Chapter 35 - 35

Chapter 35 The Autumn Harvest Ends"Ah..." A scream came from not far away."Someone slashed their foot with a sickle..."Yun Ting looked over there, initially intending to go and see what was going on, but upon discovering it was Lin Xue, she immediately decided against going."Hey, little Educated Youth Yun, aren't you going to check on him? It seems Lin Educated Youth is injured." Li Big Mouth said to Yun Ting again, looking rather smug." Aunt Li, are you all tied up?""Little Educated Youth Yun, you can't do this."Li Big Mouth pursed his lips, turned around, and went back to work.Yun Ting's movements became increasingly skilled, her sickle swinging so fast it left afterimages. After leaving Aunt Li far behind, she ran off to rest. It was unbearably hot, so she took out her military water bottle and gulped down several mouthfuls of spiritual spring water, instantly washing away her fatigue. Thank goodness for the spiritual spring water, otherwise, she would have been exhausted."Little Educated Youth Yun, don't be lazy!"" Aunt Li, if you finish tying them up early, you can rest too!""No, let's switch. You tie it up, and I'll go cut the ears of grain.""Heh~ Aunt Li, this job isn't something you can do however you want. Wasn't this how you originally planned to assign it? Why should I switch with you? You can help your daughter, but I won't. She's not my daughter." Yun Tingrolled her eyes at her."You...you little girl, you're probably never going to get married.""Then you won't need to trouble yourself. Just take good care of your daughter."" Educated Youth Yun, how can you be so disrespectful to the elderly and care for the young? Why do you always argue with my mother?" Li Cuier said with dissatisfaction."How can you respect the elderly and care for the young? Why are you so lazy that you make your mother do all the work for you? You have the nerve to criticize others, you should mind your own business first!""You… Mother, look at her." Li Cuier called her mother when she couldn't win the argument, but unfortunately, her mother was no match for Yun Ting.The mother and daughter could only reluctantly go back to their work...The autumn harvest is truly tough; Lin Xue cut her foot with a sickle but didn't go to the hospital. The village's barefoot doctor gave her a simple bandage, and after two days of rest, she insisted on going back to work.Ever since Lin Xue got injured, He Junjun has been constantly trying to get her attention by helping her with chores and bringing her food. His intentions are quite obvious. Lin Xue doesn't refuse the things he gives her, but she doesn't intend to date him either. She enjoys this while simultaneously playing the victim in front of Lu Jiayan. Yun Ting is amazed by all this…Three days later, the millet harvest was finished, and the next step was to harvest corn and sorghum. This time, Yun Ting was assigned to pick corn, finally freeing her from working with Li Big Mouth and her daughter.Harvesting corn is no easy task. The malecomrade cuts down the corn stalks first, while the female comrade breaks off the ears of corn one by one, puts them in a basket, moves them to the side, and then the person in charge of moving them pushes them to the Threshing floor to dry.Li Zhaodi was assigned to work with Yun Ting. She had a slight limp, but she was just as hardworking as anyone else. Yun Ting admired her; she was a very strong girl. Since her injury, she seemed to have come to her senses and stopped working like a slave for Yin Jiao."Ah..." Li Zhaodi tripped and fell.Yun Ting stepped forward and helped her up. "Are you alright? Do you want to rest for a while?""Thank you, I'm fine, it won't affect my work.""That's good.""You young educated youths are doing a great job. The autumn harvest is all about everyone working together," an older woman said with a smile.Yun Ting and Li Zhaodi exchanged a smile…Although the harvest task was arduous and everyone was hungry and tired, they persevered every day. Surprisingly, no one held them back. Even young children and elderly people in the village helped with what they could.And so, working from dawn till dusk every day to rush the harvest, time flew by, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.Looking at the harvested grains covering the entire floor, a golden expanse, it was a sight to behold, bringing tears to one's eyes and filling one's face with a joyful smile. This was the fruit of hard work and dedication.Next, the soybeans and sorghum were also harvested and piled up on the Threshing floor.There were also potatoes and peanuts to pull up, which was also a very tiring job, but everyone was full of energy.While they were pulling potatoes, a big gray rabbit ran out. Everyone rushed to catch it, but it slipped away. Yun Ting hadn't planned to join in the fun, but the rabbit ran ahead of her. She reached out and caught it. Not only was she stunned, but everyone else who was watching the rabbit was also amazed by this scene. What kind of operation was this?"Little Educated Youth Yun, you're so lucky!""Yes! Little Educated Youth Yun can have an extra meal today.""Oh dear, maybe the rabbit saw that I've been too tired lately, so it offered itself up to me so I could have some extra food to replenish my energy.""Little Educated Youth Yun, this isn't right! We're all tired, not just you." Li Big Mouth's voice came from the crowd again.She's everywhere; though late, she'll always arrive."Yes! But the rabbit gave everyone a chance, and you just didn't catch it. What can you do now?"Among the crowd, some were envious, some were jealous, but Yun Ting didn't care. She happily tied up the rabbit and put it aside."Alright, if that little Educated Youth Yun has the guts, he can have it. Go back to work now." The Brigade Leader saw so many people gathered here and quickly came over.After more than a month of hard work, the autumn harvest is finally over. All the harvested grain on the threshing floor has been dried. These days, the Brigade Leader has arranged for the able-bodied men of the village to watch over the grain to prevent it from being stolen.After the autumn harvest, a sudden downpour occurred. Everyone was very relieved that the harvest was completed, otherwise this year's grain would have been lost. Some women in the village even secretly prayed to God for protection.This autumn harvest left everyone looking like they'd shed a layer of skin, tanned and thin,except for Yun Ting, whose skin remained fair and radiant despite being a little thinner, much to the envy of the other female educated youth.Even Yang Qingqing inevitably got a bit tanned, though she looked much better than the others.Only Yun Ting herself knew that it was all thanks to the spiritual spring water; otherwise, she too would not have escaped unscathed.After three days of heavy rain, the weather is starting to get a bit chilly.After the heavy rain, the sun shone again, andthe Brigade Leader quickly arranged for people to start delivering grain to the town.Everyone was very excited. This year's harvest was good. After paying the grain tax, it was time to distribute the grain. Farmers have worked hard all year round, and this is the day they have been looking forward to.Since the female comrade no longer had to pay the grain tax, everyone could go to town to stroll around, have a good meal, or buy some things.More than a month has passed, and Zhou Yulanwas overjoyed when Yun Ting arrived."Oh, Little Sister, I've been waiting for you! Why haven't you come for so long?" Zhou Yulan asked as she pulled her into the house."Sis, you have no idea how busy the countryside is with the autumn harvest these days! It's exhausting. I just finished and came over. I brought you a lot of meat this time, I promise you'll be satisfied.""Really? That's great, let me see."Yun Ting got a lot of wild chicken and rabbit, but she didn't plan to sell the wild goats and bison; she'd keep them for herself.This time, Zhou Yulan took a total of five Wild Chickens, five Wild Rabbits, some rice, and some apples." Little Sister, I've discussed the thing you mentioned to me last time with your brother-in-law, and he agreed. So, how about we start today?" Zhou Yulan looked eagerly at the contents of the basket."Okay, sis! How about this: I'll bring you some more goods later, okay?""OK…"Yun Ting left for a half-hour stroll before returning with a considerable amount of goods.