Chapter Seventy-Five Harvesting Corn

  "Good girl, you said we can take your grandfather to the town to see a doctor?" Chen Tianfa asked anxiously, weighing the Ximi in his hand.

  Ximei raised her small, pale face and said with a serious tone, "Of course, Dad, you don't think about it, Grandpa's illness isn't that hard to cure, so why can't it be cured? Isn't it because the doctors in our village aren't good enough?"

  Looking at her father's thoughtful expression, Xi Mei took the opportunity to launch another attack, "In this way, we can move to the town, and not only can Brother go to school, but also Grandfather can get medical treatment at home. The doctors in the town must be better than those here, and we can also take care of Grandfather conveniently."

  After listening to her words, Chen Tian suddenly realized, "Yes, you're right, how could Father not have thought of it? My clever daughter is indeed smart." After excitedly saying this, he left a 'mark of love' on Xi Mei's face before putting her down and going back inside to discuss with Zhao Shi.

  He didn't see Xi Mei, who had been put down by him, rubbing her small face hard, with a look of utter disgust.

  Finally, after discussing it with each other, she didn't know what the outcome was, anyway everything had to wait until her family finished harvesting corn in their field before making any plans.

  The days slowly slipped away, the weather gradually cooled down, and Xi Mei, it had been more than half a month since she picked up that person.

  Towards that person, from the initial fear to the later habituation, especially when he was infuriated by himself and couldn't do anything about it, she would feel delighted. What's the use of having high martial arts skills? What's the use of being handsome? Isn't it still her who has him at her mercy? Every time she thought of this, she felt a great sense of accomplishment.

  "Xi Mei, what are you daydreaming about? Eldest Sister-in-law and the others have already arrived at the destination, they're just waiting for our family to arrive. If we delay any further, the sun will rise high." Xi Mei's call woke up Xi Mei who was lost in her own thoughts.

  Oh no, she forgot that they were supposed to harvest corn at their house today, and several of her brothers and sisters are already ready to go. They're just waiting for her now.

  "Here, here." Rushing to the front of the large troop with short legs, and receiving a disdainful glance from Second Sister, "You weren't allowed to follow but you insisted on following. We're going to work, not go for a spring outing, what's your business here?"

  The little girl smiled at several people and said, "I'm not afraid that you're too tired, I want to lend you a hand?"

  "What about you?" Ruihao smiled, "You're not causing us trouble, but instead lending us a helping hand?"

  Patting his own younger brother's shoulder, Rui Xuan also said. "Younger brother, how could you actually tell the truth?" As soon as he spoke, everyone didn't react at first. Then after reacting, they couldn't help but laugh.

  Xi Mei was also stunned on the spot. Is this still her honest and lovely big brother? Too bad, actually ganging up to bully his youngest sister.

  "Alright, alright." Wiping away tears of laughter. Xi Ju said, "It's getting late too, let's hurry up and go, Father and Mother have been gone for a while now."

  "Alright." The next few kids nodded in agreement, picked up their tools, brought water and dry food, and set off to the ground with a spirited and proud attitude.

  Oh, I forgot to mention that today is the day Chen's family harvests corn. Xi Mei, who has never 'enjoyed' this kind of labor before, volunteered herself last night and said she wanted to experience it, which is why we have this scene today.

  The Chen family's land is located at the end of Zhoujia Village, and it's a medium to high-grade field, estimated to be around 5 mu. As I walk along the road, I occasionally see families hurrying to their fields.

  When harvesting crops in the village, it was lively. Three aunts and five big sisters, all kinds of relatives and friends rushed over.

  It's not just the Chen family who came to the field today, but also their two uncles and several nephews. Even Qian Auntie is dressed in the same way, and she's chatting happily with a few people in the field right now.

  "Mother, we're here." Rui Xuan stood at the entrance and greeted his mother.

  Hearing the noise, Zhao stopped talking and looked in their direction.

  "Rui Xuan, Rui Hao, follow your dad and lay down the corn stalks. Xi Ju, you take Xi Mei to pick off the corn from the laid-down corn stalks, just like us."

  "Mother, what about me? What about me?" After listening for half a day, she found that her mother hadn't arranged any work for her, and the little girl was anxious.

  "Look, your little girl at home also knows how to help with the chores now." Xue Shi said jokingly, her hands not slowing down.

  Zhao looked at the little girl standing on tiptoes, with a look of eagerness to try, and couldn't help but laugh at herself. "She's like that, not even half as tall as Rui Xuan, what can she do?"

  But don't respond to her, she won't listen anyway. After thinking for a moment, she opened her mouth and said: "Xi Mei, you and your third sister go pick up the peeled corn into the bag, see, do you see your Qianqian sister and them? Just follow what they're doing."

  "Got it." After hearing her task, Xi Mei made a playful gesture, and Xi He looked at her strange movement and said disdainfully, "Look at you, silly."

  After finishing speaking, he didn't pay attention to her and went to work by himself.

  Leaving the original place stunned and secretly sorrowful, okay, third sister, your existence is just to strike me.

  But just as she stood there foolishly, Xihe walked ahead and turned back, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and follow me!"

  Gather up your own little thoughts, and hurry forward with a smile, saying "Ah, I'm coming, I'm coming."

  Ran to the front of San Jie, silly and staring at her, Xi He just shook his head helplessly, pulled up her hand, pretending to scold, "This is not good to walk, you be careful for me." Although saying so, but still holding her own hand, not relaxing at all.

  Suppressing the emotions in her heart, she lifted her head and smiled brightly, "Got it, Third Sister."

  On the other side, sharp-eyed Chen Qianqian had already seen the two people and shouted loudly, "Xi He, Xi Mei, come over here quickly."

  Following behind her third sister, Xi Mei walked carefully and replied, "Qian Qian jie, I know."

  Seeing several children working hard, the women were not to be outdone. He Shi's hands flew quickly as she peeled corn husks, saying "Look at those kids, they know they're here to work, but if you didn't know better, you'd think they were just playing."

  Xue said with a smile, "It's not always like this, usually they're not so excited. These kids, if there are fewer of them, it's no big deal, but if there are more, it's enough to worry you to death."

  "Who says it's not, you don't know, our Tiger at home, every day he's been pestering me to give birth to a little sister like Xi Mei for him. I don't have that kind of skill, giving birth to a clever and mischievous little girl like Xi Mei? That's why he's been pestering me every day."

  Qian also had a helpless look on his face as he spoke of his own hardships, and the women couldn't help but giggle after hearing him. But Qian continued to speak.

  "You don't know, I told that kid, I said, I'm not capable of giving birth to a daughter like Jie Mei. You know how he responded?"

  Seeing her intentionally selling off several girls who were no longer dependent on her, "You, why are you speaking in riddles? Hurry up and continue speaking!"

  Qian's family saw everyone looking at him anxiously, and before he could say anything, he couldn't help but laugh. Only then did he speak up: "That little brat said that he would wait until late at night when everyone was asleep to sneak Jiemei back."

  As expected, after she finished speaking, the people around her burst out laughing. Zhao wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "This kid is usually not so mischievous."

  Several people say so, who says it isn't?

  The sun has risen gradually, and half of the land has been harvested. Chen Tian invited everyone to take a break under the tree.

  "Let's all go under the tree and cool off for a bit, we're in no hurry."

  This isn't, after finishing speaking the people on the ground slowly walked towards the bottom of the tree, several half-grown kids frolicking around. Rui Xiang looked at his own results in front of him, then looked at the corn stalks that the adults had knocked down and said to the men with a tone of discontent: "Later let's have a competition, see who can cut more? Do you dare to compete with us?"

  Chen Tianfa put down the bowl in his hand and laughed loudly, "Haha, your tone is not small, let's compare, we can't be afraid of you, right?"

  Next to him, Zhao said with a push, "Alright, you're so old, and yet you're competing with kids, aren't you ashamed?"

  Chen Tianfa said, "You don't understand this, do you? You're such a big kid now, I won't compare with him, or he might think we look down on them."

  "After finishing speaking, he asked in the direction of several children,"Kids, what do you think?"

  All the little guys chimed in unison, "Yes!"

  Seeing this, Zhao's family had nothing to say. Xue's family pulled her clothes and advised her: "Don't worry so much, let them compare themselves, we'll just be at ease."

  Mr. Zhao nodded and let them go.

  Over there, several little girls are playing enthusiastically. One is holding an ear of corn and throwing it at another's head, while the other is holding a corn leaf and insisting on putting it on her head. You run, I chase, without any sign of fatigue?

  "Alright, you all take a break and have a drink of water." Xi Ju looked at them playing and sweating, and asked.

  "Good, good." Several girls nodded in agreement. The little girls who were just making a big fuss had suddenly calmed down and were now walking together with me under the tree, holding hands.

  Chen Jia Lao Da looked at the cornfield that was already half harvested in less than half a day, turned his head and said to Chen Tian Fa, "Old Three, your family's land is not bad this year, good fellow, look at these corn ears, they're heavy, you can sell them for a good price this year."

  Chen Tianfa burst out laughing and said with a bright smile, "Haha, who says it's not? This year the heavens are in a good mood, we common people can have a good harvest."

  Farmers are all like this, no matter how much money they make elsewhere, in their hearts, the crops will always be their most precious thing, and grain is also the wealth that makes them happiest.

  But suddenly remembering what Wang Jia said, Chen Tianfa fell silent, looking at his younger brother who was just excited and now suddenly not speaking, the other two couldn't help but be curious, asking what's wrong.

  After hesitating for a long time, Chen Tianfa stuttered and said, "That, big brother, second brother, I estimate that it won't be long before we move to the town."

  Sure, here is the translation:

  "Right on cue, the two of them asked in unison, 'What? Move to the town?'"