Chapter 206 This is the attitude of the in-laws
Li Jianguo and the others drove their carriage back early.
At this time, Li Long had already peeled a small pot of Huagou fish that Li Qiang and others had peeled, wrapped it in batter and fried it.
It’s too late to make lunch, and it’s hard to say whether I can cook at night, so I’ll just treat this fish as a snack.
People who have grown up here for a long time know how powerful Huang Feng is.
Here in the production team, at the turn of spring and summer every year, there used to be a yellow wind for a long time. This celestial phenomenon, which later generations called a sandstorm, was not like the widely circulated short video, where the sand blew like clouds and mist with the wind.
How to describe it?
Li Long’s most profound memory is when watching the Mummy series of movies, that feeling when a cloud of wind and sand blew over the incarnation of the ancient king.
Looking at the northwest sky at this moment, the yellow wind is like a wall slowly approaching.
It is said to be slow, but in fact it is very fast, but because it is not outstanding as a whole, it is just like a wall advancing as a whole, so it seems to be quite slow.
The feeling of barrage Xu Jin.
Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei, who returned to the yard, hurriedly put the horses into the stables. Li Long had already cooked pig food.
"Brother, sister-in-law, there might be rain behind this yellow wind. Please prepare some firewood in the house." Li Long said, "My horse number is fine, but it's not easy here. By the way, don’t make lunch. I bought steamed buns, which were not too cold and were just right to eat. "
"Okay." Li Jianguo nodded, "Then you should hurry up and get to the horse number. I don't know when the yellow wind will blow."
Usually after the yellow wind passes, There will be dark winds and heavy rain, the kind of heavy rain that makes it hard to open your eyes.
After a small amount of yellow wind, it will be a gray and cloudy sky. The yellow sand from the sky will slowly fall. No one can predict this.
Fortunately, I have a radio at home, so it won’t be too boring.
When Li Long was walking to Laomahao, he stopped by Tao Daqiang's house.
Tao Daqiang was packing things in the yard. When he saw Li Long coming, he said with a wry smile:
“Brother Long, we can’t catch fish in this weather.”
"Then let's take a day off." Li Long said with a smile, "You can't be busy every day, so just take this opportunity to take a rest. By the way, I'll give you these five yuan, the money you paid for selling fish today."
Tao Da took the money and put it in his pocket with a naive smile.
"Then I won't enter the house," Li Long said, "I have to go to the horse number to see if Uncle Luo can help."
Tao Daqiang watched Li Long off After leaving, he entered the yard and hesitated for a moment. He did not give the money to Tao Jianshe.
The fawn here at Laomahao is a little better, and the roe deer's wounds have also improved, and it can already walk slowly with a limp. The most lively ones are the little wild boars, which hum and chirp. non-stop.
Li Long once asked Uncle Luo if he would find it annoying. Uncle Luo said that without them, his place would be boring.
The facilities here at Laomahao are complete. Even the firewood is piled under the wall and the stove is inside the house. You don't have to worry about not being able to cook if it rains.
Old Uncle Luo has already had lunch and is looking at the sky at this time.
"After the yellow wind passes, it should rain." Old Uncle Luo is more experienced, "I don't know when it will rain."
"Wait," Li Long Said, "We have nothing to do anyway."
"That's true." Old Uncle Luo smiled, "It's okay anyway. I'll cook the pig food for the afternoon first."
The forage eaten by roe deer and fawns can be eaten raw, and wild boars must have it. Cooked food is caused by feeding habits. According to common sense, raw food is fine.
It’s just that Uncle Luo is used to it.
Li Long did not follow to help, he returned to his house.
After a while, Huang Feng came.
First, the wind got stronger and stronger, and then the slowly approaching "sand wall" finally enveloped the entire village. The wind wrapped around the sand and dust and hit everything in front of it. You could smell the choking smell of dust in your breath. Son, Li Long hurriedly entered the house and closed the door.
The sky and the earth were dim. He picked his nose and pulled out a piece of soil.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and Li Long could imagine that if he had a God's perspective, he could see a large cloud of yellow sand coming with the wind, swallowing everything in front of him.
The sound of dust hitting the windows was very loud, and the cry of the little wild boar was insignificant in the noise. There is nothing else in the world except the sound of wind. Occasionally, there will be torn bags and old clothes blown up by the wind and thrown into the yard, and then blown away by the wind.
Li Long can already imagine that after the wind stops, a layer of fine loess will fall all over the yard, including on the leaves of old Uncle Luo's new vegetables.
He had nothing to do in the house, but he picked up a book and read it.
I have finished reading "Seven Swordsmen Down the Tianshan", and the book I am holding now is "The Romance of Yongchang" that I found somewhere at home.
The scenes described here are quite bloody. It would definitely be uncomfortable for children to watch. Li Long watched with some curiosity. He had a nickname for the gang of Dashun King Li Zicheng. Very interested.
The sky was getting darker and darker, so Li Long simply lit an oil lamp - during this time he saw workers on the side of the road setting up and rerouting power lines, thinking that the day of power supply was not far away.
The wind outside became quieter. Li Long stood up, opened the door and took a look. He found that the sky was still dark, but the yellow wind had passed. The ground was as expected, with a thin layer of loess. , like soil that has been swept and then sprinkled.
Usually, the grass leaves that fall down due to feeding the roe deer and fawns are gone and are clean.
Except loess.
Then a big drop of rain fell.
Li Long looked up and saw dark clouds in the sky - no, they should be called black clouds. The clouds were so low that they felt as high as dozens of stories high. They looked very depressing.
Raindrops are also very big. When they hit the ground, they will not only splash a ball of water, but also stir up a ball of dust.
Then more and more raindrops hit the ground, and soon the ground was completely wet, and then began to form a small stream, flowing towards the lower place-outside the courtyard.
When the Lao Ma was built, the high ground was chosen, and sufficient foundations were laid at that time. It was one level higher than other places, so there was almost no water in it, and all the water flowed out.
Listening to the sound of rain, Old Uncle Luo also opened the door, looked at the rain all over the courtyard, and said:
“It’s so refreshing when it rains.”
< br>Yeah, it’s quite refreshing.
There are rarely yellow winds in later generations, but there are several strong winds at the end of April every year. At that time, almost no food was grown, only cotton. This season is when the cotton has just been planted and has not yet emerged.
If the wind is strong, the film will be blown off. Once the film is scratched, the cotton is equivalent to white seed and needs to be replanted.
Li Long remembers the most devastating time. In less than ten days, he replanted cotton four times. A woman from the mainland who came to contract the land to grow cotton sat on the ground and cried, because the contracted land was so large that it was not yet available. Changmiao has already lost more than one million...
The wind is not that strong now, but the sandstorm is also unbearable.
And not just once a year, but several times.
The rain became heavier and heavier, and soon the yard flowed into a river. Water splashed into the house. Li Long's shoes got wet, so he retreated back into the house. The door was not closed, and the damp breath entered the house, taking away the dry heat brought by the yellow wind.
The rain continued until night and then slowly stopped. Li Long knew that he would be unable to do anything during the day tomorrow.
Unless it is sunny, it will take two or three days to eliminate the sequelae of the rain.
Because the road is still dirt, even the yard is full of yellow mud, so if it rains heavily, you will step on the mud, which is the most annoying.
When it rains, it means you can't go out. In this era when there are no entertainment options, it is really annoying. It’s okay to go out, but if you do, either wear rubber boots (rain boots) or be prepared to step in a thick layer of mud.
Not everyone has several pairs of shoes. Materials are relatively scarce. Although it is not as if a family only has one pair of pants, one person can only have two pairs of shoes at most, maybe just one pair. The old shoes are worn out. If it doesn't work, get a new pair of cloth shoes.
At dawn the next day, Uncle Luo was feeding pigs here. Li Long did not go to his eldest brother and sister-in-law’s place to eat. Instead, he cooked porridge on the stove, cut pickles, and made do with Uncle Luo. Had breakfast.
It was not until the afternoon, when the sun came out, that the ground slowly showed signs of drying.
The next morning, the ground was slightly better, and Li Longshen came home one step at a time.
Li Juan went to school - students will not stop going to school because of rain. There were no children's raincoats or umbrellas at home. When Li Juan and the others went to school, they wore ponchos made of urea bags - they tuck one corner of the urea bag inward and push it up to the other corner to form a pointed top, similar to A poncho like a hat.
Most children at this time were using this, so no one was laughing at anyone -
What surprised Li Long was that there was an extra person in the family.
Liang Wenyu.
"Xiaolong is back." Li Qingxia and Du Chunfang were mainly present in the room, while Liang Wenyu was a little reserved.
"Well, when did you arrive?" Li Long asked with a smile, "It wasn't easy this way, was it?"
"Well, it's not bad." Liang Wenyu said.
In fact, Li Long had already seen the rubber boots placed at the door. The mud on them was very thick. Liang Wenyu must have come here by taking a small path.
“I’ll come over and invite the aunt and uncle to have a meal at my house tomorrow.” Liang Wenyu said, “My parents heard that the uncle and aunt were here, so they asked me to come over and see the uncle and aunt...”< br>
"It's okay. My father and mother will go there tomorrow." Li Long directly became my father and mother's boss, "Let my eldest brother drive the carriage to send them there."
Liang Wenyu was also a little surprised. When he mentioned this matter just now, Li Qingxia refused, and Du Chunfang even expressed that he didn't want to go there and didn't want to trouble his in-laws.
Liang Wenyu was a little anxious. He came here with a mission. If he failed to complete the mission, his father would definitely scold him when he returned.
Unexpectedly, Li Long agreed to this matter when he came over. And what surprised him was that Li Long agreed, and Li Qingxia and Du Chunfang didn't have any objection. It seems that Li Long is the one who makes the decision?
“I’ll show off my skills when we eat here at noon.” Li Long said with a smile, “Today I’ll steam rice, braise braised pork, stir-fry celery meat, and then go back after eating.”
“ "No, it won't work." Liang Wenyu stood up, "That's what I'm saying. There's still life at home. I'll go back first. I'll be there early tomorrow morning. Xiaolong, come here too."
"I'm not sure." Li Long waved his hand, "We'll see what happens tomorrow."
The boss of the Liang family came to invite people with gifts, which was sincere. Then it's normal for mom and dad to go there. So Li Long agreed for them.
But Li Long can't be regarded as a middleman, so it should be Li Jianguo's business to bring his father and mother there, and Li Long doesn't want to get involved.
After sending Liang Wenyu away, before Li Qingxia could ask, Li Long took the initiative to explain:
"Mom and Dad, in the past few years since my eldest brother and sister-in-law have been married, her grandfather often comes here to give things and money. , I have taken good care of this family. I heard that you are here today, and I asked my eldest son to come over to invite you. You should go.”
"Then let's go." Li Qingxia was actually all-powerful, and his focus was still on catching fish to make money, "Can we go down the net and catch fish this afternoon?"
"That's true. But you won’t be able to sell fish tomorrow.” Li Long said with a smile, “I will sell fish for you?”
"Okay." Li Qingxia didn't care, "Speaking of which, there are so many fish in your little sea, why are there no shrimps?"
"Don't talk about shrimps, there are snails, frogs, There are no clam shells.”
Besides fish, the only animals in Xiaohaizi are snails and toads. It wasn't until more than ten years later that Li Long saw the first hybrid frog, which was gray-yellow with three green lines. Grass shrimp also appeared at that time, and Li Long guessed that they should have come in with the fry of fish raised in the reservoirs upstream and downstream.
As for snails, it took at least twenty years for them to appear, and crabs only appeared nearly thirty years later when someone specifically cultivated them. And it's in Dahaizi, not Xiaohaizi.
Li Long still admires this crab. In the first year that the farmer raised the crabs, the crabs broke through the net cage and escaped, scattering all over the sea. Many people in the nearby villages caught it, and then they felt that besides being fresh, this thing had no benefits. After all, the meat was too troublesome to eat.
Because northern Xinjiang is cold, the crabs froze to death that winter.
However, the crabs that escaped in the second year began to dig deep holes in autumn, and a small number survived in the second year.
There are crabs in Dahaizi at the back and in some nearby ponds every year.
It can be considered survival of the fittest.
At noon, Li Long made the braised pork that Du Chunfang liked very much. The meat was very rotten. He also fried celery meat, steamed the previously cured venison and cut it into a plate.
Du Chunfang ate with a smile on her face - even though she actually only ate less than half a bowl of rice and three pieces of braised pork.
When Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei came back from the fields, they heard about Liang Wenyu's affairs and Li Long's arrangements, and had no objections.
"Are you going tomorrow?" Li Jianguo asked.
"You go and catch the carriage. I'm not going. I have to set down the net today and sell fish tomorrow. I have to go to Shicheng to sell fish." Li Long explained, "There are still some things in the big yard that need to be dealt with."< br>
"That's okay." Li Jianguo said, "I'll take Qiangqiang with me, otherwise I won't be able to eat at noon."
"Yeah." Li Long said.
After he sells the fish, he plans to sell all the dried water rat skins and other items, and the remaining ones will be completely dried. All that is left in the big yard are some stones, which are naturally not for sale. Leave it alone, as long as he is not short of money, he has no intention of selling jade anymore.
Not only do I not plan to sell it, I also plan to buy some more small seed materials to keep when Yu Sufu comes over.
This thing can still be exchanged for a sum of money at a critical moment.
Well, it’s such a happy decision.
After lunch, Li Long rested for a while. When Tao Daqiang came over, they carried the tires and the net to Xiaohaizi together.
I brought eight nets with me today, mainly large mesh ones. When I go to Liang's house tomorrow, I must bring some fish with me. If you can catch a few big carp, that would be the best.
With good hope, Li Long pushed the tire and the net down to Haizi.
(End of this chapter)