After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, spring truly begins.
It no longer snowed, and as the temperature rose, the deep snow began to melt.
Sanshan Village is located in a relatively high area. There is a ravine on the back mountain. The melted snow water irrigates the paddy fields, and the excess flows into the valley.
"This saves us from having to irrigate the fields."
Mr. Meng and his friends were very happy to see that the less than 200 acres of paddy fields at the entrance of the village were already filled with water.
Before planting rice seedlings, just plow the field carefully again.
"That's not true. Fortunately, we plowed the fields before the New Year, otherwise we would have to plow them in icy water now.
Brother Meng is indeed foresighted."
When Doctor Zhou had nothing to do, he would follow Mr. Meng to stroll along the ridges of the fields, look around, and learn farming techniques from him.
"The melted snow on the opposite mountain has turned into a waterfall. I wonder if anyone lives down there. Will they get flooded?"
The two old men were looking at the waterfall on the opposite mountain two miles away and chatting idly.
"I don't know. Maybe no one lives there."
In fact, they have been here for more than three months and have never been to any other place, let alone know where is.
As he was speaking, he saw a few people coming towards the village on the mountain road at the foot of the mountain.
"The children have returned, haven't they?"
It was quite far away, and if it weren't for the high terrain where they were, it would be impossible to see the people on the road.
It was too far away, and the two old men's eyesight was not very good, so they could only see a few people but couldn't tell who they were.
"I counted five, they must be them."
The five people were none other than Meng Shijie and his group, who were sent by each family in the village to buy rice seeds.
"Why do I see someone in the land temple over there?
When I came out of the village, I looked over there on purpose, but didn't see anyone.
Is there a little old lady in there now?"
Meng Shijie had good eyesight. The land temple was on the mountainside. It was not very big and could only barely accommodate one person sitting inside.
When the others heard him say that, they all looked over there. When they looked closely, there was indeed a person.
"What is she doing sitting there?
Aren’t you going home after worshiping the gods?
Or does she want to be a fairy herself?"
Yongan was a more lively person in comparison, and he kept staring as he walked.
Although the snow has melted, there is still ice on the road mixed with wet mud, making the mountain road extremely difficult to walk on.
He is also not afraid of falling.
Several men were carrying a bag of seeds on their shoulders and walking at a fast pace.
It doesn't matter to them at all.
If it weren't muddy, they would have to drive an ox cart anyway, for fear that the cart would get stuck in a pit and they wouldn't be able to get it out, so it would be better for them to walk.
As we walked, we got closer and closer to the temple on the mountainside, and the view became clearer and clearer.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw that there was indeed an old lady sitting in the temple on the hillside, with her eyes closed, as if she was asleep.
"Why does the old lady's color look wrong to me?"
They went to the city today and found that many villagers from all over the country went to the streets to buy seeds. They were so thin.
It was a winter and it snowed for more than half a month. Many families had nothing to eat and just starved at home. Wouldn’t they lose weight?
Even though the snow has melted now, the road is still difficult to walk on and few people can get out.
Those who came were the labor force of the family, carrying food and seeds back.
They are all so thin, so you can imagine that those who stay at home may be in even worse condition.
But no matter what, at least he looks like a living person at first glance.
But the old lady looked like a dead person, with no blood on her face and no life at all.
"Mom~"
When a few people were planning to go up to take a look, someone came down from the opposite mountain, crying as he walked.
Just as I reached the halfway point of the mountain, I saw Meng Shijie and others on the mountain road, looking a little panicked.
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