Early the next morning, Zhou Ziwen was awakened by the sound of gongs in the village. He raised his head and looked out the window. It was still dark outside and it was not bright yet.
Spark the match and light the kerosene lamp. Only then did Zhou Ziwen see the time clearly. It was only four o'clock.
Have you ever seen the sky at four o'clock in the morning? Zhou Ziwen said that he had seen it today.
Get dressed and open the door. There are still a few lonely stars hanging in the sky outside. The sun rises in the east, reflecting a white light, and you can vaguely see the road outside.
“Woo!”
At this moment, there was a unique whine from the clouds at his feet.
Zhou Ziwen lowered his head and saw that this guy was biting a black thing in his mouth. Zhou Ziwen had a good eye, and when he looked closer, he saw that it was actually a field mouse.
"Why did the field mouse get into my house?" Zhou Ziwen frowned.
His house is newly built and the surroundings are tightly covered. Unless the field mice can climb over the wall and get in, they will have to dig holes.
Zhou Ziwen planned to wait until dawn to check to see if the courtyard wall had been dug up by voles.
In the countryside, these guys have amazing reproductive capabilities, especially in fields where grain is grown. They can often be found during the autumn harvest.
"Tayun, that's good. I'll give you extra food tonight." Zhou Ziwen rubbed Tayun's dog's head and praised him.
This little guy, after his training, actually knows how to catch prey on his own. It seems that after a while, when he grows up, he can let him go hunting in the mountains by himself.
The requirements are not high, as long as you can catch a hare from time to time.
For the growth of this little guy, he squeezed out precious idle time to improve his dog training skills.
As a beneficiary of this skill, how can we not give something in return?
"Ziwen, please wait a moment, I will spread out two cakes for you." While Zhou Ziwen was thinking about what to eat this morning, Chen Shiying's voice came from the wall next door.
"Sister, I'm sorry to trouble you." Zhou Ziwen thanked him hurriedly.
The Chen sisters don’t have to deliver food today, and their work time is the same as before. They will hear the bell ringing and prepare food for him.
This friendship made Zhou Ziwen feel a little heavy.
At the same time, a warm current arose in my heart, and I wanted to hold her in my arms and comfort her immediately.
"Such a good girl, I will never let you run away." Zhou Ziwen made up his mind silently.
If he was just interested in her because of sex before, this time he really fell in love with this hard-working girl.
With Chen Shiying helping him cook, Zhou Ziwen had free time. After doing a few boxing exercises in the yard and stretching his body, Zhou Ziwen went to the yard next door.
Chen Shiying had opened the courtyard door for him in advance. Zhou Ziwen came to the kitchen and washed up. Chen Shiying's breakfast was also ready.
"Sister, please go get some sleep. It's still early before work." Zhou Ziwen urged while eating the heart-warming breakfast cooked by the eldest sister of the Chen family.
"Okay, just put the bowl away later. I'll ask Yiyi to wash it after she gets up." Chen Shiying said with concern.
“Yeah.”
While Chen Shiying went back to the house to rest, Zhou Ziwen hurriedly finished his breakfast.
When leaving the home of the Chen sisters, Zhou Ziwen left Tayun in the yard.
After closing the courtyard door, he straightened his collar and set off towards the production team.
When he arrived at the production team's grain drying field, many torches had been lit outside.
The entire grain drying field is lit up and looks like a large bonfire show.
All the grain carts in the village came, the most common were flat carts and wheelbarrows, and the main force was the two ox carts from the village.
In addition to the carts, there are more baskets, each basket is filled with grain, and a pole is placed between the two baskets. Some villagers have already consciously put their poles in their hands, ready to go at any time.
Seeing that there were still many free seats, Zhou Ziwen also came to a pair of baskets.
After the others had almost arrived, captain Zhou Weiguo gave an order, and the ox cart at the front set off first.
These two cows are the facade of their village. Like the poorer villages around them, there are not even donkeys, let alone cows.
As the bullock cart started moving, the whole team started to move.
Behind the oxcart are carts and wheelbarrows, and behind them are villagers carrying baskets.
The whole team was very lively, everyone was chatting and laughing.
Some walked fast and started to jump in line with their baskets, while others walked slowly and were chased by others.
After leaving the village, the team walked relatively neatly at first, but after a while, the gap in physical strength became apparent.
Those with weak physical strength will slowly fall behind, while those with strong physical strength will follow closely behind the cart.
Zhou Ziwen mixed in the crowd and walked to the front of the team.
In front of him were the figures of villagers trying to push carts.
"Xiao Zhou, what kind of basket are you picking up? Come quickly and push the cart." While Zhou Ziwen was following the others briskly, Wu Dagang's voice came from the front.
"Oh, okay, Uncle Jiang, come and help me pick out the basket, and I'll push it." Zhou Ziwen turned his eyes and saw a man who was having a hard time pushing the cart.
"Okay!" Uncle Jiang hurriedly put down the cart in his hand and happily took the basket from Zhou Ziwen.
Compared with pushing a trolley, carrying a basket is much easier.
And if you are tired from carrying baskets, you can rest for a while, but you can’t push a cart. You have to follow the front of the team, and you can’t be lazy even if you want.
While walking, Zhou Ziwen suddenly heard a burst of curses coming from in front of him.
Looking up, they had reached a herringbone intersection at the courtyard gate.
The other half of the intersection is the food delivery team from the next village.
Everyone wanted to deliver the food to the grain station as early as possible, so they set off at about the same time. They would meet at the intersection where they merged into the main road.
The quarrel that Zhou Ziwen heard just now was the sound of the captain scolding others.
The captain stood up from the bullock cart quickly and looked down at the captain in the neighboring village.
"Captain of Xiaobazi Production Team, are you brave now? Dare you fight for the way with me?"
"Captain Zhou, no!" said the captain of Xiaobazi Village. The face smiled bitterly.
If he had known that the person fighting against them was from Dabazi Village, he wouldn't have dared to give him hundreds of courage!
"Stop talking nonsense, how do you say this? You draw a line, I will take over, single fight or group fight?" The captain put on a bandit look, suppressing the leaders of Xiaobazi Village. The captain was breathless.
How powerful the captain of Dabazi Village is, he has experienced it countless times over the years, and he dares not say more at this meeting.
"Captain Zhou, Uncle Zhou, this is all a misunderstanding. How dare we block your way? These are new educated youths who don't know you. This is the misunderstanding. I will ask them to get out of the way." , we won’t leave until you pass by first.” The captain of Xiaobazi Village showed a flattering smile.
“That’s pretty much it.” Seeing the reaction of the captain of Xiaobazi Village, the captain nodded with satisfaction.
"Folks, let's go, don't delay things."
The captain waved his hand, and the villagers of Dabazi Village behind him immediately passed by the villagers of Xiaobazi Village with their heads held high.
Their Dabazi Village production team is famous among the nearby production teams. (End of this chapter)