Age: My Small World

Chapter 280: Premonition of Water Shortage

When Yang Jun and his colleagues were sent to other production teams to work, some students also arrived in Fanjiazhuang.

When these people arrived in the village, they were exhausted from the work assigned by Uncle Qi. Everyone was speechless when they saw this, but they were only sixteen or seventeen years old, so they didn't work too hard.

Among all the villagers, perhaps only Li Xiaohua and Fan Ping could empathize with the hardship, because Yang Jun and Cheng Xiaoyu were working in other villages.

After worrying for half a month, I finally saw him return home safely, still looking clean and fair, and not looking tired at all. Naturally, I put my worries aside and was filled with joy.

"Mom, it's just work. I do the same thing at home. It's pretty much the same if I go to other production teams. There are teachers watching over us, so we won't be exhausted."

"Wait, now that you're back this time, you don't have to go there anymore, right?"

Li Xiaohua brought him a dish, but unexpectedly there was some meat in it, it was shredded pork fried with wild vegetables.

My mother took out another bowl from the pot. There was half a bowl of rice in it. It looked like it was steamed in the pot using the bowl.

Just these two items are already a very luxurious lunch.

It was almost afternoon, so Li Xiaohua and Yang Yumei had already finished their meals and were watching him eat.

Just from the way my second sister swallowed her saliva, I knew she was definitely not full.

There was no shortage of food at home, but my mother was used to living frugally. She had porridge and pickles for lunch and dinner, so she naturally got hungry quickly.

But what was left for him was fine grain.

"I have to go back to the production team after a week, so it might take longer, probably around a month."

My busy figure suddenly stopped, and her eyes were a little dazed.

"Why...why do you still want to go? You are students, you should study in school..."

Li Xiaohua's mood instantly fell to the bottom.

Yang Jun shook his head and said, "Mom, you may have to get used to it. In the next one or two years, we will probably go to the production team more often. It will be up to you and my second sister to take care of the family."

"My mother is at home, so nothing's wrong, but..."

She didn't understand the school's approach for a moment.

"Don't worry, we'll be able to go home after a while. We won't stay in another village forever, so don't worry."

"Second sister, I'm not at home these days, so I need you to pay more attention to me."

Yang Yumei rolled her eyes at him and said, "Need I tell you that? Right now, it's just me and my mother who depend on each other."

The eldest sister often doesn't come back from work, and now Yang Jun also has to go to the production team, so the two of them will be together.

"Don't be so exaggerated. You can also invite Aunt Ping and Ai Min and the others. It will be more lively with more people."

"Oh, that's right, Xiaoyuer also wants to go with you." Yang Yumei suddenly realized.

Then he smiled and said, "Xiaoshan, you are asking me to help you take care of your in-laws. I will definitely take it to heart."

Yang Jun shrugged at her without refutation.

Watching the brother and sister chatting, Li Xiaohua on the side was not too troubled. She didn't know if she had listened to what Yang Jun said.

After dinner, it’s almost time to start work in the afternoon.

Yang Jun didn't have to go. He just stayed at home to prepare a delicious meal for his mother and second sister. He had been away from home for half a month, and the mother and daughter had always eaten porridge and pickles, and had to do heavy work. Their bodies couldn't bear it.

"Well, you can ask Xiaoyuer and the others to come over for dinner in the evening. We'll have to make more."

"Go get some water first and come back later."

There are two large vats at home now, which can hold hundreds of liters of water. The new one was brought back by him, and my mother didn't ask much about it.

Two buckets can only hold about fifty to sixty liters of water, and he has to carry water back and forth five or six times to fill the water tank.

In order to be lazy, Yang Jun decided to secretly use the small world to store most of the water, and then release it when he got home, and get it done in one go.

It was only when we got to the well that we realized there were quite a lot of people there, all queuing up to get water. "Aunt San, why are you all so crowded here today?"

He was at the end of the line, with Aunt San in front of him.

"Hey, Xiaoshan is back."

Seeing that it was Yang Jun who asked the question, Third Aunt instantly became alert.

"Xiaoshan, you don't know, the water in the well almost stopped flowing today, so everyone is scrambling to get water, for fear that they will have no water to drink."

Hearing this, Yang Jun frowned instantly.

"What did Uncle Seven say?"

Third Aunt curled her lips, showing no fear of her Seventh Uncle. She said bluntly, "What else can I say? It's just a temporary water outage or something. Maybe a water ditch accidentally blocked it. You can say anything."

Water rats are not mice, but a kind of fish that live in underground rivers. However, they are not very common here, let alone running to block the mouth of the well.

"If you ask me, this means the water is almost gone." Aunt San suddenly whispered.

"It's so hot, the land is dry, so it's normal that the wells are out of water."

Although she said this, Third Aunt couldn't help but look worried.

It's not a big deal if the fields are dry, at most the crop yields will decrease, but if the wells are also dry, then there will be a big disaster in the village. She has experienced the horror of drought, and it can be said that people absolutely do not want to experience it a second time.

"Didn't we dig water cellars and reservoirs before? Why didn't we use them?"

Yang Jun asked doubtfully.

There is a lot of water stored in the water cellar, and combined with the resources of the reservoir, Fanjiazhuang will not fall into a water shortage crisis in the short term.

"The well is running dry, so it's no longer needed."

Third Aunt gestured to the front.

The well in Fanjiazhuang is similar to a small cave. From top to bottom, it forms a special cave. There are steps to go down. When there is too much water, it will flow out along the passage next to the steps and flow into the river through a waterway. It is considered one of the sources of the river.

Unfortunately, the water that was originally flowing had become much quieter at this time, with only occasional ups and downs of water left, and it could not even flow out of the surrounding rock circle. It took a while to accumulate enough water to fill a bucket.

Yang Jun waited for a full hour before it was finally his turn.

Looking at the movement of the water hole, his idea of filling the water tank at once failed.

"Why don't we use the water from the small world?"

He thought this as he walked back carrying two buckets of water.

The water in the small world had been purified by him, but because of the fish living in it, it was polluted again at any time.

But as long as it is purified again, we will get clean water.

Just as I was thinking about it, a surprised voice came from the front.

"Brother Xiaoshan, come and fetch some water too."

I saw Cheng Xiaoyu also coming over with two buckets of water, which showed that there was also a shortage of water at home.

"Xiao Yu'er, you're here just in time. Don't cook dinner tonight. You, Aunt Ping, and Ai Min can all come over to our house for dinner."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaoyu was torn. It was not right to refuse, and it was not right not to refuse either.

It's okay to go there for a meal occasionally, but it's not so good if you go there often.

"Brother Xiaoshan, I'll go back and ask my mother first."

The little girl couldn't make a decision in the end.

"That's fine. I can help you carry some water home later."

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