Chapter 64： Disaster is approaching, the only way to save yourself is to save yourself!

Chapter 64: Disaster is imminent, the only way to save yourself is to save yourself!

The ten acres of land near my home are fetched from the well at home, and the fields far away are fetched from the river.

People in every village obviously couldn’t wait any longer and went to the river to get water.

The river, which was originally much shallower, now has a large area of ​​river bed exposed, which makes the naughty boys in the village very happy.

Each one carried a bucket, caught fish, and collected river mussels, wishing they could not go home even after dark.

Jia An Jia likes to be sensible and has been helping water the fields.

Old Mrs. Li felt sorry for her grandsons, so she asked them to play for a while.

This good news is very exciting. There are dozens of duck and goose eggs stored in the small yard, and the family has not eaten fish for a long time.

The main thing is that with the help of her two brothers, she can add more fry to her fish pond.

Mrs. Li bent down to water the water, then stood up to scoop the water. She was so tired that she felt dizzy.

At this time, her granddaughter was making a fuss to follow her to watch the fun, so she simply gave herself a break and followed her grandson slowly.

There were people in the village who were busy carrying water for watering, so they greeted her when they saw her.

“Auntie, we are so envious of you. We also have a cart and water at home, which saves us a lot of effort, and we also have many children and grandchildren. At this time, we really see the benefits.”

Mrs. Li waved her hands with a grimace, "You have only seen this, why don't you take a look at my thirty acres of land? Even if there are more than a dozen people, we can't water it all!"

Everyone thought about it and felt balanced, so they hurried to work.

Orange Mrs. Li took her grandchildren to the river. Jiaxi and Jiaan ran to catch small fish.

Jiayin secretly directed grandma to pick up duck and goose eggs.

A pile of green-skinned duck eggs and a pile of white goose eggs as big as fists. Who wouldn't like it? Even the melancholy old lady Li smiled.

Jia An Jiaxi also cheered, they caught a lot of small fish.

Jiayin quickly struggled over there, and when she got close, her brother wasn't paying attention. She poured the small fish into the fish pond in the small courtyard and replaced them with two large grass carps.

Jia An Jiaxi turned around and found that his mouth was about to burst with surprise.

Old Mrs. Li patted the eggs with her grandson, put the duck and goose eggs into the bucket, and shouted.

“What are you looking at? Thanks to your sister, there will be fish to eat tonight.”

Jia An Jiaxi closed her mouth tightly, as if if she opened it, the fish would run away.

The two of them were walking very fast carrying the buckets, but there were too many people on the road, so they were still seen.

Naturally, everyone was greedy, so the fields stopped being watered. People of all ages flocked to the river to look for duck eggs and catch fish.

It’s a pity that there are not many big and small fish, let alone duck eggs.

That night, the Li family steamed sorghum rice and stewed grass carp and tofu.

Jiayin took a bowl of egg custard, mixed it with a few pieces of snow-white fish meat, and ate it happily.

Several old men from the Zhao family next door also got a pottery pot full of stewed fish.

This is a rare and delicious dish. Uncle Zhao also took out half a jar of strong wine that had been stored for a long time.

A few old brothers, each with half a bowl of wine and fish, ate and drank happily.

They have not been idle these days. They couldn't do the heavy work of carrying water, but they cut grass and watered the mules, watered the fields, chopped firewood at home, and swept the yard.

But even so, they still felt guilty and always felt that they had taken advantage of the Li family.

The grain harvested in last autumn was taken to the Li family when we were building a team together.

Taken together, it is only four hundred kilograms, which is not enough to feed them for several months.

It’s not enough to be like this. Every now and then, we eat big fish and meat.

Especially in this weather, if there is no harvest in autumn, should Li Jiabai be allowed to raise them?

Uncle Zhao was the first to speak.

"Otherwise, let's call the village chief and go to the Li family to talk. Let's take the land back this year. In this way, if there is no harvest in the autumn, the Li family won't have to support us in vain. Otherwise, the Li family will really suffer."

“Yes, the Li family is very smart. When the time comes, the fields will not produce enough revenue and we will not be hungry, so we will have to use money to buy food.”

"How much money does that cost! No matter how rich our family is, there is no reason to support us old people forever." Other old men also agreed one after another.

They are also action people. After dinner, they called the village chief to come over because they were drunk.

The village chief and the Li family were both a little confused, wondering what happened to the old men.

As a result, the old men talked about taking back their fields, and the Li family immediately understood their plan.

This is a drought. I am afraid that there will be no harvest in autumn.

Old Mrs. Li shook her head at that time.

"No, old brothers, think about it. If there is a big harvest in autumn, besides your rations, there will be a lot left. We have sold money at home, will you come and ask for it?"

“Of course not!” The old men all stared.

“Is that something people do? Your family has worked **** farming, and the money earned is of course yours. We have agreed before that we only need food rations. As long as we are not hungry, we don’t want the rest!”

"That's it." Mrs. Li smiled and wiped her granddaughter's saliva away.

“Our family cultivates the land and whether the harvest is good or not is our family’s business. Wherever we can make money, we will take care of your food rations. If we don’t make money, we won’t care. That’s not the truth!”

“This is different, I’m afraid there will be no harvest this year!”

Several old men became anxious, "I'm afraid your family has to buy food, and it would be a big loss to support a few of us immortals."

“It’s not a loss, Uncle Zhao.” Li Laoer quickly comforted him.

“If you have an old man in your family, it’s like having a treasure that other families can’t expect. Besides, the fourth child mentioned a severe drought when he came back from the south, and our family has been prepared for it.”

Old Mrs. Li also nodded, "Yes, don't worry."

They didn't speak clearly, but the village chief and the old men all understood.

A few people breathed a long sigh of relief. The Li family had stocked up on grains in advance to be prepared for no more harvest.

The village chief thought for a while and said.

“That’s it for the time being. If there are real difficulties in Qiu Shi, your family must talk about it.”

“Of course, we are all one family, eating from the same pot. If we want to be full, we will eat together, and if we are hungry, we will naturally find a solution together.”

The words "family" used by Mrs. Li made several old men smile even more.

They looked at each other and stopped insisting on withdrawing the fields.

From now on, the remaining ten years of their lives will be left to the Li family.

When something really happens, they can risk their lives to protect the Li family. We are all a family...

The village chief was thinking about each family, so he said goodbye and walked around, urging those who didn't have much food left at home to go to the city to buy food, and urging those who were lazy and waiting for rain to hurry up and fetch water to save their crops.

At this time, there is no hope for anyone except self-rescue.

On the second day, someone actually went to the city to sell grain, but came back empty-handed!

The price of food in the city is half as high as it was half a month ago.

Everyone felt anxious after hearing this, and the bad premonition became stronger and stronger.

The number of people going up the mountain suddenly increased.

As long as you see green and can put it into your mouth without being poisoned to death, you will pick it back.

Temporarily pad your stomach, save food, and you can survive for a few more days.

There was an old man in the fields, kowtowing and praying. Ask God for rain to save the crops.

It’s a pity that the sun is shining brightly in the sky, and there are no clouds at all.

On the contrary, the wells of the high-lying households in the village ran out of water.

One family, two families, three families…

Half a month later, most of the wells in the village were out of water.

Looking from a distance, the mountains and forests also have a somewhat withered yellow color.

(End of this chapter)