If you don't consummate the marriage for three years and then marry a successful educated youth

The team leader's voice came through the loudspeaker: "Thank you all for your hard work these past two weeks. We've finally waited for the rice to ripen. Once we harvest it, we won't have to worry about those locusts anymore."

"I've seen everyone living in fear these days. After the autumn harvest, I'll send Xiao Lie up the mountain to hunt wild boars. Our brigade will then have a holiday to eat 'pig-killing feast'."

"Let everyone relax. The autumn harvest is hard work, and we need everyone to work together to harvest the grain as soon as possible so that we can have an easier winter."

The crowd cheered, "Haha, alright! Captain, don't worry. We would have worked hard even if you hadn't told us. The locust plague didn't cause much damage to our crops, all thanks to the good arrangements made by the Captain."

"Now that the grain is finally ripe, we naturally dare not delay at all. We feel at ease if we harvest it as soon as possible, otherwise we'll have nothing when those damned locusts come."

"Other brigades have suffered varying degrees of damage. They're going to have a tough winter. It's okay if we're a little tired; we can all get through this as long as we can harvest the grain."

The crowd echoed, "Yes, let's do it! Let's work like crazy so we can get through this winter. Captain, just give us the orders. We're fine even if we're not tired."

The captain's smile deepened, and he said loudly, "Good, good, good! I knew our brigade was the most united. Now I will assign specific tasks for the autumn harvest."

"Everyone, no matter what conflicts or grudges you had in the past, put them aside in the face of the autumn harvest. Nothing is more important than not going hungry. No one in our brigade is allowed to starve to death."

Everyone went to work in their assigned teams.

Liu Dongmei took out a rope and tied it around her waist, with the other end tied to Lai Zi's waist. During the autumn harvest, she didn't want to be distracted by dealing with the mess this bastard had caused.

It's safest to tie it around your waist. He tugged at the rope and handed over a sickle: "Laizi, take the sickle. We're going to harvest the rice. Don't dawdle."

"Shut up, you'll work with me. Didn't the team leader say that you do whatever I do? Are you deaf? Hurry up and get going, or I'll slap you."

The leper lowered his head indignantly, and looking at the rope made him even angrier. He was dragged to the field and heard the laughter around him, his face burning with pain.

"Dongmei, you're treating this leper like a dog, haha, it's like tying it to your belt, really, this method is really good."

Liu Dongmei hummed in agreement, then buried her head and swung her sickle rapidly: "Yes, everyone hurry up and get to work. Don't forget the terrible situation the other brigades have been in these past few days. This grain is our lifeline."

Hearing this, the others straightened their expressions and nodded: "Yes, you're right. We need to get to work quickly, otherwise we'll have to keep working here tonight, which will be even more tiring."

"Shanzi, we really have to work tonight. I've heard from others that the brigade leader said we should take turns working at night to save as much time as possible. If it rains, the pesticide powder will be washed away."

"If the locusts come again, we'll suffer huge losses. It's okay to work hard to harvest at night, since the moonlight will be there anyway."

Lai Zi's face fell: "Wife, I can't take it at night. We have to do it day and night, and my body is burning with pain. What if I get a fever and infection? I'll die."

Liu Dongmei glanced at him and said irritably, "Alright, you're just being dramatic. I'll go find Doctor Wen to buy some medicine later, and I'll apply it for you for two days. I'll do the work tonight, and you can rest."

"I can accept earning fewer work points for your small frame, but you have to stay by my side. Forget about going home to sleep, understand?"

"...Okay, I got it. I'll do whatever you say, as long as I don't have to work at night."

Lai Zi nodded repeatedly, as long as he could slack off a little, he was fine with anything.

After the autumn harvest officially began, everyone was extremely busy. In order to save time for meals and speed up the harvest, the brigade leader directly arranged for the village women to cook large pot meals.

We eat together, take a short lunch break together, and then get together to start working when it's time. This maximizes efficiency.

The captain listened to the scorekeeper's tally and nodded repeatedly, his face showing some relief: "Good, very good. It's really good to be educated. It makes you quick-witted and much faster at work."

The scorekeeper nodded with a smile: "Yes, I don't know who came up with this idea of ​​arranging meals, rest, and work in a unified manner. In the past, we always thought that each family should take care of its own work."

"But in that situation, it was impossible to coordinate the cooking and eating times for each household, which would lead to low productivity and inefficiency. It's better to arrange things the way they are now."

Jiang Lie carried more than a dozen bundles of rice on his back, which looked like a small mountain as he moved. After putting the rice down, he came over and took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

"This method was my wife's idea. I went to buy meat and vegetables before the autumn harvest. The meat that I cured won't spoil for a while. Eating well will give me the energy to work."

"The cost of communal meals is all recorded, which saves time and firewood and increases the efficiency of the autumn harvest. Everyone is happy with it. In the past, we were afraid of trouble, but it was more troublesome for each household to manage their own affairs."

The scorekeeper's smile deepened: "Jiang Lie, you're so lucky. No wonder people want to marry a cultured wife. She's smart and resourceful. You've struck gold."

"It's not easy to find someone so capable, beautiful, and virtuous. You have to leave the bad ones before the good ones come along."

A slight smile appeared on Jiang Lie's stern face: "Hmm, my good fortune. Alright, enough said, time to get back to work."

Several large pots were set up in the threshing ground, boiling and emitting the aroma of meat, making the children crane their necks and exclaim, "Grandma, it smells so good! Can we have this for lunch too?"

"Yes, that's possible. During the autumn harvest, everyone eats from the communal pot. We have to keep working at night, and there's a meal with meat to eat in the middle of the night."

The children cheered, "Giggle! Great! We can eat meat! I love it so much!"

Wen Yao was also helping out here. Jiang Baozhu came back carrying a basket full of wild vegetables she had dug up. Stir-frying them with lard would make a dish.

"Sister-in-law, look what I found! I'll stir-fry some for lunch to save on vegetables. What kind of meat dish did you make? It smells so good!"

"It's stewed meat with potatoes. Potatoes are filling and give you more energy to work. I'll also add some qi-tonifying medicine so that I don't overwork myself and damage my foundation. There's also a braised pork offal dish."

"It's cheap and delicious, and it's meat, so everyone should be able to eat their fill. If you work on an empty stomach, you won't have the energy to work, no matter how much you want to. You have to eat well."