Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1121 My Brother is a Liar
Wang An originally didn't want to go to the fields to harvest wheat, mainly because harvesting wheat was such a damn grueling job!
However, after Huang Baoguo and his son and Ergangzi arrived, the wheat they harvested in one morning could not be hauled back by a single four-wheeled cart. So even if Wang An didn't harvest the wheat, he would still have to drive his hand tractor to the field around noon.

Since he had to go either way, Wang An might as well go along to harvest the wheat; that way, the harvesting speed would be faster.

Upon arriving at the wheat field, the group of eight each cut two rows and began to move forward.

To be fair, while Huang Baoguo and Ergangzi were indeed big eaters, they were also incredibly efficient at their work.

Even with Huang Zhong by his side, their wheat-cutting speed remained far ahead of the competition.

Even Wang Dazhu, a seasoned farmer who had spent half his life working the land, couldn't harvest wheat as quickly as the two of them.

The "carrying" mentioned here actually means helping. When Huang Zhong couldn't keep up, Huang Baoguo and Er Gangzi would cut some of the wheat on Huang Zhong's two rows.

After all, although Huang Zhong was 15 years old, he was too thin and small due to malnutrition, and he was really not keeping up with the pace of harvesting wheat.

And so, as time went by, the tiring morning finally came to an end, or rather, it wasn't even noon yet, it was just time to load the truck.

That morning, Wang An swung his sickle so hard it was practically smoking, but he just couldn't catch up with Wang Dazhu, Huang Baoguo, and Ergangzi. He was always a distance behind the three of them, only slightly better than the women.

To be honest, this was a bit hard for Wang An to understand.

Even though everyone was swinging their sickles at roughly the same frequency, and I was even stronger than the other three, I was still slower than them. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't catch up. This was truly an unsolvable problem.

Fortunately, Wang Anzhi was not there, so he lost his competitive spirit.

The main point is that Wang An had long ago discovered a problem: wealth has absolutely nothing to do with the four words "hard work and diligence".

If you don't believe me, look at Huang Baoguo and that Ergangzi. Who dares to say they aren't hardworking? Who dares to say they're better than them at farm work?

However, before meeting Wang An, Huang Baoguo and his family couldn't even afford proper clothes, and they couldn't even solve their basic needs for food and clothing. Now, they can even say things like, "It's fine to just eat steamed buns without any vegetables."

Therefore, it is clear that the saying "hard work leads to wealth" is a complete lie.

For people like Huang Baoguo, as long as they can endure hardship, there will be endless hardship to endure.

That morning, the eight people only harvested four mu of land. In other words, yesterday, Wang Dazhu and his four friends only harvested four mu of land in a whole day.

At this pace, Wang An's 25 mu of wheat fields will not be finished for another three days. However, after Wang An's is finished, Shen Wei's cannot be left behind.

The two families always tended their crops together, and naturally, they harvested them together in the fall.

With everyone's help, the wheat harvested that morning was loaded onto the truck. Then, Wang Dazhu and his son Wang An each drove a truck, swaying and bumping their way home.

At noon, while the villagers were eating, several coughs suddenly came through the village's loudspeaker.

Immediately afterwards, Sun Dafu's somewhat excited voice rang out:
"Attention, residents of Kaoshan Village! Attention, residents of Kaoshan Village! I am Sun Dafu, the village head. I have an announcement to make: electricity has been fully restored to Kaoshan Village. Everyone, please check if your light bulbs are working. If your bulbs are not working, hurry to the village office. The two electricians are still at work, so they can check on you. Hurry up, because if your bulbs are not working after this, no one will be responsible."

"We'll rely on it."

Sun Dafu repeated it twice before turning off the microphone.

Meanwhile, at Wang An's house, Wang Xiaomei and Wang Xiaoli, unable to contain their curiosity, each tugged at the ropes hanging from the junction box on the east and west doors, respectively.

In Wang An's house, he installed two light bulbs in each of the front rooms. He did this for two reasons: firstly, it was for emergencies, and secondly, the house was so large that sometimes only when both bulbs were lit together would the room not appear dim.

As the two little girls untied the rope from the junction box, the two light bulbs in the living room lit up.

Wang Xiaoli immediately shouted in dissatisfaction:

"This light bulb isn't bright at all. Didn't you say it was a hundred times brighter than wax?"

To be honest, since starting school, Wang Xiaoli has stopped slurring her speech.

After Wang Xiaoli finished speaking, her older sister Wang Xiaomei pouted and said:

"Yeah, right, big brother is just lying."

This scene left Wang An speechless, both amused and exasperated, while the others watched him with smiles on their faces.

Then Wang An laughed and said:

"How can you tell if a light bulb is bright or not in broad daylight? Even if a light bulb is bright, can it be brighter than the sun? You two have wasted your school years. Don't bother going to school after noon. Come with us to harvest wheat."

The two girls blinked their big eyes, looking completely bewildered, and then Wang Xiaoli asked:
"Brother, why is a light bulb not as bright as the sun?"

Wang An was taken aback upon hearing this, and after pondering for a while, he explained:
"You two just need to remember this: the sun is the brightest thing in the world, nothing can compare to it."

As soon as Wang An finished speaking, Wang Xiaomei pressed on with another question:

"Why is that, brother?"

Wang An blinked, momentarily at a loss for words, mainly because he hadn't really studied this thing much.

After thinking for a long time, Wang An finally said:

"The place we live in is called Earth. The sun is actually a very, very big fireball. It constantly shines and radiates heat onto our Earth. Our Earth revolves around the sun, and one revolution takes a year. But the Earth itself also rotates, and one revolution takes a day. When we can see the sun, it's daytime. When the Earth rotates to the other side, it's nighttime."

Immediately afterwards, Wang An recited a description he had seen in a magazine in his previous life.

To be fair, what Wang An said was quite vivid. Not only the two young girls, but even Wang Dazhu and Huang Baoguo listened with great interest.

Because in those days, the vast majority of people had never traveled far from home in their lives, had little knowledge, and still believed in the idea that "the sky is round and the earth is square."

However, the two little girls couldn't understand at all. Wang Xiaomei stared wide-eyed and asked:

"Why can't the Earth just rotate on its own? Why does it have to revolve around the sun?"

Wang Xiaoli said in a childlike tone:
"Is this what they mean by the dung beetle's constant whirring?"

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