Chapter 749 - 454: The First Negotiation
The wheat harvest on the Tilaimei Plain usually takes place from late April to mid-May.
The further south you go, the earlier the harvest will begin.
Although it’s only late March right now, still more than half a month away from the wheat harvest, preparations for the harvest had already been underway for quite some time.
Spring rains bring life to all things, but too much water isn’t good for wheat harvesting.
Before the actual harvest, all wheat fields need proper drainage to prevent lodging.
But this year, the Tilaimei Plain’s preparatory work involved some additional tasks besides these.
Outside Golden Barley City.
On a towering ridge, serfs were swinging their hoes to level the land underfoot.
Although Tilaimei is a plain, the terrain isn’t completely flat upon closer inspection, with significant elevation differences between many fields.
For instance, the ridge old Mylon was leveling was situated at a boundary, with the fields on either side differing by nearly half a meter in height!
"Uncle Mylon, why do the adults want to level these ridges?" asked a young serf.