Chapter 28: Five Eerie Figures
"Eh?"
Meng Fan's eyes snapped open in the middle of his cultivation, a little distracted.
This was the first time that this kind of sudden and inexplicable interruption of cultivation had occurred, but he couldn't find any reason for it, so he just shrugged his shoulders and continued to cultivate.
After the Mid-Year Festival, the fall harvest arrived.
A piece of corn field, dotted in the deep mountains above the wild ridge, corn cobs large and heavy, like a ripe big girl, the wind, waiting for the villagers to take them home.
The villagers of Mengjiazhuang still rely on the fields to survive, there is no mechanized equipment, are oxen pulling shoulder, rely on the strength to move the corn home.
Meng Fan's family corn field has five or six acres, because it is a mountainous area, some corn fields in the ravine, some in the mountains, very scattered, harvesting is quite troublesome, and his family does not have livestock, every year is to borrow other people's livestock to pull home, but also often have to ask for help.
On this day, Meng Qingshan had already prepared his farming tools and put on his straw hat, intending to go to the field to break the corn, and then borrow someone else's oxcart to pull the corn home.
"Thanks to my son, I feel strong now, and it should be much easier to do farm work this year." Meng Qingshan waved his arm, mid-air, very confident look.
But before he left the door, he was pulled back by Meng Fan.
"There's no need to rush." Meng Fan's expression was somewhat mysterious, pointing to the blazing sun in the sky, "Although it's autumn, the sun is still very poisonous, why don't we go at night."
Meng Qingshan glared, feeling that Meng Fan was being a bit nonsensical, how can he collect at night in the dark, he was about to speak, but was pulled into the house by Meng Fan.
"It's inconvenient to work at night, that's why no one goes to work in the cornfield at night." Meng Fan explained, trying to make things sound less …… ridiculous.
"When no one is there, it's also the time when we harvest the corn." Meng Fan helped his father to sit on a chair and took off the straw hat on his head, "I'll sell you on this matter first, you don't have to do anything, you and your mother can eat at ease at home and sleep at ease, the matter of the corn is something you don't need to worry about."
"……"
Meng Qingshan heard, a face of confusion, think the corn can still run home on their own can not, but look at the son and does not seem to be joking, and finally compromised, really can not, to the end of the day to ask for help, anyway, it is not uninvited.
Er …… those rabbit meat can not be eaten in vain ah, the time to contribute, or have to contribute.
When other families have to go to the mountain busy time, Meng Qingshan but leisure down, lying in a bamboo chaise longue, swaying back and forth, in the yard sun, looks very comfortable, for the words of his son, he is still very assured, after all, his own son …… is very powerful well!
The old king drove the oxcart through the gate of the Meng family saw this scene, could not help but frown, in previous years Meng Qingshan is to borrow his people and car work, now actually so leisurely, actually sun up, difficult to stock up and wait for him to help? His heart was slightly unhappy.
"Old Meng ah, everyone has gone to collect corn, why don't you move?" Old Wang stopped the oxcart and stood at the door and asked.
"There's no hurry." Meng Qingshan smiled back and said, "My family's land is small, it doesn't take much work, you're busy first."
"I've also been quite busy these past two days, I'm afraid I won't have time to help you." Old Wang shook his head and led the oxcart on, but his wife sat on the oxcart, her face became very bad, and she opened her mouth to curse.
"Let your mouth be cheap, eating other people's rabbit meat, you see, people are relying on you, in two days they will surely ask for your help, you were born to be an animal's life!"
The voice was a bit loud and clearly carried into the courtyard of the Meng family.
"Why does the Wang family's daughter-in-law speak so harshly." Meng mother frowned, put down the work in her hands, walked over to Meng Qingshan and patted him on the shoulder, "Why don't we just go down to the field and work."
"No need." Meng Qingshan waved his hand and paused, "There's my son."
Meng mother wanted to say a few more words, but Meng Qingshan already closed his eyes and hummed a little song, so he shook his head and gave up: "These two men, is there something to hide from me, or really want to be lazy?"
In fact, Meng Qingshan heart is also confused, but his son said and let them feel at ease, then feel at ease, their son's words do not believe, but also can go to believe who's, so the sun as usual.
In the blink of an eye, two days have passed, Meng Fan has not gone out, busy in their own hut, occasionally come out to look for some strange things, as for what to be busy, no one knows.
Meng Qingshan just so sun for two days, face are tanned, he looks like this, let the village people are talking about, some bad words into his ears, said he became lazy, even farm work do not want to do it, really think they are enjoying the blessing of the life of a son, gave birth to a son, in the city can not find a job, but also not go home…….
Even the people who often deal with, in the past two days do not dare to come over to the door, for fear that Meng Qingshan asked them to help work on the ground.
Neighbor Wang is even more fear to avoid, even the gate of Meng's family are around the past to go.
This afternoon, even the mayor of the village of Sun also came over, in front of Meng Qingshan knocking a tobacco bag, said in a long speech: "Qingshan ah, the family has a difficult time with the village to say, the people to food for the day, farming is not to lose ……."
Meng Qingshan listened to these, the face more and more black up, but also to see the other family's corn car after car to the home, but the family has not moved, finally could not help it, when eating dinner, this matter on the table: "Son, you still give us a bottom, dad this heart …… apprehensive! Ah!"
Meng's mother also looked at Meng Fan with an inquiring color.
"Tonight." Meng Fan gave his parents a mouthful of food, "Let's watch the show tonight."
At more than ten o'clock at night, the night was as cool as water, the village became quiet, Meng Fan carried his hand, went out the door, circled around the village, and found that the villagers had all closed their doors and were resting in peace, before he stood at ease at the entrance of the village, and coughed dryly, "Autumn Harvest Secret Service Team, gather!"
With a wave of his hand, five figures came out in front of him in unison, of different sizes and shapes, each carrying a few marijuana bags in their hands, of which Iron Man was listed.
"Iron Man, attack Cornfield One, go and return quickly, no mistakes!"
"Optimus Prime, attack Cornfield Two, return quickly and without fail!"
"Bumblebee ……"
"Jack-in-the-pulpit ……"
"Ahem, Hulkbuster …… land number five, that land is smaller, go and return quickly, no mistakes!"
When making the hulkbuster, there wasn't quite enough material left, so he made a small one about a meter tall.
"Depart!"
Under a call, those five figures leapt out with a whoosh, each running out toward their destination, and soon arrived at the fighting position and began …… breaking up the corn cobs.
These several figures were busy in the late night, their arms were flipping, extremely fast, and in a short while, they took care of a row of corn, especially their shape was too abrupt, if they appeared elsewhere, it would be fine, but they appeared in the corn field, and they were still breaking the corn, which is really a bit …… odd!
There are a few crows were these figures startled, ga a leap up into the night sky, looking at these figures, eyes are very curious.
As if to say, what is this thing? It doesn't look like a human!
Meng Fan, with a smile hanging at the corner of his mouth, sensed the location of these players, clapped his hands, turned around and walked towards his home, "Not bad yet, quite reliable."
Meng Qingshan and Meng's mother sat in the yard, beside them also lit a fire rope made of mugwort, the mosquitoes at night are still more, saw Meng Fan entered the house, the eyes coincidentally looked over, his son said that tonight, let's watch the theater, I do not know if the play started, waiting for some sleepy ……
Also, can watching a play solve the matter of collecting corn?