Doomsday foresight

The weather is too cold and the ground is frozen. It is very difficult to dig trenches to lay the foundation. However, for the sake of safety, the people in the village work hard. They are afraid that the snow will melt in spring and the foundation will be unstable. It is very large, with Dongdao in the east, 45 mu in the north, [-] mu in the south, and [-] mu in the west. Not counting the open space in the village, a total of [-] mu of land outside the village has been expanded.

The 81 mu of land originally belonged to each family, but now it is returned to the village and then redistributed. Each family is divided into one mu. There are still 81 households in the village, and [-] mu of land is divided, and the remaining [-] mu of land belongs to the village collective. All, when it comes to farming, each family sends out a person to take care of it in turn, and the final grain is also owned by the collective, so that if something happens in the future, there is no need for each family to send grain.If someone's field is surrounded inside, the field outside will be filled.It was originally said that people who come here do not know if they can make the trip, but the possibility of coming is relatively high. Even if there are no original people from the city, there will be a group with more snobbery coming to occupy it.It's hard to say what happened after that.Therefore, the village decided to plan ahead, divide all the fields again, and distribute the fields that the villagers should have around the village.

The fence was built very high, and the whole village mobilized to carry the stones for a whole month. The stone mountain was almost flattened, and the fence was removed. Every household wanted to repair the house and brought back the stones by the way, like Jinxi The walls of their courtyard have already been paved.

The fence is four meters high and about one meter wide. This project is very large. It took three months from the beginning of moving the stones to the completion of the project. It was already May at this time, and at this time in previous years, they would start farming, but the snow here just started. It started to melt, and the temperature was only two or three degrees.

There are four gates on the fence, and a house was built next to the gate, which was prepared for night watchmen. In addition, towers were built at the four corners of the fence for observation. The habit of night watch in the village has been maintained, and the fence Once covered, night watch is easier.Because there are some fields surrounded by the fence, it is some distance away from the village. There are alarm bells in each watchtower, and the sound is loud when it is knocked. In addition, fences and gates are set up at the intersections of the roads in the village. Once the door is closed, it is another barrier.

Although the project was time-consuming and labor-intensive, the villagers finally got a good night's sleep when they saw the high walls and solid gates.When the fence was built before, everyone only wanted to build one next to the village, and it didn’t need to be too high. Later, the information from the outside came in a little bit, and the villagers felt less safe, not to mention that the village was attacked several times in the past three months. , but was discovered by the patrol, and the loss was not big.

It's getting more and more chaotic, so after building the wall next to the village, a large wall outside was built, so that the whole village looks a bit like an ancient city.Of course it doesn't have that scale, it just has a prototype.

Seeing the snow began to melt, I finally saw hope.

After eating in the morning, Jinxi saw that the weather was good, so he drove the chickens and sheep to the nearby field to let the wind out. The surrounding [-] mu of land was divided into one mu for each household, and they were divided in order of proximity to home. Yes, the area next to Jinxi's house is exactly four acres, one for Jinxi's family, one for the second uncle's house, one for Zhang Zhong and others, one for Vic, and one for Cao Erxian himself.In fact, according to each household, some people have more families, some people have fewer families, but the difference is not much. For example, Jinxi and Grandpa are in the same family, and there are five people in the family, while some people have only two people. It can also be divided into one mu. Cao Erxian has helped the village a lot, even though he is alone, he can also divide one mu.Although some people have some opinions on this distribution, but considering that there are many people in the big fields outside, there are many distributions, so there is nothing to say.

There is a wall around the woods next to Jinxi's house. Their house and the brigade are surrounded by a door because it is next to their home, but the door is heavy and hard to open. It is not as strong as the wall. Difference.There are also a few homesteads drawn in front, except for the one reserved by Cao Erxian, there are still a few in front to build houses for those who have no homes.

Originally, he just wanted to let the chickens and sheep relax, but Jinxi just watched them go into the ground and bury them in the snowdrifts to eat.Jinxi pondered for a while and pulled the snow next to it to one side, and saw green grass growing under the snow, Jinxi happily pulled it away again, and saw two or three mother-in-laws, sticking to the ground growing.

Jin Xi hurried home and took a basket and a small rake to climb the snow away from the field. With a guy, things would be much easier. Except for the patches of green grass under the snow, the wild vegetables grew very luxuriantly.It looks like it has been sprinkled with chemical fertilizers.

It didn't take long to dig a basket. The chicken was not afraid of losing it in the field, so Jinxi went back with the basket, "Grandma, watch me dig it." Jinxi smiled and showed the wild vegetables to the old lady.

"Oh, the wild vegetables have grown so big now?" The old lady was surprised when she saw it.

"Yes, the shoveled snow grows underneath."

"I'll dig some with you later." The old lady put on her shoes and went down to the ground. "I don't know if there are any on the mountain. Now is the time for wild vegetables to come down."

Seeing Jinxi's harvest, the whole family was dispatched.Not long after there were no secrets in the village, the fields and mountains were full of people.There are even fewer fields.Although the snow had to be shoveled away to see the wild vegetables, it was a bit troublesome, but this year's wild vegetables grew very well, and even the ferns that should have been picked for a month were able to be picked.

"This year, wild vegetables grow strangely. They all grow under the snow, and they don't grow at all where there is no snow." The old man wondered while digging.

"Yeah, it didn't grow so lush before." Jinxi has already sent several baskets home, and it's been a long time since I got fresh vegetables, especially today I dug up a lot of shepherd's purse, and there is still a piece of meat left at home. Just make dumplings, and eat the rest with dipping sauce, or marinate them into pickles, the taste is definitely not wrong.

The more Jinxi thought about it, the more energetic she became, humming happily.Regardless of whether there was meat in the house or not, the villagers all ate a good meal that night, not because the wild vegetables were delicious, but because they saw hope.

In the next few days, people in the village went out to dig wild vegetables, especially on the east mountain, because the fire burned many trees, which also made the land on the mountain full of fertility, and the wild vegetables grew extremely lush, especially the bracken, which is a specialty here, and every household harvested a lot. many.If you can't eat it, make it into dried vegetables, or keep it for yourself or prepare to take it out for food.

The price of wild bracken was not cheap before, but it has been difficult to get it in recent years, but now the entire Dongshan Mountain has swept away the snow, and there will be plants underneath. If you are lucky, you will find a large piece of bracken.

Early this morning, Jinxi Jiang Chen and Zhang Zhong drove off to the northern forest, where there would be more wild vegetables.

In fact, there are more than they thought. Looking at the forest from afar, Jinxi was a little surprised. The plants here are more lush than he imagined. Most of them here are large trees, tall and straight, unlike the southern forests. It is so difficult to walk, and there are few shrubs, especially in winter when it is covered with heavy snow. There are strings of ice hanging on the trees, and it looks white from a distance. When they came out, the snow could no longer cover them, and even the vines climbed very fast. They only entered the forest a little, and saw two grapes wrapped around the tall pine trees, which looked like a curtain.The green branches and leaves form a very sharp contrast with the surrounding snow scene.

"This plant doesn't seem to be growing normally." Zhang Zhong looked at it. He had been in contact with biology before, so he knew these plants very well.

"It's not too much. If you count these plants according to the normal time, it's the growing season." Zheng Yuan walked over and looked at the root system of the mountain grape. "Look, the snow here is very thick." Pulling the snow to reveal the ground below, I saw that the ground was lush green, regardless of the grapes, even the grass grew very luxuriantly.

"It's unbelievable. Under the cover of snow, there is almost no green." Zhang Cheng was very surprised.

"Let's go, I know a place where bracken grows, and it will be easier to find there." Jinyang said to the crowd, they came here today because of Jinyang's information, and they would go into the forest to look for wild fruits when they were free. What's the matter, it's not far from their home, and if you leave in the morning and go back in the evening, you can harvest a lot, and you can make a lot of money by buying it in the county or in the city. He also discovered a piece of bracken at that time.

A few people didn't think about stepping on the snow to walk into the mountains and forests. It was a bit difficult because the snow was too thick, but now they would feel soft under their feet when they stepped on it. The forest is much larger, but unfortunately the snow in the forest is too deep, and it is too troublesome to clean it.

After walking for about an hour, they came to the place Jinyang said. It was a hillside facing the sun with few trees and a vast expanse of whiteness.Jin Yang shoveled away the snow with a shovel, and saw a small piece of bracken growing underneath. It was only May, and these bracken were ready to be picked.

"Maybe our biology textbooks need to be changed." Zhang Zhong shook his head and said this, but he didn't think it was a good thing in his heart. Now the earth is still stiff and the temperature is cold, so it can't be cultivated, but these plants grow under the snow. Well, that's an anomaly in itself, they didn't notice it before because there's no place covered with snow, nothing grows.Thinking of the mountain grapes and other vines I saw when I came here, obviously they have grown under the ice and snow for a long time, and even their vitality is enough for them to survive in such a cold weather, so they climbed to the tree superior.

"I don't know what will happen to those pine trees and other trees. It seems that there is no change now." Jinxi stood on the hillside and looked at the forest in the distance. The white pine forest was connected into one piece.

With a few words of emotion, everyone will stop paying attention. For them, I am the most important thing now. The place Jinyang pointed out is very good. They are divided into two groups, and they collect vegetables while clearing the snow. The denser it grows, it looks like it was artificially planted. The growth is excellent, and they didn't pick all of them. They will leave some at intervals, so that they can come to pick next year.

It took six people five or six hours to finish picking. The ferns were packed in sacks and collected ten sacks. The main reason was that the snow was too difficult to remove, but they also found that the thicker the snow, the better the ferns grew. It has become a nutrient or a protective film.

It was a bit of a struggle to go back. They used that kind of super big bag, which was very heavy, and they could only drag it on the sledge and pull it back by themselves.It took twice as long as it came.

On the way back, Jinxi and the others saw the mountain grape again.

"Why don't you take it back and plant it in the yard at home. You can still eat the fruit if it grows." Several people happened to take a rest here, Jiang Chen looked at Jinxi and kept looking at the mountain grape, feeling that he liked it very much.Just suggested.

"It's very sour." Jin Xi said, feeling a little moved.

"I think it's also good. Your house is very suitable for planting. Let it climb along the forest. If it survives, I also want to build a grape trellis in the yard." Zhang Zhong looked at the plant.

Jin Xi nodded, "Okay, although the grapes are sour, the winemaking is good, and my second uncle can do it."

"Well, my dad is good at this." Jin Yang also agreed.

The few people didn't rest anymore, and carefully picked up the grapes. These two grapes were really unusual, with a well-developed root system, and they couldn't fit in a sack.

Putting the wild vegetables and grapes on the roof of the car, Jin Xi was a little drowsy in the car, and tired after a day out.Jiang Chen moved to let him rest on his shoulder for a while.Zhang Zhong, who was driving ahead, took a look in the rearview mirror, raised the corners of his mouth and said nothing.

When we came to the north gate of the village and didn't go in, everyone found that the village seemed to be particularly vigilant today, and there were more people staying behind than usual.

"Is there anything going on in the village?" Zhang Zhong asked while leaning on the car window after driving in.

"A group of people came over to plant the land. They came in the morning and wanted to stay in our village. The village didn't agree to let them go to Dongshan. There is a lot of land there. Why did they come here? Let's go, and set up a tent on the Dongshan side. The sixth master asked us to watch, just because they are afraid they will cause trouble." Ye Jinrong saw that it was them who explained.

"How many people are here?" Jiang Chen poked his head out and asked.

"Forty or fifty, there are old and young. There are also some driving." Ye Jinrong said, "They went up the mountain in the afternoon. They also followed to dig wild vegetables. The sixth master asked our people to stay away from them, so that you can harvest There are quite a lot? Is the forest in the north easy to dig?" Ye Jinrong looked at the sacks on the roof of their car and said enviously.

"There are quite a lot, but it's not easy to dig. The snow is too thick. It's okay if you know that there is something there, otherwise it will be useless." Zhang Zhong replied.

"That's right. Although I have gained a lot from going up the mountain these days, I am really tired. Sometimes after sweeping the snow for a long time, the ground is full of grass." Livestock can eat fresh."

"Well, our chickens are about to come out, it's your turn." Jiang Chen nodded.

"Yes, then pick a few more hens for our family." Ye Jinrong smiled even wider.

"You can depend on your luck. The sixth uncle decided by lottery. Besides, the little rooster is not bad, our family is so popular. Same." Jin Xi is no longer confused.

"That's right." Ye Jinrong was right when he thought about it. Their family's Dahong has caught up with the dog, and he can also look after the house. "Okay, I won't tell you anymore, I'm still waiting at home." I said it for five or six minutes without paying attention.