sinovels Chapter 30 3. Threshing
Chapter 30 3. Threshing
Due to the sleep talk the night before, and Eminem didn't call them, the two brothers didn't get up early, but they were both in good spirits.After breakfast, Xu Lingyuan planned to take Xu Siyuan to the fields.
"Amu, Siyuan and I went out." Xu Lingyuan stood in the yard and said hello to Amu.
"Eldest Young Master wants to go out? It's hot these two days, let's rest at home with Second Young Master." A Mu looked at Xu Siyuan who was following Xu Lingyuan, and advised him.
Looking at the situation, Xu Lingyuan wanted to take Xu Siyuan out together, but Xu Lingyuan didn't care. These days, they were all used to him running around, but it would be a little inappropriate to take Xu Siyuan with him.Although she knew that Xu Lingyuan had good intentions, she was safe and sound. If something happened, she couldn't tell.
"I'll take Siyuan out for a walk, and I'll be back soon." Looking at the expectant child beside him, Xu Lingyuan explained to her.
"How can this be so! Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master is still young, and has never traveled far, so we should move around less, and let us follow suit to save our worries." The nanny who came along heard that Xu Siyuan was going, and quickly persuaded, "Just tidy up, the master and wife are still waiting for the two young masters at home."
"This..." Xu Lingyuan looked at Xu Siyuan hesitantly. He didn't expect them to be so worried. Although he knew that he was afraid of some accident and it would be difficult to explain it when he went back, he didn't think there would be any danger, let alone already I promised the child, seeing his curious look, I couldn't say anything if I regretted it.
"Big brother is here, what's going to happen?" Xu Siyuan looked at everyone's reactions, put on a stern face, and said with some dissatisfaction, "It's just as well if you clean up the things. Do you want me and big brother to clean up by ourselves?" Had to Said, when the child is serious, he is really more imposing than Xu Lingyuan.
"This...Second Young Master, we are also doing it for your own good. You don't know, the villagers are vulgar. If something happens, we won't be able to explain it to Madam." The nanny said with some embarrassment.
"Brother doesn't live well here, why can't I go?" The child was obviously a little unhappy, and frowned at Xu Lingyuan, "I have to go today."
"My little ancestor, why did he become a different person when he came here? Just listen to my advice, and you can do whatever you want when you go back." Seeing that Xu Siyuan was stubborn with her, the nanny said anxiously, as if Xu Siyuan was in the village. Like a scourge.
"Okay, I will take good care of Siyuan, and nothing will happen." Now that the child has expressed his opinion, it is impossible for the elder brother to hesitate any longer. Xu Lingyuan smiled at the child, pulled him and prepared to leave .
"Master, you... If that's the case, then let Amo go with you." The nanny sighed and said, Amo was Xu Siyuan's servant.
"no need."
"No."
Two voices of rejection sounded at the same time, and the two brothers couldn't help but smile at each other after they finished speaking.
"I want to be with my elder brother, and I don't need others to follow." The tacit understanding just now made Xu Siyuan happy again, "We just went out to see, there is nothing to worry about."
"Well, let's go." Xu Lingyuan didn't want anyone to follow him. One was that it was unnecessary, and the other was that he was not used to it.He believed that if Changsheng followed him at the beginning, the relationship between himself and Agui would definitely not be as good as it is now.
"Little ancestor, please don't let anything happen to you!" Watching the two brothers leave, the nanny muttered helplessly.
"Our eldest young master has a very good relationship with the villagers. Nothing will happen, so don't worry." Hongying, who finally couldn't help it, comforted her.
"Alas, we can't make up our minds all the time." The nanny complained.
Ah Mu, who always loves to chatter, didn't make a sound this time, but just gave Hongying a look, signaling her to keep talking.
Although Mrs. Xu has always been quite generous, but in the end, it is better to have less than one more thing. If something is wrong and spread to Mrs. Xu, it will cause trouble for Xu Lingyuan.
Of course, the two brothers didn't have the time to figure out what everyone in the yard was thinking.
I haven't been to the village for a few days, and all the wheat has been harvested.At a glance on the road, there are only a shallow section of wheat stubble left, and the field of vision is much wider.Xu Lingyuan took Xu Siyuan directly to Guchang.
"Brother, you don't have to hold me all the time, I can walk by myself." Xu Lingyuan pulled me all the way, thinking that he was afraid that something would happen to me, the child said awkwardly, but he didn't break away from the holding hand, " It's because they worry about me that I'm not so useless."
"I know, but shouldn't elder brother take care of younger brother? Could it be that Siyuan dislikes me?" Xu Lingyuan told him patiently in a coaxing tone.
"Of course not, I'm afraid that my elder brother will think I'm troublesome." The child quickly expressed his opinion, and grabbed Xu Lingyuan's hand by the way.
"That's good." Xu Lingyuan still pulled him and said as he walked.
In fact, he didn't plan to drag the child all the time. The children in the village who were younger than him would run around. Xu Lingyuan thought it would be good to let him run. He should not pay much attention to exercise when he studies all day in the city.It's just the wet nurse's worry that made him realize that Xu Siyuan is different from the children in the village after all, so it's better to pay attention.
"Hey, little scholar, you're finally here. If you don't come here, I won't give you the wild eggs!" Agui who ran to the back of the haystack at some point saw them and shouted at Xu Lingyuan.
"Little scholar?" Xu Siyuan looked at Xu Lingyuan questioningly.
"He's barking, don't pay attention to him." Xu Lingyuan didn't know how to explain, so he said helplessly.
"Why don't you talk? Are you angry again? I didn't say no!" Seeing that Xu Lingyuan ignored him, Agui said with some dissatisfaction.
"..." Xu Lingyuan was speechless, do you have to let him shout too?He doesn't have such a loud voice, so can't he come closer?
"Brother, is he also your friend?" Xu Siyuan asked curiously, "Is that Agui who owes you wild eggs?"
"Hmm." Xu Lingyuan sighed with a good memory.
"Then why did you ignore him?" Xu Siyuan asked again.
"Let's talk about it when we get there." Xu Lingyuan said, for some reason, he felt that he should pay attention to his image in front of this younger brother.
"Yes. If someone makes loud noises in the academy, the master will punish them and say they are insulting." Xu Siyuan nodded and said, but then looked at Xu Lingyuan and said, "But there should be no need to talk about these rules here."
Xu Lingyuan smiled and didn't speak. He was secretly glad that he didn't yell back, otherwise he would have surprised the child again. This is not called change, it should be said that he has been reborn.
"Agui, did you find the wild eggs?" After approaching, Xu Lingyuan saw Agui sitting on the haystack, but ignored him, so he took the initiative to show his kindness.
"I thought you couldn't hear? Don't you have good ears?" Seeing his overture, Agui rolled his eyes and said angrily.
"It was too far away just now, I'm afraid you won't be able to hear me." Xu Lingyuan explained in a good-tempered manner.
"That's right, it's just the sound of your mosquito humming." Agui accepted his explanation, and then said with an air, "Come to my house at noon today and give you wild eggs. I found three nests."
"It's amazing." Xu Lingyuan sighed sincerely.
"That's it!" Agui replied without humility, and finally noticed the child Xu Lingyuan was pulling.Seeing the child sizing him up calmly, he asked Xu Lingyuan uncomfortably, "Who is he? Someone came to your house again?"
"My brother, Xu Siyuan." Xu Lingyuan pulled the child towards him, and then said to the child, "This is Agui, and he still owes us wild eggs."
"Oh." Agui saw that although the child was white and tender, but looked taciturn, he just responded and scratched his head.
"En." Xu Siyuan nodded seriously at Agui, then looked at Xu Lingyuan again.
"Are you threshing?" Xu Lingyuan had no choice but to break the silence.
The grain farm of Agui's family was the first one, and they were standing behind a row of haystacks, which just blocked their sight, so they couldn't see the scene on the grain farm.Xu Lingyuan didn't understand what Agui was doing behind the haystack, but if he wasn't here, he wouldn't have discovered them first.
"Hmm." Probably because of Xu Siyuan, Agui, who was always talkative, spoke much more concisely.
"Ah Gui, you brat, where are you going to be lazy again? Hurry up and turn the wheat!" The patriarch's growl suddenly came from the other side of the haystack.
"Coming!" Agui promised while running away.
It turned out that he came here to be lazy, Xu Lingyuan smiled, and dragged Xu Siyuan to the valley field.
"Young master is here. I haven't seen you for a few days. I thought you went back to the city for the festival." The patriarch greeted Xu Lingyuan when he saw Xu Lingyuan.
Then he noticed Xu Siyuan, and saw that although the two children's faces were not alike, they had very similar demeanors and were so close, so he asked, "Is this little guest the young master? He's here to see the young master, right?" "
"The patriarch is still the most powerful. This is my younger brother, Xu Siyuan. He came to pick me up for the festival, and stay with me for a day or two." Xu Lingyuan said with a smile, and then said to Siyuan: "This is the patriarch of the village."
"Really? Young Master, it's time for you to go home and get together, so as not to worry about your family." The patriarch said heartily, "This young master looks just like the young master at first glance, and he will definitely have great promise in the future."
"According to your auspicious words, Siyuan is much smarter than me." Xu Lingyuan said while shaking the child's operation.After speaking, the child's face turned red, probably because he didn't expect Xu Lingyuan to praise him so frankly in front of others.
In fact, Xu Lingyuan was also quite curious, why did he look like a child only in front of him, and returned to his adult appearance when he was in front of others.But he treats himself differently, Xu Lingyuan is still very happy.
After they greeted each other, they stood aside and watched the patriarch and the others threshing.
They first spread out the wheat on the ground, and after about ten centimeters, it was roughly circular.Then people pull the stone roller to roll it back and forth on it. After rolling it several times, the wheat is turned up and down again, and this is repeated until the wheat is rolled clean. It is very time-consuming and laborious.
The stone rollers on the grain field are limited, and not every family has them. Everyone uses them in turn, and one family will change the other. Because after the milling, the haystacks must be piled up, the millet harvested, and the field should be cleaned up before spreading the wheat, so they take turns in this way. It is still reasonable to use.
Most of the grain fields being rolled have two stone rollers, each pulled by two people.The people pulling are not from the same family. After each round, they have to change people. Because the speed of rolling should not be too slow, it is very exhausting, so this should be a group activity.
The two brothers watched for a long time, and the scene at the patriarch's house was just over, which made Xu Lingyuan very tangled.
He couldn't help wondering again, why did he have to travel through time?Although he also grew up in the countryside and wanted to help, but because the mechanization level of modern agriculture is getting higher and higher, his knowledge is really poor, and he really can't help!
If there is a machine for him to operate according to the manual, it is not too outrageous. Even if the manual is in English, it is not a big problem, but if he is a layman who makes it out of thin air, let him wear it back again. The professionalism is really wrong. Even if someone majored in agriculture and forestry, it would be more useful than him, right?
"Sigh." Thinking about this, Xu Lingyuan couldn't help but sigh.