Chapter 65 Premonition
She was still thinking about when she could catch another rabbit from the mountain, either male or female, so that she could start breeding rabbits.
Not long after cleaning the pigpen, Jiang Cuihua came back with two piglets in a backpack. She carried one on her back and held the other in her arms.
Seeing this, Liu Yinyin hurried forward and helped carry the piglets to the pigpen.
"The piglets have just arrived home, so we need to take good care of them in the first few days." Jiang Cuihua said, and then she took a breath and was about to leave. "Okay, I have to go to the village to fetch water. I don't know what's going on this year, the fields are very dry."
The task of spring ploughing this year is heavier than in previous years, and they are exhausted.
Liu Yinyin was shocked when she heard this: "We just started the spring ploughing, why is there a lack of water in the land?"
Jiang Cuihua groaned and said, "Don't even think about it. The soil in the field is dry this year. If we don't water it, we don't know if the seedlings will sprout."
It's really strange. Such a thing hasn't happened in the village for many years.
In fact, the lack of water in the fields was not without warning. Last year, there was little rain, which led to a decrease in yield during the autumn harvest, and there were few heavy snowfalls in the winter.
It is understandable that there will be a water shortage this year.
Liu Yinyin felt sympathetic and asked tentatively, "Mom, with the weather like this, do you think the grain production will decrease this autumn? If so... we should stock up some grain in advance."
Jiang Cuihua said with a spit: "Don't talk nonsense. If there is a water shortage, we can just work harder and fetch more water. Wasn't it the same last year? Can a living person be suffocated to death by urine?"
Moreover, supplies were scarce in those days, and they, the country people, could not even buy food in the city, and even if they wanted to stock up on food, they had nowhere to buy it.
Liu Yinyin: “…”
If it doesn't rain, the water in the river won't last long. Liu Yinyin has also noticed during this period that this year, whether it's river water or well water.
The water level has obviously dropped a lot compared to last year.
But there was no point for Liu Yinyin to be anxious. She was of low status and her words had no influence, so no one would take her words seriously.
Liu Yinyin sighed, and went to cook pig food with a bit of depression, thinking about Jiang Cuihua's instructions.
She cooked a pot of millet porridge for the two little pigs and added carrots and pumpkin to it.
Fortunately, there is no one else at home. Otherwise, if people knew that Liu Yinyin fed pigs like this, they would definitely scold her for wasting the family money!
Food is so precious, and there are so many people out there who can't even get enough to eat, yet she actually uses food to feed pigs!
Liu Yinyin discovered that there was a bug in the system. Things like fertilizers, pesticides, and feed that could promote the growth of crops could not be purchased.
Liu Yinyin could only raise pigs honestly.
The two little piglets were growing quite strong. As soon as the delicious pig feed was poured into the trough, they immediately buried their heads and started eating.
I saw two pigs pushing each other in the trough and almost getting into a fight.
Maybe it’s because the food is good, the two little piglets have adapted well to life at home.
A few days passed and no problems occurred. Instead, my mouth became bigger and bigger, and it was like a fight every time I ate.
The school is also closed every Sunday.
These few days, Liu Yinyin has been teaching at school without any problems and everything is going smoothly.
Of course, Liu Dazhuang did help her a lot.
So, when Gu Cheng took a break that day, the couple decided to take Liu Dazhuang for a walk in the mountains.
Just like before, she asked Jiang Cuihua to help take care of Gu Yanyan, as Liu Yinyin was worried about leaving the matter to other people.
Liu Dazhuang came early in the morning, bringing two large sacks and a big knife for chopping wood!
The corners of Liu Yinyin's mouth twitched. This kid really thought they were going to the mountains to hunt.
She had much simpler things with her. She only had a water bottle, a basket, a small hoe for digging wild vegetables, and two sacks, but they were just for storing wild vegetables and mushrooms.
Liu Dazhuang behaved more obediently today than he did in school.
People at that time admired soldiers very much. Even though Gu Cheng had retired, Liu Dazhuang still admired him inexplicably and kept asking Gu Cheng about matters related to the army.
Gu Cheng was actually a very patient person. He told him everything he could and also told him a lot about what happened on the battlefield.
Liu Dazhuang was overwhelmed by what he heard, and blushed as he asked Gu Cheng, "Uncle, do you think I can join the army in the future?"
Joining the army is Liu Dazhuang's dream, and it is also the dream of 90% of the boys in the village.
Gu Cheng saw that he had a strong physique and looked like a good candidate for joining the army.
After a moment of silence, I said to him, "You are still young now. If you study hard, maybe you will have this possibility in the future."
"Really?" Liu Dazhuang was surprised and surprised, "Do I need to study to be a soldier?"
He thought that soldiers only had to go to the battlefield and fight the enemy.
"Of course." Gu Cheng said seriously, "If you are uneducated, you won't even be able to understand a document in the future. How can you get promoted?"
He had never been to school, but he attended a blindness elimination class in the army and received training at a military academy, otherwise he would not have been able to be promoted.
Liu Dazhuang scratched his head. He didn't like reading very much. He got a headache when he thought of those densely packed words.
Gu Cheng patted him on the shoulder and said, "Study hard. If there is a chance in the future, I will take you to visit the army."
Liu Dazhuang was shocked!
"I must study hard!" In order to join the army, he had to persevere no matter how difficult studying was.
While the two were talking, they had already walked a long way.
This time, they did not choose the nearby mountains that the villagers often went to.
Instead, they went to a mountain where few people had ever been. Some people in the village said that there were wild wolves there, so many people did not dare to come.
Liu Yinyin walked and looked, and found that there were quite a lot of wild vegetables here, and she wanted to dig some!
But don't worry, you can dig it up next time you come back.
After walking for another hour or so, Liu Yinyin stopped to drink some water.
Seeing that she was so tired that sweat was pouring down her forehead, Gu Cheng said, "Take a rest before you go."
Liu Dazhuang immediately found a place to sit down. He was not much better than Liu Yinyin. He was also tired after climbing the mountain for so long.
Gu Cheng didn't react at all. He walked for such a long time without even taking a breath.
Liu Yinyin paused for a moment before saying, "We still have to go. I think there are a lot of wild vegetables here."
She wanted to pick wild vegetables here and didn't want to leave.
Liu Dazhuang said unhappily, "Teacher Yinyin, we are here to hunt today, not to pick wild vegetables."
He has dug enough wild vegetables and absolutely does not want to touch that stuff today. How can the masters dig wild vegetables every day!
Liu Yinyin: “…”
Sorry, she came here just to pick wild vegetables today.
Gu Cheng explained to her softly, "There is a bamboo forest ahead. We just need to walk there. It's not far away."
He came to this mountain alone last time and paid special attention to the terrain here.
Liu Yinyin was overjoyed: "Is the bamboo forest big? Are there bamboo shoots?"
This place is so far away, if there are bamboo shoots, they have definitely not been discovered yet.
Gu Cheng also laughed: "It's very big, there should be bamboo shoots too."