Chapter 311 311 Live a Good Life Peacefully
Everyone came out of the dining room and walked to the dormitory laughing and joking. Da Shui let out a long sigh and sighed to Ah Cai and the others: "On rainy days like this in previous years, our life was really difficult! It was raining heavily outside, and there was no place in the thatched hut. It’s true, sometimes it’s better to die head-on than to think about it.”
Ah Cai agreed with his face, "Yes! Thanks to the master and his wife, today's life is more prosperous than those in the village."
Old Zoutou remembered that Bantou Liu had found him and said that the prefect's Zhuangzi would take in some homeless orphans and widows. He also said that the Lord had said that only those who were good and dutiful would be able to do their job, so I thought of you. Please remember to go and make peace with them. Keep your duty and live a good life, and don't let down your master and your wife.
Although I was very grateful to Team Leader Liu at the time, I still murmured in my heart that those officials always did things out of respect for face. Who knows how they would live there? Now it seems that I really can't get a seat at the table.
Old Zoutou looked at the group of people and said: "I am the older one here, and we have spent some time together. I know that we are all honest and responsible people. Now we can live a stable life thanks to Master and Madam." Today, you guys must not forget your duty and do things that will embarrass the master and his wife."
After hearing this, everyone agreed: "Brother Zou, don't worry, you guys know how to cherish your blessings and won't do anything unconscionable. You can live a good life peacefully."
The rain fell for more than an hour and then gradually subsided. Zhou Jia lay on the bed and listened to the rain subside. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the sleeping Li Yu and Yang Yang and closed their eyes to sleep. past.
The light rain continued until dawn. Everyone just thought that a heavy rain would be a good thing. The coolness had subsided and the heat was not so uncomfortable.
Suddenly, there was another rumble of thunder from the horizon, and in a blink of an eye, it started raining heavily again, with pattering raindrops falling on the ground and splashing water.
Li Yu woke up and found that Zhou Jia had already gotten up. He looked at Yang Yang who was sleeping soundly with his belly raised. He pulled the quilt that he had kicked off and covered him with it. He dressed and went out and stood under the eaves. Looking at the heavy rain, he frowned.
Zhou Jia came out of the wash, walked to Li Yu and warned: "Yu'er, don't worry, I've already asked Ah Wei. The water can't cover the ditch. Your hands are not healed yet, so don't get wet."
Li Yu looked at him and laughed, "I know! Nagging!"
Zhou Jia also laughed, "If you don't nag you, you won't remember. After dinner, I will go back to the Yamen to take people to see the river. If I don't come back before dark, don't wait for me to go to bed early."
Li Yu warned uneasily, "Yes! Be careful and pay more attention to safety near the river."
Zhou Jia looked at Li Yu and said softly: "You still talk about me, you are nagging me too."
Li Yu looked at his gentle eyes and smiled softly.
In the Changgong room, everyone heard that another heavy rain was coming, and felt relieved again. Lao Zoutou and Dashui put on their raincoats again, picked up their hoes, and rushed to the rice fields. They saw that the water in the ditch was not overflowing. After crossing the ridge, the water in the rice field was still flowing into the ditch, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Chun Bo noticed that big fish were swimming downstream in the ditch from time to time. "Look! The big fish is rushing down."
Old Zou looked at Luoji Mountain in the distance and said, "Maybe the fish in the mountain stream were washed down by the flood."
Everyone suffered from having no tools in their hands, so they could only watch helplessly as several feet-long fish were washed away by the fast current.
Dashui looked at the fish in the ditch and smiled and said: "Whenever it rains heavily, fish will be washed down from the mountain. I was in such a hurry when I came out just now that I forgot to bring a fish basket."
Ah Cai joked: "You are young and your legs are stable, so you can run around in time."
Old Zoutou smiled and said: "To see the cornfield, you have to pass through Zhuangzi. Later, you will shout at the door to catch fish. Those aquatic children can run faster than you!"
"That's right! Let's go for a walk and look at the cornfields." Dashui pulled Uncle Chun who was standing beside him and left.
When they arrived at the gate of Zhuangzi, Big Fruit shouted loudly, and Little Loach ran out with bare feet, "Uncle Uncle Shui, where are the big fish?"
Flood pointed in the direction of the ditch, "In the ditch, there are people washed down from the mountains. You have to be careful not to be washed down to feed the fish."
"Hey! I know." The little loach turned around and ran inside.
When Lao Zoutou and everyone arrived at the cornfield, they saw scattered corn plants blown to the ground by the wind. Everyone went in separately, lifted the corns up, found small branches and tied them with grass.
Uncle Chun looked at the corn and said to Old Zou: "Brother Zou, what kind of crop do you think this is? Why haven't we seen it before?"
Old Zoutou looked at the corn that was swaying back and forth in the wind and rain, shook his head and said: "I haven't seen it either, I just heard from the steward that this corn is drought-resistant and has high yields regardless of the soil." Old Zoutou looked at the corn and sighed: " People who are literate are better! They are more knowledgeable and can even do farm work better than us!"
Ah Cai said: "I heard the chief steward said that these seeds were planted by the lady, and the seedlings in the field were also planted by the lady. This is the first time I have heard that the lady of an official family can farm, and she also planted them. Better than those old masters who know how to farm.”
Dashui threw a piece of mud on Uncle Zou, "Brother Zou, you can only be blind in this life. Let's practice hard and be reborn in a good family in the next life, and learn a few words in school."
A group of half-old men were talking and laughing loudly in the heavy rain. They no longer felt as miserable and uneasy as before.
Zhou Jia took Tie Zhu, Zhao Shuli, and Chen Huwei to the river in the rain. The muddy yellow river water surged past. What made Zhou Jia happy was that the river was still some distance away from the dam. Although it would be a while. The rain has gradually become lighter, but there are still dark clouds overhead.
The village chiefs of the villages near the river also rushed to the river, walked to Zhou Jia and others, bowed and saluted: "My lords, as long as the rain can stay this heavy, the river will be fine according to the current situation. The dark clouds haven’t dispersed yet, which makes people feel a little worried!”
Zhou Jia looked at him and asked: "My father-in-law, how was the rain during the rainy season in previous years?"
The village chief thought for a moment, "To tell you what, sir, there were not two heavy rains during the rainy season in previous years, and it would clear up in half an hour at most." The village chief looked up at the sky, frowned and said, "From the ordinary people's point of view, It’s still raining, let’s see if it will be as heavy as last night and this morning?”
"I hope the rain will slow down." Zhou Jia led the people around the embankment and found no danger. He asked the village chief to report anything wrong in time, and then led the people back. The group returned to the house. The rain still continued to fall non-stop, until the night the rain did not get heavier but it did not stop either.
The next day, the rain was still falling intermittently. Mrs. Wang took Mrs. Lin to Zhuangzi despite the rain. She took out a prayer post and a rosewood box and told Ji Xiang that it was to apologize to Li Yu.