Chapter 39 It finally rained
"Okay! I still want it."
She squatted down and wrote and drew on the ground with branches. She roughly explained the structure of the yard to Shen Yi. Finally, she asked about things in the fields, "How is the autumn harvest in your village this year?"
Seeing her concern, Shen Yi explained the situation to her carefully, "I dug a well at the place you pointed out before, and the water output was large. The ground in the village was watered in a timely manner, and it was not affected. Later, the Daxun River Water suddenly began to emerge from the mud of the river, and the water slowly rose, completely solving the village's water shortage problem.
Thanks to your blessing, the crops in my field also had a good harvest, but..."
Shen Yi leaned close to Su Tai's ear and lowered his voice: "My family's grain yield per mu is 1,200 kilograms, which is 200 kilograms more than yours. I don't dare to leak this matter. I hid the excess grain. To the outside world, we only say that the yield per mu is one thousand catties.”
Su Tai was shocked, "What's going on?"
Shen Yi didn't hide it from her, "I don't know it either. Since I was a child, the crops that have passed through my hands will grow better than others. I can detect where there are good things and dangers in the mountains in the shortest time. But these It caused me a lot of trouble before, so I didn’t tell anyone.”
Su Tai looked at Shen Yi again. After looking for a long time, she couldn't see anything special. She didn't worry about it anymore. Instead, she secretly rejoiced, "In this way, you can save a lot of food! By the way, I promised the village some People help them get grain seeds, but they have to ask you for help, so don’t expose the secret.”
"Okay!" Shen Yi readily agreed.
The two have their own secret and become closer.
When Xu and Han saw it in the distance, they looked at each other and smiled.
Mrs. Xu sighed: "Originally, I brought Shen Yi here today to discuss the wedding date with your family, but now it seems there is no rush."
Han was stunned, glanced at Su Chunlin guiltily, and said with a sneer: "We just wanted to get the house done before winter. We were so careless. I'm really sorry!"
Mrs. Xu shook her head, "I was a little unhappy just now, but now I have figured it out. The house in Ayi's house is too old and is really not suitable for marrying a wife. Let's wait until next year!"
Mrs. Han was extremely moved, took Mrs. Xu's hand and promised: "I will definitely get the two children married after the autumn harvest next year!"
After hearing what Han said, Xu felt completely at ease. It was just a matter of waiting for one more year! They can afford to wait!
Because Shen Yi also wants to build a house and has not made any preparations now, they have to rush back and cannot stay to help.
Before leaving, Su Tai and Shen Yi reminded: "Buy more land, especially bad fields and Shatian, to grow soybeans and peanuts."
Shen Yi knew that Su Tai would not harm him, so he nodded immediately.
Su Chunlin also took the opportunity to talk about buying grain seeds, and Shen Yi agreed happily.
Time flies by when we are busy, and October arrives in the blink of an eye. Just as Su Chunlin's family is building a house in full swing, an autumn rain comes quietly.
The villagers who were accustomed to drought did not react for a while. It was not until the rain became heavier and heavier that everyone was drenched. Everyone believed that it was really raining. For a while, the villagers who were working rushed to the open space and looked up to the sky. laugh.
"It's finally raining! It's finally raining! God's eyes are open!"
Su Tai also breathed a sigh of relief. If it didn't rain, she really wouldn't be able to continue to help.
The autumn rain lasted for three days.
The dry mountain forests seemed to be reborn after being baptized, especially the mushrooms in the mountains, which emerged one after another from the dead branches and rotten leaves. Unfortunately, no one dared to eat them and no one touched them.
Everyone was happy for a few days and immediately accelerated their work. Because after an autumn rain, the temperature dropped sharply, and it was expected to snow early.
Fortunately, the wood for the beams was cut back and dried in advance, so there would be no delay in installing the beams.
With the efforts of half the villagers, Su Tai's new yard was finally completed before the snowfall.
The entire farmyard is almost made of stones, with gaps filled with yellow mud or hay clippings. It is much stronger than the previous adobe house and is not afraid of drought and weathering.
Although the roof is still thatched, it is covered with a row of wooden boards, which is very strong and more durable than ordinary thatched roofs. Even the floor of the room is paved with large extra slates, making it look clean and tidy.
All the tables, chairs, cabinets and beds were made by Su Chunlin for five taels of silver.
When Su Chunlin and Han installed the last wooden window, they were ready to move.
For the first time, Mrs. Han took her three children to the town to buy new quilts for the winter. They also prepared a new set of clothes for the whole family. They also had to buy new pots and pans. They spent 50 taels of silver. , the four of them couldn't get it back at all, and had to rent a bullock cart to help pull their things.
When everything was ready, Su Chunlin thought of her elder brother Su Chunsen and hurriedly discussed with Han.
"I want to go to the county town to tell my eldest brother, and give him something by the way. If it weren't for my eldest brother's help these years, we wouldn't be able to survive now. We have to be grateful."
Han agreed very much, "You can do whatever you want. Call Xiao Tai and ask her to go with you. As for what to bring, our family only has food now. Why don't you bring some wheat for big brother?"
Su Chunlin nodded and decided to go out with sixty kilograms of grain.
Su Tai secretly exchanged sixty kilograms of grain for wheat stored at the Gate of Time and Space transfer station.
The father and daughter came to the back door of Bai Mansion.
It was Awang who opened the door. Perhaps Su Chunsen had told them that this time Awang took them directly to the side room of the courtyard to rest.
After waiting for a while, the two women did not see Su Chunsen, but a woman did.
Wan was unhappy today because of some things in the Madam's Courtyard. She happened to bump into Awang who was looking for Suchuan, and when she asked, she found out that someone else was coming from her hometown.
The mention of Wan, a poor relative from her hometown, made her angry. It was clear that her husband had sold his body to build a house for his brother from his hometown, and the relationship was completely broken. As a result, the relatives there often came over to catch the autumn wind in these years.
She endured the severe drought in the past few years, but at the beginning of this year, people from her hometown came to ask for so much grain, so she obviously wouldn't be so upset. It's really shameless to come to ask for things like this!
Wan entered the door aggressively, without opening her mouth.
Su Chunlin stood up as if frightened, and shouted respectfully: "Sister-in-law!"
Wanshi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable with this attitude.
Su Tai looked at her nose and heart, and immediately called out to someone, "Auntie."
Wan Shi looked over and saw that Su Tai had a fresh look and clear eyes. She looked very well-behaved and her face looked better, but her attitude was a little cold. "Achuan's father went out with the master and was not at home, so I came over to take a look."
Su Chunlin hurriedly pulled out the grain and said with a silly smile: "Sister-in-law, we have nothing to do here today. We are not thinking about asking eldest brother to help get some grain seeds when spring begins. Big brother doesn't want money, but we can't let him suffer. This No, I have some surplus food from this year’s autumn harvest, so I want to send some to my eldest brother, and I will make up for the rest after next year’s autumn harvest.”
(End of chapter)