Rural markets during wheat harvest season: what farmers buy is surprising
Text/Photos|Muddy-Legs Reporter
June 5 is Mangzhong (Grain in Ear), and as the saying goes, "three days after Mangzhong, you see the wheat stubble." Farmers are about to enter the busiest season of the year; once the sickles start swinging, there is no time to go to market or shops. That is why the market before wheat harvest is the liveliest and most bustling, with farmers making all kinds of preparations for the upcoming wheat harvest season.
Working during wheat harvest season is tiring, so of course you have to eat something good. Buy a snakehead fish to treat yourself; this thing is highly nourishing.
During wheat harvest season, for loading grass and picking up wheat ears, this kind of back basket is indispensable, except that nowadays there are fewer and fewer craftsmen who weave baskets.
Iron forks, iron shovels and other farming tools are all indispensable; although some city people do not know what these things are used for, for rural people they are truly useful.
Summer is here, and a cool mat is indispensable. After a tiring day, lying on it feels great!
In summer, there are more flies and mosquitoes, and the window screens should be replaced with new ones too.
A flyswatter is also a must-have. Although the rural living environment has improved now, why do flies and mosquitoes not seem to have decreased?
The broom and sweepers at home should also be replaced with new ones; these things are useful when drying wheat.
The iron shovel should also be replaced with a new one; buying one can last a year.
What are these thick ropes used for? Perhaps many people cannot guess. These are livestock halters, but with the development of agricultural mechanization, fewer and fewer rural households raise livestock.
There is also this one, which is also a necessity for rural people's work. The answer is left to the readers of Toutiao, but only people with rural life experience can understand it.
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