Therefore, the village also prepared for this matter.
Although watering the fields is not necessary every summer, it is a common occurrence and the villagers have become accustomed to the procedure.
Another reason for watering now is that the river used for watering in their village is downstream. If they don't water the fields two days in advance, when the land is already dry, the upstream team will also want to water it, which will be troublesome.
Therefore, a notice was made on the brigade’s loudspeaker yesterday, requiring everyone to go to the fields to irrigate the fields that day.
This kind of thing is a race against time, not much different from rushing to harvest.
The harvest from the fields depended on their food rations, and no one would lag behind at a time like this.
Even the lazy man in the village and the young wife who never went to the fields started working.
Even Grandma Lian Qi is no exception.
When they got up, Qin Zheng was no longer at home.
If you want to water, you can dig ditches and irrigate directly if you are close. These ditches are usually blocked, so you need to send some young laborers to dig the ditches.
Although everyone in the village was afraid of Qin Zheng, he had never been vague about such matters, so he went there early.
Tang Wan got up and had breakfast with Grandma Qi. The clothes Tang Wan had changed yesterday were still with Grandma Qi, which was convenient as she didn't have to go back to the educated youth site to change clothes.
After dinner, the two of them set off. Before leaving, Grandma Yi covered Tang Wan tightly, put a towel on her head and a hat on her head. The towels fell on both sides just enough to block the sunlight from both sides.
"It's been getting hot these past two days. If you expose your delicate skin to the sun for two days, it will peel off a layer of skin." Grandma Yi herself is dressed like this.
It's really getting hot these days.
Tang Wan went with Grandma Qi to get the tools.
You can choose to carry water or look after the ditch.
Carrying water means exactly what it says. There are many places far away from the river or at high altitudes where it is impossible to dig canals, so water has to be carried there bucket by bucket by hand or transported by ox cart.
Taking care of the ditch means diverting the water from the ditch to the fields on both sides. You need to use a shovel to clear the obstructions and make sure the ditch is not blocked by the soil that is washed away.
Carrying water is certainly tiring, but the pay is also high.
Most of the laborers in the village went to fetch water. After all, this place is close to the mountains and many fields are located in high places.
Tang Wan and Grandma Qi naturally took care of the ditch.
This job is not strenuous, but it does strain your waist, as you have to bend over all the time.
When Tang Wan stood up halfway, she felt a sharp pain in her waist.
The others didn't go anywhere.
At first, people who knew each other stood together and chatted while working, but gradually no one spoke anymore.
The sun has risen, scorching hot overhead.
The towels on both sides were almost soaked with sweat.
But no one can rest. If any place is not taken care of, that seedling will not survive. If such situations occur frequently, work time will be deducted. No one wants to work but not get paid, so everyone is more careful.
When Tang Wan went out, she had mixed spiritual spring water into the water she brought with her, including the bottle she brought for Qin Zheng.
After drinking some of the sweet water, I felt a little more relaxed.
Tang Wan invited Grandma Qi to drink water again.
Grandma Yi put down the tools in her hand, wiped the sweat off her face, walked over, took a sip of water and said, "You can go back. One of the family can go back to cook now. I have sweet potatoes and buns steamed in the pot this morning. You don't need to heat up the rice today. Go back home and rest for a while before coming over."
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