The fertile water of farming does not flow to outsiders' fields

The wheat field, which bears good hope, is growing gratifyingly, but the worrying drought has also quietly come. After the first spring rain, it has been dry for 20 consecutive days. Father Xue can no longer sit still, and urgently calls on his son to find a way.

Father Xue said: "Look, I'm afraid it won't rain for a while. If we just sit and wait, the ground will crack within five days. Now the ears of wheat are in the fruiting period, so there is no delay. Fortunately, there is a drought. It’s not serious, just pick water and irrigate it to prevent drought before it happens. Don’t underestimate the drought, it will take me two strong laborers to irrigate an acre of land in two days.”

The main reason is that the amount of work is really large. Those who have four or five acres of land in their homes have to take off their shoulders?Of course, Xue Yinsong is not only thinking about his own home. The Jin Yuanbao Cooperative still has 18 mu of land, which is not an easy task.

Father Xue took a few puffs of dry tobacco and said helplessly: "It is necessary for my father and son to help. If the wheat is planted, will it not be guaranteed? You change your clothes, and we will go to fetch water. After picking our own, we will go Help people with a lot of land choose."

Xue Yinsong looked at the sky, there was no cloud in the sky, it was clear and dry, and he feared that it would not rain in another ten days, and Maizi was at a critical moment, so there must be no mistakes, so he hurriedly put the broom in his hand and said, "Let's go then. Fortunately, my family has little land, so I will try to water half an acre first."

Father Xue picked two buckets and went to the field with his son. He saw a few people standing by the wheat field, and when he saw his father coming, they gathered around him: "Daddy Xue, it's not raining yet, so what should we do?"

Father Xue stepped forward and ordered: "Everyone go fetch water to irrigate the land, water as much as possible, there is really a lot of land at home, when my land is gone, go help immediately."

Father Xue added: "Don't be greedy for the rain, it won't rain for a while, everyone just go and pour the water."

The white-haired old woman hurriedly said: "Everyone, go away. Father Xue is right. Don't wait for it to rain. If it really doesn't rain, the wheat in the field will dry up. Seeing the earing season, Don't be lazy at this moment."

Xue Yinsong persuaded him once, and saw that everyone dispersed in twos and threes, and went to the river with his father carrying wooden barrels.

Farmers depend on the sky for their food. If the seasons are smooth and the weather is good, they basically don’t need to spend a lot of effort, that is, it takes a little effort to dig the soil and plant the harvest. Now they have to carry water to save the seedlings. There are a few people standing in the distance who can’t help but gloat laugh.

The ancient wooden barrels are heavy and have a small capacity, and they can’t pick up much water even after a trip. It’s hard to carry water and can’t open it for watering, so we can only use a small ladle to scoop up water and pour it on the roots.

Father Xue made up his mind again: "In the future, we must buy cattle and carts, and prepare ten large wooden barrels. If there is a drought, we will use carts to pull water!"

It’s really hard to quench thirst from far away water. Xue Yinsong ran five times and was sweating profusely, but only watered a small piece of land. Seeing this posture, he quickly discussed with his father: "I will let the scholar come to water the water. You and I should both choose, otherwise we won’t be able to water half an acre today.”

The crops in the field can't wait. If the sun really shines, the roots can be dried in three days. Father Xue gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go to Binghuan and ask her to help."

Aunt Huan also planted the land before, and when she came to see the turmoil in the field, she pulled up her skirt and said: "Both Dayong and the tiger are going to fetch water, and the water load is placed on the ridge of the field, and the scholar is responsible for carrying it to the field. I'll water it, Xiaoqi, you take your younger brother to the side to play, the idlers who are watching the excitement, etc., back away, and you will not be responsible if you bump into it, and you will go crazy if you step on my old lady Mai Miao!"

As soon as the wine lady spoke, the onlookers really backed away a little, and discussed again from a distance, watching them busy with half sneer and half envy.Although the soil is dry, the wheat seedlings are not dead, and every ear of wheat is covered with tassels, which is really solid. As long as this one end can be saved, it must be a bumper harvest.

However, some people expressed their confusion. The general direction of their Chenjia Village is the central part to the south, and rice is the main food. Wheat is obviously not the staple food, and it can only be used as a supplement when there is a shortage of food. Nowadays, the scholar’s ​​family grows a large amount of wheat. I can't tell what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd.

No matter what, it is an indisputable fact that the wheat planted in early spring has inexplicably produced ears.

When Xue Yinsong saw that someone was hosting, he didn't feel confused, so he quickly picked up a bucket and ran to the river.Once the division of labor is clarified in this way, everyone does not panic, and each is doing his own thing, which greatly improves the efficiency.

Several women were washing clothes by the river, and when they saw Xue Yinsong fetching water, they smiled and looked at him from afar.Xue Yinsong looks upright, has a carefree personality and is easy to get along with, not to mention he has farming skills. Most unmarried girls in the village have heard of his name. Now when they see him carrying water, they all bow their heads and laugh and whisper.

Every time he went to the river, those women would gather together to chat and joke. Xue Yinsong felt that this group of women must be a gossip team, so he walked around to get water every time, and resolutely stayed away.

Among the women was a sister-in-law who was Xue Yinsong's neighbor. Seeing that he was sweating profusely, she told him to rest.Xue Yinsong waved his hands again and again to say he was busy, then lifted his clothes to wipe his sweat, revealing his large abdominal muscles, making several young women blush with shame, and poured water on him.

Xue Yinsong was so poured that he didn't understand, and the corners of his mouth twitched, thinking that these women were simply unreasonable, so he picked up two buckets of water and fled in the water fight.

At noon, the weather suddenly became hot. Xue Yinsong put down the bucket and sat down to rest. He saw that the wheat field had watered less than half an acre, and he was in a good mood: "Father, it seems that we can finish watering an acre today."

Father Xue also felt tired after running all morning. He leaned against the big tree beside the ridge and looked at the wheat field: "The weather is getting warmer, and the field is getting more dry. Tiger, I'm afraid I will have to work all night tonight."

Xue Yinsong touched his sore shoulder, and could only respond: "It shouldn't be difficult to stay up all night."

Father Xue said again: "The tenants have to be watered all night."

"This... their land ranges from one mu to three mu, and I'm afraid it's too late at night." When the weather gets warmer during the day, the water in the ground evaporates quickly. There are two things that are afraid of the earing of the wheat, one is the low temperature, and the other It's a drought.

"It has to be overnight," Old Xue looked at the sun and sighed, "Look at the sun, it's white and dazzling, it's a sign that it's going to be exposed to the sun, and there may not be rain in the next month .”

Xue Yinsong also agreed, the sun looked like it was in July and August, and it felt hot when it was in the sun. Even if there was a little moisture in the sky, the rain might not be able to fall.

After pouring the last drop of water in the bucket, Aunt Huan walked up to the ridge and said, "You guys take a rest, I'll go home and cook." Xue Yinsong hurriedly said, "Thank you, Aunt Huan."

Father Xue looked in the direction of the village, and suddenly said, "Xiao Qi is here."

The three of them looked over at the same time, only to see Pei Yuanqi carrying a bamboo basket and holding Changhui in his hand.

Pei Yuanqi walked in a hurry, his little face was flushed, and he didn't care about taking a break, he quickly opened the bamboo basket and said, "I steamed some rice, you can just eat it." He brought it out, but it was a bowl of cabbage fried in lard. Bowl of kimchi and a stack of puffed peanuts.

Aunt Huan was pleasantly surprised and praised: "You are really good, Xiao Qi is really capable."

Pei Yuanqi was a little embarrassed: "I used to help my mother...to light the fire, but I didn't cook any meals. I invited sister Yingzi to help. You can eat and see."

The corners of the cabbage were a bit burnt, and the peanuts were a little too crispy, but the three adults were not willing to say half bad, and they all praised him, which made him feel a little elated.

After eating in two or three bites, Father Xue urged his son to fetch water again without waiting for his son to take a breather.The tenants were not tired of yelling when they saw the owner working so hard, and mobilized the family members to help.

Fortunately, there is this small river that never dries up beside the village. Xue Yinsong feels lucky every time he runs, but at the same time curses that he is too far away from the river, so tossing and wasting time on the road. This year, a small canal must be built to drain the river lead to the ground.

After a busy afternoon, it was not until after the second watch in the middle of the night that the ground was completely watered. Xue Yinsong reluctantly returned home, didn't even eat dinner, and rolled into bed.

Seeing that he was also tired, Xiucai didn't wake him up, but Auntie Huan brought a basin of hot water and gave him a cloth towel and a sewing needle.

"Xiucai, I won't go in." Aunt Huan put the water basin at the door: "Look at the broken skin on his shoulders, just apply this ointment, and if there are blisters on his heels, burn this needle on the oil lamp." Take a moment, pick out the bubble and squeeze it dry before applying this ointment, you are sweating all over your body after being tired all day, you can wipe it off, so that you can sleep more comfortably, if you want hot water, just call me at the door."

Xiucai hurriedly thanked Aunt Huan, and brought in a basin of ointment, took an oil lamp and put it on the bedside, and gently took off Xue Yinsong's clothes.

I really don’t know, Xue Yinsong’s shoulders were swollen so high, the skin was worn out and stuck to his clothes, and he couldn’t get it off without moisturizing, and there were a lot of blisters on his feet. The skin was all torn, and there were sand grains and dust mixed inside.

Xiao Xiucai hurriedly followed Aunt Huan's instructions, carefully twisted the cloth towel and wiped it again, and then applied the ointment carefully.

Xue Yinsong was very tired, at first he knew it hurt when the ointment was applied to his body, but gradually he lost consciousness and fell asleep slowly.Only then did the little scholar know the hard work of farming, and then he thought that if it hadn't been for the second young master, he might have passed the exam, so he waited for Xue Yinsong to wash and change clothes while getting angry.

After two days of busy work, Xue's father and son finally finished watering the land, and the tenants also finished watering the land. Seeing everyone's hard work, Xue and his son decided to dig ditches directly to divert water.

The land of Xue's family is all in one piece. If you walk through the middle of the canal, everyone can get some light. You only need to dig a small ditch to bring it into your own land.

As soon as the father and son made an agreement, they killed a chicken and stewed it for a mobilization meeting for the construction of the canal. The seven tenants were invited to the house, and they all agreed.

Father Xue made a decision on the spot to start digging the canal the next day. Of course, digging the canal was not for nothing. After Chunmai received an extra [-]% as wages, the tenants became more motivated.