For the ten acres of land near my home, I carry water from the well at home, and for the fields far away, I carry water from the river.
People in every village obviously couldn't wait any longer and went to the river to get water.
The river, which was originally much shallower, has now revealed a large area of river bed, which makes the naughty boys in the village very happy.
Everyone carried buckets, caught fish, and collected river mussels, wishing they could not go home even after dark.
Jia An Jia likes to be sensible and has been helping water the fields.
Mrs. Li felt sorry for her grandsons, so she asked them to play for a while.
This good news was very exciting. There were dozens of duck and goose eggs stored in the small yard, and the family hadn't eaten fish for a long time.
The most important thing is that with the help of her two brothers, she can add more fry to her fish pond.
Mrs. Li bent down to water the water, then stood up to scoop the water. She was so tired that she felt dizzy.
At this time, her granddaughter was clamoring to follow her to watch the fun, so she simply gave herself a break and followed her grandson slowly.
There were villagers who were busy carrying water for watering, so they greeted her when they saw her.
"Auntie, we are so envious of you. We also have a car and water at home, which saves us a lot of effort, and we also have many children and grandchildren. At this time, we really see the benefits."
Mrs. Li waved her hands with a grimace, "That's all you see. "Why don't you take a look at my thirty acres of land? Even if there are more than a dozen people, we can't water it all!"
After thinking about it, everyone felt balanced and started working quickly.
Mrs. Li took her grandchildren to the river. Jiaxi and Jiaan ran to catch small fish.
Jiayin secretly directed grandma to pick up duck and goose eggs.
There were piles of green-skinned duck eggs and fist-sized white goose eggs. Who didn't like it? Even the melancholy old lady Li laughed.
Jia An Jiaxi also cheered, they caught a lot of small fish.
Jiayin quickly struggled over there, and when she got close, her brother wasn't paying attention. She poured the small fish into the fish pond in the small courtyard and replaced them with two large grass carps.
Jia An Jiaxi turned around and found that his mouth was about to burst with surprise.
Mrs. Li's grandson patted them, put the duck and goose eggs into the bucket, and shouted.
"What are you looking at? Thanks to your sister's luck, there will be fish to eat tonight."
Jia An Jiaxi closed her mouth tightly, as if if she opened it, the fish would run away.
The two of them walked quickly carrying the buckets, but there were too many people on the road, so they were still seen.
Naturally, everyone was greedy, so the fields stopped being watered. People of all ages flocked to the river to look for duck eggs and catch fish.
Unfortunately, let alone duck eggs, there are not many big and small fish.
That night, the Li family steamed sorghum rice and stewed grass carp and tofu.
Jiayin took a bowl of egg custard, mixed it with a few pieces of snow-white fish meat, and ate it happily.
Several old men from the Zhao family next door also got a pot full of stewed fish.
This is a rare good dish, and Uncle Zhao also took out the half-jar of spirits that had been stored for a long time.
A few old brothers, each with half a bowl of wine, fish and meat, eating and drinking happily.
They have not been idle these days. They couldn't do the heavy work of carrying water, but they cut grass and watered the mules, watered the fields, chopped firewood at home, and swept the yard.
But even so, they still felt guilty and always felt that they had taken advantage of the Li family.
The grain harvested last autumn was taken to the Li family when we were working together.
But all together, it was only 400 kilograms, which was not enough to feed them for several months.
Not to mention this, we eat big fish and meat every now and then.
Especially in this weather, if there is no harvest in autumn, will the Li family be allowed to raise them?
Uncle Zhao was the first to speak.
"Otherwise, let's call the village chief and then go to the Li family to talk. Let's take the land back this year. In this way, there will be no harvest in Qiu Ri, and the Li family won't have to support us in vain. Otherwise, the Li family will really suffer."
" Yes, the Li family is very clever. When the time comes, there will be no harvest in the fields, and we will not be hungry, so we can only use money to buy food."
"How much money will it cost? No matter how rich the family is, we will not be able to support it. It's because of the reason why we old men will never die."
The other old men also agreed.
They were also action people. After dinner, they called the village chief to come over because they were drunk.
The village chief and the Li family were a little confused, wondering what happened to the old men.
As a result, the old men talked about taking back the fields, and the Li family immediately understood their plan.
This is a drought, and I am afraid that there will be no harvest in autumn.
Mrs. Li shook her head at that time.
"No, old brothers, think about it. If there is a big harvest in autumn, besides your rations, there will be a lot left. Our family has sold money, will you come to ask for it?"
"Of course not!" The old man The children all stared.
"Is that what people do? Your family works hard on the land, and the money you earn is of course yours. We have agreed before that we only need food rations. As long as we are hungry, we don't want anything else!"
"That's it ! ." Mrs. Li smiled and wiped her granddaughter's drool away.
"Our family cultivates the land and whether the harvest is good or not is our family's business. Wherever we can make money, we will control your food rations. If we don't make money, we won't care. That's not the truth!"
"This is different. I'm afraid there will be no grains this year. " Harvest it!"
Several old men were anxious, "I'm afraid your family will have to buy grain, and it will be a big loss to support a few of us old people."
"It's not a loss, Uncle Zhao." Li Laoer quickly comforted.
"If there is an old man in the family, there is a treasure that other families can't expect. Besides, the fourth child mentioned a severe drought when he came back from the south. Our family has been prepared for it."
Mrs. Li also nodded, "Yes, you guys Just don't worry."
The two women didn't speak clearly, but the village chief and the old men all understood.
Several people breathed a long sigh of relief. The Li family had stocked up on food in advance to be prepared for no more harvest.
The village chief thought for a while and said.
"Then let's do this for the time being. There are real difficulties in Qiu Shi. Your family must talk about it."
"Of course, we are all a family and eat from the same pot. If we want to be full, we will eat together. If we are hungry, we will naturally find a solution together. ."
Mrs. Li's words "family" made several old men smile even more.
They looked at each other and stopped insisting on withdrawing the fields.
From now on, the rest of their lives will be left to the Li family.
When something really happened, they would risk their lives to protect the Li family. We are all a family...
The village chief thought about each family, said goodbye and walked around, urging those who didn't have much food at home to go to the city to buy food, and urging those who were lazy to wait for rain to quickly carry water to save the crops.
At this time, there is no hope for anyone except self-rescue.
On the second day, someone actually went to the city to sell grain, but came back empty-handed!
Food prices in the city are half as expensive as they were half a month ago.
Everyone felt nervous after hearing this, and the bad premonition became stronger and stronger.
Suddenly there were more people going up the mountain.
As long as you see green, you can put it into your mouth without being poisoned to death, and you will pick it back.
Temporarily pad the stomach, save food, and survive for a few more days.
There are old people in the fields, kowtow and pray. Ask God for rain to save the crops.
Unfortunately, the sun was shining brightly in the sky, and there were no clouds at all.
On the contrary, the wells of the high-lying households in the village were out of water.
One family, two families, three families...
Half a month later, most of the wells in the village were out of water.
Looking from a distance, the mountains and forests also look a bit yellowish.