1970s: Farming and Supporting Yourself

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Chapter 011 Boiled Eggs

The simple wooden shed stove was washed away by a heavy rain overnight, and water leaked from all sides. Although the roof was well covered, the ground was dripping with water, which was very annoying.

Ye Xin frowned. The hardships of this era can only be understood through personal experience.

The tables and chairs were also damp, so the two of them ate the bland sweet potato porridge while standing.

After the meal, Shen Zhuo went to the main room to check the food. He had moved it here when it rained heavily last night. It was dry here, but he was worried about rats eating it.

Ye Xin also followed, looked left and right, and then made a discovery.

"Oops, there's a water leak here."

There was a small pit on the ground where water dripped out, and the surrounding area was wet. The dirt floor is only compacted but not hardened, and it becomes very dirty and annoying when it gets wet.

Shen Zhuo was calm, "Get something to catch it."

Ye Xin looked around and said, "Use this clay pot to catch it first. It's not needed now anyway."

She moved the temporarily idle large clay pot and put it away. On that small pit, a drop of water fell down and fell into the jar, making a crisp sound like a "ding", and the echo was muffled inside.

She found the sound very interesting and couldn't help but listen to it, and then said: "This is better than a basin, the water will not splash out."

Shen Zhuo checked around the main room again and found that there was water seepage in the corner of the wall with winding traces of water. It snaked down and soaked a piece of the wall made of yellow mud bricks, but it was not serious. He frowned and turned around and said, "Go back and see if your house is leaking."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xin ran back quickly.

If her room also leaks, she will collapse!

Fortunately, she carefully checked every corner. The ground was dry, and the four yellow mud walls were also dry. There were no signs of leakage.

She breathed a sigh of relief and went out to tell Shen Zhuo.

Shen Zhuo nodded after hearing this, then ignored her and sat in the main room looking at the rain outside.

Seeing that he was worried, Ye Xin simply went back to the room.

While she's not working today, she can go into space and farm as soon as possible!

A heavy rain refreshed her understanding of the difficult conditions here, and her desire to make money became even stronger!

The rain began to subside this evening. By the next morning, there was only light rain. At dawn, Shen Zhuo went out without even eating.

Ye Xin happened to come out of the room, looked at it and shouted: "It's still raining, where are you going?"

Shen Zhuo said as he walked: "Go and see the fields."

Ye Xin said: "You should wear a straw hat. !"

Shen Zhuo said, "Xiaoyu is fine." He looked back at her and said, "Just cook, don't come out." After that, he hurried away.

Ye Xin thought to herself that she would not be stupid enough to get wet in the rain. What if she caught a cold?

She first went to look at the kitchen. As the rain decreased, there was no more water pouring in. The tamped ground was not so easy to soak, so if you were careful, you would not stain the uppers of your shoes.

She started to make a fire and cook.

The fire started, and when she was about to wash the rice, she realized that there was no water. By the way, although I stored some water the night before yesterday, I almost used it yesterday. After all, my family is very poor and there are not many tools for storing water.

After lifting the pot that was usually used to boil bath water, there was only half a pot of water left, barely enough to make a meal.

But what about at night?

After the heavy rain, the well was contaminated and the water level rose. She thought it would be better to wait until tomorrow before using it. If it stops raining today.

After thinking about it, while Shen Zhuo was away, Ye Xin took a bucket of spring water from the space, used half of the bucket to make breakfast, and poured the remaining half into the pot inside. Anyway, it had been stormy and dark yesterday, and Shen Zhuo didn't necessarily know how much water he had left.

After washing the rice and adding it to the pot, Ye Xin looked at the sweet potatoes that she brought over, but they still hadn't chopped them into the pot.

Yesterday she ate sweet potato porridge again, but she really didn't want to eat it...

As soon as she thought about it, she threw two sweet potatoes into the ash under the stove, then took out two eggs and washed them carefully. Carefully put it into the pot and cover it!

...

Shen Zhuo was not the first to go out. More villagers who were concerned about the crops had already come out in a hurry. Some wore straw hats and raincoats, and some braved the rain like him, and they all ran to the fields.

From a distance, they saw that all the paddy fields had turned into ponds, a muddy yellow water that submerged all the rice seedlings and field ridges! I can't see where it is!

The low-lying areas were submerged, the high-lying areas were washed away, and everything was muddy and messy!

Everyone is heartbroken and anxious.

Captain Li Xingguo was already standing in front of the pond, his brows furrowed and his face solemn. Next to him stood team leader Li Jianbang.

Seeing that everyone was concerned about the crops, the captain said in a deep voice: "The water level is still too high now, and the road is flooded. The first priority is drainage! I need a few people to urgently go with me to the culvert outside the village entrance to see if it is blocked. It's more dangerous to clean up the silt and speed up drainage. "

Most people said they were willing to go.

What's the point of being afraid of danger? Now the rice seedlings are waiting for help!

Shen Zhuo also said: "Captain, I am willing to go."

Li Xingguo looked at him and shook his head: "Shen Zhuo, you are young and have not grown enough yet." Then he looked at the tall Zhang Kangming and nodded. "Zhang Zhiqing, come here."

Shen Zhuo pursed his lips, but after looking at Zhang Kangming's figure, he had to accept it.

Li Xingguo ordered a few more mature men, and then said to the others: "You go back to eat first! Once we clean the culvert and the water level drops a little, we can start working!"

Then everyone dispersed and went home. Shen Zhuo fell behind and heard Zhang Kangming say to Li Xingguo: "Captain, the roof of the educated youth dormitory is leaking badly. Some people's quilts have been wet. We want to repair it."

Li Xingguo said: "Get through this first . Just a few days! We can wait until the crops are replanted in the fields before we can talk about anything else!"

As they spoke, the group of people hurried to the entrance of the village.

Shen Zhuo and other villagers walked home. Some people also heard what Zhang Kangming and Li Xingguo said just now, and they said,

"Oh, the rain is too heavy. Who's house doesn't leak?"

"Stop talking, our house is just that. There was no leakage in one house, and the whole family slept in that house for two nights. "

"The water leakage was fine, but Aunt Xiu's house was too old and half of it collapsed. Fortunately, no one was hurt..."

Shen Zhuo gradually separated from them! , frowning and walking up the slope.

When he returned to the yard and saw smoke coming from the kitchen, he knew it was Ye Xin cooking.

Ye Xin heard the noise and stuck her head out of the kitchen, "Oh, your clothes are wet. Go and change quickly. Don't catch a cold!"

Shen Zhuo shook his head, "No need to change, I have to go out later."

Ye Xin asked in surprise: "The rain hasn't stopped yet, so we have to work?"

Shen Zhuo sat down on the small wooden bench in front of the stove, stirred the firewood inside, and said, "The crops wait for no one."

Ye Xin saw He frowned and asked: "How is the situation?"

Shen Zhuo said: "It's all flooded and you can't see anything. The captain took people to drain the water. If it doesn't rain too hard today, maybe we can Rescue."

Ye Xin frowned after hearing this, "I hope we can salvage the rice seedlings that we worked so hard to plant."

Shen Zhuo thought of what others had said about the leakage and damage to the house, and told her about it.

"So serious?" Ye Xin was frightened when she heard this, but she was a little lucky, "Fortunately, I don't live in the educated youth dormitory anymore. Your house is better, it doesn't leak much."

Shen Zhuo looked up at her after hearing this. But he didn't say anything.

The pot was almost ready, so he got ready to work.

Ye Xin said quickly: "I'll come. Just sit down and bake some clothes."

She quickly picked out the boiled eggs with a spatula, then filled the porridge, and then took the bacon sauce and seasonings. When he got to the table, he greeted him: "It's time to eat!"

Shen Zhuo was stunned when he saw the white porridge and two boiled eggs.

Ye Xin said with a smile: "Come and eat, one egg for each person to replenish the body."

He said: "You can eat it yourself, you don't need to give it to me."

Ye Xin said: "How can this be done? I have told you before, We will eat and live together, and from now on we will have one egg a day, one for each of us."

He was silent for a moment and said, "There are not many eggs, so you have to share half with me. You don't have enough to eat."

But Ye Xin said, "There are more than twenty." "It's enough for more than ten days."

Shen Zhuo frowned even more and said seriously: "I can't always accept your favor."

Ye Xin couldn't help but sigh, "What kind of favor is this?" She

said seriously: "Actually, I understand that you don't want to owe others. In fact, I am the same. I live in your house and live under someone else's roof. You still have to be polite to me when I buy some food." If so, I don't dare to owe you. Just figure out how much the rent is per month, and I'll pay you!"

Shen Zhuo said stubbornly, "I don't want the money."

Ye Xin said, "Then we don't want any money ." We owe nothing to anyone, and we share blessings and hardships. Don't be awkward every time, it's not straightforward at all!"

He said sincerely: "We are all growing up now, but we can't keep up with nutrition. I am thin and have insufficient strength. If I eat more good food and keep up with my nutrition, I will grow taller and my strength will increase. It will be easier to work, and I will get more work points, and I will get bonuses at the end of the year. You can get more money - this is a positive cycle, why can't you understand it?"

Shen Zhuo was stunned after hearing this.

Thinking of just now, the captain said that he was not tall enough and did not want him to clean the culvert, but wanted the strong Zhang Kangming. Compared with Zhang Kangming, he is indeed much thinner.

So...she is right, you should really make your body strong first, then you can do more work and earn more centimeters.

Remember what you eat now, you can buy more when you make money later.

Shen Zhuo figured it out and stopped refusing. I lowered my head and peeled the egg, dipped it in soy sauce, and took a bite. It was salty, tender, and very delicious. He almost forgot what it felt like to eat eggs when he was a child, they turned out to be so delicious.

Seeing him eating, Ye Xin smiled and peeled it off herself.

After drinking porridge again, my body felt hot and I had strength. At this time, the rain finally stopped, and the two hurriedly went out to work and save the crops.