Chapter 037 Xia Shuluo Youfu's family got forty taels of silver, and went to Luo Wenming's uncle's house the next day.The college exam is approaching, and this Luo Wenming went to the town with his uncle, and came back again to start preparing for the Xiucai exam.In the end, Old Man Luo scraped together another five taels of silver for Luo Wenming to go to the county seat for the exam.After Luo Wenming left, the Luo family returned to calm, but looking at Old Man Luo, he had more gray hair during this period of time, and he looked older, but his spirit was not bad.It should be full of hope, so the spirit is good.The days fly by, and it will be time to harvest soon, no matter how Luo Wenming's exam is, even if Old Man Luo is worried, he can only put away the grain first.The Luo family now has more than a dozen acres of land, which are respectively rice, sorghum and wheat.In ancient times, it was not like modern technology was more developed, so the yield was relatively low.Although Luojiazhuang is located in the north, because the imperial court collects grain and rice, most people still plant rice, only part of the wheat, and the yield is not high, the Luo family also planted a few acres of wheat, and the rest are rice, and there is a little sorghum.The wheat here is ripe first, so Old Man Luo plans to lead the family to harvest the wheat first.It was already very hot in April, and looking at the big sun overhead, Luo Ran had already imagined sweating to harvest wheat in the field.However, except for Luo Wenming, who rushed to take the exam, and Luo Qiao Luo Ping, who was cooking at home, everyone else had to go to the field, even the five-year-old Luo Wensheng had to go.Zheng was afraid that his children would get sunburned, so he sewed several hats with gauze in advance, the kind that can cover his face and be visible, similar to modern hats.Mr.
Luo brought so many people, he should be able to harvest a few acres of wheat in one day, but it is more troublesome to shell the wheat in the future, and there is no modern harvester threshing machine, so it all depends on manpower and hand.For example, a few small children actually can't help much, but in the countryside, in order not to spoil the children, they will basically take the children to the fields to suffer, so as not to be able to endure the hardships of farming.Except, of course, in Luojia, Luo Wenming.After half a day, Luo Ran already felt like he was in a steamer, and he didn't feel cooler after filling half of his stomach with cold boiled water.Luo Ran looked at Old Man Luo, Luo Youli, and the Zheng family were all bending down to cut wheat, and there were piles of wheat behind them.There are also uncles, uncles and aunts, who are obviously not as fast and sharp as their own fathers and mothers, and the wheat piles behind them are also relatively messy.Luo Wenxuan, Wenjun, Luo Ran, and Luo Li were responsible for putting the wheat cut by several adults together, and it was ready to be loaded when the time came.Luo Wensheng was the youngest, and he was responsible for pouring tea and delivering water.Luo Wensheng is a clever little ghost, diligent and ruthless, so he got a lot of water for himself and his father and eldest brother in the morning, and he was responsible for wetting everyone's towel with water, wiping his face and sweat to cool down.Luo Ran looked at the sun, it was noon, and his stomach was already rumbling.He pulled Luo Wensheng and walked towards Old Man Luo: "Grandpa, grandma, they must have cooked a meal, my brother and I will go home and bring it, just bring some more water, and the grandmother of the province will run again." ”"Well, let Wenxuan take you there, be careful, don't spill the rice."
Old Man Luo looked at the sun, and saw that his sons were also sweating profusely, so he waved his hand and said, "Rest first, drink saliva, and then work after eating." ”After that, find a shady place in the woods and sit.When Luo Wenxuan, Luo Ran, Luo Li, and Luo Wensheng returned home, they saw that the Qin family had already prepared the meal.Every time the farm is busy, the food of the Luo family is better, and this time it is the same.Two pots of white rice and steamed buns, as well as fried green pepper beans, cold cucumbers and a few other dishes, the portions are relatively sufficient, and they are packed in vegetable pots.I boiled a big pot of mung bean soup to clear away heat and detoxify, quench thirst and cool off, which is just right for this summer.They all washed their faces, packed up their meals and soups, packed up some dishes and chopsticks, and returned to the field.After the group had eaten in a hurry, they rested in the shade of the tree and continued to harvest the wheat.There is a lot of strength in numbers, and a third can be cut off.At noon, the ghost is bubbling with oil.Old Man Luo looked at his grandchildren who were blushing, so he let the children play separately without staying in the field and suffering.Hearing Old Man Luo's order, several children scattered in a hurry.Luo Ran looked at the old brother who wanted to help even though his face was flushed, and he was very distressed.Now when it's officially hot, adults can still stand it, and children are really hard to bear.Luo Ran pulled Luo Wenxuan and Luo Wensheng planned to go to the foot of the mountain to find treasures.The baskets for lunch were sent home first, and then everyone entered the mountain in full gear and high spirits.Since the last time he picked some things in the mountains to exchange for money, Luo Ran has not gone less during this period of time.Now there are more than ten taels of silver saved, which is a huge amount of money.Of course, Luo Youli Zheng only knew that a few children often went to the town and thought it was a small fight, so they didn't care and didn't care.Luo Ran, who enjoyed the benefits, was reluctant to give up this treasure mountain, and pulled his brother and brother in from time to time.Several people came to the mountain to take a look at the mulberry trees, figs, and wild apricot trees found a few times before.The green apricots of the apricot tree are still very sour, and they can't be eaten directly, so Luo Ran, who is drooling under the tree, can't help it.However, when some of the fruit on the two fig trees was ripe, they plucked the ripe ones.Luo Ran's favorite is mulberries, which he didn't eat less when he was young in modern times.It's just that when I grew up later, I have been in the city all the time, and the price of mulberries can be sold for twenty or thirty yuan a catty, which is really unaffordable for Luo Ran, and basically I haven't eaten much.When he found out that there were several mulberry trees, Luo Ran was excited.Because it is a wild mulberry, it does not grow very tall, and it is the kind that is relatively easy to pick.Looking at the red and purple mulberries in the back basket, Luo Ranxiao's eyes were round.I remember when I was a child, there was a very large mulberry tree in the village, and the trunk was as thick as an adult's waist.Every summer, if you wake up early in the morning, you will go under the tree to pick up mulberries, especially at night or after the wind blows at night, and get up at four or five o'clock the next day to pick up mulberries, you can pick up a big bag, and if you are late, you will be picked up by others.The tree is too tall for me, a rookie, to climb on, so I have to pick it up.There were also a few times when a few boys climbed up the tree to pick it up, and when they weren't paying attention, they secretly picked it up below.Hey, hey, hey, my tongue is purple when I eat it.After a few exercises, the three of them have been able to cooperate perfectly with the hunting of pheasants, and occasionally they are lucky enough to catch a gray rabbit, so they let Zheng secretly make rabbit jerky as a snack for several children.Under Luo Ran's suggestion, under Zheng's cooking skills, rabbit jerky can be called a superb taste.4209051: