Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 317: Collective Digging for Taro

The brother and sister called Bashi and went to the sweet potato field on the west side of the yard.

An Yue mixed some hot water with well water, and asked An Nian to help scoop water, then slowly poured it on Ba Shi's body, and An Yue rinsed him carefully.

An Yue said disdainfully while washing: "Eighty, you really can't change your nature!"

Ba Shi stood motionless in the sweet potato field, allowing An Yue to scrub it.

But when the dog heard An Yue say that it would never change its nature, its expression became obviously unhappy. It slowly tucked its tail between its legs and kept rolling its eyes at An Yue.

An Yue teased it deliberately and said, "Hey, if you roll your eyes at me again, I won't wash you!"

An Yue smiled and continued to mutter, "Fortunately, it's a drought now, so the water level in the pit is relatively shallow. If the water level was deep, I would have drowned in the pit. That would be so frustrating." Ba Shi quickly turned his head to the other side.

At this time, An Nian was pouring water on its neck, and accidentally poured it on its head. The water flowed down and flowed to the tip of its nose, and it couldn't help but sneeze.

Night began to creep in, and the siblings quickly washed Eighty clean.

The brother and sister ran away, and Ba Shi quickly shook off the water on his body, and water splashed everywhere in an instant.

An Yue carried the bucket and An Nian held the ladle, and the brother and sister called Ba Shi back to the yard.

As soon as Ba Shi entered the yard, he ran back and forth happily in the house.

Meng Xiuer said: "Yueyue, call Chunzhi, Daniu, and Ale to come back for dinner!"

After hearing this, An Nian responded positively: "Sister, wash your hands first! I will go and call them back for dinner."

An Yue said "hmm" to An Nian with a smile, then went to wash her hands on the bluestone slab. An Nian led Ba Shi and turned around and ran out of the yard.

After a while, Chunzhi, Daniu, and Ale came into the yard carrying hoes. An Yue asked, "Let's dig tomorrow! Wash your hands and have dinner first."

The three men placed their hoes in the tool room, washed their hands and prepared to eat.

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The next day, at the hour of Mao.

It was already daybreak and everyone got up as usual.

Soon, the family had breakfast and started another busy day.

Chunzhi, Daniu and Ale all carried hoes and continued to dig flood ditches behind the house.

An Nian carried a cloth bag and went to school in town, while An Yue carried a backpack and went to the west end of the village.

An Yue walked all the way to the west of the village and met many villagers on the way.

When the villagers saw An Yue, they all greeted her warmly.

A quarter of an hour later, An Yue arrived at the west end of the village.

At this time, the villagers had gathered in the open space.

An Yue walked among the crowd, and the villagers all looked at her.

The village chief was standing on a small hill. When he saw An Yue had arrived, he quickly waved to An Yue to come over to him.

It was already noon, and the villagers had arrived one after another.

An Yue and the village chief stood at the highest point. Village chief Li Huairen said to everyone, "Everyone be quiet! Did everyone remember what An Yue said yesterday?"

The villagers all nodded.

The village chief said with satisfaction: "That's fine. I hope everyone will abide by the conditions. If anyone dares to rob, they will be expelled from Baili Village."

Everyone stopped talking and listened quietly to the village chief's speech.

The village chief saw that everyone was present, so he said, "Since everyone is here, let's set off now."

After the village chief finished speaking, An Yue quickly walked to the front and led everyone to the stream.

A group of men and women, all carrying hoes and backpacks, followed An Yue. They were all in high spirits, as if they were going to march to a war.

After a while, a group of people came to the stream.

Everyone put down their backpacks. An Yue took the lead in swinging her hoe and dug out a few taro. She said to everyone, "Everyone come and take a closer look. These are taro."

Everyone flocked towards An Yue, wanting to see what the taro that could fill their stomachs looked like.

A dark-skinned man walked up and took the taro from An Yue's hand. He asked in confusion, "Yue Yue, how can you eat this? When I was a child, my mother told me that if you touch this thing with your hand, you will feel itchy for a long time. If you put it in your mouth, it might be poisonous, right?"

Another man also continued: "Yes, the elders did say that!"

An Yue waved her hands and explained, "You can't eat this taro raw. It will make your mouth numb and your skin itchy. But it tastes great when cooked!"

At this time, the villagers became timid after hearing this.

The village chief winked at his son Li Jing, and Li Jing immediately understood.

Then, Li Jing, who was carrying a hoe, stepped forward and said, "I believe Yueyue. Having something to eat is better than anything else."

After saying that, he started to dig taro with a hoe.

When everyone heard Li Jing say this, they all expressed their belief in An Yue.

Soon, everyone started using hoes to dig taro.

An Yue loudly warned everyone: "Everyone, be careful when digging, don't damage the taro. Damaged taro is not easy to preserve."

Li Jing responded loudly: "Okay, everyone please be careful."

The villagers were digging in the loess with their faces facing the sky. The village chief and An Yue squatted beside them and put the taro they dug into piles.

A gust of wind came whistling, and instantly my whole body felt extremely cool.

An Yue raised her hands to cover her eyes and looked towards the north. The sky in the distance was covered with dark clouds.

When I turned around, I found that the villagers were working lazily and none of them were very active.

An Yue thought of a sentence; 'Facts are the only criterion for testing truth', otherwise it would be difficult to convince people what you say.

So, An Yue discussed with the village chief in a low voice: "Uncle, as the old saying goes, if you want the horse to run, you have to give it some grass to eat."

An Yue motioned the village chief to look at the villagers working and said, "Look, they are unsure and work listlessly."

"How about Yueyue pick up some taro and bring it home, cook it, and then bring it here so that they can taste it first?"

The village chief stood up, put his hands on his waist, and looked around at everyone.

He nodded and agreed, "Well, that's a good idea. Let's carry more back and give them two more to eat. Then they don't have to go home for lunch."

After saying that, An Yue started to pick up the taro that they had dug up and put it into her backpack.

The village chief shouted to the crowd, "Look at yourselves, you are working so lazily, as if you had skipped breakfast."

The villagers all knew what was going on, and even if the village chief said something unpleasant, they would just be angry but not say anything.

The village chief continued, "Now, I'll ask Yueyue to carry some taro back to cook. When it's cooked, bring it back. Then everyone can taste it! If it tastes good, everyone should dig it up quickly when they are full!"

Everyone laughed and said, "Okay, okay..."

The village chief rolled his eyes at everyone with a half-smile, pointed at everyone and said in a tone of disappointment: "You guys! You guys are really not willing to give up until you see the rabbit!"

The village chief saw through everyone's thoughts, and they all lowered their heads in embarrassment and smiled secretly.