This period of time is the busiest period in the entire Linjia Village. The whole village has just finished hoeing the ground and planting peppers, and then starts the autumn harvest without stopping. As soon as the autumn harvest is finished, the whole village starts digging the fields together, running in both directions in the mountains and fields,

For a time, the entire Linjia Village was bustling with activity.

In previous years, at this time of year, the crops in the fields were harvested, and everyone had a break from farming. Those who had some strength at home looked for work everywhere, wishing they could save two more coins to celebrate the New Year.

In the past two days, Jiang Yan and the entire Lin family were equally busy. Lin Dong and his two daughters-in-law had to go to town to open a shop for half a day every day, and when they came back in the afternoon, they had to do household chores.

Lin Nan and Lin Xi led the whole village to plow the fields and dig soil. With the new farm tools, the whole village was much faster.

Because Shangguan Zixuan still didn't want to go home, Jiang Yan arranged for Xiaodouzi to take him and Wangcai to harvest wild vegetables every day. Dozens of chickens and ducks gradually grew up, and the rations also increased day by day. During the day, the three of them drove the chickens

The ducks go to the fields to find grains to eat, and then feed them a meal of wild vegetables in the evening.

With Xiaodouzi, a professional chicken farmer, taking the lead, the three of them had to do this job with great success.

The oxcart swayed toward Yongan Town. Jiang Yan had not ridden in the oxcart for a long time since the carriage. Tomorrow Qiao Le will come to Linjia Village. She has rented a house in the village and plans to go to the town today.

She went to buy some daily necessities and took a look at how the store's business was doing recently. She also hadn't visited Lin Bei and Erbi since they were studying, so she could go and have a look today.

The house he rented for Qiao Le was in Houcun, very close to their home. In that family, there were only two teenagers in their early ten years old who depended on each other. When the family collected soap locusts, these two children were the most diligent in delivering them and carried them every day.

Come over with some big baskets.

The two children are even skinnier. If they weren't so young, they would have wanted to go with them when the factory was being built. Jiang Yan has seen their house. Although it is also an adobe and thatched house, it is more spacious, well-lit, and clean.

, she wanted to help the two children, so she directly paid for the house and rented it first.

"Mom, do you want to come back with me later, or wait until brother and the others close the stall together?" Lin Nan held the leaf in his hand and carefully shielded Jiang Yan from the dazzling sunlight.

He went to the town to transport the finished farm tools back to the village, and also brought back the two cows that Uncle Wu helped buy. It would be great if my mother could come with him.

"Look at how happy you are." Jiang Yan looked at Lin Nan's silly smile and said, "I will follow the boss and the others back later, and you can do your business."

Lin Nan nodded sheepishly: "Our family is going to have buffaloes, or two! I never dared to dream like this before!"

As he spoke, he held Jiang Yan's arm tightly and sat much closer. His face was slightly red, and his tone was dazed and joyful: "Mom, only by being so close to you and holding you tightly can I feel that these days are real, and then I feel that they are not.

When I dream, I’m afraid that when I wake up, I’ll be back to the past again.”

Jiang Yan raised her head and rubbed his face. There was a hint of unreality in the eyes of the lean and dark-skinned young man. Lin Nan was a stubborn man, but he was also a very insecure child. Although he had experienced a lot, he was more mature than his elders.

Most people still need to mature, but after all they are only sixteen years old, and there will be times when they feel uneasy and helpless.

"No, the past days have passed. Our family is different now. As long as everyone works hard, life will be fine."

The road was a bit uneven and the ox cart was traveling a bit fast. There was a bump. Lin Nan simply used the force to lower his head and leaned lightly on Jiang Yan's shoulder. The warm wind blew by. Looking at the scenery on the roadside, he nodded vigorously.

By this time, the rice in the fields had almost been harvested, leaving only a few rice piles and a shallow layer of clear water in the paddy field.

Smelling the fragrance of rice, Jiang Yan felt relaxed physically and mentally. She gently patted Lin Nan's back and hummed a gentle piece of music.

The carriage slowly approached the town, and many villagers were already waiting at the town gate. Everyone was much less mean to Jiang Yan, and now they would say hello or two cordially when they saw her.

Jiang Yan only responded politely. Lin Nan was going to meet Lao Wu at the sponsor's place. Jiang Yan also had her own arrangements, so the two of them walked separately.

She first went to buy some daily necessities, and then went to the cloth store to buy two quilts and bedsheets. Except for one bed in the rented house, she did not plan to give Qiao Le other things to use, so she replaced everything with new ones.

It's not that Qiao Le is more expensive, but the sheets in the two naughty children's home are old and rolled up, and the pillows and quilt covers have been washed so that the original color cannot be seen, and there are even many irregular holes and rips, and

It's not much different from a beggar's den.

Qiao Le is still a scholar no matter what, and she used to be a young master. She is too embarrassed to let people use these.

It was rare for her to go out alone on the street, so she hid in an alleyway not far from her shop and bought eight bags of rice, flour and grain from a mall before looking for Lin Dong.

The shop was relatively busy, so Lin Dong found two helpers in the village. Upon hearing Jiang Yan's call, the two quickly ran to the alley to move the food.

For them, being able to work in the Lin family is the best thing. The wages are high and the benefits are good. Especially during this period, the village has autumn harvest, and they will be allowed to go home to help during the holidays. There will be no deductions for the holidays, and during this period

I only work half a day, and sometimes I can ride the Lin family's carriage when I return to the village.

Riding in an ox-cart is a luxury for them, and they don't even think about riding in a horse-drawn carriage.

"Boss, Jin Hua, Xiao Meng, don't be anxious. You can't rush when doing business, especially when it comes to matters like this. Let's take turns to change positions. Move slowly to save your hands from the heat."

There were a lot of people at this time, and the small shop was already full of people. The family was busy working very quickly. They had been doing it for so long, and they were already quite familiar with it, but they would still burn their hands when they were anxious.

Wang Jinhua was cutting the pork head, her face flushed by the heat. She smiled warmly and said, "I understand, mother, you go see Xiaobei Erbi and the others first. You can go home after you finish your work for a while."

"Yes, mother, you go quickly, don't worry about us, we all know it." Lin Dong also said hurriedly. He shook the dustpan in his hand and made another rice roll.

Jiang Yan nodded, everyone was busy, so she had to go to the private school to see Lin Bei and the others first, because she spent a lot of time shopping and it was the time when the sun was shining.

She was walking on the street carrying two bags of cakes. She couldn't help but be fascinated when she looked at Yong'an Town, which was busier than before. There were many more people on the street, and there were also many more... beggars. Looking at those ragged and hungry skinny and bones,

She had mixed feelings about the dirty people begging in the bright sun, especially since many of them were children of several years old.

There have been so many beggars not long after the autumn harvest. If the government doesn't take care of it, there will be more refugees in the future. If there are more refugees, they will easily develop into bandits. The disaster caused by this year's drought may be far greater than hers.
Chapter completed!