After returning to the Small Fishing Village, Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia had no time to rest.
The autumn harvest had arrived. The rice in the fields, as well as the sweet potatoes, peanuts, sesame, and beans, all had to be brought in.
They harvested the rice first, then the sesame and beans, and finally the sweet potatoes and peanuts.
After a week of hard work, the family was now harvesting peanuts. Everything else had already been brought in.
Father Zhou stood with his hands on his hips, looking at the lush Peanut Field. "This year, the land in our village is being requisitioned. Next year, we won't even have land to farm."
That was why Father Zhou had not hired anyone to help this time. The family had brought the children along and done it themselves.
Every child in the Zhou Family had to go into the fields during the busy farming seasons from the age of five onward, learning how to do farm work.
Zhou Chengsen and Ruan Tang had also returned home to help over the weekend.
Aside from Zhou Chengxin, who had gone out to the Far Sea, even the Triplets had gone into the fields.
Jiang Xia was picking peanuts. "There should still be time to plant another crop next year."
They had two harvests a year here. Even if the land was requisitioned, construction would still take time.
"Requisitioning land is a process. There are too many people and matters to coordinate. And even after it's requisitioned, before construction begins, we can still plant some fast-growing vegetables and eat tender corn. Planting rice would be risky, though. What if construction starts before it ripens?" Zhou Chengsen was pulling up peanuts. Every few plants, he turned around to glance at Ruan Tang.
She was sitting