Chapter 110, carrying water and harvesting fish are busy, and the wheat field is filled with grout and watered frequently

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the rain did not fall in the entire Liaodong County, and God poured down the rain of the year in one breath on the day of mangseng. After the summer solstice, the temperature is getting higher and higher, the sun is like fire, the sweat on the body just evaporated into salt grains in an instant, and finally suffered from the small heat, Li Dalang's wheat has bloomed, more than half a month earlier than the rest of the village, and then five days is the day of wheat filling, but it looks like there is no rain in the sky.

The reason why the wheat flowering period is advanced is because the wheat seeds were soaked in medicated water when selecting the wheat seeds, so the flowering period is half a month earlier than others, and the seedlings and rice seeds in the backyard have been raised in the greenhouse before, and they have been nearly a month earlier, and they have begun to fill the grain at this time.

The village is becoming more and more short of water, not to mention the field, even people have to drink water It is difficult, the village is anxious these days in the fields every day, and people are standing on the edge of Li Dalang's house, looking straight hair. He never thought that in other people's fields, the seedlings were going to die of drought, but Li Dalang's land was still blooming, so he specially called Li Dalang over and asked, "Dalang, what's the matter with this wheat in your house?" Why did it bloom now? ”

"I don't know, this is the first time I have planted by myself, I am afraid that the planting will not be good, so I will give more water on weekdays, and often sprinkle some fertilizer to make the seedlings grow stronger. It is estimated that it is because of this that the flowers bloom earlier. "At the beginning of spring, Li Dalang was busy plowing the field from morning to night, and Situ Yan forgot to tell Li Dalang about soaking and selecting seeds, so Li Dalang really didn't know why, in fact, he thought in his heart that God had opened his eyes and helped him.

"It's strange, your land is thinner than other people's, but now it's the best land in the village?"

"Uncle Murazheng, my family's junior five said that fools have foolish blessings."

"I have to ask the girl about this, I always feel that just watering a little water and applying some fertilizer will not let the flowers bloom so early." Muramasa went to the field again and looked through it, and then went to Situ Yan's house.

"Girl, what's going on with your land? Most of the wheat is in full bloom. ”

"Uncle, I don't know, I haven't planted much before, is it time to open, I also bought the seeds in the county, the eldest brother and the second brother planted the seeds, at most I went to dig some river mud and sprinkled it, and I didn't do anything else."

Seeing what Situ Yan said, Muramasa looked serious, and after thinking about it, he didn't see anything else, so he left with a stomach full of doubts.

Situ Yan didn't talk about soaking seeds, because she didn't want to cause trouble, this kind of seeds can emerge early and bloom early if they are soaked, but if they are not soaked well, they will all become dead seeds, and even the seedlings will not grow. If she told her about this, others might thank her if they planted it well, but if it wasn't planted well, she would end up complaining, and she might not be able to gain a foothold in the village.

When the flowering period is over, when the wheat begins to fill, the sun has shown a smiling face from the morning until the evening and refuses to go down, there is not even a cloud in the sky, Li Dalang is anxious for a mouth of fire bubbles, "Big brother, don't worry, what are you afraid of if it doesn't rain, first use the water in the cellar." ”

"But that's enough water!"

"This god will not rain all the time, let's do it first, we can also divert water from the mountain, and then there are three acres of paddy fields in the backyard, which is more than half a month earlier than the wheat field, and when the rice is cut and drained, the water can also be used to irrigate the land."

"That's it! Hi! Li Dalang listened to what the little sister said, and his heart was calmer, and he took a big sip of the water handed over by Situ Yan and took a big sip, "Little Wu, why does this water smell weird, and it is cold when you gasp?" ”

"This is mint tea, I see that this day is getting hotter and hotter, and my brothers are a little hot these days, so I want to make some mint tea. I also boiled a large pot of mung bean water, and drank it when it cooled to relieve the heat. ”

"Xiao Wu, you drink more yourself, we're fine, it's not hot." Several people drank water, feeling that their mouths were filled with sweetness, Li Dalang felt very deeply, he followed his father to the ground at this time last year, and he was still faint in the ground, if Erlang hadn't found it early, I am afraid that at that time, he would not be able to get up. But now Xiao Wu thinks about them all the time, even if there is no water at home, he will give them a basin to wash their bodies every day. At this time, I also boiled mung bean water and boiled mint tea, drinking these, even my body felt sluggish, and I was energetic to work.

Saburo and Shiro took care of the backyard land, and the water from the two cellars poured into the rice paddies and dry land in a few days. Situ Yan used the space ring to feed the water in the cellar twice, and this water was enough. San Lang and Shiro also strangely asked Situ Yan to take a look, saying that this water cellar would grow water on its own. made her cry and laugh, so she had to tell them that they were blessed by the Bodhisattva, and seeing their hard work, she deliberately lowered the divine water.

Li Dalang and Li Erlang didn't take long to know about it, although they were curious, they couldn't think of why, so they had to worship to the sky, Li Dalang also thought about waiting for the autumn harvest and going to the temple to pay the gods. Situ Yan just watched from the sidelines, she couldn't say don't thank God, thank me. Instead of letting a few people look at her as a monster, it's better to let them thank God for it.

In mid and late May, and throughout June, Situ Yan never made snacks again, only selling some leftover buns and submerged pickles and salted eggs from her aunts. Although the income is less, there is more work at home, and it is really too busy.

From May to June, for two months in a row, there was only one rain, and the cracked earth was like a wrinkle on the face of an old farmer, which made people helpless and sad. The men of the village squatted on the edge of the fields all day long, staring at the land on which they depended for their survival with their godless eyes.

In order to save some saliva, the chickens and dogs in the village have become quiet.

Every night, the villagers, who were tired for a day, had no intention of eating, so they gathered under the big trees in the village to enjoy the shade. A few days ago, Li Dalang, like these villagers, couldn't eat or sleep, and saw that the water source on the mountain was about to be cut off, two of the three water cellars in the field were empty, and one of the water storage was less than half, and if it didn't rain again, his land would be dry. Seeing the heavens in the field, looking at the wheat field in a daze,

At the end of June, Situ Yan told Li Dalang that he could drain the water and cut the rice. Part of the water saved in this paddy field was stored in the cellar first, and part was used to water the ground, so Li Dalang no longer had to worry.

The three acres of dry land were harvested in one day, and the three acres of paddy fields were divided into three times, with only one acre per day, so that fresh fish were transported to the county town every day to sell.

The new fish, Situ Yan only kept ten, made into smoked fish, the remaining 140 were sold to three restaurants in the county in three times, because the river dried up, the fish became a precious thing, one can be sold for 50 Wen, more expensive than pork.

The millet and millet that were harvested were dried, and after grinding and bagging, Situ Yan weighed them one by one, and 4 stones of corn were harvested from two acres of corn, and 2 stones were collected from 1 mu of millet (sorghum). After grinding, 320 kilograms of corn and 80 kilograms of bran skin are produced; 160 kilograms of millet and 40 kilograms of bran; The four brothers of the Li family couldn't close their eyes for several nights. And three acres of rice is harvested 6 stone rice, but the rice contains more water, after the sun has a stone of rice left only 8 buckets, and then grind a mill, 4 stones 8 buckets of rice, out of japonica rice 360 catties, rice husk 120 catties. The chaff and rice husks were put together, packed in sacks, and piled up in the upside-down room. All the grain was collected by Situ Yan into the East Room (in fact, she was put into the ring.) ）。 The food in this backyard is all gone. The ground was turned over and fertilized and dried, and cabbage and radish were planted in the paddy fields. Sugarcane seedlings and bud seedlings are planted in the dry land. In order to harvest before the frost, in early June, Situ Yan began to raise sugarcane and bud seedlings in the inverted house.

With the water stored in three acres of paddy fields and two water cellars in the backyard, not only the three water cellars in the official fields have been filled, but even the fields have been watered. Li Dalang is very happy these days. In fact, the happiest thing for the farmer is to see the harvest in the field, the wheat stalk is bent by the heavy ears of wheat, but the farmer's waist pole is straighter.

The wheat in the official fields was fertilized and watered, and the wheat grains could be seen full day by day. Li Dalang and Li Erlang saw that Tian'er was busy with the land in the official field, so Situ Yan was busy with the livestock and land in the backyard with San Lang and Shilang.

At the beginning of July, it was the time when the crops in the village began to fill the grain, but even the water source on the mountain was cut off, and the water level in the village well was much lower. The villagers gathered at the village house again in despair.

"Uncle Zheng of his village, I really can't live this life, and the fields that I finally saved will die in the ground if it doesn't rain anymore."

"Yes, Muramasa, hurry up and think about it! It's all night. ”

Muramasa is busy these days, and he is also worried, but he can't think of any way. Sometimes he walked to Li Dalang's field, looked at the damp land in his field, and thought, "If every family can dig some water cellars, there will be no way to worry about it now." ”

The village is in a hurry, but the old village is still unable to see it, and said, "It's useless for the big guy to be in a hurry, let the village lead the way to the river to fetch water." Even if the land cannot be saved, the man and animal will have to eat water. ”

The villagers also knew that even if they forced Muramasa to death, there would be no water coming out of the field, so they had to prepare some buckets and follow Muramasa's oxcart to the river together.

When they arrived at the river, their hearts were cold when they looked at the bare riverbed. Although there is still water in the river, the surface of the river has dried up into a stream, and people have to go to the middle of the river to get water.

It took a day to finally get two buckets of water for the family, but this far water could not quench the thirst of the near, and this is not a long-term solution.

At night, the village was sitting on its own kang, smoking dry tobacco with its head bored, and it was so sad that it couldn't even eat.

"Boss, this year is another year of famine, if it rains a little in the next few days, at least no one will starve to death, if there is no rain, I'm afraid this day will not go on." Lao Cun was rubbing tobacco leaves in one hand and holding a cigarette stick in the other, and he didn't feel good looking at his eldest son like this.

"Dad, this time is the same as four years ago, I'm afraid there are not a few families left in this village."

"It depends on what the will of the imperial court is, if it can be exempted, this person can still live, if it is not inevitable, I am afraid that it will directly force people to a dead end."

"Eldest daughter-in-law, find a time to go to the city, buy more grain and store it, and you have to fool this winter over. It's just that I'm afraid we won't be able to pay taxes on our fields. I'm afraid that the second family can't even save food for the winter, why is it getting more and more difficult these days? ”

Aunt Fu knew that the old man felt sorry for her second son, but their family was also difficult this year, and she had just saved a few silver coins with Situ Yan doing work, but at the moment she didn't even have enough tax deductions, let alone anything else. She could only pretend she didn't understand.

This night, almost every family in Lijia Village lost sleep, and the days became poorer and poorer, and they were so tired that they couldn't straighten their waists.