Escape from the desert

The carriage hurried towards Linjia Village.

The village became extraordinarily lively in an instant. Compared with the past, there were more women at the entrance of the village today. All of them were eagerly waiting for the carriage to drive into the village. They were more curious than before about what Aunt Jiang bought. One by one, their feet stretched their heads, wishing that their eyeballs could take a closer look inside the Pegasus carriage.

At noon, the sun hangs over the top of the skull, and the scorching sun scorches the earth.

In the past, at this hour, the people in the village had to go home and rest for a while, but today the big guys are more energetic than each other, surrounding the village entrance, waiting to see the carriage of the Lin family.

"Mother, are you back?" Lin Nan saw the carriage, and immediately came out to greet him with a smile. There will be seven or eight big men in the family, all men who can build houses in the village, a group of people, dragging adobes and carrying straws carrying straw.

Lin Xi just came back at this meeting. The big water tank that Lin Yousheng asked someone to order was ready. At this meeting, the two of them were struggling to move to the yard. When Old Wu saw this, he hurriedly got out of the car to help. However, if one is not careful, it will fall into pieces, so it is quite difficult to move. In addition, the weather is hot, and after a little toss, several people are tired and sweating profusely.

"Come back, second child, go ask the village chief and say it's time to measure the land." Jiang Yan moved the things out of the car, and Lin Xi and the others also followed.

"If you are alive, my two daughters-in-law have gone to the town to help set up the stall. I guess they will come back later, but I told everyone to have a meal. Look, let Yanzi help me find two people who can cook. I Fifteen cents a day is also a meal."

She originally planned to come back at noon after the two daughters-in-law closed the stall, just in time to cook everyone's lunch, but seeing so many people, the workload is not small, and the two daughters-in-law have been tired all morning, anyway, it is not bad for these few coins. , I simply asked two women in the village to help me do it.

Lin Yousheng immediately refused: "Why waste that money, let Yanzi do it. She can take care of the meals for more than a dozen people, and she doesn't need to waste money, just take care of lunch."

At this time, Lao Wu also said: "Ajun used to be a firehead in the military camp, and he can cook, so let him help, you don't need to waste money on hiring people."

Jiang Yan knew that they wanted to save money for herself, so she nodded and said, "That's fine, just let Brother Jun and Yanzi come, but the wages are the same, otherwise I would be embarrassed to ask you to help in vain, and it is also for others. , I am more pleased with you."

The two had no choice but to nod their heads when they heard this. In the past, even if Aunt Jiang told them to give them money, they would only dare to come and help. will be corrupted.

But now, even if Aunt Jiang doesn't give money, they are willing to help.

The two went home and called someone. Jiang Yan carried the box and turned back to the house. As soon as she looked up, she saw a familiar man lying on the roof to repair the roof. It was Lin Gensheng, who was thin and only had a handful of bones left. , his daughter-in-law Xie Chunhua also helped with the hay, and their young son, who was yellow-faced and skinny, also helped to dig mud among a group of peasants.

This is the whole family out.

Jiang Yan was so frightened by this scene that Lin Gensheng and his daughter-in-law Xie Chunhua were not much better than they had met before. Their skinny cheeks were sunken and their faces were haggard. His body couldn't stand up straight, just looking at it like this, it felt like a walking mummy, as if it would fall to the ground in the next second.

"Second brother, let your uncle come down, he is not in good health, why did you let him go up on the roof, and your aunt Chunhua, who are all big men, why do you let a patient follow along? And, and those two big kids."

Just as Lin Nan was about to go out to find the village chief, when his mother called him, he immediately said with a bitter face and embarrassment: "Mother, Uncle Gen, they don't listen to me, they said they came to help voluntarily, so I'll pull him down. "As he said that, he hummed along the wooden ladder and climbed to the roof.

When Lin Gen was born, he was so tired that he was gasping for breath. When he calmed down, he laughed loudly: "Aunt Jiang, don't worry about us, if it wasn't for you, my little stone would have been sold, thanks to your medicine. Chunhua's illness can only be cured, and I don't know how to thank you. When I heard the village say that your family is building a house, I brought my family here to help. Don't look at the two children, they are very strong."

Jiang Yan looked at the few people speechlessly and sadly. She understood that Lin Gensheng wanted to repay him. The adobe thatched hut was built with thatch mixed with a kind of thin mud layer by layer. This was a very laborious job. Going up layer by layer is all physical work, and Lin Gensheng's family obviously can't bear it.

People in the village used to eat one meal a day. Later, after the water source kept the harvest of the fields, everyone only had two meals a day, but no one dared to eat a full stomach. Jiang Yan also thought of this before saying that they would pack a meal Lunch, after all, you have the strength to work for her when you are full.

Lin Gensheng's family eats less than the village's. Treating Xie Chunhua earlier has hollowed out the family. Now the food has not been collected. Every day, there are dried vegetables and wild vegetables. .

"Aunt Jiang, thank you for your medicine before. If it wasn't for you, I would have gone to the Palace of Hell a long time ago. There is really nothing at home to thank you. If you build a house, why do we have to help." Xie Chunhua said softly. Soft and weak, she smiled softly, and her eyes were full of gratitude to Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan nodded, she really couldn't bear to refuse. Xie Chunhua felt like a very gentle person. If she refused, it would seem that she could cry out of nowhere in the next second. The thatch was all cut in the mountains. Knowing how to do this, he pulled a lot of blood-red small holes on his hands, but there was a smile on his face, as if he didn't feel it.

Jiang Yan looked at the honest family, sighed slightly, and said, "Sister Chunhua, it didn't take long for your body to recover. This house building is all men's work, so don't do it."

Hearing this, Xie Chunhua's face changed suddenly, she looked at Jiang Yan in a panic, and she blushed for a long time: "I can do it, I can do it, Aunt Jiang, don't worry, our family doesn't want money, just want to help help me..."

Seeing her flustered look, Jiang Yan smiled and said, "I know, I mean, let you come to the kitchen to help me make everyone's lunch."

Xie Chunhua immediately smiled and said, "Okay, you can let me do anything."

Jiang Yan continued: "Second brother, go and invite the village chief, Gensheng brother, don't follow the toss on the roof, just help deliver the straw under the eaves."

Lin Nan nodded and went out the door. Jiang Yan glanced at Xiaodouzi who was squatting not far away. The little guy was a small lump. He was holding the chicken and giggling with laughter. Go and shouted to find his own small back basket, so that he could go to the field to cut wild vegetables and feed the chickens and ducks.