Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1277 - 652: Old Clothes
The first watch, asking for pink stickers.
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In the height of summer, it’s very rainy, and ripe wheat is most afraid of rainwater. Therefore, grasping the timing of winter wheat harvest is extremely crucial; it can’t be too early or too late, and the speed of harvesting needs to be fast. This is what farmstead families often refer to as "rushing the harvest."
This is about snatching time from the heavens, scrambling to harvest.
To harvest wheat, the long-term workers at home naturally all go, along with long-term workers transferred from the farm in Luo Family Village. Additionally, Lian Shouxin also spent money to hire many short-term workers.
Besides these people, there are also relatives coming to help. Wu Yugui and his son Wu Jiaxing, Zhang Qingshan with his two sons and two daughters-in-law all came. From the Lian Family side, Lian Shouli also temporarily put down his carpentry work and came along with Lady Zhao. From the old residence over there, even Old Master Lian said he wanted to come and help, but was stopped by Lian Shouxin.
The habit of farmstead families is to work as long as you’re alive, not stopping until the day you close your eyes. Old Master Lian is the most industrious even among farmers. The old residence now has less than twenty acres of land, which doesn’t need Old Master Lian to farm, but Old Master Lian still does things personally, tending the vegetable garden when not working the fields.
But harvesting wheat is the most exhausting work. Furthermore, it’s the peak of summer, a short while under the scorching sun feels like being grilled. Of course, Lian Shouxin would by no means agree to Old Master Lian coming to help.
"... There’s enough manpower in the fields, I’ve hired a lot of people." Lian Shouxin told Old Master Lian, "You old man come early in the morning or in the evening when it’s not too hot to just take a look.... Dad, you had an illness once, you need to be careful in everything."
"Alright then." Old Master Lian didn’t insist too much, he knew that now there’s really no shortage of manpower on Lian Shouxin’s side. Not to mention spending money to hire short-term workers, even if they didn’t, if Lian Shouxin called for help, there would be plenty of people eager to help. If he really went to help Lian Shouxin harvest wheat, Lian Shouxin would even need to find someone to look after him. If he really got tired, that wouldn’t be helping, it would be causing trouble for Lian Shouxin.
In the more than half a year’s time, Old Master Lian, in facing Lian Shouxin, became more and more transparent and his temper became much more gentle.
"I just won’t go, your big brother, second brother, forget about them too. It’s not that I pity them, I’m afraid if they go, the work won’t be done well and it’ll be a mess for you." Old Master Lian further told Lian Shouxin, "That boy Jizu, doesn’t do much work either, normally when I take him to farm those few acres it’s just okay... just let Erlang and the other brothers go. You see for yourself, if they’re not doing well, just send them back."
Old Master Lian saying this is much more reasonable compared to the past when he insisted on pushing Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi onto Lian Shouxin. He also could see clearly that trying to get close to Lian Shouxin’s family from Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi’s generation is too difficult. Then the next generation, that is Erlang’s generation, still holds hope. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Lian Shouxin still has feelings for his nephews, especially those who have worked hard farming in the past and don’t have frivolous habits.
Lian Shouxin does not need help from people in the old residence, but he also understands Old Master Lian’s intention, and with Old Master Lian speaking so softly, Lian Shouxin agreed.
"Just let Erlang come, the other kids are still too young, they can’t handle this work."
On the day of wheat harvest, Lian Manman family all got up very early. Xiao Qi still has to go to read in Nian Garden with Shen Qian today, but Lian Manman had already agreed with Shen Jin to take a few days off.
Lady Zhang, Lian Zhizhi, and Lian Manman, the mother and daughters, although they don’t need to go down to the fields to harvest wheat, they need to personally manage the meals for everyone these couple of days.
After breakfast, Lian Shouxin changed into his summer working clothes, dressed in short clothes, went out, and led the relatives, long-term workers, and short-term workers to gather the farming tools, hitch up the carts, and went mightily to the fields.
From the old residence side, not only Erlang came, but Si Lang, Liulang, and even Lian Yaya also followed along.
"... Let me come, help with the cooking..." Lian Yaya clutched her clothes nervously and said softly.
"In this hot weather, there’s no need for you to cook, follow your Sister Manman." Lady Zhang pulled Lian Yaya over and let Lian Manman take her.
As for Si Lang and Liulang, they said they were going to the fields to help harvest wheat. Lian Shouxin didn’t say much and just let them get on the cart and headed to the fields together. He didn’t really expect Si Lang and Liulang to help with much work, it was just to add two more pairs of chopsticks when eating.
In farmstead families, when handling various big and small affairs, people come to help, enjoy free meals, well-acquainted families’ teenage children come to eat and drink, and it’s not something new.
