They loaded the golden grain onto bullock carts and took it to the local mandi (market). The buyers fought to buy Haji’s wheat because it was dry and hard—perfect for making roti (flatbread). Rice from Kharif gets sticky; wheat from Rabi makes fluffy bread.
"Why do we plant mustard?" asked his youngest son, Bilal. rabi season in pakistan
Unlike the frantic Kharif season of rice and sugarcane that demanded heavy rain, Rabi was calm. They prepared the land for —Pakistan’s staple food. They also set aside small plots for chickpeas (chana) and mustard (sarson) . They loaded the golden grain onto bullock carts
By April, the landscape transformed. The green wheat had turned into a golden ocean, waving under the sun. The mustard flowers had bloomed bright yellow, and the air smelled of earth and honey. "Why do we plant mustard
Haji gathered his three sons. "The soil is still warm from the summer sun, but the air is cool," he said, rubbing a crumb of earth between his fingers. "This is the perfect balance for wheat."