The rain is still falling, and the momentum is much smaller, but in the end it is already the end of summer, but there is a posture of autumn rain, and after a torrential rain has passed, it does not stop, and it is dripping.

Zheng Li was watching the families break poplar branches and bring them back to the wheat pile, and he was also curious.

So he asked, "Wei Langjun, how can this poplar branch make the wheat sprout and mold slowly?" What do you say about being breathable? Shouldn't it be a ventilated place, but can it be air-dried? ”

Wei Renshi thought about what he had read in the poverty alleviation materials in later generations, and the emergency measures for rainy wheat days in the poor mountainous areas of the north.

It is said that if there is rainy weather when harvesting wheat and there is no dryer, the natural hypoxia method can be used - that is, through sealing, causing temporary hypoxia in the wheat pile, so as to inhibit the life activities of wheat and prevent wheat from heating, germination and mildew.

It is also possible to use the poplar branch storage method, the principle is that seeds need moisture, temperature and air to germinate. The leafy poplar branches breathe vigorously, and a large number of them are put into the wheat pile, which can consume the oxygen and moisture in the air in the wheat pile in a short time, so that the wheat grains will not heat up and sprout when they enter a dormant state.

Both of these are emergency measures to delay the germination and mold of wheat grains. Of course, it cannot be absolutely prevented, and it can only be delayed for a few days, so we should wait for the weather to clear up earlier. After a long time, it is still necessary to ventilate, otherwise it is easy to become moldy.

But he couldn't explain this to Zheng Lizheng, and he didn't know what oxygen was, moisture, and lack of oxygen.

So Wei Renshi had to smile and said, "I also learned about it from other places, and as for why it has such an effect, I don't know." ”

"Wei Langjun, you were naughty when you were a child, and you ran in Changgu, you Aya couldn't catch you, and you were caught back by someone. I watched you grow up. Zheng Lizheng said: "You weren't like this before - not even last year!" Didn't you have a lot of adventures? ”

Wei Renshi pointed to his head: "I've opened my mind, there are many useful things in the book, but everyone usually can't see it, and some of them see it and ignore it." ”

"That book can also predict rain?" Zheng Lizheng said with a smile.

"I tell you, you can too." Wei Renshi also smiled: "The swallow flies low and the snake aisle, and the ant moves the mountain and wears a hat." The water tank is sweating and the toad is crowing, and the heavy rain will come soon - Uncle Zheng, if you remember these few words, often when these phenomena occur, it indicates that it is very likely to rain. ”

"Sure enough, it's learning!" Zheng Lizheng repeated it a few times, and after writing it down, he gave a thumbs up and smiled: "So in the future, you can also predict whether it will rain or not." ”

The two of them talked as they waited to go out and help people from other villages.

It wasn't until it got dark that Liu Shishi and the others came back from several nearby villages one after another.

The crowd was so tired that they had been working for two days in a row, and in the afternoon they went to help the neighboring village harvest wheat. At that time, he was bent on cutting the wheat as soon as possible, so that he would not be exposed to the rain, and he did not care for anything. After harvesting the wheat, I was tired and paralyzed when I was holding back my strength.

Zheng Lizheng didn't bother to ask about the situation, and hurriedly asked the family members to take it back to rest.

The next morning, Wei Renshi ran out of the house, although it no longer rained, but it was gloomy and not sunny.

On the third and fourth days, the water on the ground was about to dry out, but it was still cloudy.

Anxiety began to permeate the village, and everyone seemed to be sad, and the usual optimism of suffering was gone.

The sun was setting, and another day was about to pass.

A red line appeared in the sky, and soon it became a piece again.

Wei Renshi noticed that the window was red, so he got up and walked out.

In the golden sunset, the field of vision suddenly became wider, the gloom deposited in the bottom of the eyes was swept away, and the round golden glow passed through the bottom of the eyes, and the heart seemed to be bright and dust-free. The gloom brought by the rain and sultry heat for days suddenly disappeared, leaving only a golden glow, and everything in the world was enveloped in smoke.

"It's going to be clear!" Wei Renshi's heart was happy for a while, and he ran to Zheng Lizheng's house.

"Uncle Zheng, tomorrow is a sunny day, let everyone get ready to shoot wheat and dry wheat tomorrow!" As soon as he pushed open the door of Zheng Lizheng's house, Wei Renshi shouted directly inside.

The words fell, and then I saw that Zheng Lizheng was not alone in the courtyard.

Wei Renshi was a little embarrassed, smiled, and said, "Excuse me." ”

"Wei Langjun!" Zheng Lizheng smiled: "Come and come, it's not someone else." ”

Wei Renshi walked in, and in addition to Zheng Lizheng, there were several big men in the courtyard, some looked older than him, some looked younger than him, and there was even a little doll.

After Wei Renshi went in, Zheng Lizheng said again: "Wei Langjun, I'll go to your wine shop to buy a few jars of wine later, is there still the strongest one?" ”

"Uncle Zheng just has to go and get it if you want to drink it, what to buy or not." Wei Renshi said: "Sun Aweng, they are all in the winery, and they all have wine, so you can get whatever you want to drink." ”

Zheng Lizheng was very happy, pointed to a few people in the courtyard and said to Wei Renshi: "These are all brothers in the army, I haven't seen them for many years!" Rejoice! ”

After a pause, he said again: "By the way, what did Wei Langjun just say?" What's going on tomorrow? ”

"Oh, I mean, it's going to be a sunny day tomorrow, and it's better to get everyone ready today, and then get the wheat and dry it tomorrow morning." Wei Renshi said.

"Good! So-and-so will call someone to say. Zheng Lizheng nodded.

"Big head, let's go and dry wheat tomorrow, and we'll all go and help." The oldest person next to him said to Zheng Lizheng.

Wei Renshi looked away and quietly looked at Zheng Lizheng's neck. Well, the nickname lives up to its name.

"Boss Shi, what are you talking about? If I have a meal, I will not teach you to be hungry. Zheng Lizheng frowned and said, "I didn't know that you guys were like this for so many years, you should have come to me earlier!" ”

The man shook his head with a hint of shame on his face, and said, "I can still get by." If it weren't for the successive disasters in the past few years, they would not have escaped. ”

When several other people heard this, they also looked ashamed and said, "It's we who dragged down Boss Shi." Alas, the way of this world is no longer good, and if you are in a disaster, you can't pay taxes, and it's useless to join the army. We all went to Boss Shi and dragged Boss Shi down! ”

"It's all my own brothers, what nonsense are you talking about!" The stone boss reprimanded: "If it weren't for the disaster that destroyed the land, wouldn't we have a good life!" ”

Wei Renshi listened curiously, and interjected and asked, "Do you still have to pay taxes if you join the army?" ”

"Supposedly, no. But the state official also set up this and that tax in addition to the two taxes, and there are many tricks, the dog official does not care whether you have joined the army or not, but does not collect two taxes, but also collects other taxes! Without waiting for Zheng Lizheng to answer, a person next to him gritted his teeth and said.

Wei Renshi understood that these were Zheng Lizheng's former comrades, and now they have been deprived of their land, and they have been deceived by the local state officials who set up other taxes in addition to the two taxes, so they fled here to join Zheng Lizheng.

Wei Renshi looked at them, these were all people who had retired from the ranks.

What does it mean to be able to retire from the army alive?

It shows that you have the ability!

Whether it's eye work, or good kung fu, even if it's fast, isn't that all ability?