Hard times have room

Chapter 187 Water

Bao Lin guessed right, and it didn't take a few days. On the next day, there was a meeting in the village, and the whole village, young and old, had to go into battle to fetch water to save the rice in the fields.

Bao Lin, an eleven or twelve-year-old baby, was assigned to the place to fetch water, while other young women like Su Hongying were assigned to the place to fetch water.

Now there are not enough manpower, the young and old are not very useful, and the young and strong must be taken up.

When I went to work in the morning, Paulin's three wooden barrels and two basins were brought to the meeting point at Shiqiao, waiting to be arranged.

After waiting for about half an hour, it was Pauline's turn.

Baolin and Dongmei and her two cousins, Xu Tao and Xu Mei, and the two sisters of the Li family, Li Ju and Li Juan, and the two granddaughters of the captain's family, and other people in the village who are over ten years old , girls under the age of 15 are all assigned here, pulling out a long line of youthful and lively beauty.

Well, a bunch of high-energy little brats.

When they draw water, they are really drawing water. There is no need to lift the water to the shore, but draw the water from the Daqing River where the water level is getting lower and narrower now, and pour it into a basin or bucket.

As for the matter of carrying or carrying water, it must be an adult with strength.

Now basically every household in the village has taken out the things that can be used to store and lift water in the village, and they are marked for easy identification.

The paddy fields next to the Daqing River are all watered by women in the village carrying buckets and basins, while those far away are men who carry water to water the fields.

Paulin and the others belonged to the first process, bringing the water up from the Daqing River.

Originally, with their current strength, they wouldn't be able to do much work, so they simply sent them to fetch water, and they could use it to the top.

Of course, the work is easy, and the work points are naturally less, two work points per person.

However, basically, the family members who come here don’t expect them to work hard and get as many work points. Otherwise, they would just sign up to pull weeds and turn over sweet potato vines. If they do well, there are five or six work points a day, and there are almost four.

It takes a lot of hands to pull weeds, but the grass is very good. If you don't pay attention, it will be a hole. The calluses on the little girl's hands are not that thick. If they go, they will be cut with blood.

It takes a lot of time to turn over the sweet potato vines, but you have to bend your waist all the time. After working for an hour, you will have a sore back, which is very uncomfortable. There are five or six work points a day.

After descending to the Daqing River, Pauline cleverly pulled Dongmei and wanted to go to the front, but the water at the back was mixed. Anyway, she didn't want to stay behind other people and beat the muddy water they got confused.

But Baolin didn't want to stay behind, and neither did anyone else. The two granddaughters of the captain, Xu Xin and Xu Xin, went straight to the front.

"Don't go any further, or the aunts won't be able to carry water. We're so busy now, it's a critical time, let's not make trouble." Xu Xin said the most domineering words gently and softly.

This official tone is played, the words are spoken, and as soon as I hear it, I know that it is the true biography of Xu Aiguo.

Just a few words took up the front position, and what he said was well-founded, amazing!

"Yeah, just here, don't go any further, just take off your shoes and go into the water!" Xu Xin should also be with her sister.

After speaking, he took the lead in rolling up his trouser legs, took off his straw sandals, and went into the water.

The two of them made it difficult for other little girls to move forward. After all, the captain was still a bit dignified in their hearts, and they didn't dare to be stubborn with the sisters Xu Xin and Xu Xin, so they could only follow They got into the water behind them.

Bao Lin didn't have the confidence of the two sisters, so she dismissed the idea of ​​arguing with them in a few sentences, and she didn't want to fight with them here, it was unnecessary.

Since the front place was occupied, Paulin whispered directly in Dongmei's ear to discuss with her: "Dongmei, why don't we go to the back, the front is occupied, there should be a lot of people in the middle. , The more people there are, the more things will happen, so let's just go to the end and forget about it."

Wang Dongmei didn't speak, but turned her head to look at Bao Lin and nodded her head depressed, expressing her position and listening to you.

Although there are many people here, chattering and lively, but she is not happy.

Last night, her eldest brother caught Xu Zhaodi and beat him again. If her father hadn't stopped him and snatched the bench in his hand, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

What the hell is going on now?Why did she feel that she didn't know her eldest brother a little? Her eldest brother's face was so terrifying last night, and she was very scared.

Xu Zhaodi, the nasty ghost in her eyes before, has also changed. She looked at her eldest brother with a gloomy look, which made people chill. If she hadn't been staring at her, she wouldn't have seen her flash. past eyes.

"Dongmei, Dongmei?" Paulin looked at her companion who was not very interested, and called her name with a slightly inquiring tone.

"Well, I'm here, Paulin, what's the matter with you?" After three seconds, she realized that Paulin was calling her Wang Dongmei, and showed a rather reluctant smile.

This smile made Bao Lin very distressed. It should be because of Wang Dazhu and Xu Zhaodi, otherwise she would not show such an expression, who has always been optimistic and cheerful.

"Don't think so much, their affairs are beyond your control. Besides, no matter how worried you are, they don't know, and even if they do, they won't care. Why should you make yourself unhappy for them? It's not worth it. "Paulin raised her hand and gently rubbed Dongmei's little head, it was a kind of silent consolation!
"Well." Wang Dongmei nodded, showing her slightly stiff smile.

This kind of thing, how can she figure it out if she thinks about it? That's her brother. Now she has become like this, gloomy and taciturn. Sometimes she can see the gloom in his eyes when she looks at it. Back to the way she used to be gentle and loving, how could she make sense of it!

She doesn't know what to do until now. Her grandmother likes to rub her head the most and say "don't worry, it's alright", while his father is "the child's family, don't worry about it, just play", Everyone in the family treats her as a child who hasn't grown up. She doesn't tell her anything or discuss anything with her. Now she doesn't know anything, and she can only watch her brother go through a gloomy day. She was very anxious.

She also wanted to know their plans and could help, but unfortunately
Seeing Dongmei's expression, Baolin knew that she didn't want to talk about this now. If she wanted to talk to someone, she would tell her herself. Lin didn't ask any more questions.

When Pauline scooped up the water, she didn't put it into the water. Just by the river, she first put the basin into the river, pressed it down, and filled it with half a basin that she could lift. She took the rest. Fill a pot.

When the second basin was not full, he was scooping water with a gourd ladle brought from home.

(End of this chapter)