Nongmen Rice Flower Fragrance

Chapter 257 Harvest Season ([-])
Li Xin and Yin Liuchen rested in the house for a while, and the sun slowly climbed up from the foot of the mountain.

As the sun slowly rises, the heat gradually rises, and the scorching sun shines on the earth.In comparison, the temperature at this time is not as high as in midsummer, and the sun will not be scorching as it was at that time.However, the climate in this season is sultry, as if people are steamed in a steamer.

I heard from the old people in the village that the reason why the weather is like this in this season is because the rice needs to be ripened.

At this time, Li Xin also heard the sound of "bang bang..." from the other side of the rice field. It turned out that someone had already gone to the field, but no one came to call her.

Listening to the sound of "bang bang" coming from outside, Yin Liuchen asked a little strangely: "What kind of sound is it?"

"It's the sound of rice harvesting. It seems that the rice harvesting has already started. Let's go to the field too!" Li Xin stood up and found two bamboo hats, one for himself and one for Yin Liuchen.The sun is so strong, it is better to wear a bamboo hat. People who are used to farm work say that their skin is rough and fleshy, and it is okay to expose to the sun, at most it will be darker.

However, Yin Liuchen's skin is fair and tender. If the little girls in the village don't take good care of their skin, their skin is far from being comparable to his.It is well maintained. Generally, the little girls in the village like to play around, and they still spend a lot of time in the sun, and their skin is probably not as white as his.

With such delicate skin and tender flesh, it would be bad if his face got sunburned if he went out in the sun for a long time.Sunburn is a serious matter.As for herself, although she doesn't love beauty, she doesn't want to get too tanned, so even if she goes out to work, she always wears a bamboo hat.

After tidying up, I went out to the rice field. From a distance, I could see that there were many people in the rice field.

Walking in and looking, everyone is divided into small groups, and the people in the group are busy with their own division of labor.Some people are busy cutting rice with a sickle, some are beating, and the whole rice field is busy.

Looking at the golden rice, Li Xin always has a very strange mood.A child who grew up in the countryside has feelings for the land. No matter whether her life is better or not, she still cherishes the land.Maybe a small piece of land has fed countless people through the ages, how can we not cherish the land!
She looked at the field, because it was decided to start harvesting today, so the water in the field had already been drained, and it was very dry at this time.If it is full of water, it will be a little inconvenient to harvest rice.Seeing that the field was dry, she took Yin Liuchen to the field.

Seeing Li Xin coming, many people greeted her, but they were busy with their words and didn't come around.Meng Liu also saw Li Xin, and walked over, still at a loss as when he saw him earlier, rubbing his hands and stammering, "Miss...how did you come to the field?"

"I said I wanted to come and see the rice harvesting. Why didn't anyone call me when it started! I also heard the sound, so I thought it should have started, so I came out to take a look." Li Xin smiled slightly with.

"This...the sun is shining here, miss...you should go back first! Everyone is... serious about their work and will not be lazy."

"I'm just looking at it. I'm not here to supervise everyone. I know what the big guys are like. Could it be that I still can't believe it after so long? You don't have to worry, just do what you have to do, and don't call me." Li Xin waved her hand and told Meng Liu to get busy on her own.

Li Xin looked around, but there was no work for her, and if she went to help, everyone would be nervous, but she was here to influence everyone's performance.She wanted to take Yin Liuchen to pick the ears of rice together and save them for rice seeds.Seeing that everyone was busy, no one stood up to pick the ears of rice. These people didn't know if they forgot, or they thought it would be enough to pick some after harvesting.

Yin Liuchen came in such a hurry that she hadn't expected it before, so she naturally didn't know that he was here to manage crop promotion.Naturally, she didn't tell everyone on Zhuangzi to save more seeds before, so everyone must also think about such a Zhuangzi. Even if all the paddy fields have to be planted with rice, it doesn't take too many rice seeds, and it doesn't need to be used just now. When the harvest starts, pick the ears of rice.

After all, people are needed to pick rice ears, and now harvesting is a serious matter, so how can people go out to do other things casually.Since there is no one to pick and choose, she is also idle when she is idle, why don't she do it!

She asked Yin Liuchen to wait for her here first, and she went back to the house to get the backpack and scissors.After giving Yin Liuchen a share, she took the ears of wheat he had picked.A good ear of wheat must have a well-grown plant, proper tillering, more ears of rice on one plant, and more grains on one ear.This kind of selection is used to make seeds, and the rice produced will be good.

It's not difficult to tell the difference. At the beginning, you have to observe carefully. Once you get used to it, you can tell which ears are good at a glance.The selected seeds are naturally planted by the family first, and if there are any leftovers, they will be distributed to other families.In fact, it is not impossible for the rice harvested in general to be used as rice seeds, but I am afraid that the advantages of this kind of rice will gradually disappear after a long time.

While picking and choosing, Li Xin explained to Yin Liuchen the reason for doing so.

After hearing this, Yin Liuchen said: "This is very good, why didn't those officers of agriculture think of it?" After speaking, he had some complaints about those officers of agriculture who were receiving state salaries.

"It's understandable that Sinonong officials didn't think about it. Officials all over the world are talented people, how many of them really understand farming? Just like there are very few books about farming. Those who can write books and speak may not necessarily understand. And how many of those old Zhuangshi who understand well are literate? Even if they know it, they can’t write it, and some people know it but can’t explain it to others. I just understand it. It’s not surprising if you think about it this way. The existence of the Secretary of Agriculture is not unnecessary. The experience of crops. After getting these experiences and discussing them carefully, they can record them if they think it is suitable, and make them into books to be passed down to future generations. Isn’t there many people who will benefit from it?”

"Miss Xinyao is interceding for those people?" Yin Liuchen looked at Li Xin jokingly.

"I don't even know those people. What's the point? As long as those people are really doing something, it's good. At least for ordinary people, it's a blessing after all. But those people still can't be pampered all day By the way, how can I know about farming by staying in the house every day!"

"After I return to Beijing, I will suggest to the emperor to send those people to the fields to learn." Yin Liuchen laughed.

Li Xin also burst into laughter, thinking that those knowledgeable people went to the fields to learn to work, which is still very funny.However, it should be. Since one wants to be a secretary in agriculture, one must be familiar with farming affairs.Seek his own government in his place. "I see! If you really do this, I don't know how many people will hate you!"

"Hate it, hate it! Anyway, I don't care."

The two of them each cut a basket full of ears of rice, and they were also dizzy from the sun. Although they were wearing bamboo hats, they still felt very stuffy and sweaty all over their bodies.Li Xin also proposed to take a rest for a while.

When they reached the edge of the field, Li Xin and Yin Liuchen put down the baskets to rest for a while.The edge of the field here is no longer a field ridge, but a large road. This road is relatively spacious and is for carriages.There are two rows of trees planted on the side of the road. They should have been planted for some years, but they are relatively tall, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and they cast large rows of green shade.

There are already tables and benches under the shade, so you can take a rest here if you are really tired.There were also large pots and vats beside them, and Li Xin took a look. There was hot tea in the cauldron, and cool well water in the vat.

The tea is ordinary tea, not very low-grade, but not very good tea either.Originally, it is not a good tea, but it is to quench everyone's thirst and relieve fatigue, so there is no need to use any good tea.How can people in the countryside care about whether the tea is good or not?It's nice to have water to drink when you're thirsty.

Yin Liuchen might not like this kind of tea, so Li Xin just scooped up a bowl of water for him and a bowl for himself, and sat down to drink.

"It's really hot! I never thought it was very hot in this season before!" Yin Liuchen wiped sweat on his sleeve like a farmer while drinking water.

"Don't just come here and imitate yourself. When you return to the capital, others will talk about you. Use this to wipe it off!" Li Xin handed over a clean handkerchief as he spoke.

"Thank you." Yin Liuchen took the handkerchief over.After resting for a while, the two headed to the warehouse with their baskets on their backs. There was a large drying area outside the warehouse.Someone had already sent the threshed rice to the drying yard to dry, and Li Xin and Yin Liuchen also put the cut ears of rice on the drying yard to dry.

After leaving the ears of rice here, the two went back to the rice field and continued to cut.Although it was hot and tired, Li Xin was still very happy.After all, it is the harvest time, and such a simple day is actually very good.Because hard work will definitely pay off.

"Mr. Liuchen, if you are tired, you can go to the house to rest first." After working for a while, Li Xin worried that Yin Liuchen was not used to doing such things and said.

"Fortunately, Miss Xinyao doesn't feel tired, so am I going to be tired? Miss Xinyao looks down on me too much."

"That's not what I mean, I just think Mr. Liuchen may not be used to it."

(End of this chapter)