Hard times have room

Chapter 606

When Wang Jiandang and his family of three returned, they guarded the small stream again, slowly scooping water, and after scooping up a load, the husband and wife took turns carrying water and pouring it into the ground.

The next day, the two of them didn't go to work, they just took root beside the small stream, scooped water and irrigated the ground, repeating this thing all day.

Realizing that the water in the Daqing River is indeed running out, and after a few days it will be completely dry, they plan to water the ground thoroughly, maybe this time, although tired, but the thought of it will be completely dry. The Daqing River is flowing, but he has no other thoughts, even if he is tired, he has to do it.

Except for them, other people in the village are not idle, they are all doing their best to carry water and water the land. The number of workers is less than half, and they are busy with their own vegetable fields.

The village cadres have no opinion on this point. In fact, their family members are also busy in their own fields, and basically they don't go to work.

The villagers' predictions were still very accurate. After only two days, the water in the small stream became less and less, and finally, it was completely cut off, and there was no hope at all.

On the last day, there were still people struggling, and the water was poured on the ground by the moonlight that was not bright, but when the time came, the water was completely cut off.

The Daqing River has completely dried up, and it has a great impact on the village. There are so many people who feel panic in their hearts!
At present, there is only one water intake point in the village, that is, Leigongjing, and water has been pouring out from that place, although the speed is very slow.

Since the Leigong Well was dug out more than ten years ago, it has not dried up again, so there is no need to worry about the domestic water in the village for the time being.

After the water dries up, some people turn their eyes to the Leigong Well, where there is water. The family takes turns to fetch water, but there are still a few people who bring it back for food, mainly to water the vegetable fields in their yard.

When the signs first appeared, they were splashed with a spoonful of cold water, and went out with a "squeak" sound.

There is a rule in the village that people with a population of less than ten can only fetch one gallon of water a day, those with ten or more populations can fetch two gallons of water, and those with a population of [-] or more can go to the village. Lei Gongjing has three tans of water.

In fact, this is also a helpless move. The Daqing River has just dried up for a day. In the afternoon, the water level in the Leigong Well dropped by more than two feet. If this trend is not stopped, no amount of water can withstand those people in the village Such a disaster.

Now there is only one water intake point in the village, one Leigong well, which needs to feed more than 300 people in the village. If this is not restricted, this small Leigong well is really not enough for them to build.

When there was water in the Daqing River before, no one thought of going to Lei Gongjing, but the water in the Daqing River was gone. Some people who were lazy before or because of other reasons, the intestines were almost ruined. , I felt that the last water in my land was not poured, and I suffered a big loss, so I directly hit the idea to Lei Gongjing, and after the village regulations were issued, these people gave up.

It's not that they are conscious, but that there are people guarding the Lei Gongjing well all day long, and they will take over when the time is up.

Every household in the village has one person out, who arranges shifts and takes turns. Every time two people are on duty together, they will be on duty once every three to four days for eight hours each time, which is not very frequent. As for what their turn is. When you are on duty, it really depends on luck.

As soon as the water in the Daqing River stopped flowing, Wang Jiandang and his family of three went to Biyue Lake, which is some distance away, to dig wild vegetables. Now, in the surrounding area of ​​Shanghe Village, there are only so many wild vegetables in that place. At the same time, there is a little Moisture, not dry, tasteless and tasteless when chewing, seems to be chewing sawdust. Every day, many people go to Biyue Lake to find wild vegetables.

The current wild vegetables may be due to lack of water, too much sunshine, or other reasons. The head is really small, and most of them are only half the size of Paulin's palm. There are also some very special wild vegetables. The green leaves are eerily reddish-purple or black-purple. For these dishes, they are skipped directly because they are poisonous and cannot be eaten.

Now the wild vegetables in Biyue Lake are a little smaller, but there are still a lot of them, and they are often found in a nest.

The family of three went out early in the morning, just before dawn, before the fiery red sun appeared.

Along the way, there were people in front and back of their family of three carrying a basket and walking with their heads buried in their heads. From the looks of it, everyone had the same destination, Biyue Lake.

When we arrived at the place, the sun just came out and shone on the person, putting a layer of red on his coat, but he didn't feel the heat at all. At this time, it was the most comfortable time of the day.

It's already May, and it's already very hot. At noon, the hottest day, the temperature reaches a high temperature in the early [-]s. This is not the peak of this summer. If it doesn't rain, it will only get hotter in the future.

When they got to the place, the family of three went straight to work. They each found a place and started shoveling wild vegetables. Because there were a lot of people, they all shoveled very quickly. Yes, unlike here, the competition is fierce. It really means that there is a quick hand and a slow hand.

If you pick the dead leaves and roots of the wild vegetables diligently, then in the afternoon, when the sun goes down, the basket of wild vegetables may not be full.

Of course, the one basket we are talking about now refers to the one after pressing, compacting and then compacting it by hand. It is not the kind of fluffy, fluffy one. It may be filled in an hour. Five or six times the time.

Paulin kept squatting on the ground, shoveling wild vegetables, and slowly moved around. Only when the wild vegetables in this place were almost shoveled, would she stand up and change the place.

In just over half an hour, her legs felt a little numb, but continue.

I don't know how long she stayed in this place, anyway, when she was about to fill her back basket, she was called by her mother's name, followed her, and found her father after a while.

Wang Jiandang is still very prominent among this group of people. Few young and middle-aged men and old men go to dig wild vegetables. The activity of digging wild vegetables has been tacitly regarded as an exclusive activity for women and children in the village.

His tall figure stands out among these people, and it is not conspicuous.

Among the more than 20 people digging wild vegetables in Biyue Lake, only Wang Jiandang, a young and middle-aged man, took every aim.

After the family of three got together, they never separated. They dig wild vegetables together, and after filling the baskets and sacks they carried, the family rode the red sun on their way home.

(End of this chapter)