Xiao Bao and Er Ya had eaten their fill, Zhou Xiao Yun instructed the two to stay at home and not run around everywhere, she herself ran to the fields to call the adults back for lunch.

  Halfway through, they coincidentally bumped into Zhou Guoqiang, who was pulling a flatbed cart. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Dabao was pushing the cart from behind.

  Zhou Guoqiang didn't want to use the tricycle to pull the wheat straw, as it still had pork on it. He borrowed Lao Dajia's flatbed cart to tow the wheat straw, and although the cart was full of wheat straw, it wasn't too heavy. Zhou Guoqiang handled it easily by himself, while Da Bao pretended to help push from behind but actually didn't exert much effort.

  However, today Dabao performed well and helped with half a day's work in the field without slacking off, receiving high praise. As it was almost lunchtime, his stomach growled with hunger, and seeing Zhou Guoqiang pretending to help by carrying wheat straw back home, he followed suit.

  "Father, dinner is ready. You can serve yourselves when you get home. I'm going to the fields to call Uncle and Mother."

  "Let's wait for them to come back and eat together, after I get home I still need to unload the flatbed cart and move these wheat straws into the yard. I reckon by the time your mom and uncle come back, the timing will be just about right." Zhou Guoqiang said as he pulled the cart away.

  Zhou Xiaoyun ran quickly to the field, and when she arrived at the edge of the field, she saw her mother and uncle sitting there drinking tea. After catching her breath, Zhou Xiaoyun shouted loudly: "Mom, Uncle, it's time to go home for dinner!"

  Zhao Yuzhen stood up, holding her brother's hand, and since there was nothing to harvest, she left the sickle on the ground to continue using it in the afternoon. She picked up the water bottle and the three of them headed home together.

  After arriving home, Zhou Guoqiang had also finished his work and was calling out to his younger brother-in-law to wash his hands and eat dinner.

  Zhou Xiaoyun put the meat and radish in a large bowl and brought it to the table. Thinking that one dish was too monotonous, she obtained Zhao Yuzhen's consent and went to beat five eggs quickly and stir-fried a plate.

  Zhou Guoqiang took out a bottle of liquor and wanted to pour some for his younger brother-in-law, but Zhao Gang waved his hand repeatedly: "Second Brother, we still have work to do this afternoon, let's not drink this wine, just eat dinner directly. Let's finish eating early and go, the workload on these few acres is not light."

  Zhou Guoqiang thought for a moment and instructed Zhao Yuzhen to bring some rice.

  Zhao Gang was eating the fragrant and delicious radish stewed meat, praising it non-stop: "Sister, is this dish really made by Da Ya? It's really not obvious, but the craftsmanship is pretty good."

  Zhao Yuzhen smiled and added a bowl of rice for Zhao Gang: "Isn't that so? These two days have been busy harvesting wheat, and Dalia has helped a lot."

  Dabao was originally lowering his head and eating meat vigorously, but when he heard Zhao Yuzhen praising his sister with all her might, he felt a little unhappy in his heart, so he deliberately coughed and puffed out his chest.

  Zhao Yuzhen, who was busy talking to her brother, didn't notice that she had inadvertently boasted about Dabao and provoked his dissatisfaction. Zhou Xiaoyun sat next to Dabao, but saw everything clearly.

  Zhou Xiaoyun deliberately let Da Bao wear "high wooden clogs" and loudly said to her uncle: "Uncle, it's been a long time since you came to our house. I'll tell you, big brother is now the most willing to do things in our family. Look, this morning big brother helped with the work in the field for half a day and didn't say a word about being tired. Just now he secretly told me that he would go again in the afternoon!"

  Go again in the afternoon?

  Dabao had a great time in the morning and was planning to go find his friends to play in the afternoon. At first, he listened to his sister praising him with satisfaction, but later on, he couldn't help but secretly feel miserable.

  Zhao Gang didn't know the little secret in Da Bao's heart, and in front of his sister and brother-in-law, he praised Da Bao: "Da Bao is ten years old this year, right? Just look at this stature, it can be said that if you say thirteen or fourteen, others will also believe. This morning, while working in the fields, he was particularly diligent, and his strength is almost as good as mine."

  Dabao had never been able to hear a single good word in his life, but being lectured by his uncle like this made him feel so happy that he was over the moon. When he also heard his sister chiming in from the side, he became dizzy and didn't know where he was anymore.

  After dinner, Da Bao suppressed his desire to go out and play, and like a "real man", went to the ground to do things.

  Zhou Xiaoyun was at home collecting bowls, chopsticks, washing pots and pans, sweeping the floor, and also poured the leftover rice to feed the "hardworking" hens.

  She was feeding the chickens while muttering to herself, "Come on and eat, lay more eggs after you're full, we can scramble some eggs to eat."

  If mother hen could understand what she was saying, they wouldn't be so eager to rush up and jump around fighting over food.

  In the afternoon, Zhou Xiaoyun sent another round of hot water to the ground. Dabao was sweating profusely and was so thirsty that he couldn't take it anymore. He ran over and drank several big mouthfuls. Under his sister's admiring gaze, he felt embarrassed and walked away halfway before returning to continue with renewed vigor.

  Zhou Xiaoyun deliberately brought a basket, she didn't forget that the school had also arranged for a thrifty work-study task to collect blue wheat grains! In the field where the harvest was over, there were sparse wheat grains scattered around, and occasionally you could still pick up full ears of wheat. Before long, Zhou Xiaoyun picked up half a basket.

  At this time, Dabao suddenly remembered that he had to hand over the blue wheat grains and also ran over to pick them up with his sister.

  Zhou Xiaoyun saw Da Bao's sweaty face and felt a little distressed: "Brother, if you're tired, go take a break. I'll help pick up the wheat grains in this basket."

  "It's okay, Da Ya, picking up wheat grains doesn't require much effort. We can pick them together. If I get tired, I'll just go sit on the edge of the field and rest while drinking water."

  The brother and sister were chatting and laughing while picking up the wheat grains. When the basket was full, Dabao took the initiative to carry it and poured the wheat grains into the sack. It seems that if they finish picking up their own few acres of land, they can also pick some grain!

  Zhou Guoqiang, who was carrying wheat straw back home, came again with his cart. There were two more mischievous kids on the cart who couldn't stay at home and insisted on coming along. Xiaobao jumped off the cart and ran to his brother and sister, wanting to help out.

  The four siblings from the Zhou family came over, laughing and playing, and the wheat grain army was officially formed. The members were the four of them, and they did things while having fun. For an entire afternoon, the sound of laughter never stopped in the Zhou family's wheat field.