Li Xu also had a toothache.
After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Uncle Liu, what kind of person is this person?"
"Don't worry, the people we traded with before were all people of good character. We didn't look for anyone with bad character."
Now Li Xu understood that the Liu Gang brothers were also afraid that people with bad character would drag them down, after all, this matter could not be made public.
"Okay, Uncle Liu, if they ask again, just say you can still get some food, but not much."
"OK."
The news that most rivers had dried up quickly spread throughout the county.
Within two days, people could be seen gathering together to discuss this matter almost everywhere.
Even the people in the car team were the same, all of them had sad faces.
But this did not affect Li Xu's life.
That night, after dinner, Li Jiakang and Li Xu went to Qinghe Brigade to deliver food.
When Li Jiakang talked about the interruption of water flow, Li Jiafu also looked bitter.
As a farmer, he knows best the impact of this incident.
"Brother, our daily routine now is to fetch water from morning till night. As long as we can carry it, everyone has to go."
The Qing River has not dried up yet, but the water level is much lower than when Li Xu went fishing last year. I heard that it is only enough to submerge the ankles.
Even so, the conditions are much better than other places.
And not all the water they carry is used to irrigate crops.
Nowadays, most brigades have water storage pools to prevent such things from happening.
But the water in the pool won't last long.
The captain of the Qinghe Brigade saw that the drought this year was even more severe, so he asked everyone to dig a few more ponds a few days ago.
The water everyone brings must be poured into the pool.
In this way, the water in the pool evaporates every day, and people keep carrying water to fill it up every day.
They don't know how long this will continue.
But they knew that even if the Qing River dried up one day, the water in the pond should be enough for the rice to mature.
Li Jiakang sighed. "Life in the countryside is considered good now. Many people in the county town barely survive on one meal a day. A worker in our factory died yesterday. I heard he couldn't bear to see his children go hungry, so he left a lot of his own food for them. He ended up dying while moving things."
"We are still barely getting by. We have bought grain that has been returned to the market and sometimes we dig up some wild vegetables. We are just worried that the drought will continue."
Old Master Li took a puff of his pipe and said, "No matter what, as long as our family can survive, that's all that matters. I can't do anything else to help. Xiaoqiang and the others left a lot of food there, which is enough for them to eat."
Everyone in the room nodded.
At this time, Li Jiafu said again, "Brother, the furniture will be ready in a few days, and I will send it to you then."
It is easy to make one piece of furniture, but it is difficult to make a bunch of them, especially when they have to be painted and dried.
Even though the carpenter asked so many people to help, it took him several months to complete the work.
"Okay, you're borrowing the team's animals?"
"Yes, we agreed on this before. Even the food has been given to the team."
Li Jiakang nodded, "That's fine, but it's better not to attract too much attention now."
"I know that we dare not eat too much at home now. When we are working, others can hear the hungry sounds from our stomachs."
Li Xu couldn't help but give him a thumbs up in his heart.
This is why plans are not as fast as changes.
No one expected the situation to be so difficult this year, but fortunately the food that should be used has been taken out in advance.
The rest is just pretense.
It's just a pretense. How can you pretend to be real without putting in a lot of hard work?
As long as you have food in your hands, you will not be worried.
I'm just a little hungry. It's not like I haven't been hungry before.
Li Jiakang was also very satisfied with this. "That's fine. You should know what to do in your mind."
"I'm watching over the second brother, so don't be too ostentatious at home." Old Master Li also spoke out.
"I know. It's getting late. Let's go back first." After saying that, Li Jiakang and the other two said goodbye.
After arriving home, Li Jiakang told everyone about Mr. Li’s warning.
Li Mei smiled bitterly and said, "We have food, but we can't eat it? We can't starve, right?"
"Not really. Your sister-in-law and you can't afford to starve." Sun Xiu waved her hand.
Hu Guilan and Li Mei, one is breastfeeding a child and the other is about to take the college entrance examination.
Of course they won't be left hungry.
Li Ping also spoke up, "The situation in the city is different from that in the countryside. In the countryside, it's too easy to be discovered whether we're full or not. In the city, it's much easier. We just need to avoid letting others see our current expressions."
Hu Guilan thought for a moment and asked, "How about everyone put something on their face when they go out?"
"The weather is so hot and everyone is sweating a lot, so nothing works," said Li Mei.
At this moment, Sun Xiu's eyes lit up, "Yes, everyone should get more sun these days and get a tan."
Everyone thought about it and agreed that this was the best idea.
You don't have to starve yourself, just make yourself darker.
After this period of time is over, everyone can restore their original skin color by taking good care of themselves.
So everyone unanimously agreed to the decision.
Starting from the next day, except for Wen Bo and Li Ju who stayed at home, everyone else in the Li family basked in the sun when they had nothing to do.
As a result, after only one day of use, everyone's skin couldn't take it even before they got tanned.
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