Chapter 205 News: Someone died, someone died!
Wang Yingen, who was watching from the side, was drooling.
His mother also made ground vegetable pies, following Sister Shu's steps. However, because her skills were not as good as Sister Shu's, she was reluctant to use oil and only put one egg in. In addition, she did not control the heat well, so the result was completely different from the original.
Li Chunmiao secretly pulled his ear and poured the first vegetable pie she had just made into his bowl. "Eat yours! It's not like I didn't make it. Don't stare at other people's food all the time. You're really embarrassing me by being so greedy!"
Wang Yingen took the ground vegetable pie and took a bite. He was pleasantly surprised after eating it. It tasted pretty good?
"Mom, your cooking skills have improved!" Wang Yingen praised while eating with big mouthfuls.
Li Chunmiao rubbed his head and laughed proudly, "I followed Ah Shu's steps step by step, how bad can the taste be? Ah Ma teaches you a lesson, when we are not smart enough, we should follow the smart people. Don't look at those people in the village who can't stand seeing others do better than them and laugh at me for being a copycat. When they want to learn from me in the future, I will be far ahead of them!"
Wang Yingen nodded vigorously, "Mother, I understand!"
Just like he is not smart, but he follows the smart Lin Xiaopu to work. If Lin Xiaopu has meat to eat, he can get some meat soup to drink, and his former brothers can also get some meat soup to drink, hehe.
Zhang Qiaohua didn't follow Lin Shu to learn how to make ground vegetable pies. It wasn't that she didn't want to learn, but all the flour at home was stored in the cave, as well as the eggs, which she had saved to nourish her son. Even if they were in front of her, she couldn't bear to eat them.
Although she didn't make ground radish pies, she did make a cold ground radish dish. Lin Shu gave her a handful of dried cornel fruit and dried green Sichuan peppercorns, and she added some minced wild garlic. The cold ground radish dish tasted extremely crisp and tender, and the taste was also spicy and refreshing, and it went very well with rice.
Several other families who had picked ground vegetables together with us, those who had the means made ground vegetable pies, while those who didn't made cold ground vegetable salad like Zhang Qiaohua did.
When these people held a bowl of rice porridge in their right hand and a pie in their left hand and ate until their cheeks were bulging, or picked up a piece of cold ground vegetables with chopsticks and chewed them with a look of satisfaction, the other villagers were all envious.
No, is it really that delicious?
Zhang, the eldest daughter-in-law of the village head, shook her head and said, "When this person is hungry, everything tastes good."
The village head drank from his bowl of rice porridge, which was thicker than the other families'. He glanced at her and said, "Old lady, no one at home has been doing farm work these past two days, so put less rice in the porridge. Also, next time Miss Lin Shu goes to pick wild vegetables, you should go with her. Although we have plenty of food at home, we have so many people that we can't eat it all."
Zhang's expression froze slightly, and she replied, "Father-in-law, what you said makes sense. Next time, I'll go and learn from Miss Lin Shu."
She agreed verbally, but in her heart she didn't care. Although the flood had submerged their house and fields, they had many fields, and the broad beans planted in the dry land were no longer safe. Fortunately, the wheat had been harvested this year, and at worst, the rice in the paddy fields could still yield some harvest. Once the road from the village to the town was open, she would go to the town to buy some more vegetable seeds. She wouldn't mention other vegetables, but there would be plenty of greens, and no matter how they were cooked, they would taste better than these wild vegetables.
The head of the village saw that she agreed on the surface but her expression was different, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
His eldest daughter-in-law is good in every way and is much better than his eldest son in dealing with people. The only thing is that she is a little arrogant. But he knows that no matter how much he says, it will be useless. People have to fall hard once before they will learn their lesson.
He's old now, and he's no longer able to handle many things. When he retires from this position...
The village head shook his head and said, "Forget it, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."
"I wonder if my son is suffering in town." Zhang had said this for the umpteenth time, and the more she thought about it, the more worried she became.
Not only Zhang was thinking about it, Zhang Qiaohua was also thinking about her son in her heart, but she didn't like to talk about it out loud.
Because she was worried about Lin Yushu, Zhang Qiaohua had no appetite no matter how delicious the food in her hand was.
Lin Shu, however, ate well and slept well. Even when she took refuge in the mountains, she would always find ways to get some delicious food.
She made all kinds of delicious food from all kinds of mushrooms in the mountains, and made wild vegetables into wild vegetable dumplings, wild vegetable pancakes, etc. The whole family ate delicious meals every day, which made the other villagers drool, but they were worried in their hearts.
Because of the flood, every household consciously reduced the amount of food they ate at each meal. Some of them even reduced it by half. But why did Lin Laoer's family still eat so much at every meal?
What will we eat after we finish eating the stored food? Even if we can go into the mountains to dig wild vegetables, dig up tree roots and pick wild fruits, it is not enough to eat only these. How can people live without staple food?
An aunt kindly reminded her, and Lin Shu replied, "Don't worry, aunt, I know what's going on. Ah Ye and I both have big appetites, so we're already being frugal by eating this much."
The aunt shook her head privately, thinking that He Guixiang and Lin Dashan were too indulgent to Lin Shu. She wouldn't be able to survive for long if she continued to eat like this.
After another night, the water accumulation at the foot of the mountain was greatly reduced, and the water level in the river also dropped significantly. The village head hurriedly organized the villagers to go down the mountain to save the fields.
The crops in the drylands at this time of year are mostly taro and beans. The beans are probably gone, but the taro can be saved if the water is drained in time. As for the paddy fields, even if they are flooded, they can be saved as long as they are not flooded for more than two days.
However, even though they were mentally prepared, many villagers couldn't help but burst into tears after seeing the tragic situation in the fields.
Most of the rice in the paddy fields were broken by the strong winds and heavy rains, and the remaining rice leaves turned yellow and the roots turned black due to being flooded for a long time. It is considered an excellent situation if 30% of the harvest can be saved. In the worst-case scenario, there may not even be 10% left!
Lin Dashan didn't cry loudly, but tears welled up in his eyes.
Months of hard work have all gone to waste, which is unbearable for anyone. This is the most important thing for farmers.
The ditch leading from the paddy field to the river was blocked by silt. The village head led the villagers to clear the blocked area first, and then everyone went back to their fields to drain the water.
Every household, regardless of gender, age or status, rolled up their trousers and went to the fields, and Lin Shu and Lin Xiaopu were no exception.
With Zhou Ye at home, the work went quickly, and once the family finished, they went to help Old Man Liao with his farmland. Zhao Laosan and Lin Zhaodi were away, but their two acres of land were still being taken care of, and if they had any spare time, they would help Wang Yingen's family, as they had a small family and a lot of land, and they needed manpower right away.
The women in the family would only return to the back mountain when it was time to cook.
Smoke rose from the cooking stove, and silence spread silently. Every household found this meal extremely uncomfortable.
Three days later, most of the water at the foot of the mountain had receded. Although the village roads were still muddy, people could barely walk on them. The villagers could no longer bear it and went down the mountain and went home.
For those thatched houses that did not collapse seriously, the men in the house could lift up the collapsed walls and find the usable items in the house. However, for some houses that collapsed seriously, such as the collapse of load-bearing beams, the village head would need to organize people to help move the items.
After the flood, every household suffered significant losses. Some had their tables, chairs, and cabinets smashed by the roof beams. Others had their ceramic bowls and plates, which they hadn't been able to take away, scattered all over the floor. Some had their entire thatched huts washed away, not to mention their tables, stools, and smaller items like sieves and baskets, which were swept away to who knows where.
However, most of Lin Laoer's belongings were saved.
Zhou Ye first checked several load-bearing pillars of the thatched house to make sure that the house would not collapse again, and then he took others to pack up the things in the house.
The wooden beds and cabinets have become damp and need to be moved to the yard to dry in the sun. All the clothes in the wardrobe that cannot be taken out need to be washed and hung out to dry.
"Aye, is our thatched house still habitable?" Lin Shu asked.
Zhou Ye understood what she meant and shook his head. "The foundation is deep enough, so it won't collapse for the time being, but the load-bearing wooden pillars are already crooked. We need to rebuild the foundation and the entire thatched house needs to be rebuilt."
"As expected." Lin Shu no longer desired a green brick and green tile house. "Let's just move on to a wooden house, or even a bamboo house. It's sturdier than a thatched house."
Zhou Ye looked at her and nodded, "Okay, I'll do it if you say so."
Lin Shu started laughing.
She liked the way Aye didn't ask any questions and trusted her wholeheartedly. Even if he had doubts, he could quickly resolve them and never questioned her.
The yard was muddy and there was almost no place to stand. The wooden beds were too wet to sleep on, so they had to go back to the mountain to rest for the night. However, many villagers were reluctant to leave after returning home. They moved their beds to the yard, found some hay to spread on the beds, and planned to sleep in the yard for one night.
Before night fell, loud and mournful cries suddenly came from somewhere, and the cries lasted for a long time.
Lin Shu frowned. This crying sounded wrong.
He Guixiang was just about to go and find out something when Li Chunmiao suddenly came to the door, panting.
“Someone’s dead! Someone’s dead!”
He Guixiang and others all changed color after hearing these words.
"Aunt Li, who died?" Lin Shu asked.
Li Chunmiao took a deep breath and said, "It's not our village, it's other villages that are dying! So many people died!"
There are several families in Tianshui Village whose daughters-in-law are married in from other villages, such as Li Chunmiao, Lin Zhaodi and He Guixiang. Of course, there are also girls from Tianshui Village who marry in from other villages.
After the roads in the village became barely passable, the woman who was worried about her parents prepared to go back to her parents' home to check on the situation. However, before they could take any action, someone from her parents' home came and brought bad news from outside.
Just as the village head worried, their Tianshui Village was lucky enough to have no casualties, while other villages suffered more or less casualties.
Most villagers did not realize that this rainstorm would turn into a flood that would not be seen in a century. By the time they realized the seriousness of the situation, they were trapped in their houses and could not go anywhere!
Some villagers climbed onto the beams of the house, but the beams were washed away by the heavy rain, and the whole family was washed away by the flood. The lucky ones were washed to the high slope holding onto a piece of driftwood and saved their lives, while the unlucky ones were choked to death or drowned.
Some managed to hide on the slopes in time, but without any preparation, they suffered from hunger and cold. Some drank dirty water and became ill, while others died from a high fever. The villagers who survived these days, unable to make fire, had to eat raw rice and vegetables, making life extremely difficult...
When Li Chunmiao learned about the situation outside, he felt a surge of fear.
If Zhou Ye and Lin Shu had not given warnings to Tianshui Village, and the village head had not made a decision in time, then people in Tianshui Village would definitely have died.
"The one crying is Zhao Laoer's family. Her parents were washed away by the flood. It's most likely... Alas."
Lin Shu was slightly stunned. Isn't this Zhao Lao Er the second brother of Uncle Zhao San? So, something happened to Aunt Lin's second sister-in-law's family?
She quite enjoyed seeing some annoying people get into trouble, but this misfortune did not include serious events like death.
Life is precious. She doesn't think anyone deserves to die, unless they are extremely evil.
Li Chunmiao's face turned pale as he spoke about the news he had heard. "Ashu, many people died outside. I heard that some entire families were wiped out. Our village is grateful to you and Aye."
"Aunt, don't think about these things for now. The dead can't come back to life. We who are still alive should think about how to survive." Lin Shu said, her tone revealing a certain almost cold rationality, which made Li Chunmiao slightly startled.
She uttered two "ohs," "Yes, that's right."
Lin Shu looked at her and reminded her, "In two days, the governor will ask someone to follow Aye to the cave to get food. You have a lot of food stored at home, so you have to take good care of it."
These words suddenly gave Li Chunmiao a chill in his heart.
What, what does that mean? Is that what she thought?
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The author has something to say: I wish everyone a happy National Day, and also a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance. I hope everyone will have a good time and eat well. OVO
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