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Back home, Cai Yazhi asked: "What happened? I don't think the faces of the people who came over from there just now looked good."

It's scary to say such a thing, Zhang Taiping shook his head and said: "It's nothing serious, just encountered some difficulties when digging the foundation, and now it's all right."

Seeing what Zhang Taiping said, Cai Yazhi didn't take it to heart, and changed the subject and asked: "What kind of turtles did you bring back for Yaya, and why do they look different from other turtles? "People in the north, especially those in rural areas, have not seen many turtles, and they call all turtles the same as tortoises.

"This is a giant tortoise." Zhang Taiping said, "I bought it from a young man when I went to Fujian last time. Known as giant tortoises, tortoises have a long lifespan, and giant tortoises are the best among them, with a lifespan longer than that of humans."

"How small can it grow to be as big as an elephant?" Cai Yazhi said in amazement when she saw a little giant tortoise crawling up to her heels.

Zhang Taiping nodded: "This kind of tortoise grows very slowly, and ordinary people can't see it growing from birth to the size of an elephant."

"They are quite courageous. They are not afraid of people coming and going, and they crawl around in the house." Cai Yazhi said.

"Since I was born, I have seen people most, so I am not afraid of people anymore," Zhang Taiping said.

A month passed quickly as Cai Yazhi's belly gradually grew bigger.

After May [-]st, the weather became hotter and hotter, but since the mummy was dug up that day, it has not rained since then.

There is a lack of water in the north, especially in the mountains where crops are basically grown entirely by the sky. There has been no rain for nearly two months, and all crops in the ground have been greatly affected.

These few days are the days of harvesting wheat. Every year, there will always be a few heavy rains during these few days, making people in a hurry, but this year it is cloudless every day, let alone heavy rain, even if it is a cloudy day. The sky has never appeared, and the sun is shining every day.If it were in previous years, people would be happy to thank God for the good weather that allowed them to harvest the wheat smoothly, but no one can be happy for a few years, because if it doesn’t rain, the corn can’t be planted in the ground. , and the crops that have already been planted in the ground will have reduced yields or even no harvest.

Zhang Taiping's family doesn't have much wheat, the main reason is that there is a lot of wheat in the space, but it doesn't take much effort to harvest it in the space.After harvesting the wheat, they also sold all the ripe peaches.This year, the peach trees on Peach Blossom Mountain also produced peaches, so the output was huge, and Zhuang Yu still handled it, earning more than 100 million yuan. From the perspective of the villagers, earning more than 100 million yuan a year is simply the sky.

In the orchard, apart from the grapes, there are a small amount of various autumn-ripe fruit trees that are reserved for their own consumption, and there are still fruits hanging on them.

Although there was a severe drought in the whole world, and all the trees were not very energetic even at night, Zhang Taiping's garden was still full of vitality, and all kinds of fruits and vegetables in the vegetable field were growing vigorously.

Zhang Taiping is lying under the big osmanthus tree right now, holding a bright red tomato in his hand, the fist-sized tomato leaves bright red juice down his throat, it is sour and sweet, very appetizing.

But at the moment, his mind is not on the tomatoes, but thinking about the weather and what happened in the village during this time.

It has been reported in the news that there is a large area of ​​drought in the north this year, and water shortages have already occurred in many places, accompanied by cracks in the land.

Not only the western part near the village is in drought, but half of the country is in drought, which means that it is not caused by the so-called "drought demon" that I saw before. This is a natural disaster that cannot be resisted by manpower.But the villagers don't think so. The message of "the drought is born, and the land is thousands of miles away" has spread in the village. People don't know how long this drought will last.Some people even worship ghosts and gods at home and start the autumn rain.

The water level of the small river in Runflow Village has dropped a lot, and most of the riverbed is exposed. I believe that if it doesn't rain, the small river will dry up in a short time.

But what is surprising is that the pond in his garden has only maintained sufficient water, and the lotus in it has been blooming one after another, adding a touch of coolness to the dry and boring weather.The most important thing is that he didn't do anything in this pond. All the water here gushes out from the spring dug out at the bottom of the pond.

This spring is quite magical. At that time, the rock came out of it. I don't know exactly where this spring leads from the underground river.

Thanks to the sufficient water volume of this spring, although the village has also been affected by a large-scale drought, the situation is not very serious.

While he was thinking about something, he suddenly heard someone calling his name.Turning his head and looking over, the old village chief, old man Qian, and old gun Wang were standing at the gate of the courtyard, but they were blocked by lions and grizzly bears.Although he was very familiar with the big dogs in his family, he didn't dare to force his way inside. No one knew if these two big dogs would bite suddenly, and once they did, it would be no small injury.

Sitting up and saying hello, the lion and the grizzly backed away, and everyone came over.

"Old man, what is this?" Zhang Taiping looked at such a large group of people and asked a little puzzled.

The old village chief pulled a bench and sat down, and the others sat or leaned against the trees.The old village chief sighed and said, "Thousands of miles in the red land, thousands of miles in the red land."

Zhang Taiping nodded: "This year's drought has not been seen for more than ten years. How is the harvest in the village this year?" The specific work of the matter, so I am not very clear about the hot springs and the income of each family.

As he spoke, Ye Ling asked Ye Ling to pick a basket of tomatoes and each of them took one.The bright red tomatoes are very appetizing when held in the hand, and the sound of eating and biting suddenly becomes one piece, and the praise is also endless.

"There are joys and sorrows in this year's severe drought." The old village chief also took a bite of the tomato and said.

"Then let's hear about the happy event first." Zhang Taiping said with a smile.

The old village chief cleared his throat and said: "Because of the severe drought this year, the production of various fruits and vegetables has been greatly reduced, and the prices of melons, fruits and vegetables have risen rapidly. The water shortage in our village is not very serious because of your pond. I can also water some of the vegetables that have been in charge, although the output is slightly less than last year, but the price has almost doubled, so in general, the income is higher than last year." Pause and continued, "And there is You have not been affected by the drought here, which is absolutely unique in the vicinity. There are many people who come here for the name. People in the city now say that our place is a paradise, and more people come here, so whether it is hot springs or villagers. I made more money by staying in farmhouses.”

These things can be seen from the flow of people, Zhang Taiping nodded and asked: "What is the worrying thing?"

Old man Qian said: "The small river in the village is almost dry. I went to the mountain to have a look a few days ago. You know where the small river in our village comes from. The water in the reservoir in the mountain is basically It was accumulated by rainwater and spring water from mountain streams, and now the weather is dry, not to mention that most of the mountain springs have dried up without rain, so the water source is insufficient, and I estimate that the entire river will be dry in a short time."

The old village head continued: "The temporary impact of the river being dry is not a big problem, because there is still water in the fish pond here to provide water for the downstream. The biggest problem is that the continuous drought has caused the water levels of all the wells to drop. , it will bottom out sooner or later if it goes on like this, and there will be no water for food at that time.”

There are two ways to drink water in mountain villages. One is to drink spring water flowing out of the mountains. Now the large-scale drought has dried up many spring water; the other way is to dig a well to drink groundwater. If the groundwater is also dry, that’s true. There is no clean water source.

The problem of draft water is an urgent problem that needs to be solved immediately. It is about the normal life of the villagers, so the old village head called so many people to discuss it today.