Chapter 267: Seeds

It was a light rain at first, but the villagers were still able to go to the fields.

But after two days, the rain got heavier and the temperature dropped by several degrees.

At this time, it is not suitable for the villagers to continue farming, as they are prone to catching cold.

It rained so hard that all the crops in the fields were washed away.

For a moment, the villagers were filled with worry again.

They worked so hard on the farm, trying to catch up with the progress, but they never expected that they would suffer even greater losses in the end.

"This horrible weather has ruined the crops in the fields again!" Liu Mingyuan complained.

Because of the heavy rain, all the workers of the Liu family returned home early.

Liu Laifu looked at the heavy rain outside and couldn't help but sigh: "I'm afraid this year's harvest will be bad again."

It's raining so hard that some of the seeds that have just been sown in the ground will definitely be washed away by the rain.

In some low-lying areas, the wheat seeds are soaked in water and are unlikely to grow.

Liu Lai Fu felt sad just thinking about it.

Drought hit for two consecutive years, but no matter how hard and hungry the villagers were, they never thought of eating the grain.

But now...

There were only so many grain seeds stored in the village, and even if they wanted to replant later, there would be no extra.

In a year like this, it is impossible for other villages to borrow grain.

Liu Changquan has already applied for grain seed subsidies from the township, but other villages are also short of grain seeds, and he doesn't know whether he can apply for them.

If the spring ploughing is delayed, this year's autumn harvest...the harvest will definitely not be very good.

Liu Yinyin was also worried after hearing this. If there was no harvest this year, the common people would definitely not be able to survive.

Jiang Cuihua even urged, "Old man, why don't we continue to live in the main room and grow vegetables in the room, which can at least earn us some food."

The house where they slept before had an earthen stove and was used to grow vegetables.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, villagers have their own private plots to grow vegetables, and vegetables are becoming less and less valuable.

They wanted to tidy up the house.

Now that I think about it... forget it. I'll continue growing vegetables in the house, and use the private plot I was allocated to grow high-yielding sweet potatoes.

Actually, there’s nothing wrong with living in the main room. It’s better than being hungry.

Liu Lai Fu sighed in his heart, but this was all he could do.

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and interrupted, "Mom and Dad, when I go to join the army, why don't you move in with me?"

As the saying goes, people need food to support them, and houses need people to support them.

If the house is left empty, it will become abandoned easily. Liu Lai Fu and Jiang Cui Hua can move in and help clean up the house.

Otherwise, it would be a waste to leave the house empty.

Liu Yinyin thought that this time she joined the army, she would rarely have the chance to come back in the future.

Jiang Cuihua said hurriedly: "That won't work. We have a house at home, so how can I live with you?"

Liu Laifu also said: "It's outrageous."

Liu Yinyin said with shame: "...Wouldn't it be easier for the house to break down if it's empty? No one would know if it leaks in the future."

Moreover, the house has been vacant for a long time, and there is a fear that other people in the village might covet the house.

Liu Laifu still refused: "It is definitely not possible for us to move in. We will help you look after your place."

Jiang Cuihua added: "Yes, I can help you clean the house later. It's not a big deal since there are only a few rooms."

They firmly refused to agree, so Liu Yinyin could only say: "I will give you the key when the time comes, and you can do whatever you want."

It was raining heavily outside. Liu Yinyin waited for a long time until the rain stopped, then she hurriedly took Gu Yanyan home.

As soon as I got home, it started raining again...

Liu Yinyin sighed, thinking there would be a good harvest this year.

Unexpectedly, we ran into big trouble just as we started spring ploughing.

The heavy rain lasted for two or three days before it stopped.

It does not count as delaying spring ploughing, as the fields damaged by heavy rain will not be affected by the harvest as long as they are replanted in time.

But there is not enough grain in the village!

Liu Changquan applied for grain subsidies from the township, but things did not go smoothly.

There are two or three villages in the township, and there is no grain left in these villages. The grain distributed from above is limited, and it has to be distributed first to those villages with the worst situation.

Therefore, Liujia Village did not apply for grain seeds.

After hearing the news, the villagers all sighed.

But there is nothing they can do. If the higher-ups don’t provide them with food and seeds, they can’t just steal them, right?

Not to mention, this kind of thing really happened in other villages, where the grain of one village was stolen.

In the past few days, Liu Changquan arranged several groups of people to guard the village's granary, for fear that the few remaining grains in the village would be targeted by others.

That day, Liu Yinyin went to the village chief's house carrying half a pound of kelp and half a pound of shrimps.

Like Jiang Cuihua, Li Chun was at home taking care of the children. She hadn't seen Liu Yinyin for a long time. She was quite surprised: "Yinyin, I heard that you are going to join the army soon?"

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Yes, auntie. I went to visit relatives in Gu Cheng's place some time ago and bought some dried seafood. I brought two for you to try."

After saying that, Liu Yinyin gave her the two packages of dried seafood she brought. Although each package only weighed half a pound, it was still a large portion.

Li Chunfang cried out, "How can this be so embarrassing."

Here, dried seafood is a rare commodity, and its price is comparable to that of pork.

Liu Yinyin said, "Don't be polite, my dear. The unit is near the sea, and these dried seafood don't cost much."

Besides, Li Chunfang had often sent her food before.

It is also because the harvest has been bad in the past two years and the crops have not been productive, so there has been less contact.

Li Chunfang had no choice but to accept the things.

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and asked her, "Auntie, is the village chief at home?"

"He's not here. He's working in the fields right now. What's the matter? Do you have something to talk to him about?" Li Chunfang said.

Liu Yinyin was silent for a moment. She did have something to ask the village chief: "Auntie, this is what happened. My family has stockpiled some food, mostly coarse grains, and corn cobs..."

"I thought, it's not convenient for me to take these grains with me to accompany the army. Isn't there a shortage of grain seeds in the village? My corn cobs should be able to be used as seeds. If the village needs them, I can lend these grains to them first."

Some of the food stored in Liu Yinyin's family has not been processed yet, and is stored in the shells to extend its shelf life.

Even if not...Liu Yinyin can also smuggle some food seeds out from space.

Anyway, since she has the ability, she still wants to help the villagers.

Jiang Cuihua was shocked: "...Yinyin, are you telling the truth?"

This is no small matter. Food and seeds are related to the food supply of the entire village. It is a matter of life and death!

Liu Yinyin nodded: "It's true, but not much."

In fact, there are still thousands of kilograms of food at home.

But Liu Yinyin only planned to lend half of it to the villagers, otherwise it would be too embarrassing and she was afraid of causing trouble.

Five hundred kilograms of corn seeds can plant about one hundred acres of land...

That's about enough.