The clouds outside the house were very low, and above the dim sky, the rain kept falling. The big raindrops fell on the ground with a patter, and all around was wet.
The two piles of firewood in the yard, which could no longer be stacked when the house was demolished, were mostly wet by the rain. Only the part covered with plastic film on top of the firewood pile was relatively dry, but it was still much worse than before.
The firewood at the bottom of the pile had grown a thin layer of moss due to the continuous rain over the past ten days.
Qin Suyun sat in her living room, frowning and looking at the sky outside.
Because the rain has been getting heavier in recent days, Dahei, Xiaoqi and the others no longer go into the mountains. They stay at home to rest for a while every day, or play by themselves in the living room. When they are tired, Dahei, Xiaoqi and the others can have more spacious space. Qin Suyun moved the dining table that was moved out of the dining room back to the original kitchen a few days ago. Without the three people from the Qiu family and Cui Wen and the others, the kitchen space is enough for them to use.
Qin Suyun looked outside the house. The heavy rain seemed to have no intention of stopping, and her heart was full of worry.
Lu Liqing, who was sitting next to Qin Suyun, saw that Qin Suyun's eyes were fixed on the heavy rain and the dark clouds outside the house, and she also sighed.
"The rain has been getting heavier these past few days. It started out as light to moderate rain, but now it's heavy rain... I wonder if it will turn into a storm in a few days?"
Now the raindrops outside the house have grown from being as thin as cow hair a dozen days ago to being bigger than soybeans.
This morning, Lu Liqing went for a walk in the fields. Just because she was wearing a thin coat and a raincoat, she had no protection. As a result, when she walked out, the feeling of the rain hitting her body was like small stones falling from the sky, hitting her hard!
Lu Liqing grimaced in pain, luckily she was alone outside at that time, otherwise it would be really embarrassing to go to her grandma's house. As an elder, she was so afraid of pain!
"Everything else is fine, but I'm afraid this rain will be like the previous snowstorm, which will last for several months. If it keeps raining like this...it's ok if the crops don't harvest well. People in our village have more or less harvested a lot of food, and we can survive for a while by saving some. But I'm afraid that we might get a flood here at any time." Qin Suyun retracted her gaze and sighed deeply, her brows filled with worry about the future. "I've been keeping an eye on the water level of the village river for the past two days. When I checked this morning, the water level had risen a lot. If it continues like this, there's a high possibility that our village will flood."
The river that passes through Wanxi Village is not big, much smaller than the big river that passes through Lian City, Yunhai City.
Therefore, both the water storage and flood discharge capabilities are not strong, so the possibility of flooding is very high.
"Flood?" Lu Liqing was shocked. "Our area shouldn't be flooded, right? We've been through so many hardships before, and we're still flooded? Does God really want us to survive?"
"Our lives have just settled down for a few days, why is this evil God starting to cause us trouble again?" Lu Liqing felt that her hair was almost turning white with worry.
"No, Dongzi and the others are still outside. I have to tell them about this!" Lu Liqing was anxious and slapped her thigh.
Dahei and the others stayed at home every day because of the heavy rain these days, but He Zhennan, Pang Xiongdongzi and the other two went out every day.
Although Lu Liqing didn't know what these three people did every day, she guessed that they were bored and went hunting in the mountains every day, because they would bring back some prey every day, sometimes two rabbits, sometimes a few wild sparrows.
"Aunt Lu, don't be so anxious... I'll definitely talk to Dongzi and the others about this later... and they might have noticed it." Qin Suyun patted Lu Liqing's shoulder and said soothingly, "There are so many people in our village, especially the village chief. They live in the village all year round and must know more. We can just ask them when the time comes. Ask them how high the water level was in Wanxi Village in previous years? Whether they have experienced floods, etc. If all else fails, we can still run to the mountains. No matter how big the flood is, it's impossible for it to completely submerge the back mountain."
Yunhai City is located in the central and southern part of China. It rains a lot on weekdays and is a typical southern city.
Qin Suyun had been living in Yunhai City for many years and was very familiar with the city's affairs. She also knew that Yunhai City had experienced three floods in the past ten years...
Of course, this only refers to the urban area of Yunhai City, and does not include towns and counties in other locations.
Of these three floods, only one was particularly severe, with the rising waters submerging two-story buildings on both sides of the road. The remaining two floods only reached the height of a person's thighs on both sides of the riverbed. Those areas far from the river, such as the old house of the Qin family, were completely unaffected by the floods.
"Oh, I hope all this is just our guess. I really don't want to experience anything like a flood!" Lu Liqing waved her hand, indicating to Qin Suyun that she was fine.
Qin Suyun sighed helplessly. In fact, Wanxi Village was already much better off than the surrounding villages. Even if things got worse for them, the villagers could still run to the back mountains. She didn't know what to do with those who lived in the city and hadn't moved out yet?
The heavy rain trapped almost everyone in the village in their homes. Qin Suyun and Lu Liqing had nothing to do, so they sat at home and started making dumplings.
Qin Suyun had stockpiled flour long ago, and the dumpling filling was made from the sweet potato flour she had made earlier plus the wild rabbit meat hunted by He Zhennan and his team. After chopping it up, she also mixed in some mushrooms and dried shrimps to enhance the flavor.
This time, more dumplings were made. In addition to the five people in the family, Qin Suyun also made some big black beans.
As their bodies grew larger, Dahei, Xiaoqi, and Heidou's appetite increased dramatically. In the first few days, Qin Suyun would cut up and cook the meat she hunted for these furry kids at home before serving it to them. Later, Xiaoqi and Dahei saw that she was working too hard, or they felt that she could not eat as fast as they did.
Therefore, within two days, Dahei and Xiaoqi all came back after eating outside. In the past, Xiaoqi and the others could occasionally use the beef leg bones as thick as their arms to grind their teeth, or at least chew them for several minutes. But now the beef shank bones are so thick that they can't withstand the force of Xiaoqi and the others' bites!
All the beef shank bones that were bought before the earthquake and stored in the basement were eaten up by them in a few bites.
Until now, Qin Suyun only prepares a cooked meal for the many furry children at home every three to five days.
At noon, Qin Suyun and Lu Liqing had already made a lot of dumplings. Lu Liqing counted them and found that there were more than 400 dumplings in total. She left 100 for her three sons and cooked the rest and ate them for lunch.
Qin Suyun and Lu Liqing ate their fill, but Dahei and Xiaoqi only had a taste.
There was no way. The dumplings were made with thin skin and round belly, and looked quite big. Qin Suyun couldn’t finish them in one bite. However, for Xiaoqi and Dahei, more than twenty dumplings were not enough for them to eat two bites!
Fortunately, there were only about 20 dumplings, and Dahei, Xiaoqi and the others enjoyed eating them.
Among them, Xiao Ba was so happy that he chased his tail and played in circles after eating.
Lu Liqing sat at the chopping board, making dumplings while smiling and saying, "Actually, even though it's been raining every day lately, I feel like it's a dream! Before the earthquake, I thought Dongzi was gone. It snowed for so long, and he couldn't come home. I was so heartbroken, I almost wanted to die. But I didn't expect Dongzi to come back and bring me here with his comrades."
"Your village is a great place, with picturesque scenery. Before the earthquake, it would have been a famous scenic spot. Working in the fields is hard, but we still have hope... Especially Dongzi and I, who have benefited from your family. Our lives are no worse than before the earthquake... Look, we can still eat dumplings!" Lu Liqing sighed and said, "But now that the plants and animals have mutated, although food is no longer as worrying as before, it's not easy to eat so well... We can still eat vermicelli and rabbit meat dumplings. Yesterday afternoon, I went to the fields, and on the way back, I met Aunt Tian from the village. She told me that if she had known earlier, she would have exchanged all the sweet potatoes and potatoes in her home for the Qiu family so that they could make corn flour and sweet potato flour. Now it rains every day outside, and the air is very humid, and their sweet potatoes and potatoes have started to sprout."
"Sweet potatoes can be eaten after they sprout, but potatoes are completely inedible after they sprout. It's such a pity that so many potatoes are wasted!" Lu Liqing sighed as her dumplings-making movements slowed down a bit.
Qin Suyun shook her head calmly, "They won't be wasted. Although we can't make dried sweet potato flour or dried potato flour from these sweet potatoes and potatoes, we can still make dried sweet potatoes and dried potatoes. When we cleaned up the village before, we brought back so much firewood. This firewood is enough for us to dry these potatoes and sweet potatoes."
It’s just that the dried sweet potatoes don’t taste as good as sweet potato flour and potato flour.
These troubles caused by the sprouting of sweet potatoes and potatoes are happening in almost every household.
Recently, almost every household in the village has been eating sweet potatoes and potatoes for every meal. As for the corn that was harvested earlier, it was all dried in the house or roasted over a fire. Just put the corn kernels in a plastic bag, and these dry corn kernels can be preserved much longer than potatoes and sweet potatoes.
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Qin Suyun is not the only one in Wanxi Village who is worried about the flood!
Zhao Xingguo was sitting on the doorstep of his house at this time, his brows almost wrinkled into a "川" shape, and sitting next to him was the village secretary Zhao Zhengde.
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