The next day, the announcement calling everyone to wake up changed from music to Yin Guofu's voice.

"Attention all villagers, put down all work today and harvest peanuts. Follow the instructions of the team leader to harvest in an orderly manner to improve efficiency. The harvest must be completed today. Attention all villagers..."

Yin Guofu's voice came out through the wires and resounded throughout the village, with a broad echo.

This made everyone feel nervous. Yin Zhengxian was already waiting at the gathering place, and he quickly arranged everyone's tasks.

"Xiao Tao, you can't be idle today. Let's go with your aunt to cook at noon."

There was a time when people ate in large groups and had ready-made canteens.

Today is a special situation. Every family has no time to go back and cook, so they just eat from the big pot.

The tools that could be used to harvest peanuts were very limited, and they had all been taken away. Tao Wan really had no need to keep them in the warehouse.

Yin Zhengxian was looking for her and assigned her a good job. Tao Wan appreciated it and said, "Okay, I will follow uncle's arrangements."

Yin Zhengxian was very good at mobilizing everyone, and the villagers went up the mountain with great energy.

Tao Wan was also claimed by Liu Yan and walked to the village canteen.

Liu Yan usually brought Yin Jiaojiao with her to work. This time, her two daughters, one older and one younger, were with her. Liu Yan's eyebrows were raised.

"Xiao Tao, come here."

Wang Lanxiang brought Tao Wan to a large frame of kidney beans and said, "You picked this this morning."

"Why."

Kidney beans have a special aroma, are easy to feed, have high yields, and are salty and go well with rice. They are the most common dish in summer.

An old lady was peeling potatoes and soaking kelp beside her. She planned to stew these three together at noon.

In addition to Tao Wan and Liu Yan, there are two old ladies working in the kitchen.

One old lady can't even support half of the labor force, and the other one is helping to look after the children outside. Together, Tao Wan and Wang Lanxiang are responsible for the whole village's food, so the work is not easy.

But fortunately, Tao Wan was content to be able to sit and have some shade.

There were four large iron pots in the kitchen. Wang Lanxiang steamed a large pot of sweet potatoes and made cornmeal cakes with cornmeal on the side.

"Xiao Tao, you can just hold the spoon."

Liu Yan had some corn tortillas in her hands. When she was done, she put them on the pot.

"Are these enough, Auntie? Everyone has gone to work early in the morning, so there must be a lot to eat."

"That's all it takes. I can just go home and get some onions to eat with."

Living conditions are limited, so people don’t eat much food.

As long as the sweet potatoes and corn tortillas are sufficient, there is no need to eat more vegetables.

Tao Wan understood and added a little more salt when cooking.

Of course, when using a big pot, you need to use a big shovel. Tao Wan held the big shovel and tiptoed hard in the pot, which was a physical job.

The old lady next to her finished her work and laughed when she saw it: "Yanzi, please help her quickly, she has almost thrown herself into the frying pan."

Hearing this, Tao Wan smiled awkwardly: "It's okay, I'll wave the ground. Auntie, just do your thing. Don't delay everyone's meal."

Liu Yan also laughed, and saw a trace of sweat on Tao Wan's forehead: "Auntie Yang, let me tell you, don't look at Xiao Tao who is so weak, he works very hard."

"She is a good baby." Auntie Yang sat on the threshold, looked at Tao Wan with admiring eyes, and also praised her.

"I have little strength, so I have to work harder."

Tao Wan's words made Liu Yan very fond of her.

This kid is really annoying.

Liu Yan's work continued, and she started chatting with Aunt Foreign: "It's not easy for educated youths like them. They have to leave their hometown at such a young age."

"Yes." Aunt Yang looked at Tao Wan: "Xiao Tao, how many brothers and sisters do you have in your family? Why did you let such a delicate little person come here?"

Tao Wan paused while stirring the pot and said, "There is a younger sister born from my stepmother down there."

Upon hearing the word "stepmother", Liu Yan and Aunt Yang looked at Tao Wan with eyes full of pity.

No wonder he is so sensible, he turns out to be making a living under his stepmother.

Where there is a stepmother, there is a stepfather, this is an eternal truth.

"You kid, you never mentioned anything about your family. If it hadn't been for your foreign mother-in-law mentioning it today, I wouldn't have known about it." Divorce is not popular now. When Liu Yan said she had a stepmother, Liu Yan's first reaction was that Tao Wan was mourning.

mother.

But Liu Yan felt very distressed. This child looked so charming and lovely. She had thought that he was from a wealthy family and was well-educated, but it turned out that a child without a mother would become wise early.

It's not that the stepmother is not good, but seeing Tao Wan's look of not wanting to mention it, I knew that the stepmother was not a good person.

"There's basically nothing to mention."

"That's right. It's useless to miss home when you come to Yinjiazhuang. But if you are at my aunt's house, she will definitely treat you as her own daughter. Qingbai is your brother, Hongfeng and Jiaojiao are your younger brothers and sisters. We are just like one family.

Likewise, you don’t have to miss home.”

Liu Yan is very sincere, and Tao Wan can also feel Liu Yan's concern for her from the interactions in the past few days.

But hearing what Liu Yan said, Tao Wan couldn't help but think that Yin Qingbai didn't really want her to be his sister.

This thought only flashed through Tao Wan's mind: "I understand, Auntie."

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Everyone got up and worked from four o'clock in the morning until noon, actually working for seven o'clock.

Extremely hungry and exhausted, everyone descended from the mountain with stars in their eyes.

When I came to receive the meal, my expression really looked like that of a disaster victim.

However, there were also young people like Yin Qingbai who spoke to her energetically: "Little educated youth, which of these meals did you cook?"

"This potato stew with kidney beans was made by Xiao Tao. I smell it and it tastes very good. Hurry up."

Before Tao Wan could boast, Liu Yan helped her sell melons.

"Then I want two bowls!" Yin Qingbai handed the bowl forward.

"Everyone has one spoonful, why do you have two bowls?" Liu Yan waved the big steel spoon in her hand, scooped out a spoonful for Yin Qingbai and asked him to eat quickly: "Others are still queuing up!"

"I'll give it to my dad."

Yin Qingbai smiled at his mother, and Liu Yan gave him another spoonful angrily.

Yin Qingbai carried the bowl and walked home. He took a half-hour break at noon. He ate quickly and was able to take a nap.

Today's collection task is urgent, and Yin Guofu is also a strong laborer, but he is getting older. When Yin Qingbai took the bowl away, he was sitting in the yard to rest. When Yin Qingbai came back, he saw that he had not moved.

"Dad, I'll pinch two green onion leaves and let's eat them with the sauce."

"Okay," Yin Guofu stood up and went to the well to wash his hands, "What did your mother cook today? It smells weird. How can you make a big pot of rice and become a good cook? Where is that boy Yin Hongfeng?"

"What the hell, you're so big and you don't know how to find food when you're hungry."

Yin Qingbai put the rice on the table as if offering a treasure: "This is not made by my mother, this is made by a young educated youth."

Yin Guofu took a look and realized that he was willing to use oil. It was indeed Tao Wan's handiwork: "So is your mother. Tao Wan's small arms can still let her cook."

After a tiring day, you need to take some oil and water to replenish your body.

After harvesting these peanuts, the village no longer has to worry about oil, and Yin Guofu doesn't feel bad at all.

The kidney beans are blanched in water at night, making them softer when stewed. The potatoes are put into the pot first, and then stir-fried with the chopped green onion noodles and sauce, and then the kidney beans are put in the water. This way the potatoes are extra fragrant.

Yin Guofu and Yin Qingbai went crazy into their stomachs, and Yin Hongfeng came back crazy from the outside. The food at home was only filled with the aroma that filled the air.

"Dad, what are you having for lunch today?"

"If there is no food at home, go to your mother."

Yin Guofu felt full and felt no guilt about his homeless young son not having enough to eat.

As for Yin Qingbai, he couldn't sleep after eating.

Sleeping is not as important as helping Tao wash the pot at night.


Chapter completed!