I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 190 Harvesting Corn

After discovering that Lü Tong was innocent, Xiao Siyue stopped caring about it. As for Lü Tong always coming to see her, Xiao Siyue basically treated it as normal.

A month passed in the blink of an eye, and the crops on the farm were ready to be harvested. Xiao Siyue's family went to the farm, but this time there was one more person, Lü Tong.

Because Lü Tong was with Lin Qin, Xiao Siyue had no choice but to ride in the same carriage as Xiao Qinian.

"Yue'er, can we harvest the corn in one day?" Xiao Qinian was eager to know the yield of the five acres of corn, which still needed to be threshed.

Xiao Siyue thought for a moment and replied, "Yes, it should be possible."

There are about a hundred people in the village, and they will bring about ten more people with them this time.

"Okay, that's good." Xiao Qinian felt much better after receiving a satisfactory reply.

During this time in Jinan, thanks to the availability of potatoes and sweet potatoes, some extremely poor areas of the Great Zhou Dynasty have seen relief, and the number of people dying from hunger has become extremely rare.

But who would complain about having too much food?

He was really looking forward to this batch of corn.

After a short while, they arrived at the village.

They left very early today, setting off just as dawn was breaking, and arrived at the village quite early as well.

Because the villagers had been notified beforehand that corn would be harvested today, everyone in the village was already waiting.

"Master, you've arrived." Li Fu immediately went to the carriage to greet you.

"Hmm, Li Fu, have all the people on the estate gathered yet?"

"Master, everyone on the estate is here and ready to go to the fields at any time."

Once inside the manor, everyone was waiting in the threshing ground.

Xiao Qinian didn't waste any more words; time was tight and the task was heavy, so they had to hurry.

"Alright, today we'll harvest the corn. You'll split into two groups: one group will go to the fields to pick the corn, and the other group will thresh it on the farm. Try to finish harvesting all the corn within one day," Xiao Qinian said loudly in front of everyone.

"Alright, Li Fu, you can make the arrangements." After saying that, Xiao Qinian handed the matter over to Li Fu.

Picking corn is much more strenuous than threshing, so Li Fu assigned all the young and strong men to the fields, leaving some women, the elderly, and children to wait in the village.

Corn kernels are easy to remove, so children can use them too, but not very young ones.

Xiao Siyue also went to the field.

Compared to the tender green corn leaves a little over a month ago, the corn stalks and leaves have now mostly turned yellow.

The corn has dried up; the kernels have lost all moisture, and the corn is now fully ripe.

At Li Fu's command, everyone went down to the field.

Everyone worked quickly, some chopping, some breaking, and some sending things back; the division of labor was clear.

Seeing that there were no problems here, Xiao Siyue returned to the manor.

Now, the drying ground in the village is piled with several small mountains of corn.

Because the weather was still very hot, many women wore straw hats and sat on the ground peeling corn husks.

Of course, those who stayed behind were divided into two groups: one group was peeling corn husks, and the other group was removing the corn kernels.

However, since there were no equipment, everyone threshed the grain by hand, which made the process somewhat slow, but there was nothing that could be done about it.

Xiao Siyue thought that when she got back, she would check the system to see if there were any simple, easy-to-make tools that didn't require electricity.

Once corn becomes more widely available, it will save us a lot of effort.

Time passed slowly, and the threshing ground was now covered with golden corn kernels. Especially under the sunlight, the corn's color appeared even brighter.

It's pleasing to the eye; it's the joy of a harvest.

Moreover, Xiao Siyue took a closer look and found that the corn cobs were mostly large and plump.

This looks like a bumper harvest, but it's unclear how much it will produce.

When they were planting, Xiao Siyue told Xiao Qinian to use good fertilizer.

Xiao Qinian listened to her advice and paid enough labor costs, so those acres of land were very fertile.

Xiao Siyue happily went to find Xiao Qinian.

After watching for a while, Xiao Qinian found the heat unbearable.

Sweat streamed down her face. Seeing her mistress like this, Lan Yi advised, "Miss, let's go back first. We can come out again in the afternoon when it's cooler."

Xiao Siyue thought about it and agreed. She didn't have anything to do here, so she decided to go back and wait.

"Okay, let's go back first."

Once inside, Xiao Siyue saw Xiao Qinian and Lin Qin leisurely drinking tea and chatting.

"Yue'er is back. It's so hot. I told you to wait inside, but you insisted on going out. Look how sunburned your little face is!" Lin Qin said, taking out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from Xiao Siyue's face.

She had only gone to take a quick look before coming back. She had originally intended to bring Xiao Siyue back with her, but the girl stubbornly refused.

So they had no choice but to give up. Looking at Xiong Siyue like this now, they felt a little heartbroken. Her smooth little face was now sunburned red.

Seeing this, Xiao Qinian quickly poured Xiao Siyue a cup of tea and handed it to her.

"Yue'er, have a cup of tea first to soothe your throat."

The tea wasn't too hot, so Xiao Siyue picked it up, tilted her head back, and drank it down. Her throat, which had been dry and cracked from the heat, was instantly soothed.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad." Xiao Siyue thanked the two of them after putting the blanket down.

"Alright, sit down and rest for a while," Lin Qin said with a smile.

After Xiao Siyue sat down, she smiled and said to the group, "Dad, I think this will be a bumper harvest. I looked at the corn, and each one is very plump."

Xiao Qinian burst into laughter: "That's wonderful!"

This shows that their planting method is correct. After all, it's new seeds, and it's their first time planting them, so it's always a bit uncertain.

"Hmm, I checked, and I estimate we can harvest all the corn by this afternoon, so we can go back sooner." Xiao Siyue roughly estimated the time.

She was also thinking that if it really came to mind, she would stay at the estate for the night.

Seeing Xiao Siyue's family chatting happily, Lü Tong interjected and asked, "Siyue, I've never seen this kind of corn before."

“Oh, these are new seeds I got by chance. This is the first time I’ve planted them. It’s normal that you haven’t seen them before,” Xiao Siyue replied.

"Oh, I see. No wonder," Lü Tong said with a smile. She had come to the estate today out of curiosity, wondering what they were supposed to do, and the sight of the corn only fueled her curiosity.

I just don't know what kind of grain this corn is.

Before we knew it, it was noon.

Xiao Siyue and her group had lunch at the estate.