Emperor Xiaoyao of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 221 Wheat Harvesting (Part [-])
This year, the weather is beautiful, the weather is good, the wheat waves are waves, people feel at ease, Zhuangzi is filled with the joy of harvest, the infected caravans are much more energetic than usual, and there are laughter everywhere.

"There are carp spots in the sky, and there is no need to turn over the grain tomorrow." In ancient times, there were no high-tech technologies such as satellites and radars. Some proverbs related to busy farming became the key.Early in the morning, the housekeeper Chen Rui rushed to Jin Yu to speak: "The old man just asked Zhuangzi about the old tricks. The cloud above his head is not a good omen. After three to five days, there will be heavy rain. If the dealers in the village are hit by heavy rain, the harvest may be halved."

"So serious?" Jin Yu looked up at the clouds in the sky. Although he was taught to read the clouds to know the weather in his textbooks when he was a child, he was used to listening to the weather forecast in the past. Who would pay attention to this?

"Yes. That's why the old man thinks it's better to open the sickle in advance. It's not easy for farmers to work for a year." It's the end of April, and the weather is hot enough. Chen Rui wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said.

"Success, let's start the sickle." Jin Yu's understanding of the weather is not as familiar as the veterans of this era. Since Chen Rui has investigated, it is better to listen, so he agreed without hesitation.

"The old man will inform the farmers first that you will be required to start a club later, and you have to change your clothes." Seeing that Jin Yu agreed, Chen Rui said in a hurry.

"Qishe?" Jinyu was the first to hear this word, and the land allocated to everyone in later generations was pitifully small, and the tradition of the past had long since disappeared, so Jinyu didn't know.

"Uncle Chen, go ahead, I will tell my husband in person." Yang Ying came out at the right time, liberated Chen Rui, and then explained to Jin Yu what Qishe is.

To put it bluntly, Qishe is an ancient sacrificial ceremony, similar to the role of two armies fighting against each other and beating the big drum.It's just that this role must be played by the Patriarch, and he doesn't need to accompany him all the way, he just sets an example at the beginning.

"Oh, there are quite a lot of rules. Uncle Chen said just now that he wants to change his outfit. What kind of outfit should he change?" Jin Yu looked down at his own outfit, which was quite upright. He wore it like this at work, and also at some banquets. Could it be that It is said that there is a separate suit for participating in sacrificial activities?

"The concubine has been ready for a long time, but I didn't expect to open the sickle today." After Yang Ying finished speaking, she hurriedly dragged Jin Yu to the bedroom to change clothes.

Looking at the clothes that Yang Ying took out, Jin Yu's first feeling was the trend!That's right, that's the word, there are holes and eyes, and the upper body is full of pockets.If it is dipped in some plaster and the like, it will look like the uniform of the beggar gang, and it is a very high-level one.

"Do you have to wear this?" Jin Yu felt that Yang Ying was dressing herself up like a nine-generation disciple of the Beggar Gang, "Isn't that good? My husband still thinks it's more beautiful to wear that."

"Don't talk, God will blame you if you don't wear this scythe." Yang Ying covered Jin Yu's body while stopping him from being dishonest.

Well, God is so busy, I have to worry about this little thing.Jin Yu didn't know which family the god Yang Ying talked about belonged to. He didn't know whether it was the true god of Taoism or Buddhism. Anyway, all kinds of gods and Buddhas are flying around in the sky now. Otherwise, if Jesus also flies over, will there be a melee among the Three Kingdoms?Very possible!Jin Yu let Yang Ying use herself as a puppet while thinking about it.

"Husband, take off your shoes too, and wear this card around your neck for a while, and I will go out to see how the arrangement is, and you can just come out when you are finished." Yang Ying pulled the ribbon on Jinyu's back hard. Leh, Jin Yu hurried out after giving orders.

As a later generation, Jin Yu does not understand the importance of agricultural harvests to the people today.Every harvest, within a month before and after, the strong men who served as servants had to go home to work on the farm. Anyone who had land at home, whether they were princes, nobles or ordinary landlords, had to participate in the whole process.The imperial court also regards this matter as a top priority. It will send commissioners to all parts of the country to supervise the harvesting, and mobilize all the labor force. The working people of the whole country will work together to grab time and food from God.

"Husband, why are you dawdling? The whole village is waiting for you." Jin Yu was still hesitating whether to go out, but Yang Ying pushed the door in panic and said.

Forget it, let's go, I've never seen Yang Ying in such a hurry, just be ashamed and serve the people.Jin Yu thought to himself comfortingly.

The sacrificial activities are not as complicated as Jin Yu imagined, and it may also be due to the lack of preparation due to time constraints.First, the representatives of the two farmers performed a cramp-like dance on the altar, muttering while dancing, similar to the great dancers of later generations, without any sense of beauty.Next came Jin Yu. Under Chen Rui's command, Jin Yu bowed left and right like a puppet. The farmers below seemed to be stimulated by something, and they made regular "howling" sounds, making people feel like they were in a pack of wolves. .Finally, Jin Yu personally lit a pile of wheat stalks from last year as the end of the dance performance. After Jin Yu took the sickle and cut the first bunch of wheat at the position selected by Shenhan, the farmers harvested the wheat fields with great enthusiasm. Jin Yu’s virgin The dance show ended successfully.

With the waving of the sickle, the wheat fell one by one. The men moved forward slowly, and the women bundled the cut wheat together, loaded them into ox carts and horse carts, and transported them to the wheat field one by one.The dolls in Zhuang School also had their farm holidays, and the older ones were busy in the wheat field, while the smaller ones drove sparrows away with a small stick in the wheat field.Infected by the warm atmosphere, several local dogs ran east and west, not knowing what they were laughing about.

Jin Yu sat under the temporary shed to enjoy the shade, and Yang Ying struggled to remove Jin Yu's outfit, "The concubine's body is too tight, didn't I restrain my husband?"

"It's okay." Jin Yu rubbed Le's sore muscles, but fortunately there were no bruises. It seemed that he was much more delicate after coming to Tang Dynasty.Looking at the busy figure in the wheat field, Jin Yu was a little moved. He had done a lot of these jobs before, so he suggested to Yang Ying: "Can I cut two more scythes for my husband?"

"How can it be done? It's too disrespectful." Yang Ying ruthlessly rejected Jin Yu's proposal while helping Jin Yu relax his muscles.

"Uh ```Then let's just watch from now on?" Jin Yu asked like a novice after participating in this kind of large-scale group activity for the first time.

"How can it? From now until the end of the rent collection, our family has to take care of the food. The farmers have worked hard for a year, and it is not easy. At this time, you must not be stingy." Yang Ying said seriously, "Although the rent we collected There are not many houses, but the farmers are all newly moved here, and the family is not rich, who will come out if we don’t come out?"

Hearing Yang Ying's tone of course, Jin Yu felt warm in his heart. He didn't have the ugly face in the later textbooks "Overcharged by Three or Five Bucks", he was very friendly, the landlord and tenants were happy, what a harmonious scene!Now that Yang Ying's awareness is so high, Jin Yu feels that he can't be stingy, "My lady, our family is not big, we can't eat so much food, and besides, there are a lot of business at home, and there is no shortage of money. Can you charge less rent?" ?”

"How can it be done?" Yang Ying widened her eyes, and explained to Jin Yu: "It's only natural for us to collect land rent for our land among the farmers. Isn't rent reduction inviting people to scold me?"

"Who is scolding? You will be scolded for reducing the rent of farmers?" Jinyu thinks that the rent is too heavy. Farmers work hard for a year, and at least half of the harvest must be paid to the landlord's family with local rent. Jinyu is a real seal, a symbolic one. Just give the court some.Ordinary landlords, if there are still seals, have to take part of it to the court.

"Stupid!" Yang Ying pointed to Jin Yu's forehead with a green onion, and explained: "If my husband dares to reduce the rent today, bad news will spread tomorrow. If we reduce the rent, what about those who have land? Also reduce it. ? The imperial court doesn’t even agree!”

"It's stupid enough." Jin Yu laughed at himself, and he can't blame himself for this, who made himself inexperienced as a landlord? "Isn't the food good enough for the head office? Don't be stingy with the meat, just eat enough. Only when you are full will you have the strength to harvest the wheat."

"Success, there is no reason to be stingy. If you turn around and make arrangements for your concubine, you don't have to worry about your husband." Yang Ying, the mistress, is much more qualified than Jin Yu, and she handles many things well, often making Jin Yu feel inferior .

"Then we have nothing to do now, right?" Jin Yu asked after a rest.

"Well, just take care of the food, tidy up the granary, and wait for the grain to be stored in the court." Yang Ying explained to Jin Yu.

"Oh, it's good for the lady to decide those matters, go catch some fish for my husband and have dinner at night." Jin Yu specially emphasized the word "wine", which made Yang Ying blush.

"My husband knows how to tease my concubine, and I have already apologized to you." Yang Ying knew that her husband was referring to drinking too much that day, and these days Jin Yu always went to Xuanxuan's room under Yang Ying's urging.Jin Yu and Yang Ying proposed to sleep together, but Yang Ying really couldn't get rid of this embarrassment.

"Haha, is the lady thinking too much? Looking at the wheat, I feel at ease for my husband. When I feel better, I want to drink a little wine. There is no other meaning." Jin Yu laughed loudly. He couldn't get enough of her shy look.It would be great if he could convince Yang Yingda to sleep with him.

"Hmph, my husband will tease my concubine." Yang Ying refused to obey, grabbed the piece of meat around Jin Yu's waist and turned it [-] degrees, and said coquettishly: "Husband, go fishing, I want to eat the braised fish made by my husband." .”

"Accept the order for my husband." Jin Yu said flirtatiously, grabbed Yang Yingxiang for a while, and left with a big laugh.

Bean yellow crab, wheat yellow soft-shelled turtle.Jin Yu was lucky, and even hooked up an old turtle!Happy Jin Yu stopped fishing, and went back to be a soft-shelled turtle. The original ecology and pollution-free good things are great supplements. Maybe Yang Ying agreed with a soft heart?

(End of this chapter)