When it was almost dawn, the rain finally stopped for a while. Seeing that the water in the fields had almost drained away, Wu Fei and his two men blocked the gap again with stones and mud, but this time it was only half a foot.

Not yet high enough.

Even if it rains heavily during the day tomorrow, it is relatively safe at this height. Before coming, the height of the gap was at least one foot deep, and the height of the field bank was only less than one and a half feet at most.

When it rains heavily, if the water does not pass through the bamboo curtain quickly, the water in the field will soon exceed the field ridge and overflow from the top.

Now, as long as the water level exceeds the height of the gap, it will flow out from the bamboo curtain. There is still about a foot of room above, allowing the water to flow out slowly.

When the two returned home, they wiped it with a towel and went back to bed. They almost fell asleep as soon as their heads touched the pillow.

I ran out to look at the water in the middle of the night, and later checked the field ridges of several fields, and in many places the soil was re-drilled and compacted.

By the time he got home, Wu Fei was already so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes open. Being fourteen or fifteen years old is the time when he sleeps a lot, and the second half of the night is the time when he can sleep easily, so he was delayed for such a long time.

, it’s strange that I’m not sleepy.

Although I have been following my father and shining the flashlight, carrying a big raincoat is not an easy task.

Especially after the raincoat is soaked by rainwater, the weight of the raincoat absorbs greatly, and it feels more tiring than carrying a burden after carrying it for a long time.

Wu Fei slept until about ten o'clock before waking up, and was still woken up by hunger. He was busy for most of the night last night, and he didn't eat anything when he came back, so he fell asleep directly. When he got up, he was really hungry.

It started to rain again outside, and no one was at home. They must have gone outside to look after the crops in the fields.

However, Wu Fei had already learned how to cook at this time. He ran to the kitchen and saw that there was breakfast left for him, and the food in the pot was still hot, so it seemed that he had not eaten for a long time.

Don't even look at it. Wu Bang had gotten up early at this time and went to check the fields again. In addition to the rice fields he visited last night, Wu Fei's family also had several pieces of land near the reservoir.

Those lands were originally paddy fields that could be used to grow rice, but because they were close to home and easy to manage, they did not grow rice.

More than an acre of paddy field has been planted as dry land. In addition to planting some peppers, some zucchini and corn are also planted, all of which are grown for sale. The zucchini harvest is almost finished, and many seedlings are no longer available.

Fruit melon.

Almost all the corn from the five-cent field has been sold, but the remaining corn that was planted late has not yet started to be sold.

Those corns are used to sell fresh corn cobs. When the corn is still very tender, the corn cobs are pulled off along with the outer leaves and sold directly to the market.

Selling young corn cobs in this way is much more cost-effective than selling old sun-dried corn. If the corn is planted early, you can sell it for one or two yuan each.

Otherwise, the kind that is planted very late will be sold at a higher price. The ones caught in the middle will not be sold at a good price, but it is still much more cost-effective than selling dried corn.

Wu Fei's family grows some corn every year to sell fresh corn cobs. Those that were planted early were sold out long ago. The remaining ones were planted late because they were too busy and were pinched.

In the middle.

It was supposed to be sold a few days ago, but it was raining all the time, the fields needed to be taken care of, and there was no time to go to the town for the market, so it was delayed.

The hungry Wu Fei wolfed down the food left behind, and he immediately became energetic.

The rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, and I don't know how long it will rain. It feels like it has rained all year long in just a few days, and there is no time to stop.

After eating, Wu Fei put on his bamboo hat and ran outside to see that the water in the reservoir had risen to the flood channel overnight, which is the first flood outlet at the top of the reservoir.

Standing outside the courtyard, you can see from a distance the field where Wu Fei's family grows corn. The cornfield that you can usually see when you go out has no shadow at all now, and everything has turned into a vast ocean.

After the water in the reservoir rose to a flood level, all the nearby lower-lying fields were flooded.

Looking from a distance, Wu Fei saw many people harvesting crops in the fields. When the water in the reservoir rose, the fish raised in the reservoir would run to the crop fields to eat.

Especially those grass carp eat rice very quickly. They can eat up all the rice in a field very quickly.

Therefore, in rice fields, few people raise grass carp, and most people raise carp. Even if they want to raise grass carp, they usually raise relatively small grass carp fry. When they grow a little bigger, the grass carp will be moved to the pond.

Keep it inside.

Seeing this, Wu Fei knew that his peppers and corns were flooded. He hurried back to the house to look for the coir raincoat, but couldn't find it. It must have been worn out by a family member, so Wu Fei took one.

I put a piece of nylon paper on my body and went out with a bamboo hat.

At that time, we only had two raincoats at home. When it rained, if the whole family went out, they would use nylon paper as a cloak and put it on themselves to protect themselves from the rain.

In fact, it is easier to use nylon paper to cover the rain. However, because it is too light, the cloak will be blown up by the slightest wind, and the rain will easily fall on the body. The effect of covering the rain is compared to that of a raincoat.

Far from it.

When we rushed to the place where the corn was grown, sure enough, the corn and peppers were flooded. My parents and Wu Li were all here.

At this time, no shadows can be seen on the peppers and zucchini, but on the corn, you can still see some of the top flowers of the corn seedlings.

Dad and Wu Li were pulling corn in the water at this time.

At this time, the water depth was already higher than a person's height, and the corn seedlings were at least two meters tall. At this time, only a little bit was left above the water surface, and the water depth was at least two meters.

My father and my sister Wu Li dived underwater, pulled off a corn cob, and then came out of the water. They threw the corn cob on the shore where it was not flooded. My mother picked it up and put it in a snakeskin bag.

By this time, Wu Fei had already learned how to swim, so he took off his clothes and went into the water with only his underpants on.

When Wu Fei went into the water, he had already picked up three or four snakeskin bags of corn cobs on the shore, and most of them had been picked up.

It took the three people almost half an hour to pull up the last corn cobs. At this time, it was raining non-stop, and the water level in the reservoir was getting higher and higher. There was no time for the flood channel to drain out so much water.

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Chapter completed!