After death, I became the cannon fodder of the three protagonists

Chapter 182 Harvesting Wheat
Xiao Jin and his party soon arrived at their destination.

He took out the blueprint from his pocket, confirmed that this was the saline-alkali land recorded, and asked the government servants to check the soil in the surrounding fields. After seeing them nodding, he looked at the wheat.

The wheat is growing well, and the ears of wheat are heavy, Xiao Jin is visibly happy.

Old Man Huang and the others also came over, pushing a homemade cart with wheat harvesters on it.

Man clasped his elbows and walked expressionlessly, until he walked in front of Xiao Jin, some emotion appeared on his face.

"Master, everyone has brought them here."

Xiao Jin nodded slightly, looked at Old Man Huang and the others, and before the village chief introduced Old Man Huang, he said:

"Everyone is here, let's start."

Old man Huang didn't know that Xiao Jin was the new county magistrate. When he heard him speak, he subconsciously looked at the village chief. Seeing the village chief nodding, he waved his hand back and got up.

Xiao Jin naturally noticed this situation, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and stopped Man Yi who was holding a sword and wanted to blame Old Man Huang for his disrespect.

Man Yi looked back incomprehensibly, only to see his master shaking his head in disapproval.

He pursed his lips, let go of the hilt of his sword, and stepped back.

In my heart, I feel even more contempt for Old Man Huang and the others. A group of impolite peasants are really unworthy of the stage.

The old man Huang and his team have been planting crops for many years, and they harvested the wheat very quickly.

After the wheat was cut, someone carried it to a cart and dragged it to the open space in the village to dry.

When the sun is almost dry, you can start threshing.

In Old Man Huang's own village, there are many people farming and few people buying cattle, so most of them use chain flails for threshing.

People stood in a row, raised the "strips" of the flails high, and then clapped them hard, and the wheat grains would come out.

It's just that this thing is not so easy to control. When some people use it, the "strip" does not turn smoothly, and there is no strength when it falls. Therefore, when using the chain flail, other people will be kept far away to avoid accidental injury. people.

And if the strength of this thing is not well grasped, some of them will not come off cleanly, and some will be crushed into powder.

When the village chief was young, he also farmed land in Yuzhou Prefecture, so he naturally knew the shortcomings of this yoke.

Few people from the left and right villages go to the county now. After discussing overnight with the elders and heads of the two clans, they unanimously decided to use the village oxen to pull the stone rollers to crush the wheat.

Xiao Jin has been an official for generations. His grandfather was a bachelor in charge of the Hanlin Academy in the former dynasty. His father was born at an untimely time.

Because of this, the Xiao family was in a downturn for a period of time. It was not until Xiao Jin obtained the honor of Jinshi and entered the Imperial Academy as a Shujishi that he regained his vitality.

In the following year, a daughter from a side branch of Xiao's family entered the draft and was appointed as a concubine by Emperor Jingyong and bestowed a title.

Emperor Jingyong's attitude is obvious, he wants to reuse the Xiao family.

And this promotion of saline-alkali land improvement is Xiao Jin's opportunity.

It's just that he didn't know the process of wheat harvesting. He only thought that after harvesting from the field, he could weigh it and report it to Emperor Jing Yong, so when he saw the wheat stalks on the bus, he frowned.

He turned his head and looked at the village chief, "Why did you take the wheat away? Can't we weigh it now?"

They brought all the iron scales specially used for weighing grain.

The village chief was slightly taken aback. It was the first time he heard such a question, and he almost didn't react.

"My lord, after the wheat is harvested, it needs to go to the wheat farm to expose it to the sun.

After they are dried in the sun, they are then crushed with stone rollers to separate the stalks and wheat grains, and finally the dust in them is blown away by the wind before they can be bagged and weighed. "

Xiao Jin was a little confused, "Then how long will it take to complete this process?"

"It depends on the sky. If the sun is good, there is not much wheat planted, and the village has enough manpower. It can be bagged in a few days at most."

Naturally, the village head would only say things for the better. He had already asked the old man, and if nothing unexpected happened, these days would be sunny.

But it was only a few days, and Xiao Jin was relieved that he could afford to wait. He stopped talking to the village chief, put his hands behind his back, and stood in the shade watching the hardworking old man Huang and the others in the field.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon, and the sun was getting hotter and hotter, as if entering a scorching summer day, even standing in the shade, after a long time, the forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat.

Xiao Jin couldn't bear it anymore, wiped off the sweat from his forehead, and looked at the old man Huang who was still bending over to cut the wheat, his heart was moved.

Little did they know, Old Man Huang and the others were about to lose their hold.

Someone silently approached the old man Huang, with a weak voice, "It's already time for lunch, why doesn't that man call to stop?"

The old man Huang put the straw away, raised his hand and wiped the sweat off his face with his arm, "I didn't see that the village chief of Luoshan Village was so respectful to that man, maybe he was some kind of high official.

If he doesn't speak, who dares to speak, just keep going. "

"alright."

The village chief is getting old, and he was in a coma a few days ago, so it will be too much for him, but if the county magistrate doesn't open his mouth, how dare he let everyone rest.

The village chief rubbed his aching waist, looked to the side of the road, and was relieved when he saw a child running over.

The child was stopped by Hui Niang, who asked him to come to the field and ask the village chief and the others to go back to have lunch.

He doesn't know what officials are big and small, and he doesn't know how to salute when meeting an official. He only knows that his grandma and grandma must do what they tell him. If he is disobedient, his parents and grandparents will find out and he will be beaten.

So he ran all the way, skipping Xiao Jin, and went straight to the village head, with a childish voice, "Grandpa, grandma said that the meal is ready, let me tell you to go back to eat!"

"I see."

The village head rubbed his head, looked at Xiao Jin, "Master County Magistrate, do you see?"

Xiao Jin wanted to leave this place a long time ago, but no one mentioned it. If he said to leave, it would seem that he was a bit "delicate".

He didn't know if there was any eyeliner planted by Emperor Jingyong among the yamen servants he brought here, and he didn't dare to find out, so no matter how much he suffered, he had to endure it.

Now that the village chief spoke up, it was a step up for him.

Xiao Jin immediately waved his hand and said: "Everyone has worked hard, as the saying goes, only a full meal can make a masterpiece.

Now it's time for meal, so everyone will also take a rest, go back to eat, take a short nap after the meal, recharge your energy, and leave when the sun is cooler in the afternoon. "

What Xiao Jin said was very polite, old man Huang and the others picked out words they could understand, and were overjoyed.

'Take a break, go back, and leave in the afternoon'

Finally, I can rest.

A few people put the guy who harvested the wheat into a cool place in the field, wiped off the sweat on his face, and walked towards the edge of the field supporting each other.

Xiao Jin didn't want to stay for a long time, so he said to the village chief, "Let's go."

The village head naturally agreed, but he was worried about Old Man Huang and the others. Fortunately, Su Mo gave him a wink and asked him to follow Xiao Jin first.

Only then did the village chief leave.

When they walked a little further, Su Mo hurriedly waved to Chen Yuanhai, "Quick, go help them up."

Chen Yuanhai complied and strode over. He has a strong body and he seems to be okay after staying here for so long.

In the past, I supported them first. Seeing that their legs were weak and they were walking very slowly, I simply stood up and carried them one by one to the edge of the field.

Everyone is so tired, it is impossible for them to walk back by themselves.

Chen Yuanhai looked left and right, and his eyes fell on the cart transporting wheat.

(End of this chapter)