Chapter 153 152. Harvesting Beans

Xiao Xiaoman lived happily in the Luo's house. He ate and slept every day, and played after waking up. He liked to run after Ding Xiaoman the most. He could not run steadily and would fall after running two steps. He would roll over, get up and continue running. He was happy all day long.

Luo Yihang was in a miserable situation.

Even though he had used the cleansing spell, his family members insisted that he still smelled.

He was not allowed to sit at the table during meals. He and Ding Xiaoman were asked to bring a small stool and carry their bowls to eat in the yard.

I was not allowed to enter the barbecue restaurant because they said I smelled bad and they were afraid it would affect their business...

It’s all Ding Xiaoman’s fault.

This guy was sprayed twice with the scent glands of the civet cat, and it was evenly spread all over his body, and he couldn't wash it off no matter what he did.

Luo Yihang must have been always with Ding Xiaoman, and was infected by it again.

Still need to wash.

Ding Xiaoman had been angry about being fat for several days. He had to bathe it every day, but life was unbearable. It was so angry that it almost ran away from home.

If I wasn't hungry, I would definitely not come back.

The world is so big, and with Ding Xiaoman's ability, there is no place he can't go!

As long as I can come back on the same day, I can go anywhere.

snort!
Ding Xiaoman is used to eating cooked food. Cat food, canned cat food, cat strips, crayfish and dried fish are so delicious.

It doesn't want to run outside without anyone to feed it, and has to catch food for itself.

Isn't it disgusting that there is blood everywhere...

Then.

The dishes on the table gradually began to produce.

The crops in the vegetable fields next to my house are gradually finishing their growth, and it’s time to plant the next crop.

When the one on the stage is finished, the one below can be taken over.

After any piece of land on the platform has been harvested, a few sheds will be built there. After that, the crops can be planted directly. Crops will come in batches and can be grown throughout the winter.

What great time management.

As for what variety to choose, you don’t have to ask Qiangwa now, you can just go directly to the agricultural technology station to find a technician.

Life is so plain and easy...

Luo Yihang thought so.

Then, Luo's father called out from outside, "Hang, your beans are ripe and have already burst open. Do you want to harvest them or not..."

"receive!"

"Come out and work!"
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By the way, these beans were the first crop that Luo Yihang planted after he came back.

When the land was being reclaimed, all the old men and great-grandfathers in the village came to see the novelty.

For many years, the only things seen in the village were abandoned fields, but no reclaimed land.

Now the field has finally reaped the harvest.

In the afternoon, the sun had already set. Although the summer heat had not yet dissipated and the weather was hot, it was bearable.

For farmers, being able to endure means being able to work in the fields.

Luo Yihang's family of three, as well as Luo Shaoan and Luo Qingcai, put on full equipment and went down to the bean field.

A full set of equipment includes long clothes, long pants, a straw hat and gloves. Although it is a bit hot, it can protect against the sun, cuts, and mainly mosquitoes.

Alas, even though I am cultivating to become an immortal, I still get bitten by mosquitoes. What kind of world is this?

After 90 days of growth, more than three acres of beans have turned withered and yellow. All the leaves have turned yellow, and 80% of the bean pods on the branches have also turned yellow. When shaken, they make a rustling sound.

Some pods will break apart with a gentle pinch, indicating that they are ripe and have a very low water content, making them suitable for harvesting.

The beans should be harvested in the evening as there will be dew in the morning, and it is not easy to dry them if they are harvested with dew on them.

Luo Yihang bent down, held a bean plant in one hand, and with the other hand took a sickle and gently scratched its root, separating the root and stem of the bean and throwing it aside.

Of course, it was easy for Luo Yihang, but it was quite difficult for Luo Shaoan.

My hands are tired and my waist is tired too.

The 90-day small-grain beans chosen by Luo's father have low yields and grow short. Luo Shaoan may have been well-nourished recently, and his growth has been rapid. His height has increased a lot, and he feels more tired when he bends over to work.

After cutting more than twenty roots with great effort, I had to straighten my back and take a break.

Although Luo Qingcai was taller, he was much stronger. He cut the bean stalks with great force, swinging the sickle widely and throwing the stalks far away. He was not as uncomfortable as Luo Shaoan.

He was originally the tallest and strongest of the three kids. He had not grown any taller during this period, but had been growing sideways. His arms were almost as thick as Luo Shaoan's legs.

Anyway, no matter whether it is bitter, tiring, relaxing or joyful.

There is always work to be done.

Four strong laborers stood in a row, waving sickles and moving forward. Zhang Guiqin followed behind, collecting the cut bean stalks.

From afternoon to evening, in more than three hours, more than three acres of beans had been spread out in the drying yard at the door.

Luo Yihang had harvested almost half of the beans.

The other three cut off the other half.

Luo's father and Luo Qingcai were still okay, but after Luo Zian cut the last bean plant, he threw away his sickle, lay on the ridge of the field, held his waist and screamed.

When Luo's father passed by, he slapped his butt and said, "Go back and take a rest."

Luo Shaoan screamed and wailed, "Uncle, let me slow down, slow down."

He said "slowly" but still struggled to get up, picked up the sickle and walked back.

At home, Luo Yihang came back first. He took a bottle of ice cola directly from the refrigerator and drank it in gulps.

Zhang Guiqin also went into the room to pour water. She frowned when she saw her son drinking the cold water. “Drinking cold water before you sweat, be careful not to irritate your stomach.” Luo Yihang burped happily, feeling refreshed.

Luo Qingcai followed in and heard what Zhang Guiqin said. He righteously stood on the side of the "Financial Director" and said, "Boss, drinking Coke won't help you get rid of the heat."

Zhang Guiqin was very pleased and praised: "That's right, look at Caiwa, he knows so much..."

Before he finished speaking, the silly Luo Qingcai said, "If you want to cool down, you have to drink Sprite. It makes you feel cool and happy. I want Xizhilang jelly. Boss, please give me a bottle of Sprite."

It was useless to praise him. Zhang Guiqin slapped Luo Qingcai on the back angrily and went into the kitchen with the teapot.

The main thing for today's young people is rebellion.

The older generation can’t stand drinking ice water in the middle of summer.

Zhang Guiqin took the teapot to the kitchen, added some salt and sugar, a few chrysanthemums, and brewed a pot of tea with warm water.

This is her experience. If you exert a lot of effort and sweat a lot when the weather is hot, you have to drink this to make up for it.

Ignore the two disobedient ones in the room.

There's a good guy outside.

Zhang Guiqin prepared some warm chrysanthemum, salt and sugar tea, then took two cups and brought them out.

Halfway through the journey, he met Luo's father, and Luo Shaoan, who was following closely behind him.

There was a whole pot of tea, but only one cup was given to Luo's father, and the rest was given to Luo Shaoan by Zhang Guiqin.

Luo Shaoan drank a belly full of water, but he still twisted his butt and shook it, insisting that Zhang Guiqin listen, saying that he could hear the sound of water in his stomach.

"You little bastard." Zhang Guiqin scolded him with a smile and patted him on the back. "Go wash it quickly, it's dirty. Remember to turn on the water heater and wash it with hot water. Don't rinse it directly with the faucet."
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For dinner, Luo Yihang simply made some cold noodles.

Grate the cucumber and carrot, smash a few garlic cloves, add more vinegar and chili, mix together, and add two drops of sesame oil.

Finally, fry a few eggs on top.

One large plate per person.

Now that the sun has set and the heat has dissipated, there is no need for a dining table.

They all sat in the yard, enjoying the cool breeze and eating from their plates.

delicious.

The cucumbers, carrots and garlic are all from home. The only drawback is that the chilies are not ripe yet. If I could use the chilies from home to make some chili oil, it would be so delicious.

Fortunately, the beans have been harvested and we will have bean sprouts to eat soon.

Speaking of beans.

Luo Qingcai couldn't sit still. After finishing his noodles, he ran to the drying yard, picked up a few fallen beans and ran back to show them to Luo's father. "Uncle, our beans this year are not very good. They are so small, so few, and ugly. Is it because you didn't spend enough fertilizer?"

"You know nothing." Father Luo tapped Luo Qingcai on the head and took the beans to explain to him, "These are specially selected small beans. Look at them, they are wrinkled, not because they haven't grown well, they are just like this. They are specially used for sprouting. They are not used to extract oil or make soy milk."

After explaining, he let Luo Qingcai go play. Luo Zian came over and asked, "Uncle, how many days do we need to dry the beans? How do we harvest them after they are dried?"

"Oh." Dad Luo looked at the sky and estimated.

Pull out your phone to check the weather forecast.

It is not very accurate to predict future weather by looking at the clouds, so we need to rely on high technology.

"It will be almost done after two days of drying. Then how can we harvest it? We can just hit it with a stick when it is dry. What else can we harvest it?"

"We can also use a thresher." Luo Yihang added.

"It's just this little, there's no need for a machine, just do it." Luo's father's old habit came back, he wanted to do things by himself if he could.

There are not many beans, and the yield of these small beans is also low. It is estimated that one acre can only produce 300 kilograms, and from more than three acres, the maximum yield is 1,800 kilograms.

But Luo Yihang was impatient with the dust all over the air when husking the beans, which he had to sweep and blow away, and then put into bags one by one with a winnowing basket.

trouble.

It is necessary to let Luo Yihang work hard and focus on one thing. It will be done quickly and well, just like harvesting beans.

But he is afraid of troublesome, trivial and annoying work.

Small threshers are so cheap nowadays, it’s so convenient to get one.

"Dad, the machine is clean and easy to sell." After the killer machine was sold for a lot of money, Luo's father was speechless.

It can be cleaned by machine, or by sifting manually.

And sell it for money.

The original intention of growing beans was to save money.

Planting beans for a season in barren fields will fertilize the fields.

The beans you grow can be sold for some money.

This kind of small beans is made because all the noodle shops in Tianhan use bean sprouts, so they will definitely sell well.

Of course, there is no need for it now. We send some to hospitals and schools, and just add some cold dishes to barbecue restaurants to consume it.

So, everything just now was just a trick, but Luo's father accepted it.

Well, actually Luo Yihang knew that his father was not willing to work either, but he wanted to save face and couldn't say it, so he had to give way.

Just then, Father Luo came down the stairs and without mentioning anything about threshing beans, he told the two kids to go to the field to pick beans tomorrow morning.

When cutting the bean stalks, some beans fell into the field. They were grown with their own hard work and should not be wasted.

It was already dark now and it was impossible to see anything in the fields. Luo's father felt sorry for the two kids and was afraid that they would strain their eyesight, so he decided not to pick up the trash today and would leave it for tomorrow.

Picking beans is a good job. You get up early in the morning, it’s not hot, it’s not tiring, and you can earn points and exchange them for bonuses.

The two kids immediately nodded in agreement, and then they ran to Zhang Guiqin to show their courtesy, "Aunt, Aunt, we are going to pick beans tomorrow morning. I will rub your shoulders for you. Please remember this for us now."

Unfortunately, all the beans in the field were gone overnight.

(End of this chapter)