to the ground with a sickle, even Mrs. Qin was no exception.
Fortunately, they are all used to farming, and they are very familiar with wielding the sickle even if they feel the darkness.
At dawn, the family had cut an acre and a half of rice.
When the villagers went to the fields, they saw the neatly stacked handfuls of rice on the Qin family's field. Some were surprised, some were regretful, and some were ridiculed.
"Daping, do you really believe what Wu Banxian says? If the hail doesn't fall, your family will lose two-thirds of their harvest!"
"That's right, if we ruin the crops all over the field, what will we do if we don't have enough food next year?"
"I already believe in the half-immortal. From now on, we don't have to work anymore. Why don't we just let the half-immortal figure out where we can make money?"
Qin Daping kept cutting the sickle and smiled naively.
"My family is timid and cannot withstand bluffs. Since Li Zheng all believes in half-immortals, my family will follow suit. If the half-immortals are misled and the hail stops, I will take Ahu to the mountains to hunt or go hunting in winter.
If you can find work in the town, your whole family won't starve to death."
After saying that, he lowered his head and started cutting fiercely.
Those villagers who still wanted to say a few words lost interest when they saw that he ignored him, and picked up their shovels and went to work in their own fields.
The family worked from midnight until dark, and they mowed all five acres of land.
Before dawn the next day, I hitched up the donkey cart and drove to the rice field.
The land was large and flat, where rice and wheat could be dried, and there was a public mill for easy harvesting.
When the villagers in Xiaogang Village collect the grain, they pick it there first, beat it into millet, dry it and then take it home for storage.
After another day, all the rice and wheat were piled neatly on the field.
The outer layer is also covered with thick thatch to prevent it from getting wet when it rains later.
After everything was done, Qin Daping let out a long sigh, "I can't tell whether I'm hanging on or letting go. I'm afraid that it will really rain, which will cause great misfortune to those who didn't harvest, and I'm afraid that there will be no hail, so our family has done this
Such a big sacrifice wasted the crops."
Mrs. Qin put down the sickle and sat on the threshold tiredly. "I've already cut it. It's useless to think about it. Damn, I've been exhausted in the past two days. I'll ask Ahu's wife and Axiu's wife to make dinner."
Bar."
The two granddaughter-in-laws quickly agreed and went to work in the kitchen.
But the more Wang Fengying thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, "If it hadn't been for hail, we wouldn't have been able to get through this day! At that time, should we go to Wu Banxian to ask for an explanation, or should we go to Axiu to ask for an explanation? Can these two people conjure food for us?"
Old Mrs. Qin rolled her eyes and said, "Life is all about auspiciousness, but you are just talking nonsense! If there is no hail, we will not be able to survive. As Daping said, if there is hail, our family will be prepared for a rainy day. If there is no hail, the family will always be there."
You’ve been looking for work all winter, so why are you starving to death?”
Wang Fengying felt sorry for Crop from the bottom of her heart, tears welled up in her eyes, "I'm not here for this family!"
Although the mother-in-law said she was a bit harsh, she had been working with him these past two days. Qin Daping coaxed,
"I also kindly remind you that no one is forcing us to swing the sickle. We are afraid of risks. Even if there is no hail falling, you are not allowed to mess around with others, especially in front of Ash, don't talk nonsense, you know?"
Wang Fengying was full of complaints and grievances, but she didn't dare to express herself in front of her mother-in-law and husband, so she went back to the house angrily, "Don't call me for dinner!"
Qin Daping was also angry, "This woman is helpless!"
Old Mrs. Qin had no interest in paying attention and just said, "Leave her alone, we haven't finished our work yet. Daping, take Ahu to cover the roof with thatch, pearls, and go to the backyard with Nai to pick pumpkins and chop cabbage."
Chapter completed!