Happy Farmer's Life

Du Weiming didn't go out much for two days, but he is still sick now.Wang Wu went to the mountains to hunt when he was free. Zhou Wen didn't have to take care of the cattle now, so he went to the field to mow or water the grass. There were also rabbits and chickens at home. These were food reserves, and they couldn't be killed yet.

The village head asked his eldest son to inform Du Weiming that they would gather in the afternoon and hold a meeting in the open space for the sacrifice.Du Weiming agreed.When Du Weiming arrived at the open space, many villagers had already arrived, Du Weiming was standing behind, and Zhou Wen was by his side.

After all the villagers came, the village chief stepped forward.

"Everyone, be quiet. I called everyone here today because I want to talk about the river water problem." As soon as I said this, it seemed like a pot was blown up.The villagers actually saw that the river water seemed to be getting less and less, but the crops in the field were waiting for water, so everyone ignored it and continued to water the land. Now the river water is getting shallower and shallower.

"It hasn't rained much since the beginning of spring today. Now is the time for crops to grow, and everyone is busy watering the fields, but I went to see it today. If we continue to use it like this, it won't rain again. It may take half a year. The river will be gone in a month."

"Village chief, what do you say?"

"Yes, yes, it doesn't rain, what shall we do?"

The villagers kept talking to each other, and the village chief couldn't even talk to him.

"Everyone be quiet, today I want to talk about this issue. I suggest that you consider converting some fields to potatoes."

"The wheat in our family is growing just right now. If you let me dig it out and plant potatoes instead, then I won't be at a loss..."

"Today, I just want to remind everyone that if it doesn't rain, you will definitely not be able to harvest the wheat. Think about it for yourself."

In the end, the meeting came to nothing, and the villagers discussed in twos and threes and left.Du Weiming was standing at the back and didn't speak during the meeting, so he and Zhou Wen also went home.

I ran into Aunt Zhang on the road, "Er Gouzi, have you recovered from your illness?"

"Thank you for your concern, Auntie, it's much better now."

Speaking of the river, everyone shook their heads in unison.Say something else and leave.

From the next day, many families in the village also began to store water.After the water tank at home is filled, water is also filled in the jar.Du Weiming didn't say much, and asked Zhou Wendu to bring some water to water the olive trees and potatoes first.Put the corn first.Some villagers started watering the fields even more vigorously. Why didn't they think about it, with just a little water, the crops would not be ripe even after watering.

Some villagers also went to buy some potatoes after listening to the village chief's suggestion, and they were not willing to replant the land with potatoes.

Du Weiming didn't say much, and declared to the outside world that he was not in good health, and asked Zhou Wen to go to the town once, and grabbed some bezoar, Huoxiang and the like, saying that it was the medicine he wanted to take.He doesn't go to the ground very much now, just fiddles at home.Zhou Wen has already picked most of the edible vegetables from the field, pickled the greens into pickles, put leeks and cabbage in a cool place at home, sprinkled with a little water every day, and they can be kept for a few days.Putting it in the field probably won't work.

Wang Wu's hunting results in the mountains these days are good, there are several hares and pheasants and so on.He also hunted a wild boar with the hunters in the village. Du Weiming made most of the pheasants and hares into bacon or bacon, so that they can be stored for a longer time.The wild boars were hunted together by the three families. Du Weiming divided one of the hind legs, and also took some pig heart and lungs, and let the other two divide the rest.Just less, so that everyone is not happy about this meat.Du Weiming asked Wang Wu to cut some and give some to the village head's family, and kept the rest for himself.I ate a small portion and saved some to eat in the next two days, but most of them were still marinated.

The water in the river is decreasing day by day, and the villagers are afraid to water the land anymore, but these people need water for their daily life, and the water in the river is still decreasing, and now the river bed can be seen. The river water just covered the river bed in one layer.

In the past few days, the villagers have come to the village head and asked the village head to go to the Yamen to ask what to do.The village head had no choice but to discuss with some respected elders in the village after chatting with everyone.After many discussions and discussions, there was no result. In the end, it could only be said that two people were sent to the yamen with the village chief to ask what should be done in this situation.

Early the next morning, the village head went to the yamen with a scholar in the village and an elder.The villagers also waited anxiously, Du Weiming still asked Wang Wu to go hunting on the mountain, and asked Zhou Wen to go to the mountain to pick some wild vegetables.

When the sun was about to set, the village chief and the others came back, and several villagers were waiting at the entrance of the village.When they saw the village chief came back, they all surrounded him.

"Village chief, what do you say?"

"Is there any solution?"

The village chief shook his head.It turned out that the situation in several nearby villages was similar. There was no rain this spring, and the water was almost gone. They sent people to the yamen, but they didn't even see the county magistrate.After waiting at the gate of the yamen for a long time, the money was also handed over to the yamen servant, saying that it was reported, but the county magistrate didn't come out to meet him, so you have nothing to do with him.

"Is there water in the town?"

"Yes, there is water in the town, so they are not worried."

Everyone expressed their dissatisfaction with the county magistrate, but there was nothing they could do. The village head told everyone to save water and use water as a must for domestic use, so the fields should not be watered for now.The villagers chattered for a while and then dispersed.Du Weiming arrived later, and when he heard someone in the village yelling that the village head was back, he followed suit to take a look.

Although the villagers have been very restrained in using water, the river is inevitably drying up.Du Weiming felt that now he had to look for other sources of water, and it was impossible to wait for the water to come.

Several young men in the village also had the same idea. After discussing with the village chief, they decided to organize ten young men in the village to find the water source together.The village chief sent his eldest son, Zhang Dazhu.Several young men volunteered to participate, Du Weiming sent Wang Wu also to participate.

All the families packed dry food and prepared to leave the next day. Du Weiming called Wang Wu to his room at night and explained.

"Wang Wu, set off tomorrow to find the water source. Be careful on the way, and help if you can. If you still can't find it on the third day, you must come back."

They searched for the water source this time from the back mountain. No one can tell what is behind the top of the mountain. It is said that there used to be tigers and other beasts on the top of the mountain.Finding water is important, but life is even more important.

Du Weiming told Wang Wu to be careful, so he asked Zhou Wen to light the fire and prepare dry food for Wang Wu.Du Weiming asked Zhou Wen to make corn cakes for Wang Wu.I found the leftover pork from the previous two days, cut the pork into thin slices, put salt, pepper and other seasonings on it to cover up the incense, and found the iron plate used to make dried bamboo shoots last time. The iron plate is coated with a layer of oil, the pork is cut on it, and both sides are fried.Du Weiming originally wanted to make jerky, but in the end the jerky was not made, so he made it similar to Teppanyaki.Du Weiming fried a lot of meat, put the meat slices in a bowl and waited for him to cool down, and prepared to wrap them in oil cloth tomorrow morning, he told Wang Wu.

"It's hot now, this thing can only be stored for two days at most, and it must be eaten the next day. Corn tortillas can be stored for two days. You can look along the road to see if there is anything edible, wild fruits and so on. The safest It's important, you must come back safely."

He brought more than twenty sheets of pancakes, and a jug of water in a clay pot. He found a piece of wood and wrapped a cloth around it to make a wooden stopper.He also asked Wang Wu to bring the bows and arrows for hunting, and make more bamboo arrows at night, just in case.

Du Weiming got up early in the morning to make breakfast. In Du Weiming's heart, he never regarded Zhou Wen and Wang Wu as servants or servants.Although they can't be regarded as friends to themselves, they can be regarded as family members.When Wang Wu went out to look for water this time, it was hard to say what he would encounter. He had no choice but to do what he could.

Wang Wu had a hearty breakfast, and Du Weiming cooked a lot of dishes.Put food and water in the bamboo baskets, carry bows and arrows on the back of the body, and the bamboo arrows are inserted next to the bamboo baskets.The three of them talked for a while, and Du Weiming repeatedly told them that if they still couldn't find the water source on the third day, they must go back.Wang Wu also asked Zhou Wen to work more and take good care of the young master.

Everyone in the village came out to see him off, and with everyone's expectations, these strong young men set off.Du Weiming didn't go to see him off, he was afraid of the parting scene, and Jing Yuan didn't go to see him off when he left.