Defeat natural disasters with farming

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the matter of expanding the wall was finally put on the agenda. During this period, Father Ye called the whole village to hold several meetings, and they finally made a decision. fields are surrounded.

Before starting construction, Ye Yu proposed to name the lake.

This immediately aroused the interest of the whole village. Some people said that it might as well be called Yehu Lake, the so-called lake of Yejia Village.

But Ye Tongsheng hated iron for being weak and said: "What are these names, don't say how nice they are, at least they can't be so straightforward."

The villagers had their own opinions and had a quarrel in the assembly hall, but in the end they still chose the name Ye Yu gave the lake - Mingzhu Lake.

As for the two hillsides, the one with many workshops is located on the east side, so it is named Dongshan. The one farther away from Dongshan, where cash crops such as sugar beet and cotton are planted, is called Xishan. It flows through it. Although the branch has stopped flowing due to drought this year, there are still many kinds of fruit trees planted in it. The common ones are peach trees, apricot trees, persimmon trees, and rare ones, such as ringo trees, pear trees, pomegranate trees, orange trees, etc. And of course cold melon.

There are six people in the village who are responsible for taking care of the fruit trees, both men and women. Because they are rewarded with points, they are very careful in tending the fruit trees. However, even so, none of the fruit trees bear fruit. Ye Yu has something to do with this situation. As expected, after all, it has just been planted. After two years, the fruit trees will get used to the water and soil here, and they will start to bear fruit.

The expansion of the fence can be regarded as a big project, and all the young and middle-aged people in the village are busy, some of them start firing green bricks, and some start making cement.

The new fence is thinner than the old one, and it is easier to build. Ye Yu thinks this project will take about half a year, but if more people are involved in the construction, the time will be shortened.

But the labor force available in their village is now basically used. Seeing this, Ye Zhong couldn't help but make a suggestion: "We might as well use food as a reward to invite people from nearby villages to come and work."

"Just enough to build a couple of sheds between the two walls for them to live in."

His suggestion was quickly approved by the whole village. Father Ye sent three groups to recruit people from three nearby villages. When they came back, they were followed by a dozen people, all of whom were young and strong. Including Uncle Zhao, Uncle Xing, Chen Yuan, and Zhaodi's husband and other acquaintances.

Ye Family Village is responsible for the food and lodging of this group of people.

Ye Zhouyuan and Wang Shu were in charge of the wall project. They led them to the hut, and then introduced: "Our village provides three meals a day. The staple food is usually steamed corn bread with mixed noodles, served with a soup with meaty taste. , like sauerkraut vermicelli. You can take a day off after seven days of work. You can go home or sleep in the shed on this day. It should be noted that we only provide one day at noon during the day off. Meal."

The two of them finished all the precautions, and the helper had no doubts, so they stopped talking.

With the addition of thirty or forty helpers, the speed of building the wall increased visibly to the naked eye, and one-fifth of it was built in just seven days.

The eighth day was their rest day, but what the villagers didn't expect was that none of these people went home to have a look, and they all chose to stay in the village.

"Second Uncle, why don't you go back and have a look? Don't you want to go home?" Ye He squatted on the ground with his Second Uncle and ate steamed buns with dipping sauce. Those who built the fence in the village ate the same food as them.

Uncle Zhao shook his head and replied: "There's nothing to think about, it's better to move two more bricks when you have that time."

He added: "Talk to your third uncle, simply cancel the rest time, so that the wall can be built faster."

The people in the same village as Uncle Zhao who were listening next to him nodded repeatedly, "That's right, I miss the stewed chicken with mushrooms at night."

Someone else said with emotion: "It is said that I am working, but in fact I eat much better than when I was at home. At least every meal has meat, and I have gained a lot of weight in just seven days."

As soon as the words came out, the people nearby who were buried in eating corn bread nodded their heads in agreement.

Seeing this, Ye Yu couldn't help sighing.

Then he walked two steps forward to Ye He's side, leaned over to his ear and said, "Remember to let the second uncle and the younger uncle come to eat at home in the evening."

In the evening, all relatives and acquaintances are invited.

At the dinner table, Chen Yuan looked at the dishes on the table and sighed, "The life of your village is really good. Our village has only harvested two to three hundred catties of grain this year, and it all depends on the old grain and wild vegetables from previous years. "

Uncle Xing also said: "Our village is not bad. We have always relied on mountains to eat mountains. It doesn't matter if there is any harvest in the fields. It's just that there is no food to eat, and health problems are prone to occur."

Uncle Zhao also nodded with concern.

Old man Ye sighed, "The current world is like this, and our village is similar. It's just that there was a lot of surplus food a few years ago, so it seems to be living well, and there are many prey on the mountain, so there is no shortage of meat."

"Your village can really be called unique." They said with emotion.

Halfway through the construction of the fence, Zhaodi suddenly came back with two children. She was a girl married from Yejia Village, so it was normal for her to come back. Even if she lived in her mother's house for a while, no one had any objections.

As soon as she came back, she learned about the separation of her second younger sister, Pandi, and frowned tightly after learning about Pandi's behavior from her mother.

He blamed: "What's the matter with the second sister? Didn't I say that the Ye family is a rare and kind family, she just needs to listen to her mother-in-law, why did it happen again?"

Her mother sighed and said, "I can't persuade her, but don't worry, it's not a bad thing if the family is separated, and Pandi gave birth to a child some time ago."

Zhao Di sighed deeply when she heard this, she was also helpless.

Early the next morning, she took her two children to visit Ye's house.

Mrs. Ye touched the faces of the two children one by one, and said strangely: "These two children have been raised well, and their cheeks are puffy."

He asked her again: "I don't know if I can choose a name?"

Zhaodi replied with a smile: "Take it, the elder brother is called Chen Tong, and the younger sister is called Chen Le."

"Let's have fun together, have fun together, it really is a good meaning." Mrs. Ye read twice.

"Good boy, let's go play with your little uncle first." Mrs. Ye called Ye Jing and Xinghua to take the two children out to play.

After the child left, Mrs. Ye said after deliberation: "Pandi, she has some troubles after giving birth, and I have to ask you to explain it."

Mrs. Ye said: "Both boys and girls are the same, so she doesn't have to worry so much."

Zhaodi responded awkwardly.

Pan Di had just given birth, and the doors and windows of the house were tightly closed, preventing any wind from getting through.

When the door was opened, there was an unpleasant smell, and Zhao Di couldn't help covering her mouth and nose with her cuff, "It's so hot outside, why don't you open the window to let in the wind."

Pandi was half leaning on the kang bed, when she heard Zhaodi's voice, she quickly raised her head and said in surprise, "Sister, you are here."

"Well, my husband is helping to build the fence, and we are the only three mothers in the house, so we simply come here together." Zhao Di said.

She walked to the side of the kang bed and saw the baby sleeping soundly in the wooden rocker, so she couldn't help touching his (her) face with her fingertips.

Then asked, "Is this my nephew or niece?"

"It's a girl." Pan Di replied weakly.

Zhao Di frowned tightly when she heard this, "What's the matter with you? What's wrong with the girl? Are you going to become a patriarchal person like Nai?"

The three questions in a row made Pandi a little overwhelmed, she straightened her waist suddenly, "It's not bad for a girl, but it would be great if you gave birth to a brother like you, big sister, and a younger sister."

Zhaodi scolded her: "It's not up to us to decide whether to have a boy or a girl, besides, wouldn't it be good to bloom first and then bear fruit?"

"I'm afraid of having four girls in a row like my mother," Pandi said.

"So what if only girls are born? Which woman in our village is inferior to a man? Dr. Xiao Hao has never been married, who would dare to look down on her?" Zhaodi said with longing.

But Pandi replied: "I don't want so much, I just want a son."

In desperation, Zhaodi had no choice but to send the last move, "If you have been so depressed, and your health is not healthy during confinement, how will you give birth in the future?"

As soon as the words came out, Pan Di immediately became more energetic, "You are right, elder sister, I have to take care of my health as soon as possible."

Zhao Di sighed deeply in her heart.

Before leaving, she specifically told Pandi: "Don't act like you did just now in front of your mother-in-law and husband, and if you are your daughter, think about it yourself."

Ye Hai's first child was named Ye Ru by the old couple.

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It took two full months to build the wall before it was officially completed. The completed wall formed a circle around the lake and mountain land that came in. It was all made of blue bricks and gray tiles. Each section of the wall was three meters high and one meter thick. The protruding tower is one meter higher than the wall, and people standing on it can easily see into the distance.

Both majestic and spectacular.

Now that the wall has been built, the villagers of other villages who are helping workers have also finished their work, and it is time to go back.

But within a few days after they went back, the village chiefs of their respective villages came together. Their purpose was the same, they wanted to merge the whole village into Ye Family Village.

When Father Ye went to the assembly hall for a meeting, he said, "There are only a little over 100 people left in these three villages."

Those who can survive the natural disasters are basically young and middle-aged, with the exception of Yejia Village, because the location of their village is too unique.

There is no shortage of water in the Linhe River, even if the Liuhe River is dry, the water level will only drop, and the mountains are supported by the mountains. The products in the Songshan Mountains are rich, and you can’t starve to death. There are good fields around, and there are places where you can grow food.

Now there are 82 households in Yejia Village, with a total of 360 five villagers.

After hearing Father Ye's words, everyone in the hall started whispering and discussing. Some people wanted to take over the three villages, while others disagreed. They were afraid that the life that had finally stabilized would cause disturbances again.

Ye Zhong was the former. He raised his voice and said, "There are more than 300 people in our village, and they only have about 100. What are you afraid of?"

The latter is headed by Ye Tongsheng. They think that too many outsiders will cause chaos in the village.

Father Ye let them quarrel for a long time, until the hall gradually subsided, and then he said: "This kind of situation will always happen in the future, do you want to accept it? How to accept it? There must be a regulation."

Ye Yu said, "I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing for some fresh blood to come in from the village."

As soon as this was said, even Ye Tongsheng, who firmly disagreed, couldn't help but nodded in agreement. Among other things, there were many families in those three villages who were in-laws in their village.

It seems that it is imperative to accept other villages to merge.

At this time, Wang Shu said: "We had a regulation for dealing with defectors before, and it can be used now with a little modification."

Wang Shu is right, the two situations are actually similar in purpose.

Therefore, they revised the previous regulations for defectors at the meeting and formulated a more detailed inspection method.

If more than half of the villagers disagree with their merger, then they cannot join Ye Family Village.

The various precautions are very cumbersome, and Ye Tongsheng took the students to copy them on straw paper, and each of the three villages had two copies.

Some people flinched as soon as they saw the harsh requirements on the paper. In the end, less than 86 people chose to join Yejia Village, only [-] people.

They temporarily lived in the middle of the two walls. The houses they built belonged to that type of standard, and the family lived in one house. When they formally joined Yejia Village, they could exchange cement and blue bricks to build houses.

Many of these people are relatives and friends of the villagers, so many people went to help. For example, Ye Yu's family helped Chen Yuan, Dr. Chen and Dr. Wu to settle down.

Dr. Chen and Dr. Wu, as the former doctors of Huichun Hall, were naturally very popular with the whole village. Even the two Dr. Hao came to help, so they settled down quickly.

This is also a good thing. In the future, Mrs. Ye will not need Ye Hai to drive a donkey cart to pick up people for acupuncture.

The former heads of the three villages were Shen Fu, Uncle Zhao, and Uncle Xing’s uncle Xing Dafu. Now that they have been merged into Yejia Village, their positions will naturally be removed, but Father Ye is also afraid that he will not be able to manage them if he tries too hard. Alright, let's give the three of them another name and let's make the transition first.

What Ye Yu didn't expect was that the next fastest growing thing was not the house, but the marriage of children!

But he thought about it again, and it didn't seem that he couldn't understand it. It's an old law not to marry with the same surname, and almost [-]% of them in the village have the surname Ye. Over the years, there are countless people who have been single, and now someone with a different surname has finally arrived Coming from the village, those bachelors were naturally tempted.

In addition, the conditions in Yejia Village are good. The so-called bachelors are only young adults in their twenties who can work by themselves. Some are happy to see the success. After all, marrying a wife and daughter is a matter of course. It is a great thing for a daughter to marry into a good family. It would be even better if the son-in-law's family can help their own family.

But this also brought about several problems. First of all, blood relationship. The three villages are close to each other, and marriages are relatively frequent. If the blood relationship is too close, they cannot get married. There are not many, and some are favored by the two companies, which may easily cause disputes.

But these things are also easy to solve, as long as the census is done well, as for asking for marriage, it depends on one's own ability. Fortunately, every household in the village is close, and those who fail to propose marriage will not be angry, at most they will be regretful.