Chapter 62: Preparing for a Rainy Day by Stocking Grain

people scoffed, "Hmph, look at them acting so disdainful. Could they really be starving every lunchtime and not going to the cafeteria The courtyard gate is closed at noon, could they really just eat...Although Guo's scolding was fierce and loud, she still couldn't vent her anger.

Chunhong was afraid that if she mentioned her husband's laziness again, he would get angry. So she said: 。"Mother, it's just too much to bear. If the Li family doesn't want to help, then they don't have to." 。That place didn't grow legs, so it stayed there. 。In the autumn, we help harvest a few acres of land. 。"That's not all we have in mind!" Guo and Su heard with shining eyes, this was a good idea! The Li family had thirty mu of land scattered in several places. It would be easy to secretly reclaim some of it. 。But it's still a good idea to plant some crops at home. 。The next day, despite the chaos at home with chickens flying and dogs barking, Guo Shi also forced her son and daughter-in-law to work in the fields. 。After three days of hard work, Liu Tiezhu had planted two mu of land. He was completely unwilling to plant the remaining three mu. 。And Liu Laifu is mixing it up in the city, ever since the Wu siblings moved to town, he has a place to stay. He doesn't even come back every ten or half a month! 。How could he come back to farm So, the Liu family’s three mu of land were now empty. 。But Shuiqing Village has a small population and plenty of land. 。Over the past few years, there have been too many deaths in the village, causing it to decline and become shunned by everyone as unlucky. 。Even if someone buys land, they won't come here. 。So, an empty few mu of land with no one planting on it isn't that strange. 。The old and young of the Li family ate dumplings, and Jiaren went to school. 。Li Laosì, seeing that there was nothing to do at home, also went with Jiayì to escort goods. 。Li Laosan, with nothing to do, went into town looking for some odd jobs as a bricklayer. Occasionally, he could earn thirty or fifty copper coins in a day. 。Tao Hongying also got busy, taking Zhao Yuru and Jiāhuān to attend the banquet. 。She is forthright, hardworking, and cooks delicious meals. 。Once you take on a business, all of their relatives and friends become interested. 。Whenever there's something happening at home, they all rush to Qing Shui Village. 。After the spring planting, this month is a rare time of tranquility. It is also the peak season for weddings in many families. 。To the point that, when she settled her accounts at the end of the month, Tao Hongying actually earned eighteen taels' worth of wages. 。Old Li was overjoyed, and she treated her daughter-in-law like a precious treasure. 。Jia Yin took the opportunity to wean herself, so that her mother wouldn't have to worry about coming back to feed her while she was busy outside. 。Now she's a big girl, walking on her own, going everywhere in and out of the house. 。Sometimes, being pulled by the hand, she could still walk upright for a few steps. 。Though it may seem like just a few steps, it indicates that she has moved beyond the category of crawling animals. 。This is wonderful news! Elder Li's main task at home is to cook and look after her granddaughter. 。Big pot meals are easy to make, they're essentially sorghum rice, millet porridge, flatbread, and stewed vegetables. 。Occasionally Tao Hongying would bring back some meat dishes, which would be an extra treat for everyone. 。The rest of the time, she devoted herself to figuring out what her granddaughter liked to eat. 。Red dates are softened and peeled, then put into millet porridge and cooked until they become one. It's both fragrant and sweet. 。Egg custard, two bowls a day, absolutely cannot be missing. 。Thin noodles mixed with eggs and scallions, pan-fried into soft little cakes. 。 Stir-fried cabbage and minced pork, put into rice porridge. 。Occasionally, when no one is home, I also take out the fish and shrimp that my granddaughter prepared, clean them thoroughly, and chop them into pieces. 。All in all, the two generations worked together seamlessly. 。Everything is for growing up quickly, for Jia Yin's body to be strong! At first, Tao Hongying was reluctant. An eight-month-old baby weaning early... 。Then she saw that her daughter wasn't clinging to her, eating congee and egg custard with relish, and even growing plumper and rosier. She was relieved. 。In a blink of an eye, it's May. In every field, there are delicate seedlings growing. 。The mountains and forests were completely clothed in green. 。Women and children in the village, when they have nothing to do, go up the mountain. 。Pick some wild vegetables, wash them clean and eat them with sauce. 。If you want to be even more particular, add some sugar, vinegar, salt, and chill it. 。These are all good things to have on the table, for meals. 。It seems like everything is developing in a positive direction. 。The world was teeming with life, just waiting for the autumn harvest. But the elders felt a disquiet in their hearts. 。Including the village head, everyone goes to the fields for a walk every day. 。Because, from the past lunar new year to now, not a single drop of rain has fallen 。Today, the soil moisture in the fields depends entirely on the melting winter snow. 。But the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and if it doesn't rain soon, the fields will be dry. 。Not only that, the river outside the village has gradually become shallower as well. 。Kindhearted villagers, with smiles on their faces, encouraged everyone 。"The big river flows in from the south, and they grow rice in the south." 。The water requirement is high, it could be that all the water has been allocated. 。This statement, has soothed quite a few people. 。But the elderly still felt uneasy, but they didn't want to say too much. 。Li Laotai carried her granddaughter on her back and would also take a walk along the river every day. 。Jia Yin made a show of it, taking two duck eggs from the small courtyard and letting Grandma carry them back in plain sight with her sleeve. 。After all, no one at home picks up duck eggs, but they eat salted duck eggs every few days. 。It just feels a little strange...

Jia Yin also frowned, looking a bit troubled

The seedlings in her own fields, she had looked over them, the same as those in the village, not good nor bad. 。But compared to the five mu of land in space, it wasn't as impressive. 。This year, perhaps it's really not a good year! Days go by one after another, and more and more people feel something is wrong. 。It's too hot! Last year at this time, we still needed to wear jackets, but this year the little rascals are already bare-backed. 。The solstices and equinoxes seemed to have come a month or more early, yet not a single drop of rain had fallen... This night, Old Mrs. Li lay beside her granddaughter, fanning herself and sighing. 。"Funiuer, you say whether this year is not good" 。Jia Yin re heatedly tugged at her small apron, also feeling agitated. 。When they get too fat, their shortcomings become apparent. 。Her legs, her groin, were all covered in sweat. 。I already have eczema, it's itchy and uncomfortable. 。Li Laotai, rarely missing her granddaughter's distress, continued to worry. 。"What am I going to do We have so much land at home..." 。If there is a drought, then it's going to be bad if we can't get any food. 。"Oh, oh!" Jia Yin wanted to say hurry up and stock up on grain at home. 。But she won't speak, she can only take out a bottle of sorghum from the space. 。These are still the seeds that were stolen back then, there's only this little bit left. 。The old woman was afraid of hurting her granddaughter, so she quickly got up and cleaned up. 。At last, she held the sorghum stalk and pondered for a while. Then, she took out her money pouch again. 。A large family means more people to feed, and more meals to cook. They also earn a good income. 。Keep twenty taels aside for emergencies, the rest that can be used amount to over fifty taels. 。It's time to start stockpiling food, buying at least enough for your family to eat for a year, and preparing for the possibility of no harvest in the fall. 。Persist until next spring, when the wild vegetables come out, then we can finally breathe a sigh of relief. 。The Li family, with over ten members, plus six old gentlemen from next door 。...just two meals a day, seven percent full, but also more than two thousand jin of grain ...

This fifty taels buy the cheapest sorghum, which is also barely ... 。Jiayin didn't want her grandma to worry, so she quickly squeezed into her arms, wanting her grandma to know that she wouldn't be worried because she had a strong support like her. 。As expected, the old woman held her granddaughter in her arms, feeling somewhat comforted. 。With this little treasure granddaughter around, we can't let the family starve at a critical moment, right But we still have to make plans and not rely on the child alone. 。The next morning, after breakfast, Old Li called her second and third sons, as well as Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru. 。"Looking at this weather, I'm afraid it's going to be a severe drought this year." 。In the village, all the households had grain reserves from last year except for our family. 。I was thinking, I should go into town and buy more food to stock up. 。“ Li Lao'er and Li Lao'san both nodded. 。"We don't look good either, just in case there really is a drought, at least our family won't starve." 。“

Li Laotai took out the silver.

"This is most of the silver we have." Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!。Everyone has bought food, buy 20 kilograms of white rice for Funiu. 。Anything cheap, anything to fill my stomach. 。Li Lao Er took the silver and went out with Li Lao San to find a car. 。Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru were also flustered and quickly said 。"Mother, let's go up the mountain to dig some wild vegetables and dry them in the sun." 。Even added to porridge, it will be able to stave off hunger. 。" Ok, go. Don't venture too deep into the woods. " 。As the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting, Li Laoer and Li Laosan in the courtyard had already cried out in surprise, “Mother, Fourth Brother is back!”ongying also put down her clothes and said, "At dinnertime, the big brother and the others didn't eat much. I'm going to the kitchen to stew some bone soup, and when the big brother and the others com...