It is a story that happened in the rural areas of the western United States from 65438 to 09.
Lola was born in a pioneer's home. She went out for a ride with her boyfriend Gohlman. When Yalman proposed, Laura hesitated: she didn't want to marry a farmer. She said that in addition to endless farm work, farmers were treated unfairly when buying and selling things. She wishes Gallman could do something else. Yalman agreed with her that if she planted bad land for three years, she would listen to her, stop farming and do something else.
First year
So they agreed to get married before the busy farming season. The advantages are: first, being in such a hurry to get married and not giving your family too much time to prepare for your grand wedding, you can leave a lot of money and reduce the pressure of life in the future. Second, during the busy farming season, it can help Yalman to share housework and reduce work pressure.
They held a simple wedding with the blessing of family and friends. Although everything is so simple, Laura is satisfied with Gallman's arrangement of her new home. She looked at their new home and felt very happy!
On the second day of marriage, she began to be busy with farm work. Laura has many unaccustomed neighbors, prepared a little unsatisfactory lunch, and was considerate and didn't embarrass her. Although the harvest was not good, Yalman was satisfied.
In autumn, he has to plant twice as much land, so he goes out early and comes back late every day. On weekends, they got into the carriage and sang songs for a ride on the grassland. Soon they found that Matthew was tired and couldn't plow every day, so Gallman bought Lola a a tame pony. They can ride horses and play in their spare time. They are so busy and happy!
On a calm and sunny afternoon, there was a strong wind, and then the whole world was submerged in the vast snow. Gallman is feeding the animals in the barn. He looked out of the window, and the raging snow blocked his view.
He closed the doors and windows and went to his hut. Ruthless wind always blows him off course, and he adjusts his direction again and again, struggling to move forward, and gets nothing every time. He lost his way in the confusion and almost despaired. He also thought about how many people froze to death near his home in such weather. He took another difficult step. What did he touch this time? He felt it carefully and made sure it was the wall of the hut. He clung to the wall, groped bit by bit and finally found his back door.
The snowstorm lasted for three days and nights. On the fourth day, when Yalman went out, he found that when someone went to feed animals like Yalman, he didn't find his way back and froze to death on the grassland not far from home. There are also children who go to school and are killed on the road; More animals were frightened in this snowstorm, some were trampled to death, and some fell into the river and drowned.
Gohlman successfully planted 100 acre of wheat and 50 acres of oats. The sweet couple were surprised to find that Lola was pregnant. The weather was fine all summer, and Zhuang's parents were very happy. The harvest season is coming. Hillman said that there will be a good harvest this year, and Laura intends to pay off all debts and there will be a balance. Gallman went to town to buy a harvester.
On the first day, Gohlman harvested 50 acres of oats. When I harvested the wheat the next day, I found that the wheat was not as mature as he thought. It's a pity to cut it now! Who would have thought that it suddenly began to hail in the afternoon? Although the hail lasted for twenty minutes, everything was so miserable, and a year's efforts, expectations and longings were all in vain.
At this time, Yalman told Lola that besides some machines, there was a debt of $500 for building houses. Laura almost fainted when she heard this.
The payment period is coming, and the income is not much. In desperation, Gohlman decided to mortgage the released farmland. But they must live in that land, or they can't mortgage it. They hastily built another hut on that land.
Second year
The day when they moved there happened to be their wedding day (August 25th). Although the house is small, they make it comfortable.
Their daughter Rose was born in1February, which added infinite happiness to this small family!
In a blink of an eye, it's April, the sowing season. Yalman put on his livestock and prepared to farm. Suddenly, a strong wind blew. Another snowstorm raged for two days, and people were still killed in the face of this sudden disaster.
When Laura and Yalman are busy, Saint Bernard, the big black dog, always looks after the little rose instead of them. barnum, the pony, likes the little girl very much.
Due to the dry weather and poor harvest, the price of grain has also fallen a lot. A year's effort is only enough to pay off all interest and a small amount of arrears. They can only sell hay to subsidize their families as they did last year.
Third year
They got everything ready for the cold winter. In order to surprise Gallman, Laura prepared a small birthday party for him! After that day, Lola got severe diphtheria. In order to take care of Lola, Yalman was infected.
Despite the doctor's warning, Gallman insisted on working in the field. As a result, on a cold morning, I almost fell down when I got out of bed and was diagnosed with mild paralysis. In the following days, he must be careful not to overwork. Some jobs need help.
They are ill and spend a lot of medical expenses, so they have no money to make a living. At this time, someone bought their land for 1000 dollars. They moved back to their original cabin.
This year, the rain came in time, and the planted wheat and oats grew well. Laura is very busy, doing housework, taking care of roses and helping Yalman. Fortunately, Yalman's various functions have recovered well!
They fell asleep in the little rose and rode horses around the house quietly.
One day, Laura's cousin Peter came. Tell them that his employer wants to sell a batch of sheep at a low price and ask them if they can buy them with him. On second thought, they bought sheep together and raised them together.
Just as they plan to have a harvest this year, the wheat will be sown. One morning, a hot wind blew from the south. The wind blew harder and harder and lasted for three days.
On the fourth day, the wind stopped and the earth lost its vitality. What is cut by the traffickers can only be used as hay for feeding animals.
Fourth year
Yalman wants to buy a batch of animals and take back the rest of the land. Laura objected, "Three years have passed. Is this harvest successful? " Yalman said, "It seems that the harvest is a failure, but we have a lot of animals and machines. As long as there is a bumper harvest year, all problems can be solved. I want to try again for one year. "
This winter is not peaceful either. On a snowstorm night, wolves passed by their house, but the sheep were not attacked. It was a lucky success.
During the busy farming season in April, a sandstorm blew, which made it extremely difficult for Peter to drive sheep. Finally, I went home with Gallman's help. Then the wind brought a big fire to the grassland. Peter and Gohlman rode to save the haystack. Fortunately, their family is safe.
Such fires often sweep through the whole village, leaving a large area of scorched earth. After the fire, they had to replant the seeds.
It seldom rains in summer, and the hot south wind blows for a week. When it stopped, the drug dealer died. Fortunately, none of the young trees they planted survived. In this way, they will not be able to obtain the ownership of this forest.
In desperation, Yalman can only apply for the preemptive right of this land.
In August, Laura's second child was born. Unfortunately, the baby only lived for three weeks and died unfortunately. This brought a heavy blow to Lola, who spent a long time in sadness!
Sad, she saw that everyone was busy. Life goes on. She crustily skin of head to cook for everyone. It's a pity that she accidentally turned the kitchen into a fire. Unable to put it out, Lola had to run away with the roses.
They rebuilt their new house in September. This is the fourth year of their marriage. When Laura and Gohlman discuss, is agriculture a success? Yalman said, "It depends on how you look at it. The harvest has been bad in recent years, but we have accumulated a lot of livestock. "
When winter came, they paid off all their debts. Dealing with farm work is like fighting for Laura, but her heart is full of enthusiasm for fighting.
The story ended, but it left a deep imprint on my heart. The hero's brave, tenacious and pure love. Spur inspired me, but also baptized my soul that I always wanted to be lazy!