Lucky husband

In the middle of May, Li Chengshi Muxiu went home.

He came back and put the things back in the left room, talked to Jiang Zhiyun, then went to the main room to tell old man Li, old lady Li and his elder brother Li Chengzhi what he had heard from the county government in the past half a month.

I heard from Mr. Zhao, the county magistrate, that there have been disaster victims from other places near the north of the original Han province, and the situation in the north is much more serious than that of the original Han province.

The rain has not rained for a long time, the small river and the relatively shallow wells have dried up, and the food is not enough to survive, and no one can bear the lack of water.

"The situation is so serious." Old man Li felt a heavy heart when he heard Li Chengshi's words. Thinking about it, it was true that Changping County has not rained for so long, and it may have been longer in other places, and the people in those places have suffered even more.

After listening to Li Chengshi's words, Mrs. Li couldn't help but sigh, the drought is really coming, God won't give the poor a way out.

As for Li Chengzhi, he thought about what Bai Xiuhe said when he came back yesterday, and made a decision at this moment.

Yesterday, Bai Xiuhe and Li Caoye came back very late, or not just yesterday, they both came back very late recently.

When the rice noodle business was good before, Bai Xiuhe and Li Caoye would often come back shortly after noon.

Recently, as the weather has become hotter and the drought has become more serious, the number of people from various villages coming to the county has decreased. People in the county also want to save more money to buy food later, and fewer and fewer people eat rice noodles. , they returned to the village twice later and later, and they came back only yesterday when they won the application.

Coming back so late every day, after Li Chengzhi asked about the situation of Bai Xiuhe's rice noodle stall, he was a little entangled in whether he should continue to do the rice noodle business.

Now listening to the third brother talking about the outside situation, he thinks that it is best not to continue the rice noodle business. One is that the business is getting more and more difficult now, and the other is that if something goes wrong in the world one day, it will be too late to regret it.

At this time, Bai Xiuhe was cooking the broth for selling rice noodles tomorrow in the kitchen. Li Chengzhi went to the kitchen after making a decision.

"Xiu He, just now the third brother came back and talked about the situation outside..." After sharing his thoughts with Bai Xiuhe, Li Chengzhi asked her, "Do you think we should sell rice noodles for the last day tomorrow, and then stop selling them?"

"Aren't you going to sell it?" Bai Xiuhe picked up a big spoon and stirred the contents of the pot, and asked suspiciously, "It's just that the sales are slow now, and some people will still come to eat our rice noodles. One day less selling will be hundreds of dollars less. arts."

Li Chengzhi nodded: "It's not for sale anymore, you also said that the weather is hot, and the customers don't like to eat rice noodles as much as before. When the weather gets hotter later, and the soup rice noodles are boiling hot, there may be fewer customers who are willing to eat rice noodles. "

"Besides, the drought is not over, and fewer people are willing to spend money to eat outside. It is better not to do it, and we will continue when the drought is over. During this time, try to make some new flavors of rice noodles at home. "

After listening, Bai Xiuhe nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you." Since Xianggong has made a decision, she will support him.

The two discussed not to sell rice noodles, so Li Chengzhi went to Li Chengshi and told his younger brother about it, so that he could remember to talk to the officials of the county government.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Caoye came over early to help. Seeing Li Chengzhi with them, she asked in surprise, "Brother Cheng Zhi, are you going to the county too, or should I not go?"

"Caoye, that's how it is. I discussed it with Xiuhe, and we decided to sell rice noodles on the last day of today...we will continue after the drought is over." Li Chengzhi explained to Li Caoye, telling her to continue selling rice noodles in the future. They will ask her again for help.

Li Chengzhi's words made Li Caoye's heart skip a beat at the beginning, and her intense heartbeat slowly subsided after hearing his explanation.

At the beginning, she would feel flustered when she went out to sell rice noodles. As time went by, she met different customers every day, and hearing everyone’s opinions broadened her horizons. In addition, she took money home every day, which made her feel that she and Qiu Geer Instead of eating free food at home, Li Caoye's overall energy is much better than before, and she likes helping to sell rice noodles.

On this day, the three of them appeared at the rice noodle stall together and told the guests who came to eat the rice noodles that the rice noodle stall would not continue to be set up for the time being tomorrow, and they would continue after the drought passed.

People who like to eat rice noodles heard that their family no longer sells rice noodles, and their hearts were filled with reluctance. After eating in the morning, they came back to eat at noon.

Not only did he come to eat, but he also brought friends who also like to eat rice noodles, so the rice noodles were sold out just after noon that day.

When I got home, Bai Xiuhe suddenly felt a little uncomfortable: "When I came back, I used to be busy making soup, scrubbing the tables and stools, ironing the dishes and chopsticks, so that the guests would feel clean when they ate our rice noodles. Today I don't have to do those jobs. Why do I feel so tired all over my body? uncomfortable."

Li Chengzhi joked that she felt uncomfortable without work, and pointed to the things in the yard and said, "Why is there no work? The tables, stools, dishes and chopsticks should be washed and put away, and they will be used in the future."

While the two of them were washing and brushing in the yard, Li Mingjin woke up. After he got up, he walked up and down the yard with an unsteady expression.

Seeing his strange expression, Li Chengzhi asked, "Brother Jin, what are you doing walking around in the yard?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Li Mingjin waved his hands, but when he couldn't find anyone, he simply ran back to the left room.

The reason why Li Mingjin was restless was that he had a dream during his afternoon nap. When he woke up, neither his parents nor grandparents were there, so he couldn't find anyone to tell.

Waiting anxiously at home, finally heard his father's voice in the yard, Li Mingjin rushed out from the left room: "Father, mother, you are finally back, I have something to tell you."

Li Chengshi was still holding Li Mingkang in his arms, and he asked Jiang Zhiyun to watch Li Mingjin go to his room first, and he put the sleeping Li Mingkang back on the small bed before going there.

Li Mingjin was very anxious when Li Chengshi put down Li Mingkang and covered the child with a quilt. He looked at Jiang Zhiyun and asked directly, "Why isn't dad coming over?"

"What's wrong with Brother Jin, what's the rush?" Jiang Zhiyun saw Li Mingjin like that, her heart sank slightly, every time Brother Jin was in such a hurry, something was about to happen.

Li Mingjin thought for a while and said, "I don't know what to say, I have to wait for Dad."

Li Chengshi heard the conversation between their mother and son, and hurried over: "Brother Jin, what's wrong?"

"Father, I dreamed that there was going to be a fire in the back mountain." Li Mingjin tried hard to figure out what to say about this matter, he was a little anxious.

"Mountain fire?" It doesn't always rain. Li Chengshi just heard Mr. Zhao say yesterday that the sky is dry and things are dry. Once a mountain fire is triggered, the consequences will be unimaginable. When he came back today, he heard Brother Jin said that there would be a mountain fire, and his expression instantly became serious. stand up.

"Where is it, how old is it, brother Jin, how much do you remember, tell Dad quickly."

When the mountain fire spreads, it can burn a forest at least, or an entire mountain at most. If it burns down the mountain, the people at the foot of the mountain will also suffer.

Fortunately, the terrain of Shanghe Village is flat. Everyone builds houses at the foot of the mountain. There are not many trees in the village. It is unlikely that the entire village will be burned down by a wildfire.

"It's not very big. It's some distance from the foot of the mountain. There is a small pool and a small stream. Near the stream is a large rocky beach. The fire will stop burning there..." Li Mingjin tried his best to let himself Don't be afraid of the raging flames, go back to the wildfires in your dreams.

Li Mingjin remembers waiting for the mountain fire to burn for most of the night and finally extinguished. During the day, the people in the village analyzed that, luckily, the wind direction has been northwesterly since yesterday afternoon, blowing the flames towards the pool and creek, which stopped the limelight. Otherwise, once the wind blows south or southeast, it is likely to burn the village.

"It turned out to be like this, that's okay." Hearing Li Mingjin's description of the size of the fire, Li Chengshi patted his chest.

After talking about the fire in the dream, Li Mingjin remembered that there was a short part behind the dream: "Father, the fire burned to the side of the creek and burned that piece of taro that you usually didn't let us play in. I, I saw... "

Seeing that Li Mingjin didn't say what happened, Li Chengshi asked him: "What's wrong?"

"I saw a pheasant passing by, and I turned out the taro under the mud and pecked it to eat." Li Mingjin finished the rest and asked, "In my dream, I smelled the smell of the taro cooked by the fire. , is more delicious than roasted sweet potatoes, Dad, can taro be eaten?"

Granny Li warned their children since they were young that taro is not only not edible, but also not to be touched, because it will make the whole body itchy after touching it.

Li Mingli was more serious, he secretly dug a small piece of taro out to play without telling the adults in the family, his hands started to itch after a while.

At first he resisted to say anything, but later he scratched his hand and Granny Li found out.

Granny Li quickly asked him to put his hands on the fire to roast for a while, and then asked him to soak his hands in vinegar, and finally suppressed the itching that was so deep in his heart.

From then on, the children of Li's family believed in Mrs. Li's words and stayed away from Taro.

Li Chengshi grew up listening to such words. Everyone has a deep-rooted understanding of taro: taro is not allowed to be touched, let alone eaten.

But Li Mingjin remembered the smell, thinking of a group of pheasants scrambling to eat the taro, and asked again: "Father, is it true that taro is not edible?"

Li Chengshi wanted to say that of course it was impossible, but he thought of the particularity of Liming Jinmeng-either something went wrong or something good happened.

This wildfire did not cause any loss to everyone. It only burned a small piece of forest. It is not a problem. Then something good is about to happen. Is it just to remind everyone that taro is edible?

Because everyone knows that taro can't be touched or eaten, so as long as there is water, it is easy to grow a large piece of taro, and basically no one cares about it.

Take Shanghe Village as an example. There are more than a dozen huge clusters of taro near the Cuntou Qianshui River, and there are many near the creek on the back mountain. Do not know how much less.

These are just Li Chengshi's guesses, so he told Li Mingjin truthfully: "Brother Jin, just like you, I don't know if taro can be eaten, why don't I talk about it until after the wildfires?"

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