Chapter 37: Wetting
The rain is still falling, the raindrops in the yard are bigger than one, Qiu Ning and Sister Wang worked hard to stuff the rice into the kitchen, Old Man Bai took his son and daughter-in-law to the field again, and along with Mrs. Bai also had to follow, Mrs. Bai was a little worried about her own grain, and was always worried that Wang Dali's family was not so kind to help her, but think about it, isn't there still a girl watching? And the millet in the family is more important, if you let those rice fall into the ground, it will be meat!
Mrs. Bai thought that she had come and gone in the wind for most of the past half a year, taking good care of those rice, and now she was going to lose some of it, and her heart hurt. I didn't have time to think about it, I just wanted to drag all the rice back in the field in one go.
Bai Erniu followed the Qiuning to carry the rice piled up in the yard to the house one by one, but accidents always happen, such as the straw ropes that were originally tied to those rice at this time, but because they were too sloppy when rubbing the rope, the rope was not strong at all, and the result can be imagined, so it's strange to come back and toss those straw ropes constantly! Qiu Ning really thinks that the Bai family is wonderful, and his own family affairs can also be sloppy, I really don't know what the person who does this thinks in his heart. Angry is angry, but Qiu Ning and Sister Wang still quickly hugged the rice scattered on the ground into the house little by little. The rain outside was already heavy at this time, and the two of them were all wet, and there was basically no place to dry. Qiu Ning couldn't care much more, he just wanted to save the rice into the house, for the peasants rice is more important than life, and if the rice is gone, it will be gone.
Bai Erniu couldn't help but shed tears, and she didn't know if it was because the grain at home made the rain wet and cried, or because of the ugly appearance of Mrs. Bai before. Sister Wang didn't care about comforting Bai Erniu, a good girl's family met a mother like Mrs. Bai who couldn't be twisted clearly, and her vision was so high that she couldn't do it, this girl was afraid that she would suffer in the future.
After running back and forth several times, the old man finally recovered all the rice trapped in the field, and sure enough, all the rice was wet with rain. Just imagine such a heavy rain, people are soaked, let alone these rice? The Bai family couldn't care about the fighting spirit at this time, and they all focused on the family's rations. These rice are not taken back to the family, but all of them are their own, and there is also tax grain to be handed over to the government, and the tax grain is only the family's ration after the tax grain is removed. But the family could not only eat this rice, but also had to buy some grain for the merchant and return with some silver. Every family lives by the harvest of two seasons, one for rice and one for wheat. Now seeing the family's harvest become like this, how can the family be in the mood to think about anything else, only think about how to remedy it!
Qiu Ning looked at these rice, and he was also very distressed. Living here, Qiu Ning can understand very well that everyone has come in the wind and rain for a year, and the hardships and hardships are not easy, no matter what the Bai family's character is, but these are also the fruits of their labor, so it is wasted to see who can not be pity. Seeing that the family was soaking wet, and they were still desperately transporting the wet rice to their home, this spirit made Qiu Ning at least not bear to hate them at this time.
Sister Wang also thinks it's a pity, there are a lot of wet ones! "Old man Bai, you have to spread out the wet ones and put them away, don't cover them together, otherwise those grains will definitely become moldy. As long as the weather is sunny tomorrow, I immediately want to move out to dry, and the drier the sun, the better, so that I don't have to worry about it when I eat it at home. Otherwise, it would be a pity if so much grain was covered with mold. ”
Qiu Ning also agreed, "No, it's better to open the windows at home, try to put the wet in a ventilated place, the family is tired, and it's only right to save these grains." ”
Now that all the rice has been moved, although it is raining, you can still see the white belly of the fish on the horizon, and I am afraid that the sky is about to dawn. Calculate the time and wait for me to return to Sister Wang's house, and then clean up and take a hot shower, I'm afraid it's almost time to go to work. Sister Wang saw that the Bai family was almost sober, and knew what to do, and it was time for her and Ning to leave. This family is more normal than Bai Erniu, and everyone else is as unscrewed as Mrs. Bai, so the level is a little better.
"Old man Bai, since things are almost over, we should also go back, and the sky should be bright."
Old man Bai nodded: "No, I'm really bothering you this time, thank you." ”
Sister Wang waved her hand, and then pulled Qiu Ning into the rain, anyway, her clothes were wet, and she didn't point to the Bai family that she would be able to find the rain, so it was better to leave quickly, at most go back and change all the wet clothes. Don't have anything else to do with the Bai family, just Mrs. Bai's virtue, good things can also make her say bad things.
When Sister Wang and Qiu Ning ran home in the rain, the oil lamp on the wall of the house was still hanging, presumably specially hung there for the two of them, Qiu Ning couldn't help but think of a sentence, when you come back at night, there is a light at home that is on for you, this is what it feels like to be at home. Qiu Ning felt that his body was not so cold, and as soon as the two entered the courtyard, the door of the main house immediately opened. Wang Dali came out and saw that his daughter-in-law and Qiu Brown were wet, and couldn't help complaining, "You guys are really, you have to ask for a rain to help others, this whole body is wet, maybe you will catch a cold?" ”
After speaking, he picked up the rain lily hanging on the wall, draped one on himself, and then walked out from under the eaves and handed the rain lily to Sister Wang. Sister Wang smiled and put the rain coat on Qiu Ning's body, and squeezed into her man's coat by herself. When she arrived at the main house, Sister Wang immediately complained, "Look at you, you only know how to wait, and you don't want to burn some hot fire for us, why don't you go and burn it for Miss Qiuning, if you don't wash the hot water when it rains, the cold will really get sick when it enters the body." ”
Wang Dali was not angry, and smiled happily: "It has been prepared a long time ago, but there is hot water in the cauldron on the stove?" I'm going to fetch you and Tyunin a bucket each. ”
After the autumn lantern soaked in the hot water in the big wooden basin, he only felt sleepy and wanted to pour it into the basin, and after washing and changing his clothes, Qiu Ning looked out the window, and hurriedly put on the rain and went to Lao Xiucai's house.
When Granny Ma saw Qiu Ning, she was frightened, this girl's face was pale, her eyes were blue, and she looked like she hadn't slept well last night. Last night, every family in the village was harvesting rice in the field, presumably Qiu Ning was following Wang Dali's family to harvest rice, and he was busy for most of the night, so he didn't rest! This girl is a solid-eyed person, but it's rare. So Granny Ma didn't say much, just asked Qiu Ning to do some small things like picking vegetables on the side. In this way, Qiu Ning really forcibly supported himself, so that he would not be sleepy, and he would not want to sleep.
Finally, after lunch, Qiu Ning couldn't hold it anymore and fell asleep on the edge of the pyre in the kitchen. And this sleep is the most comfortable and fragrant sleep since Qiu Ning slept. I just felt very comfortable all over my body, my eyelids were glued together, and I couldn't open them at all. When Granny Ma saw Qiu Ning's appearance, she didn't wake up Qiu Ning, who doesn't snooze when she is a little girl! When I reached my age, I was afraid that I couldn't sleep even if I wanted to.