Chapter 63 Prepare for a Rainy Day
Ye Xiaofan took the wooden shovel and went to turn over and dry the grain, ignoring Lin Xiaoru.
He Tiantian seemed not to feel Lin Xiaoru's provocation, and smiled and said: "Xiaoyan is looking for Village Chief Qi, maybe there is something! We have to work, why follow! If you have something, you can also go to find him!"
After saying that, she didn't even look at Lin Xiaoru's ugly face.
Lin Xiaoru is not good at work, everyone sees it, she can't even hide from Village Chief Qi, how dare she get in front of Village Chief Qi!
He Tiantian, this stinky girl, is a smiling tiger, but she is treacherous in her heart!
Qi Xiaoyan walked in front of Village Chief Qi. Seeing his daughter coming over, Village Chief Qi must have something to ask him, so he handed the wooden shovel in his hand to others.
"Xiaoyan, aren't you working in the cafeteria? Why are you here?" Village Chief Qi wiped the sweat off his neck with the towel around his neck and asked his daughter beside him.
Qi Xiaoyan pursed her lips, hesitated for a long time, and finally made up her mind and said, "Dad, I saw ants crawling from low to high in the canteen. This is a sign of rain. The grain has not been fully harvested yet. If it rains, the grain will be in trouble, and our Qijia Village will have a hard time."
Village Chief Qi was stunned, looked up at the sky, and asked in confusion, "There is not a single cloud in the sky, where is the rain coming from?"
Seeing that her father also said so, Qi Xiaoyan couldn't help but get anxious and said, "Dad, this is what our biology book says. Those educated youth also saw it and said that there is such a saying in their hometown. And the one called Zhang Qingshan also said that there are a lot of bubbles on the surface of the lotus pond, and it will rain. I just came from there, and there are indeed bubbles in the pond. If it doesn't rain, we will at most spend a little effort; but if it rains, we will save the food rations of our entire village!"
Village Chief Qi suddenly realized that yes, his daughter was right. The last thing farmers lack is strength. If we can just be prepared and keep the food, what's the big deal about a little effort!
"Okay, I got it, you go back. I'll arrange for someone to gather the food together. If it rains, we can cover it with plastic sheets in the shortest possible time." Village Chief Qi said that this year the commune has distributed several large plastic sheets to each village, specifically for preventing rain.
Qi Xiaoyan saw that her father listened to her words, so she left with peace of mind. Before leaving, she said hello to He Tiantian and Ye Xiaofan. As for Lin Xiaoru and Huang Jingli who were resting on the side, Qi Xiaoyan was not familiar with them and was too lazy to talk to them. In fact, Qi Xiaoyan didn't mean anything else, but in Lin Xiaoru's eyes, it was Qi Xiaoyan looking down on her.
Seeing Qi Xiaoyan ignoring them, Lin Xiaoru also pouted behind her back. What's so great about it? It's just that she has a father who is the village party secretary! Now someone has reported and exposed Qi Dazhu. Qi Dazhu's good days are probably coming to an end. Maybe he will step down one day!
Not long after his daughter left, Village Chief Qi began to arrange people to pile up the unthreshed rice. The threshed grain was spread on the ground to dry in the sun. Once it rained, it could be quickly piled up and covered with plastic sheets.
Although some people grumbled that Village Chief Qi was looking for trouble, no one dared to challenge the authority of the village party secretary at this time, at least no one refuted on the surface. Seeing that the educated youth were working hard, the villagers didn't want to stop working. It took about an hour to pile all the rice into several large piles.
He Tiantian carefully observed the clouds in the sky and kept an eye on the weather conditions at any time.
"The black cloud is coming!" Uncle Snake reminded the coward outside. Alas, this coward wanted to help the villagers, but was worried about his own situation. She was a contradictory woman!
He Tiantian was stunned and looked carefully at the horizon. Sure enough, a black cloud came. She shouted loudly: "There are dark clouds over there, hurry up and pile up the grain!"
He Tiantian took a wooden shovel and began to pile the grain in the middle. Her movements were very quick and agile.
When Ye Xiaofan was eating before, he heard everyone's conversation. Seeing He Tiantian like this, he didn't have time to look at the sky, so he just followed and piled up the grain. He didn't have time to look up at the black clouds in the sky.
However, Lin Xiaoru and Huang Jingli looked carefully and saw that there was indeed a black cloud. They were immediately frightened and pale. If the grain was washed away by the rain or wet, it was their work error. Being criticized is a small matter, but not being able to get food and not having enough to eat is a big deal.
"What are you still doing? Come and pile up the grain!" He Tiantian shouted. Usually these two people are lazy, but now they see that the weather is bad, and they don't come to help. Can't they move their feet?
At this moment, Lin Xiaoru didn't care about He Tiantian's attitude, and hurriedly took the wooden shovel to work. With the addition of Lin Xiaoru and Huang Jingli, they were faster.
When the village chief Qi saw the dark clouds in the sky, he was not panicked. He had already made arrangements. He just needed to cover the rice with plastic sheets, and then arranged for people to come and help pile up the grain. Although everyone was busy, everything was in order. Everyone picked up brooms, shovels and other tools.
When the dark cloud reached the top of the head, it was already piled up and covered with plastic sheets!
The big raindrops fell on the ground, leaving big water marks on the ground. Some people were wearing straw raincoats made temporarily, and some hid in the wooden house beside the threshing ground to avoid the rain, waiting for the villagers to send raincoats.
Those who had complained about the arrangements of the village chief Qi before, now dare not say a word. This rain came quickly and urgently. If the village chief Qi had not made arrangements in advance, most of the grain this year would have been lost, and the people of Qijia Village would be hungry.
Zhao Dajiao smiled and said, "Village chief Qi, how did you know it was going to rain?"
Although she obeyed Village Chief Qi's arrangements just now, she actually thought that Village Chief Qi was doing something unnecessary. Unexpectedly, Village Chief Qi missed the opportunity and it actually rained, saving everyone's food rations.
"Haha!" Village Chief Qi smiled proudly and said, "It's nothing. I just saw ants moving to higher places in groups and thought it was going to rain, so I just took it as a precaution and asked everyone to sort it out in advance. We people If you have more, don’t be afraid of wasting your energy, but don’t let the food get wet!”
"Village Chief Qi is right!" Everyone agreed. They could rest when they were tired, but if the food was spoiled, their efforts in the past six months would be gone. Not only could we not pay the public rations, but we still had no food to eat, so we had to eat wild vegetables and tree bark. "
For a time, Village Chief Qi's prestige in the hearts of the villagers became even higher.
These days, as long as they have enough to eat, everyone will support him.
Village Chief Qi was worried about the rice under the plastic sheet. He went over to take a look and was relieved when he saw that there was no water inside.
Village Chief Qi arranged for someone to watch here to prevent the wind from lifting the plastic sheet, and let the women and educated youth return to the village. Just now, a lot of raincoats were sent to the village, and everyone went home in batches.
Village Chief Qi was worried and personally led people to watch the threshing floor all night. The rain didn't stop until four o'clock in the morning the next day.
Seeing that it was not going to rain, Village Chief Qi quickly lit a torch and asked everyone to lift the plastic sheet to prevent the steam inside from getting damaged over time. After lifting the plastic sheet, Village Chief Qi reached in. Although it was a little hot inside, it was still dry and there was no major problem. As soon as it gets bright and the sun comes out, just bask in the sun.
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