Chapter 177 It’s not raining
One can each of malted milk and canned fruit, a pack of White Rabbit toffees, a piece of navy blue cloth, a piece of dark blue cloth, and a set of military green clothes. Judging from the style and size, they must be for Xia Chan. .
Xia Chan didn't expect that they would be so polite and send her so many things. In fact, they only had a few meals and didn't spend much money, but they would prepare so many things.
Whether it is friendship or feelings, they are actually two-way, which can also make Xia Chan feel their importance and sincerity.
Xia Chan decided to cook delicious food several times in the future so that they could taste various delicacies in advance.
Zhou Ji received a telegram from his mother two days later. The postman sent it to the brigade headquarters. The brigade leader thought that it might be more urgent to notify by telegram, so he immediately took it to the field and gave it to Zhou Ji.
Zhou Ji was also anxious, so he quickly opened the telegram. There were only four words on the telegram, "I'm on vacation," which meant that his mother decided to wait until she was on vacation to come to the countryside in person to confirm what was going on.
If her husband really cheated on her, she would have known about it first and would have been able to take the initiative.
If her husband hadn't cheated on her, she wouldn't have made it public. After all, she didn't want to lose her marriage or her family, and she didn't want her precious son to have a stepmother.
"Zhou Zhiqing, is there something urgent?" the captain asked worriedly.
The captain nodded reassuringly, "Zhou Zhiqing can tell your mother that our Yong'an production team welcomes her to come as a guest."
It's almost the end of June, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. The weather is nice every day, the sun is shining brightly, and it hasn't rained a single time.
"He looks a bit familiar, as if I've seen him somewhere before, but didn't he just go to the countryside not long ago?" The other aunt also felt confused, but she couldn't really tell, anyway, she just felt like .
"Thank you, captain." Zhou Ji was also very lucky that he came to Yong'an Production Team. The people here are very nice. None of the things he heard about happened. It should be the captain's management.
Zhou Ji smiled and shook his head, "No, it was my mother who said she missed me and wanted to come and see me."
Not far away, several aunts were whispering to each other, "Have you noticed that Zhou Zhiqing looks a lot like the same person?"
It felt like the ground was about to be smoky from the sun. Since the water in ditches and ponds was too shallow to put down lobster nets, the brothers stopped setting lobster nets and instead directly caught them with their hands.
If we don’t seize the time to catch more, we won’t be able to catch them in a few days. There will be no water left, so where can we catch them?
By this time, most people can be sure that this year will be a relatively dry year with less rain. The team leader will arrange for everyone to carry water to irrigate the fields, especially the rice fields. Rice is a crop that requires more water than wheat. If you want rice to grow Well, there must be water. Therefore, the reservoir was no longer dug. All the strong laborers went to fetch water from the river. The female comrades were responsible for watering the fields. For fear of wasting the water, they watered the fields slowly, one by one, one by one, to ensure that every crop would not be damaged. Fucked to death.
Naturally, he didn't go to the small stream next to Xia Chan's house to fetch water, because it was too far away, but to the big river behind the village, the same river where Xia Chan and Xia Qi were skating and Xia Qi was injured. It's closer to the production team and more convenient for everyone.
Every night when my brothers came back, they had deep indentations on their shoulders, which were all caused by carrying water with the poles, so Xia Chan bought an aerosol from the 'Crossing Mall', sprayed it on the scars, and then massaged them to absorb it. Then put on the plaster, otherwise if they continue to wear it like this, their shoulders will definitely be worn out.
Knowing that her brothers were working hard, Xia Chan tried her best to prepare delicious food for them every noon, hoping to keep them healthy so as not to break down from exhaustion. Then at night, she followed the children in the village to catch crayfish. , I can no longer tire my brothers because of my greed. If my brothers can't sleep at night, they will review their homework.
The child is one year older than last year. Xia Qingsong, the eldest grandson of the captain's family, is fourteen years old this year. He is a big boy. Xia Chan goes with them to catch him, and he is not alone. The safety factor is still quite high.
Everyone was saving the crops in the field, so Xia Chan naturally felt sorry for her rest, and she couldn't bear to see everyone working so hard, so she went to the small stream to catch a group of fish, knowing that the small stream would soon dry up. , so there is no need to be picky this time. As long as the fish gets into her frame, no one can escape, because there is no use keeping it.
Xia Chan caught a batch of fish, divided the fish according to size, and then handed them to the captain to share them with everyone. Each household was assigned ten fish of different sizes. The smallest one weighed more than a kilogram, and the big one was More than three kilograms, enough to last for several days.
Xia Chan often secretly goes to the mountain where the production team works to water the cassava, so even if it doesn't rain, it doesn't affect the growth of wild vegetables and mushrooms on the mountain. A diligent person never comes back empty-handed when going up the mountain.
Almost every family has someone who is responsible for going into the mountains to find things. If the food production really decreases, these things will support them and they will not go hungry.
Slowly, the water in the stream dried up, leaving only some small puddles. Xia Chan used a bamboo pole to test the depth of the bottom of the stream. Seeing that the sand at the bottom was not deep, she went down with bare feet, and then reached the small puddle. I went to catch fish in the pit. The water in the pit was so shallow that the fish couldn't even submerge it. The black fish backs could be clearly seen.
If we don’t catch these fish quickly, they will probably all die in the sun tomorrow.
Even if all the fish are caught, they will not become extinct. As long as it rains, the fish eggs hidden everywhere will hatch, so there is no need to worry about the fish here disappearing.
Xia Chan carried the wooden bucket and slowly walked upstream along the small stream. In the past, she had no time to walk upstream. When she went upstream in winter, she couldn't see anything. But now Xia Chan walks all the way upstream. , just to save the fish trapped in a small puddle. As for whose stomach it ended up in, it’s hard to say.
But there is a lack of water now, so Xia Chan will not deal with these fish, but will only put them in the space and save them for later.
Xia Chan has classes in the afternoon, so she is only free in the morning and evening. The power of one person is very small. In less than three days, the small puddles have dried up and the fish have dried, so there is no need to pick them up.
After that, Xia Chan went to the big river behind the production team to see the situation. There was still some water in the river, but it was only a shallow layer. Everyone's water-carrying position had been moved to the middle of the river. A puddle was dug there, and the surrounding water was They all flow inward, so it will appear that the water there is deeper.
In the shallow water, there are still naughty fish flapping the water, and some fish are scurrying sideways, and no one realizes that the danger has already arrived.