Traveling through the ages with the hotel, being doted on by four brothers

Chapter 184 There is Water in the River

However, Xia Chan’s busyness was not in vain. The things she planted were not affected by the drought and instead grew well.

Because she watered the plants frequently, there were always wild vegetables and mushrooms on the mountain, as well as summer bamboo shoots. Summer cicadas would often pick bamboo shoots, and the family could often eat fresh bamboo shoots.

The grapes she planted near the cave had already matured a lot. She picked all the ripe grapes and stored them in the space to eat later. She only planted two grape trees in total, and with careful care, they only produced more than twenty bunches. Naturally, she was reluctant to eat them all at once.

After picking the grapes and bringing them home, Xia Chan gave a bunch to each of Xiao Fengfeng and the other three.

There are many wild fruits on the mountains in summer. Once the summer cicadas go to the mountains, they will never return home empty-handed.

This year, the Yong'an Production Team planted a lot of crops at the beginning of spring. Some crops take a short time to mature, such as potatoes, which can be dug in three months. Because of the heavy rain last year, the production team learned from experience and planted a lot of potatoes this year.

Although it has not rained this year, people have been carrying water to irrigate the dry land, so the potato yield this year should not be greatly affected.

In August, the Yong'an Production Team began to harvest potatoes.

On the day when everyone started to harvest potatoes, Xia Chan carried a backpack and leaned on a bamboo pole, and quietly walked upstream along the river behind the production team. The riverbed had been cracked by the sun, and the grass in it had long been killed by the sun. Dried fish could often be seen on the mud, which were probably the ones that everyone had missed catching.

Xia Chan chose a secluded place, then ordered eight thousand cubic meters of "muddy water" from the "Crossing Mall" and poured the water into the river.

Eight thousand cubic meters of water, equal to the storage capacity of a reservoir, cost her twenty-four hundred yuan. This was a savings in the twenty-first century, not as valuable as the money in the seventies, so it was nothing.

She didn't want to add water to the rice fields again and again at night, so she chose to release the water all at once, and the rest was left to the villagers. She couldn't pay for it and do it, right? There was no such good thing in the world.

Since she paid the money, everyone has to contribute.

Doing so can also alleviate the disaster situation of the production teams downstream of the river.

If the Yong'an Production Team has no impact at all, then the Yong'an Production Team will not be able to live in peace in the second half of this year. The mere fact of coming to borrow grain is enough to annoy everyone.

The people in the village were digging potatoes in the dry land. The dry land was relatively high, and they could see the water rushing down from the river when they looked up. Word quickly spread from one person to ten, and then to a hundred, and then everyone knew about it. The team leader immediately arranged for people to intercept the water, and then left a small path in the middle of the embankment to give some water to the production team downstream.

This time, she added water directly to the river. She didn't have to worry about destroying the crops or the water spreading out, so Xia Chan didn't put the water into the bucket first and then pour it out. Instead, she stretched her hand directly into the river, and then a steady stream of water came out of her hand. She didn't feel anything yet, it was really magical.

Everyone brought water to the ditches beside the fields, and many people also brought wooden barrels and basins from their homes to fill them with water. Although this water could not be drunk, it could be used to water the crops in their private plots, so that they could harvest more food to take home.

Xia Chan released 8,000 cubic meters of water from morning till dark. She had nothing to eat or drink for the whole day and was extremely tired.

The production team's fields and ditches were filled with water, and even a section of the river was intercepted with water. It should be enough to last until the autumn harvest, and then they would hibernate. Even if it didn't rain, it didn't matter, because the food had been brought home and they wouldn't go hungry.

Xia Chan went home carrying a basket full of bamboo shoots. Her brothers must be worried sick because she hadn't been home for a day. She had to think of a better reason, otherwise she wouldn't be able to convince them.

On the way home, they met some people who asked Xia Chan where she was, saying that her brothers had been looking for her. Xia Chan smiled and said that she was in the woods across the river. Suddenly, the river flooded and she didn't dare to cross the river, so she had to wait.

When she got home, her brothers were not at home as expected. She quickly lit a fire and cooked. After the firewood was burning, she took out a piece of firewood, went to the wall of the courtyard and held it high. Seeing the fire in the house, her brothers should be able to guess that she was back, after all, no one else had the key to their house!
Xia Chan directly cooked a pot of sweet potato porridge and put five washed eggs in it. He took out a basin of bamboo shoots that had been blanched in water from the space and fried bamboo shoots with bacon, made a cold cucumber salad, and a snow-topped tomato.

Even if you eat porridge, you have to have side dishes, otherwise you won’t be able to eat the porridge.

Just as she took the cooked eggs out of the porridge and put them into cold water, she heard the sound of a door opening outside. Xia Chan's hands trembled. It was her brothers who came back. She didn't know whether they would scold her.

Xia Chan decided to strike first, and then came out with eggs, smiling and said, "Brother, you are back? Hurry up and wash your hands and eat. It's too late to cook, so I just cooked porridge. I went to the forest across the river to pick bamboo shoots today, but I didn't expect that there was water in the river suddenly. I kept going upstream, trying to find a place to cross the river, but I couldn't find it. Then I played there and forgot the time. I'm sorry, I won't do this again in the future."

After explaining the reasons and apologizing sincerely, I believe they will not have the heart to ask this question again.

Xia Qi reached out and rubbed Xia Chan's hair, then took the eggs in her hand and walked to the kitchen. The brothers washed their hands and faces, and also washed their hair, then sat down to eat.

Xia Chan was relieved when she saw that her brothers did not get angry. She didn't know that the water would last for a whole day. She guessed that the "Crossing Mall" controlled the amount and flow rate of water. If the speed was too fast, what was the difference between it and a flash flood?

Xiao Tiantian and the others probably learned from the villagers the reason why she disappeared for a day, so they did not come to look for her, but went to work as usual. After all, it is the harvest season and they cannot delay.

Fortunately, only potatoes and corn can be harvested now, and the corn harvested at this time is summer corn. The village has planted half of the summer corn and autumn corn, so there is not so much corn to harvest now, and everyone can be more relaxed.

After more than a week of hard work, the potatoes and summer corn were finally harvested and stored. Those who had no food could go to the brigade headquarters to advance food, otherwise they would have to wait until the autumn harvest to distribute the food.