The second brother Gu was convinced. Who knew that this would be the autumn harvest.

I don't know if it's because of the charm of the stewed meat, but the crops of the Dahe Village production team are growing particularly well this year. The yellow rice fields are churning with golden waves, and each ear of rice is heavy. Before harvesting, the fragrance of rice permeates the entire village. .

On the grain drying field, the old Liu was still shouting at the top of his voice, holding the so-called autumn harvest mobilization meeting.

Below, the members were muttering among themselves, and few really listened to his words.

Li Tieniu stood next to Gu Mingdong and said, "It's strange. It doesn't rain in spring. I thought there would be another famine this year. Who knew we were seeing a bumper harvest?"

Since the wild boar incident, Li Tieniu has determined that Gu Mingdong is a capable person and often likes to talk to him.

Gu Mingdong knew the reason for the bumper harvest in Dahe Village and said with a smile: "Maybe God doesn't want us to starve."

Li Tieniu smiled naively and said, "I think it's because everyone has eaten the meat and has the strength to work, so the harvest is good."

Aunt Liu San next to her also said, "Isn't that right? Look at the next village, if they don't have meat, their harvest will be bad."

Afterwards, he looked at Gu Mingdong with flattery: "A Dong, wait until you have time to go up the mountain for a walk..."

Before Gu Mingdong could speak, the old Liu above saw them talking nonsense and called them by name: "Third Aunt, the mobilization meeting is just taking place. If you have anything to say, please wait until it's over."

Unexpectedly, Aunt Liu wouldn't give him face, so she turned around and said, "Autumn harvest depends on strength, not words. No matter how loud you shout, it won't help. It's better to start working early."

The frustrated old Liu's face darkened after being scolded. When he looked again, the members below him all agreed. He could only wave his hand: "Okay, the autumn harvest of the Dahe Village Brigade has officially begun."

This time, the commune members did not delay. They picked up their sickles one by one and rushed to the fields.

The sun was scorching, and there was not even a place for shade near the rice fields. Gu Mingdong had been doing farm work for a while. Now he was bending over to cut the rice, and he still felt exhausted.

However, Gu Mingdong is still full of energy when he thinks that after the autumn harvest, the grain will be distributed, and that after dividing the grain, he can eat openly and openly.

It is estimated that most of the village members are like this. Only Wang Mazi, who is not stingy, would be lazy during the harvest.

But at this time, unless he was too sick to get out of bed, no leave was allowed in the brigade, and Wang Mazi had to work in the fields no matter how reluctant he was.

Not only Gu Mingdong, Gu Mingnan and Gu Mingxi came, but also Gu Mingbei went to the fields with them. The twins were placed on the field ridge, and soon they started picking up rice ears with the village head children.

Soon, bundles of rice were transported to the open space next to them, threshed and bagged on the spot, then piled on the truck and transported to the drying field.

In such a busy scene, everyone was sweating profusely. Some men simply took off their clothes and continued to work. Their skin was thick and they were not afraid of being stung by the awns.

Gu Mingdong didn't dare to do this, he was ticklish.

The clothes on my body were quickly soaked with sweat, and they became wet and stuck to my body. I felt hot even if I drank no matter how much water I drank.

A few fields away, several old ladies were also cutting rice.

Occasionally when they looked up, they glanced at Gu Mingdong, turned around and started laughing.

One gangster said generously: "Look at Adong's back, no wonder he can marry all the wives in the city."

There were a group of grandmothers next to them, and they burst into laughter: "Hey, at such an old age, you still have a crush on A Dong?"

"I'm old and I have a granddaughter. I'll introduce him to one tomorrow."

As soon as he said this, the laughter became even louder. Gu Erdi, who couldn't hear clearly, stretched his neck to look, and praised: "These aunts are really capable. They are cutting rice on a hot day. How do they still have the strength to talk and laugh?" , I'm almost exhausted."

Gu Mingdong glanced at it. He could hear it clearly, but he didn't want to pay attention to the laughter.

Turning around, he saw that both sisters were flushed from the sun and their bodies were wet. Gu Mingdong said, "Xiaoxi, Xiaobei, go home and cook. Make more."

Gu Sanmei said without raising her head: "Let Xiaobei go home and cook. I can do more."

This is the best time of the year to earn work points, and it is related to the final distribution of food.

"You come along, wash your face, and bring us some water. All the water here has been drunk," Gu Mingdong said.

Then he motioned to them to take the twins back: "Let them drink more water."

Gu Sanmei and Gu Simei knew that their eldest brother felt sorry for them and asked them to go home to rest. They were moved and happy and went back.

Second brother Gu was not jealous. This young man was young and quite old-fashioned. He always regarded himself as a man and felt that men had to work more.

After a while, Gu Sanmei came over with this big basket: "Brother, second brother, come here and drink water."

The second brother Gu threw away the sickle, picked up a bowl of water and chugged it down, shouting in surprise: "It's sweet."

"Shh!" Gu Sanmei gave him a look.

The second brother Gu quickly restrained himself.

Gu Mingdong took a sip. It was indeed sweet, with a lot of sugar in it.

Under the intense autumn harvest work, the old Gu family naturally eats better. In the past few months, Gu Mingdong has been going up the mountain every once in a while, often alone, and occasionally taking his second brother with him.

Every time, he never comes home empty-handed.

Pheasants and hares are common, and other wild animals occasionally appear. Bird eggs are brought back every once in a while.

The second brother Gu has seen a lot and admires his eldest brother so much that he wants to stick to him all day long to learn his skills.

The twins ate custard every day and watched as they gained weight, and finally there was baby fat on their originally thin faces.

The elders of the old Gu family have also improved a lot. Fortunately, everyone was eating pork during that time, and the old Gu family got the most, so no one doubted it.

At first, the Gu brothers and sisters were terrified, fearing that they would be discovered.

Nowadays, they are used to it. One goes hunting in the mountains, the other helps look after the wind, and the two are always ready to sell stolen goods at home. They work together very well.

If anyone smelled it and asked about it, the Gu family would insist that it was leftover from the previous meal, made into dried meat and kept, and taken out from time to time to satisfy their cravings.

There were other people in the brigade who did this, but no one suspected it.

What satisfies Gu Mingdong the most is that no matter what their faults are, the three little ones are tight-lipped.

On this day, Lao Gu's family had a pheasant. Gu Mingdong was worried that the autumn harvest would be too labor-intensive for the family, so he shot it and hid it at home in advance.

He had calculated the autumn harvest time accurately, and those who could afford it would definitely cut pieces of meat to fill with oil and water, so as not to bear the heavy physical labor, so he dared to take the pheasants home directly.

The old Gu family was sitting together drinking chicken soup. While they were eating chicken, Widow Liu's family next door was having a hard time.

Even though the rice in the fields is ripe, if it doesn't count for a day, the people will feel sad at home.

The food distributed last year has been eaten up long ago, and now it is all supported by wild vegetables and whole grains from the mountains.

Liu Xiaozhu sniffed, glanced at Lao Gu's house, and said, "Mom, is their family eating meat again?"

Widow Liu had been tired for a day and said angrily after hearing this: "The wild boar meat should have been eaten long ago. Where is the meat?"

Liu Xiaozhu pouted and said, "There must be, their family always eats meat secretly."

Liu Aihua also whispered: "I smell it too, like chicken soup."

"Not just the old Gu family, many families in the village have meat to eat today. I heard what they said during the day..."

Unexpectedly, Liu Dazhu snorted coldly and cursed: "How about you go over and call him brother and see if Gu Mingdong can take pity on you and give you a bite."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Liu Xiaozhu and Liu Aihua both lowered their heads and dared not speak.

Widow Liu frowned and tried to smooth things over: "Where did the chicken soup come from at this time? You must have heard it wrong. Let's eat. We can share the food after the autumn harvest. Then Mom will cook rice for you."

The two little ones were immersed in eating.

Liu Dazhu didn't know what he was thinking of. He threw down his chopsticks and cursed: "I've been eating vegetables or radishes all day long. My mouth looks like a bird. I won't eat it."

"If you don't eat, you won't be able to do anything. If you don't eat, you won't have the strength to work..." Widow Liu wanted to persuade her, but she saw that her eldest son had already run out of the house.

Widow Liu sighed sadly. She turned around and saw the two little ones quickly eating Liu Dazhu's bowl of rice. She felt even more helpless in her heart.

She is a widow. Only the eldest of three children has admitted that her daughter is the same age as Gu Sanmei and can be half an adult. Her son is even younger. It is difficult for the family to earn enough work points to eat, let alone eat meat.

For a moment, Widow Liu looked at the old Gu family with some resentment.

In the past, Lao Gu's family had a harder time than theirs, so why did they suddenly become rich? Is wild boar so easy to eat?

The autumn harvest lasted for less than half a month. Carloads of grain were delivered to the drying field and were completely dried before being stored in the warehouse. When it was all over, the color on Gu Mingdong's arms had turned into two pieces.

He didn't care himself, but he felt a little distressed when he saw that both sisters had turned darker by more than one shade.

After the grain is put into the warehouse and the autumn harvest is over, the public grain must be handed over after a few days. Only after the public grain is handed over can the brigade distribute the grain.

Wrong old Liu came to Gu Jianguo to discuss the matter. Gu Jianguo said directly: "Hurry up and hand over what should be handed over to the public. If you leave it for another day, there won't be any pups. After handing it over, we will share the food. We will share it with everyone." That's how practical it is."

Flat Old Liu also meant this in his heart, but he still hesitated: "Then how much should we pay?"

Gu Jianguo's face turned cold and he cursed: "Captain, the leaders have criticized the exaggerated and false reports. Haven't you suffered enough from the losses of the past two years?"

At that time, everyone paid higher wages. As a result, after paying the public rations, the commune members had nothing to eat and had to tighten their belts to live.

Gu Jianguo disagreed at the time, but he couldn't stop the old Liu from saving face, and the superiors also issued a message. If the yield per mu was reported more, a red flag would be given, and if the yield per mu was small, a white flag would be given. He had to bite the bullet and go ahead.

After finally correcting the mistake, Gu Jianguo would never agree again.

Seeing that he was anxious, Lao Lao Liu quickly said: "That's not what I meant. Then I will retaliate according to the actual situation."

Gu Jianguo nodded, turned around and went to old Gu's house: "A Dong, you will go with us tomorrow."

Gu Mingdong wanted to visit the town, so he agreed immediately.

Then he said, "Third Uncle, are you sure you want to go tomorrow? It's so hot. It won't rain tomorrow, right?"

Gu Jianguo looked at the sky and said with a smile, "It has been sunny for many days. It doesn't look like it will rain."

"It doesn't matter if it rains. Our warehouse is on a high ground and won't be flooded."

Gu Mingdong nodded and saw that he was about to leave and reminded him: "The grain warehouse is in a remote location. Third uncle, please remember to check carefully and don't let rats get in and eat."

After he left, Brother Gu ran over and asked, "Brother, I want to go too."

Unexpectedly, Gu Mingdong glanced at him, shook his head and said, "I can't go tomorrow."

The second brother Gu became curious: "Why?"

"Didn't Third Uncle say he would go tomorrow?"

"You'll know in the evening." Gu Mingdong's eyes were filled with mockery.