The farm life of the group pet Xiaoqi

Chapter 164 164. Grain threshing
Xiao Qi, who had been sitting not far from Lu Zhongshou, watched his father slowly finish eating two pieces of summer melon with his hands off his cheeks.

Mother has been gently holding a handkerchief by the side, wiping the melon juice from the corner of father's mouth from time to time, alas, it is so loving, but everyone is here, will it affect the bad?
"Cough cough" the old man coughed dryly twice.

Sure enough, Grandpa couldn't stand it anymore, Xiao Qi looked at his parents mischievously with a clear expression.

Hearing the old man's cough, Wei Shi seemed to react suddenly, and took back the handkerchief that was wiping the corners of his husband's mouth with a "swoosh", and his fair cheeks turned red instantly.

The old man ignored his daughter-in-law and looked at his eldest son, "Zhongshou, it's getting late, hurry up and take the big guy to thresh the wheat."

Lu Zhongshou quickly agreed. It was really getting late and it was time to start working, so he looked at the people in the courtyard and fell into deep thought.

Brother, nephews, and Qiu Jing said that they would not go back and wanted to help threshing the food. Lu Zhongshou thought about it and acquiesced without going to the field tomorrow.

In this way, there will be more people in the family.It happens to be divided into two groups.

One group in the first half of the night and one group in the second half of the night so that everyone can rest for a while.

The three brothers Lu Zhongye, Lu Qinghai, Qiu Jing and the three big uncles worked all night.

And he led his three sons and four grandsons to work in the middle of the night.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhongshou woke up from contemplation, and distributed the people according to what he thought in his heart, and no one had any objections.

So those who should rest went to rest, and those who should work went to work, and the courtyard began to be busy again.

Wang and his three sisters-in-law also started to get busy, and they had to make preparations before the break.

The cold sugar water and mung bean soup were all packed in wooden barrels and carried to the front yard. There were several barrels, which were enough to drink overnight.

After finishing these, the sisters-in-law took the children to rest in peace.

The piles of sacks at home were taken out of the warehouse by Qingshan and put aside for use.

Fortunately, bags are not used when selling grain, otherwise the sacks alone would cost a fortune every year.

Not long after everything was ready, the sound of the thresher working in the yard sounded, indicating that everyone was getting busy.

Lu Zhongshou, Qingshan and the others did not rest immediately, but moved part of the threshed wheat to the warehouse. After a full hour or so of work, they vacated part of the yard.

After tidying up, everyone went to rest except for a few people who were still working. Only Li Ya was still running around in the courtyards in high spirits, patrolling his territory from time to time.

In this quiet night, apart from the croaking of insects and frogs, only the courtyard of Lu's house was making loud noises, and this noise continued until dawn.

It was dawn when Xiao Qi got up, and she got up late again, wondering if the old rooster at home really went on strike?Why didn't I hear its chirping.

Xiao Qi stretched, changed into taupe-colored clothes, put on the embroidered shoes next to the bed, and briefly pulled her hair. After everything was in place, she opened the door and went out.

The moment the door was opened as usual, Li Ya jumped at her excitedly.

Xiao Qi didn't have time to play with it, he patted Li Ya's head perfunctorily, and then walked straight towards the threshing machine.

Overnight, the yard was full of wheat, but now it has disappeared, and it has become a hill of wheat straw piled up in the corner of the door.

Wheat straw, don’t underestimate it, it’s a good thing that can be used not only to light fires, but also to sell for money. This thing has always been collected by the government. For example, the wheat straw on the [-] or [-] mu of land at home can be sold for more than two taels of silver. ?

No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. Don’t underestimate two taels of silver. For ordinary people, some have worked hard for a year, but they can only have two or three taels of silver left over, and some don’t even have two or three taels left, which can cover their food and clothing. That's fine.

As for what to do with the recovery of these straws?Naturally, the common people don't know about it.

Xiaoqi guessed that it might be taken back to make paper.

It's just that this technology seems to be in the hands of the state, otherwise it wouldn't be the only officials harvesting straw.

Paper was a luxury in ancient times, and only students were willing to use it. Who would be willing to buy paper for ordinary people?
Just at home, not to mention the brush calligraphy that I have to practice every day, just a few nephews use a lot of paper every day, as well as my father and brother.

It can be calculated that the money spent on selling wheat straw at home is exactly proportional to the paper used at home, from which we can see why this industry is owned by the state.

Looking over the straw, Xiaoqi took small steps and came to the east side of the courtyard, where father, elder brother and nephews were busy busy.

The wheat is kept in the upper mouth of the machine, and the threshed wheat is continuously rolled from the lower mouth into the fixed burlap bag after the pedals keep moving.

It's already dawn, and I don't know if dad and brothers have eaten breakfast?

"Father, take a break and I'll step on it." Xiao Qi walked to Lu Zhongshou's side, looked at his father with a distressed face, and pulled his father off the pedal involuntarily.

The clothes on Dad's body were all soaked in sweat, and they were tightly attached to his body. There were bloodshot spots in his eyes, but his spirit looked good.

The same is true for the brothers and nephews where the eyes pass. It is obvious that the eye congestion caused by fatigue and lack of sleep can be seen.

Lu Zhongshou was indeed tired, otherwise he would not have been easily pulled off the pedal by his daughter.

What did you just want to say?He saw his daughter's feet move easily, and he swallowed the words that came to his mouth.

He almost forgot that his daughter's strength was no match for him.

It's also good to take the opportunity to take a break, and take a look at how much wheat is still unthreshed at home, and gather them all together.

Lu Zhongshou took a few breaths, and after drinking some water, he felt refreshed instantly.

Walking around, Lu Zhongshou found that the wheat in the front yard had almost been threshed, leaving only a few small piles distributed around the threshing machine.

Then the only thing left is the backyard. There is not much wheat in the backyard, so it must be finished this morning.

After several days of exhaustion, finally seeing the results, Lu Zhongshou finally felt that he could breathe a little bit of relief, and was full of satisfaction.

This year's grain output is higher than last year's, and the ears of wheat are full of grains. How could they be dissatisfied?

Seeing such good wheat, Lu Zhongshou was reluctant to sell it, and he didn't know what the grain price would be this year?
If it is similar to last year, this year's wheat will be sold less. If such good grain is not saved for self-eating, I always feel that I am at a loss.

Besides, there is still a lot of old wheat left in the house, which must be sold. Every year, the old wheat will be sold together when the new grain is harvested.

It is said to be old wheat, but the quality of these wheat is definitely first-class, but compared with this year's wheat, it is slightly inferior.
Seeing that this year's harvest is so good, Lu Zhongshou took advantage of the rest to make a calculation in his mind.

Last year, the yield per mu was about four shi, and the harvest of the 240 mu of land in my family was about [-] shi. The family has a large population, and the [-] shi was reserved for the family to chew. Of course, some of it was kept just in case. After all, it is always necessary to prevent natural and man-made disasters.

The two scholars in the family do not need to pay taxes on the output of the field, which means that last year's 140 shi was a net profit.

Last year alone, the grain earned nearly 60 taels, and it must be more this year. This year's grain can be more than 240 taels.

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