happy apocalypse

Chapter 143 Let's Not Do This Job
In the evening, Jiang Zhi and the others came home very late. These big men really worked hard today. Knowing that people are anxiously waiting for planting rice seedlings, no one has done foreign work, so they worked hard. They spent the rest of the day working hard. It's all over.

Jiang Zhi said that Zhang Xiukun was so moved that he toasted several times at the wine table to thank the brothers who had contributed so much. Everyone drank very happily, which is why they came so late.

I told him what happened today. First, it was about children's education. Jiang Zhi also agreed that we should tutor our children at home. It is the most basic thing. It is enough to know how to read and count. This mother Jiang is the most suitable, other survival Skills are what Jiang Zhi wants to cultivate. We also have ready-made teachers for this, their Uncle Da Li and Uncle Li.I just need to arrange the class schedule and set the time for them.

Then I told him about our rice problem, and also told my uncle that if it grows like this, it will definitely have a bumper harvest in autumn.Jiang Zhi looked at me and said, "You forgot that there is still drought in summer. Do you think it is possible for the weather to be so smooth all the time? If we want to have a good harvest, we have to think of other ways."

"I remember, it was just a moment of joy, didn't I remember it? You said we need to use a net to shade the rice. I saw it on TV. It was the kind of black with holes in the middle for ventilation. How much do we use?" The whole point is to cover the paddy field when the sun is the hottest, so that the water in the paddy field will not evaporate so quickly, and our family has also started to save water, so it should be able to use it at that time.” I thought and said .

Now the weather is getting hotter every day, and everyone is busy with different things every day. The whole family must take a bath before going to bed at night. We directly connected the sewer pipe in the bathroom to a 2-meter-diameter, 30-meter-deep water pipe in the backyard. In Duomi’s reservoir, this was dug for us when we dug a deep well in the yard, just to save the daily water for daily use, even watering the garden, feeding cattle and sheep. of.I also stipulated that family members should not use shampoos and shower gels with chemical agents in the bath, and use soap made from pig pancreas instead, which is purely natural and environmentally friendly, and has less pollution to water resources.

We also added a filter screen at the entrance, and covered a large stone disc weighing several hundred kilograms on the top of the reservoir to seal it completely, so that children don’t have to be afraid of being mischievous and accidentally falling down. The only shortcoming is that the stone plate is too heavy, and Jiang Zhizhi lifted it up in our family.

"I know what you're talking about. It should be a kind of sunshade net. I'll go to the county to look for it after the old Zhang's work is done in two days." Jiang Zhi knew me as soon as he heard my description. What was said, I also think it should be useful, so if you think you have time, go get some back.

"Didn't you finish digging the land today?" I was surprised, didn't you drink wine after you finished digging today?
"Isn't there still rice planting? At the dinner table today, that boy Chen Ming drank a little too much. He heard that he couldn't wait any longer. He would go to the ground to plant rice seedlings tomorrow, so he patted his chest and said in a big way that the rest of us will be ready tomorrow." Come to help plant the seedlings, you said he has already said, we are too embarrassed to say that something is wrong, and he is really anxious, so let’s help if we can." Jiang Zhi said helplessly, I know this is also what he said to Zhang Everyone has a good impression, and he will not give Chen Ming face because of his temper.

I thought about it, since Jiang Zhi said that he would go to the county in two days, then it would be fine to bring back all the ingredients that Xiaofang needed, so I told him what Xiaofang begged me for today.

As soon as Jiang Zhi heard it, he said: "Okay, isn't it just some sand, cement, etc. No one wants these things now, let's go to the construction site to get some."

Two days later, Jiang Zhi rode a tricycle to the county alone. I wanted to go too, but Jiang Zhi said no, just to find some sunshade nets and sand, so I don't need to go.

I thought so, and I had other work to do, so I didn't follow.I just repeatedly asked Jiang Zhi to pay attention to safety, and if he couldn't find it, then come back, we are trying to find a way.

Jiang Zhi waved his hand and rode away on a tricycle.After Jiang Zhi left, I took Li Cheng, who had no class, with a machete, and went with me to the bamboo forest behind. I wanted to chop some bamboo so that I could set up the sunshade net later.

We have also started a cram school in our family. Every afternoon, we start after we take a nap, 30 minutes of Chinese or mathematics, and then 1 hour of survival skills class.Basically taught by Li Cheng, Li Shanqing is responsible for teaching the children military boxing every morning.

The kids love this arrangement.Not too tired, but also study every day.

After Jiang Zhi left, I took Li Cheng, who had no class, with a machete, and went with me to the bamboo forest next to my house. I wanted to chop some bamboo so that I could set up the sunshade net later.

It's not the first time I've been to the bamboo forest, so I led Li Cheng into it. When I saw dead or old bamboo, I asked Li Cheng to cut it down and put it on the ground. Then go forward and keep looking.

While Li Cheng was chopping bamboo, I was able to find some time to dig out a few bamboo shoots. Li Cheng felt a little embarrassed seeing me being so leisurely.

"Sister, this is so unfair. How can you dig bamboo shoots for fun, but I have to chop bamboo?"

I replied with a blunt voice: "Speak as soon as you speak, and don't stop working. If you demand fairness, then you will have to change it in your next life. If you are the first to give birth to a woman, you basically don't have to do these things. The second Second, if you come out early, if you are a sister, you can make me do these things, understand?"

Li Cheng curled his lips when he heard this, and muttered, "Then I'd better chop bamboo. I'm not a woman, and there's nothing good about it. I have to have a baby. There are still a few days in a month that are inconvenient, and my temperament is still jealous and suspicious." I'd better be a man and cut bamboo honestly."

"That's right, women can't be anyone who wants to be a woman. This is a university question, and an IQ like you can deal with being a man." Isn't it said that men are animals that think with their lower body?There is no IQ.Of course, the IQ of the other men in our family is still very high, Li Cheng is a surprise.

Li Cheng and I were bickering and working in the bamboo forest. After a busy day, we went back the same way when we walked back. He picked up the bamboos that had been cut and thrown on the ground one by one. On the shoulder, I saw that he was resisting more and more, and I was a little worried about his body, so I took a picture of him with a giant power talisman.

"Sister, I'm fine. I can resist. What a waste." Li Cheng grinned and said.

"Okay, I'm grinning to my ears, do you really think I'm a waste?" I saw him like that and laughed, this brother is really good.

"Hey, it's okay, my sister is capable, and this talisman is the only one I have." Li Cheng said like a dog.

I nodded appreciatively, I really don't feel bad for using the talisman on my family.

I carried a basket of bamboo shoots, and Li Cheng returned home with a large pile of bamboo, and then I gave the bamboo shoots to Qu Ma, saying that I would add vegetables in the evening, and then I peeled the bamboo into sticks and put them in the yard to expose them to the sun. After 3 o'clock, Jiang Zhi came back on a tricycle. The things on the tricycle behind him were much taller than him, and they were stacked one after another.I was a little worried about the lifespan of this tricycle, pulling so many things at a time, I guess Jiang Zhi used the light-weight talisman, otherwise the tricycle would be useless.After I got home, I put down the top rolls of sunshade nets, and then I rode a bicycle to send the sand and cement to my aunt's house.

Then Lu Fang started to prepare for digging an ice cellar, and it took her a week to dig out her own house, followed by Eldest Sister Qu's house and Second Sister Qu's house.Then there is Aunt Qin's house. These days, Aunt Qin sent his son to help us work all the time. He went to anyone we dug up. He didn't say until the three of our real relatives had finished digging, "Brother Jiang." , You see, I have waited for such a long time, it should be my turn next."

Not to mention, as far as the enthusiasm for queuing is concerned, it should be his turn no matter what.The people who dig the ice cellar in the back are more and more proficient in digging, and they only dig one in four or five days. The people in our family said that this is the last one. These days, they are too tired to repeat the work of bending over and digging. , have a good rest.

That's what I mean too. I told Lu Fang, let her take care of it. If someone comes to ask her to dig an ice cellar and ask her to ask for wages, it's not an easy job. Don't look at the men in our family digging for a week. We can dig one out, that’s because we have auxiliary tools, you let those construction workers try it, it took nearly a month for our family to dig the ice cellar back then, although part of the reason is that Lu Fang’s first guide to digging was not very good. Familiar, many places are researched first and then started construction, but if those workers come to dig now, it will definitely not be completed in half a month.

After all, this is also a big project, and it is reasonable to ask for some wages.After discussing with Lu Fang for a long time, we decided on the price. The price is calculated according to the square meter. The wages for one square meter are 10 catties of rice, and one square meter of labor and materials is 20 catties of rice.The minimum consumption is 200 catties of rice.

I announced the price, and Li Cheng said to me, "Sister, you are too dark, this family needs 50 catties of rice to dig a 500 square meter ice cellar, and 1000 catties for the material. Is anyone willing to spend money to dig it?" ?”

I don't think so: "It depends on how you think about it. What is the concept of 1000 catties of rice? In normal times, it is the harvest of one mu of land. How much can 1000 catties of rice be sold for? What is the difference between digging an ice cellar and building a house?" , that is, one is above the ground and the other is under the ground. It is more difficult for us to dig below than to build a house. In this way, a 1000-square-meter house can be built with 50 catties of rice, which is very cost-effective. !

As for your saying that no one wants to dig, that is only temporary. After this summer is over, Lu Fang's business will definitely be booming in autumn. "

Anyone who has endured hunger and thirst knows the importance of water. If there is a way to effectively store excess water and use it for emergencies when it is most critical, I think many people who have experienced drought will not mind. That bit of food.

"Besides, we can't do this job ourselves. If we want to earn some rice, we need to find a serious construction team to cooperate."

"Why?" Lu Fang and Li Cheng asked together.

"Think about it, if the few people in our family dig ice cellars for a fee, and the rice we earn is all our family, then the villagers will not be jealous. It will be difficult to live in the future. If we find others to cooperate, everyone You will think that you only earned a small part of it, and most of it is to be shared with others, so no one will be jealous."

They nodded politely.

(End of this chapter)