Chapter 246： The ambition of the common people!

Chapter 246 The ambition of the common people!

Jiayin was not hungry at all, and even wanted to help, but her fat arms and legs were just useless, and she had no strength at all.

There are grain stubbles everywhere. If they get stuck, it will cause trouble for the family.

But it’s really boring to see everyone busy like this.

So, everyone was walking back and forth, and they saw Jiayin sitting and eating snacks, lying down and eating snacks, lying down and eating snacks, and then... fell asleep holding the snacks!

The fair and fat girl, with sky-high braids, gold bells, red clothes and green trousers, hanging her chubby little hands and feet, just lying under the warm autumn sun, lying in the joy of the harvest.

Everyone can't help but walk softly when passing by. They can't bear to interrupt the children's dreams and are afraid of ruining this microcosm of a beautiful life.

Mrs. Li took off her coat, pulled two baskets, and built a simple tent for her granddaughter, fearing that the autumn wind would chill the child.

When I woke up from my sleep, it was already dusk.

The millet on the mountain has almost been cut, and it is bare and looks a bit mottled. However, the remaining fruit trees are completely in charge of their own affairs, standing tall and arrogant in the autumn wind.

Li Laosi was walking down the mountain with a load on one shoulder and his daughter sitting on the other shoulder.

Old lady Li was following behind, shouting, "Slow down, don't throw Fu Niu'er."

Jiayin hugged her father’s head and laughed loudly.

The guests in the valley drove their carriages back to the city. They couldn't help but be envious when they saw the large tracts of golden millet in the drying fields and the undisguised smiles on the villagers' faces.

“The Broken Gold Beach used to be a Jedi place, and no one wanted to take a second look at it. But now it has changed a lot!”

“Yeah, who would have thought that a group of refugees from the north would turn this place into a treasure.”

“This hilltop is considered to be land reclamation. The court does not collect grain taxes, but it is an advantage.”

“It’s also people who are willing to endure hardships.”

"That's true. I've been here several times and I can clearly see that there are really no idle people in this village."

The people in the village didn't know that they had become the envy of others. They were tired from the busy autumn harvest and had a full meal at night. Except for those on patrol, everyone went to bed early.

Tomorrow we will continue to harvest millet, which will be completed in about three days, and then we will harvest sweet potatoes and peanuts.

Sweet potatoes are easy to talk about, so each family eats them as food.

But the peanuts have to find a good outlet and cannot be eaten as snacks. What a pity.

All the produce in the fields has been recovered, and schools must be built without stopping.

The weather is cold in winter, and there is not much work to do. Children have to be sent to school to study and learn writing and arithmetic.

In the past, several families felt sorry for Shu Xiu and did not send their children to the Li family’s primary school.

As a result, if you want a worker in the valley, you must be able to write menus and calculate accounts. The boys in their family cannot go and can only follow them to dig food in the fields.

This can make their intestines turn green with regret, and when they mention it, the family will quarrel.

Now before the school is built, these families are determined to send all their children, both men and women, to the school.

They have long memories. Being able to write calculations at any time has only advantages and absolutely no disadvantages!

Compared to harvesting millet, the children are particularly excited to harvest peanuts and sweet potatoes because... they can be eaten!

The peanuts have just been pulled out of the ground along with the peanut seedlings, and the shells are peeled off to reveal the peanuts inside. They are still tender when you bite them, and have an indescribable sweet taste.

There are also freshly dug sweet potatoes. Just find some dry grass to make a fire, bury it in it, wait for half an hour, and the fragrant roasted sweet potatoes will be ready to eat.

Jia An's family likes to wait for their children, and they can't stand the excitement in the fields. If the valley is not busy, they will come back. It’s called helping, but it’s actually just for stealing.

Jiayin was sandwiched between her brothers, sitting on the soft sweet potato seedlings, looking at the fire, eagerly waiting to satisfy her craving.

Having learned from the experience of almost roasting his sister on a stone, Jiaan Jiaxi had a long memory, and this time he firmly protected his sister behind him and never allowed her to come forward.

Finally, it was not until the fire was completely extinguished that seven or eight sweet potatoes were picked out.

The skin of the sweet potato is like black charcoal, but when you break it open, the light yellow pulp inside is exposed, steaming, and it is really a hundred times sweeter than when you eat it at home.

Jiayin hugged a sweet potato, hissing and gasping from the heat, but still couldn't bear to put it down.

When Mrs. Cui and Sister-in-law Qiong came to the field carrying the tea basket, they almost didn’t recognize that the little black boy in front of them was Jiayin!

The fat girl's body is covered with dust, her little hands are dirty, her forehead, nose, and mouth are all pitch black. When she smiles, her small white teeth are extraordinarily shiny!

Let’s look at how many boys the An family has. They are only darker and dirtier, not the blackest and dirtiest.

Mrs. Cui laughed and held her stomach, "Are you roasting sweet potatoes or roasting yourself! Why are they all so dirty!"

Jia An Jiaxi was still a young man, so he felt ashamed and quickly wiped his face twice, but they forgot that their hands were even darker, and they wiped themselves like a tabby cat.

Look at each other, point at each other and roll on the ground with a smile.

Jiayin took a mouthful of sweet potato, laughed and jumped around, and finally put the sweet potato to Mrs. Cui's mouth.

Mrs. Cui smelled the sweet potatoes and couldn't help but take a bite. She smiled and said, "This year's sweet potatoes are really delicious."

She pulled off the handkerchief and wiped it on Jiayin a few times, then carried her to find Mrs. Li.

Old Mrs. Li was sitting picking up peanuts. Seeing her granddaughter in this state, she couldn’t laugh or cry.

“I really can’t let my family settle down and take care of their children. Every time I ruin Fu Niu’er like a piece of rubbish.”

Jiayin stuffed the remaining sweet potatoes into grandma’s mouth and shouted with a smile, “Brother baked it, it’s delicious!”

The old lady swallowed the sweet potato, smiled and cursed, "I know, ugly girl, if you don't want to say a few words to your brother, you are blocking grandma's mouth!"

Jiayin hugged the old lady’s neck and squirmed in her arms, “Brother is good, grandma is even better!”

“That’s pretty much it!” The old lady patted her granddaughter’s chubby little butt, carefully stuffed a fresh peanut into her mouth, and told her, “Chew slowly, be careful not to get it stuck in your throat.”

After saying that, she handed the remaining peanuts to Mrs. Cui, "Have you cooked at home? I've been really busy these days, and I've made you tired."

“That’s right, Auntie, the autumn harvest is the busiest time and everyone has to help. We can’t do anything else. It’s easy to cook a little.”

Mrs. Cui slowly ate the peanuts, looked up at the blue sky, and smelled the scent of harvest in the wind. She couldn't help but sigh.

“Auntie, it’s such a wonderful life like this!”

The old lady also laughed, "Yes, in fact, every family has no ambition to live a prosperous and wealthy life. It is just a family reunion, peace and security, food and clothing!"

Mrs. Cui's heart skipped a beat when she thought of what happened outside the village. She dared to change the subject, but the sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance on the road outside the village.

She stood up subconsciously, wondering if there was something wrong with Wang Yuanwai.

Seeing that Li Laoer was also worried, he ran up to meet him.

(End of this chapter)