445, Winter Has Arrived 09

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the hail gradually became the size of a fist. No one from every household in the village dared to go out for fear of being beaten out. There was news in the past that someone was killed by hail, so you can't be careful. I stayed at home and listened to the banging on the roof, which made me feel terribly distressed. I was afraid that the roof would be damaged and repairs would cost money and effort in the future.

Damn it! Why is it hailing? This is too sudden!

In the village next door, I heard that people were smashed to death, and some people said they were struck to death by lightning. No matter which one is true, it is quite scary. Not only were people's lives at risk, property was also damaged, with larger hail damaging awnings, windows, street lights, etc.

While the rain was still not heavy, Zhou Jianye rushed back to his home with his helmet on. The Yu Heng family had nothing to do after dinner, so they all stayed in the living room and watched TV. Both local news and national news reported this incident. It was not just their place that was hit by hail. About 17 cities in this province, the neighboring Khanh province, and several other neighboring provinces were hit by hail.

Mingming called to express condolences: "Auntie, I saw in the news that someone over there was struck by lightning and died! Is your home safe?"

"That's from the next village. We have nothing to worry about here. The houses have lightning rods, and we don't have to worry about going to the fields..."

"Don't worry, Auntie. As soon as the hail stops, I will come to your house immediately to see if anything has been damaged."

The rain, sleet, and hail lasted for three days. When Yu Heng got up on the third day, he learned from the news that it stopped at about four o'clock last night. There were losses and casualties everywhere. The real disaster fell from the sky. During the news interview, meteorological experts and professors also gave scientific explanations for the abnormal weather. Yu Heng took a quick look and ignored it.

However, from that day on, the abnormal weather did not ease at all, but became increasingly severe. First, the temperature dropped again, and then ice crystals continued to fall in some places. Thin and continuous ice crystals were caught in the rain. Children found novel toys, but adults were even more worried. On the Internet, everyone's cheerful and fun-loving attitude at the beginning turned into a bit of fear.

Panic began to spread among the crowd, and some apocalyptic remarks were spread on the Internet, and they were well-reasoned. The biggest evidence was the abnormal snowstorm and low temperature last winter. The purchasing trend has arisen again, and prices have shot up a lot in an instant. This is even more serious than the phenomenon of herd purchasing among the masses a few years ago when there were rumors on the Internet that there was an oil leak along the coast and the price of salt would soar and it would be impossible to buy salt. Relevant government departments have to take measures quickly to curb merchants from maliciously raising prices. They must also control online speech and curb panic.

When Zheng Han went to the market with his third aunt Xianglan, he followed the crowd and bought a lot of things at home. Zhou Qingrong was relatively prudent. He felt that he had an ancestral storage ring at home, and he also saved a lot of things. The things he bought were He handled half of it, and he knew it well. Don’t be afraid even if the end of the world comes, your family will never starve to death or freeze to death.

Zhou Jianye almost died of anxiety. When the hail stopped, he was stuck in the ground for almost the whole day. The weather was bad this year, so we were late in sowing and transplanting the rice. I finally managed to keep an eye on it, and I couldn't be more careful. When it was time to harvest, there was such a rain and sleet! A large area of ​​the rice field collapsed before he could be rescued, and all the mature and full grains fell into the ground and floated on the water. He was so distressed that he couldn't eat or sleep, and his heart ached.

You said it would be better if this was a typhoon! There is a weather forecast, so we try our best to harvest in advance, and we can harvest as much as we can. Wherever it is like now, hail will fall without warning, destroying all the fruits of the past six months of work! Angry and hateful! Zhou Qingrong could only persuade him, but if he couldn't persuade him, he could only follow him to the ground to help him at least.

The people left behind in the village are all middle-aged and elderly people, and a few young people. They are planting the land, and they are almost all soaking in the ground these days. Yu Heng went to the rice field to deliver lunch. Standing on the edge of the field ridge, he could see a large area of ​​golden rice ears scattered in pieces soaking in the water. The newly dug outlet next to it was draining water. When I got closer and squatted down, I saw tender seedlings swaying on the water, and the ears of rice were sprouting.

This thief is not going to make life easy for anyone, so the farmers have no choice but to swallow the bitter water themselves. The local agricultural department has launched measures to comfort farmers and try its best to help plant rice for the next season. Zhou Jianye and other villagers went to the town to collect various pesticides and fertilizers. They rolled up their sleeves and began to prepare for sowing and transplanting rice for the second season. .

Yu Heng still asked Zhou Qingrong to help: "Your third uncle is now the only brother left by your father. Your brother Qingshui is not at home, so you are half a son. Go and help him as an exercise. But if you feel that you can't hold on, If you can’t stand it, take a rest and don’t tire yourself out.”

Zheng Han takes care of the child, and Yu Hengbian and his third sibling Xianglan often deliver food and water. In fact, he was not optimistic about this batch of rice. Hard-working farmers are still fighting against the weather, trying to produce plump golden ears of rice, but the weather is staring at them and may not necessarily allow them to get what they want.

On the fourth day of the Beginning of Autumn, all the rice transplanting was finally completed. Zhou Qingrong lost weight due to exhaustion, but his muscles were much stronger. He ate three large bowls at a meal, and looked strong and healthy.

"Mom, the first season of rice was almost destroyed. How about my uncle's rent for this year is waived?"

At the dinner table, Zhou Qingrong tentatively said to Yu Heng, "I am really tired from farming!" After working hard for more than half a year, he had almost no income. He felt sorry for his relatives and friends, and he didn't want to collect this year's rent.

Yu Heng beat Zhou Qingrong because he wanted him to shoulder the responsibility upright. In the past, when Zhou Jianjun was here, Zhou Jianjun had the final say in everything at home. But when he entered this mission world, he became the one who had the final say. Now it seems that Zhou Qingrong has grown a lot physically and mentally after experiencing the hardships of farming life. Yu Heng did not want to reject his opinion for the first time.

"You're right. Go to my uncle's house and tell him when you have time to make him feel at ease."

After listening to Yu Heng's words, Zhou Qingrong showed his big white teeth and nodded in agreement. I turned around to see my son poking at the rice in the bowl, picking it up and eating it as if it were several meters. A lot of rice grains fell on the table, and I immediately raised my eyebrows and started to lecture my son. "On a hoeing day, sweat drips from the soil at noon. Growing food is so hard, how can you waste it like this!"

Zhou Haojun pursed his lips and honestly picked up the rice grains. Zheng Han quickly took them and threw them away, fearing that it would be unhygienic if the rice grains fell on the table. "What's wrong? What are the children doing with such sad faces?"

"I want to go to school."

"Huh?" Zhou Qingrong's eyes almost dropped.

"Hanhan and the others are all in school, but I'm not. I want to go too."

Hanhan is the eldest granddaughter of Zhou Jianye, and her nickname is Zhou Yuehan. Because the whole generation has a good relationship, the grandchildren often play together.

Yu Heng understood. It turned out that in September, Zhou Yuehan and other children were about to start school. Zhou Haojun saw that all his friends had left and no one would play with him, so he became unhappy. "You can go to school if you want, but you have to read, write and do homework. Can you do that?"

"I can!"

"Okay, then go ahead and ask your dad to sign up and pay the tuition for you." The little fat man is much stronger now. After being confined at home for so long, it's time to let him go out and play. It would be better if he wanted to go on his own instead of being forced by adults.

Zhou Haojun went to school happily, but he only went to school for half a month and couldn't study. There's no other reason but one: it's snowing.

It was noon when it snowed, and that day had been very gloomy since the morning. The sky was densely packed with dark clouds, and there was no wind. The air was filled with a dull and extremely restless feeling. The domestic dog and the chickens in the chicken coop kept croaking, adding a bit of irritability.

Zhou Haojun was eating in the kindergarten. There were only three people in the Zhou family. Yu Heng picked the leeks in the yard and made a leek box, which was served with hand-made noodles cooked with shrimps, meatballs, scallops and cabbage. While eating, it suddenly got darker. Zheng Han got up, turned on the light, and then yelled.

"Husband! Look what that is?!"

Her tone was so scary that Zhou Qingrong immediately put down his chopsticks and walked over. Yu Heng also turned to look out the window, as if he saw something white floating outside the window.

"Snow, it's snowing!"

There were loud shouts one after another in the village, and the villagers informed each other with panic in their voices. Zhou Jianye also shouted from the next door: "Qingrong, second sister-in-law! It's snowing! Don't go out!"

The older generation held the door tremblingly, muttering: "Xia Xue, Xia Xue..."

"Yes, it's snowing. Grandpa, come in quickly and don't get cold." The young granddaughter quickly helped the old man into the house.

If hail is still within the acceptance range of the people, then this light snowfall on the day of Bailu has definitely caused huge panic among the people.

Various forums and social software are like boiling water, and doubts, confusions and speculations are like bubbling bubbles, emerging one after another. This time, even southern netizens who seldom see snow are in the mood to take photos and videos. It’s so weird! It’s not like Dou E was wronged and it snowed in June!

While panicking, the farmers in Laokang Village were also very sad and angry. The seedlings had only been planted for a few days, but the snow came and destroyed them again. This year has been really rough! Zhou Jianye's mood was extremely bad. He just felt that the passing of the year was unfavorable, and he was a little panicked. He couldn't control himself not to think about what his nephew said before.

Could it be that a catastrophe is really coming? His heart skipped a beat, and a blush appeared on his face. His dark face could appear red, so how red could it show through? His wife, Xianglan, was unhappy. She snatched his cup and took the wine jar away: "Stop drinking. If you drink any more, you'll get drunk! It's just a few acres of land. If you lose it, you'll lose it! Now there's a lot of clear water." If you can make money, you don’t need to live on your few acres of land!”

Zhou Jianye slapped the table with his big palm: "He has three children, how can he support his family with that salary?! I must not subsidize him more while I can still move! Two grandchildren, they are not allowed to have two apartments in the future? The tuition fees outside are expensive, and the houses are It’s expensive, how can he earn it alone! Let alone the house in his hometown, no matter how nice the house is, it’s still in the countryside and cannot be used!”

"There's nothing we can do about it. What can we do if the weather is not good this year? If you make your body angry, wouldn't it be even worse?"

"Oh, I won't drink if I don't want to!" Zhou Jianye lay down on the bed and felt warm. "Not to mention, this kang is really good. It saves electricity. I just boiled a pot of water and now the kang is warm. It's easy to use." Xianglan also nodded and praised Zhou Qingrong for his ability: "I don't know where I came up with the good idea. , the second brother is gone, and Qingrong will be in their room."

Zhou Jianye stretched out his hand to touch the quilt and listened quietly to his wife's words. Then he sat up straight, put on his shoes and coat and walked out.

"What are you doing and where are you going? It's snowing outside!"

"Go to the second brother's house next door."

So when Zhou Qingrong was organizing supplies at home, he heard from his wife that his third uncle was here. He clapped his hands and came out of the warehouse (left side room), locked it, and walked from the corridor to the main room. Zhou Jianye was standing outside the living room shaking off the snow and closing his umbrella, and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing, Uncle San, is there anything wrong? Why are you here even though it's snowing?"

"Hey! Let's go in and talk!"

After entering the living room, Zhou Jianye talked about what Zhou Qingrong had said before. Zhou Qingrong replied, "My mother dreamed about it. I didn't believe it at first, but now Uncle San has seen it too."

Sitting in the living room, he could hear the sound of snow falling outside, and the loofah rack in the yard creaked from time to time.

Zhou Jianye looked at Yu Heng, and Yu Heng repeated the same story. Finally, Zhou Jianye left their house with a gloomy face. "Is Uncle San angry?" Zheng Han asked.

"It's okay. Let's go cook." Yu Heng watched Zhou Jianye go out, and then closed the door to block the cold outside. I just hope Zhou Jianye can take some action. After all, they are close relatives. They must support each other in the future. Their family has a lot of supplies. They can help Zhou Jianye and his family in the future, but with so many relatives, where can they take care of them all? It would be better if Zhou Jianye believed it, because what he said was much more reliable than what Zhou Qingrong said.