Chapter 36 Heavy Rain
The family enjoyed a very enjoyable lunch.
It's painful and refreshing.
The sad thing is that Jiang Wan used a lot of oil when frying the pancakes, but the good thing is that the taste is really good.
Yin Huaishan and his wife believed in her cooking skills, but they did not dare to let her into the kitchen easily. The oil in the oil can after cooking was visibly reduced.
Seeing her uncle and aunt's distressed expressions, Jiang Wan felt that she would have to wait until she and her mother opened their own business before she could cook freely.
In the evening, the mother and daughter returned to their small stone house early. When it was still light, Jiang Wan took a small stick and followed her mother to learn calligraphy.
It doesn't matter whether you write well or not, the key is to be able to recognize it. No matter which dynasty it is, recognizing characters is very important.
I learned twenty words tonight, and this is Jiang Wan’s limit.
Because there are too many strokes in the characters, it is really difficult to remember them.
"Mom, it's a good thing you had some memories when you came, otherwise we would be completely in the dark."
"What's there to be afraid of in the dark? As long as we are together, we are not afraid of any difficulties."
Yin Huaixi is full of ambition now. She has been collecting herbs in the mountains these days when she has free time. She sells some and saves some. When her daughter's business becomes successful, she plans to open a small pharmacy in the village, and then take in a few apprentices to pass on her medical skills.
"Alas...you don't like to learn medicine. Even though you finally met a literate girl like Aning, she still doesn't want to learn."
It’s hard to find a good apprentice, and it’s a headache just thinking about it.
"Hehe~ Mother, I really can't learn. We are not familiar with this place yet. Once we are familiar with it, I will help you find an apprentice. I promise to find you a good one."
"Okay~ I'll wait for your good seedling."
The mother and daughter were chatting and laughing, and Yin Huaixi didn't take it seriously. Unexpectedly, her daughter actually found a man for her later.
After a good night's sleep, the mother and daughter wanted to get up early the next day to help cook together, but when they woke up, they found that the sky outside was dark and it was raining heavily.
This was the first rain since they came into this world. Without a straw hat and raincoat, they couldn't even leave the house.
Jiang Wan was thinking about getting more conches when the tide receded today, but now she could only take a bath. According to modern weather conditions, it was moderate rain, so it was impossible to go to the beach to catch fish. She couldn't even go to her uncle's house now.
Who made her recover from a serious illness? She can't be exposed to wind and rain.
"Mom, I think we should buy a small stove for our home, so that we can cook something for ourselves when it rains in the future."
"Okay, I'll go to the city and buy it when the rain stops."
Yin Huaixi thought that in addition to the stove, the house should also have some basins and cabinets for washing. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and even if she took a bath at her mother's house every day, she would still be sweaty at night. If she had a basin, she could wipe herself behind closed doors, and she could get up early and wash at home before going out.
As for the cabinet, my house is too small now and I can’t put the food I bought on the bed. It is necessary to build a cabinet.
Alas, the house is still too small. How about asking the village chief to allocate a piece of land to build two houses first?
Yin Huaixi was just about to discuss the matter with her daughter when she suddenly saw a man running down the road carrying a large piece of palm leaves.
“Brother!”
She hurried to make room for the door, but her brother did not come in.
"I'm soaked in rain, so I won't go in. This is the eggs and corn porridge your sister-in-law cooked for you and Wanwan. Eat it first, and if the rain stops later you can come over. If it's still raining, I'll come over at noon."
As Yin Huaishan spoke, he put the basket in his hand into the house, turned around and walked away.
Yin Huaixi looked at his elder brother's legs and pants, which were clean, but his body was covered with moss and mud. He guessed that the house was leaking, so he climbed onto the roof.
Looking back at my solid little stone house, I suddenly felt that this little house was pretty good. It was not afraid of wind or rain.
"Wanwan is here for dinner~"
Thick corn porridge paired with fragrant eggs. Few families in the village would eat such a breakfast.
Song Wenhui was also annoyed by her sister-in-law's constant nagging that health is the capital and that she should take good care of her body before she can have a good future. In addition, most of the money in the family was earned by her sister-in-law and niece, so she cooked like this.
That was what Yin Huaixi and her daughter ate. The family of three in the yard didn't even have eggs to cook, and their corn porridge was watery. With the sound of rain dripping from the house, it was so desolate.
It was raining today, so there was nothing to do. Yin Huaixi and her daughter cleaned the house thoroughly. There was water at the door, and they cleaned every place that needed to be cleaned.
As the rain slowed down towards noon, Yin Huaixi went to her eldest brother's house alone to take back the pottery jars and baskets from the morning. Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the yard, she saw the old village chief there too.
The old village chief frowned when he saw the fine raindrops on Yin Huaixi's head and repeated what he had just said.
"Don't think the rain is going to stop just because it's getting lighter. The rain has just started and will only get heavier in the next two days, so it's best not to go out."
At this point, he heard the sound of rain dripping in the house and felt helpless.
"The old Yu family's house is quite old. If it rains heavily, it might be a little dangerous. You can stay in the small stone house for a while until the rain stops."
The old village chief just came to give a reminder, and then went to the next house. The remaining four people stared at each other for a long time without saying anything.
"Brother, the village chief has said so. I think we should go to the small stone house first while the rain is still a little lighter."
The stone house is a little small, but there is no problem for my sister-in-law and niece to sleep on the bed. My brother may have to sit at the door.
Yin Huaishan simply shook his head in refusal.
He is a man, how can he live in the same room with his sister and niece?
"Your sister-in-law and Aning can go, there has to be someone at home. It's just a little leak, it's okay."
Yin Huaixi wanted to persuade him again, but his elder brother was determined to stay at home. In the end, Yin Huaixi had no choice but to take his elder sister-in-law and niece back to the small stone house.
Before returning, the aunt and sister-in-law boiled all the remaining eggs at home, left a few at home, and took the rest to the small stone house in case it rained heavily and they couldn't make a fire to cook.
Fortunately, they cooked eggs, otherwise the whole family would have to go hungry for the next two days.
The rain was just as the old village chief had said, it only subsided for a short while, then it got heavier and heavier, and the whole sky and earth seemed to be covered with a rain curtain. Even if you walked a few steps in a straw raincoat and a straw hat, you would be soaked.
The fishing boats stopped, the fishing stopped, and no one was walking around in the village.
A heavy rain fell for two consecutive days and gradually subsided on the third day.
Song Wenhui was worried about her husband, so she went back to see him as soon as the rain stopped. Yin Huaixi was also worried, so she told the two girls to lock the door and then went to see her eldest brother with her sister-in-law.
They had not walked far when they were stunned. They saw that most of the mud courtyard wall had collapsed, and the entire wall of one of the houses inside had collapsed.
Song Wenhui's face turned pale in an instant.