Chapter 351: Burning the Wasteland
Chapter 351: Burning the Wasteland
Chunzhi said without hesitation: "There are many!"
An Yue said "hmm" to show that she understood.
Then he said, "After everyone wakes up from their nap, sister-in-law and An Nian will stay at home, and the rest of you will go with me to burn the weeds in the fields."
When everyone heard about burning the wasteland, they all repeated in surprise, "Burn the wasteland?"
"Yes, burn the wasteland. Everyone should bring sickles and hoes."
After saying that, An Yue suddenly thought of taking measures to put out the fire, so she said, "Oh, all right, Daniu Ale, each of you carry two buckets to the field."
"Well, okay, miss." Ale replied.
"Let's burn the weeds together this afternoon, and tomorrow morning, Daniu Ale, auntie and grandmother, you four can go and turn the soil, while Chunzhi and I will go to the back mountain to pick some more tea tree mushrooms."
Da Niu Adu nodded in response, but the aunt who was squatting beside him acted as if she didn't hear anything.
An Yue stared at her intently, so she could only smile awkwardly and responded, "Oh, okay, okay."
"Well, tomorrow, I will leave you and An Nian at home to feed the poultry and livestock, but I will remind you to turn over the tea tree mushrooms that are drying in the sun occasionally."
Meng Xiuer responded, "Well, Yueyue, just leave the housework to me!"
An Yue smiled and said, "Come on, come on, if you feel tired, just take a rest."
An Nian's mind is now full of reading, and he doesn't talk as much as before.
He saw that everyone had something to do except him.
So, I asked, "Sister, what can I do to help you?"
An Yue smiled and said, "When Nian Nian gets tired of reading, she will occasionally take Ba Shi to the paddy field to check on our ducks."
"Also, my sister-in-law cooks in the kitchen, so I'll go and help pass the firewood every year, is that okay?"
"Well, okay!" An Nian agreed readily.
Then, he rubbed Ba Shi's head and said, "Ba Shi, did you hear everything? My sister asked you to go with me to the paddy field to see the ducks occasionally."
Eighty cried a few times.
"Daniu Ale, in the evening, I'll have to trouble you two to move the adobe bricks that were made a few days ago into the east wing."
Daniu asked, "Miss Xiaoxiao..., are we going to start building the earth... earth bed?"
"No, the earthen kang bed will have to wait until we are not busy."
"I asked you to move it into the east room because the adobe bricks have been exposed to the sun for many days and have already dried out. If they are exposed to the sun again, they will crack."
While we were talking, three full baskets of tea tree mushrooms were quickly cleared away.
Everyone spread out the tea tree mushrooms one by one and dried them on the fence.
Finally, everyone washed their faces and went back to their rooms for a nap.
......
An Yue lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, and sighed in her heart: "I don't know how he is now."
Many days passed before An Yue remembered that she had not read the letter left by Gu Mingchuan.
She got out of bed to get it, ready to take a look at what was in the letter.
When I opened it, I saw rows of words written on it:
【See you in person:
When I first saw you, your eyes were like autumn water and your eyebrows were like distant ink.
Her hair is as black as clouds, her face is as white as jade, and she has a sweet smile.
Fortunately, I have recognized your peach blossom face, and since then the roads and paths have been as warm as spring.
I cannot speak, and no one knows.
If we meet, I will definitely invite you to the Millennium Building for a drink.
Alas! I am afraid this separation may be our last.
Don't worry!
Wish: Take good care of yourself. 】
After seeing this, An Yue pursed her lips and thought to herself: [What does that mean? Does this mean you like me? ]
She slowly put the letter away and lay back on the bed.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She couldn't help but curse in her heart: [You left quietly, and even wrote a letter to tease me and disturb my mind, you scumbag! Get out! ]
After saying that, An Yue lay on her side, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
......
Half an hour passed.
When everyone woke up, it was already noon.
They all washed their faces and woke up. Chunzhi went to the tool room to get a hoe, and Daniu Ale went to the kitchen to get a shoulder pole and a bucket.
An Yue went to the kitchen to get a tinderbox, put on her backpack and took out a few sickles.
Everyone went out together, ready to burn the yellow earth.
Come to the yellow earth.
An Yue said to everyone: "Everyone, please clean up the weeds around us first."
After hearing this, everyone took up their sickles and started cutting the grass.
With more people working together, the work can be done faster. After a short while, the area around the ground was cleaned up.
"Everyone spread out and watch out for fire."
After saying that, An Yue lit the fire stick, blew it, and began to ignite the dry grass on the ground.
The weak flame spread rapidly with the help of the wind.
Suddenly, thick smoke billowed up and the dry grass on the ground was burning with a crackling sound.
Soon, they were burned to ashes one by one.
Seeing that the fire was almost over, An Yue shouted, "Everyone, use hoes to dig the soil and put out the fire. Then we will move on to the next piece of land and continue burning it!"
"Well, okay, miss." The three workers responded in unison.
Afterwards, Chunzhi, Daniu and the other two started picking up hoes. They were nimble and skillful in their movements.
Shovel up the soil on the ground to cover the ashes of the newly burned wood.
At this time, my aunt and grandmother standing by were stunned.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stood together and looked at each other.
Zhou narrowed her eyes and asked her daughter-in-law Zhang suspiciously, "Ah Ling, is this really An Yue from the second family?"
"Mom, what's wrong?"
"Do you think An Yue is possessed by something? Why is she completely different from before?" Zhou's face was full of confusion.
"Mom, do you also think she is Anyue, but you also think she is not, right?"
"Hiss! Yes, yes, that's the feeling." Zhou couldn't help but take a breath and frowned tightly.
Zhang scratched her head and said, "Maybe he has grown up and has his own ideas?"
Zhou thought about it half-believingly.
At that time, An Yue saw the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law holding hoe handles, standing side by side, motionless, and seemed to be whispering something.
An Yue stared at them with sharp eyes and asked loudly: "Don't you want to work?"
That look seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were startled and quickly came to their senses and joined the working team.
In their past understanding, An Yue was just a little girl who never fought back when beaten, never retaliated when scolded, and always kept silent when faced with problems.
Some even thought that she dared to act rashly when she first moved back to the An family because she had the support of the Jiang family.
But if you think about it carefully, after the siblings moved back to the An family, the number of times the Jiang family came to the An family gradually decreased.
Obviously, they no longer have the support of the Jiang family, but the siblings' lives seem to be getting better and better.
They didn't know why, but the person they saw at this moment looked like her but not her.
Witnessing An Yue's methodical command and dispatch, they also hurried into action.
It didn't take long to confirm that the fire in the ground was completely extinguished.
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