Chapter 152 Heavy rain is coming
After dinner, I opened the door of the dining room, and the wind outside whistled in, with no sign of weakening.
Unlike the afternoon, the wind at this moment was mixed with a hint of coolness.
In the hot weather, this cool breeze blowing on the face and body was extremely comfortable.
"This wind is not useless. It has also cooled down. I can sleep well tonight." Hu Wenhua smiled optimistically.
Hu the butcher and his mother's heart sank.
In any case, it is not normal for the temperature to drop in hot weather!
There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Let alone sleeping well, I am afraid it will be difficult to fall asleep.
Thinking of the house at home, the two people's brows are almost enough to kill mosquitoes.
"Go back to the house and wash up and sleep. It is estimated that it will rain at night." Shui Qing urged.
At night, it really rained.
But this rain is not falling, it is more like the sky has torn a hole, and the rain pours down directly.
It did not stop all night.
When I woke up in the morning, I just opened the window and bursts of strong water vapor rushed towards me!
Shuiqing quickly closed the window.
Rain is humid, and if moisture comes in again, the house will be full of water droplets.
It was still pouring outside, but fortunately the wind was much weaker than yesterday. There was a wind and rain corridor in the yard, so walking inside would not get wet.
Shuiqing went to the kitchen first and found that her mother had already prepared breakfast.
She went directly to the first five rooms.
Originally, Jiang Hehu and the other two lived in three rooms, but later Ling Ran and Bai Ziqian were arranged to live in the other two.
It was convenient for five boys to come and notify the work.
"Ling Ran Ziqian, it has been raining heavily these days, so your uncle Jin will go to feed the livestock, and you two don't have to worry about it.
Jiang Hehu, the three of you put four portions of charcoal in each room every day, and collect them the next day and put them next to the stove."
Fan Jin could wear the raincoat she bought in the mall under the raincoat, so he would not get wet in the rain, and the large raincoat could also cover the raincoat tightly.
Charcoal can absorb moisture. Four pieces of charcoal can be placed in each room to absorb moisture and keep the room dry. It is much more comfortable for people to live in during the wet rainy season.
After recycling, it can be roasted and used again, without any waste.
Ling Ran was the first to reply: "I wear a straw raincoat to feed the livestock."
"The rain is too heavy, and the straw raincoat is probably useless. It will be bad if you get caught in the rain and get sick."
The straw raincoat is woven with straw or palm hair, which can block rain, but it can mostly block drizzle, light rain and moderate rain. For such a downpour, a raincoat is still needed!
"But, Uncle Jin"
Ling Ran wanted to say that it doesn't matter if Uncle Jin gets caught in the rain?
He is young, and even if he gets sick, he can get better faster than Uncle Jin.
Shui Qing also realized this problem, coughed, and corrected: "It's okay, he has a special physique, and he won't get sick if he gets caught in the rain."
Jiang Hehu:..... Why don't they know that their father has this physique?
Ling Ran and Bai Ziqian were silent.
In front of the two was a rain curtain between the dark sky and earth, and behind them was a clean and spacious house.
There was no worry about food, and even every meal was made with great care.
This was all thanks to Aunt Shuiqing and Uncle Jin.....
In just one night, the fertile fields in the low places had already been flooded.
The water level of lakes and rivers was directly flush with the river bank.
Shuiqing's home was located on a high ground, and the open and underground ditches that took half a month to dig when the new house was built were now of great use!
Not only was there no water accumulation in the yard, but there was also no water accumulation on the livestock side.
The rainwater quickly drained down the ditch.
Without water accumulation, there was no need to worry about the warehouse and the firewood room.
Especially the firewood room, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, without firewood, it was impossible to make a fire and cook, and the rest could not continue.
Enough firewood to burn for two or three months plus several thousand kilograms of charcoal, burn together, and there is no worry until winter.
At this moment, Shuiqing's family, 13 people, old and young, walked through the wind and rain corridor without getting their shoes and socks wet;
Entering the dry kitchen, drinking hot millet and wolfberry porridge with pickles, life was as usual in the heavy rain.
It even added a sense of leisure.
But Shanshui Village itself did not have this leisure.
Fan Qian's family was particularly upset!
The thatched house of Fan Damu's family was destroyed on the first night!
Nearly ten people, big and small, all moved into his house overnight.
Last night, they were noisy for half the night and did not sleep well at all.
Three brick houses, four rooms, originally lived in his and his second brother's two families, and it was crowded.
After kicking his second brother's family out with great difficulty, the house finally became more spacious. Now more cousins have moved in, and the main hall and kitchen are full of people, so crowded that it is difficult to turn around.
Fan's mother Sun Jinhua was full of resentment, her face was long, and she did not look at Fan Damu's family straight.
Fan Damu's mother and wife smiled but refused to move out.
Fan Damu's face was not very good.
He had agreed to it two days ago, so why did he give a cold shoulder after moving in? He was clearly not keeping his word!
It was raining heavily outside, and he couldn't find another place to live, so everyone just squeezed in.
Fan Qian boasted before.
But the family would have to suffer for a while with Fan Qian.
Li Wen was gathering people to dig ditches!
He wore a straw raincoat and went into every house and said, "The rain is too heavy, and there is already water along the road. If we don't dig ditches to drain the water, I'm afraid it will flood the yard soon."
Flooding the yard is not terrible, but the terrible thing is that the rain will soak the firewood!
Without firewood, or the firewood is wet, life will be difficult in this rainstorm.
Other families in the village also knew this, and sent out the strongest men in their families according to the number of raincoats they had.
It would be no good without raincoats. If they got caught in the rain, they would get sick. The flood would block the road, and people would not be able to go out and doctors would not be able to come in. They would suffer for a long time.
Fortunately, who among the farmers would not weave a few raincoats?
After a while, seventy or eighty men in their prime had gathered on the main road of the village.
Li Wen and his companions finally came to the front yard of Fan, the first house at the entrance of the village.
After hearing the purpose of the visit, Fan Qian frowned unhappily, waved his hand like a fly and said: "My daughter has not been found yet, how can I have the mood to dig ditches!
If you want to go, go, don't count me."
The people who followed him were unhappy, "The ditches dug in the village to drain water will also benefit your family, right?"
"You haven't found your daughter yet, you should go and find her quickly, how can you stay at home with peace of mind!"
"You don't dig, but you still need to use it. If the firewood is really wet, won't you cook?"
Fan Qian stiffened his neck and said impatiently: "Look at my firewood room, there are only a few firewoods, what does it matter if they are wet? I won't go anyway!"
As soon as Fan Qian finished speaking, Fan Damu rushed out and shouted: "I won't go either, don't count me!
My house has collapsed, not to mention firewood; haha, your new house is important, you have to dig the ditch wide and deep."
Li Wen and others listened to this, no matter how they heard it, they didn't like it.
But the other person didn't want to, and they couldn't force him to go.
Besides, Fan Damu was right, they really couldn't just ignore the house.
There was a whole family living in the house, all of them were the closest and most important people to him, even if he got wet in the rain, he couldn't let them get wet in the rain.
Li Wen took several deep breaths, barely suppressed his anger, and waved to the people behind him: "Let's go, let's dig!"
The many men who turned around and left, all of them were so angry that their chests rose and fell violently.
The two brothers of the Fan family were so unkind!