Chapter 116: Anxiety Caused by Heavy Rain

The busy family was talking and laughing, and saw Zhang Huai hurriedly running over, with a sweaty face on his face, to Zheng Changhe: "Uncle Zheng, I'll help you cut the wheat-" He saw that Zheng Changhe was going to say kind words, and hurriedly waved his hand to stop him-"I'll help you finish cutting quickly, so that Aoki can help my family cut miles." I heard the old man say that this day was wrong, I was afraid that it was going to rain heavily, my father said that he couldn't wait, cut it and pick it home directly, and didn't put it in the wheat field to dry. ”

Zheng Changhe hurriedly stood up and asked, "Really?" I don't think it's quite right, too—it's so boring! But it didn't rain so soon, did it? Who said that? ”

Huaizi took a large bowl of chrysanthemum tea handed by Aoki, poured it into his stomach with "Gu Dong Gu Dong", and then replied: "It was said by Grandpa Li of the village chief's family." I didn't say that it was going to rain soon, but we must not be prepared, otherwise when it rains, and the wheat is still in the field, won't we cry? ”

Yang nodded again and again, and said, "It's to be on guard, I'd rather be tired in vain than stealing." Let's cut it quickly, and when Aoki is finished, I'll go to help Huaizi, and I'll have your father at home. Have you had lunch yet? ”

Zhang Huai hurriedly said: "I ate, how can I come without eating?" I didn't say hello to Sister Chrysanthemum, wouldn't that be a trouble for her? He smiled at Chrysanthemum as he spoke.

Seeing that they were busy, Chrysanthemum also hurriedly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and said again: "Dad, don't be in a hurry." The more this time, the more you have to settle down. If you are in a hurry and cut off your hands or feet, isn't that adding to the chaos? ”

Zheng Changhe nodded with a smile and said, "Dad knows, you can go back." ”

Chrysanthemum then carried the basket home.

This day is really tormenting, the heat is unbearable, earthworms crawl all over the ground, looking like it is going to rain, so that the whole village is busy cutting wheat and picking it home.

It dragged on for a day or two, and it hasn't been down yet.

While the people cheered, they did not dare to put down their hearts, because the frogs croaked so loudly at night, which was a sign of heavy rain.

Chrysanthemum was no longer busy with housework, and helped Yang beat wheat with a flail, and then kept turning and drying it. When the dried wheat was carried home in a dustpan, and then surrounded the hall with a mat made of infants, he let out a long sigh of relief—and finally he came back with some rations.

Zheng Changhe also went to help Zhang Huai's family fetch wheat, and the village was in chaos, and the noise continued, because the rain was about to fall, and the appearance of the dark clouds could not allow people to have a trace of luck.

She and Yang used hoes to dig the ditches of the two vegetable gardens deeper so that it could be drained in heavy rain, and when they saw Zheng Changhe hurriedly running back, they moved a bamboo ladder and put up the wall and pulled a lot of straw to cover the roof.

Chrysanthemum hurriedly followed, helped him hold the ladder, looked up and said to him, "Dad, you have to be careful." Will this roof hold up to you? ”

Zheng Changhe said loudly: "Don't be afraid, didn't you see me laying the straw underneath?" Damn, hand me the straw. ”

Chrysanthemum looked at it, and it turned out that her father had put a lot of straw on the ground as a precautionary measure to prevent it from falling.

While handing the straw to Zheng Changhe, Yang said to Chrysanthemum: "I forgot about this." This house has been changing straw every year for too long, thinking about building a house, but I haven't changed it this year. If it rains heavily, I'm afraid the house will leak rain. It's a shame that your dad remembered. ”

The three of them were busy for a long time, and finally thickened the grass on the roof.

After a long time, before the rain fell, Chrysanthemum couldn't help but think angrily - I'm afraid I'm playing tricks on people this day, right?

Zheng Changhe got off the roof and said with a smile: "Now it's really not panicked." ”

Yang asked, "Huaizi's wheat has also been collected?" ”

Zheng Changhe said with a smile: "I went home." Or can I come back? Food is still the most important thing. Aoki is also coming home. Let's dig this trench deeper. Either this rain will not fall, but if it does, I am afraid that it will not be small. Isn't it a trouble to drown the vegetables if you don't dig deeper into this ditch? He had just seen the two of them digging a ditch.

Yang looked at the sky and said, "Dig it." God has been tossing us for two days, and I'm afraid I'm going to go down today. These cucumbers and cowpeas are just a shelf. Alas! If there is a lot of rain, then this dish will also suffer. It's a pity, it's good-looking. ”

Chrysanthemum called the duck back, the pig was fed and some grass was added to the cow, and then some leeks and vegetables were chopped, and when everything was ready to stop, the thunder sounded in mid-air, and a large flock of chickens rushed to the eaves of the porch, and the little black dog also went into the kitchen.

Zheng Changhe, Aoki, and Yang went into the house and threw their hoes under the eaves, letting the rain wash over the dirt on it. The family looked at each other and smiled, quite a feeling of the aftermath of the catastrophe.

Chrysanthemum saw that the rain from heaven and earth was intertwined with white, and she could no longer see the outline of the fields and villages in the distance, and the water in the center of the courtyard flowed into the ditches on all sides as if she could not catch up. Even though the ditch had been dug deep, it couldn't accommodate the torrent that came one after another for a while, and it was desperately pouring out of the courtyard. The rain in the sky was still pouring down, as if it was about to pour down the rain that had been held for days.

The chickens under the eaves of the porch were crowded together, and the feathers on their bodies were splashed by the rain, becoming "soup chickens", and from time to time a chicken shook all over and splashed with water droplets. They looked at the pouring rain, and they were not in a hurry, and they also leisurely "cooed" and screamed softly, probably with the eaves of the corridor to cover the rain, which made them feel at peace.

Listening to the thunder one after another, and looking at the lightning that tore through the sky, Zheng Changhe laughed and said, "Let's go down, just let us rest at home for two days." Chrysanthemum, what should we cook at night? ”

When Chrysanthemum saw him, she couldn't help but smile ˉ - when she was done, she had something to eat at this time. In the past two days, she also helped with things, and she didn't cook well, she boiled some shrimp paste and fried some vegetables before eating.

She asked, "Dad, what do you want to eat?" Do you want to burn a braised pork? "This dish has always been a favorite of the countrymen.

When Zheng Changhe heard that he was going to roast braised pork, he was a little reluctant, and before he could think of what to eat, Yang said: "Cook that pig's head." There's only one left, right? It's time to finish eating, it's been so long, it's not good to keep it any longer. ”

Aoki also nodded again and again, "Hello! Let's boil the pig's head. I haven't eaten it for a long time. ”

On this day of heavy rain, the family nested in the house to chat, eat and drink, even if it is a thatched house, the warmth and sense of security are also overflowing. Compared to sleeping in the wilderness, compared to having no food to eat, the feeling of this family is so obvious and strong.

But the rain lasted for several days, and the industrious farmer could no longer sit still—if it rained any more, the seedlings in the field would be drowned. So one by one, they wore hats, cloak coats, and carried hoes, and hurried into the fields.

Zheng Changhe was already restless, and seeing that the heavy rain had not stopped at all, he dressed neatly and set out with a hoe on his shoulder. His family has planted a lot of rice this year. In the first year, I was busy with a lot of hard work, and if I was flooded, wouldn't I have to cry!

After a few days of heavy rain, the water in the river and pond overflowed, and whenever the rain was a little lighter, I could see the outside clearly, and I saw a white expanse.

But God didn't care about people's worries at all, and it kept falling, and the rain came and went, and every now and then there was a pouring downpour.

Chrysanthemum watched the water of the Xiaoqing River slowly spread up, flooding the grass and fields on the riverbank, and the heart said that there would not be a big flood, if there was a rare big flood, wouldn't it be a spring in vain?

Yang looked at the rain outside, and he kept sighing, and he didn't even have the heart to do needlework.

The village road where Aoki went to school was so flooded that he had to roll up his trousers to get there. When his family came to dinner at noon, he said that the terrain in the village was low, and if some people's ditches were not dug deep, the houses would be flooded.

Zheng Changhe went around the field and came back, saying that all the fields and ditches were opened, and they were opened and put into the river, but the water in the river had already been poured into the fields; In some places, the ground is low, and the fields have long been filled, and the seedlings have been flooded to the top.

If this rain doesn't stop, I'm afraid it's really a wasted spring.

The family could no longer feel at ease, ate some food indiscriminately, went to bed with anxiety, and was extremely unsteady in their sleep.

Chrysanthemum was afraid of heavy water, thinking that if the water rose, what would she grab first? The silver must be brought, and the clothes must also be brought, so Ming'er asked Aoki to carry some food to hide in the mountains first, and she fell asleep in a hazy mood.

The next morning, the chrysanthemum woke up to the crisp chirping of the birds in the back mountain, and the swallows on the beam also chirped non-stop. Listening to the familiar cry of joy, she suddenly became happy, but she was afraid that the rain had stopped—that the bird would not have called so when it rained heavily.

Hurriedly got up and looked at the red glow outside the window, her heart was so happy - the sun also came out, hehe, it's okay now!

After the rain, the sky and the earth are exceptionally refreshing, the blue sky is like a wash, the grass and trees are fresh, and the green is compelling. Cucumbers, peppers and other vegetables in the vegetable garden stretch their green leaves to meet the sun; The swallow flew low diagonally in the sky, and then rushed back into the mud nest under the eaves of the porch.

Chrysanthemum opened the chicken pen, and the chickens swarmed out, and without waiting for the chrysanthemum to feed them, they ran to the grass after the rain; The ducks ran happily to the river, and did not go down the river, but drilled in the grass and ditches - the water overflowed, but left a lot of good things, small fish and shrimp; Aoki also led the cow to the side of the mountain to herd it, and the "moo" sound continued all the way.

Zheng Changhe didn't wait for breakfast, so he went to the field with a hoe, but there was no worry in his expression, but a relaxed smile.

The sky was clear, and everything seemed to be relieved from its worries. And the people also went out of their homes, and some came into the fields to take care of the crops. Some carry nets and spread fish everywhere; And it's just playing—the white water hasn't receded yet!

Chrysanthemum was busy, but regretted that Aoki was in school, otherwise it would be nice to go with him to fish and shrimp. At this time, all the fish in the ditch came with the water when the river and pond were flooded. With a bit of luck, it's not impossible to pick up a big fish.

She was itching when she saw Zheng Changhe's family coming, and hurriedly asked, "Dad, what's the matter with you today?" ”

Zheng Changhe: "What's the matter?" And it's not all that mess yet. Do you have anything to do with your father? "Min