Through the small days of farming

The temperature in summer is high, there is no rain for a month, and the temperature is as high as the scorching heat every day. The water level in the river is also slowly decreasing. The old people in the village, watching the water level getting lower and lower, keep sighing.

After another half month, in July, the weather is like an oven, and the water flow in the river is getting smaller and smaller.

The ditches dug can't guide the water in the river. In this weather, once the fields lack water, the seedlings that grow well will die in the sun in less than a day.

"Brother Nian, Shen Wei and I went to fetch water, take care of Brother Ning." After Chen Mingren finished speaking, he and Shen Wei carried two empty buckets and walked towards the river.

"Ming Ren is going to fetch water?"

"Well, you too."

Bai Niannian watched them walk away from the door, the field cannot lack water for a day, and the water cannot be diverted to the field, so it can only be transported to the field at once.

Most people in the village do this. Chen Mingren and Shen Wei will carry water twice tomorrow morning and evening, just to prevent the seedlings in the field from dying.

Ge'er Ning's stomach is also about nine months old, and his belly is round. When he walks, Bai Niannian is frightened, afraid that he will fall...

Because of the 50 taels of silver left by Brother He, he secretly went to the next town to buy two carts of grain. The ox cart was rented by others, and the grain was bypassed the village twice, and the grain was moved home in the dark at night.

There is food at home, and everyone is relieved, but seeing that the seedlings in the village are about to die, they feel uncomfortable.

"Why did you come back so late tonight?" Bai Niannian brought up two bowls of mung bean soup to quench their thirst.

"The water in the river is getting less and less, and the soybeans and mung beans planted in the field are also drenched with water." Chen Mingren drank a bowl of mung beans in a few gulps before answering.

"Is the water in the river getting less and less? How long can this situation last?" Bai Niannian filled another bowl for them. Chen Mingren was sweating profusely and wiped it with a towel. The second bowl of mung beans Drink slowly.

Looking at the afterglow of the sun, Chen Mingren sat at the door to enjoy the shade, "According to this weather, there is still half a month, and there will be no rain in half a month, and there is not enough water in the river to carry it to the fields, and water use will also be a problem."

"Don't go fetching water tomorrow." Bai Niannian said.

"The crops in that field..."

Bai Niannian interrupted him, "We don't want it anymore. It looks like we don't know when it will rain. What if it doesn't rain? We still have food at home. We can live without the two acres of crops." down."

I watched them work hard to carry water to the field every day, but the crops in the field are still growing worse every day. Since it doesn’t rain, they simply pull out the seedlings. It’s still too late to replant some drought-tolerant crops , such as sweet potatoes, no matter how it does not rain, there will always be a harvest in the end.

When I massaged his shoulders at night, I found that the skin on his shoulders was broken after carrying water, which made him feel distressed.

"Persist for a few more days! The village chief should say something about it in a few days. If it still doesn't rain by then, we'll pull out the seedlings and plant sweet potatoes." Chen Mingren held his hand and comforted him silently.

"Yeah." Bai Niannian nodded, washed the dishes and put them away, the weather is so hot, Ning Geer may give birth at any time, and he is also ready for the tools needed for production, boil it in boiling water every day, and put it under the sun , sterilization.

The family also hired a midwife with rich experience in midwifery, and asked him to live at home until after Ning Ge'er gave birth, Liu Tiezhu even invited him once a day, just for fear that Ning Ge'er might make a mistake.

They didn't wait for the village chief's meeting. Instead, the news of the war reached here. When it reached them, the two sides had been fighting for a month.

As the news came, the price of food rose again.

Fortunately, their family has prepared food and bought a lot of various jerky to take home.

"Mingren, there are not many mung beans at home, you can buy some when you have time!" There will be a lot of mung beans consumed at home tomorrow, and this season, in order to prevent heatstroke, every household always prepares mung bean soup.

For those who are extravagant like theirs, they add sugar, and those who are reluctant to add sugar, put some salt, and they have eaten it for so many years.

Aunt Chen's family and Brother Yu's family, together with them, bought a lot of food secretly.

The two of them are not short of food.

"Aunt Chen, I'm Brother Nian. I have something to say tonight. If you're free, come over after dinner." Bai Niannian stood at the door and shouted. After hearing the other party's response, he held on Umbrella, go to Brother Yu's house.

Li Sancheng was talking next to Brother Yu, both of them looked happy.

Brother Yu stroked his stomach from time to time, and Bai Niannian guessed why they were so happy.

"Brother Nian, are you here? I was just about to tell you some good news!" Brother Yu took Li Sancheng's hand and said happily. He married him with two children, and he always felt sorry for him. a feeling of.

Although Li Sancheng said that he didn't care whether he could have a child, he still hoped to have a child for him.

Now that he was pregnant, he naturally wanted to tell the whole world.

A trace of envy flashed in Bai Niannian's eyes, but soon disappeared. He and Mingren will have children too, but it's just later than them.

"Congratulations." Bai Niannian was also happy for him.

"By the way, Brother Nian, why did you come to see me?" Brother Yu told him about the happy event, and asked him to come in and sit down to make him feel happy.

He originally wanted to refuse, but after hearing the latter sentence, he put away the umbrella and walked inside.

"I have something to do with you. Come to our house after dinner. Your months are still young, so just stay at home and let Li Sancheng come alone."

"I'm looking for you to discuss the crops in the field. When the time comes, our family will be together, and we can discuss it again."

"That's fine, I'll let Li Sancheng go after dinner." Ning Geer replied straightforwardly, he should pay attention to the first three months. When he gave birth to the first two children, he didn't eat well or raise them well. Doctor Liu It is said that his body is a little weak, and he must pay attention to it in the first three months.

Apart from this matter, when he came to call them, he suddenly remembered that the salted eggs left at Brother Ning's house had been in the past for a long time, and he wondered if they could still be eaten?He only knows that salted eggs can be eaten within a month or two, and those that have been stored for more than half a year...

I don't know if I can eat it, I plan to ask Ning Geer to see, how is the sealed salted egg now?

Ge'er Ning was preparing for confinement, when he was preparing eggs for him, he remembered this matter.

"Oops, if you don't tell me, I forgot too. Let's go see what's going on now?" Ning Ge'er patted his head angrily, "It's all my pig's head to blame. Put them in the room and forget about them." gone."

There was a layer of dust on the jar.

"Don't open it. After half a year, you can't eat it. Throw it away." Bai Niannian stopped him from opening the contents, in case it turned into rotten eggs...the smell...

"It can be marinated for one to two months. If it is faster, it will not take a month. Now that it has been left for so long, it is better not to eat it. It is not worthwhile to eat it."

When it was pickled at the beginning, it was for experimentation, but it was not pickled a lot, just take it and bury it.

"Brother Nian, I'm really sorry, I will compensate you for these eggs." Ning Geer said shamelessly, brother Nian kindly told him this way to make money, but he actually forgot.

"No, no, no," Bai Niannian waved his hand, "You don't have to pay for it, but you have to make some more salted eggs, and you will make the eggs. This time, I will also mark the time and remind you when the time comes."

In this way, Ning Ge'er will not talk about paying for the eggs anymore, "Then I will go back first."

"Yeah, don't forget to take your umbrella." Geer Ning reminded.

When Bai Niannian came out from Ning Ge'er's house, he walked into the village, and when he passed by his uncle's house, he heard his uncle's shouting and cursing again.

Ever since Dasha's wife came into their house, life in their house has not stopped for a day. Chen Mingxue's feet have healed, but he is limping when he walks, and he is getting depressed day by day. He doesn't care about the farce at home.

Dasha's former daughter-in-law was also capable, and she crushed Chen Lishi to death. At the beginning, she couldn't bear to be lonely. When Chen Mingxue was lying on the bed, she flirted with Chen Dashan and hadn't hooked up yet. , was discovered by Chen Lishi.

But there is no actual evidence. No matter how much Chen Lishi cries, the other party is a shameless person. He has been caught and raped in bed, so what face is there? !

His reputation was ruined, even if he was sent home, his family members would not accept him. It could be said that Chen Mingjiao was his final destination.

In the end, Mrs. Chen Li came up with a way to separate the family. He lived with the eldest son's family, and Chen Dashan lived with the second son's family.

In order to live a better life in the future, the two sides began to fight over the family property, and the quarrel became entangled. Finally, the village chief came forward to settle the matter.

Since Chen Mingxue became lame, he didn't care about anything. The two of them quarreled as much as they liked, and no one helped. Chen Lishi was much older than him, and he was always the one who suffered.

Every day there will be a riot, people in the village are used to it, no matter how serious the disturbance is, they will not take a look.

When Bai Niannian passed by his house quickly, he took a look inside and saw his uncle sitting on the ground in a state of embarrassment, crying loudly.

He came out with Chen Mingren, but Chen Mingren went to grind soybeans, and he went to inform them about it.

When he came, Chen Mingren was grinding soybeans hard.

"I'll help." Bai Niannian walked over, threw the uncle he saw just behind his head, picked up a small wooden ladle, filled half soybeans and half water, and poured it into the mouth above the stone mill.

The two looked at each other, smiled at each other.