Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 290
Time has entered the summer, and Beauty Pavilion is also ushering in the hottest sales frenzy.

Even Chunqiu, who has always stayed at home, was called to help by Yuan Shi. Every summer, Chunqiu will re-launch several products in the Beauty Pavilion. For example, this summer, Chunqiu launched the sunscreen ointment. It does not have the anti-sky effects of later generations, it is only able to resist some strong light, and because of the effect of the ointment, even though Chunqiu has added a lot of petals inside, it is difficult to cover up the strong medicinal fragrance. Sunscreen ointment is defined as a semi-successful product, that is, a defective product. It is a gadget made by hand, and I didn't pay much attention to it. I didn't expect that when it was actually launched, it would be very popular with most women. Of course, most of Li Most of the women are peasant women or merchants who work in the sun all year round, like the kind of family members who basically rely on carriages to go out, and don't use this sunscreen ointment.

The closed windows cut off the whole room into a big oven, dripping beads of sweat fell on the ground and shattered into pieces, Chunqiu leaned against the corner, wiping the sweat beads on both sides of his cheeks with his hands.

"Qiu'er, drink some cold water to cool down." Yuan Shi came over with two bowls of white water in his hand.

The sweat from the temples had already soaked the hair on both sides of the cheeks, Yuan Shi walked hurriedly, and Chunqiu could clearly see the fresh drops of water emerging from the bottom of the two white porcelain bowls.

As soon as his eyes lit up, Chunqiu immediately stood up holding the edge of the table, and casually threw the handkerchief in his hand on the table.

Taking the white bowl from Yuan's hand, the biting coolness from the skin on his hand directly made Chunqiu shiver, and instantly felt comfortable all over his body.

Can't wait to pour it down quickly, Chunqiu only felt very comfortable all over his body, which is "cool" in the words of later generations.

"Hey, this weather... I don't know when it will get better." Yuan Shi also took two sips of cold water, raised her head and frowned and looked outside the door. Even after several meters away, Yuan Shi could still clearly see the covered land It was scorching hot, and the passers-by outside the door seemed to come and go in a hurry, for fear that they would faint if they stayed for a second longer.

"Didn't you say that it will rain in two days? It will be fine if there are two heavy rains." Chunqiu recalled what a woman said when he came to buy ointment today, and replied with a smile.

Yuan Shi pursed her lips and let out a sigh, "Huh, I heard them yelling at the bottom of their tongues. They kept saying that it was raining and raining a few days ago, but now it has been seven or eight days. Look at the bright sun in the sky. , there is no sign that it is going to rain, alas, it is estimated that this year's dealers will not be able to harvest."

"You can't say that, mother, isn't it a public notice issued by the county government that it will rain in two days?" Chunqiu met Yuan's gaze and explained, "I heard that it was calculated by Qin Tianjian in the capital. It will rain in Yang County"

Because there has been no rain for a long time, almost all the farms around Linfang have died, the rice is better, and there is still a bit of mud in the pond. Crops such as wheat and soybeans in the dry fields can only be resigned to fate.

Because of the crop problem, farmers in many villages and towns around Linfang spontaneously approached the county government to ask for an explanation, and this drought is not limited to Linfang, the entire Qingyang County has been affected to a certain extent. Drought, Grandma also sent a message before, and the crops at home are not optimistic. Fortunately, there is a small river in front of Yangjia Village. The villagers basically carry water to irrigate the fields every day. If it doesn't rain, even if there is a river, it won't last.

Yuan Shiqi nodded, "I hope, otherwise, if this goes on, I'm afraid this year's life will be difficult."

Having said that, Yuan Shi turned her head and asked, "Qiu'er, how are the flowers and plants in our garden?" Because of the lack of rain, their Yang family's flower garden in Shuangye Village is not having a good time. The most delicate, the exposure to the sun without rain for many days is simply a natural disaster for these flowers and plants.

Chunqiu replied, "I harvested all the flowering ones, and ordered the villagers to pick off the remaining ones that did not bloom."

Yuan Shi nodded in satisfaction, "That's good. As for the time of our next planting, just wait until after the heavy rain." Looking up at the sky as usual, Yuan Shi prayed deeply in her heart, hoping that the notices from the county government would not be ignored. Mistakes, as the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people, without food, I am afraid that half a year will be in vain.

Not two days after the mother and daughter talked, a heavy rain started without warning.

Tomorrow morning is still cloudless, and the weather is so hot that it will be overcast in a blink of an eye. There will be lightning and thunder, and under the thick and deep clouds, there will be flashes of terrifying lightning. After the holiday, the two closed the Meiyan Pavilion early, and went to the cubicle on the second floor to hide.

It was clearly in the afternoon, but the surroundings were gloomy like night. Fortunately, there was no important wick in the compartment, so Yuan added some lamp oil to it, and lit it to illuminate the whole compartment.

In this kind of weather, Mrs. Yuan didn't stay idle, so she directly picked up the needle and thread on the side to sew the quilt, and said while stretching out her hands, "I'm afraid we won't be able to go back at night. Staying in the Meiyan Pavilion, it can still be used after being patched up..."

"Mother, won't father come to pick us up?" Chunqiu asked, although it is raining heavily now, it may stop in the afternoon, and besides, how could a model of a good man like her father leave Yuan behind? Mother and daughter don't care?
"Your father wants to come, but it depends on whether our gods will let us? Listen to this voice, I am afraid that the rain will not stop today, let's make preparations early. By the way, there are still some dry pastries left in the shop. Tonight you Let's make a living and eat something." Yuan Shi made a final decision, Chunqiu pricked his mouth, and found that there was nothing to add.

The most suitable thing to do on a rainy day is to sleep, but Chunqiu is obviously not sleepy, fortunately she left two miscellaneous books in Meiyan Pavilion before, Chunqiu hurriedly went to the ground to find the two miscellaneous books.

"Hey, what are you doing? Put on your shoes quickly"

Her mother's voice came from behind, Chunqiu didn't care about it, squatted on the ground, rummaged around with her buttocks pouted.

Yuan Shi yelled again angrily, but no one responded without any surprise.

"This girl... her stomach hurts, she should be uncomfortable." Yuan Shi felt that her good intentions were taken as a donkey's liver and lungs, and she rolled her eyes and whispered in a low voice.

Chunqiu ignored it completely and only cared about his two miscellaneous books, which he finally found in a corner of the bookcase. Because of being pressed, the cover was still covered with dust.

Chunqiu held two miscellaneous books in one hand, carried them outside the door and slammed them vigorously, then took out the handkerchief in his arms and wiped them. He felt that the books were almost wiped, so he took them back to the bed and read them...

(End of this chapter)