From this day on, almost everyone in the Li family, young and old, changed their routines.
Jiayin slept completely during the day and kept guarding the well mouth to release water at night.
Naturally, the old lady had to accompany her, and the whole family kept pumping water.
It was boring and hard work, but no one in the Li family complained.
Compared to the time outside the Great Wall, when the whole family fled, they were always in danger of being chopped off by barbarians.
Compared to the despair that night at the dock, this kind of hard work is just hard work, but my heart feels at ease!
They are fighting for their lives and doing their best.
Villagers come to Li's house to fetch water every day and silently watch the Li family doing "useless work."
Some of them wanted to fetch water to irrigate the fields, but they didn't have a car at home, so they could only water a ridge after carrying water all night.
Just thinking about it, I gave up instantly.
As the days go by, most of the mountains and forests have turned yellow. Standing in the sun and panting will feel like you will be burned.
The river outside the village began to dry up, and the wells in various villages ran dry.
Those who had relatives in the city began to flee to the city. Those who had no relatives in the city took their families and drove them farther into the mountains.
There are also many people who have defected to Qingshui Village, not to mention that they used to dislike this village as unlucky.
The reason is the well of the Li family.
Although it often dries out, it always fills up quickly.
Every family is not greedy. If they have a bucket a day, the children and the elderly will not be thirsty. If they can cook a pot of porridge, they will not starve to death.
But when there are too many people, there will always be some chaos.
Originally, there were more than a dozen households in the village, and they all had to queue up to get water. There are more than 20 people in the outdoor village, and they are always quarreling over water.
The village chief couldn't stand it, so he came to Li's house every day to preside over the distribution.
There are people from other villages who not only want the family to drink, but also take care of the family's livestock. So, I just want to get two more buckets of water.
Of course everyone disagrees, there is only so much water. Whoever fills two more buckets might end up with no more water.
And the wells don't know when they will have water again, and there is no pattern at all.
The people from other villages who were blocked were unhappy and shouted.
"Aren't you bullying people? You didn't let me get two more buckets of water. Then the Li family even hauled a whole truck of water to water the crops. Why didn't you say anything? Why!"
In the yard, because of these words, There was sudden silence.
Mrs. Li held her granddaughter and sat under the shade of the eaves.
Jiayin has lost a lot of weight these days due to fatigue, and her face is also a little pale.
Mrs. Li was already very distressed and unable to help. When she heard such words, she became angry.
"Why? Just because this is my family's well! At a time like this, asking you to fetch water is out of respect for the fellow villagers. It's not your fault!
Our family's well, let alone us fetching water to irrigate the fields. It's just a waste of water in the yard and I won't let you beat it.
Why, you still want to ask the government to arrest us. Are we breaking the law? What a big face!"
The old lady was in the village on weekdays. They all laughed. The sudden cold-faced curse really surprised everyone.
But soon, Third Aunt Wu and Second Sister Zhang became supportive.
"That's right, I drink other people's water and I still have to listen to you. Who are you, the county magistrate!"
"Don't come to live in our village if you have the ability. I'll lend you your house and share your water. You can't even help me like this, you white-eyed wolf. Ah!"
The man from the outside village blushed and had a thick neck after being scolded. He wanted to leave but was reluctant, so he had to stand at the end of the queue.
Everyone fetched water in turn, one bucket per person, which was barely enough.
Just as everyone was walking out, they found themselves on a mountain path not far from Li's house.
Suddenly there was a burst of smoke, and three or four large wild boars ran down, followed by Uncle Zhao and several old men, shouting loudly.
"Kill them, they will harm our crops!"
It turned out that Uncle Zhao and the others couldn't help by watering at night, so they took the initiative to look at the field work.
Working shifts during the day and night, for fear that wild beasts on the mountains would harm the crops.
Unexpectedly, a wild boar really took a fancy to the Li family's land, and today they came together to give it a tooth sacrifice.
Uncle Zhao and the others watched closely and soon discovered it, knocking on the copper basin to drive him away.
The wild boar was frightened and ran directly to the village.
Everyone screamed in fear and ran away. How could they dare to confront the wild boar head-on?
At this moment, Li Laosi jumped out of the courtyard wall.
He was holding a wooden stick as thick as his arm, and he was shining it on the head of the leading wild boar.
The big wild boar screamed, its brains burst, and it fell to the ground.
Jiayi squeezed out from the gate, a step too slow, and he became anxious and jumped on the back of a wild boar. He drew out his dagger and plunged it into the boar's eye.
The wild boar suddenly went blind, became furious, and went on a rampage. But Jiayi pulled out the dagger and wiped his neck again.
When the village chief saw this, he called on the villagers to quickly help pen the remaining two smaller wild boars.
Li Laosi also took action, hitting the stick twice more, and it was completely quiet.
Pig blood and pig brains were splashed all over him, looking extremely fierce.
The man from the outside village who was scolded for making noise earlier was still a little angry. At this time, he simply shrunk his neck and honestly did not dare to breathe.
Don't mess with the Li family, the Li family's sons and grandsons are too fierce. His head was not as hard as that of a wild boar...
Everyone was shocked, but now they were overjoyed to see the fat pigs all over the ground.
"Haha, there is pork to eat!"
"That's right, meat is really delivered to your door."
"Fortunately, the fourth child and Jiayi are at home, otherwise it would be really bad."
"It looks like it's dry in the mountains, and the wild boars have come down. ."
"Whatever it is, we have pork to eat!"
The village chief came forward to take a look and saw that several wild boars were really dead.
He thought for a moment and then said to Old Mrs. Li, "Sister, what do you think we should do with this wild boar?"
Old Mrs. Li thought about it a few times and had an idea.
The four wild boars were kept in the family, and it was not good to give any of them to the villagers. But even after they were divided, she couldn't bear to part with them.
Simply, she said.
"The two big ones were sent to the city by the fourth child to be sold. After getting the money, they were given to my Jiaren to study. The remaining two small ones have more tender meat. The village chief decided to give everyone a share, so that they all have a bit of meat. Let the children quench their thirst."
The village chief also thought so and quickly responded.
"Okay, then I will thank our family on behalf of everyone."
Everyone was not greedy, and they all shouted their thanks.
"Thank you, aunt!"
"Thank you, aunt!"
Soon, the mule cart was hitched, and Li Lao Er and Li Lao Si went into the city to sell wild boars.
The other two were skinned and disemboweled directly at the door of Li's house without being carried away.
There are currently only about thirty households in the village including foreign residents.
The two small wild boars weighed more than three hundred kilograms together. Remove the head, hoof and internal organs, and get 200 kilograms of meat.
For migrant residents, one family receives three catties, and for the home village, eight catties. The remaining thirty kilograms were given to the Li family.
If you have children or old people at home, you can also divide the picked bones into several pieces and make soup.
As for jumping into the water, the village chief decided to leave it to the Li family.
Tao Hongying is good at her craftsmanship. After stewing it, everyone can share another bowl. It doesn't matter how much it is, just follow the fragrance in your mouth.
A storm, when a wild boar charged into the village, was not a trivial matter, but in Qingshui Village it was resolved like this, and every household was happy and rejoiced.
No one was jealous of how much money the Li family's two big wild boars were sold for.
The wild boars came down the mountain because they wanted to destroy the Li family's crops, and it was the Li family who killed all the wild boars.
The Li family just kept all the wild boars, and no one was in a position to say a word. What's more, now they have divided so much.