Ordinary happy life

Chapter 145 Burning

After Zhang Qiongan took the medicine for three days, his condition finally began to improve, and his body temperature began to slowly drop. The moment they felt the temperature of Zhang Qiong'an's body drop, both Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin burst into tears. These three days have been really difficult. They all know that if the fever does not subside within two or three days, the person will die within a few days.

Seeing the time passing day by day, Zhang Qiong'an showed no signs of subsidence at all. Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin were both a little desperate. Fortunately, God still left them a way to survive and did not take away their children.

"Dad..." Zhang Qiong'an woke up in a daze, feeling very heavy all over. She felt like there was someone beside her. She turned around and saw Lin Qin and called out softly.

Listening to that young yet familiar voice, Lin Qin burst into tears of joy. He originally thought that his tears had dried up in the past few days, but he never expected that he could still cry. "Hey, Dad is here. Is Xiaodouzi feeling better? Are you still feeling uncomfortable???"

"I'm not feeling uncomfortable anymore, but my mouth is bitter and my stomach is very hungry." The bitterness in the mouth is naturally caused by drinking medicine for several days in a row. That's why it's bitter. As for hunger, Zhang Qiong'an hasn't eaten for three days. How can she not be hungry?

"You're hungry, just wait a minute, daddy will make you some porridge." Lin Qin said quickly when he heard Zhang Qiong'an said he was hungry.

"Dad, is there any water at home? I don't need porridge but just have steamed buns. Let's leave the water for my brother to make soup." Zhang Qiong'an said obediently.

Lin Qin touched Zhang Qiong'an's cheek with relief and distress and said, "Don't worry, there is water. You are sick and your father is pregnant, so Grandpa Li asked your father to bring back some water. Our family can now drink a cup of water every day." There's a lot of water. You wait for my father to make porridge for you right away." "

Brother, you've been sleeping for a long time. I want to come in and call you every day, but my father and father won't let me." Zhang Jingcheng took advantage of the opportunity. Lin Qin went to make porridge and sneaked to the bedside and said aggrievedly.

"Second brother, be good. My eldest brother is sick and will infect you. That's why my father and dad won't let you in. You go out quickly. Dad will be angry when he sees you here when he comes back. My eldest brother is already much better. Wait. Brother, when he's well, I'll play with you, okay?" Zhang Qiong'an advised patiently.

Zhang Jingcheng still listened to Zhang Qiong'an's words and said, "Okay, big brother, you have to get better soon. I'll wait for you." "Okay, big brother, you

must get well soon. You can get out quickly." Zhang Qiong'an Replied.

As soon as Zhang Dayong got home, he heard Zhang Jingcheng yelling that Zhang Qiong'an was awake. He rushed to Zhang Qiong'an's room regardless of the dirt on his body.

Zhang Qiong'an was leaning on the bedside and showed a big smile when she saw Zhang Dayong, and called "Father" sweetly.

Seeing that Zhang Qiong'an was really awake, Zhang Dayong's eyes turned red and he raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes. He wanted to go up and touch Zhang Qiong'an's head, but he retracted when he saw the hand covered with mud.

"Just wake up. Are you hungry? My father caught a pheasant today. Can I leave the big chicken legs to you?" Zhang Dayong said, standing about four or five steps away from the bed, deeply afraid. If you get too close, the dirty things on your body will run to Zhang Qiongan.

"I don't want big chicken drumsticks, let's give them to my father and brother." Zhang Qiong'an has always been so sensible, so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.

"My brother is a young man and doesn't need to eat big chicken drumsticks. I'll ask your father to prepare them for you in the evening." Zhang Dayong said without thinking.

"Brother Dayong, are you back? Did you catch any prey today???" Although the family has savings, they can't just sit back and rest. After all, we don't know when this drought will end, so even if Zhang Qiong'an is sick, Zhang Dayong will still spare half a day every day. Go hunting in the mountains.

Although the restaurants in the town are now closed, the wealthy families still want to eat and drink. There are still people who want to sell prey to those wealthy families, but the price will be lowered. It's just that Zhang Dayong's luck was not very good. He went up the mountain several times but didn't hit anything.

"Only one pheasant is still very thin, so let's just eat it ourselves. After a while, I peeled off all the hair and skin, so that I don't have to boil water and pluck out the hair. Although it is delicious without the skin, it is just The taste is a little worse, but the nutrition is still there." After Zhang Dayong washed his hands, he thought for a moment and took a spoonful of water to his mouth and sipped it to moisten his mouth. He was tired and thirsty after running in the mountains all morning.

Lin Qin saw that Zhang Dayong's mouth was chapped. He spooned a bowl of water to Zhang Dayong with distress and said, "Brother Dayong, you'd better drink a bowl. Your mouth is chapped." "It's okay. I can still bear it

. Little Pinecone wants soup." , Xiaodouzi also wants medicine and water." Zhang Dayong shook his head and refused.

Lin Qin didn't say anything but just held the bowl to Zhang Dayong's mouth, as if he wouldn't let go until he drank. Zhang Dayong had no choice but to open his mouth and take a sip, and then he refused to drink at all.

Lin Qin also knew that it was good to get Zhang Dayong to drink a sip of water, so he didn't continue to be stubborn and carefully poured the remaining water back into the bucket. Lin Qin carefully poured the few drops that were not poured out of the bowl into his mouth. In the past few days, except for a few sips of soup during meals, he had not taken a few sips of water, and his mouth had long been dry.

"It's almost September and there's still no sign of cooling down, and I don't know when the drought will be over." Lin Qin glanced at the sky outside the window and sighed.

Zhang Dayong looked out the window in silence, his face full of solemnity. It has not rained for nearly two months since July, and the well water is getting less and less. I don't know how long it will last. If the well water really dries up, adults like them can survive for a few days, but how can children endure without water?

After Lin Qin cooked the porridge, he carefully fed it to Zhang Qiong'an. Zhang Qiong'an hadn't eaten for several days. Lin Qin didn't dare to let him eat too much, so even if Zhang Qiong'an showed that he still wanted to drink, Lin Qin didn't dare to let him eat. Qin still patiently persuaded him to wait before eating, and Zhang Qiong'an was naturally obedient.

"Brother Qin, I heard the gong and I went to the playground to see what Uncle Li wanted to do with us." Zhang Dayong said as he pushed the door open and entered.

"Okay." Lin Qin responded.

"Father, I want to go too." Zhang Jingcheng has been locked in the house recently. He hasn't stepped out of the door for a long time. He rarely even goes to the yard. If it weren't for Lin Qin's patient coaxing, he would have been here these days. Tianzhang Qiong'an was sick again and he ran out long ago.

Zhang Dayong rubbed Zhang Jingcheng's head and said, "No, it's very dangerous outside now. You're a child and you can't go out."

Zhang Jingcheng curled his lips unhappily when he heard this, walked to a corner with a drooped face and squatted down.

Zhang Dayong looked at Zhang Jing Cheng's unhappy look made him feel bad, but how dare Zhang Dayong let him out in the current situation. He could only step forward and pat his head to express comfort, and then went to gather at the big tree.

"Everyone is here. It's almost done. I won't wait for the rest who haven't come yet. I'll let you know when you go back later if you live close by. "Village Chief Li arrived under the big tree with the help of Li Teng. He looked around and saw almost everything he saw. He nodded and stood at the front.

"Village Chief, what's the matter with you coming to us today? It won't happen again. What bad news? ? ? "A villager said anxiously.

Village Chief Li coughed a few times, raised his hand and pressed it down. He waited until his voice weakened and then said, "I have called you here today for two things. One is that I plan to hand over the position of village chief to the eldest son of my family." Li Teng. I'm old, and I haven't been in good health recently. The doctor said I can't work hard anymore. If you have anything to do in the future, just go to Li Teng." Hearing that Village

Chief Li was going to hand over the position of village chief to Li Teng, the villagers were I was surprised but also made sense. Everyone has long agreed that Li Teng is the next village chief. When Village Chief Li gets older, some things will be left to Li Teng to handle. It's just that the villagers originally thought that Village Chief Li would work for at least a few more years before retiring. They didn't expect that he would retire before the severe drought passed. However, looking at Village Chief Li's much older appearance, they couldn't tell. The words came. Why Village Chief Li is aging so quickly is not because he has been worrying about Zhuangyuan Village all these years.

Village Chief Li will personally take care of all the big and small things in Zhuangyuan Village. He will also help if any family is in trouble. If they are bullied by people from other villages, Village Chief Li will lead people to help them seek justice.

"Uncle Li, you have worked hard these years and you should take a good rest." Zhang Dayong looked at Village Chief Li and said.

"Yes, Lao Li, you can rest peacefully from now on. Mr. Teng will definitely manage the village properly." A man of the same generation as Village Chief Li said.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Village Chief Li nodded lightly. He never doubted whether there would be any objections to Li Teng's appointment as village chief. What worried him the most was what he was going to say next.

"In the morning, a messenger came and issued the order of the county magistrate." Village Chief Li said with a sigh.

"Uncle Li, you are really anxious. What order did the master give? Isn't it because we have to pay taxes again?"

"Why do we have to pay taxes again??? Isn't this going to kill us? My family's land is already less The harvest is not good either. If we pay the tax again, our family will have to eat rice bran in the second half of the year."

"Didn't you say it was already exempted? Why do we have to pay it again???"

Everyone was chattering to each other, Li The village chief didn't expect that they would guess the tax before he even spoke. However, who pays taxes is the most important thing for their farmers. After all, the level of taxes is related to their quality of life in the second half of the year.

"Okay, we're not asked to pay taxes. It's something else." Seeing that his words were getting more and more biased, Village Chief Li hurriedly stopped him.

After hearing that they were not allowed to pay taxes, the villagers suddenly became quiet again.

Although he was embarrassed, Village Chief Li gritted his teeth and said, "The county magistrate has issued an order that all children who died due to this fever must be cremated, regardless of whether they are buried or not." "

What!!!" Villagers Their screams were much louder than before.

Zhang Dayong frowned slightly. Their custom here is to come and go completely. After being cremated, there is nothing left. In their opinion, they cannot enter the underworld and cannot be reincarnated.

"Uncle Li, this is absolutely not possible. My eldest brother has already been buried in the ancestral grave. How can we dig him out and burn him again? And if he is burned, there will be nothing. We here pay attention to the completeness. Ah." Aunt Zhou's eldest son was the first to say angrily.

"That is to say, my wife has finally gotten better these days. If you want me to tell him to dig up the child's body and burn it, wouldn't it cost his life?" "That's right, I will never agree

. ."

The men whose children died at home stared at Village Chief Li with red eyes one after another. If Village Chief Li was not an elder and knew that he was just a messenger, these people would have rushed up and fought with Village Chief Li.