Chapter Eighty-Three: The Flood

Yan Qingshan went out after breakfast, and Yan Shaojie also went with him, the rain did not stop, although there were no crops in the field, but it would still collapse the ridge, so Yan Qingshan and Yan Shaojie dug the outlet of the ridge together. The fish in the fish pond can also be fished, afraid that the fish will run away when the water overflows, this lotus root is not big but can be dug, but it is not easy to get it in rainy days. The father and son did everything they could and went home.

Yan Yan and the Yang family are also rescuing the vegetable garden, Yan Yan took back all the vegetables and fruits that could be picked, and pickled them if they couldn't finish eating, they could be sold anyway. Originally, the Yang family disagreed, but Yan Yan tried his best to persuade him, and finally promised not to pick the ones that were still young. In fact, Yan Yan has no bottom in her heart, she is afraid that it will rain for a long time, and these vegetables will be flooded and she can't eat them at that time, so it's better to get them good first, and it's a big deal to eat pickles when the time comes.

Yang Shu and his son saw Yan Qingshan and his son on the road, so they came into the house to chat. "Sister Yan Yan, are you still picking this plum tree?" Yang Shu saw that Yan Yan had cleaned up all the vegetables and melons, and there were only plum trees left in the yard.

"I almost forgot, but it's not good to go up the tree to pick plums now, wait a minute, it's still green," Yan Yan felt that this plum could be slow, not in a hurry, but he was always very uneasy in his heart.

"This girl has to pick all the vegetables and melons, and when the rain stops, it is estimated that she will have to eat pickles," Yang felt that Yan Yan was too worried, it would rain heavily every summer, so she didn't have to pick all the vegetables.

"My sister must have her reasons for doing this," Yan Shaojie felt that his sister was very smart, and she would not suffer if she listened to her.

"I'll clean up the dishes when I go home, and I'll listen to Sister Yan Yan's words," Yang Shu said with a smile.

"You can spoil her," Yang was very happy when she saw that Yang Shu loved Yan Yan so much, and she was very relieved to hand over Yan Yan to Yang Shu.

"You should listen to my daughter, take some of this fish home, and catch a lot," Yan Qingshan gave some fish to Yang Jiang, and also gave some Li Laosan's family. The poplar father and son still had work to do at home, so they went back.

Everyone thought that the rain would pass soon, but who knew that it would get heavier and heavier, Yan Qingshan hurriedly dug a deep ditch in the vegetable garden, and dug a few ditches in the yard to flow outside, but the river water rose very quickly, and he was afraid of big floods, so it must be Yan Yan's house that flooded first.

Yan Yan asked Yang Shu and Yan Shaojie to go to the mountains to hide some food when the rain was a little lighter, so that they could run up the mountain to avoid the water and not go hungry in case of heavy flooding. Many people in the village have not dried their rice yet, and they were worried that the rice would sprout, but now they are worried about the problem of the river water rising without raining.

On this day, the village chief took advantage of the rain to gather everyone to talk together, "This rain doesn't stop, let's have ideas." ”

"Village chief, have you ever had a big flood before?" A man asked.

"That's not true, but if you're not afraid of 10,000, you're afraid of what if, you still have to be prepared."

"Ask Yan Jiabei, don't they know everything?" Shi Niang didn't know whether she was alive or dead, and dared to stare at the Yan family, "They cut the rice first, and they also cleaned up and pickled the melons and vegetables, and it is estimated that the places to avoid the big water have been found!" Shi Niang said indignantly.

"Didn't you know when my family was harvesting rice? Baba also ran over and said a few words, our family's early and late cutting is our family's business, will you still listen to us? Yang said aggressively, "The pickles are also just going to be made to sell, if you don't do it, will we stop it?" Yang glared at Shi Niang and said.

Those people from the Yan family who were as red as Shi Niang stopped talking, it was simply someone else's business, and they had no position to say anything. "Shut up!" Li Lao Er raised his palm and scolded Shi Niang, Shi Niang estimated that she was beaten hard last time, and she didn't make a sound when she saw Li Lao Er's slap.

"Okay, it's useless to say anything at the moment, hurry up and prepare, in case it really floods, there is a countermeasure. Each household first stockpiles dry food, and when we find a place to avoid water, we will take it to the mountains and hide it, just in case. "When the village chief saw everyone arguing, he hurriedly showed his majesty to stop them." That's it, you can come to me if you have anything, everything can be discussed. ”

After the village chief finished speaking, everyone hurried home, and the rain became heavier and heavier. Yan Shaojie said that he didn't go to school after taking a vacation, and it was not easy to go out when it rained so much, and he didn't even do the business of the shop, so everyone was worried that there would be a lot of water. If there is really a big flood, then the houses and fields will be flooded, and then they will have to start all over again, which is the result that no one wants to see.

"I originally planned to build a house this year, but fortunately I didn't, otherwise the house would have been abandoned if it started the big flood," Yang was glad that he listened to Yan Yan's words at that time, and didn't build a house first, it seems that his daughter's words are really right.

"Now we can get ready, and then we will have the bottom in our hearts, right?" Yan Yan said.

The torrential rain lasted for five days and five nights, but fortunately, although the river rose very high, it was still a little far from the shore, so it flooded to the door of Yan Yan's house but did not flood into the yard, Yan Yan saw that the village seemed to be built on water. Fortunately, the rain was not so heavy in the next few days, and it finally stopped raining intermittently for several days.

Yan Yan walked out of the door early in the morning and saw the sun hanging on the blue sky, and she was completely relieved, otherwise she would have gone crazy if she ran to the mountains to avoid the water. When the river slowly went down, everyone began to take care of the fields, Yang Shu and Yan Shao hurriedly picked up the fish, and as soon as the water receded, the fish were left on the ground, and they were picked up in vain.

The others hurriedly went to the ground, the land was all silt, all of them were soft, Yan Qingshan hurriedly dug a big water outlet, so that the heaven and earth quickly receded, and the sun could be planted after a little more sunning. The vegetable garden also had to be rebuilt, and the mud was almost washed away, and the peach and osmanthus trees had grown for more than a year, and finally survived, but the papaya trees were a little crooked and fell to the side.

The ducks were released and quickly went for a refreshing swim, picking up some fish and shrimp to eat by the way, and the chickens were also picking up earthworms and insects to eat. Yan Yan swept the water in the yard, dried the peanuts and soybeans, and looked at the plum trees, but a lot of plums had fallen, but the rest was also ripe and ready to be picked.

Families are tidying up their crops and fields, and those whose rice has not dried and sprouted will not have enough food to eat, because they have paid taxes; There are also many people who have not cleaned up the melons and vegetables, so they have no food now. In short, everyone is complaining about how much they have lost while the Yan family has no loss.

The village chief went to the town to tell the county magistrate about the disaster, but when he came back, he came back with a message, "Nansha Town next door was flooded, and a lot of people died, it was a big flood in the middle of the night. ”

Yan Yan is glad that it is not Xiaohe Village that has a big flood, otherwise he is now homeless, and he is also sad at the same time, there is a big flood here, and the life of the farmers is even more difficult.