I thought that such a snake feast could last for at least two days. After all, it had been raining heavily in the woods these days, and the soil under the rotten leaves was soft and slippery. One step could make a deep pit. This kind of weather is the best time for black pythons to go out hunting. As a result, maybe I was a little too aggressive in catching snakes before, which scared the snakes out of their courage, and later no one appeared nearby.

After the black python disappeared, I caught a few bullfrogs and frogs that came out to get some fresh air on the grass. The rain, as big as beans, had been falling without stopping since the beginning. My straw raincoat was soaked through from catching snakes before, and now it was placed on the rack above the fire to dry.

When it rains, everything is wet except for this area in the shed which is dry because of the constant heating by the fire. In the morning, Lin Ruisanliang, Lin Changtai and others routinely reinforced the rain shed, and their hands were soaked white and wrinkled by the rain.

Lin Ziming smacked his lips, feeling a bit addicted to the taste. After all, bullfrogs were only this big, and there were only three or four frogs, and they had to be shared by the whole family. At most, he could drink some soup and eat a few pieces of meat to fill his stomach. It was nowhere near as exciting as eating the black python. The feeling of chewing the tender and chewy snake meat in his mouth was enough to make his saliva drip.

Lin Changhe and Lin Changfa, wearing straw raincoats, had just finished using sickles to cut the weeds near their rain shelter, to prevent any large beasts from discovering them and making it easier for them to hide. Three days of continuous rain had dissipated the scorching heat they'd experienced when setting out, and water was plentiful.

The two families were relatively frugal. They did not eat the caught black python in one day. Instead, they kept adding water and wild vegetables and ate it for three days until there was no trace of oil in the snake soup.

The rainy days restricted everyone's movements. Except for feeding the cows and wild boars, the rest of the time they were either on guard or lying in the rain shelter for the whole day. This reduced physical exertion, so they naturally ate less and felt full more easily.

The temperature was getting lower and lower, only 11 or 12 degrees in the morning at most. It felt like winter had arrived in an instant. Everyone took out their winter cotton clothes to wear to keep out the cold, and warmed themselves by the fire.

Lin Pingmao leaned against the edge of the shed and couldn't help but sigh: "Our rainproof shed is really solid!"

As the rain grew heavier, even though Lin Changfa and Lin Changhe repaired the awning many times, there were always leaks inside. However, their awning did not leak at all. Despite the heavy rain outside, the fire inside flickered steadily.

The rain shelter at Lin Changfa's house was useless. When he first built it, he had no idea that the rain would continue for several days, otherwise he would not have built it like that.

It would be a lie to say I don't regret it now. Every day it rains heavily outside the shed and lightly inside. We have to use pots and buckets to catch the dripping water, otherwise it will splash everywhere and there is a risk of extinguishing the fire.

Seeing her husband's gloomy face becoming more and more obedient, Yu Lanhua stopped complaining and cooked quietly every day, knowing that she was in the wrong.

Brothers Lin Zijun, Lin Zizheng, and Lin Zikun drank the hot water in their bowls and discussed with their father: "Dad, if the rain is lighter tomorrow, we should tear down the awning and rebuild it. The sky is like a hole in the ground today, and there's no telling how long it will rain!"

Lin Zizheng: "It's not good to always be like this. Every night there's a wet spot on my body, and water will flow out from the gaps between the wood. It's so cold during the day, and it's even harder to wear wet clothes at night."

Lin Changfa also knew that this wasn’t okay. Even if adults could bear it, children couldn’t!

So he nodded: "Then build a new one tomorrow."

Niu Qin asked, "Is it possible? The trees in the forest are all damp on rainy days. It would take two or three people to lift a piece of wood that one person could lift. Wouldn't our work be in vain?"

This... they really took it for granted. They actually ignored such an obvious truth.

The atmosphere in the awning suddenly became tense. After a moment, Lin Changfa sighed and said, "Forget it. Just bear with it for a while. Maybe the rain will subside tomorrow, or even stop altogether."

I hope so! Everyone thinks so.

However, contrary to expectations, the strong wind increased by more than one degree that night. It not only blew away the roof of the waterproof shed of Lin Changfa and Lin Changhe's family, but also collected rainwater and irrigated their house while they were sleeping soundly, and directly extinguished the burning fire in an instant.

Lin Rui felt like a high-level typhoon was approaching. People standing on the ground were blown back continuously. The waterproof cloth they tied to the wooden beams and the trees pressing on them were all blown away, revealing the moss that was filled between the wood to insulate the temperature. The moss was also blown to the ground in the shed by the storm.

"Ah, fire, fire, fire! The flint is still there! Don't let it get wet in the rain!" Lin Changtai shouted.

In the shed, Lin Zao Zao, who was pregnant, quickly pulled the bag that her cousin pointed at to her side and used her clothes to block the rain.

The men in the rain shelter had already put on their straw raincoats to rescue the shelter. They ran a long way in the rain to take down the waterproof cloth that was blown half-hanging on the branches by the wind. Lin Rui and Sanliang each held down one side of the waterproof cloth that was blocking the roof of the grain shed.

Flooding a shelter is fine, but if water gets into a shed storing food, the food will get damp and moldy, and people who eat it will risk diarrhea and dehydration. Even a small cold can kill you when traveling in the wild, let alone food you can eat. You can never be too careful.

After the chaos, the rain shelter of Lin Rui, Lin Pingmao and others and the two small sheds storing grain and livestock were finally saved without any danger.

But Lin Changhe and Lin Changfa's family were in a miserable state. They had just built a simple, shoddy project to get by, and every day they had a lucky mentality that maybe the weather would clear up tomorrow. Every time they reinforced it, they just piled up some more branches and moss, and didn't even use yellow mud to fix it. When the storm blew, it completely fell apart, and the wood collapsed together. Fortunately, everyone inside ran out in advance.

Lin Changfa and Lin Changhe temporarily sent their children to Lin Rui's rain shelter to shelter from the rain, while the four old people and their sons and daughters-in-law were busy trying to rescue the food in the shelter.

The rain was so heavy and showed no sign of abating. A person wearing clothes would be soaked in less than ten seconds, not to mention the food weighed down by the damp wood, which was also quite wet.

Lin Rui and his team naturally couldn't sit idly by, so they immediately joined the food rescue team.

The small shed where they stored grain and livestock was packed to the brim, with no space left at all. They had no choice but to move the grain from Lin Changfa and Lin Changhe's families into the rain shelter to prevent more grain from getting damp.

After several trips back and forth and because there were so many people, all the food was moved to a dry place.

The rain shelter where Lin Rui and Lin Pingmao's families originally lived was now packed with food from Lin Changhe and Lin Changfa, leaving no room for them to step.