Chapter 264 The vicious female partner escapes to farm (15)
Even though a bucketful of water entered the ditch, it was immediately absorbed by the mud.
But bucket after bucket of water continued to pour into the ditch, and the water in the ditch gradually filled up, and then flowed inward along the ditch, passing through the bad land created by every household.
At this moment, everyone was so excited that they cheered.
"It's really hot!"
"I'm not dreaming, am I?"
"Brother Hero, are you tired? Come on, come on, I'll help you, I'm strong!"
"Hahaha! Ergouzi, do you want to be shameless? In terms of strength, the heroic brothers deserve to be the greatest!"
"What do you know! I'm afraid that the heroic brothers will be tired!"
Xu Yin said with a smile: "The waterwheel has inertia. As long as the speed of the water flow does not slow down, it will generally not stop after it starts running. But if you want it to go faster, you can also use manpower to drive the waterwheel."
"Me, me, me! I'll get the car!"
People scrambled for traffic.
At this time, the skinny monkeys from each family thought that the cart could not get on the wheel, so they were snatched away by their father.
The faster the rickshaw is, the faster the waterwheel is running, and a steady stream of water flows into the distance along the ditch.
On this day, everyone was as happy as a holiday.
The field irrigation problem was solved, and Xu Yin also optimized the drinking water problem.
The water I originally drank was collected from streams on the mountainside, and I had to climb a mountainous road. Because the streams below the mountainside were diverted, the flow was small, and it was difficult to collect them in containers.
I heard from Shi Feng that there was a bamboo forest in the back mountain, so she asked them to cut some bamboos back, cut them in half, cut off the bamboo joints, dig out the bamboo clothes, make holes between each section, and use toughness to
Wear good thin rattan.
Connected in this way, the natural brand "tap water pipe" runs from the water outlet on the stone wall on the mountainside to the foot of the mountain.
Just bring pots and buckets to collect water, which saves everyone the time of going up and down the mountain.
The stream water gathers in the bamboo joints and gurgls downwards, non-stop twenty-four hours a day, providing enough water for daily drinking by each family.
Often when the container is full, the water from the stream continues to flow.
Xu Yin took advantage of the situation and dug a pit nearby to serve as a reservoir.
Families whose abandoned fields are far away from ditches can also go here to scoop water to irrigate their fields.
The pool is not deep. Even if a child accidentally slips in, it will only reach their waist.
The sun was blazing in the sky, the water in the pool was warmed by the sun, and there were actually children taking a bath here.
Xu Yin couldn't bear to look at it.
Later, Erlang and his friends of the same age caught a few small fish in the river. They were reluctant to eat them and kept them in the pond.
It’s not that I keep fish as pets, but I want to keep them until the Chinese New Year to eat big fish.
I heard Xu Yin say matter-of-factly: Fish won't grow up if they are frightened. Those children who always love to play in the pond and bathe in the afternoon have never been in the water again - everyone wants to wait until the Chinese New Year to eat big fish.
Xu Yin rubbed her chin and thought: Isn't this just a fish pond?
But what Erlang caught were almost all small white fish. Not to mention raising them until the Chinese New Year, they would not grow into the big fish he expected until next year's Chinese New Year.
Xu Yin quietly put a few rice flower fry in the pond and threw some fish food in regularly.
Erlang and his children would dig up some earthworms to feed from time to time. The small fish pond doubles as a reservoir, and children would lie down and look at it every day.
There was a light rain yesterday, and the straw awning on the roof got wet. Xu Yin took it off, dried it, and made some new awnings.
It rained again one day due to lack of protection. Without tiles, we had to rely on a straw canopy to keep out the rain.
I heard that there are tiles for sale in the city, but the price is not cheap. Now that she is a "famine refugee", where can she get the money to buy tiles?
But she couldn't weave a straw canopy every two days. She wanted to free her hands!
Besides, it’s okay if the rain is light, but what if a heavy downpour breaks through the thatched awning?
While Xu Yin was editing, she was thinking about the feasibility of privately burning kilns.
I had asked Chen Mancang and the others before, and everyone said they had never heard of people being arrested for burning kilns, but the main reason was that they had not heard of any kilns in this area, and even if there were, they were government-owned.
At this time, Shi Fengnian came happily carrying a bamboo basket:
"Brothers, heroes, look! I caught a pheasant, and it's still alive! Let me give you something to eat!"
"You went hunting?"
"Where is it! I just found it when I was cutting firewood, and I picked it up casually. This mountain is too small, and there is nothing to do with it. The mountain behind my house is the big one! I wandered in there for three or five days, and I never left my hands empty."
Xu Yin also went up the mountain to cut bamboo a while ago and realized that apart from the trees used for firewood, there were really few flowers on this mountain, and there were very few wild vegetables and fruits.
But even though it was less, Erlang still went up the mountain every day.
He and his peers often make appointments to dig wild vegetables and pick wild fruits together.
Fortunately, there are not many animals in this mountain. You have to be lucky to encounter pheasants.
Seeing that he was so eager to reduce the burden on his family, Xu Yin naturally would not stop him.
"By the way, brother hero, do you want to take your younger siblings to take a bath? A few of us found a good place to take a bath. The water in the small lake is actually warm. In addition to bringing you chickens, I will also take some
Put on some clothes and go take a bath!"
"The water in the lake is hot?"
Isn’t that a hot spring?
Who doesn’t want to take a dip in a hot spring bath?
Although after the house was built, she could boil hot water to take a bath every day, but wiping her body with a soaked towel was incomparable to soaking in a hot spring.
"Where is the lake you mentioned? I don't have time right now. I have to lay the roof first and go there later."
"Paving the roof?" Shi Fengnian saw that they had made a lot of straw awnings, so he climbed up on the roof, stretched out his hand towards Xu Yin and said, "Here, you throw it up, and I will spread it for you. Isn't it quick?
Let’s go together! It’s so crowded!”
Xu Yin: "..."
Erlang suddenly held his stomach and said: "Ouch, my stomach hurts, I have to find a place to poop!"
By the time Shi Fengnian helped Xu Yin lay the roof, the boy hadn't even come out yet.
Shi Fengnian shouted: "Erlang, are you okay?"
Erlang said weakly: "No! It will take a while. Brother Fengnian, please go take a bath first. Don't wait for me. I'm always slow to poop! And you can't push me. I can't even push it..."
Hearing what he said, Xu Yin knew that he was pretending.
Li Erlang, it’s a shame that you won’t be born as an actor in future generations!
Seeing that he hadn't come out yet, Shi Fengnian had no choice but to say: "Brother Hero, I'll leave first, Brother Feng and the others are still waiting for me. The small lake is over the east mountain, at the foot of Dongshan Col. If you are worried about getting lost, wait
When I come back, I will accompany you!"
After Shi Fengnian left, Erlang poked his head out and said, "What should I do, sister-in-law? If he insists on accompanying us, won't you expose the secret?"
Xu Yin said with a smile: "Then follow him, remember the way, and tell my sister-in-law when you come back."
Erlang suddenly felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. He patted his thin chest and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I must have memorized the road!"
Next, Erlang and his third sister continued to collect stones and pull weeds, and Xu Yin killed the pheasant.
It was said to be a pheasant, but it was actually a large bird. There wasn't much meat in the braise, so I soaked a lot of mushrooms and made chicken soup.