Chapter 254: The vicious female supporting character escapes to farm (4)
Chapter 254 The vicious female partner escapes to farm (4)
There are many vigers whoe to draw water from the river.
The water level where only one or two stepping stones used to be exposed can now be reached by stretching out one''s hand to reach the small fish and shrimps at the bottom.
The vigers who came to fetch water caught some fish and shrimp, but their faces were not very happy.
It hasnt rained, and the rice fields have dried up. If this continues, this year''s harvest will probably be worse thanst year''s.
"Damn it, God! Last year it rained endlessly, causing a bad harvest. This year there won''t be a drop of rain, and we are going to starve to death!" A vige woman cursed and howled.
Three sisters tightened their grip on Xu Yin''s clothes, looking a little scared at the scene.
Dont be afraid. Xu Yin touched her head.
Sister-inw, the chief is here too. Eng tugged on her sleeve.
Xu Yin raised her eyes and saw that the old man with a white beard and a frown on his face was responsible for the length of this area?
Thinking for a moment, she put down the bucket and walked over.
Li Chang, do you always think it will rain in the near future?
"Who are you"
She is the elder mans wife. The vige woman who recognized Xu Yinughed heartily, She is a shrewd littledy!
Oh, its the elder mans wife.
The head of the vige also heard about Xu Yin''s behavior at noon. Although he didn''t like her disrespectful attitude towards her elders, after careful analysis, it was indeed the fault of Mr. Li and his family.
Therefore, I was not happy and I still expressed my own opinions on Xu Yins inquiry:
It doesnt look like its going to rain today. Im afraid this year
Li Chang sighed and shook his head, the future will not be good.
Xu Yin said: "I once heard from a traveling businessman that the drier the ce, the easier it is to attract locust gues."
"Locust gue?" Hearing this, the vige leader paled instantly and murmured something, "Yes! Our ancestors experienced a locust gue in their generation. The locust gue passed through the territory and there was no harvest! What should we do? What should we do? Its good
Young people dont understand: What is a locust gue? How can there be no harvest?
Older people have heard their parents and grandparents mention it, so their expressions became very bad.
"Li Chief, if there is a locust gue, our vige will probably suffer the most." Xu Yin reminded them, "Our vige is located in a mountainous area, surrounded by mountains on three sides. I heard from that person that locusts like toy their eggs in uneven hignds in mountainous areas. Once this happens, When a locust gue urs, our vige will bear the brunt."
As soon as these words came out, the color drained from everyones faces.
What should I do?
Are we in Lijia Vige going to be like the people in Beiguan, fleeing everywhere without being able to return home? A vige woman squatted on the ground, covering her face and sobbing.
Someone took the lead, and many women wiped away tears.
Dngs wife, I think you know a lot, do you have any good ideas? the head of the vige asked Xu Yin.
Xu Yin mused: "I can''t think of a better way at the moment, but if it doesn''t rain and the drought disaster is avoided, subsequent locust gues are very likely to ur. Instead of waiting until thest grain is harvested, it is better to harvest the millet as early as possible Find a ce to take shelter.
Its not very likely, but it will definitely happen.
But she knew the plot, the vigers did not.
Some people stared at her with disapproval: "What? Harvest now? A lot of them are still green millet, and there is no harvest if they are not full? Are you not well-intentioned?"
Xu Yin ignored hisst sentence and sincerely advised: "Even if the harvest is small, it is better than no harvest at all."
The head of the vige was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "That''s it! Everyone go back and discuss it with your family, and make your own decision!"
Although most vigers are worried about drought and locust gue, they are not willing to harvest rice now.
It is only the beginning of May, and it is still half a month away from maturity. One side of the millet is yellow, but the other side is still green, and it is not yet full. All it takes is a heavy rain to have a good harvest. Collect it now, who would be willing to give it up!
When Aunt Li learned that it was Xu Yins idea, she ran to her door and yelled:
"What do you think, you stinky bitch? Let us collect the unripe grains, and what will we eatter? It''s better for you! If you take half a stone of grain from an acre ofnd, it doesn''t matter how many stones we can harvest, you poisonous woman Ah! You are so vicious! You want to starve us to death!"
As soon as Xu Yin''s courtyard door is closed, she sings an opera.
Thats all she said anyway. Everyone can listen if they want to. If they don''t want to listen, she can''t force their heads.
Like Aunt Li, there are many people who feel that Xu Yin has bad intentions, and whisper in private:
Her family has nond, so she is probably jealous of us who havend, and wishes our harvest would not be good!
How could there be such a vicious person?
No wonder her brother-inw wants to marry her off without any gift. I wouldnt be able to bear it if she were my sister-inw.
Poor Dng
Although these words were carried behind Xu Yins back, they were not carried behind the children of each family.
So, when these children were ying, theyughed at Eng and Sanmei: "Your sister-inw is a vicious woman! She came to your house. You two fools will be killed by her sooner orter!"
Eng spat at the speaker: "You are a fool! My sister-inw is a good person!"
"Yes! Sister-inw is so good to us!" Third sister touched her little crotch, looked down at the cuffs embroidered with green bamboo, and nodded vigorously, "Yes! Sister-inw is the best!"
The child who was spit on refused to give up and jumped on Eng, and the two of them got into a ball.
Eng was young and not very strong, so he was quickly beaten on the ground by the older children.
Xu Yin heard from her neighbor next door that Eng was being bullied, so she hurried over and pulled the child away.
No fighting! If you have something to say, please speak it up!
Poisonous woman! Bah!
The child made a face at her and ran away with the others.
Three sisters were so frightened that they cried, squatting next to Eng and choking, "Sister-inw, second brother''s face is broken, wuwu..."
Engs cheek was scratched by the child.
But he didnt cry, and even bared his teeth and said, I bit him, its not a loss!
Xu Yin took them home, wiped his face with a clean towel, and then disinfected him.
Sister-inw, is this wine? Eng smelled the smell of alcohol and asked curiously, Do we still have wine at home?
Well, my sister-inws dowry.
When she came here, she brought a package. Actually, she only had two sets of clothes for each change. But anyway, she was the only one who knew what was in the package.
The two children were young and had no suspicion at all.
It smells so good! My dad loves drinking the most! Eng sniffed, trying his best to smell the unique aroma of alcohol.
Xu Yin couldn''t help butugh when she saw his expression. She didn''t even feel the sting when disinfecting him. The child was probably starving.
My sister-inw will cook egg noodles for you tonight. Do you want to eat them?
"think!"
Do we have a meal at home?
"Yes, my sister-inw exchanged it with someone else, but she is not allowed to tell anyone."
"Know."
After this incident, Xu Yin, who was raising a baby independently for the first time, felt that it was even more necessary to move.
It is reasonable for Mencius'' mother to move three times.
For children to be talented, the living environment ounts for half of it.
Although she has no ambition to raise a top schr, she also doesnt want her two sons to spend their childhood fighting with others all day long.
Coupled with the approaching famine, since there is no way to change the status quo, we should escape to fight for a chance of survival.