The weather in July and August this year was very strange.

The weather was very hot at this time of year in previous years, but this year it's so cold that we have to wear coats.

It is said that other provinces have not seen rain for a long time, the rivers are dry, and power rationing has begun.

The rainfall in Taoshui Village was normal and the ground was not dry, but there was a power outage.

Xu Fuqiang called the person in charge of electricity in the village and learned that the electricity would not be available until after nine o'clock in the evening.

There are always power outages in the village during the hottest time of summer, and sometimes during the coldest time of winter.

If there is a severe thunderstorm, the probability of power outage is 90%.

When I was a child, whenever there was a thunderstorm, Wang Yanmei would tell Xiao Qingzhi not to watch TV and to unplug the TV at home, saying that the TV would be damaged by lightning.

Xiao Qingzhi is a TV fanatic. Sometimes he listens, and sometimes he rebels and refuses to listen.

But every time she rebelled, when she was in the mood, the power went out and she couldn't watch anymore.

So, she has hated thunderstorms since she was a child!

The problem of power outage is also one of the inconveniences of living in the village.

All electricity will be supplied to large cities first, and rural areas will be last in terms of priority.

If you stay in the city for a long time, you will get used to power outages.

Especially in Kyoto, there is almost no power outage. Even if the line is broken due to some problem, someone will immediately repair it and the power will be restored within half an hour.

Wen Shanshan couldn't stay there and insisted on going to the fields with Xu Qingzhi.

The two men went there wearing working people's straw hats and carrying hoes.

On the sloped land, corn seedlings that had been grown in advance were planted.

The other empty vegetable plots were planted with pea tips, radishes, celery, lettuce, etc.

These vegetables are not those that are planted in July and August, but with the spiritual spring water and the spiritual energy array, there is no need to worry too much about their growth and taste being affected by seasonal factors.

The village has not been peaceful these days because the matter of the Xu family's land lease has been hotly discussed everywhere.

After Xu Qingzhi established his foundation, his hearing became so good that he could always hear those words.

Such as "The Xu family is really stupid. They have so much money but they don't go to the county town to enjoy themselves. Instead, they rented a mountain. Do you know what they are going to do?"

"I heard that they want to plant fruit trees. Hey, didn't you see a big truck coming every day to pick up bayberries? The Xu family made a lot of money from bayberries."

"I've tasted that bayberry, it's delicious."

"The money you can make from growing fruit is probably what the Xu family's daughter made from acting."

"Doesn't your daughter-in-law go to her house every day to help pick vegetables? Do you know how much money her family makes?"

"How should I know?"

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The key is, just say it.

When Xu Qingzhi walked past this group of old men and women, they all fell silent and looked at her guiltily, with clear stupidity revealed in their eyes.

Xu Qingzhi wanted to laugh when he saw this. Not only did he not run away, he also greeted them enthusiastically one by one.

Call grandpa and grandma all the time.

These elderly people are all empty-nest elderly people. Their children all work outside and are reluctant to spend money on playing cards. They sit at the door of their house every day, sometimes for the entire day.

Xu Qingzhi also knew some of them because of his grandma.

There is an old lady who comes most frequently, every day.

She heard from the old lady that the old lady's husband had passed away a few years ago, and her sons also died, leaving her the only one left in the house.

Xiao Qingzhi didn't understand at that time. It was clearly raining heavily one day, but the old lady brought some dried potato peels to her grandmother in the evening when the rain was a little lighter and said she would give them to her.

It's inconvenient to go out when it's raining, so why did you come? And you left after sitting for only a short while.

At that time, Xiao Qingzhi was about to enter the first grade of junior high school. She watched TV series at home for the entire summer vacation and became a real stay-at-home girl. She didn't like to go out, so she didn't understand.

Until one day, the old lady didn't come all day.

That night, the old lady called for people to go to the old lady's house and knock on the door, but she was already dead.

Xiao Qingzhi heard from grandpa that the old lady came every day because she was afraid that she would die at home and no one would know.

The old lady cried, and cried very sadly.

Therefore, Xu Qingzhi has a natural filter towards the elderly. As long as they are not bad people, her heart is relatively soft.

There are too many beans at home. If they are not picked, they will become old. Due to purchase restrictions, the beans cannot be sold for the time being.

Xu Qingzhi simply made it into dried beans and kept most of them at home.

Xu Qingzhi took some beans and the thermos cup he bought for grandpa online a while ago, and drove his tricycle to deliver it to grandpa.

When the yellow dog in the yard saw her, it wagged its tail desperately, looking silly.

Grandpa was about to go out with his fishing rod when he heard the noise and looked up: "Qingzhi, why are you here?"

"Grandpa, I made some dried beans at home, and I brought you the thermos cup I bought for you last time." Xu Qingzhi got off the tricycle and went into the house with the things. "Are you going fishing? The weather forecast says it will rain today, so don't go out."

"No, I've already received their money and promised to give them the fish." Xu Dongru picked up the bucket and said proudly, "All the fish Grandpa has caught recently can be sold. When Grandpa comes back from fishing later, I'll stop by the store to buy you some candy."

Xu Qingzhi was stunned, remembering that his grandfather said he would return the eight thousand yuan to his second uncle.

"Don't go, it's going to rain today." Xu Qingzhi said.

Xu Dongru is a stubborn person. "It hasn't rained yet. I took their money, so I have to give them the fish. They all say that the fish I caught are delicious, and they are vying for them."

Xu Qingzhi was no match for him, "Okay, then be careful on the road."

"Grandpa knows." Xu Dongru went out, and the yellow dog followed him obediently, wagging its tail.

Xu Qingzhi picked up the iron tree broom in the corner and swept the house. He checked the water tank and found it was full, so he ignored it and went to the backyard to water the vegetable garden with the diluted spiritual spring water.

Every time grandpa finished soaking his feet, he would pour the water into the yard. The magical Chinese medicine residue made the old persimmon tree in the yard grow better and the flowers bloomed in full bloom.

She drove her tricycle back home, and whenever she met old men and old women she knew on the way, they would ask her to go to her house to get some dried beans.

Just because of a few handfuls of beans, the tone of the conversation in the village changed in a blink of an eye.

The old ladies praise it to everyone they meet.

The daughter of the Xu family is really enthusiastic, beautiful and willing to farm at home, she is a down-to-earth and hardworking person. By the way, a few days ago, she gave me some dried beans, which are delicious when stewed with meat.

I also stewed meat and ate it. My picky grandson ate three bowls of rice when he came home from school.

It's always a good idea to make friends with people in the village. Those old men and women are not bad people.

Xu Qingzhi naturally didn't give any gifts to those with bad intentions.

(End of this chapter)