Qian Xiuzhu and Jiang Huaixu's premonition came true. It rained heavily for three consecutive days without sleep.
"Wife, didn't you say there was a severe drought in your dream? Why is it raining non-stop?" Jiang Dalang looked out the window with a worried look on his face.
Their home is close to the mountain and is located at a relatively high altitude, but some houses in the village are not only located at a low altitude, but also live in thatched houses, which are no longer habitable, so they can only stay in other people's homes.
What worried him most was the harvest from the fields.
Qian Xiuzhu was also a little dumbfounded. The severe drought turned into a severe flood. This, this was a huge change.
"Boss, there's never been such heavy rain in dreams. I originally thought the disaster year would take some time to come, so I only bought one cart of food. If the rain keeps falling, it won't be enough..."
She pondered for a moment and continued, "I think we should take advantage of the fact that food prices haven't risen much now and go to town to buy some more. Our land is high and our house is sturdy. Unless there's a flood, it won't be easily flooded. If we stockpile more food, we'll have room to store it."
Jiang Lao Da was persuaded, "I'll go discuss this with our father." As he was about to leave, he paused and said, "Light the oil lamp when you make clothes, otherwise it will strain your eyes."
"Hey..." Qian Xiuzhu responded.
On the other side, Jiang Huaixu and Jiang Wei were also opening the wooden windows to watch the rain.
The sky was still covered with dark clouds, showing no sign of dispersing.
Jiang Wei sighed, "It's so annoying that it keeps raining. I can't even go out to play."
"The houses of several families in the village have collapsed. We are much better off than them. Sister, just be content." Jiang Huaixu said as he flipped through the book.
Seeing that the room was getting darker and darker, she threw the book aside and looked at Jiang Wei. "If the rain keeps falling, maybe we will have to send people over to our house."
Jiang Wei was about to say something when the chaotic voices mixed in with the sound of rain attracted her attention.
Jiang Huaixu also looked in the direction of the sound. In the yard, the village chief was wearing a straw raincoat and had an anxious look on his face. He was shouting something to Boss Jiang. The sound of rain blocked the voices, so she couldn't hear clearly.
"Little sister, have you ever been so lucky? Could it be that someone is really coming to our house?"
Jiang Huaixu did not answer. Fu Tuan was repeating to her word for word what the village chief and Boss Jiang had said.
Its repetition is not just empty parroting, but the timbre and tone are exactly the same.
The village chief said: "My second cousin's house was flooded. You know that his shabby thatched cottage has not been repaired for many years. Now the whole house is flooded. Your second brother's house was also flooded. His house is in a better situation, but Aunt Liu also wants to live with you. You see..."
The village chief is over 40 years old, but he is of the same generation as Boss Jiang, and the second cousin he mentioned is Tian Ya and Xiao Feng’s grandfather.
The relationship is a bit complicated, so for convenience, Jiang Huaixu usually calls him Second Grandpa.
Po Liu probably saw that their family was on the rise again, so she shamelessly came to make trouble again. Putting aside who she favors in her heart, just based on the previous hatred between the original body and Po Liu, it is impossible for them to live under the same roof peacefully.
As her mind raced, she heard Boss Jiang reply, "Brother Zhengmao, you also know the difficulties my family is facing. If you can choose, let my second cousin come live with me. I'm also thinking of taking Dalang and Erlang out tomorrow to buy some food in town and store it. The old and the young will be left with them. If my stepmother moves in, I'm afraid it will cause chaos!"
Village chief Jiang Zhengmao immediately reacted, "Are you worried that the rain won't stop for a while?"
"This is called taking precautions. If the rain continues for a long time, we won't be able to pay the taxes and grain. How will anyone have food to eat?"
"Okay, okay, I'll arrange for my second cousin and his family to live in your house. You ask your sister-in-law to clean up a place for them to live in. I'm leaving first..."
Fu Tuan's vivid retelling came to an abrupt end.
"Little sister, what are you doing? Why are you ignoring me?" Jiang Wei saw that Jiang Huaixu didn't move at all after she said a lot, so she couldn't help but push him.
Jiang Huaixu looked up at her: "I heard that the village chief said that my second grandfather and my uncle's house were flooded and they needed to find a place to live. Dad chose my second grandfather."
Jiang Wei patted her chest and said, "That's good, that's good."
Fortunately, it wasn’t that evil woman, otherwise there would have been trouble at home.
Qian Xiuzhu from the next room thought the same.
Jiang Shujian's house was also built with blue bricks and large tiles. The location was a bit low, but it was much better than her second cousin's house. She suspected that Mrs. Liu had set her sights on her house again.
Since it has been decided, Boss Jiang thought of settling his second cousin down first and then going to the town tomorrow.
He called Jiang Dalang, put on a straw raincoat, and went to his second cousin's house to help pack things.
Watching the father and son walk away, Qian Xiuzhu felt a little worried.
When the house was being built, in order to accommodate the whole family, each room was deliberately built larger, and one room was separated by wooden boards to make it barely large enough for living.
Now with my second cousin’s family of four added to the mix, we have no choice but to squeeze it in.
When Jiang Lao Da came to his second cousin's house, he didn't know about his wife's distress, and he was also very distressed at this time.
"Boss Jiang, tell me clearly that you would rather have Mrs. Wang and her family live in your house than your brother and his family. How can this be justified?"
"Although I wasn't very kind to you in the past, I never let you go without food or clothes. Go around and see how many stepmothers have been as miserable as I am. You, such a heartless wretch, don't even remember that, huh?!"
The last sharp question was directed directly at Boss Jiang, leaving him speechless for a long time.
He never expected that Mrs. Liu would stand in front of his second cousin's door in the heavy rain with an umbrella to argue with him.
Seeing that Jiang Lao Da and Jiang Da Lang couldn't fart for a long time, Wang Po was extremely anxious.
She snatched the umbrella from the village chief, opened it, and rushed to the battlefield with high spirits.
After so many days of practice, she has mastered the skills and can fight with Mrs. Liu for several rounds.
"Old Lady Liu, don't you feel guilty for saying this? When Xiaoliang was still a teenager, he was so skinny that his bones were visible. He came to our house again and again to beg for food. Not only did you, a black-hearted old woman, not give him any food, but during the busy farming season, you even treated him like an ox, working from dawn to sunset. The shoulders and legs of this little teenager were covered with wounds. I, an old woman, feel heartbroken just thinking about it now!"
As she said this, Mrs. Wang began to sob.
"Is he your son or mine? As a younger one, shouldn't he respect his elders? Why are you talking nonsense here?" Mrs. Liu's sparse eyebrows were raised, making her look even more mean.
Upon hearing this, Wang Pozi's sadness was swept away, and she spat at Liu Pozi, "You divorced old widow, do you still have any shame? Now I am his legitimate second aunt, he should show filial piety to me, who do you think you are..."
The argument got so intense that the two men almost came to blows in the mud. The village chief and Boss Jiang's attempts to mediate were completely useless. It was only when the second cousin went to find the clan leader that the incident was settled.
Mrs. Liu was most afraid that the Jiang family would drive her out of Shili Village. If she was really driven out, she would have nowhere to go.
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