happy apocalypse

Chapter 144 The Drought Begins

Time flies so fast in our busy schedule, and it will be mid-July in a blink of an eye.The weather is getting hotter and hotter every day. Seeing that the thermometer at home has reached more than 7 degrees, everyone doesn't go out very much, because the sun is so poisonous that it scorches the earth like a charcoal stove.

But not everyone can hide at home, and the villagers who want to farm have to go to the field every day to see, they have to endure the scorching sun.

This morning, just after breakfast, Mother Qu called everyone to go to the field: "Hurry up, hurry up, before the sun is fully exposed, let's quickly put on the sunscreen net."

When the sun starts to shine in our house, we use the sunscreen net.Every morning after breakfast, the whole family dispatched to transport the rolls of sunscreen nets to the field with a tricycle, and a team of two could set up the sunscreen nets.

We heard Qu's mother's call, and hurriedly armed ourselves with long clothes and trousers, masks, hats, gloves, and cloth shoes. We didn't dare to leave any of them behind. We covered ourselves from head to toe with only our eyes exposed. Yes, Jiang Zhi and the others also dressed in the same way, that is, they turned the masks into windproof scarves.Because I know that this year's drought has begun, such exposure will burn people out, so I ask everyone to wear such equipment when going out in such weather.

After eating, the children also dressed up like this and drove cattle and sheep to the mountains to escape the summer heat. They were okay, and they could take off their long clothes and trousers when they reached a shaded place and put them in their backpacks. , I will use it when going down the mountain, and I will still wear shorts and shorts when I am in the mountain, it is very cool.

We locked the gate of the courtyard, pushed the tricycle and went to the field. On the way, four people from the eldest sister's family, two adults from the second sister's family, and three people from the aunt's family gathered in a large group of people and marched into the field together.

Since Chenchen needed a sunscreen net in the field, she stopped going to the mountains, but stayed to help, and handed over the family's cattle and sheep to Sissy and the others.He looks very manly now and has a sense of responsibility in everything he does.

After two months of recuperation, the second brother-in-law finally fully recovered. Although we didn't say clearly that our family is responsible for the few acres of land in our house, he very consciously told the second sister that he can't trouble us anymore, and he is fine now. Now, it's time for him to support this family.

When the second sister and I learned the words of the second brother-in-law, I was very surprised. The second brother-in-law must have been stimulated too much, and his heart has grown up.He also knows that he is the head of the family, and he also knows that he has to take care of his wife and children. If he really thinks so in his heart and does the same, then we can't save him in vain.But this matter is not just talking about it. Don’t you all say that Lu Yao knows that Mali has been popular for a long time? Now that everyone lives so close, everything they do is under everyone’s nose. What kind of you are, you can’t pretend Yes, if you want to hide it, you can't hide it. No matter how good you say it, you can't do it well. We'll wait and see if he really changes.

After meeting the three families, we walked into the field together. When we got to the field, everyone quickly picked up the rolls of sunscreen nets and went to their positions to start working.

When Jiang Zhi came back from the sun protection net in the county, we thought about a lot of methods and wanted to find a simple, fast and efficient method.The final method determined through practice is to tie both ends of the sunscreen net with bamboo poles, and insert bamboo poles vertically at both ends of the ground. We only need to clamp the bamboo poles of the sunscreen net between the two bamboo poles on the ground, and Each person takes two ends of a roll of sunscreen net and unrolls the roll synchronously. Just when the sunscreen net is used up on the other end of the ground, just put the tail of the sunscreen net with the bamboo pole between the two bamboo poles on the ground.In order to prevent the sunscreen net from being too heavy and collapsing and pressing the rice, we also erected several bamboo poles in the middle, and used bamboo poles in the middle.On the whole, it looks like the lower frame in a man, with four or five such frames supporting a long strip.So far, the sunscreen net support is good, and there have been no problems.

When branching out, we were paired together, Jiang Zhi and I, Li Cheng and Li Shanqing, Father Jiang and Father Qu, Mother Qu and Weiwei, Aunt Liang and Eldest Sister, Eldest Brother-in-law and Chenchen, Second Sister and Second Brother-in-law, Mother Jiang and Auntie, Uncle and Lu Fang.This is not a random match. Two people must have similar steps and match well. If one walks faster and the other walks slower, the sunscreen net will be twisted, and in the end it will not be stuck on the original bamboo pole. Re-adjustment is very delayed.

Jiang Zhi and I did it the fastest, maybe because of practicing the exercises, we did it in sync, and we still had strength (I used the Juli Talisman), so we did it the fastest, followed by Li Cheng and Li Shanqing, we finished it My own task is to help Mother Qu and Weiwei, then Father Jiang and Father Qu, and then Second Sister and Second Brother-in-law.

Among all the people, the second sister and the second brother-in-law are the slowest. The first is that they are a group of people, and the second is that the second brother-in-law is too fat. Originally, fat people suffer a lot in this kind of weather, and he wears long clothes Long trousers, it is even hotter, just watch him work for a while, you have to listen to it and take a rest, wipe off the sweat, and then continue to work.The second sister felt sorry for him, and asked him to go to the side to do other things, such as handing everyone sunscreens and bamboo poles. Although it was tiring, it was definitely better than walking around in the sun all the time.

The second brother-in-law did not agree with anything, and said, "No, Xiao Yibai gave us the few acres of land in our family. I couldn't plant the land when I planted it. They planted it for us. Now I can work in the field." , and asked others to help us, isn’t that equivalent to white food? Besides, I can’t do it, just slow down and sweat more, and I will treat it as a weight loss. Didn’t you always make me lose weight before? , start now."

I listened to the few words he said, and it was pleasant to my ears. Besides, the second brother-in-law is a bit fat. Of course, he is compared with us. If he is compared with him before, he is much thinner now.

When we first started to support the sunscreen, we always helped the second sister and the second brother-in-law. The second brother-in-law was very embarrassed, so he went earlier the next day and wanted to do it in advance so that we would not be held back , don't bother us.

But my little uncle criticized me. The growth of rice requires sunlight. It was already very early when we went there. If it was earlier, the rice would not grow well due to insufficient sunlight.

The second brother-in-law gave up the idea of ​​going to work early and accepted our help from time to time.

Qin Hanbin came to ask when our family used the sunscreen net for the first time. After knowing the purpose of the sunscreen net, he also made several sunscreen nets and put them away with his dad every morning and evening.

At the beginning, the villagers saw that our family shaded the rice, and they said that we urbanites are able to live in the sun. Rice has been grown in the sun since ancient times. I have never heard of anyone who shaded rice. We do this Every morning and evening work, in their eyes, is making a fool of themselves.

However, within a few days, they didn't think so.Due to the sun exposure, many rice seedlings in the paddy fields began to wilt, and the water in the fields was also very dry. In these days of hot weather, the villagers basically went to the fields every night to add some water to the paddy fields. However, our rice field does not use it, because the exposure time is short, and the water evaporates relatively much less.

If our rice fields are different from those of other villagers, because our rice seedlings will be filled when they bloom, so they are more resistant than small rice seedlings, then Qin Hanbin's rice fields are the best example. His family has The 4 mu of land is planted with our family’s rice seedlings, and the rest of the land is the same as that of the villagers. The rice seedlings have just been planted for more than a month. It took four hours to lay the net and collect the net, but the effect was remarkable. Not to mention the grown rice, even the rice that is the same as the villagers, is also a piece of green. Xingbeng can see that some are yellow and some are dry of rice seedlings.

Seeing that the old Qin's rice covered the sunscreen with so little wilting and saved water, he took this method seriously.After research, I found that this sunscreen net is good. Although it covers a layer on the rice, it does not cover all the sunlight. There is a gap in the middle, and the sunlight can shine on the rice below through the gap, so that the rice When it is exposed to the sun, but not exposed to the sun, all the rice that uses it will grow so green and so good in this kind of weather.

Everyone began to ask where did this sunscreen net come from, and we didn't hide it, so we told the people who came to inquire.We have enough sun protection nets in our family. Besides, if this method can be used this year, our family will not use the sun protection nets for more than one and a half months. This thing is very strong, as long as it is not intentionally cut with a knife, it is generally It won't be bad.

We don’t care about the whereabouts of other sunscreen nets in the county. It would be even better if everyone in our village can have one, because we can live our lives peacefully only if everyone is not hungry.

Of course, there are still troubles everywhere. After everyone knew the benefits of the sunscreen, some people in the village came up, saying that our old Jiang’s family is not authentic, and they don’t tell everyone about such good things, or their rice It can't be wilted, so it is certain that the production will be reduced in autumn.

When we hear such words, we just laugh it off. It doesn’t make sense to reason with those who can pick out the bones from the egg. Besides, there is no need to reason with them. The things are mine. If I want to tell you, I will tell you. Don't want to know when you don't want to tell.

Moreover, most people in the village don’t have the leisure to gossip now. They are busy working on the rice in the field, going to the county to find sunscreen nets, busy cutting bamboo in the bamboo forest, and busy going to the field every night. Water release, in short, they are all busy, and they all hope to keep as much harvest as possible in the field.

(End of this chapter)