In May and June, the rain in the mountains has become extremely high. This year, it has been very heavy. It has been more and more for more than half a month. The rain is still under the ground. The water in the pits in the depressions on the street can be buried in their knees. The roofs of many houses have begun to leak. The water in the patio of every household is on the same level as the ground. The rain falls on the ground, as if it falls in the hearts of the villagers:

The wheat in the earth must sprout. Mrs. Li in Li Village is over 90 years old this year. She vaguely remembers that one year before liberation, the rain also fell into confinement for a year. All the crops in the field sprouted. The villagers had no harvest back then. That year, several people starved to death in the village. "It's a sin, it's a sin." Old Mrs. Li wrote that the rain was due to the disrespect of the villagers to heaven, so she burned incense and prayed every day, kowtowing to worship God.

As soon as the rain was settled, the anxious villagers began to go to the ground to harvest wheat. According to the weather forecast, there will be heavy torrential rain in the next few days. If you don’t hurry up and grab the wheat, the villagers’ efforts for a year will be wasted.

The affairs of the people are the affairs of the people's soldiers. They are connected to the notice from superiors: temporarily stop training and do their best to help the people harvest wheat.

The sky was gloomy and dark clouds were rolling above their heads, and they could fall down at any time. Although the weather was not good, there were busy people everywhere in the wheat field. Teams of PLA soldiers appeared in the fields with kettles and sickles on their backs. The golden wheat seemed to have suddenly turned green. The wheat field had been soaked in the rain. One foot was a deep nest, but the soldiers ignored it and started to work hard as soon as they entered the ground. They cut and tied up the bundles, and the whole field was a busy scene.

Xiaofang's family only has three acres of land, which is a piece of cake for several young men in the first squad of the Second Artillery Company. The soldiers were responsible for cutting wheat, Xiaofang's father was responsible for transporting wheat home, Xiaofang's mother was responsible for cooking, and Xiaofang was responsible for logistics support. She also cut wheat next to Li Xiwa for a while.

Look, after filling the warriors' kettles one by one, she squatted beside Li Xiwa and harvested wheat. The two of them were talking and laughing, and seemed to have endless things to say.

"Brother Xiwa, is it hot? I'll wipe your sweat."

"Xiaofang, I'm not hot." Li Xiwa smiled, her face covered in wheat ash, and her white teeth were exposed.

Little Guangdong's eyes were sharp-eyed, and when he saw Xiaofang next to Li Xiwa, he said a crooked word: "I said to Sister Xiaofang, don't always get close to the squad leader. If you match men and women, you won't be tired of working, we also need to cheer up."

Xiaofang smiled embarrassedly and said, "Little Guangdong, you are poor-mouthed. You learn from other people's Sun Jiashu. At the same time, you start cutting it. It's a piece of more than you. Give you a handful of candy and block your mouth." After she said that, she took out a handful of candy and stuffed it to Little Guangdong. Little Guangdong stopped talking immediately. Needless to say, the soldiers in the class all got a handful of candy.

I ate in the field for lunch. If it was for training in the field, the soldiers of the kitchen team would bring the meal here. The situation today was different. Because the staff was too scattered, no matter how good the kitchen team was, they would not deliver the meal one by one. Then again, even if they could deliver it, the people would not agree. How could they help me to harvest wheat? I was afraid that the soldiers would be hungry, so the villagers would deliver the meal early. The villagers would usually be reluctant to cut the meat. In the past few days, no matter who had a family would cut three or two kilograms of meat. When they lifted the lid of the pot, the tempting smell of meat filled the fields.

After a while of work, the soldiers were all gray-haired and black-mouthed. When they wiped their faces with their hands, they would appear black and white on their faces. Their teeth looked whiter and their eyes looked brighter. The soldiers tried to save trouble and came around to eat without washing their hands. Xiaofang put the shredded pork noodles one by one and brought them to the soldiers. The noodles were rolled by Xiaofang's mother. They were both tense and long, and the more they chewed, the more delicious they tasted. Seeing that everyone started eating, Xiaofang then served them.

She started eating a bowl by herself. When she was eating, she turned out a piece of meat from the bowl from time to time. She quickly picked it up and put it in Li Xiwa's bowl when people were not paying attention. Li Guangdong was sharp-eyed and said as soon as he saw it, "Our squad leader can't sleep at night." With one sentence, Xiao Fang held the bowl aside and ate it aside. Li Xiwa pretended to be angry and said, "Talk too much." Li Guangdong stuck out his tongue mischievously.

After lunch, I sat for a while and started working again. The wheat from these acres of land in Xiaofang's family was knocked down by the soldiers in less than a day. Xiaofang's father had already driven the carriage to the field. The soldiers tied the wheat to the ground with all their strength. Only when Xiaofang's father shouted, "Go—" the mule pulled up the carriage hard. Hey, this carriage was loaded, from a distance, like a hill. When the soldiers returned to the yard, the soldiers couldn't believe their eyes. The wheat pulled back occupied the entire yard. Xiaofang's father had already pulled a greenhouse in the yard, and there was a threshing machine underneath, and even the light bulb was pulled up. It seemed that he was about to prepare for a night of light. At this time, the wheat was not dared to store it. If the wheat was piled up for a few days, the wheat would sprout and moldy.

After dinner, considering that the soldiers had been working for a day, they could be half-hearted when they could take the wheat at home. Xiaofang's father said nothing and he didn't want to bother the soldiers anymore. He pushed the switch and the family of three covered them with a white towel. Xiaofang's father was responsible for pre-matching wheat into the threshing machine, Xiaofang's mother was responsible for carrying the wheat poles, and Xiaofang was responsible for loading the wheat. Because the wheat was too turbulent, the threshing machine made harsh screams from time to time. Not only Xiaofang's family, but every household in the village was maturing wheat.

It was getting dark, and the lightning was thunder and lightning from the southeast direction. It seemed that it had started to rain there. I am afraid that it would be transferred here in a short time. If this is the case, the wheat of ordinary people would suffer. Li Xiwa immediately held a temporary class meeting. He said anxiously: "This rain is not small. Although we helped the fellow villagers to collect the wheat, if we do not leave it in time, the wheat will still sprout. We should do our best to do good deeds. We must help Xiaofang's family finish the wheat tonight. Do you think it's good?" As soon as Li Xiwa finished speaking, everyone agreed. After a simple division of labor, Xiaoguangdong and Sun Jiashu rushed to replace Xiaofang's family. Xiaofang's father was unwilling to do it and kept saying, "I won't bother you anymore, I won't bother you anymore." But he was still pushed into the house by Xiaoguangdong and Sun Jiashu.

Next, Xiao Guangdong and Sun Jiashu had sex. Xiao Guangdong took the lead in taking the wheat pre-pigment position, and Sun Jiashu had to help him. Xiao Guangdong was impatient, so he only showed that the threshing machine was taking off too slowly, and kept stuffing wheat into it with both hands. After a while, the threshing machine was choked and made a strange scream. Sun Jiashu hurriedly pulled Xiao Guangdong aside, stopped for a while, and after the threshing machine digested, it returned to normal. Sun Jiashu said: "I'll do it, I can't eat hot tofu in impatient times." So, Xiao Guangdong began to attack Sun Jiashu again.

The two of them were doing it very well. Nie Fei brought a recruit to change shifts. Little Guangdong was not satisfied with it. He said to Nie Fei: "Squad leader, let me do it for a while." Nie Fei said: "What are we doing after you finish it? Go to bed quickly." Little Guangdong and Sun Jiashu went to bed reluctantly.

At one o'clock in the morning, most of the piles of wheat that were piled like a hill had been swallowed by the thresher. At this speed, it would be completed in two or three hours.

Li Xiwa came over and said to Yang Huan, a veteran who was doing a great job, "You two can rest, the rest will belong to me."

"Squad Leader, let me do it for a while, there are more left." Yang Huan didn't want to leave. When he turned his head and saw Xiaofang standing behind the squad Leader, he immediately changed his words and said, "You guys do it, you guys do it, squad Leader, if you are tired, I'll change you."

"You are so beautiful." Li Xiwa said with a smile.

Yang Huan smiled and took the recruits away.

It was late at night, and the threshing machine was screaming more and more powerful. Xiaofang used a broom to sweep the remaining wheat into a pile, while Li Xiwa filled the wheat into the threshing machine like a robot. The threshing machine made another strange scream. Xiaofang complained, "What a panic, it's almost over."

Li Xiwa smiled and said, "Don't panic." After that, he poured the last bit of wheat into the threshing machine with a dustpan. The wheat was finally finished. The threshing machine made a gentle sound. Li Xiwa pulled down the switch and the night immediately became quiet. The chirping of crickets began to come one after another. The piles of barley like a hill have now turned into bags of wheat. Li Xiwa stretched out his waist and said, "It's finally finished."

Xiaofang said casually: "It's done." The two looked at each other and smiled.

Li Xiwa said, "But it's time to rest." After that, he sat on the soft pile of wheat straw. Xiaofang sat down next to him. The two of them said nothing and leaned against each other. Li Xiwa closed their eyes tiredly. A wave of sleepiness came. His body slowly leaned against the pile of wheat. Xiaofang was also sleepy. She rested her head on Li Xiwa's chest, and both of them fell asleep quickly.
Chapter completed!