The sky was as dark as a deep dusk, and the view was gloomy. Raindrops as big as beans fell heavily and densely with the force to kill people.
The trees swayed wildly in the strong wind, as if they were about to be uprooted.
The windows and doors were rattling with raindrops.
Wan Qingliu listened to the doors and windows rattling in the wind and sighed, "I haven't seen such heavy rain in years."
Although there is a rainy season every year, not every rainy season will have such heavy rain. For example, in previous years, there was heavy rain followed by light rain, cloudy days followed by heavy rain, with continuous drizzle in between.
In short, it's good that you can't see the sun. It's probably from June to July, and then the weather suddenly becomes hot.
This year, the unstoppable heavy rain has brewed several downpours that are so cold that they soak people to the bone. The wind is howling as if it wants to blow people away.
The walls in the house are getting moldy.
The water level in the river reached the shore overnight, and the fields and vegetable plots along the river were flooded.
Hua Wanchi sat by the door, watching the lightning, thunder and heavy rain outside, thoughtfully.
"Grandfather, with such heavy rain, won't many people be affected?"
Although it was a bit unethical, she had to admit that she did have some expectations, and the opportunity to gain merit had come again.
Our ancestors said: "If you expect disasters for the sake of merit, you lose the original meaning of merit."
Hua Wanchi understood the truth, but as a human being, how could anyone be absolutely great and righteous?
She coughed guiltily twice and said, "Well, I hope the flooding won't be too serious."
The old ancestor's schedule seemed to follow the school. Since the school was closed, the old ancestor did not arrange any classes for her.
It was raining outside and Hua Wanchi couldn't go out. There was no signal on the TV at home, so he was very bored.
She suddenly had an idea: since she was free anyway, she might as well make the courses for the children in the village more difficult.
When he thought of this and imagined the children's frowning faces, Hua Wanchi laughed, stood up and ran back to his room, picked up a pen and paper, and began to write and draw.
Over there, Wan Qingliu went to the kitchen to cut some fruit and brought it to Hua Wanli. He looked at her belly and asked:
"How many months until the birth?"
Hua Wanli looked at her belly and estimated: "It should be autumn, maybe September or October."
Although her pregnancy reaction was not that severe, pregnancy was still not a pleasant experience. Hua Wanli made up her mind to get a vasectomy after the birth of this baby.
Giving birth is painful, and raising a child is not much easier.
Anyway, she already has two children, and having more children will only make things more difficult for herself.
"Grandma, do you think this baby will be a boy or a girl?"
Wan Qingliu asked back: "Do you hope it's a boy or a girl?"
Hua Wanli actually still hopes that this baby is a girl. Firstly, she already has a son, and she wants a daughter to complete the family.
Then, if you have a girl, you can dress her up and make her look beautiful, just like Chi Chi and You You, who are both smart and pretty.
Fang Jianzhong also hoped that this was a daughter. After all, he had no task of continuing the family line. Now that he already had a son, it would not be surprising to have another son.
Previously, Wan Qingliu gave Hua Jingmin's son a gold safety lock, and during the Chinese New Year, she gave Xiaole another one, and also gave Xiangxiang two gold bracelets.
Hua Wanli planned to make a gold collar for this baby, as they were of the same weight, so there would be no favoritism.
After chatting about some random things, Wan Qingliu asked, "What do you want to eat tonight? Can I make it for you?"
Hua Wanli's eyes lit up instantly. People of this era had lived through a lack of food and clothing, so how could they not be greedy?
Even if she had never had a hard life since she was a child, she couldn't escape the temptation of delicious food!
"Grandma, I want to eat stewed pork ribs with radish."
In later generations, this was a very common home-cooked dish, but now few families can eat it. First, meat is hard to buy and expensive, and second, there is less meat on the ribs, and the cost-effectiveness is obviously not as good as fat.
Wan Qingliu readily agreed: "Okay, grandma will stew it for you right away, and I'll also steam a bowl of egg and meat pie soup for you."
Hua Wanli even had the urge to resign immediately. She finally understood why her uncles were so keen on relying on their parents for support.
The food at home is so good, she wants to eat it too!
But this idea is just a thought. If she quits such a good job, her parents will definitely break her legs.
Hua Wanli even envied her parents. After all, retiring and returning home would be a reasonable way for her to live off their parents.
The heavy rain lasted all night and finally stopped the next day. The sky seemed to be much brighter and it should be not far from clearing up.
Dafang Village is located on high ground and was not flooded, but Zhoujiaqiao next door was not so lucky. The water even overflowed the threshold and flooded into the villagers' homes, reaching above their calves.
The land was completely flooded.
Early in the morning, Lao Huatou and Hua Xuguo went out to check on the vegetable fields. When they returned home, they sighed, "The water outside hasn't receded yet. There are so many people in Zhoujiaqiao crying as they watch the fields. I don't know how miserable they are."
Fortunately, the fields in Dafang Village did not suffer much damage, but a lot of vegetables in the vegetable fields were damaged by the rain.
The team leader planned to organize the villagers to go to the neighboring village to help. Since the two villages were close, it was inevitable that many people in the two villages were related, and there were many people who were eager to participate.
Lao Huatou and Hua Xuguo also participated.
Everyone took turns, some holding buckets, some holding ladles, and some holding basins, to help the villagers of Zhoujiaqiao scoop out the water from their houses.
"One, two, three! The water has been scooped out here, someone come shovel the mud!"
"Here, here! Help me move the things out first!"
There was also a group of people busy working by the river and in the fields. Some were repairing the embankments, some were piling up sandbags, and some crops that could be saved were also being rescued.
"Dig this way! Divert the water over there! Hurry up and get the scoop out!"
After a while, Hua Aihua also came to help. She took a bag of quicklime and followed the instructions to sprinkle it on the stagnant water to prevent the crops from growing bacteria and rotting.
"Don't throw the mud away, collect it all together!" The experienced old man in the village directed the young people to work.
The captain of Dafang Village asked the captain of Zhoujiaqiao Village, "How is the disaster situation in your village?"
The latter shook his head, his face wrinkled with worry. "It's probably all soaked and rotted. The rice stalks are all messed up, and the sweet potatoes are also soaked and rotten."
Although it is no longer an era of collective labor, the village has suffered such a great loss that as the team leader, he is still very troubled.
The land contracted by his family was also flooded, and it was hard to say how much grain he could harvest.
Fortunately, there have been good harvests in previous years, so food is not so scarce now and everyone will not go hungry.
Of course, Zhoujiaqiao was not the only village affected by the disaster, but Zhoujiaqiao was closest to Dafang Village, so the news reached Dafang Village first.
Wan Qingliu and Zhou Yujiao discussed, "Take some food and go see your father and stepmother. With such a severe flood, they might not have enough food at home."
Zhou Yujiao thought about it and nodded.
Because her father gave Chi Chi a golden fish during the Chinese New Year.
Don't be too heartless.
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