Defeat natural disasters with farming

The whole month of May was sunny and fine, but the good weather made Ye Yu and the others very tired. They needed to fetch water for irrigation for two whole months. Everyone was so tired that they almost fell ill.

Fortunately, that night, when Ye Yu got up at night, he heard the sound of rain in a daze. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and looked out the window. What caught his eyes was drizzle, and it didn't fall in a hurry. It's not slow, and it's kind of gentle.

And when the rain falls, it will moisten the land and at least reduce the pests.

The next morning it rained even harder, but such a heavy rain did not bring coolness, but made the room even more stuffy. Ye Yu wiped off the remaining drowsiness with a soaked towel, and waited until he fully woke up before watching Sighing at the rain falling outside the door.

"Before it rains, I look forward to the rain, but when it really rains, I worry about the way to go."

You must know that walking on a rainy day is definitely not as convenient as walking on a sunny day. The muddy road alone is enough for them to drink a pot. After all, there is no asphalt road now, and some are just trails full of dirt. Those are not even roads. , they may need to step out the way by themselves.

Father Ye wiped his face when he heard this, "Don't worry about it, Hope City will send someone to lead the way, when they come over, we can go together again, it doesn't matter if it's late, anyway, our main purpose is not Go to the rally."

Ye Yu nodded, "That's fine."

While they were having breakfast, Father Ye told him and Chu Xufeng: "I won't go this time, and you, Uncle Shen and Uncle Zhong, will lead the people together. You and Brother Xu are brains, and help them a little more."

Ye Yu responded, and then asked suspiciously, "Isn't Uncle Chu going?"

It was Chu Xufeng who answered him, "Uncle Jia brought people with us, but my father said he would not go."

Presumably it was because Jingbian City also received the invitation, Ye Yu thought, but Uncle Chu did not go because of his health. Worrying, now that I don't care about things in Jiwang City, my body relaxes, and soon many small problems come to my door, such as old wounds, soreness, cough and stomach pain, and so on.

Dr. Chen gave him acupuncture, but it could only relieve the pain. In the final analysis, it was an old injury that could not be cured, but Uncle Chu could think about it. He said, "Actually, even if Li Rui didn't propose to succeed Jingbian City, I would Trying to find a way to resign, my body really can't bear it, if you keep busy, I'm afraid you will never see you again."

Li Rui is the descendant of that prince, the current lord of Jingbian City.

Recalling this, Ye Yu saw that Chu Xufeng put a zongzi in his bowl, so he quickly forgot about other things and started to eat zongzi. This is a zongzi without stuffing, only outside Coated with a layer of white sugar, it tastes sweet and sweet, but it is a bit greasy. Fortunately, there is a plate of capers on the table, which is just right to eat with porridge.

After dinner, the rain still didn't stop, because it was inconvenient to go out, so Ye Mu simply stayed at home and did some chores, mainly weaving straw sandals. It was hot in summer, and it was hard to wear leather boots, and my feet were covered all day long. Sweating, even covered with prickly heat, some people who are not particular about it, who don't like to wash their feet, will easily get athlete's foot. Once the shoes are taken off, the stench will be blown in the wind.

Therefore, in summer they will change into light and breathable straw sandals. The grass used is cattail grass, which is very tough after rubbing, and can be worn for a long time without breaking.

Ye Yu only saw his mother dexterously twirling her fingers a few times before weaving out the general framework of the straw sandals. Next, she needs to start weaving according to certain rules. In fact, as long as she is proficient, there is a fixed routine, and she doesn't even need to use her brain. You can even knit while chatting.

And Mother Ye is the one who is very familiar with the weaving process. After all, their family makes ten pairs of straw sandals every year. The main reason is that Father Ye liked to wear them in the past, and at the same time, he discarded them quickly. It was about to flounder, in order to prevent the soles of the feet from being punctured by sharp edges, a new pair had to be replaced within a month, until Ye Yu came up with a new method, wrapping the soles of the straw sandals with a piece of hard leather, This slowed down the rate at which straw sandals were scrapped.

Ye Yu herself also likes to wear straw sandals. Compared with leather boots, straw sandals are more comfortable to wear, and don’t think that those made of grass will be hard or irritating to wear. Prickly, very comfortable to step on.

As for the appearance, it is the color of ordinary cattail grass, yellow and not autumnal, not good-looking but not ugly, in Ye Yu's view, there is a kind of simple beauty.

It only took one day for Mother Ye to weave a pair of straw sandals. They didn't even need to try it. Ye Yu knew that it must be very comfortable to wear just by looking at the delicate shape.

The fact is the same, Ye Yu walked around the room after putting it on, and then said with a smile: "Mother, the straw sandals you wove are getting more and more comfortable to wear."

Mother Ye put away the rest of the cattail grass, "As long as you can wear it, your child can even cook delicious food, but he just doesn't know how to do these delicate tasks, and I don't know why."

Ye Yu didn't know the reason, his hands were really unlucky, he clearly understood the steps in his head, but when he put them into practice, he didn't go smoothly, just like weaving straw sandals, even if he was taught by his mother, he still couldn't weave a single one successfully. Straw sandals, the only successful one is still lame, and the half-drawn toes are exposed after wearing it, which is really unattractive.

Of course, the most important reason was the pinching of the feet, and he himself wondered why there was such a big difference between his and his mother's making up the same steps.

So he sighed and said, "I don't know either."

But it's not a big deal, Mother Ye just said a few words casually, and when he got confused, she changed the subject and told him: "It's okay, you go to the yard and pull two white radishes, let's eat radish balls at night."

Ye Yu responded, "Okay."

He put on his bamboo hat and was about to go around the yard when he saw Chu Xufeng coming over in the rain.

"Why are you here? How is Uncle Chu?" Ye Yu asked him.

At noon, Chu Xufeng took Dr. Chen to give Uncle Chu acupuncture and moxibustion, but he didn't know the effect of the second time.

Chu Xufeng didn't take off the bamboo hat, and walked with him into the vegetable field, saying as he walked, "The condition is not bad. The wound on his body was cut by a machete when he was fighting with the bandits. The scar is very deep. These years, whenever it rains Uncomfortable, Dr. Chen's moxibustion works well, according to him, at least it doesn't hurt so much, and I can sleep well after the moxibustion."

Ye Yu took his hand, "You should take care of him more."

Chu Xufeng squeezed his fingers fondly, "Don't worry, my father has already fallen asleep, and he specially asked me to come over to help before he went to bed."

Only then did Ye Yu nod, "Okay, I'll finish cooking later, remember to send a copy to Uncle Chu."

They closed their mouths after they finished talking, mainly because it was still drizzling outside, and the rain would easily fall into their mouths when they opened their mouths.

The white radishes in the field are growing well, each one is as long as a child's arm, and they look extra juicy just after being exposed to the rain.

When the two of them brought two white radishes to the kitchen, Mother Ye also brought lotus roots that grew at the bottom of the Pearl Lake from outside, chopped them all up, put them into the reconstituted flour and stirred them evenly.

It was neither thin nor thick enough to be kneaded into balls. Mother Ye instructed Ye Yu while kneading the dough, "Go and see how the soup stewed in the casserole is doing?"

When Ye Yu heard her words, he put down the spoon in his hand, walked to the casserole on another table, lifted the lid of the pot through the rag, and a burst of hot air rushed to his face instantly, followed by bursts of fragrance.

The soup is lotus root pork ribs soup, which has been simmered for an hour and a half, and it is already soft and rotten.

So when the radish balls were fried, their family was ready to serve dinner. Before eating, Mother Ye specially packed soup and radish balls in a lunch box for Chu Xufeng to deliver to General Chu.

They didn't move their chopsticks until he came back.

The radish balls have the sweetness of fresh radish, even if they are deep-fried, they will not look greasy. The lotus root and ribs soup tastes delicious and sweet after being stewed for a long time. Even if the lotus root is stewed for a long time, it is still crunchy. Mouth full of juice.

They ate the meal very quietly, accompanied by the pattering rain outside the window, and the apparent lack of light in the room, Ye Yu, who had nothing else to do, had to wash and sleep, and Chu Xufeng was with him.

Speaking of which, Chu Xufeng has completely lived in their house. As for his original house, he was naturally left to General Chu. As the housekeeper, Uncle Jia took over that house, and even had his own servants and maids. There are also 24 or [-] years old. These people all worked in the Chu family before the natural disaster. After all these years, General Chu has already returned the deeds of sale to them. It stands to reason that they have already gained freedom and do not have to do the work of serving others. , but most of the people have not left and are still working with wages.

And Jia Yi, who originally lived there, had already had other residences. After all, they were not slaves, but orphans adopted by the Chu family. Except for Chu Xufeng's guard, there is nothing the same as before.

Now Ye Yu and Chu Xufeng are sleeping in the same room.

Under the dim light in the room, Ye Yu nestled in Chu Xufeng's arms, his eyes were right on his slightly protruding Adam's apple, like a piece of exquisite white jade, which made his heart move, and he couldn't help raising his hand to stroke it.

Chu Xufeng didn't fall asleep, and soon felt his movements, so he asked, "Can't sleep?"

With these words, the Adam's apple of Ye Yu's fingertips began to vibrate. He withdrew his hand and sighed, "I'm worried about going to Sacrifice City. After all, although that Mr. Wu knows everything about us, there is something hidden in it. Meaning of warning. I am afraid that there will be conflicts after the past."

Chu Xufeng didn't think so, he held Ye Yu's finger, and analyzed carefully: "What he knows is only superficial information, like Jingbian City, he knows my father, and also knows that the current city owner is a descendant of the royal family, but I don’t know where my father is, let alone that he is here with us. From this, it can be seen that even if someone tipped them off, that person doesn’t know much.”

After listening to this analysis, Ye Yu was really relieved. Brother Xu sees things very clearly, perhaps because of his long years of government education, he is very good at seeing the essence through phenomena, and he is very knowledgeable and responsible.

Thinking of this, Ye Yu covered his mouth and yawned. Once he relaxed, sleepiness swept over him, making him drowsy.

"Good night." Chu Xufeng kissed him on the cheek.

"You too." Ye Yu shrank her neck and soon fell asleep.

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