Chapter 368

In principle, there's nothing wrong with that.

But... Song Tan turned and pointed to the threshing machine waiting on the side:

"Since there's a machine, why do we have to thresh by hand for farm work?"

It's not that she looks down on these classmates, but it's truly impossible for thirty strong men to finish threshing these two acres of land by throwing the rice ears by hand.

So... just doing a little work is the point. Everyone has spent their money, so they should have a pleasant labor experience.

She pointed to the rice scattered in the field:

"In this rice paddy, not every rice ear grows at the same speed. Some are too early, some are too late."

Therefore, those early rice ears matured several days ago, but they haven't fallen off, just stubbornly accepting the scorching sun—by the time the other rice matured, they were actually already dried out.

Now, with a gentle shake and a little force pulling on the plastic sheet, those grains will fall off exceptionally smoothly.

There certainly won't be much, but it's absolutely no problem to gather enough for a meal for these thirty or forty people tonight.

Letting everyone thresh the rice themselves and eat it themselves—that's how it leaves a deep impression!

Sure enough, the classmates instantly regained their spirit!

At this moment, they didn't even care about the division of labor; everyone grabbed a large handful of rice from the paddy, found a spot on the plastic sheet to beat and thresh, and then cherished the few grains that fell off, cupping them in their hands and putting them into a basket on the side—

The rice grains would get stuck in the gaps of the basket, but the classmates insisted on not using plastic crates, insisting that this was the only way to feel the experience.

Just like that, three threshes, two videos taken, one and a half minutes of posing, and five minutes of resting to post on Moments.

They finally finished the process.

Song Sancheng and his father Song Youde stood by the side of the road and watched, their two similar faces wearing the exact same expression of 【disdain】—

"Just this? Back in my young days, if I relied on them, the whole family would have starved to death."

"It's fine, it's fine!" Song Sancheng comforted the old man: "They're just playing for an hour or so; it's too hot, they won't be able to hold out. After they leave, we'll go to the fields to thresh."

The rice from two acres of land can definitely be harvested in one day, and it's not safe to leave it in the paddy overnight. But transporting it home feels unnecessary.

After all, the grass leaves and husks kicked up by the threshing machine are quite numerous.

Therefore, the father and son wanted to take advantage of everyone harvesting rice in the afternoon to thresh the rice here.

By nightfall, when the other side finished work, they would have finished threshing the rice, packed it into burlap sacks to take home, and spread it out in the courtyard to dry tomorrow... steady!

This work wasn't very strenuous for the father and son, and they could finish it in a day; the plan was solid.

Song Tan told them to come to the field at 4 PM, but they didn't believe her.

—Just a bowl of rice grains, how long could it take to mess around?

Now it seems, there's still a long wait!

Song Sancheng asked while he had the chance: "Dad, look at you, I asked you to go eat at noon, why did you insist on not going? You'd be eating a proper meal in the new house, why were you so shy?"

Song Youde huffed: "So many people came at noon, what would an old man like me go there for? They'd be restrained, and I'd be restrained—and I'm not missing that meal."

Actually, he was missing it.

Don't even mention it, without the child's Seventh Great-Uncle, the noon meal was just missing something.

It was all stuff from the fields, but their palates had become picky recently, and they could all tell the difference.

Therefore, after saying this, Song Youde quickly yielded, using the step as an excuse: "I'll go tonight!"

The father and son looked at the field again, couldn't help but frown, showing an expression of being unable to bear looking, and simply found a shady spot to sit down and wait patiently.

And at this time, Qiao Qiao had already opened the livestream again.

"Children, Teacher Qiao Qiao's new house is finished! I promised everyone before that I would show you."

"Sister invited classmates to hold a class reunion in the house. If Qiao Qiao's grades are good and the classmates behave well, Sister said she can help invite the classmates to Teacher Qiao Qiao's house for a class reunion..."

【Streamer, a class reunion isn't organized by the teacher...】

【The one in front, stop talking, our class reunion must be organized by Teacher Qiao Qiao!】

【Teacher, when is the class reunion? I'm very good at sending express deliveries, I must be an excellent student!】

【Don't ask, the streamer never looks at the bullet comments unless his family members are free.】

But... are his family members free?

That's really not the case.

The classmates wanted bits and pieces, and they were busy packing and sorting, then sticking the classmates' names on one by one; where would they have the time?

And Qiao Qiao had already walked outside the courtyard with a sense of ritual:

"Come, everyone look, this is my new house, is it pretty?"

Everyone was actually prepared to see a rural villa, but they were still shocked at this moment.

White walls, gray roof, clearly a modern transparent design, yet the upturned eaves showed a Chinese charm... although only two or three places could be seen, it didn't look cumbersome and even played a finishing touch...

【This designer has some skills!】

【Three stories!!! I'm crying】

【It looks so big... sob sob sob...】

【What skills do I, as a student, need to learn to be more successful than Teacher Qiao Qiao?】

【Don't say it, this is my dream home】

【Does the streamer's family need a nanny?】

Qiao Qiao didn't look at the lively bullet comments; he had already reached the foot of the wall:

"It's too hot now. Sister said to pick a cloudy day to plant golden cherry seeds here, and goji berries over there. They have thorns and grow fast, which can prevent people from climbing into the wall. However—"

Qiao Qiao raised his head foolishly again, aiming the camera inside the wall: "The houses connected to the wall don't have any place to climb either, it's probably just for looks!"

He shook his head and analyzed it to himself, looking exceptionally cute.

Then he pushed open that small door.

There were no long corridors, small bridges, flowing water, or green scenery in the courtyard as everyone expected, but rather it was divided flat and neatly, with only a beautiful flower bed in each of the four directions.

It could only be said to be standard.

Therefore, some netizens sighed:

【Such a good house from the outside, the design inside is really too mediocre.】

【Right! Such a big courtyard, putting up rockeries, creating a circulating river underneath, and raising some ornamental fish—I don't know how beautiful that would be.】

【Make the river winding, preferably with a small bridge, pave the edges of the landscaping with pebbles, and plant some greenery or flowers.】

【If the color scheme is matched cleverly, it would be even better-looking than an influencer base...】

【I'm just watching the few immortals who drink dew in front and not saying anything】

【What do you mean?】

【Laughing to death! An influencer base is fine, but can you dry cowpeas? Can you dry cured meat? Can you hang sausages? Can you conveniently do farm work at home?】

【Where in the countryside is there no mountain? Why insist on having a flower landscape and river in the courtyard... aren't you afraid of mosquitoes? Doesn't it cost money to build these?】

【The streamer's family obviously plants a lot of things and is busy every day without a moment to rest; doesn't the flower landscape need maintenance and tidying? Don't the water and fish in the pond need to be worried about?】

【Source-switching app】

【The farm work isn't finished yet, who would be willing to keep flipping things around in their own courtyard】