On the seventh day of November, it was a day of joy for everyone here, and from the morning when the doors opened, the sky began to flutter with snow, and in a short time, the snow seeds that had fallen all over the ground the night before were tightly covered.

The originally bare branches are supported by layers of snowflakes, which naturally form white, bright and crystal clear snowflakes. The children, dressed in thick cotton jackets, excitedly ran through the snow and mist. The adults were also jumping wildly, shouting, and playing with each other, no less crazy than children.

The families found the brazier that had been thrown around the corner and gave it to the families of the king of the northern lands who lived in the woods. The Nandi Wang family, every family is the same as the Erya family, and they have built a kang type flue, and they don't need to bake the brazier for a long time.

The snow was still falling for a day and a night, so Er Ya went to say to Grandpa, "Grandpa! If this heavy snow continues to fall like this, there will be a snow disaster, do you want to go to the surrounding Zhuangzi to see those dilapidated houses.

After all, if something happens, people will come to our house, and instead of being forced to help at that time, it is better to take the initiative to eliminate hidden dangers now. ”

Grandpa smiled and stripped his beard and nodded happily: "Okay!" It would be nice if there was a snow disaster! It's snowing so well! There is no need to worry about any plague or insect plague. Hahaha, it's snowing so well! Good boy!

You are good, you want to be ahead of everything, it is good! Just do as you say, let Xiaohu, your third uncle, and a team of people go to a few villages in the west to help tidy up people's houses, let Daman and Dahong take a pair of people to a few villages in the north to help, and let Xiangzi and Laizi take a team of people to help in a few villages in the east. ”

Er Ya answered, and went back to arrange things, and before they left, they explained: "Try to tell the people in their village to help help, and come back early after finishing it early." Otherwise. The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the snow is getting deeper and deeper. ”

Xiaohu and several brothers responded and happily took people away. After a long drought and nectar, everyone is happy, especially the goose feather snow that was praised by the grandfather, the old man said it was good, then it must be good. So. The younger generation is particularly fond of the snow falling in the sky.

Some people's houses are okay. He told them to pay attention to the snow on the roof from time to time, and if the house was dilapidated, he borrowed a few main house trees to support it. Some people really can't live in it, so they help find a borrowed house.

Originally, there was nothing that the villagers in the big hometown could not help, and with the help of people from the Wang family, it was easier and faster to arrange people. It's not time to eat. And they all returned.

Grandpa went to see those northland men who lived in the woods, and they looked okay. Just go back with confidence.

Grandpa Beidi smiled and said to Grandpa: "Uncle! We have a lot of snow over there, and we're much more experienced in dealing with heavy snow than you. ”

"That's good! Let these juniors suffer! Alas! ”

"Uncle! You can't say that! If it weren't for you, we don't know what it would have been like now! ”

"Hey! Don't say it, don't say it! ”

Heavy snow fell intermittently for more than ten days. The snow is more than three feet deep. If it hadn't been said hello in advance, every family would have to pick up the snow on the roof from time to time, and it is estimated that the old houses, pig sheds, chicken sheds, cow sheds, sheep sheds, and rabbit sheds would have collapsed. Even the newly built brick houses. Erya didn't dare to hold it up, and had to pick up snow every night.

This year's New Year's dinner is still being prepared in the drying field. Although there was snow on the grounds, and when the sun came out, it would melt and mud all over the place, but everyone seemed to like this kind of large group meal, and everyone was excited and busy. The shackles of disaster that had been around their necks were finally lifted, and everyone seemed to be extremely relaxed.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the remaining snow from last winter has not yet melted, and this year's spring snow has begun to fall again. And it's one of the few frozen snow in the area!

After the first month, the royal family in the north will go back, and when they get home, they will be in time to sow seeds. Grandpa stopped and said, "Don't be in such a hurry! We've only had two snows here, so I don't know if the drought has stopped!

I don't know what's going on over there, so it's not good that you're in such a hurry to go back! At the very least, you have to get the exact news before you can go back. ”

After listening to Grandpa's words, everyone in the Northland continued to live.

In March, the sky was drizzling as in previous years, and there was no torrential rain for several days, and Erya was secretly relieved.

The water in the river is much larger than last year, and everyone is busy farming with peace of mind.

Erya's field across the river can be used to release water from the river to grow rice. But the fields bought from the Huang family were no longer good, so they had to plant another season of dry grain. But growing sweet potatoes and soybeans are not the most suitable.

On this day, Erya found the uncle and wanted to discuss with the uncle what is the best way to plant this land.

"Uncle! Did you know corn? ”

Uncle shook his head: "I haven't heard of it, do you know what it's like?" ”

"The ears are like spinning hammers, the poles are like sugar cane, the grains are golden, and they are dozens of times larger than rice"

Uncle didn't wait for Erya to finish speaking, and then he had a long "Oh! "Yes,

"I know, I know! When it first came to our house, it said that the harvest of that thing was high, and all of us planted it, and some of the land was planted, and some of the land could not be planted.

In the end, I realized that it could only be planted on dry land.

We all call it a grain hammer, you can't cook, you can't cook porridge, it's useless, you don't eat it when you feed the pigs. You can't ask for that! ”

Erya laughed and broke her stomach, "Uncle, that is the same as wheat, it has to be ground into flour before it can be eaten, and the whole grain can be popcorn."

However, just before the pulp is about to ripen, it is fragrant and sweet when boiled, and it is very delicious! ”

Uncle asked in surprise, "Have you eaten it?" ”

"Of course, we kids, that's not naughty and stealing crops.

I've seen corn that has just grown and matured, and it's really delicious. The man didn't scold me when he saw it, and said that it was called corn, and said a lot of ways to eat it! "Erya is talking nonsense, all nonsense.

The uncle didn't listen to anything else, but he heard that it was delicious. I'm happy that there are many ways to eat it. "Then you mean to plant that clay hammer?"

Erya replied, "Yes! I see that in our field, although sweet potatoes and soybeans can be grown, they are not the best. In addition to rice, corn also needs a lot of rain, especially in the middle and late stages, and the demand for rain is exactly the same as the precipitation in our region. So. I thought it would be better to plant corn. ”

Uncle thought about it and nodded, "Okay!" You can't grow rice there. I couldn't get that much water for a while, so I could only grow dry grain. If you think it's good to plant a grain hammer, then listen to you.

Daman's family, Dahong's family, I'll ask. If you follow the seeds, I'll go over and say hello to you, and I'll help bring them some seeds back. ”

Erya also heard that the uncle was going to divide Daman Dahong, but didn't he divide it yet! Why do you have to ask it separately? The second girl was puzzled. But didn't ask either.

The fields were so sunburned that the plows could not move. The fields across the river are fine, there is water soaking, just soak for a few more days.

The fields bought by the Huang family had to be turned over little by little with shovels, pickaxes, and hoes. Fortunately, there is the help of the Wang family in the Northland. Not slowly.

When the May day was getting hotter, Erya began to plant corn. This year, there is a lot more fertilizer for people than in previous years, which makes up for the lack of fertilizer for livestock.

Planting corn doesn't require Erya's hands at all. The Wang family in the north is more skilled than Erya, and it turns out that the most corn they grow is corn. Speaking of how to eat corn. Er Ya knows more than Erya knows.

Grandpa smiled and said, "Okay! When you go back, bring some good ones back to plant. lest you go back empty-handed and catch blind. ”

Grandpa Beidi is very happy these days, their men are working here, and they are paid 100 wen a day, and the women are also paid 70 wen, so that when they go back, they can also have a lot of silver money around them, plus there are seeds to bring back, it is much better than going back empty-handed.

If it weren't for the fact that there were too many people and there was no place to settle here, I really wouldn't want to go back. This place is many times better than theirs. After three years of drought, they were not affected at all, except that they ate worse than usual. It's like they have to leave their homes when they suffer a little disaster.

"Uncle! It's been so good in your place that I'm a little reluctant to go back, but the golden nest and the silver nest are still reluctant to give up their own grass nest. In a little while, we'll be back. ”

Grandpa nodded, "Hmm! What you say is reasonable, and I will not force you to keep you, but in any case you have to wait for our corn hammer to be harvested, and go back with the seeds, so that you can cultivate. Otherwise, when the time comes, I am afraid that there will not even be land to buy seeds, and there will definitely be a lot of affairs in the government after the disaster, and if it is not necessary to be in the government, don't wait for the government. ”

Grandpa Beidi responded: "Yes! Just listen to my uncle's arrangement. ”

After planting corn, they began to plow the field and prepare to plant rice. Some of the fields with high terrain and no water are planted with wheat, and some follow the Erya family to buy corn seeds and plant them back.

Considering that there would be floods in the woods in the summer, he took advantage of the slack to rebuild a shed in the open space of the village for the men of the northern land to live in.

It was raining all the time, and occasionally it was sunny for two or three days, and then it began to rain again, although it was not big, but it was a haunting man. One after another, some people fell ill, and Erya asked two good doctors to come over from the provincial capital Chunlintang, and brought back a lot of medicinal materials, and ordered people to boil a decoction to prevent colds, as well as a decoction to prevent plague. Whether it's useful or not, drink it first and then talk about it.

The surrounding villages are all piggybacked, after all, everyone is in contact with each other, and it is a fatal thing for one person to be infected with a contagious disease. At this time, the situation is more tense than the drought.

Erya was busy putting vinegar and sprinkling quicklime in each room of the house, taking out all the clothes and spreading them on the blue sheets used for tea and fire in batches to bake.

When he was busy, Erya's younger brother hurriedly ran over: "Sister! My mother fainted, you should take the doctor back to have a look! ”

Erya's whole body was excited, and cold sweat broke out in an instant, she couldn't care so much, and asked Huigui anxiously: "What's the matter?" (To be continued)