Chapter 82: Precursors of Heavy Rain

Summer is always so sultry, the lotus flowers in the fish pond bloom just right, the lotus leaves grow big and green, and the fish often hide below to enjoy the shade; The peach blossom tree and the osmanthus tree have grown a lot, the plum tree in the yard is full of plums, and the big black dog always enjoys the shade under the tree; The chrysanthemums at the root of the wall grow well, and the fruits and vegetables in the vegetable garden are large and numerous.

"Daddy, when are we going to cut the rice?" Yan Yan went to the fish pond today to see how the lotus root looked, and saw that the rice was golden, and it should be ready to be harvested.

"It can be two more days, and it will not be too late to take back the crops in the field first, and then cut the rice," Yan Qingshan took a bite of rice and said unhurriedly.

"I think let's cut the rice first, there are a lot of crops here, but the peanuts and soybeans have to be dried, but the rice can't be covered, and there is nothing two days earlier," Yan Yan felt that the weather was so sultry, and he was worried that it would rain heavily, and then the rice would not be able to grow buds at that time, and it would be a waste of work for half a year.

"It's such a reason, let's cut it in advance, we don't have enough manpower now, if it rains, it is estimated that we won't be able to harvest rice," Yang also felt that it was safe to be early, and what he was most afraid of this summer was that it would rain.

"Cheng, Ming'er will tell everyone, cut the rice first and then harvest the crops," Yan Qingshan didn't ask much, knowing that Yan Yan was worried about the rain, and it was nothing two days earlier, so the girl could rest assured.

Yan Qingshan, the Li family, and the Yang family all said it, and everyone didn't have any opinions, anyway, it was a few days earlier, manpower was a problem, and it was not so hurried earlier, and it was easy to work later. So the date was set, and Yan Yan asked Yan Qingshan to write a notice, explaining that he would be closed for a few days because of the busy farming, and Yan Qingshan also took leave and came back to help.

Everyone cut rice together, first the Yan family, then the Li family, the Yang family, because of the large number of people and the fast cutting, the Yan family's rice was cut in one day, Yan Yan and Meihua are used to cooking, but it is not difficult, but I have to look at the rice to write nervous, I am afraid that it will rain. Fortunately, God helped, the rice of the three families was harvested, and the weather was still hot.

At this time, other people's families began to cut rice, the Yan family, the Li family, and the Zhang family began to dig crops, and the Xiaoyun family also listened to Yan Yan's suggestion and harvested early.

"I said Qingshan, your family cut the rice so early, this rice hasn't grown well, you can stand it when you go back to eat, haha," When he passed by the field, he saw Yan Qingshan digging crops, so he teased.

"Our rice is planted early, just a few days early, it's not in the way," Yan Qingshan is not good at scolding, after all, what others say is also something, but their rice crops are all full of life, and they are not in the way. Yan Qingshan was not angry, and the man was not interesting, he turned around and left, he still had to prepare to cut rice.

"These people are just red-eyed us, and we have to take care of them if it's none of their business," Li Laosan said.

"No, let's do our best, and we have to plant when we go back," Yang Jiang said.

"Will I care? Am I stupid? Hurry up and get to work," Yan Qingshan couldn't help but laugh when he saw that the two of them were still trying to comfort himself, it's better to be brothers.

As soon as the peanuts of the three families were pulled, the sky was dark and cloudy; Yan Yan hurriedly helped the Yang family harvest the rice, and the Yang family was left drying the rice, which happened to be the last day. Yan Yan vigorously used the grain board to baddle the rice, all the strength of his body was concentrated on his arms, and quickly put the rice together, Yang Shuniang hurriedly scooped the rice into the basket and carried it into the house.

Yan Shaojie and Yang Shu just came back with peanuts, "Give it to me, you sit aside," Yang Shu put down his burden and Yan Yan's grain board, and quickly harvested the rice. Yan Yan instantly sat on the side, watching everyone harvest rice.

"Where are the crops in the field?" Yan Yan thought of the crops.

"It's all picked home, don't worry," Yan Shaojie couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw Yan Yan tired like this and asked about the crops.

As soon as the rice was harvested, the rain of beans fell with a crackle, and Yang Shu and Yan Shaojie dried the peanuts in the house and waited for the sun to come out before taking them out to dry. "We don't have to worry about our rice after all, even these peanuts and soybeans will have to be dried for a few days," Yan Yan said.

"It's not that I listened to you, otherwise like other people's families, the rice is half-dry, and it will be uncomfortable," Yan Shaojie said.

"Now it's time for them to talk about us again, who calls us good luck?" Poplar laughed. But his heart was thinking that Yan Yan was there, he was the luckiest person, he could watch her every day and eat the food she cooked, he was really happy, when could he still hold her to sleep? Bah, Poplar, you bastard, Sister Yan Yan is still young, how can you think of her so dirty?

The rain fell heavily but stopped after a while, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Yan Yan and Yan Shaojie hurried home. The next day, the sun hung high, everyone was overjoyed and relieved, but Yan Yan reminded Yan Shaojie to hurry up and pack up the crops.

Sure enough, this rain would fall on time every night, and it was a big and short burst of rain, which made everyone scold, but Yan Yan's heart was raised. Because the sun is good every day, but it is getting hotter and hotter, and the rain can't relieve the heat at all.

The people in the village basically plant double-cropping rice, and only plant crops after harvesting, because they pay too much double tax, they feel that they can't afford it, so they just plant the crops for the second half of the year, just to let the land rest.

In this way, after three days of abnormal weather, the rice of the people in the village was harvested and sunburned, Yan Yan and their crops were harvested, dried and dried, and they hurriedly cleaned up, and they had to plant rice and plant the land when they turned back.

In the afternoon, everyone thought that it would be over with a shower as before, but suddenly a strong wind blew violently, and dark clouds quickly gathered in the sky, and the people in the field hurriedly packed up and ran home. The wind blew so much that they couldn't open their eyes, Yang Shu and Yang Jiang rushed home, Yan Shaojie and Yan Qingshan rushed into the house to quickly collect things, and every household was in a hurry to clean up.

A thunderclap exploded, the rain rushed to the ground, Yan Yan raised his eyes, a white rain curtain, the sky was dark and heavy, Yan Yan hurriedly lit the oil lamp, and the sound of the rain drowned out all the previous sounds. The chickens were frightened by the thunder in the coop, and the ducks sat calmly, as if they had water; The big black dog was lying in the corner of the kitchen, probably afraid of thunder.

This rain was very heavy, because everyone went home early in this rain, Yan Yan was too tired in the past few days, so he went to bed after eating, washing, and everyone slept very deeply this night. Yan Yan was so tired that he was woken up by thunder several times and fell asleep, and when he opened his eyes again, he found that it was still so dark. There was still the sound of rain outside the window, and Yan Yan estimated that the rain had not stopped, so it was so dark.

When I came out to see, the rain was estimated to have fallen overnight, and there was a puddle on the ground in the yard, and the big black dog stayed in the house and didn't run out, Yan Yan's heart sank.