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Chapter 3 The Wind Rises

Life is going through day by day. Although I am poor, I am lucky to be able to eat enough. The only disadvantage is that I lack oil and water. I can't eat meat once or twice a year. This makes Lu Feng, who has no meat, unable to hold on any longer.

Fortunately, Chen Lian brought him one or two eggs from time to time so that he could satisfy his cravings a little. Of course, every time he would secretly get half of the eggs in his sister's bowl while Chen Lian was not paying attention.

In a blink of an eye, it has been four months since he arrived in this era. Four months he has completely adapted to this poor era, and he has not been idle at all. In the past few months, Lu Feng has contacted a man named Qi Mazi the most.

As the name suggests, Qi Mazi has a lot of pockmarks on her face. She is so thin that she keeps turning when talking to people. She looks like a very smart guy.

But in this era, he was very unpopular, and the reason was very simple. He often sold some dog skin plasters, but at that time he was speculative.

The reason why Lu Feng had a lot of contact with Qi Mazi was to prepare for the next money-making plan. This plan was formed in his mind after he got some news from Xiao Wang Shengshi.

In early September, the annual harvest season has arrived. As Lu Feng, who is already sixteen years old, he can no longer be lazy at home and cannot work. After all, rushing to harvest is the top priority in the village and even the entire city.

Zhaojia Village is located in the southernmost part of Henan Province, the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, connected to Anhui Province in the east, and Hubei Province in the south. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, forming a stepped landform with various shapes. It is a transitional area from subtropical to warm temperate zone, with obvious monsoon climate.

It is precisely this reason that Shencheng City has become the only city in Henan Province that grows rice and eats rice.

The climate problem has also caused the region to have a grain income of 2 ripe a year.

The first season is in May, most of which are planted with winter wheat and winter rapeseed. The second season is in September, and rice is planted with rice.

When this year's first ripeness, Lu Feng had not celebrated his sixteenth birthday, so he got the task of taking his children to pick up wheat ears.

Now the second mature one is different. His sixteenth birthday has passed. According to the saying here, he is already an adult, so he must participate in the harvest this time, instead of the easy task of picking up wheat ears.

The sun in September is still very poisonous. Fortunately, during these months, Lu Feng taught Lu Weiguo the art of crafting straw hats, so the Lu family of three wore new straw hats this time.

This craft was learned by Lu Feng with his grandfather in his previous life. It was just for fun, but he didn't expect it to come in handy at this time.

There is really no one in Zhaojia Village who can wear straw hats. They usually have to bite the bullet and face the sun.

Only those with good family conditions like Zhao Hu would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a straw hat to wear.

"Oh, Lao Lu, your family is rich? Each person has a straw hat?"

When Zhang Ergou saw that Lu Weiguo's family of four went out, one of them wore a straw hat on his head, he immediately surrounded him and looked around and asked.

When the others heard Zhang Ergou's words, they all looked here. Some were envious and some were puzzled in the eyes of the villagers.

"I found someone to learn how to wear straw hats two days ago. I learned how to try it. The effect was pretty good."

Lu Weiguo did not realize that some people were beginning to jealous. In an era when even wild vegetables were staple foods, as long as you live better than others, it was a sin.

"Look at the whole village, there are a few people wearing straw hats. When you look at your house, four people wear four straw hats."

Zhang Ergou narrowed his eyes, pointed at Lu Weiguo with his finger, and scolded him loudly.

After saying that, he turned around and shouted to the villagers: "Friends, take a good look. What is he trying to do when Lu Weiguo's style?"

Some villagers who have a good relationship with Zhang Ergou agreed loudly. You should know that Zhang Ergou is not a good thing. If it weren't for the fact that the people in Zhaojia Village were relatively united, it would probably be Zhao Hu who is arrogant now.

Despite this, Zhang Ergou still has a force that cannot be ignored in the village, and most of this group of people are second-rate people.

The reason why I seized Lu Weiguo's small handle this time was to report that Zhao Hu was angry at Lu Weiguo last time.

"What's wrong with me? I just made up a straw hat. What's the problem?"

When Lu Weiguo heard that Zhang Ergou had put such a big hat on him, he immediately rushed to defend him.

"I ask you, where did the straw you used to weave straw hats come from?"

"The glutinous yard is everywhere, I can take it casually."

It would be fine if Lu Weiguo didn't explain. After hearing this explanation, Lu Feng knew that things were not going well.

Sure enough, Zhang Ergou sneered and shouted: "Take it whatever you want, I tell you that Lu Weiguo, this straw is all collective public property. You steal it yourself, this is stealing collective public property. You simply treat the straw as your own, right? Take it whatever you want."

Hearing this, Lu Weiguo was a little speechless for a moment, but Chen Lian was not a good temper. She directly pulled Lu Weiguo, stood in front, and shouted at Zhang Ergou: "Zhang Ergou, you are idle and have nothing to do. I just took a few straws. Don't exaggerate me. Speaking of which family in the village has never used a few straws from the village."

"Chen Lian, don't be stingy here. Let me tell you, this matter must be over today. This is not a problem with two straws."

When he heard Chen Lian call him Zhang Ergou in front of so many people, his face turned dark.

"What are you doing together? Don't work anymore? If the rain comes, you will be waiting to drink the northwest wind this year."

Seeing a group of people gathered together, Zhao Hu roared. In fact, someone reported the news to him early on. The reason why he waited until this time was that he had his own considerations.

If he came too early, the conflict would not be aroused and his prestige would not be reflected. If he came too late, he would not be able to gain the gratitude of Lu Weiguo's family and the trust of other villagers. After all, he would not be unaware of such a big thing.

"Captain Zhao, you'd better not interfere in this matter, it's not something you can do."

When Zhang Ergou saw Zhao Hu appear, he frowned slightly. Although he knew that Zhao Hu's appearance meant that the next thing could not be continued, he still couldn't help but speak out to ask Zhao Hu to ignore this matter.

"I don't care what your reason is, autumn harvest is the top priority. If it delays the autumn harvest, everyone will be punished."

Zhao Hu didn't say that so much. After saying that, he looked at the villagers who were still watching and shouted again: "Why are you still standing? Don't you work?"

Everyone dispersed, and Lu Weiguo looked sad, looking worried that Zhang Ergou would be looking for trouble.

However, Lu Feng, who was standing aside, didn't care at all. He looked up at the blue clouds in the sky and said to his frowning father: "Dad, the wind is rising, don't worry."

And Lu Weiguo also sighed deeply and said, "Yes, the wind is blowing! Work hard, it's going to rain."
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