An Hongdou looked up at the sky and it became darker in the blink of an eye.
Andela's voice was heard in the distance, and some people were assigned to quickly take away the harvested beans and cover them up.
An Hongdou glanced at the sickle in her hand. Instead of doing something she was not good at, she might as well help pack the beans.
This kind of job, which requires only strength and no skills, is perfect for her.
Knowing An Hongdou's strength, An Delai naturally didn't think she was making trouble, so he agreed.
As expected, when it comes to doing physical work, An Hongdou is obviously the best of two people.
Others need several people to pull the cart, but she can do it alone.
Although the sky was gloomy, fortunately it didn't rain immediately.
It dripped a few drops in the afternoon, and then stopped without even wetting the ground.
The rush to harvest has become significantly more urgent.
No one had eaten dinner. The bean harvesters just did it mechanically, while An Hongdou mingled with the men to load beans and pull the cart.
Due to the terrain, the amount of soybeans planted in Qingshan Village was not large, but manual labor was too slow. It took an entire night to finally harvest all the soybeans.
All the soybeans that were brought back were piled up on the ground, covered with tarpaulin and pressed down with bricks.
The weather was still bad, and Andelai didn't dare let people spread out the beans, but if they were all piled here, he was worried that they would go bad. He was extremely anxious for a moment.
At noon, there was a muffled sound in the sky and heavy rain poured down.
Andelai stood in front of the door and looked at the sky, feeling both relieved and helpless.
Fortunately, we arranged for someone to harvest the beans overnight yesterday. Unfortunately, it is not a good idea to pile up so many beans there. In addition, it is raining and the weather is humid. If they all sprout, we will be doomed.
In the end, they had no choice but to use the most primitive method, which was to have everyone take the soybeans home and pick them little by little with their hands and step on them with their feet.
Although the speed is slow, it can reduce some losses.
For a while, every household was busy shelling beans.
This heavy rain lasted for three days before the weather finally cleared up.
However, most of the land in rural areas is just land, and if you want to dry it completely, it will probably take two sunny days.
Some of the soybeans close to the ground in the field have already sprouted. In comparison, Andelai has no way to deal with it.
They have done everything they should do. If they really can't get it back, they can only try to reduce consumption.
There were also beans left in the fields that had not been picked up in time. They were all soaked by the rain, so most of the villagers got to eat fresh bean sprouts.
Fortunately, the weather was sunny the following two days. After the ground was dried, the villagers started threshing beans.
In addition, all the beans peeled by each household were handed over in full and the village made a statistics.
I heard that there was someone else who hid the beans, but was found out. Logically, he should have been sent to a reformatory institution, but An De saw that since it was his first offense and his family was in a difficult situation, he gave him a chance to make amends.
Although I don’t have to go to the farm for transformation, staying in the village is definitely not as easy as before, and I have to do the dirtiest and worst jobs.
Otherwise, without any punishment, it would be difficult for Andelai to convince the people.
Just when the busy farming season was over and everyone's lives were beginning to calm down again, the weather started to turn gloomy again.
This time, it drizzled for half a month.
The An family's home is located in a low-lying area, and water has filled the house. Every once in a while, they have to use a broom to sweep the water out.
Especially the muddy ground, the mud and water mixed together and it was extremely turbid, it was so uncomfortable.
In desperation, An Hongdou could only take Old Lady An home temporarily. As for the others, there were too many people and she was helpless.
Moreover, there are many families like this in the village, and everyone can only make do with what they have.
Another meeting was held in the village, and everyone had a sad look on their face.
Although the rain is not heavy, it lasts for too long. This is not a good way to go.
Li Guangda came back from outside with his men, covered in mud, saying that the mountain in the north had started to slide.
Andelai became even more uneasy.
Li Guangda was still urging, "Captain, please make a decision quickly. What should we do now?"
If we have to talk about solutions, the safest way is to leave the village for refuge, but this is not just for one or two people, but for more than 100 households and hundreds of people. Where can they go if they leave the village temporarily?
Even if you go to a relative's house, it's not an option to provide food and drinks.
"Let's wait a little longer. If the rain doesn't stop before tomorrow morning, we'll have to evacuate the village temporarily." said Andelai.
An Hongdou did not attend the meeting, but Shen Xiangzhi did. He also put forward his idea at this time, "Most of the houses in our village are built with mud, and many of them are very old. They are not very solid to begin with. Now they have been soaked in rain for such a long time, I am afraid that many of them are not solid."
If it was just a house collapse, at most there would be some financial loss, but the worst thing to be afraid of is that someone might get hurt, which would be terrible.
Andelai hadn't really noticed this at first, but after listening to Shen Xiangzhi's words, he felt that it was not impossible.
Coincidentally, Brother An said, "Yes, Uncle, the wall of our house has already cracked this morning, and I am afraid it will not hold up."
"How many families in the village have houses like this?" Almost every household present had someone there, and some even had their entire family present. Many people came one after another to say that they had such a situation in their own homes.
Andelai made a decision quickly. "Well, after you go back, check the house first. If you feel that you can't hold on, you can stay at someone else's house for the night. No matter what, let's get through tonight before making a decision."
Even if we want to leave, it's already late and we can't leave the village in the dark, right?
Needless to say, all the members of the An family must have gone to An Hongdou's place.
Fortunately, this was taken into consideration when the house was built, and since we had plenty of money, the foundation was laid very high.
However, due to the rainy days in recent days, the ground is still inevitably wet.
The An family moved the beds over and lined them up in the room, making it look like a big bunk bed. There was nothing to be particular about at this time, so the men and women just made do with each side.
Needless to say, this also had a great impact on An Hongdou's life.
But when facing her family, especially in such a critical moment, she would not despise them.
The only thing to be thankful for was that the rain finally stopped in the middle of the night.
When we woke up the next day, the sunlight shone into the house, and also took away the haze in everyone's heart.
When Brother An returned home, he saw only ruins.
Except for the three main rooms that were still there, the side rooms on both sides had all collapsed.
However, it was also expected.
The An family's house is quite old. It was built by the couple who married into the An family. They have lived in it for most of their lives. It carries all the memories of her after she got married. Now it is falling down, and she still feels reluctant to let it go.
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