Chapter 288 Building the Shelf
"Dad, Mom, Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law, Siyin, Little Sister-in-law, Tongjin, you guys should go and have a rest. Leave the rest to Pingmei and me."
Jiang Eryong felt distressed when he saw his family members who were so tired that their faces turned pale.
"Well, remember to dry them out, and don't forget to collect them in the evening in case it rains suddenly. Also, keep the chickens in the chicken coop and don't let them steal the ears of corn."
Jiang Shoujia's back could not be straightened because it had been bent for a long time, and even speaking was very difficult for him.
He smelled of sweat, and you could smell it from a distance.
His lips had lost all color, and his voice sounded extremely weak.
I didn't sleep all night and was exhausted from last night until this afternoon.
Even the youngest man can't handle it.
Not to mention them.
Zhang Jinlan was not in a much better condition. She didn't even want to say anything and was helped back into the house by Sun Pingmei.
She lay down on the bed and started snoring the next second.
As for washing and so on.
I don't have the energy to wash it.
Let’s take a nap first.
Jiang Meng and Jiang Cheng were also driven back to their little room to sleep.
Although they were tired, their hearts were warm.
"Jiang Cheng, I feel more and more that it's great to stay here. Fortunately, I signed a death contract. With such a good master, I am willing to stay here for the rest of my life."
Jiang Meng yawned and sighed.
The two of them lay together shirtless and fell asleep without saying a word.
Zhang Yanzi and Jiang Siyin, who were a little more particular, wet the towel with water and wiped their bodies before going to bed.
“Quack—”
"Moo--"
“Hehe——”
“Huff—”
When people are too tired, they will snore very loudly.
Jiang Fubao, who was helping to dry brown rice in the yard, heard various cries.
One after another.
It's like a nest of toads and a nest of sows quarreling with Niu Niu.
Her hands were small and she couldn't help much. Instead, she just made things more complicated.
Jiang Eryong took her directly out of the house and asked the older children in the family to take her out to play.
Jiang Fubao crossed his arms in front of his chest, but unfortunately his arms were as short as his legs.
It's very difficult to pose.
She pouted and watched her second uncle go in and continue to work.
"Sister, let's go to the foot of the mountain to pick flowers."
Seeing her sister getting angry, the sensible Jiang Ruyi quickly took her hand and diverted her gaze.
In less than a minute, Jiang Fubao happily became a little girl picking wild flowers.
"There is so much brown rice that we can't even dry it in the front yard. Wife, take the broom and sweep the backyard. Let's dry the rest in the backyard."
Jiang Eryong wiped his sweat and said to Sun Pingmei.
"Okay, I got it." So Sun Pingmei used a broom to sweep away the chicken droppings and dirt in the backyard, and the two of them also covered the backyard with brown rice ears.
Anyone who participated in the looting last night.
Almost every family looks miserable.
At this time, under the trees at the entrance of the village, many women who did not take part in the looting were sitting here, fanning themselves and chatting.
Leisurely and comfortable.
As the autumn harvest approaches, there is not much work to do on the crops in the fields. Apart from finishing the work in the morning and watering the fields once in the evening, two people can finish the work.
Therefore, women who are not able to work will be idle.
After their nap, they chatted until the evening before going home to cook.
In their eyes, those who harvested their crops early in the autumn were considered fools.
It seems that they are the only ones who are the most sober and intelligent.
I slept till dawn.
When I got up, all the children in the family, including Jiang Fubao, were up.
Sun Pingmei heated up a pot of food on the stove and waited for them to get up and eat.
Jiang Eryong also did not forget to go to the pond to fetch a few buckets of mountain spring water and fill up the two water tanks at home.
The Jiang family got up, had breakfast, and took a quick shower.
There was not enough water to take a bath, so each person had a basin of water to wash.
"Yamato, Siyin, take Jiang Meng and Jiang Cheng to the mountains to cut down some wood, build wooden frames in the empty rooms and utility rooms, pick up some wood blocks, and raise all the furniture in the house. Also, dig a hole in the corners of the backyard and the front yard, and divert a canal outside, so that when it rains heavily, the house will not be flooded."
Jiang Shoujia, who knew the most, gave instructions to his sons.
As soon as the words fell, Jiang Meng and Jiang Cheng, who were eating, quickly put the last bite of rice in the bowl into their mouths.
They don't have to wash the dishes.
The two of them stood up and followed the Jiang brothers out.
There are a lot of people cutting down trees in the mountains.
They all listened to Jiang Shoujia's advice yesterday and prepared to build the scaffolding today.
Many women also ran out of the village and returned to their parents' homes to spread the news that it was going to rain.
Whether they listen or not is entirely up to them.
Of the ten villages outside the city, at least five are located next to the mountains. If heavy rain occurs and a mountain torrent occurs, the five villages will be flooded.
The remaining five villages are far away from the mountains. Either their locations are so good that they cannot be flooded, or there are rivers outside the villages and the terrain is relatively high, so the floods will flow into the rivers and will not submerge the villages.
Jiangjia Village is the worst kind.
The village is built at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain at the end of the village is the highest one in all directions.
"Look at them. They actually went out to cut down trees and build scaffolds. What a bunch of stupid people. If they have the time, they might as well just clean up the house. I want to see how they cry when the tax is due."
"That's right. The head of the other family has a shop in the town and makes so much money. He also hired two servants and eats meat and refined rice every day. How can we compare with him? I'm afraid he can earn this little brown rice in half a month. I can't afford to take the risk."
"Okay, hurry up and get to work in the fields. The autumn harvest is coming soon. I just hope that the yield per mu will be higher this year, not too low."
"......"
A few villagers who were chatting went to the fields.
At this time, the Jiang family had to lose at least ten taels of silver because the shop had not been open for a day. Zhang Jinlan's heart was bleeding, and they went to the town at the beginning of the morning.
Jiang Siyin, Jiang Shoujia and Jiang Tongjin stayed at home, responsible for setting up the scaffolding and drying the ears of corn.
The ox cart left the village.
Along the way, we met many villagers who were fetching water.
Zhang Jinlan ignored any of them.
Because those who can fetch water have not harvested in advance.
While the Jiang family was certain that it would not rain, they also believed Jiang Fubao's words without a doubt.
The oxcart was still a long way away.
The villagers who were fetching water together then burst into laughter and cursed.
"What a bunch of fools! Just wait and see. When we harvest in autumn, they will regret it so much that it will rain. I will rain on you."
"Who among you chose Jiang Shoujia to be the clan leader? I didn't choose him. I didn't think highly of him at first. His family was so poor. He just opened a shop in the town. He really thought he was so great."
"I didn't choose either. I guess it was the lackeys who sold the bamboo tubes to him who chose it. Tsk tsk, I'd rather be the village chief than the clan leader."
"Don't worry. If it doesn't rain this time, I'm afraid his position will end. When the time comes to re-elect the clan leader and village chief, I will definitely choose you. However, you have to give me some benefits, such as giving me the vacant land for my family to grow crops."