V025 Catching a mouse on a rainy night (I)

The educated youths who came to Shenjiawa Village before were all placed in a house converted from a warehouse on the side of the grain field, that is, the Zhao Qingru brothers and sisters and Tian Xue set up another accommodation. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Zhao Qingru struck the broken gong, which naturally alarmed these educated youths. In all fairness, the impression of the educated youth in the minds of the vast majority of villagers in Shenjiawa Village is not good. Here, of course, also includes Zhao Qingru, who has been labeled as "bourgeois" and "landlord's old wealth".

The village committee arranged these educated youths in the warehouse on the side of the grain drying field, not because they wanted them to play by themselves. If you don't work hard, you will really go hungry, but I am afraid that the situation will be more chaotic than it is now.

Therefore, not long after Zhao Qingru rang the broken gong, the young people living in the warehouse walked out in twos and threes, most of them with more or less reluctant emotions on their faces. It's no wonder that I finally have time to take a breath and rest, and I have a task temporarily, and I will have more or less emotions in my heart when I change it.

When the village chief Xu who hurried over when he heard the sound of the gong, he immediately became angry: "Who is still grinding there, no one wants to get a grain of grain this year!"

In the end, he grabbed the lifeline, and the roar of Old Man Xu made the educated youths who were still grinding foreign workers there feel like they had been beaten with chicken blood, and they began to get busy one by one. Before the rain, the rice dried in the drying field was hurriedly packed into large bamboo baskets and covered with rainproof cloths.

After finishing everything, Zhao Qingru and Santao hid in the small corridor on the side, and they couldn't go home directly like the others, but they had to continue to look at the grains in front of them.

"Sister Qingru, it's raining really hard today. I don't know when it's going to be up. Santao looked at the cloudy sky.

"Santao, come in. Otherwise, it will be drenched for a while, and you will have to take medicine if you catch the cold. ”

Zhao Qingru couldn't help but complain in her heart, super nostalgic for the days when she could know the weather conditions in advance. It's a pity that it's hard to know the weather in the coming month in advance, even if it's a day in advance.

Lao Mi successfully launched the world's first weather satellite on April Fool's Day in 60. However, China's first meteorological satellite, Fengyun-1, was not sent to the predetermined orbit by the Long March-4 carrier rocket until 88 years before Zhao Qingru.

Therefore, at this time in '77, there will be no real-time monitoring of weather changes like in the next few decades, especially strong convective weather such as typhoons, hailstorms, and blizzards that have a significant impact on crops and people's production and life.

In fact, Zhao Qingru also understands in her heart that her solar storage panel, which was secretly rubbed by Tang Yue and Song, if placed here for her, it is convenient for her to use the air conditioning fan during the day, and bring her mobile phone to charge it, read a novel and chase a TV series or something, which is more or less overkill.

But if it is in the hands of Tang Yuesong, he will go back and send it to the relevant departments, study and study it secretly, and then "copy" a few similar pieces and use them in other places, so that this solar storage panel that should not appear in this era can play the greatest value.

Not to mention, although the first artificial satellite was successfully launched in the sixties, it was not because the launcher's battery ran out of power, and it only worked in space for less than a month. If you add solar storage panels, you can extend the working time n times.

So Tang Yuesong was pleasantly surprised when he learned from his younger brother Zhao Qingshan that there was such a magical piece of solar storage panels that were said to come from the future n years later. For this reason, he deliberately made a trip to help solve a small problem by the way, and Tang Yuesong was still very happy.

But for Zhao Qingru, this kind of intellectually understandable, the emotional area may not be happy, cut first and then play, similar to the style of the mountain king robbery, I really hate it. A certain mountain king, as a special envoy beside the big man, still holds a gold medal in his hand. Even if not, as a baby from the same compound, Zhao Qingru didn't dare to drop the compound as a sea god needle. Otherwise, he would definitely be drowned by a mouthful of spit from each of his loyal younger brothers like Zhao Qingshan.

So, during this time, Zhao Qingru, who couldn't clean up the king of the mountain and could only find a little minion to vent his anger, counted all the grievances on a certain "traitor", and staged an "all-martial fight" every day according to the frequency of three meals a day to take out afternoon tea and supper. It's a pity that this kind of one-sided, obviously someone is tolerating the fight, and it didn't make Zhao Qingru feel too happy.

Hmph, let's see, don't think that my sister's advantage is so easy to take advantage of!

Zhao Qingru originally thought that the rain would pass soon, after all, in summer, thunderstorms are frequent, and they come and stop quickly. But who would have thought that this sudden rain was like a big hole in the sky, and after it started to rain, there was no intention of stopping.

Don't catch a typhoon.

Zhao Qingru, who hid under the porch to hide from the rain and watched the grain by the way, couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. However, seeing that the wind outside the door was not too strong, Zhao Qingru secretly comforted himself that he should not be so unlucky.

When the barn was originally built, the design was quite scientific, with a slight slope and a diversion ditch to guide away the excess rainwater. Therefore, the dozens of large bamboo baskets covered with rainproof cloths do not have to worry about the millet inside being drenched with rain in a short time. But after a long time, it is difficult to ensure that the moisture will not enter. Once the millet is drenched in rain, it is easy to mildew in a short period of time due to the accumulation of a large amount of heat that cannot be dissipated.

This is also the period of double robbery, why I am most afraid that God will not be happy about the rain. A short period of thundershowers is okay, if you are lucky to catch up with the heavy rain for a few days, one is not careful, so that the rice is drenched in the rain, but I am afraid that after more than half a year, I can't even tighten my belt to live.

Just as Zhao Qingru was walking there, thinking about whether to quietly move all the rice into her secret warehouse temporarily, so as not to get moldy in the rain, she saw Santao's father, Uncle Tao, walking over with a shallow foot.

"Dad, you're finally here. Santao was very happy to see his father.

"Hmm. Peach, Qingru girl, hurry back to eat. "Although Uncle Tao and Aunt Xu are both surnamed Xu, the two families are not related by blood, and they have no contact on weekdays. The main character is then different. If it weren't for that, Zhao Qingru wouldn't dare to get closer to Santao.

"Uncle Tao, then I'll go back with Santao first. At eight o'clock in the evening, my brother will come over to change you. ”

"Hmm. Santao's father nodded, pulled over the small bench where Santao had sat before, and took the dry tobacco pouch from his waist. Taking care of the millet is a very boring thing, but I have to take care of it.

If it doesn't rain, let a few and a half children watch the barn during the day to prevent sparrows and other birds from pecking at the rice. In the evening, several families take turns to be on duty at night, mainly to prevent rats and voles from stealing rice. Of course, you have to guard against rain in the middle of the night.

It was supposed to be easier on a rainy day. It's just that on a rainy night a few years ago, there was a thief in the barn and lost more than 100 catties of rice. The nearest educated youth point became the first target of suspicion.

At that time, there were constant small frictions between the educated youth and the villagers of Shenjiawa Village, and the dispute was on the verge of breaking out. That loss of grain suddenly became a fuse.

After a few days of commotion, the warehouse where the educated youth lived was turned over inside and out, and the inexplicably lost rice was not revealed. In the end, only the family who was in charge of the rice that day was responsible for compensating for the hole. The family tightened their belts and ate rice soup with wild vegetables for a whole year. Even during the double robbery period and the New Year, the days when the food should have been improved were only a few grains of rice porridge slightly more than usual.

It's not that the neighbors don't want to make up for one or two, it's not easy for every household, and the two finally save some rations from between their teeth, and the family is really too hard-tempered, and they don't want to accept the kindness of their neighbors. As a result, the family's already prematurely born and thin little daughter accidentally died due to long-term malnutrition. The little girl's mother also went crazy because she couldn't stand this stimulation...... The head of the family has since counted all the hatred on the educated youth in the village.

Rao is Zhao Qingshan, who has a good evaluation in the village, and in front of the uncle who has a hard spleen (brain) and qi (son), he also walks around as much as possible. Not to mention other educated youth.

Because of this incident, the people in the village who kept vigil and took care of the rice for several years did not dare to relax in the slightest when they were on duty at night. I'm afraid that damn grain thief will come back again.

"Brother, you say, will the grain thief who has never been caught tonight appear again?" Zhao Qingru, who returned home, was eating slowly, while looking at the dim light outside the house, there was still no small and still very dense rain, and he spoke.

"I can't. Zhao Qingshan, who had already quickly finished the dinner and was checking the flashlight and other tools, instinctively felt that it was unlikely. After all, it has been several years since the dried grain has been stolen. But after thinking about it, Zhao Qingshan raised his vigilance again.

After all, it rained a lot tonight, even though the village deliberately pulled the wires and installed four street lamps around the barnyard. But it can't stand the area of the barn is too large, and the dim light of the four street lamps alone is enough. This rainy day is not as good as a sunny day.

"Ru'er, you don't want to ......" Zhao Qingshan looked at his precious sister and looked at him with a smile, and knew that he had guessed correctly, "No, it's hard to explain when you look back." ”

"Brother, look at this god. Tomorrow it will rain or not. Although the terrain on the side of the barn is high, it is difficult to ensure that the rainproof cloth will not leak. If the millet is drenched in the rain and moldy, the responsibility is not our brother and sister and the Santao family. ”

"That being said......"

"It's just that the grain is moved into the empty warehouse in advance. It's a big deal, I'll move out tomorrow...... Let's go, brother~ I can't say, I can't catch a big mouse today. Zhao Qingru dragged his eldest brother.

"Wait, poncho, no poncho yet. ”

The shift time agreed with Uncle Tao was eight o'clock in the evening. When the Zhao Qingru brothers and sisters rushed to the side of the threshing floor again, Uncle Tao was talking to his eldest son in the dim light, while weaving Teng bamboo stools with rattan. In fact, almost every household in the entire Shenjiawa Village will use rattan to weave this kind of Teng bamboo products, if you talk about craftsmanship, Uncle Tao is definitely one of the best in the village.

It's a pity that this kind of workmanship is not bad, and even very delicate rattan and bamboo products, most of the time they are self-produced and sold. Even if the supply and marketing cooperatives occasionally buy such things, the price is not high.

"Uncle Xu, Da Yang. Zhao Qingshan took the initiative to greet Uncle Tao and his son, and Zhao Qingru also called.

"Uncle Tao, this stool you made is so beautiful. Uncle Tao, can you help me make one?" Before, when harvesting corn, Zhao Qingru fell in love with the small bamboo basket on the back of the three peaches, which was tailor-made to be light and exquisite, not to mention, there was a small sunshade on the top of his head. In fact, similar styles and designs appeared thousands of years ago. But from this small bamboo basket on the back of the three peaches, Zhao Qingru saw a simple rural father's simple fatherly love for his daughter.

From Uncle Tao, a farmer who doesn't talk much on weekdays, Zhao Qingru saw Ma Daha's father, who was almost white in life, and his adoptive father, who was like an old naughty boy. I really miss them......

"What does Qingru girl want?" Uncle Tao still remembered that his daughter Santao had mentioned to him that when Zhao Qingru broke corn together, he also praised the small bamboo basket on Santao's back.

"I wanted a crossbody bag that looked like the kind of military bag I usually use. ”

"Okay. Let me think about how to make it up. Uncle Tao thought about it and felt that it was not difficult, although he had not tried it before, but the basic principle of rattan weaving was similar, that is, the details were slightly different.

"Thank you, Uncle Tao. Zhao Qingru, who was looking forward to the crossbody bag she was about to receive, looked very happy, with a bright smile on her face, and looked at Xu Dayang, the eldest brother of Santao, who was a little stunned.

"Boss, let's go. ”

"Hey. Xu Dayang hurriedly responded, grabbed the bamboo bench that his father, Uncle Tao, had wove more than half of, and caught up with his father's pace.

"Brother, it's done. Zhao Qingru, who saw Uncle Tao's father and son leaving, turned around, and saw her eldest brother looking at her in a daze, and she didn't know what she was thinking, so she quietly moved to Zhao Qingshan's side, and suddenly raised her voice in Zhao Qingshan's ears.

Zhao Qingshan, who came back to his senses, was taken aback.

"What do you think, brother. ”

"Ru'er, it's better for you to laugh less in the future. ”

"......" Zhao Qingru stretched out her foot unceremoniously, and was about to crush it hard, who would have thought that Zhao Qingshan would retract his foot sensitively and dodge it dangerously.

"It's not about work. Hurry up, hurry up!" Zhao Qingshan slipped away rarely.

Although the heavy rain came in a hurry this time, it can be said that there was no preparation in advance. But similar emergencies, Shenjiawa Village has experienced too many times before. So much so that when the rice drying in the entire drying field was harvested into the big bamboo basket, although it looked a little messy, it was still piled up into three piles according to the old habit. (To be continued.) )