"Isn't that right? Look, after the Li family came, our village became very lively!"
Today it was the turn of a field in the south of the village. Jia An was cutting sorghum ears with his buttocks stuck out.
Seeing Mrs. Li walking from the edge of the field with good news in her arms, she rushed to greet her.
"Nai, why are you here? My sister is getting hot due to the sun."
Jiayin's white and tender little face, with her big eyes rolling around, is particularly cute now.
Jia'an wiped his hands on his clothes, then took out a slingshot from his arms and showed it off to his sister.
"Sister, look at this, you can shoot birds with this. I'll go get some bird eggs for you tomorrow!"
The slingshot was extremely finely made, and the wooden handle may have been rubbed by others frequently before, making it smooth and round.
"Hey!" Jiayin also played with it when she was a child in her previous life. Out of curiosity, she stretched out her little hand to grab it, and Jia'an put the slingshot in her hand.
Mrs. Li saw that the slingshot didn't look like the one at home, so she asked casually, "Where did you get the slingshot?"
"Grandpa Zhao gave it to me. Grandpa Zhang and the others also gave it to me. Brother Jiayi also got a small dagger. It's pretty." Got it!"
Jia An raised his head, as if showing off their trophies.
When she heard that it was given by the veterans, Mrs. Li didn't say anything.
These days, everyone who is helping the Li family has sent things to the Li family as if they have made an appointment.
Dried vegetables, soybean paste, mustard greens, etc. are all available. It's hard not to collect them!
Mrs. Li understood that this was the villagers' gratitude, and gradually stopped refusing.
From now on, just make delicious food at home and send it back.
"Little Fu Niu'er is here again!"
Sister-in-law Zhang from the west end of the village was delivering water to her man. She saw Mrs. Li from afar and hurried over to say hello.
Seeing Jiayin nestling obediently in Mrs. Li's arms, Mrs. Zhang liked it so much that she took out a silk flower made of fabric edges from her pocket and handed it to Jiayin's little hand.
"The rags I found in the cupboard yesterday are just perfect for little Fu Niu to make a flower for her to play with!"
Sister-in-law Zhang saw Jiayin holding the silk flower and smiled, her heart trembled with the cuteness, and she raised her hand and pinched her little face.
Jiayin's skin was so delicate that even if she didn't use any force, her rough hands would leave a red mark on her face.
Jiayin turned away uncomfortably, making Second Sister-in-law Zhang laugh even more.
"You're a little girl, you know how shy you are."
Jiayin couldn't complain. Who is shy? It's obviously because she dislikes her, okay?
As expected, it would be no good to follow grandma to the fields. It would be better to follow mother and the others up the mountain. Not only can they not be exposed to the sun, but they can also take things out of the space...
Every household in the village is busy with the autumn harvest, but there is an exception, and that is the Liu family.
The whole family was holed up in the house, no one went out to work.
Seeing that the crops are ripe, if we don't harvest them, if it rains in a few days, this year's harvest will be in vain.
Mrs. Guo was so anxious that her throat was about to burst into flames, but no one could instruct her.
As soon as Liu Tiezhu was asked to work, Liu Tiezhu screamed with his belly in his arms and ran to the latrine.
Liu Laifu said he would go to the county town to look for Wu Er, but there was no news for several days.
The two daughters-in-law are even more lazy than each other. When they say they have to work, they run faster than anyone else.
"Mom, there are so many people in the Li family. After helping this family and that family in the past few days, why haven't they come to help our family? We are still relatives. Are we as heartless as them?"
Liu Laifu's daughter-in-law was sitting on the table. On the kang, he was so fat that his eyes narrowed into slits and his tone was sour.
Mrs. Guo's eyes lit up when she heard this. She wondered how much it would cost to hire someone.
The Li family loves to work so much, why not just ask them to help!
When she thought about it, she ran straight to Li's house.
"Sister, are you resting?"
Mrs. Guo saw Mrs. Li sitting at the entrance of the courtyard to coax her granddaughter, so she licked her face and came closer.
Mrs. Li glanced sideways at her but said nothing. She regretted not locking the door so that anyone could come in at will.
Mrs. Guo was not upset and was still cheerful.
"Sister, my crops haven't been harvested yet. You have a lot of family members, so help us cut them."
"My family is busy and can't help you. The fourth child will be back soon. You should go back quickly! Be careful that he has a bad temper ." , Throw you out!"
Mrs. Li said with a stern face, then stood up and returned to the house with Jiayin in her arms, without even looking at Mr. Guo.
Mrs. Guo was disappointed. She wanted to get angry but was afraid that Li Laosi would really come back.
So he spat on Mrs. Li's back and walked home cursing.
"A whole family of cold-blooded things! None of the relatives will help! Who do you think is begging them? Damn!"
Ms. Guo cursed as she walked. When she met villagers on the road, she scolded her even more vigorously, but no one in the village paid her any attention...
Qingshui Village This year's autumn harvest, thanks to the help of the Li family, was completed several days earlier than in previous years.
The villagers of Qingshui Village were extremely friendly and friendly when meeting the Li family.
"Is Yusheng at home?"
This morning, just as the Li family had breakfast, they heard the village chief's voice coming from the door of the courtyard.
Li Laoer responded and quickly got up and went out.
"Yusheng, I remember that you worked as a bookkeeper. I have something to ask you for help." The village chief explained his purpose directly.
When Li Laoer heard what he said, he guessed that it was about arithmetic and agreed immediately.
"Okay, uncle, you can tell me something."
"Tomorrow is the day when the county government officials come to collect grain taxes. I want you to help settle the accounts."
Sure enough, the village chief mentioned the matter of paying grain taxes. He sighed heavily, and then road.
"In the past, I worked on my own every year. Many veterans and elderly folks in the village didn't understand this. The tax collectors always took advantage of my busy work to fool them and harvest a lot more grain..."
Grain in Autumn It is the basis for survival during the winter, but the evil local officials and government servants don't care about this. They still make a fortune from the grain tax.
After hearing this, Li Laoer quickly agreed.
"Uncle, don't worry! Our whole family will go to help tomorrow, and we will never let the villagers suffer again!"
"Hey, Yusheng, let me thank you and your family first for everyone."
The village chief patted Li happily. The second child's shoulders were very happy.
He became more and more certain that it was a great good thing for Qingshui Village that he had agreed to the settlement of the Li family!
After the village chief left, Mr. Li went back to his house and told Mrs. Li about the matter. The young and old of the Li family unanimously agreed to help.
Only Wu Cuihua was sitting by the kang, holding two peeled chestnuts in her hand and stuffing them into her mouth.
"Always mind your own business, no one is doing the work at home yet!"
She muttered, feeling dissatisfied but not daring to speak loudly, like a mouse stealing food from the gutter.
Everyone in the family heard her, but no one paid attention to her. They pretended not to hear her, otherwise they would worry about her, which would be a waste of time and a bad mood.
The next day, before dawn, the Li family got up early, made a fire to cook, packed up and went to the village chief's house.
When Junyang County collects grain taxes, villagers in each village move the tax grains they have to pay to the open space in the village.
Waiting for the yamen servants to come over, make unified calculations and transport them away using the donkey cart in the yamen office.
The Li family has many hands, so they have to help carry food bags from house to house.
Especially Li Laosi and Jiayi, who can carry a hundred pounds and walk like flying, making everyone in the village envious.