cannon fodder love

Chapter 146 The Dream of Dwelling 8
After experiencing the previous incident, An Yanbing became more cautious.

Now she doesn't have much money, only a few hundred yuan, but at that time, it was still a lot of money.

For more than a dozen yuan, the mother made her kneel down and beat her. If she knew that she had hundreds of yuan in her hand, wouldn't she want to beat her to death?

Although she disliked the patched clothes she was wearing, in order not to reveal her wealth and pretend to be poor, she could only endure it.

In the days that followed, everything went smoothly, and gradually came the busy summer.

Summer busy is harvesting wheat, and children in the city continue to go to school during summer busy, without holidays.

But children in rural areas are different. Every time summer is busy, the school will have ten days off, because many teachers also have land at home and need to be busy for a few days.

Holidays are also a good thing for An Yanbing. She no longer has to pretend to be ignorant. A 19-year-old IQ has to pretend to be a seven-year-old child. It is also a hard job for her.

The school has ten days off, at least she can relax for ten days.

"Sister, who are they? What are they doing?" An Yanbing asked, pretending not to understand, when she saw many people holding sickles and standing on both sides of the street on the way back from school.

"These people are Mai Ke. People with good conditions can ask Mai Ke to cut the wheat and pay them every day." My sister heard from her mother, so she understands a little bit.

At this time, the rural economy is still very backward, and combine harvesters have not yet emerged. People with good conditions can find Maike and pay them to harvest.

"Sister, will our family invite Mai Ke?" Thinking of the family situation, An Yanbing said worriedly.

She was only seven years old, so she couldn't do much, and she didn't dare to contribute money, her sister was only ten years old, and her siblings were too young to count on her.

The land of the five members of the family depended on the mother alone. Thinking of her thin mother, An Yanbing was a little worried.

"Our family's conditions are not good, and we won't invite Mike. Every summer, my father will go home to help my mother on vacation."

"Dad is on vacation, so the salary will be deducted?"

"No, these holidays are saved by my father on weekdays. Didn't you notice that my father hasn't come home recently?" My sister glared at her after speaking.

"Oh..." An Yanbing understood in her heart, no wonder she didn't see her father home in the past few weeks, it turned out that she was saving for the busy summer.

When the two returned home, their father had already returned and was sharpening a sickle in the yard, preparing for harvesting the wheat tomorrow.

"Dad" An Yanbing put down her schoolbag and went to the courtyard to watch her father sharpen the knife.

"Children, let's eat." The mother said standing at the door.

Dinner is still simple porridge and steamed buns, plus a plate of shredded potatoes, and a bowl of sauerkraut that my father likes to eat.

This sauerkraut is very delicious, and An Yanbing also likes it very much. Most of them are wild vegetables, especially wild shepherd's purse, which are especially delicious in sauerkraut.

Noodles made with sauerkraut and stir-fried dumplings are delicious, and sauerkraut is also good for rice.

"Yan Shu, you are the eldest sister, go to bed early tonight, and go to work with us tomorrow morning." The mother said to her sister.

"Yan Bing, you are still young, so you don't have to work in the fields, and take good care of your siblings at home." The mother looked at An Yan Bing and said.

My sister nodded. An Yanbing wanted to say something, but she held back after thinking about it.

After dinner, the three sisters returned to the room. The younger sister pestered the older sister to tell stories. Seeing that it was still early, and the room was a bit stuffy, An Yanbing took a book to her small courtyard.

After chatting with Lightning for a while, a straw mat was laid on the ground, and he lay down on the straw mat to rest, but his consciousness actually entered the space.

"Xiaoheixiaobai, what are you doing here if you don't go to the supermarket to guard?" An Yanbing walked into the room and saw two cats sleeping late, An Yanbing said a little angrily.

"Sister, Zhiyue has gone, let's rest for a while." Xiao Bai raised his head and said lazily.

The supermarket didn't keep anyone on guard at night. In fact, Xiao Hei Xiao Bai and Lightning took turns guarding the supermarket. Tonight is Xiao Hei Xiao Bai's day on duty.

"Zhiyue is gone, forget it, let's not talk about you." An Yanbing walked out of the room, sat down cross-legged, and began to practice internal strength.

In order to become a master, one must have profound internal strength. For her, the quickest way is to absorb spiritual power and continuously improve herself...

"Cuckoo, quick yellow, quick cut..." An Yanbing opened her eyes just in time to hear the cuckoo's cry.

Looking at the night, it was already very late, An Yanbing returned to the room, lay down beside her sister and fell asleep.

...

My sister was woken up at four o'clock in the morning. An Yanbing woke up at six o'clock, washed up briefly, and started cooking. Since she can't do farm work, she should do housework at home.

When I was cooking, I suddenly found that the salt was gone, so I called Lightning: "Go to the supermarket to buy a bag of salt, and change to buy ham for myself."

Putting the money and notes into the small basket woven by his mother, Lightning walked away with the small basket in his mouth.

An Yanbing started to wash and chop vegetables, and after finishing all this work, Lightning also came back.

After the rice was cooked and the dishes cooked, it was not yet eight o'clock, and An Yanbing started to clean the rooms again. After finishing all this, her mother came back with her sister.

After waking up the sleeping brothers and sisters, they ate in a hurry. The mother took the meal prepared for the father and left with her sister.

An Yanbing was busy cleaning up the dishes again, while her younger sister was playing with her younger brother in the yard.

"It's not fun at home, Third Sister, shall we help out in the fields too?" An Yanran walked into the kitchen and yelled.

"Help in the field?" An Yanbing raised her head. In fact, she also wanted to go to the field to see how these farmers worked.

After finishing the housework, An Yanbing set off with her younger siblings.

Based on the memory of the original owner, An Yanbing found her home.

At this time the sun had just risen, An Yanbing felt that it was not too hot yet, but the parents who were working in the field were sweating profusely.

"Yan Bing, why are you here?" Mother raised her head and asked, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

"Mom, I'll bring you water, and I can help." An Yanbing put down the water bottle, walked into the field, and began to pick up the missing ears of wheat.

The younger siblings also wanted to enter the field, but were stopped by their mother: "Yanran, bring your younger brother to play."

The older sister who was picking up wheat ears saw An Yanbing coming, so she went to help her mother cut the wheat, and her father was responsible for tying the harvested wheat and carrying it on the cart.

At that time, all the wooden frame carts were used in the countryside. If the conditions were good, the carts were pulled by oxen, and the owner just followed.

If the conditions are not good, they will drive by themselves. A cart can basically hold seven to eight hundred catties of baled ears of wheat.

An Yanbing looked at the rack cart on the ground, the sheaves were already full, but her father was still struggling to throw the sheaves up.

"My son's father, don't pretend, it's too heavy to pull." The mother raised her head and persuaded.

"Okay, then I will pull this car to the field first, and then come to load it." After finishing his father, he put the car rope on his shoulders and prepared to pull the car.

"Yanshu Yanbing, you go and help." Mother ordered.

The two nodded and walked to the back of the car. The dirt roads in the countryside are not very flat, and there are some potholes, so sometimes people need to push the car behind.

The two little girls don't have much strength, but they can give some strength. The family has no more labor, so they can only treat the little girls as adults.

What rural people refer to as a field is actually land. They usually grow vegetables, sesame, etc., and some people grow wheat.

When summer is busy, these lands are harvested in advance, watered, and then stone rollers, also called reels, are used to roll around in the field. When the ground becomes smooth, it becomes a field for stacking wheat and drying wheat…

　These chapters may be a bit long-winded, and some local dialects are difficult to describe in words, haha.

　　
　
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