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    In June, the sun scorches the earth fiercely, the cicadas scream tirelessly, and everyone is upset by the heat.

    Everyone feels that this summer is surprisingly hot.

    "Why isn't it raining yet?" Xin Hu wiped his sweat and asked irritably.

    Recently, because of the hot weather, she couldn't do much work, so she began to concentrate on drying dried shrimps. The method she used was very simple, that is, directly pickled and dried. Anyway, the weather was hot and the dried shrimps were small, so they dried in a day or two.  Then seal it in a jar and store it.  Everyone is also helping, and every household wants to dry some.

    After eating a few more meals of shrimps, Ping'er started to lose his teeth.  It can be seen that children should take calcium supplements.

    ¡°That¡¯s right, it hasn¡¯t rained for more than half a month?¡± Dalang counted the numbers in his mind and realized that it really hadn¡¯t rained for a long time.

    "Isn't this a drought year?" Aunt Liu said worriedly.

    It was indeed unusually hot that day, and it didn¡¯t rain at all.  It stands to reason that it is a June day and a child's face will cry whenever he wants. It should rain from time to time.

    "Oh, it would be really bad if it was a drought year." Sister-in-law Hu also became worried after hearing this.

    She is someone who has just come back from the lean years.  It rained heavily and non-stop in my hometown, and then the sun came out for a period of time, and all the crops in the fields died.  Then the drought continued, and everyone had to leave their homes and look for ways to survive.

    "We can't wait for it to rain. We will start carrying water to irrigate the fields tomorrow, because the crops can't wait," said Brother Hu.

    Luwei Village has a very obvious geographical advantage, but it is no better than his hometown. Without rain, even the rivers and ditches will dry up quickly.  This is a wetland. This vast reed forest actually contains extremely rich water resources. Even if it doesn't rain, as long as you water the crops diligently, you will still have a good harvest.

    Brother Hu¡¯s legs are basically healed. He has thrown away his crutches and can walk freely.  In the past few days, he has been going to the fields to look at the crops. When he saw the fields getting drier and drier, he felt very anxious.  Now is an important period for crop growth, and everyone is eagerly looking forward to a timely rain.  It's a pity that more than half a month has passed, let alone raining, the sun has not hit the sun, and it is getting more and more fierce every day. If this continues, let alone the crops, even people will be unbearable.  And this is just the beginning of summer.

    The panic of drought enveloped Luwei Village. Everyone got up at dawn the next day.  They had to take advantage of the coolness of the morning and the sun was out to carry water to irrigate the fields.

    Xie Sanbo, Aunt Liu, Aunt Hu, and Ashin Azhi can all carry water. Naturally, they carried the bulk of the water from the river.  Pail after load of water is carried to the head of the field, and then everyone scoops it out with small basins, buckets and other objects, and pours it into the fields one by one.  Everyone was busy one trip after another.  As soon as the water was poured down, it was immediately absorbed by the dry ground.

    After working hard for a while, the sun came out.  The weather was too hot. In order to work early in the morning, everyone went out without breakfast and did manual labor. Now they were all tired and hungry.  But even so, no one dared to rest.

    Dalang ran to the place where the tea was placed at the head of the field, drank a bowl of cold water, rested for a short while, then struggled to carry the small bucket, and began to work.  Xin Hu took a ladle and scooped up the water from the bucket, pouring it on the crops. In a short time, the small bucket of water was finished.  The crops seemed to have not drunk enough at all. The water was absorbed as soon as it hit the ground.  Only a few drops of water were left on the leaves, sparkling in the sunlight, and they quickly disappeared.

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    Xie Sanbo glanced at Dalang Xinhu, then at Aunt Zhang and Xie Shuer, and said, "Dalang and the ladies, let's go home first. It's time to cook. We'll work for a while, and we'll have something to eat when we get back."  "

    Dalang looked at the field that had only been watered for less than half of the time, and then looked at the crops that had not yet been watered and were already in place. How dare he go back to rest.  He said to Xin Hu: "You women, please go back and cook first. I will work for a while."

    Sister-in-law Hu also said: "I will continue to work for a while. Sister Zhang, Miss Xie, Ahu, please go back first. I am used to farm work, so I can't compete with them."

    Xinhu looked at Dalang's already red face and clothes that were completely soaked with sweat. He didn't have the nerve to go back and cook first. In fact, Ping'er should have cooked breakfast and boiled tea by now.  She could only insist on saying: "I will pour another bucket."

    Several people insisted on pouring another load of water before going home.  This time, Brother Hu was also driven back by Sister Hu. She was afraid that he would be too tired because his legs were just fine.

    Brother HuYou can also have a place to rest while working.  Xinhu said.

    During the day, everyone was exposed to the sun. There were a few trees, but they were all metasequoia trees. There was not much shade at all. The tea placed under the trees became hot in a short time.  If there is a straw shed, it will not only block the sun and give everyone a place to rest, but also the bamboo beds will not be burned by the sun, making it difficult to sleep at night.  And with the sky and the ground covered, she didn't feel safe no matter what.

    ¡° Moreover, I¡¯m afraid there will be many more days to water the crops in the future.  Only these few people worked, and it would take more than two days to water the entire land.  Therefore, after watering the last acre, the previous land must be watered again.  I'm afraid that during this period of time, everyone will have to come here every day to water the crops.  The days are still long, and it would be more convenient for everyone to have a place to rest.

    "How?" Dalang asked somewhat puzzled.

    "Just cover it up. It will be ventilated from all sides and it will be cooler." Xie Sanbo said.

    "Yes. In this way, we rest here every day and can look at the fields day and night. And we also have to plant a few straw men to drive away the birds." Brother Hu said.

    ¡°Everyone did what they said and took action that night.  I got some logs and some bundles of reeds.  After working for half the night, I actually built a large thatched shed with only a roof.  That night, the three members of the Hu family and Uncle Xie moved to the field to sleep.  Anyway, the weather is hot, so it would be cooler to sleep outside.  There are so many mosquitoes that you have to light a lot of moxa leaves to smoke.

    Therefore, when Xinhu and the others came over the next morning, the four members of the Hu family and Uncle Xie had already watered a field that they had not had time to water last night.  Xin Hu and Aunt Zhang Xie Shuer put the tea and bowls they brought into the shed and placed them directly on a bare bamboo bed.  Dalang was carrying a small basket with more than ten cucumbers. This was Xinhu's request. Everyone had no time to have breakfast in the morning and had to work. If they had something to eat, they would definitely have more energy to work.

    As soon as the things were put away, the five people who had been working for almost an hour immediately ran in to drink water and eat cucumbers.  They were busy until midnight yesterday. The Hu family definitely didn't have time to boil tea, and of course there was no time to pick cucumbers.

    After eating the cucumbers that Dalang brought, Sister-in-law Hu said: "We also have a lot of cucumbers in our vegetable garden. I will pick some and eat them in the evening."

    She has been busy these two days, and she doesn¡¯t have time to pick vegetables in the vegetable garden, because her vegetable garden is far away, unlike the other three families, which are all behind the yard.

    ¡°We have it at home too.¡± Aunt Zhang and Xie Shuer also said.

    ??Every family has planted more than a dozen cucumbers, and now is the season when cucumbers are abundant. Although there is a drought, everyone takes good care of the vegetable garden, so there are more cucumbers to eat.  A few days ago, Xinhu made a small jar of pickled cucumbers and soaked them. It would take a few days before he could eat them.

    Not long after that, Mrs. Xie actually asked Ping'er Xiao Shitou to deliver food to everyone.  She put the food in two small baskets and delivered it on horseback.  Ping'er and Xiao Shitou were riding on horses, wearing bamboo hats, laughing happily. They didn't feel like they were working at all, as if they were just out to play.

    "Oh, this is great. I'm hungry." Everyone laughed.

    This meal was jointly cooked by Sister-in-law Xie and Mrs. Xie. Two large clay pots were filled with semi-thick porridge, plus three vegetables, one fried eggplant, one mixed with cucumber, and one fried with bacon and green pepper.  Among them, the fried green pepper with bacon was learned from Xinhu.

    Everyone put down their work temporarily to eat. The porridge was already half cold. Everyone finished their breakfast quickly and went back to work.  Ping'er and Xiao Shitou went to the ground to pour two loads of water while everyone was eating.  After everyone finished eating, they didn't leave immediately, but continued to work for a while. Everyone was afraid that they were too small to be exposed to the sun, so they asked them to pack up the dishes and go home.

    After working in this field for five consecutive days, the whole field was watered twice. Brother Hu said: "You can rest for two days. There is no need to water here for the time being." (Remember the website address: www  .hlnovel.com
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