You sleep with me
In the next few days, the whole village was busy and had no time to rest. They only had a break at mealtime. Everyone complained and was so tired that they lost a lot of weight.
Liang Qingqing wanted to find time to talk to the team leader or other leaders, but they were all called to the county town for meetings and work. They only came back every night and left early in the morning. Not even a shadow of them could be seen.
But I don’t know if the team leader listened to her opinion. On the way back from work, Liang Qingqing always saw two men cleaning garbage in the drainage ditch with hoes, but their attitude towards work was obviously perfunctory. They didn’t work for a while before they went to smoke and chat. It was estimated that they didn’t take this job seriously.
How could Liang Qingqing tolerate this? She turned around and reported it to the scorekeeper. As expected, people were motivated under the pressure of having their work points deducted. When she saw them again, the two of them were fighting so hard that sparks were about to come out.
Seeing this, Liang Qingqing nodded with satisfaction. She glanced at a few aunties passing by and hurried over to them, "Aunties, have you heard..."
"Is it true
or not?" "I don't know, but whether it's true or not, hurry back and check on how your waterproofing work is going. Don't wait until it's really flooded and then regret it, it will be too late. We bought several waterproof cloths and made sandbags to block the doors of the kitchen and woodshed."
"I heard that the waterproof cloths in the commune supply and marketing cooperative are almost sold out. If you don't go to buy some, you won't be able to buy any more!"
Hearing this, the aunties couldn't stand it anymore. They looked at each other half-believingly, found an excuse and hurried back home, probably to discuss it with their family members.
Looking at their backs as they left, Liang Qingqing curled her lips. The old saying that it is better to believe something than not to believe it really makes sense.
Since she couldn't find the captain, she had to change her strategy. She pretended to casually mention the "news" she had told the captain to everyone she met, but whether others would listen to it was their business.
Fortunately, most people listened, kept their eyes open, and then took some waterproof measures.
She had done everything she could, and the rest was up to fate.
At noon on the fourth day of the harvest, the rainstorm arrived as expected. It was just a drizzle at first, but it got heavier after lunch, and it hurt my hands after it hit the umbrella for a long time.
"It's really raining heavily." Huang Shumin stood at the door of the kitchen holding Songzi, looking at the heavy rain outside with a pounding heart, "Can it last for a week?" If it
really keeps raining at this rate, what will happen?
Liang Qingqing knew that the rain would not only keep falling, but also keep falling for more than a week, but no one would believe her at this time, so she just smiled and said, "The weather forecast said that, it should be quite accurate."
"Tsk, luckily our family prepared a lot of things." Otherwise, if it kept raining, the water would definitely get into the house.
Thinking of this, Huang Shumin suddenly looked at Liang Qingqing who was looking up at the sky next to her. This sister-in-law's premonition was really accurate. If she hadn't said to prepare those things, who would have thought of going there?
"Aunt, where's my dad?" Songzi let go of Huang Shumin's hand, then mustered up the courage to grab the other hand that he had been aiming at for a long time. His big eyes flickered, and if you looked closely, he was a little shy and uneasy.
Liang Qingqing, whose hand was suddenly held, lowered her head and looked at Songzi. She had been very busy these days and hadn't played with him for a long time. Now that she suddenly saw him, she felt that he had changed a lot.
Rural children run on the ground and swim in the river. They are wild and crazy every day, and few of them pay attention to hygiene. Songzi is no exception. He plays outside every day until dinner time and runs away again after eating.
His little face was black and gray, and even his fingernails were covered in black mud. Every night, his mother Wang Xiaomei pulled his ears and scolded him, but he refused to listen. But today, except for his skin being a little black, everything else was clean. Even his clothes were neatly dressed, as if he was going to the city.
It was really strange.
"Your grandfather, father, and uncle are still busy in the fields. They probably won't be back until the evening." There was
still a large area of rice to the east of the village that had not been harvested. The villagers had all experienced the □□, and they were reluctant to watch the rice being washed away by the rain. The team leader asked the male workers to put on raincoats and straw raincoats and hurry to harvest. Whatever they harvested would be considered a profit.
After explaining everything to Songzi, Liang Qingqing also asked her own question: "Why are you so clean today? Didn't you go to play with Hutou and the others?"
Hearing this, Songzi's eyes flashed with disappointment. His aunt had just discovered his change, but it didn't matter. The most important thing was that she was finally willing to talk to him!
"I..."
Songzi tightened her chubby hands, and the expression on her face became visibly shy.
Oh, what's there to be embarrassed about?
Liang Qingqing wanted to ask more, but Wang Xiaomei came out of the room and replied with a smile: "He has been like this for several days, just for you to see."
"Ah?" Liang Qingqing blinked in confusion, looked at Wang Xiaomei, and then looked at Songzi, whose face was flushed, and didn't understand.
Songzi whispered, "Aunt, please don't ignore me. I will be clean from now on and won't be naughty anymore."
Hearing this, Liang Qingqing was stunned for a while before she remembered what was going on. On the day she started to collect, she half-jokingly told Songzi that she hated talking to dirty children. As a result, her words came true. After getting busy, she really had no time and opportunity to talk to Songzi again.
And the child couldn't tell the truth from the lie, and really thought she hated him!
Liang Qingqing understood and laughed, "Oh, you are so cute. Auntie was just teasing you. How could she bear not to talk to you? But being clean and not naughty is also a good thing. Look how well-behaved you are now."
As she spoke, Liang Qingqing pinched Songzi's little face and thought to herself that the child really didn't remember things. The original owner bullied him like a master bullying a little slave, and she used her power to order him around. How long has she been kind to him since she came here? He only remembers her kindness and is afraid that she will ignore him and change obediently.
Thinking of this, Liang Qingqing pulled the corner of her lips. In fact, isn't it the same for other people in this family? No one doesn't bear grudges, but they are especially tolerant just because you are their family and they love you.
"It's raining now and we can't go out to play. Come on, go inside with your aunt and I'll draw you a big truck." She has been learning to draw since elementary school. Although she stopped for a while after entering high school, it's still a piece of cake for her to use this skill to coax children.
It's really unpredictable. Who would have thought that after coming to this world, she would pick up painting again and use it to coax children!
Hearing this, Songzi suddenly remembered the big frog and big flying bird that Liang Qingqing had drawn for her before. Her eyes lit up and she hurriedly followed Liang Qingqing into the house.
"Little sister can also draw?" Huang Shumin's eyes widened, a little bit unbelievable. Didn't Junqiang say that Liang Qingqing was the last one in school?
Wang Xiaomei nodded, thinking that this matter was also a bit incredible, "Last time I took a look at it, it was very good, just like the real thing."
"Really?" Huang Shumin felt that Wang Xiaomei didn't have much experience and must be bragging, so she didn't take it seriously and turned into the kitchen to wash clothes.
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The heavy rain continued for three days, and there was no sign of stopping. The villagers sat on the porch and ate melon seeds and chatted when they had nothing to do. Looking at the muddy water in the drainage ditch in front of the door, everyone was amazed.
"The team leader is really foresighted. He actually thought of asking people to clear the drainage ditches in advance. Otherwise, half of the houses in the village would have been flooded long ago."
"Hey, this was done by me and Lao Zhang. It took us four days to clear so many drainage ditches in the village." Someone jumped out and took credit proudly, without mentioning the negligence before the work points were deducted.
"Good job, you did a great job!"
"Also, I don't know who mentioned buying waterproof cloth and checking the waterproofing of the house, but I just didn't do it. Damn it, I slept well last night, but when I turned over, the quilt was all wet. The firewood was all wet, and the kitchen was full of smoke today."
"You didn't listen to the advice, you deserve it. We used sandbags and waterproof cloth at home, but not a drop of water leaked. By the way, why do I remember hearing my wife say that it was the little girl from the Liang family who reported the news?"
"My mother also said it was her!"
"Liang Qingqing? Can she do that?"
Most people were skeptical. In their impression, Liang Qingqing was still the bad girl who was lazy, arrogant and domineering and chased after the male educated youth. They could not connect her with the good person who reminded everyone to take precautions in time.
After another three days, the drainage ditch was no longer effective. In addition, the river water rose, flooding most of the farmland, and even the village was affected. The rushing water swept through the mud and weeds. The younger children could not stand steadily inside, and everyone did not dare to go out.
No matter how well the waterproofing work was done, the families in low-lying areas could not escape the fate of being flooded. Standing in the house, the water was waist-deep, and it was scary just to look at it.
In this situation, they could only run to higher places with valuables, but the elderly were reluctant to leave the house where they had lived for most of their lives. They were so distressed that they kept wiping their tears and sat on the ground and refused to leave no matter what. The family had no choice but to ask the respected leaders in the village to persuade them. Fortunately,
not many families were flooded, and the situation was barely under control.
But at this time, the mountain collapsed, and several sections of the road leading to the county town were buried. We had to hurry to send people to clear it out, otherwise the contact with the outside world would be cut off! Moreover, if anything happened to the villagers, they would not be able to be sent to the hospital immediately.
At the same time, the roof of the granary began to leak. Fortunately, the person in charge of guarding discovered it early, and there were enough waterproof cloths to block the holes in time, so it did not cause too much damage.
Misfortunes never come singly. Something happened at the educated youth point. The dilapidated house could not withstand the slightest wind and frost. It was a miracle that it could hold up for so many days from the rainstorm.
Fortunately, everyone gathered in the kitchen to eat when the incident happened, so no casualties were caused.
But where to house dozens of educated youth became a new problem. It was definitely not realistic to build a new dormitory at this time. Besides, the available funds in the village account were in urgent need, and there was no money to build it!
After encountering so many things in a row, the team leader, the village party secretary, the village head and others were so busy that they had no time to rest, and their hair turned several white with worry.
In the end, the team leader made the decision to let each household take an educated youth back to live with them, and to get through this difficult time together first. However, everyone was busy during this period, and everyone was exhausted physically and mentally. In addition, it was not known how much money would be lost after the rainstorm ended, which made it even more troublesome. Moreover
, in this era, housing was tight for their own families, and they wanted one more person to squeeze in. Only those who were full would agree!
But there were really people who rushed to take people when they were full!
That is Liang Qingqing.
"Fan Zhiqing, please come live in our house. My second brother sleeps with my second sister-in-law, and you sleep with me. No, I said it wrong. It should be me sleeping with my second sister-in-law, and you sleeping with my second brother. I'm sorry for my slip of the tongue. Hahaha, Fan Zhiqing, please agree to us, okay?"