Reborn farmhouse busy farming

Chapter 83
After the old patriarch's Erqi passed, he couldn't wait any longer, and the Fang family came to the door again, asking Second Brother Luo to help build the barn.Although the second brother Luo said that he blamed Luo Baisu's family because of the old patriarch's affairs, after all, the villagers in the village couldn't hide their shame, and finally agreed.

Brother Luo is used to this job, so he brought a dust bucket and a shovel to the door the next day.

In order to prevent moisture in the barn, it is not enough to use only soil for the bottom. It is better to have a room of wooden boards. These jobs are usually done by men. Luo Baisu is going to catch up with the exam. I borrowed a saw and sawed it myself, but because I was a new hand, I was very unskilled in this carpentry job. In the end, old man Luo came to help, saw the planks, planed them flat with a plane, and spread them in the warehouse. .

When the barn is built and dried, the rice in the field is just ripe.The ten or so acres of fields are filled with golden rice grains, which are heavy and bent down. Looking from a distance, it seems to be a layer of golden waves. It looks like a joyful harvest. Luo Tian has been in a gloomy mood for a long time. Finally it cleared.

Fang Shi was also overjoyed, and her heart that had been hanging on her heart finally came back to reality.She really didn't think that these ten acres of paddy fields could be planted alive. At the beginning, she was just a dead horse as a living horse doctor. The idea was that the fields were empty or empty. The idea of ​​earning back the sprinkled rice seeds will be enough, but now I never thought that ten acres of rice fields can actually produce a lot of grain.

The rice cutter used to cut the rapeseed at home is still there, and the farm tools are all ready-made. Fang took the rice cutter early in the morning and went out to cut the rice in the field. Luo Mingdu followed behind and carried the rice cut by Fang into a basket. Waiting for Fang to finish threshing the grains, then pick them into the car, and drive them back together. Luo Tian is still young and can't help, so he can only help with washing and cooking at home.

Naturally, there were no threshers at this time, not even the older foot-operated threshing machines. The original method of threshing was still using the barrels, that is, people hugged the cut rice and beat the barrels hard. , the mature rice grains fall into the bucket, because it can only be done manually, so it takes extra effort.

Mrs. Fang had just mowed some of the land, and the dew on the ground hadn't dried yet. Old man Luo went to the field barefoot with his trouser legs in his arms. He hugged the rice silently and helped threshing. Pull back in the car.

At first, Fang was worried that she would not know how long she would be busy with ten acres of land alone. Old man Luo came to help, but she didn't pretend to refuse.Harvesting crops is the most important thing about good weather. Taking advantage of the sunny weather to quickly collect the grain is the most important thing, especially the rice, which is not like corn. It is collected, slightly dried, and dried under the eaves. It's ready to come down, but the rice has to be properly threshed and completely dried before it can be put into the warehouse, otherwise it will be spoiled, which is a waste of time.

With old man Luo's help, it is naturally much better than Fang's alone. The two of them mowed and picked, and they were busy for half a month before they finished harvesting ten acres of land.

Luo Tiandu not only helps cook at home, but also sun-dries the rice.There is also particularity in drying the rice. It does not mean that it can be dried by laying it flat on the ground. The rice should be divided into ridges and ridges, with a distance of one ridge width between the ridges, and turning the sides from time to time. Sun dry inside and out.

Old man Luo has been solidly helping for more than half a month. During this period, Mr. Yao made troubles several times and tried to call old man Luo back, but was always stared back by old man Luo.

Luo Tian even thought about it, and felt that old man Luo was really a good grandfather. Although his temper was a bit soft, he treated his children and grandchildren fairly. The days are getting harder and harder.

After the rice was dried, it was raised two more times, and when it was put into the warehouse, Luo Tiandu specially borrowed a large scale and weighed it once. It was unexpectedly over 700 kilograms. On average, it was 170 kilograms per mu of land. Many catties of output.It was the first time to grow rice, and Luo Tian was already very satisfied with such a high yield. Her family didn't have to pay taxes, and all the grain she bought was her own. More than 700 catties of grain were enough for the whole family to eat and leftovers.

It was the first time that Fang's family planted paddy fields. At that time, there were a lot of gossips. They all secretly laughed at their family. I suffered again, and it must have been a waste of hard work in the end, but I never thought that the Fang family actually collected a warehouse of grain and came back. Seeing old man Luo pulling one cart after another, I thought he had collected a lot. The voice of Mrs. Fang's jokes disappeared without a trace. Many people also have fields beside the small river in the village. I can't help but feel a little regretful. I didn't learn from Mrs. Fang at the beginning, changing the fields into paddy fields and planting rice for a season. It is better to be able to harvest some rice than to grow wheat and sorghum.

However, the voice of this discussion did not last long, and every household was also busy collecting grain.

Luo Tiandu's family has a small land, no wheat is planted, and the rice has been put into the warehouse. There are only rough foods such as sorghum and corn in the field, which is much more relaxed than other families.

The old man Luo also has more than ten acres of grain to harvest. At this time, no one can care about anyone else. Fang has just worked a lot, and has not taken a break, and hastily threw himself into the new harvest.

By the time all the grain in the field has been collected into the warehouse, most of August has passed, and Luo Baisu Qiuwei should have finished the exam, but I don't know how the result will be.

Because Fang was thinking about Luo Baisu, when she was clearing the firewood in the field, she was a little restless. From time to time, she looked towards the entrance of the village, hoping that Luo Baisu would come back with some good news.

They just waited and waited, but the one who came back first was the dejected Luo Baihan.When Luo Baihan came back, the happiest thing was Yao Shi. When the talent came in, Yao Shi pulled him to ask questions, and then asked him expectantly what the result was, but he failed.

Luo Tian thought to himself, is there even a need to ask?Just looking at Luo Baihan's dejected look like a rooster who has lost a fight, he knew that he must have missed, otherwise, if Luo Baihan was really in high school, everyone would have known about it before he even entered the village.

Luo Baihan probably also knew that he was not successful in the examination, and he was a little ashamed, so he left Yao Shi, and went back to the house in a sullen mood.

No matter how stupid Yao was, he knew what the outcome would be at this moment, so he couldn't help but sullen.

Because Luo Baihan's complexion was really bad, even if Fang wanted to ask him for news about Luo Baisu, he couldn't ask him.She and this uncle are not close at all, and the Yao family is in the middle of the trouble, if there is no old man Luo now, it is not an exaggeration to say that the two families are enemies.

Luo Baisu came back half a month later than Luo Baihan. When he got home, he was covered in dust and lost a lot of weight. When he saw the sisters Fang and Luo Tiandu, his eyes were red and he looked ashamed. .

Fang waited at home day and night, and Luo Baisu dragged on for a long time before returning home. Not even half of the official came to announce the good news. Naturally, he knew that he probably failed the ranking, but he still had a feeling in his heart. It was a fluke, until this time, with Luo Baisu's affirmation, this fact was finally confirmed.

Although she vaguely guessed the ending, Fang was still a little disappointed, but seeing Luo Baisu's dusty appearance, she still felt sorry for him, so she didn't ask any more questions, and went to boil water for him to wash, and went to Light a fire and cook.

Among the family, Luo Tiandu had the most relaxed attitude. She had expected that Luo Baisu would fail in this subject. After all, the time for Luo Baisu to pick up books again was too short. To mention a little bit, but the foundation is too weak, no matter what, you can't compete with those children from aristocratic families who have been taught by famous teachers since childhood.She originally wanted to let Luo Baisu experience this subject and open his eyes, but she didn't really expect him to pass the exam.

Only Luo Baisu felt that he had failed the family's expectations, and he was the most frustrated.

Luo Tian was confused, it seems that this glassy heart doesn't only grow on women, men also have glassy hearts.

After Luo Baisu took a bath, Fang's meal was ready.Since he went to the provincial government to rush for the exam, in order to save money, he ate pickled vegetable pancakes all the way. He hadn't eaten hot meals for several days.He didn't want to worry his wife and daughter, so he hurriedly lowered his head, picked up the bowl and devoured it hungrily.

Luo Tian couldn't help feeling sad when she saw it, she knew that Luo Baisu was always frugal, and he didn't bring much money, so he must have never had a good meal, and she didn't know how he spent these days in the provincial government.Although she was very curious about Luo Baisu's experience of rushing for the exam, she suppressed her curiosity at this time and didn't ask any more questions. She just helped Luo Baisu pick up vegetables from time to time so that he could eat more.

After dinner, the whole family didn't speak, so Fang went to help Luo Baisu make the bed, only urging him to go to rest first, and talk about it the next day if he had anything to say.

When Luo Baisu went to bed and Mrs. Fang went to pick up his clothes, a small piece of silver weighing one or two rolls out of it.

At the beginning Luo Baisu went to Beijing to rush for the exam, and Luo Tiandu helped the Fang family clean it up. Because he was afraid that Luo Baisu would go to the provincial government alone and reveal his money and be missed by others, Luo Tiandu even made a mark on the money for convenience. identify.Luo Tiandu picked up the one or two taels of silver that rolled out, and looked carefully under the lamp. The imprint he made at the beginning was still there, so he couldn't help but sighed.

She remembered that Mrs. Fang prepared a total of seven taels of silver for Luo Baisu, and Luo Baisu secretly left two taels of silver at home before leaving, and now there is one tael left when he comes back, that is to say, starting from Qiushui Town After going to the provincial government to finish the exam and then come back, he spent a total of less than four taels of silver in more than a month.

Luo Tian didn't even need to think about how Luo Baisu lived in the provincial capital.Luo Baisu returned home more than half a month later than Luo Baihan, and it must have been delayed for many days because he had to walk all the way back on two legs.

It's also frugal too much.

She sighed, after all, it was all caused by poverty!
In the future, she must find a way to earn more money, so that Luo Baisu will not have to work so hard the next time he rushes for the exam.

(End of this chapter)