"I just went to ask Shi Da and the others. They said that it is normal for rain to occur every three days in the south. In some places, it can rain for half a month at a time."

"If we don't buy more oilcloth raincoats, we may have to look for shelter from the rain along the way. If we can't find one, we'll have to do what we did just now."

Song Bai said what Shi Da said just now and looked at the Song people in front.

Their house was not bad, at least there was a carriage, and the other three cars were also covered with tarps to protect them from the rain.

On the other hand, the other eight families only had one or two oilcloths to cover their food and clothing.The elderly and children were all getting soaked in the rain. Not to mention it rained every three days, even if they got caught in the rain once, they would get cold.

Just now, many people came to Lao San to buy medicine.

If things go on like this, how can it be so great?

Song Youcai naturally understood that what Song Bai said was reasonable, but the county town closest to here had to take a detour, and the detour from here had to go over the mountains... I'm afraid it would be difficult to drive these bullock carts, not to mention that everyone was wet. Rain, many people were still coughing while walking.

Thinking of this, Song Youcai responded loudly: "I'm afraid it's not possible to take a detour to the county seat. We can't go over the mountain in this situation. Let's see if there are any villages ahead and ask them to change some raincoats."

Since rain is a common occurrence in the south, they don't have to go to the county town to buy it. People here must have one or two raincoats and rainproof cloths in every household.

Buying from whom is not buying?

Why take such a long detour to the county seat?

What if the policemen at the gate of the county here don't take the money, wouldn't their trip be in vain?

What's more, the two teams were too winking.When we get to Guanlu, we meet other disaster victims, and everyone may not be able to come back with all their hands and feet.

"What if there is no one in the village?"

"Then we'll dismantle the door panel and carry it on our backs. If that doesn't work, we'll find a place to stay for a day and go to the mountains to find thatch and make it ourselves." Song Youcai said gruffly.

While walking, Song Nan inexplicably heard a hint of "bored" in her father's voice.

It makes sense when I think about it. They actually have two coir raincoats at home, and they seem to be made by their own family.

But when they walked south, it had not rained for a long time.There isn't enough room in the car to store the grain in the cellar, so who would bring unused raincoats?

But I didn't expect that it would really come in handy now.

When talking about making coir raincoats, Song Nan thought of Carpenter Song in their team.

If he makes bamboo baskets so well, he must also be top-notch in making coir raincoats.

Carpenter Song: Do you think my name is not Song Yuyi?

Why!They can make bamboo hats!

Make a big hat and put it around your head. As long as it's not raining heavily, it can cover the shoulders of the person under the hat.

In other places...we still have to weave coir raincoats.

Back to the coir raincoat...

Song Nan looked up at the sky. How about she come out with a whole batch of raincoats?

No, absolutely not!

As soon as the idea came up, she shook her head and rejected it.

What material is the raincoat made of?

How to explain it?

It is the most common garbage bag type plastic raincoat, which is not available now.

Song Nan was lucky enough to see a garbage bag-style plastic raincoat when she was in college.It was a stormy noon. When she returned to the dormitory for a lunch break, she and others were trapped in the corridor of the dormitory by the heavy rain.

Everyone held an umbrella in their hands, but few people dared to hold an umbrella and walk out.

Because the rain was really ridiculously heavy!

Some people who took a few steps early squatted on the basketball court holding umbrellas.Because when I stood holding an umbrella, only the top of my neck was protected from the rain, while the bottom of my neck was kissed mercilessly by the heavy rain.

Then, Song Nan saw colorful mushrooms growing on the basketball court.

The school bell has rang, but there are only a few students and teachers in each classroom.This was seen in a large group at school, a photo taken by those in the classroom.

At that time, some teachers even drove their own cars to pick people up at the door of the dormitory, which almost blinded Song Nan.

After being in a dilemma in the corridor for more than ten minutes, we received a message from the beautiful teacher in class, and we were forced to "study by ourselves" in the dormitory.

But at this time, they had no place to hide from the rain, not even a raincoat or an oversized thick umbrella that Song Nan was disgusted with.

She didn't dare to exchange these things, so she had to listen to her family's arrangements.

Fortunately, it seems that her family is still very reliable.

I don’t know if it’s God’s blessing or something.

The place where they rested at noon was a bamboo forest again!

"Those who usually go up the mountain follow me into the mountain with their baskets on their backs to look for rice dumpling leaves. Carpenter Song leads others here to chop bamboo to make bamboo strips. If we find rice dumpling leaves, everyone can weave their own bamboo hats."

Song's father gave an order, and people from every family carried bamboo baskets.

Others took machetes and axes from home and followed Carpenter Song to the bamboo forest on the right to "get" bamboo.

When Liu's father entered the mountain, Liu's mother guarded him.Song Liu was taking care of the Liu family's ox cart, and he was checking the pulses of several people who had been coughing beside the Liu family's ox cart.

Song's mother was worried that those people's illness would spread to Liu Qiaoer, and she would not let her pass no matter what.

Liu Qiaoer had no choice but to drag Song Xi for a walk beside the Song family's oxcart.

Song's father led the team into the mountain. Song Bai took a machete to chop bamboo. Song Huai was guarding the side, while Song's mother and Dou Xiaomei were watching from their own oxcart.

Song Nan looked left and right, feeling very uncomfortable.

There were also a lot of people coming to the bamboo forest. Those who cut bamboo cut the bamboo, and those who didn't have tools helped move the bamboo to the edge, so that those with machetes could break the bamboo embryos and cut bamboo strips in a wider area.

After everyone's long efforts, bundles of thin bamboo strips were placed on the side.

However, the team that entered the mountain still didn’t come back.

"Is something happened to me? I always feel very panicked." Aunt Song Liu walked towards the oxcart with a large bundle of bamboo strips, her right eyelid twitching.

Butcher Song's wife said: "Don't worry blindly. There are probably no rice dumpling leaves in this patch, and they are still wasting time looking for them. What could happen to them, a group of more than a dozen men? Besides, Song Lao Er is here, and he is facing the mountains. I'm very familiar with it, and I can solve any problem."

"Then if there are no rice dumpling leaves, what's the use of all the bamboo strips? Weaving a bamboo hat won't stop the rain."

"Who said that? Everyone in my mother's family knows how to weave bamboo hats. Weave them more tightly and use two more layers to ensure that they won't leak. If there are rice dumpling leaves, you can weave them thinner and they will be much lighter."

Butcher Lady Song's words were heard by the people around her, and they immediately looked at her with fiery eyes.

"Then Auntie, let's make one up for us and let's take a look!"

Mrs. Song Butcher didn't refuse, she put the bamboo strips on the ground, pulled out some bamboo strips, sat on the rocks and started to do it.

Under her hands, the bamboo strips were tightly connected from top to bottom, turning from a sharp corner into a bamboo hat rim as big as a wooden basin.

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