And after Qiao Hongliang heard Qiao Hongyuan describe his experience, he hesitated, and said that he would follow him next time he had the opportunity.

It was time for him to write something else.

The main reason is that he has recently felt that he has fallen into a bottleneck in painting, and he is not satisfied with what he has drawn, and he has wasted a lot of paper.

Maybe it's really like the family said, he should go out and have a look.

Qiao Jiayue also wanted to go a little, because she heard that Qiao Xiangbai had just taken a job and was going to go to the Houxi Brigade in Lu'an County, under the mountain to the west, to dig a water source.

Qiao Xiangbai was not in a hurry to leave, he waited for the rice to start heading, and the water output of these large and small ponds was barely enough before he could leave with confidence.

In fact, it didn't take more than a day to go back and forth, but he still maintained a cautious attitude and put the Alpine Brigade first.

The Houxi Brigade is located on the border between Jin'an County and Lu'an County, and the Gaoshan Brigade is one on the mountain and the other is under the mountain.

It seems that there is no contact, but in fact, the terraced fields cultivated by the two brigades in the mountains are very close to each other, and they will shout and communicate with each other when they are working.

The Houxi brigade is at the foot of the mountain, and there is usually a stream formed by the spring that flows down from the mountain, there is a pond in the brigade, and there is a big river passing by not far away, and there is a reservoir in the commune next door, so they are not short of water at ordinary times.

However, this year's drought has cut off the stream, and the water level of the river has also dropped to the minimum, making it difficult to get water, and if you are not careful, you will fall into the quagmire, so the water in the Houxi brigade is very tight.

The Houxi Brigade is also the maiden home of Gao Yulian and others, and they invited Qiao Xiangbai to go just to find a water source to dig a well.

There are not enough wells in their brigade, so they usually have to queue up every day to fetch water, and those who can't wait will also go to fetch water from the stream.

It's just that this stream can only be used for daily use, after all, no one knows what is upstream, and it is not safe to eat, and once the stream is cut off, there is even more water shortage.

Qiao Jiayue finally succeeded in convincing her parents, and the three siblings followed Qiao Xiangbai to the Houxi brigade, but they also brought food stamps and dry food, which looked like they were going to play.

They walked for more than three hours on the mountain road before reaching the Houxi brigade.

The brigade at the foot of the hill was quite large, the fields were large and flat, only part of them were terraced, and the nearby brigades were not very far apart.

However, looking at the clothes of the members of the Houxi Brigade, they are not much better than those of the Gaoshan Brigade, and their complexions look worse.

They were very enthusiastic about Qiao Xiangbai and Qiao Jiayue's brothers and sisters, and there was no trace of slackness.

Digging a well is a very important thing, if they offend people, they spend a lot of effort to dig a well, and as a result, it takes two or three years to run out of water, isn't it unjustly dead?

Qiao Jiayue's brother and sister did not follow Qiao Xiangbai to eat, but ran to see the fruit trees in the Houxi brigade.

In the very center of the village, there was a tall longan tree, under which they intended to eat dry food.

Qiao's mother prepared them for inconspicuous, mixed with bamboo insect powder, finch wheat flour buns and pancake roll sauerkraut, and she didn't even dare to bring eggs.

Their brigade raises a lot of chickens, and no matter how poor the family is, they can eat eggs once or twice a month, but what about other brigades?

So it's better to be cautious.

The three brothers and sisters sat under the tree eating dry food, and there were still children from the Houxi Brigade who secretly came to watch.

Even the sauerkraut burritos and the kettle made of bamboo tubes kept them looking.

Qiao Jiayue was seen to have no appetite to eat.

If Qiao Hongzhi was here, he would definitely catch up with these children in the Houxi Brigade in a few words, and he would be able to find out a bunch of news in a short time.

But with the three of them, they don't know how to deal with these strange children.

The three brothers and sisters put their things into Qiao Jiayue's satchel and continued walking.

The children followed for a while and then dispersed, but one little girl insisted on following.

Qiao Hongyuan turned to stare at the skinny little girl who was still following, her hair was yellow, her clothes didn't fit, and her eyes were big because of her emaciation.

"What are you going to do with us?"

"What are you eating?" the little girl looked at Qiao Hongyuan, who was expressionless, took two steps back, and asked in a low voice.

"I smell the smell of meat, but there is no meat. ”

"......" The three brothers and sisters glanced at each other, what kind of nose is this?

"It's not meat, it's bugs. Qiao Jiayue explained, "After the bamboo shoot insects are dried, they are ground into flour and added to sweet potato noodles and finch wheat noodles to make steamed buns or spread cakes. ”

Some people have a lot of children, and they don't have enough food to eat, so they can only rely on finch wheat to survive, but this thing is low in nutrition and can't supplement the nutrients that the human body needs.

"Bamboo shoot worms, are you telling the truth?" the girl asked again, she looked at Qiao Jiayue and felt that this sister was easier to talk to.

"That's right. ”

The girl hung her head, her right foot kept grinding the leaves on the ground, and after a while, she suddenly asked, "Can the child daughter-in-law of your brigade have enough to eat?"

"......" The three brothers and sisters looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

"We don't have a child bride in our brigade right now. Qiao Hongyuan said.

"You are talking nonsense, Aunt Lian obviously said that the child daughter-in-law of your brigade is doing well. The girl didn't seem to accept this statement, and glared at Qiao Hongyuan angrily.

Qiao Jiayue frowned and contacted the situation, does Aunt Lian in this girl's mouth refer to Gao Yulian?

"They are no longer child wives, they now live on their own, and they earn their own work to support themselves. Qiao Hongyuan explained, "Our brigade prohibits members from raising children and daughters-in-law. ”

"Why?" the girl seemed to be a little unacceptable, she looked at Qiao Hongliang, who had not spoken, pursed her lips, and seemed to have made some major decisions.

"I'm very diligent, I can do anything, as long as I can eat the food you just ate. ”

The little girl's words were amazing, Qiao Jiayue's brothers and sisters were all shocked and stayed in place, and they still took the initiative to ask to be a child daughter-in-law this year?

Qiao Jiayue said with difficulty: "Our family does not need a child daughter-in-law. ”

The little girl glanced deeply at Qiao Jiayue's brother and sister, and ran away.

Qiao Hongliang, who didn't understand much from beginning to end, looked at his brother and sister on the side and said, "Let's go back to Grandpa Qiao Xiangbai." ”

Qiao Jiayue gave up her intention to talk to the third brother, she reached out and poked Qiao Hongyuan, "Second brother, do you think she will give up?"

"I don't know. Qiao Hongyuan shook his head and walked back with his feet raised.

They turned around and found that this brigade had fruit trees such as longan, lychee, mango, and star fruit, and they were growing very well at a glance.

And the bananas, bayberry, and persimmons that the Alpine Brigade has, will only grow better here in the Houxi Brigade.

Look at the banana forest, many trees have a large bunch of bananas falling from their heads, and they are not small.

I really don't know if I don't come out, the brigade under the mountain is old, and the fruit trees are old.

It's obviously the same mountain, but the difference in altitude makes them unable to plant many fruit trees in their alpine brigade, so it's depressing to think about it!

Now the rice in their field has only been tasseled and filled, and the rice in the Houxi Brigade has passed this growth period.

There are some things that they really don't do, but the environment doesn't allow it!