Under the dim light of the kerosene lamp, Song Guoliang simply wiped his wife's body, carried her to the kang and laid her down, then blew out the kerosene lamp and went to the backyard to take a cold shower.
The next morning
Song Guoliang noticed that his wife was staring blankly at her clothes and coughed lightly. "Wife, I saw that you were tired and fell asleep yesterday, so I didn't call you. I wiped your body with warm water."
Du Xiaoying's face flushed hot and she stammered, "Why didn't you wake me up?!"
"Wife, we already have five children, there's nothing to be shy about."
Facing the man's half-smile, Du Xiaoying glared at him in annoyance and anger, gritted her teeth and waved her claws, wishing she could scratch this stinky man.
Song Guoliang was intimidated by his wife's fierce eyes. He touched his nose awkwardly. Just as he was thinking about how to coax his wife, he heard the sound of gongs and drums for work and breathed a sigh of relief.
Du Xiaoying hurriedly put on her shoes and got off the kang. She carried Wu Ya and her daughters to the fields to work. She stuffed three pieces of candy and biscuits into each of her daughters' mouths and said, "Remember to drink plenty of water. If you feel hungry, just chew on a piece of candy or eat a biscuit."
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Time flies quickly in the busy harvest.
In the blink of an eye, the autumn harvest is coming to an end and the crops in the fields have almost been harvested.
Du Xiaoying looked at the golden grains drying in the threshing ground, then looked up at the endless blue and cloudless sky with the sun shining brightly, and then looked at the dark and joyful faces. Her eyebrows gradually wrinkled into the shape of a "川" character.
He sighed in worry and paced back and forth restlessly.
Listening to the laughter in the threshing yard, my thoughts gradually drifted away.
If she remembered correctly, in her previous life, her daughter was forced to be sold as a gift to her ungrateful nephew Song Zilong. During the autumn harvest, something big happened!
Just when the autumn harvest was in full swing and was coming to an end, a sudden heavy rain interrupted the joyous and lively atmosphere of the entire brigade.
No one expected that a sunshower would disrupt the entire brigade's harvest rhythm. Although everyone hurriedly harvested the grain in time, the rain came quickly and violently.
Moreover, the most important thing was that no one expected that the granary would leak, so that the grain that had been previously dried and stored was soaked by the rain, and became damp and moldy. Not only did it seriously increase the workload, it also affected the payment of public grain, and became a typical example of the commune at that time!
"Alas~"
Du Xiaoying sighed. She couldn't say that she had a dream in which she dreamed that the granary was leaking even though it was raining. It would be strange if others believed her.
When Song Guoliang arrived with food in hand, he saw his wife with a sad face and sighing. He was a little confused, "What's wrong? Why are you sighing for no reason?"
Du Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, then looked up again. It was indeed noon when the sun was scorching, so she frowned and asked.
"Why are you here? Didn't you go to work today?"
Song Guoliang served the meal to his wife and said, "I forgot. I was on night shift last night and I'm taking a break today."
Du Xiaoying slapped her head and said, "Look at my brain. I was so busy that I forgot about it."
Song Guoliang asked again, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Seeing the curious looks from her daughters, Du Xiaoying hurriedly said, "Eat first, and we'll talk afterward."
.....
"You mean there's a good chance it'll rain this afternoon?"
Erya looked up and squinted at the big sun above her head, "Mom, the sun is so bright, there is no sign of rain at all."
"The weather during the autumn harvest is very unpredictable. Look at the ants swarming on the ground. They don't usually act like this."
Du Xiaoying sighed, "I was worried that the captain wouldn't believe it, so I thought of asking you to tell him. Even if he didn't believe it completely, he would still take it to heart."
Song Guoliang looked serious. "You mean the granary might be leaking? But every year the brigade has someone check it regularly."
Du Xiaoying nodded, thought for a moment and said, "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be prepared for one."
Song Guoliang's mind suddenly flashed with the scene in his dream. His dark eyes flickered slightly. He pursed his lips and stood up suddenly. "I know. I'll go find the team leader and the village party secretary now."
Du Xiaoying looked at the man's back and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Daya and her sisters looked at each other in bewilderment.
Siya and Wuya were lying on the ground, with their bare, dirty little feet raised up, and they were already fast asleep with their eyes closed.
Du Xiaoying leaned slightly to shield her daughter from the sunlight that was coming through the cracks. "Big, second, and third girls, take advantage of this moment and take a rest."
.....
"Raining? Are you kidding?" Village Party Secretary Gao Ming looked up at the big sun above his head.
Captain Zhao Lei frowned, clearly unconvinced. "How could it suddenly rain when the sun is shining so brightly?"
Song Guoliang frowned slightly, "Team Leader, Village Party Secretary, the most urgent thing is to check the granary carefully again. Once it rains, it will be too late."
The two looked at each other, and seeing Song Guoliang's serious expression, who didn't seem to be joking, they couldn't help but believe it to about 70%.
Finally, the three of them went to the granary to check it out in person.
You won’t know until you check, and you’ll be shocked when you do.
I don't know when mice made several holes in the northwest corner of the granary, and there are also several bird nests on the east side. Light is visible through them, so it will definitely leak if it rains.
Song Guoliang and a few men hurriedly repaired the granary, patched the roof, and blocked the rat holes.
Song Guoliang was repairing the roof on a ladder when he reminded the other man, "Captain, we should hurry up and get the grain in. If it really rains—"
There was constant internal dispute among the village cadres, and they all felt that it was not credible that it would rain. In the end, the team leader and the village party secretary made the final decision.
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