Chapter 78 Drought

You can earn very little money working in the fields for a year.

Liu Yinyin certainly knows that it is not easy for country people to make money, but...

In fact, she had thought about what the villagers could do to make a living, but then she thought, a famine is coming, what can they do at this time?

Liu Yinyin glanced at Jiang Zhiqing. Could it be that he had some ideas?

Thinking about it, I asked him, "Comrade Jiang, what do you mean by that?"

Jiang Zhiqing coughed and said, "Comrade Liu, what do you think about building a farm in the village?"

The reason why Jiang Zhiqing talked about this with Liu Yinyin was because she was one of the few educated people in the village and was also a teacher, so she should have a common language with him.

Liu Yinyin was startled: "...Raising pigs?"

"Yes." Jiang Zhiqing raised his glasses and explained, "Raising pigs actually requires technology. If a pig farm is built in the village, I know how to raise pigs to be fatter."

When the pigs are fattened, the profit will be huge.

In fact, Jiang Beichuan went to the countryside voluntarily. When he came, he had the goal of building the countryside in mind.

But things did not go as planned. Jiang Beichuan did not expect that after he arrived in Liujia Village, he had no chance to display his talents.

He mentioned the plan of raising pigs to Liu Changquan, but Liu Changquan denied it outright.

The reason why they said raising pigs was too risky was mainly because there was a swine fever in the village last year. Raising pigs is profitable but the cost is relatively high. The village was already poor, so Liu Changquan would never dare to take the risk.

Raising pigs?

Liu Yinyin's mouth twitched: "... Jiang Zhiqing, I think you might as well consider raising rabbits?"

It’s not that raising pigs is bad, but now is definitely not a good time to raise pigs. What kind of year is this?

By then, people will have nothing to eat, so where will they feed the pigs?

It would be better to raise rabbits. At least, raising rabbits doesn't cost much. Even if you run out of food, you can kill the rabbits and eat the meat, or exchange them for food. In the end, there is not much loss.

"Raising rabbits?" Jiang Zhiqing was stunned for a moment, "But, I have only studied raising pigs..."

Liu Yinyin coughed and said, "Comrade Jiang, everything should be done step by step. Think about it, if you raise rabbits well, and then propose to build a pig farm in the village, will the villagers be more receptive?

Besides, it’s actually easier to raise rabbits than pigs.”

Jiang Zhiqing said thoughtfully: "Then I will go back and study it further."

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and said, "I have a lot of rabbits at home. If you need help, you can come to me."

If rabbits can really be raised, it will definitely be a good thing for the villagers, and Liu Yinyin will definitely help if she can.

Time flies, and it is early July in a blink of an eye.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter. The sun is scorching the earth. The air is filled with heat, making it hard to breathe.

During this period, the atmosphere in the village became more and more tense.

It's already July, and there hasn't been a single rain. The crops in the fields depend entirely on the villagers to carry water for irrigation.

Despite everyone's hard work, the problem of water shortage in the fields has not been alleviated. By this time, the rice in the fields should have been heading.

But now, the crops have turned yellow and dry under the scorching sun, and the ground has dried up and cracked.

Moreover, because it had not rained for a long time, the water levels in the rivers and wells in the village had dropped dramatically.

To put it more seriously, if it doesn't rain again, the river will dry up.

That afternoon, Liu Yinyin was supervising the children taking their exams in the classroom.

It was scorching hot outside, and the heat was scorching.

There was no fan in the classroom, and both Liu Yinyin and the children below were sweating profusely.

Today is the last class. After the exam, the school will be closed.

Liu Yinyin sat on the podium, waving the fan in her hand back and forth.

The weather is really too hot, and the cicadas are chirping outside, which makes people feel upset.

While I was getting annoyed, something suddenly crawled in through the door.

When Liu Yinyin turned around, she was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her chest.

He quickly ran over and picked up Gu Yanyan.

Jiang Cuihua was at home helping her take care of the child this afternoon, and she didn't know how the little guy crawled in here.

Gu Yanyan was suddenly picked up by Liu Yinyin. He groaned twice and kicked his legs to get off: "Ah ah..."

Liu Yinyin was almost scared to death by him, and she reached out and slapped him hard on the butt twice.

The little guy has a lot of flesh on his butt, so it doesn't hurt when he gets spanked.

I thought my mom was playing with me, so I raised my little face and wanted to cuddle with her...

Liu Yinyin pushed his chubby face away expressionlessly.

The class was about to end, so Liu Yinyin asked Liu Dazhuang to help collect the test papers.

I went back first carrying Gu Yanyan.

At home, Jiang Cuihua had just taken a nap. When she woke up, she was shocked to find that her little grandson was not on the mat.

Not finding anyone in the house, he quickly ran out to check.

I happened to meet Liu Yinyin coming back with her child.

"Mom, Yanyan just crawled into the classroom." Liu Yinyin felt a little scared. Although there were no traffickers in the village, what if she met a bad guy?

Jiang Cuihua groaned, took the child from her lady, and said with a lingering fear: "I just fell asleep, and I didn't expect him to crawl out by himself. From now on, I have to block the door of my house with a board."

Gu Yanyan can crawl now, so we can’t keep the door closed all the time.

Liu Yinyin hummed and grabbed Gu Yanyan's hands and feet to examine them.

There were no injuries found, except for some red marks on the knees and palms, probably from being hit by rocks on the road.

Liu Yinyin breathed a sigh of relief. The little guy was becoming more and more naughty. He couldn't stay at home and wanted to run outside all day long.

But the weather is so hot, how can I dare to take him out to play? I can only take him out for a walk in the morning and evening.

Gu Yanyan was dirty all over, so Liu Yinyin went to get him some water for a bath.

Jiang Cuihua held her little grandson in her arms and muttered, "Why don't you just wipe him with a towel?"

Now that droughts are raging everywhere, water has become particularly precious. People in the village no longer dare to waste water.

I’m afraid that one day even drinking water will become a problem.

Liu Yinyin said shyly: "...just wash it, and then wipe it casually at night."

Jiang Cuihua glanced at her and said, "I know you like to be clean."

I don't know who this girl looks like with such a pretentious look. Look at the little girl raised by her grandson, she is plump, fair and clean, just like a city kid.

No one in the village would raise a child this way.

Jiang Cuihua couldn't help but urge him, "Tell me, when are you going to have another child with Gu Cheng? Yanyan isn't a child anymore, you should hurry up and have another one."

In the countryside, people believe that having many children is a blessing, and everyone wants to have as many children as possible.

It is impossible to have only one child.