Chapter 62 Is the weather abnormally cold this year?

Chapter 62 Is the weather abnormally cold this year?

As adults, Shui Qing and Fan Jin would not ask too much about Bai Ziqian's time at Sun Jinhua's house.

But the five children of Yan Qiuxing who returned to Jianghehu were different. As allies who had suffered at the hands of Fan's mother and Sun Jinhua, they felt particularly empathic when talking about it.

As if he had found a confidant, Bai Ziqian and the five of them had endless topics to talk about.

When I ate potatoes again, I felt that they were a rare delicacy in the world!

It's pink and glutinous and doesn't irritate your throat. It's so delicious.

And he discovered that whether it is stir-fried, stewed or steamed, even if it is roasted next to the stove hole, it will be dark, and the outermost black shell will be peeled off. eat!

It would be great if I could grow it at home.

Maybe, we can buy seeds from Aunt Shuiqing’s house?

Do potatoes have seeds? I don’t know what the yield is or how to plant it...

The recent days have been just like what the villagers wished for. It rains every once in a while.

There are more mushrooms, and most of the villagers in Shanshui Village are overjoyed.

Shuiqing also felt very good, but she felt that the weather would be much cooler after a rain, and she gradually felt that wearing single clothes was a bit unbearable.

She brought the cloth and cotton and went to the old village chief's house.

"It's getting cold too early this year." The worried words of the old village chief came from the yard.

Shui Qing's heart skipped a beat.

She thought it was an autumn rain and a cold. It turned out that this kind of cold was abnormal in Shanshui Village.

Wang Guifen was chopping green vegetables to feed the chickens. She was worried when she heard: "In previous years, mushrooms can be harvested until the end of October. With this year's cold weather, they may be gone by early October."

The courtyard door was open. Shui Qing knocked on the courtyard door as a reminder. He lowered his head to chop vegetables and the old village chief who was lying on the deck chair looked up at the same time.

"Shui Qing is here, come in quickly!" Wang Guifen stood up in a hurry, wiped her hands on the clothes in front of her, and said with a smile: "I'll bring you a chair and pour tea."

The old village chief also sat upright in his recliner.

Shui Qing said quickly: "I have something to ask my sister-in-law for help. I'll leave as soon as I'm done. Don't waste it by pouring tea."

"It's okay. There is a lot of wild tea in the mountains. Where did the water my family drank go to waste?" Wang Guifen moved the chair out in a hurry, and then hurried into the kitchen to pour tea.

Shui Qing had no choice but to sit down on the chair and asked the old village chief: "Village chief, do you think it's unusually cold this year?"

The old village chief made a heavy hum and said slowly while recalling: "Old people used to say that the winter before the flood was extremely cold."

Wang Guifen, who had poured the tea, handed it to Shui Qing. Instead of continuing to chop vegetables, she sat down and sighed: "I heard my parents say that it used to be extremely cold in the first year of a flood."

flood? Shui Qing looked solemn, "Then, what should we do?"

"Reinforce the house, hoard food, store firewood, and if you have extra money, you can also buy some lime." The old village chief said one by one.

"If the water is clear, I'm afraid your thatched house won't work. It's rainy in the summer, and leaks are common. If there's a flood, it will be heavy rain for days. Then even if your thatched house doesn't collapse, it will leak everywhere.

My sister-in-law knows that building a house costs money. You see, if you don't have enough money, you can build adobe and buy tiles on top. This doesn't cost much money, but it is enough to keep out the rain. "Wang Guifen sincerely suggested.

Their Shanshui Village is remote, but the terrain is not low. In addition, the place to build houses in the village was selected and passed down from generation to generation, so it is basically impossible to flood the house.

But there is no way to avoid heavy rain. In previous years, during heavy rains, the thatched houses in the village always collapsed, and the families who collapsed suffered.

Shui Qing originally wanted to build a house, but now after hearing Wang Guifen's suggestion, she quickly said: "Thank you, sister-in-law, I understand. When the mushroom season is over, I will build a house!"

"Yeah, but making adobe is a laborious job. Your child is young and the head of the house is a scholar. I'm afraid you won't be able to make it in time.

But it’s okay, let’s talk about it when the time comes, and all the men in our family can help with the adobe work! Wang Guifen said cheerfully.

Winter is the time of year when we finally get some rest. The man originally went to the city to see if there were any part-time workers who could earn a lot of money.

But this year it was all Shui Qing's family who earned the rice, and she knew it, so of course her family's affairs were given priority.

Come and go, others will help you later.

Shui Qing knew that the old village chief's family was hard-working and would go out to do part-time work when they were not at home during the off-season. The reason why they didn't go out this year was because it was more cost-effective to pick mushrooms.

She responded gratefully: "I would like to thank my sister-in-law first. I have discussed with the head of the house to build a brick house, and we will ask the big brothers to help with the work. The wages will be calculated according to the salary in the city, so that your work will not be in vain."

When Wang Guifen heard that we still needed to pay for wages, she waved her hands hastily: "No way, in this village, especially since you have helped us so much, how can we still ask for wages?"

Shui Qing will not continue talking about the price, and the wages will be decided at that time.

The old village chief said in a deep voice: "Old men, tell me later to dig out more adobes and replace all the chicken and duck pens at home with adobe ones;

There is also a firewood house, build another one, store more firewood during the winter, and replenish it when it is used up!

For food, half of the rice should be replaced with corn and millet, and the other half should be replaced with black flour. If next year is really a disaster year, it is better to have something to eat than to go hungry;

Also, on the wasteland at home, you and your sisters-in-law should discuss what kind of food crops to plant that can produce a harvest even if there is a flood. "

Shui Qing listened to the old village chief's clear instructions and finally understood why his family could live in a brick house and eat brown rice and whole grains at the same time.

Such an old man can be said to be like a treasure in a family.

Wang Guifen agreed, and then asked: "Dad, do you want to give the people in the village a warning?"

"Well, go ahead and tell them. If you believe it, they will follow suit. If you don't believe it, we can't do anything." It's impossible to force others to work.

Shui Qing has silently added a large woodshed, a sturdy livestock house, a chicken coop, a rabbit pen to his home...

After chatting about urgent matters, Wang Guifen looked at the cloth and cotton placed by Shui Qing on the chair next to her and asked proactively: "Shui Qing, what are you doing?"

Shuiqing thought of the business and expressed his intention: "The weather is getting colder, and my sister-in-law also knows the life we ​​lived in the past. The children's clothes are in tatters, so I thought about asking my sister-in-law to help make some winter cotton clothes for the children;

But it doesn’t mean that my sister-in-law’s work is in vain. The five feet of fabric next to it is a thank you gift for my sister-in-law, okay? "

Wang Guifen didn't expect to make several sets of clothes and fabrics as gifts, so she stuttered and said: "My craftsmanship is not good, I am not as good as Aunt Li..."

"I'll invite Aunt Li, too. We have a lot of dolls at home, and there's also a black one. I want to make two more ones, so I can have a change of clothes." Shui Qing continued.

After Wang Guifen heard this, she no longer postponed, "Okay, but five feet of fabric is too much, three feet is enough."

Just made a long gown for Chang Lin.

Shui Qing said politely: "Sister-in-law, don't put it off. I still want to take advantage of my sister-in-law. If I go to the city to find a tailor to make clothes or buy ready-made clothes, I don't know how much more money it will cost."

The smile on Wang Guifen's face widened. How could her craftsmanship be compared with that of a tailor in the city? Shui Qing really praised her!

Shui Qing thanked him and stood up. He just wanted to go home quickly and see what preparations he could make!