Chapter 225: 225 Harvest
So she drove to the station.
"Director Feng, I really have no choice now. I can’t harvest the seventy acres of wheat by myself.
Director Feng, can we find someone outside to help?"
Feng Baoshan nodded, "It’s possible, but it’s hard to find people now.
Xiao Su, how much wheat are you planning to keep this time?"
"Three thousand pounds will be enough. The rest will be given to the collective."
"Alright, you don’t need to worry anymore. I’ll find people to work, and you’ll only get three thousand pounds."
Yuanyuan nodded, "I have no objections. Thank you, Director Feng."
"No need to be so polite. This is next year’s seed wheat."
Yuanyuan went to find Accountant Zhang, collected the money for the six thousand five hundred pounds of wheat, and the fertilizer money. She was smiling all the way home because she didn’t have to work herself to exhaustion anymore.
This burden is off. She can help out on the side, and when the corn is ripe, she’ll pick the corn cobs herself.
Thinking about the sweet potatoes and potatoes, Yuanyuan started to get anxious again.
No way, they’re helping to harvest wheat, so I’ll handle the potatoes myself.
Why is there always work to do? There didn’t seem to be much when I planted them. Only during the harvest do I feel it’s too much.
The good mood vanished, and her face was filled with a sense of helplessness.
Returning home, she grabbed a big hoe and went straight to the field. She had to hurry. If she started early, she could leave early, otherwise her plans to go out would be dashed.
At night, she worked using her superpower. All the potatoes were left lying on the ground unharvested. She drank the Spiritual Spring Water three times throughout the night. She couldn’t help it; she was really anxious.
She only went back to rest in the second half of the night, otherwise she felt exhausted.
Early the next morning, she was swinging the big hoe again. When Ma Changshun came over with twenty people, they saw the young girl digging potatoes on one side.
Ma Changshun arranged for these people to work. He went over to the potato field.
"Xiao Su, these potatoes are a bit early."
"I was afraid I couldn’t handle it all by myself, so I did it early, about ten days ahead. I see they’ve grown quite well."
"Yes, they do look very good. Xiao Su, did you work all night last night?"
Yuanyuan nodded, "Actually, I’m planning to visit Tan Shaoting in winter, so I need to hurry."
"Xiao Su, you’re still young. Don’t push yourself like this. Nothing is more important than your health. Take things slowly."
Yuanyuan nodded while working, "I understand. Once the potatoes and sweet potatoes are harvested, I won’t worry anymore.
Group Leader Ma, can the station directly collect the potatoes and sweet potatoes this year?" In previous years, because other families didn’t have much yield, they were given conveniences. This year everyone will have a good harvest. I guess the station won’t give me any special treatment.
"Yes, you’ll have to store them yourself for now. They’re freshly harvested, with too much moisture. There’ll probably be a unified collection day."
"Okay, got it."
Ma Changshun also went to harvest the wheat. In a while, he would be responsible for transporting it to the threshing ground.
Under normal circumstances, Yuanyuan would definitely cook for those who came to help, but this time she’s really out of time. These twenty people remember this, and when the wheat is all harvested, they’ll each get twenty pounds of wheat as thanks.
It’s really tight on time. Next year it’ll be fifty acres, no more than that.
The potatoes are out drying, to be brought back at night.
Just fifteen acres of potatoes. Yuanyuan took three days.
Everything was stored in the old house, waiting for the station to come pick it up.
One day was used to cut the sweet potato vines. These are fodder for sheep and donkeys in winter.
Fifteen acres of potatoes were harvested too quickly. Luckily, no one knew how many days she had taken. So she didn’t rush with the sweet potatoes, working during the day and bringing them back at night.
Seventy acres of wheat were harvested in two days with thirty people. Ma Changshun was busy organizing the threshing.
However, because the threshing ground was too small and some of the wheat wasn’t quite dry, only five people were left to work.
This arrangement was the best.
Yuanyuan also stopped digging sweet potatoes to help with the threshing. After all, it needed to be weighed.
During the day, she was at the threshing ground, and at night she harvested sweet potatoes.
She really lost too much weight like this. She had slimmed down ever since she started farming. After harvesting winter wheat and a big autumn haul, she became even thinner.
When people saw Yuanyuan, the first thing they noticed was her eyes.
In ten days, the sweet potatoes were all harvested, and the wheat was delivered.
Now all the households on the farm were digging up potatoes and sweet potatoes too. After all, they grow in the ground. If there’s suddenly a freeze, it’d be troublesome. Frozen potatoes and sweet potatoes taste bad and are poisonous.
Yuanyuan hadn’t rested. The next day she hauled a cart of potatoes to the station.
Today she came to settle accounts. It’s best to settle them now. It’s not something that can wait; she likes having money in her hand.
And it’s not a small amount. She didn’t want anyone getting jealous.
Actually, Yuanyuan didn’t know that the whole farm was already envious of her.
She drove over to the station and found the inspector receiving the goods. The potatoes she brought were all good, and since it’s been over ten days, the station’s warehouse wouldn’t refuse them.
After weighing them, she took the slip and went straight to Director Feng.
"Xiao Su, have you calculated your wheat yield per acre?" Actually, Feng Baoshan already knew the answer.
"Four hundred and sixty pounds."
"Haha, that’s really good. Have you seen? Now all the wheat is drying and will be stored as seed for next spring."
"Director Feng, I’m here to get the payment for the wheat."
"No problem, Accountant Zhang has already prepared it. You can go and get it directly."
"Director Feng, my potatoes and sweet potatoes have met the requirements. I’ll start delivering them to the collective from tomorrow."
"Alright. But Xiao Su, why are you in such a hurry?"
"First, they are all harvested. I’m afraid of mice, and I’m planning to visit Tan Shaoting in the winter. So I want to get all the fields at home in order as soon as possible. Then I can spend more time with him."
Feng Baoshan paused for a moment, "Alright, I’ll give you a break. But you need to go with Accountant Zhang to bring back the fertilizer first."
"Alright, I just have the corn left. In two days, I can start slowly picking it."
Actually, picking corn takes a lot of work too. Apart from picking, you also have to cut down the corn stalks.
"Okay, I’ll inform quality control that your potatoes and sweet potatoes have been received."
This made Yuanyuan happy. She hurried to deliver everything that needed to be delivered. The good stuff outside was still waiting for her.
She took the half a sack of money and drove away. After resting for a while at home, loading was really quick for her. So by noon, the second cart of potatoes had arrived.