The men had been waiting for a long time, their sickles eager for the task.
At the command, they chose their positions, bent their heads and backs, and wielded their gleaming sickles, beginning the harvest.
Meanwhile, the officials from the Ministry of Agriculture were also busy. First, they took a measure and gauged the area of the chosen wheat field.
Two of them walked along the field ridge to prevent wheat from other fields from getting mixed in.
Then, someone else entered the wheat field, inspecting around, while another took up a sickle and began harvesting personally.
Under the watchful eyes on this piece of land, several tenant farmers were so nervous that they almost forgot how to handle their sickles.
However, once they entered the field and saw the plump, solid wheat ears, everyone quickly set aside their discomfort, focusing solely on the harvest.
This plot of land was originally an experimental field established by Wang Yongzhu, measuring only about one mu.
