"The matter is settled, I’m going home. I have no idea where Ya Molian has run off to."
Muttering to herself, she returned to her own room.
She used to find it rather untenable having Ya Molian by her side all the time, but she felt strangely disoriented when her neighbor disappeared for a few days, and found that there was no one to talk to.
"Sangsang, come out quickly, is it supposed to look ?"
Just as she was thinking about the lack of company, the voice of her brother, accompanied by a ’rumbling’ sound, came from the courtyard.
Lin Caisang quickly opened the door to go out.
"Changyi, what are you doing? Get away from there quickly."
Seeing that the rice thresher was ready, she was happy, but seeing Lin Changyi so close to the thresher, especially the drum that Lin Changhong was stepping on turning so fast it made her dizzy, she immediately rushed forward to pull Lin Changyi away.
"Brother, you’re too reckless. Never let the kids get close when the drum is spinning. If they fall in, the injury would be no joke."
She warned him seriously.
"Changyi, Qing’er, you two must never get close to this thresher again, understand?"
"Sister Sangsang, I was just curious, I won’t do it again."
Lin Changyi stuck out his tongue and promised that he would not lean over to look again. Lin Changhong, who also got off the pedal, came over to comfort his stern-faced sister.
"Sangsang, don’t be angry. Changyi and Qing’er know there’s danger and didn’t dare to get too close."
"What a thing to say, it’s all your fault! What are you stepping on it for?" Lin Caisang glared at Lin Changhong.
Although the thresher is handy and can thresh rice and sorghum, it is indeed dangerous. Children really shouldn’t be close. She was scared out of her wits just now.
"I just finished setting it up and wanted to try it out." Lin Changhong scratched his head and laughed sheepishly.
He didn’t want to embarrass himself if it didn’t turn since he’d worked on it, so he had to try it out as soon as possible. Only after it worked, he could invite Sangsang to come and see.
"Don’t try it now, wait until it’s time to harvest the rice." Lin Caisang dismissively replied.
"I noticed that the leaves in the paddy field are starting to turn yellow. Sangsang, does it mean that the rice is ready for harvest soon?" Lin Changhong asked, then mumbled.
"I wonder when it will stop raining this year."
"It should be soon, right?" Lin Caisang looked at the sky and speculated.
Usually, at this time, the rainy weather would subside, then it will be sunny all day, until the crops in the field were almost dried up. Then the heavens would throw down a few drops of pity rain so people relying on agriculture would not starve to death.
"Few more days of rain would be nice, the rice is not ready yet, we still have to wait for half a month."
A few more days of rain meant a better harvest for the people, but they feared that the heavens would not grant such a boon.
"Let’s not worry about that now, brother, did you buy all the rice I asked you to?"
"Yes, a full 1500 kilograms. When I pulled the cart to pick it up, everyone in the village was stunned. However, no household has that much rice, so I had to collect a bit from each family. It was quite a hassle."