Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 1146 Disaster (fourth update)
Wang Cuilian refused to give up.

"The clothes of the three people will be washed in a short while, so why do you want to wet your hands!"

Wang Cuilian said.

Mrs. Sun didn't know what to do, she stood aside and talked with her.

Seeing this, Yang Ruoqing said: "Mom, if you have time, go to the village and see Fifth Aunt and the two children!"

Sun nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away."

In the backyard, Yang Ruoqing carried water and poured it into Wang Cuilian's bucket first, followed by herself.

Talking and laughing while washing.

"What is Tang Yazi doing?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Wang Cuilian said: "I went to the Maotang with his uncle early in the morning, and there were so many fish, I was afraid that the fishpond would be broken, and it would be troublesome if the fish escaped."

Yang Ruoqing frowned.

This heavy rain is too much.

But looking at it like this, I'm afraid I have to go down.

What should I do?
The engineering of ditches and drainage in this era is far inferior to modern times.

As soon as the flood disaster comes, the common people will suffer.

If it is not done well, the houses will collapse and the fields will lose their harvest.

Thinking of this, Yang Ruoqing had a bad feeling.

"Auntie, I'll go to your house later. If you see Tang Yazi, send a message to him." Yang Ruoqing said.

"What message?" Wang Cuilian asked.

Yang Ruoqing said: "Tell him to come over to my house quickly, I need to find him."

"Hey, okay!"

……

Wang Cuilian went back after washing her clothes.

After a while, Luo Fengtang came over.

"Tang Yazi, how is Mao Tang?" Yang Ruoqing asked when they met.

Luo Fengtang frowned and said, "The water level is rising too fast, if the rain stops here, it's nothing."

"I'm afraid that if it rains again, the fish pond will overflow and all the fish will run away!" he said.

Yang Ruoqing said, "What did your uncle say?"

Luo Fengtang said: "My uncle said, it shouldn't be a problem."

"Because it was the same at this time last year."

"It has been raining for a long time, but it stopped later, and it is estimated that it will stop soon this year." He said.

Yang Ruoqing listened carefully.

Last year at this time, they were not at home, they were in the South.

They didn't come home together until the rain stopped. I still remember that day, Mrs. Sun was washing clothes by the pond.

Seeing her come back, I was overjoyed and fell down.

My trousers were full of mud, and when I came home, I rummaged through the cabinets and couldn't find any trousers to change.

It was also because of the continuous rain, the clothes were not dry, and there were no clothes to change.

"Tang Yazi, I think this year's momentum is likely to be caused by major floods."

Yang Ruoqing spoke again.

Luo Fengtang frowned.

"As far as I can remember, we have had small floods here, but there have been no major floods. The mountain side is not the water side." He said.

Yang Ruoqing shook her head: "Not before, doesn't mean there won't be in the future."

"How about it, Tang Yazi, while it's not raining today, we'll find out those big nets that were used to catch fish in Maotang last time."

"Put stakes on the edge of the Maotang to pull up the net."

In this way, even if the water level in the Maotang rises steadily, as long as it does not exceed the top of the net, it can still retain some big fish to some extent.

Small fish and shrimp, naturally still have to be missed.

But it's better than nothing, and it's better to take precautions.

Hearing Yang Ruoqing's words, Luo Fengtang felt reasonable.

"Okay, just do as you say," he said.

The two of them could not wait any longer and acted immediately.

In addition to fishing nets, we also plan to use straw and rattan, and rub some protective nets to reinforce the surroundings of the fish pond.

"Qing'er, aunt told me earlier that you had something to do with me, was it because of the fish pond?"

While rubbing the protective net, Luo Fengtang asked again.

Yang Ruoqing hooked her lower lip.

"Of course it's more than that," she said.

"I want to get two boats, just in case."

Luo Fengtang nodded: "Okay, after finishing the fishing net, I will go to prepare the boat right away."

Soon, Yang Huazhong came back.

Bare feet in espadrilles covered with mud and grass.

"Father, how is the field?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Yang Huazhong said solemnly: "It's very bad, many of the rice stalks are rotten, the nutrient supply is insufficient, and [-]% of the rice ears are empty shells!"

"When I came here, I heard from people in the village that tomorrow morning and evening I would go to the Earth Temple at the south end of the village to burn incense and pray for the blessing of the God of Earth."

Yang Ruoqing was silent.

Ordinary people depend on the sky for food, but the rice harvest is not good, and they cannot afford to pay the exorbitant taxes, and the family cannot have enough to eat.

How are you going?
However, sometimes manpower is really pale in front of God.

Drought, flood, plague...

In ancient times without the escort of modern engineering and medical technology, everyone believed in gods for the sake of a year of good weather.

Yang Ruoqing's family bought a lot of fields and planted more than 20 mu of rice.

When the flood came, the loss was great.

"Qing'er, where's your mother? I have to discuss with her about going to the Earth Temple to burn incense tomorrow." Yang Huazhong said.

Just as Yang Ruoqing was about to speak, voices came from outside the yard.

At first glance, it was Mrs. Sun who came back.

Sun holds Mian Mian in her arms, followed by Bao Suyun, who carries a big treasure on her back.

Yang Huazhong and Yang Ruoqing hurried to the courtyard.

He helped carry the two children into the main room.

As soon as she stood firmly on her feet, Sun said: "Qing'er, I have to go over later to help your fifth aunt collect some dry clothes."

Yang Ruoqing said, "What? Aunt Fifth's house is leaking a lot, right?"

Sun said: "Isn't it? The shoes in the room are all floating. When I went, your fifth aunt took two children and hid on the bed."

"Umbrellas and everything are propped on the top of the tent, and there is only a dry place on the bed."

Yang Huazhong asked from the side: "How is the house of the father, mother and fourth brother?"

Sun said: "Oh, I was too busy bringing Mianmian and the others here, but I haven't visited the front yard yet."

"I'll go and see later."

Yang Huazhong nodded: "Let's go there together later."

"Father, let's go there together, I want to see it too!" Yang Ruoqing said.

So, Mrs. Sun stayed and went to settle down Bao Suyun's wife.

Yang Huazhong and Yang Ruoqing, father and daughter, entered the village.

Wearing clogs, stepping on the muddy road into the village.

The bluestone pavement in the village is full of water.

Even though Yang Ruoqing was wearing clogs, the water still didn't cover her insteps.

The water is so dirty, there must be a lot of bacteria in it.

When you go home, you must soak it in hot water, and then apply some anti-inflammatory medicine.

Yang Ruoqing thought to herself, followed Yang Huazhong to the old Yang's house.

Passing other people's yards along the way, they all saw big guys busy cleaning up at home.

Use a broom to push the water out of the house, and the water is everywhere. In such bad weather, the low adobe house feels like it may collapse at any time.

As soon as they arrived at the main entrance of Old Yang's house, they heard Yang Hua'an's voices from inside.

Go in and take a look, Yang Hua'an, Jin's, Yang Yongjin, and even Yang Yongqing are all in battle.

The big guy is draining water there.

(End of this chapter)