After the Shangjiang Production Brigade acquired another harvester, the speed of the harvest increased significantly. Compared to previous years, this season’s emergency harvesting truly felt effortless.
Once the potatoes and wheat were all brought in, Jiang Baohua announced that everyone should take a day off while waiting to harvest the sorghum.
Xu Qinghuan and Qiao Xinyu had planned to go into town the day before and invited Yu Xiaomin to join them. Yu Xiaomin, however, had intended to go up the mountain to forage for wild goods. Xu Qinghuan pulled her aside, saying, "Oh, there will be plenty of time for that later. The other villagers will be doing it too; let’s go to town and relax for a day."
Chapter 186