Liu An Hua Ming You Yi Village

Chapter 39

When it's time to plant rice, even though the weather is still dry, as long as the water in the river is not dry, it must be planted.

"No matter what, if you plant, you will reap, if you don't plant, you will have nothing!" This is the voice of the farmers in Yangliu Village.

There is no more wheat, and if we don't grow rice, people will starve to death.

"Good news, good news! The county government has posted a notice that all taxes will be exempted this autumn!" Someone shouted, causing Yangliu Village to boil!

Land tax free!This is definitely a boon!You must know that when the wheat is harvested, all the food is handed over, and there is no food at home. If it is when the rice is harvested, you have to continue to pay taxes. With this weather, absolutely no one can afford it, and many people may not be able to afford it. I am happy to plant it, because I can’t afford the seeds, not to mention, the harvest is not good, and then all will be given to the public.

"Really? Don't say it's fake." Some people don't believe there is such a good thing.

But when Lizheng Qin De notified everyone under the big willow tree, they realized that the news was true, so many people were overwhelmed, feeling that there was hope in life again, no matter how hard they worked, they still wanted to eat rice. planted.

It's not easy to depend on the sky for food, and the river beside the village has become a stream.

"Now I can breathe a sigh of relief. It's time for our family to plant all the rice." Qi said to the big guys.

However, because there is too little water, the water in the ditch has to be released in turn, and many people have to watch it all night, otherwise the water will be stolen.

"It can't be done, let's carry water." This was the last solution discussed by everyone, and there was no other way. Think about it, it would take a lot of effort to carry water manually for more than ten acres of land, but If you don't carry water, the rice will not grow.

The Du family is busy and tired every day.Of course, I also take turns guarding the ditch at night, and if I have the opportunity, I will release water from the ditch. Although it is very small, it can always save a lot of energy.

Because God does not rain, the old people feel that they have offended the Dragon God, so the Dragon God does not rain for everyone, so someone wants to invite the Dragon God.

Some wealthy households in the town didn't care about the money to invite the Dragon God. They thought it was a chance to become famous, so they didn't distribute it to every household, otherwise it would really make things worse.

But Du Yu has seen the dragon god invited several times, and the rain still hasn't come down.Still dry.

Through this reduction of land tax, Du Yu discovered for the first time that the court is still good, and the requirements should not be too high, otherwise it will be very disappointing.

It's nice to take a breather and do that.

Du Yu's family has already discussed that the amount of rice planted is more than half less than last year, because there is too little water, which requires people to go to the fields to carry water, which is also a big project. It is better to plant some drought-resistant rice on the remaining ordinary land. crops.Such as corn, such as sorghum.

The soil in the field was watered first, and then hoeed again with a hoe. The soil was smashed, and Du Yu's family began to plant corn and sorghum.

After soaking the corn seeds overnight, Du Yu and the others went into the field the next day. The men were digging holes in front, and the women and Xiaowazi put the seeds in the back.Generally, two to three seeds are placed in one hole, this is to prevent some seeds from not sprouting.

Du Yu was holding half a gourd scoop, which contained corn seeds, and followed Uncle Fourth, Da Lang followed Uncle Fifth, Er Lang followed Qi Shi and Mr. Du, Mr. Du was really bad at doing farm work, and he had to lose The Qi family is capable, otherwise, he would have to drink the northwest wind.

Finally finished working on this field, this kind of is hope, the yield of corn is large, although it is not as delicious as rice, but it saves everyone the effort of carrying water.

As soon as Du Yu was busy, he felt that his waist and legs were already sore and sore.Labor is really training people, but if you work like this, you will not grow taller, and it will be bad to be a dwarf.

It took their family six days to plant corn and sorghum this time. After planting, they had to carry water to irrigate the ground again.

The river water has become a small stream, but it is more convenient than drawing it from a well.

Du Youzhong and Du Youxian are great laborers. Although Du Youzhong doesn't do much farm work, he does it unambiguously.

"Mother, there is not much water here, why don't we plant corn and sorghum, why do we need to plant rice?" Du Yu was puzzled.

The ground looks like it's going to dry out and crack, so why do you plant rice?It's not necessary at all.

"Raising the fields! The rice fields are all planted with corn and sorghum. It will not be easy to grow rice next season, and the yield will not be high. It will become dry land by then, so it is not worthwhile." In the past, everyone mainly planted rice. You can't just focus on this year and forget about it in the future.So even if the weather is dry, the land must be maintained. Fortunately, no one will pay the land tax this year, so it is not a big loss.

The farmer's family attaches great importance to the land. It is said that when Du Yu's second uncle separated out, when it came to the land, he also divided the paddy field and the dry field.

The paddy field is mainly used for growing rice, and it has been changed to grow dry land. After that, the land will become dry land, which is not good, so we still have to grow rice.

Du Yu understood.The seven or eight acres of rice fields seem to require a lot of effort, and when the family planted, they always chose a place close to the river, also for the convenience of watering.

When the crops in the field came to an end, everyone was exhausted, even Du Yu felt that she had turned black and became a little black girl.

When the farming season is busy, there are very few children who are still playing in the village. Everyone has been doing farm work since childhood, even Yufen is no exception.

There is no soap at home, so I wash my face with water. Du Yu misses modern soap and facial cleanser very much. Fortunately, she is still a child now, and her skin is pink and tender. She just wonders where to get some soap pods. , anyway, there are bubbles, right?

There are also bath bean sellers here, who specialize in face washing and bathing, but there are so many Du family members, Qi thinks buying them is a waste of money, and since she is not a bride, why do she have to dress up so well?
So in order to clean his face, Du Yu had to wash it several times every time he washed it, and he couldn't let grandma know about it, so as not to say that she was wasting water.

After the well was dug, the Qi family did not have such strict requirements, and told Du Yu to wash her hands with the ashes from the stove door. This plant ash is also used to wash clothes, and the acacia tree is not so easy to find. .

Du Youzhong was going to the mountain, and Du Yu wanted to go after hearing that. Not to mention Du Dalang and Du Erlang, they were definitely in high spirits. Du Youzhong loved his daughter, so he wanted to take Du Yu there with him. Du Yu was very happy. , working in the field every day, she also feels tired and bored.

"She's just a girl, she's following her up the mountain, and she wants you to watch her, so she's not allowed to go!" Qi said.Du Yu's face collapsed, the grandma of this family is the head of the family.

Du Youzhong hurriedly smiled and said: "Mother, it's okay, Dalang can also watch, so I'll take Yu'er with me."

"Yeah, mother, didn't I also follow?" Du Youquan also helped.

"One or two of you are used to her, little girls, don't learn how to sew, and run outside every day, if you have to go, go." Qi waved his hand.

"Grandma, I can pick mushrooms and wild fruits when I go to the mountains." Du Yu felt that it was not completely useless for him to go.

"They're all rushing up the mountain, there's still some left for you to pick. Follow along, don't delay." The Qi family also didn't want to lose face to the eldest son. The eldest son must feel uncomfortable when he comes back from the town. When I was young, I didn't feel it, and when I was free all of a sudden, the Qi family didn't want the eldest son to think wildly.

So Du Yu went to the mountains with his father, fifth uncle, and his eldest and second brothers.

There is no need to consider the side of the mountain near the village. Everything on the mountain has been illuminated by people.All mountain mushrooms and wild fruits were gone.

I dare not go in the mountains that are too deep. I heard that there are wolves there, and they are not hunters. Du Yu and the others are lucky, and they actually encountered wild mountain mushrooms that have not been picked. Although there are not many, it is better than nothing. powerful.

Then, before walking, Du Yu came across a wild fruit called carambola in this place, which was actually a wild kiwi. When it is soft, take it out and eat it at that time, it is very delicious.

I didn't expect that there would be such things in this mountain due to severe drought. It's not that simple.

The good luck came here, and the rest of them had no surprises again. Du Youzhong and Du Youquan mainly wanted to get firewood, so they had cut two large bundles and tied them up with straw woven ropes.

"Let's go, let's go back now, Dad will bring you back when I'm free." Du Youzhong said.

Du Dalang also picked up a bundle of dry firewood. Seeing Dalang with thin arms and legs, Du Yu and Erlang helped drag the firewood together.

"Father, is that a pheasant?" Du Yu's eyes were sharp, and when he saw something moving, the color was so bright, what was it if it wasn't a pheasant?

Du Youquan and Du Erlang put away the firewood a long time ago and ran towards that side, but unfortunately the pheasant had already been scared away by them, their legs could not run as far as a flying pheasant, so they had to return empty-handed.

Both of them were very frustrated. They thought they could get game, but let it run away!

"If only I knew how to shoot arrows!" Du Youquan regretted that he couldn't.

Du Youzhong comforted, "This is a surprise, it doesn't matter if you can't get it."

"Father, there might be wild eggs." Du Yu just said that casually. Who would have thought that Du Erlang would recover from the blow just now and go directly to the place just now to look for them, "Dad! There are really wild eggs!" Du Erlang Overjoyed, even Du Dalang couldn't help going over to look at it. In the grass, there were seven or eight white wild eggs nesting!

Because of getting this wild egg, everyone was very happy when they went down the mountain. Du Youquan also joked that Du Yu was a magpie, and it was a happy event when he opened his mouth. Otherwise, how could he get this wild egg?He felt that he hadn't gained anything if he didn't catch the pheasant. If Du Yu hadn't said that there were wild eggs, he would have missed it.

(End of this chapter)