Chapter 151: Breaking the Flow

Liu Yinyin did not hide anything from him and told him everything that happened in the mountain.

Finally, Liu Yinyin couldn't help but feel a little worried: "I don't know how many wild boars there are over there. In the past few days... maybe we dare not go to the mountain again."

Although she and Huang Xiaoyue only saw one wild boar, wild boars are not solitary animals, and there might be other wild boars nearby.

Gu Cheng said thoughtfully: "Next time, take me to see it."

Liu Yinyin hesitated for a moment and said, "How about we go talk to the village chief and ask him to get a few more people to go up the mountain to have a look?"

It's safer when there are more people. Otherwise, if you're alone, you may not be able to deal with such a big wild boar.

Or, like last time, we could ask the village militia for help. In times of famine, they would probably be willing to go up the mountain to hunt wild boars.

No matter what, it is necessary to get rid of the wild boars, otherwise it will be dangerous for them to go to the mountains in the future.

Moreover, wild boars will destroy crops. If they find sweet potatoes in the fields, they will dig them up with their noses.

Asking for help was a good idea, but she was worried that the sweet potato fields in the mountains would be discovered.

well!

Only then did Liu Yinyin realize that growing sweet potatoes in the mountains was not an easy task.

Perhaps she was too impulsive and did not consider the consequences clearly at the time.

Gu Cheng's expression remained unchanged. He insisted, "No, I can go alone."

Liu Yinyin was speechless for a moment: "......"

Brother, this is not the time to show off.

Seeing her concern, Gu Cheng said, "Don't worry, I have a way."

Liu Yinyin paused, and suddenly remembered the time when he hunted wild goats alone...

She always felt that Gu Cheng seemed to have a secret.

That’s perfect, I’ll follow him to take a look this time.

Liu Yinyin said, "Okay, let's go to the mountains together on Sunday and water and weed the sweet potatoes."

She still believed in Gu Cheng. Since he said there was a way, he must be able to deal with the wild boar.

Liu Yinyin didn't ask anyone else to go with her. The fewer people knew about the sweet potato fields on the mountain, the better.

I haven't worked in the fields for a long time. Maybe it's because I exercised too much suddenly. Liu Yinyin has been suffering from back pain these two days.

When Jiang Cuihua found out, she said she deserved it.

"I don't know how you could be so troublesome as to grow sweet potatoes in the mountains. If others find out, I wonder what will happen to you."

The matter of planting sweet potatoes could be hidden from other members of the Liu family, but Jiang Cuihua certainly could not.

Otherwise, she would not have allowed her daughter-in-law to go to the mountains with her daughter.

Liu Yinyin stayed at home quietly today. At this moment, she was busy making summer clothes for Gu Yanyan.

The little guy is almost one and a half years old. His clothes from last year can’t be worn this year, so I have to make him two new sets of clothes.

Making clothes for children does waste fabric. Children grow fast and their clothes change every year. The clothes made last year may be too short this year.

Liu Yinyin didn't dare to be too extravagant, and the new clothes she made for Gu Yanyan were all made of defective fabrics.

Jiang Cuihua did not go to work today. She came to chat with Liu Yinyin early in the morning. Seeing that her young lady was not feeling well, she said a few words to her.

Jiang Cuihua didn't know that her aunt and sister-in-law had encountered a wild boar in the mountains, otherwise, like Gu Cheng, she would definitely not let them mess with the sweet potato field again.

Liu Yinyin twisted her neck and said with a smile, "It's not that easy to be discovered. Besides, others don't know that we planted the sweet potatoes. Even if they do know... the worst that can happen is that we will just deny it to death."

Anyway, no one can produce evidence.

"Look at you." Jiang Cuihua was also puzzled. "There's no shortage of food at home, why would you go to the mountains to grow sweet potatoes? There are so many people in the village who don't have enough food, but no one would do that."

Actually, it’s not necessarily the case, it’s just that no one has discovered it.

Just like Huang Laizi's family, they are not stupid. Of course they know that this kind of thing can only be done secretly and not let others know.

Liu Yinyin said vaguely: "I am worried that the harvest of crops in the fields will not be good this year."

Nowadays, the weather is getting drier day by day, and no one knows what happened, but the water level in Liu Yinyin's well has dropped a lot.

If this continues, not only will we not be able to irrigate the fields with water, but even drinking water will become a problem.

Moreover, it was not long after the spring ploughing began and the temperature rose sharply. At noon, it was over 30 degrees Celsius.

It's not summer yet.

Speaking of this, Jiang Cuihua was also very worried. She came to her daughter's house today to talk about this matter.

Thinking about this, Jiang Cuihua sighed and said, "Early this morning, someone in the village said that the Xiaoqing River in our village has run out of water."

In other words, Xiaoqing River has now dried up.

This river is one of the most important sources of water for crops in the village. If it stops flowing, it means there will be no water to irrigate crops in the future.

Not only that, the situation of other rivers in the village is not optimistic either.

Jiang Cuihua was worried that the crops in the fields would die before the autumn harvest!

If this is true, then what is the point of them working so hard on the spring ploughing now? By then, all their efforts will be in vain.

Liu Yinyin was slightly stunned. She didn't expect the situation in the village to be so serious.

Jiang Cuihua sighed and continued, "I heard that the situation in other villages is similar."

There is another large-scale drought. If there is no harvest this year, how will the people survive?

Liu Yinyin was silent. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this year was unusual, so there was no need for her to say anything more.

After thinking for a while, she asked Jiang Cuihua: "Mom, how much food do we have left at home?"

She herself didn't have to worry, but she didn't know how long the Liu family's food could last.

Jiang Cuihua was in charge of the family's food. Others didn't know how much food was stored, but she knew it all. Without thinking, she said, "There are still about 700 kilograms of food, one bag of cornmeal, one bag of buckwheat flour, two bags of sorghum rice, three bags of dried sweet potatoes, and more than ten kilograms of white flour."

Thinking about the stored food at home, Jiang Cuihua suddenly felt relieved. At this time, having food gave her confidence.

Jiang Cuihua has always been afraid to let the people at home eat as much as they want.

If the food in the cafeteria is only 50% full, she would let her family eat 70% full.

Except for Liu Ersao, she was pregnant, and Jiang Cuihua was not a bad mother-in-law, after all, he was her grandson.

On weekdays, I often use the stove for her.

However, Liu Yinyin would send five or ten kilograms of food home from time to time, so the family's food consumption was not very high.

Although there is one more person now, when Huang Xiaoyue got married, she brought a year's worth of food with her.

The 700 kilograms of stored food that she just mentioned did not include the food that Huang Xiaoyue brought back from her mother's home.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yinyin frowned slightly.

She remembered, last summer.