Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

Chapter 14 A different kind of autumn harvest

There is a proverb in the Great Northern Wilderness: Sow on ice and reap in water.

This is an empirical statement that has been tested in practice.

Every year in mid-April, the earth returns to spring and everything revives. It is the season of spring sowing.

The ice and snow on the black soil melted, and the spring breeze dried the floating soil, but the frozen soil was still frozen and hard under more than ten centimeters.

At this time, only wheat can be sown, and the wheat can be sown to a depth of seven to eight centimeters.

So it is said to be planted on ice.

Collecting in water refers to autumn rain.

In August and September, it is the season of autumn rain among the white mountains and black waters.

And late September is the best time to harvest wheat.

At this time, if there is waterlogging in the wheat field, the wheat will be soaked in water.

The muddy wheat fields cannot be removed by machinery at all, so they can only be harvested manually.

Hence the saying that it is collected in water.

September [-] was particularly worrying for employees.

From August onwards, rainfall gradually increases.

As soon as September comes, it’s one event after another.

Han Jianhua checks the situation in the fields every day.

Lu Changhua had to continue the work of draining waterlogging.

There are still more than ten days left before the wheat harvest, and the wheat is not yet fully mature. If the heavy rain continues, this year's wheat may have to sprout.

Germination is what farm workers call it. It means that if the moisture in the wheat kernel is too high, it will sprout and grow directly in the ears of wheat, and then the wheat will be useless.

With the experience of spring flood drainage, Lu Changhua and the others are quite handy.It's just that it's wet every day, and dozens of tons of oil are used to drain waterlogging.

On September 22, the sky suddenly cleared after the rain, the autumn wind swept by, and the wheat waves rolled.

As long as the weather lasts for three days, the wheat will mature and the harvest will be ready on the 25th.

Although the rain has stopped, the wheat in many low-lying areas is seriously lodging, and the wheat ears are soaked in water, and some have sprouted.

Take advantage of the clear weather to pump water quickly.

The rumbling stagnant water spurted out and flowed into the ditch.

The stagnant water in the depression was quickly drained. Once the sun shone and the autumn wind blew, the ground became much drier within half a day.

During this period of time, Lu Changhua's reading of the green paper stayed at 68 times.

The main reason is that we are too busy draining water.

The rescue team was so busy that they didn't have time to go home and rest. When they were tired and sleepy, they would lie in the trailer and take a nap, but the water pump was running 24 hours a day.

Leaders from the farm's flood control headquarters came to the three-point field to learn and inspect.

There is no way, the drainage work of only three fields on the entire farm is progressing smoothly.

Other branches either lacked supplies or fuel, or lacked understanding.The damage situation of all branches is basically the same. Why can the three branches be drained in time?

Your wheat in the lowlands has sprouted and is still soaking in the water.Looking at the three-point field, timely rescue and timely remediation has been carried out. Now the water in most areas has been drained away, and there is not much left.

God is really awesome.

Sure enough, it was sunny for three days in a row.

The golden wheat waves in the wheat field are rolling and undulating with the wind.

"Organize the wheat harvest immediately!"

Although the drainage work has been completed, the entire wheat field has been saturated with water due to continuous rain for many days.

Without open water, the machinery still cannot go to the ground.

There is no time to wait for the wheat fields to dry naturally, so they can only be harvested manually.

Not only the employees of the Daejeon team, but also everyone else, including family members, had to go to the fields.

Each person is given a sickle, divided into plot tasks, and harvested by themselves.

Lu Changhua's family also has a mission.

For the three members of the Lu family, the task of allocating a piece of land must be completed within three to four days.

Hu Dagui's family also has a girl.

After my father finished working in the canteen every day, he had to rush to the fields to cut wheat.

Mom and Lu Changhua are the main players.

Looking at the golden waves of wheat, Lu Changhua put on his white glove on his left hand, spat into the center of his right hand, picked up the sickle and bent down to cut the wheat.

He grabbed it forward with his left hand and pulled it into his arms. He stretched the sickle in his right hand forward and pulled it back.

"Fuck!"

A handful of wheat was cut.

He took another step forward and continued to catch and cut the wheat.Soon there were more straws in my left hand.Then use a handful of straw to twist it a few times, and use it as a straw rope to tie up the straw.

The sheaf of wheat was planted in the field.

After all, Lu Changhua is young and has good physical strength.

Just bend down and cut more than ten meters in one breath. When you stand up, there are more than a dozen sheaves of wheat standing behind you.

Xiong Bao was quite well-behaved, lying on the ground obediently, looking at Mother Lu and Lu Changhua who were gradually going away. He didn’t panic at all, because underneath him was food brought by his owner, packed in bags, and a small pot of cold water. This is a good thing and cannot be stolen by others.

Lu Changhua and Mother Lu were cutting wheat when they suddenly heard Xiong Bao's barking.Looking up, he saw several soldiers in green military uniforms walking on the field path, holding sickles in their hands.

"Fellow, we are here to support you."

One of them was wearing a cadre uniform with four pockets and an armed belt around his waist, and greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Are you the People's Liberation Army?!"

Mother Lu looked surprised.

"Yes, fellow."

The other soldiers rolled up their trousers without saying a word and walked into the muddy wheat field.

They didn't say anything, they just sweated profusely, following Lu Changhua's example, and stood up the wheat sheaves in the field.

"Oh, this is our mission, how can we let you do it!" My mother didn't have the nerve to ask the People's Liberation Army to help, so she kept stopping me.

"Auntie, fellow countryman. We have a regiment here and have already gone to each company on the farm. Don't worry, we have a company here at the third field. We won't leave until we finish harvesting the wheat!"

The People's Liberation Army cadre took Lu's mother's hand and explained.

"Can……"

Mother Lu didn't know what to say, so she turned around and walked home.

Lu Changhua raised his head and looked around. In this large wheat field, a green figure had long appeared.

They did not complain and were not afraid of getting tired. Except for a few cadres who explained the work to the fellow villagers, they all worked silently. There were no rhetoric, only practical actions.

Lu Changhua knew that these commanders and fighters were really the strong backing of the common people.

Soon, more than half of the wheat fields of the Lu family and the Hu family were harvested.

At this time, Mother Lu and Aunt Hu came one after the other, carrying a large basin containing steamed buns and a large plastic pot.

"Comrade of the People's Liberation Army, take a rest, drink some water and eat something."

Mother Lu and Aunt Hu stood on the ground and shouted.

Lu Changhua also stood up to greet these soldiers.

None of them got up, they just followed orders.

"Okay, comrades, take a rest."

When those hard-working soldiers heard the order, they immediately stood up and saluted the company commander: "Yes."

The answer was sonorous and powerful.

Lu Changhua saw that these soldiers were only young people of eighteen or nineteen years old, and some of them still had childish looks on their faces.

He loved these officers and soldiers from the bottom of his heart. They were all the people's soldiers and true revolutionary soldiers.

Wheat sheaves standing in the field are exposed to the sun for two or three days to allow the grains to remove moisture and harvest pulp.

These days, PLA soldiers go to the fields very early every day and go back to rest very late.

Just to the west of Hu's house, there is a brick house, which was the dormitory of educated youths in the past. Now it has long been vacant.

The temporary headquarters of this company is here.

There are soldiers on guard at the door.

Wearing a military uniform, red collar badge and cap badge, these are all things you can only see in movies, but they actually appeared on the farm.

Lu Changhua was very curious about this temporary barracks. He stood at the gate of Hu's house chatting with Hu Dagui, and peeked at the barracks gate not far away.

Several children were also looking at the strange things.

They gathered together and squatted four to five meters away from the camp entrance for more than an hour.

Seeing that these children refused to leave, the soldiers did not say anything bad.

When a squad leader saw it, he turned around and went into the barracks and brought out some bread.

Go up to the children.

"Come on, kid, do you know what this is?"

Where have the children on the farm ever eaten such high-end food?

Each little head shook like a rattle.

The monitor knelt down, broke the bread and distributed it to the children.

The children looked at Bai Xuanxuan's fragrant things in their hands and didn't know what to do for a while.

"This is bread, it's delicious, try it!"

These children, who looked like little tabby cats, opened their small mouths and took a bite, their eyes lit up.

Then he started eating.

"Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry, there's more."

Seeing several children banging their mouths with unfulfilled thoughts, the squad leader got up and went to get more.

Two cadre-looking soldiers came over from a distance.

"Report to the company commander, the instructor, a row of three shifts are on duty."

"What's going on with these kids?"

The company commander asked seriously.

"Captain..."

The third squad leader told what happened.

"Well, are there any more? Go get some more."

The company commander and the instructor looked at the children in front of them, smiled and entered the barracks.

After a while, each child had a piece of bread in his hand. The children were beaming with joy and ran to their homes one after another, shouting: "Uncle PLA gave me bread!"

Forget about that sense of pride.

Lu Changhua and Hu Dagui looked at the scene in front of them and were moved in their hearts.

Is this what the elders call the fish-and-water situation between the military and civilians? !

In this year's autumn harvest, wheat and soybeans were harvested in such an atmosphere.

The front is busy harvesting, and the rear is busy drying.

After all the grain is recovered, it must be dried in the drying field for several days to remove a large amount of moisture and impurities before it can be put into the warehouse.

The threshing machine threshes the grain directly at the edge of the field, and cartloads of wheat are sent to the drying yard.

The drying area with dozens of people was busy.

Lu Changhua also came to help.

No way, not enough manpower.

Looking at the grain truck driving into the drying yard, he wiped his sweat and shouted: "Another truck is coming, unloading!"

　I have something to do today, sorry for the late posting.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)