Time goes by-harvesting wheat

An agricultural proverb says, "Harvest wheat in April, and harvest wheat in May for the Dragon Boat Festival." . Before and after entering the third solar term in summer, the weather is getting hotter and barley and peas are ripe. In the past, the production team planted about 30 mu of these crops as animal feed and arranged for members to harvest them for half a day. This is just the "drama" of summer harvest, which also means that the busy "drama" of "Three Summers" is about to begin.

During the collective period, a production team planted about 400 mu of wheat, all of which are suitable for the growth in Guanzhong area, such as Fengshou No.3, Fanxiu No.6, Jinmai No.2 and vama No.4. These wheat varieties are cold-resistant, drought-resistant, stable, lodging-resistant and disease-resistant, which are especially popular with farmers in Weibei area. Before the start of the summer harvest, the production captain was so busy that his feet were full of wind and his mind was full of things. Just like a commander, he had to organize a people's war, strategize, run around, dispatch troops and dispatch troops, and arrange the way of "double robbing" in an orderly way. Yes, one crop, Longkou grabs food, and the particles return to the warehouse. You must not be careless. First, the breeder should be arranged to buy bamboo brooms, six branches, twelve branches and zip lines in full swing; Find a carpenter's scraper, wheat straw cart and other farm tools for repairing the workshop; Then hold a general meeting of members, and divide the male workers, female workers and old male workers into wheat harvesting group, wheat threshing group, wheat pulling group, harrow pulling group and logistics support group according to their respective specialties; Everything is arranged properly, and I don't forget to go to the feeding room to remind the breeder repeatedly: "Feed the animals hard feed, mix the forage several times, and let these babies eat delicious food, and they must be fat and strong!"

In June of the solar calendar, the ears of wheat stand upright, with a heavy waist and a lack of gold. They shook their heads, shook their heads. Wheat grains are full, embedded in the ears of wheat like small drops of water, and have long awns. The ears of wheat swayed back and forth with the breeze, rubbing against each other and making a rustling sound, as if reporting the good news of mature harvest to the old farmer.

Experienced farmers stick to the old saying that they don't watch wheat at night. Early harvest affects the "1000-grain weight" of wheat, and it is easy to sow a seed in late harvest. According to the captain's instructions, several agricultural veterans gathered early in the morning, with their hands behind their backs, to check the quality of wheat in the wheat field. Like smart doctors, they stretched out calloused hands, flattened the ears of wheat, communicated with each other, went to several places and made repeated comparisons. At the same time, they picked an ear of wheat at random, rubbed it back and forth in their hands, blew it with their mouths, and the chaff flew away.

The captain got the message and rang the doorbell: "Women put down what they are doing and take men to the' Xia Nian' stadium!" Hearing the captain's shouts of breaking gongs, more than 50 female soldiers in the team rushed to the venue like soldiers, holding long-worn sickles in their hands. Captain, accountant, engineer, etc. I rushed to the scene early to cheer for everyone and made a simple mobilization and division of labor. Pair up in groups of three, starting with the fastest hands and feet, first "drill rows" with four rows of wheat in front, and then "stick to the wall" on both sides. Dozens of female soldiers lined up, and the battle was really "mighty"! Wearing straw hats, they bent deeply, holding the sickle in their right hand and the wheat in their left. The sickle makes a crunchy rhythmic sound when cutting wheat, and the speed seems to be "walking". A plot more than 300 meters long, harvested to the "waist nest", his arms and waist were sore, Maimang pierced his face and wrist, and sweat appeared on his face. They slowly straightened up with sickle handles, put their hands on the awning and looked south: "My God! Only half. " Dare not delay time, relax for a moment, and then wave a sickle.

The skill of cutting wheat is mainly reflected in the way of taking wheat. Chunlian is the champion of her family's wheat harvest. She is tall, slim and agile. Hold the cut wheat in your arms, and put a pile of wheat every five or six steps. In addition, she has smart feet, good waist skills and endurance, and stretched her waist after cutting a few feet. She is not only an expert in wheat harvesting, but also the "leader" of the wheat harvesting group.

The captain always follows a woman's ass and walks sideways like a crab. Mouth kept muttering: "coward, wheat stubble is so high, what animals eat!" " Seeing that the stubble named brother had gone too far, he shouted, "Hey! Frye's daughter-in-law, you are anxious to see the matchmaker! Don't just count the speed, if the stubble exceeds three inches, it will be deducted! " The women smiled at each other, spat out their tongues, and then harvested quickly. It's hard to get to the farm, the sickle doesn't work, and people are tired. Wipe your sweat, stretch your waist, and let the old man sitting on the farm quickly sharpen his sickle for three minutes!

The sun rises slowly, followed by a heat wave. The advantage is that the water gradually recedes, and the straw is no longer weak but more crisp. The women clapped their hands several times, clenched their sickles, and harvested wheat on their way back ... Wheat is harvested at three o'clock every day. At noon and afternoon, everyone was sweating in the hot sun, racing against time. During the wheat harvest, some big girls and young wives spontaneously organized competitions to show their personal abilities and earn more work points, striving to be harvesting experts and strive for the highest harvest award. They don't go home at noon, don't rest, let their families go to the field to get some water, take two steamed buns, simply eat and drink, and fight continuously. A wheat field is about 100 mu. A woman can harvest 24 rows of wheat every day, 12 rows of wheat is one mu, which is about two mu in total. Spring lotus broke the record of harvesting wheat, and it can harvest three and a half acres a day. The production team also rewarded her with a "stove shovel" head! Female generals harvest about 100 A Mu and hundreds of acres of wheat with an eight-month growth period every day. If the weather is not disturbing, it will all be put down in three or four days. Women hold up half the sky!

"Bundling wheat can't see wheat, and pulling wheat can't see wheat." There are no idle people in the peak season. As long as they can get away from the body and have the ability to work, the old dolls can come in handy, and they are all fresh troops. The women gather the wheat in front, then dry it in the sun for an hour, and then they can bundle the wheat. Student dolls are the main leaders of this kind of work. They are quick-sighted and quick-handed, with flexible waist and legs. They hung dozens of "zip lines" on their right shoulders, and then spread them evenly on the ground according to the distance, deftly holding "molecules" to bundle wheat. If the rope is used up, take a simple and quick way: first, pick out the slightly green straw in the field and twist it into a "wheat doll", hold a special wheat hook to put together several small piles of straw and bind them quickly. The whole program is orderly, interlocking and busy.

Lamai is the way of men's work and the key link. Young and middle-aged male laborers work in groups of five, pack up the rubber-tyred carts early, tie up the rafters, and put on four horses and mules. The bronze bells jingling around the necks of animals, making a pleasant sound, beating with long red tassels, and vehicles walking on country roads have become a unique landscape in rural areas in early summer. The old people tied a knot on the rope of the old cow's rotten car Although they are not as fast as those tall animals, they are very angry, but they also secretly encourage themselves to compete with young people. Loading is a technical job. There is a strong male worker on each side of the car. The shovel forcibly lifted the wheat bundle, the ears of wheat were inward, and the straw was picked out and loaded into the car. Under the command of the driver's handlebar, the loader tramples back and forth along the center of the car. Pack a layer of random wheat every two layers, let the surrounding wheat stalks bite, then pack the wheat carts layer by layer, such as the shape of the wheat stalks, and then pull the wheat to pack porcelain, which is not greedy or unusual, otherwise it will be considered unlucky and ridiculed by other production teams and even villagers in neighboring villages. If the wheat field is close to the field, there is no need to pull it with a cart, and other male workers and students are arranged to pull it lightly and run quickly, saving time and effort and getting twice the result with half the effort. A production team put on three or four carts and worked overtime. It took only three days to transport all the wheat safely to the field. Since then, I am not afraid of the weather, and my heart is at ease!

When the wheat was hauled, the captain arranged for the old man and the dolls to rake up the wheat scattered in the field and then drag it to the field, even if the harvesting task was basically over. At this time, the captain will nod and agree to let the old people and primary school students go to the fields to pick up wheat. Because the school gives students a "busy holiday", they have to pay a certain amount of wheat to their classes after the start of school as the income of class work-study programs. Old people carry dung cages and pick wheat in the fields with scissors to make some contributions to their families. The ultimate goal of farmers is not to spoil the grain, but to really return the grain to the warehouse.

Now with the deepening of reform and opening up, agriculture and rural areas are mechanized. During the wheat harvest, the villagers sat in the fields, smoking and drinking tea, and chatting with their legs crossed. As soon as the large combine is buried, it will "chug chug" several times, and the harvested wheat grains will be loaded into the car. The busy scene of the past "three summers" has become a permanent memory and a distant time ...!