Start as a farmer from an ordinary world

Chapter 176 Xie Liansheng Returns

There is almost a month left before the autumn crops in the fields are due to be harvested.

When rain is needed now, God has no intention of raining at all.

The Loess Plateau has experienced nine droughts in ten years, and this situation is perfectly normal.

In previous years, the laborers of the second team of Guanzi Village could only carry water for irrigation, trying to keep a few irrigated land along the Dongla River.As for the crops in other places, it all depends on the sky.

It is said to be watering, but half a scoop of water is poured down the roots of the crops, and there is no way to water them thoroughly.It can also wet the ground. It's hard to say how much it can do to the crops.

And this watering method is extremely slow in efficiency.

The cliffs on both sides of the Dongla River are more than ten meters high, and it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to carry two buckets of water up and down.Coupled with the ditches and bumps along the way, it is already remarkable to have a bucket of water left on the ground.

Even if the No. 50 labor force of the second team and four were all dispatched to carry water, it would only be able to irrigate two acres of land in half a day.

This year was different, seeing that the rain would not come, Wang Lianshun immediately invited Liu Xiangyang and Wang Manyin to discuss it.The three wandered along the Dongla River for a long time, and finally chose to set up a water pump in a ditch near the Sichuan ground.

Then, all the labor force of the second team was dispatched.In just one day, the crowd dug a 300-meter-long ditch along the Sichuan Road, leading directly to the ground.

However, in order to prevent the ditch from seeping too much water, Wang Lianshun spent more money, and specially asked Wang Manyin to buy dozens of plastic bags from the supply and marketing agency, cut them one by one, and laid them on the bottom of the ditch.

Everything was ready, and with the black smoke coming from the walking tractor, the rushing water gushed out and went straight to the sorghum field not far away along the ditch.

As for the laborers in the team, they continued to dig irrigation ditches in the fields.

In just three days, [-] mu of irrigated land was thoroughly irrigated.

The irrigated crops immediately became different, and the leaves were green and pleasing to the eye.

Originally, there were people in the second team who had objections to Wang Lianshun spending a lot of money to buy a walking tractor, but now they are silent.If you count the paddy field in Dongshanmao, the second team has irrigated nearly [-] mu of land.

Even if the thief's heaven continues to dry up, they still have a bit of confidence in their hearts.

There were dozens of catties of fertilizer left in the team. Before watering this time, Wang Manyin mentioned it to Wang Lianshun, and sprinkled it all over the two acres of land, planning to make a comparison during the autumn harvest.

Seeing the second team pouring the ground in full swing, the members of the first team naturally couldn't hold back.

But they don't have a water pump, so they can only rely on their shoulders to carry water.Four NO.50 After a busy day of labor, my back is sore and my back hurts, it is not as good as a pump that can water more land in half a day.

More importantly, the fields that have been watered by others are wet, and there is a handful of mud.They went down with a ladle of water, and the ground was not wet, and the leaves of the crops were still curled.

This made many team members move their minds and muttered about buying a walking tractor with a loan next year.

As for Wang Lianshun, he was still not satisfied after watering twenty acres of land.

Now that the second team has walking tractors, it is natural to use them to the extreme... Anyway, the diesel is allocated by the commune, and the team does not need to spend money to buy it.

So he planned to take this opportunity to water several pieces of Sichuan land farther away.However, there are several hills in the middle, so there is no way to dig ditches this time.

After some discussion, they could only adopt a stupid method: first pump water into the cofferdam of the earth dam, and then everyone used donkey carts to carry water for irrigation.

Two large water tanks are tied to the rack cart, which can hold seven or eight buckets of water at a time.After the plastic bag is laid in the bucket of the walking tractor, it can hold thirty or forty barrels at a time.

In this way, three rack cars and a walking tractor kept transporting water back and forth.The other laborers in the village were busy, of course Wang Manyin was not idle, and also joined the water-carrying team.

In half a day, dozens of people only watered more than an acre of land, and the efficiency was not comparable to that of the previous few days.

When Guanzi Village was fighting drought, other villages in the upper and lower reaches of the Dongla River were not idle.

However, in the past ten days, the water flow in the Dongla River has become smaller and smaller, and the river surface is only two meters wide.

Wang Lianshun's perception was wrong, so he hurriedly asked Liu Xiangyang to pump water into the cofferdam earth dam overnight to prevent the Dongla River from cutting off its flow at any time.

The adults are all worried about the autumn crops, but the kids in the village are extremely excited.

The water in the Dongla River has become shallower, and fish are naturally much easier to catch than in the past.

One by one, they were naked, and they went down the river with net bags in their hands to search for them.If you are lucky, you can catch half a bucket of fish, shrimp, and even frogs in half a day.

Speaking of which, although the broken babies in Guanzi Village are still hungry this year, they are much happier than in previous years.At least there are fish and shrimps to catch in the rice fields in the river, and they can eat some fish every now and then.

From the beginning of spring till now, Wang Manyin has released fish more than ten times, all of which are more than one thousand catties.

But that's all he can do.

After all, Wang Manyin is still a mortal.Apart from possessing a space, he does not possess other magical powers, and his IQ is not higher than that of other people around him.

In the worldly torrent, there are not many things he can do, just do his best.For more than ten days, a layer of skin was worn off on the shoulders.

In half a month, the second team irrigated almost a hundred acres of Sichuan land.As for the plots on the Taiwan Plateau and the hills, it really can only be taken by God.

Fortunately, God did not completely disappoint people.

There was a sporadic rain at the end of July. Although there was only three fingers, it also made people breathe a sigh of relief.

At least, this year's crops can be half harvested.

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After breakfast, taking advantage of the cool weather, Wang Manyin sent the souvenirs he bought recently to the supply and marketing agency early, and then drove home with a pole.

It just rained a few days ago, and the crops on the platform by the roadside changed their appearance again.

In the alfalfa field, there are still many sparse purple flowers blooming here and there.

In the middle of the river, the corn is on the cob, the sorghum is bright red, and the millet is hanging down with heavy green tassels... For better or worse, in half a month or so, the suffering people will be able to harvest the autumn crops.

The next step is to grow wheat.

Calculating the time, Wang Manyin has been in this world for nearly a year.

This year, so many things happened.Getting married, having a mother-in-law... In a few months, another little life is about to be born.

He could clearly feel that he had become more and more integrated into this world.Many things in later generations have become blurred. If it weren't for the bits and pieces recorded in the small book, Wang Manyin would not even be able to remember some of them.

The village is about to usher in the autumn harvest, but the space has been full of harvests.

Now there are more than [-] catties of various grain reserves in it, and there are another forty or fifty poultry. In addition to the pheasants and native chickens raised before, more than ten ducklings have been added.

These are hatched with wild duck eggs at the front end, and are temporarily led by a hen to peck.

Regarding the dozen or so wild ducks, Wang Manyin had already planned in his heart.

When they grow up a bit, a pond can be specially opened up to feed them, so that they will not have to worry about eating duck eggs at home in the future.

In addition, there are many rock pigeons, more than ten hares, and one or two thousand catties of various fish in the pond.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if he and Lanhua don't do any work now, the two of them can live a very chic life just based on space.

Others couldn't get enough to eat, but Wang Manyin was always worrying about how to get things out reasonably.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard someone shouting from behind.

Turning my head, I saw a person riding a bicycle wobbly, like Wang Mandun, the secretary of the village party committee.A person trotted behind the car, but because most of his body was covered, he couldn't see who it was.

After more than half a month of practice, Wang Mandun finally learned how to ride a bicycle.

Speaking of which, this car is also full of disasters. After being dropped by Wang Licheng once, it is now completely second-hand.

When the car came close and saw the person behind him clearly, Wang Manyin couldn't help but exclaimed: "Xie Liansheng, didn't you go to work in the coal mine? Why are you back?"

"Brother Wang, don't mention it," Xie Liansheng said with some embarrassment, "I understand that the job of working in a coal mine is really not something ordinary people can eat, it's too scary..."

"You're just a coward, and you're nothing. If I had known this, I might as well have given the spot to Xu Kongxian," Wang Mandun shook his head again and again, with a look of hatred.

For this quota, he also had many disputes with Officer Zhao.In the end, I chose a cowardly person, which was really embarrassing.

"Secretary, you haven't been in the mine before, it's really dangerous in the mine, you might lose your life..."

After listening to this guy's narration, Wang Manyin knew the whole story.

After Xie Liansheng and Shigejie and several other educated youths arrived at the coal mine, they were first dragged to attend a few days of safety training, and then they were taken to work underground.

He was fine when he was training on the well, but as soon as he entered the mine, his legs began to shake.And it got darker as it went down. When I got to the work surface, suddenly a big stone fell from the top and almost hit my head.

In addition, this coal mine belongs to an old mine, and the equipment is extremely simple, only a low-horsepower diesel engine can be lifted up and down.When digging coal, people need to work half-lying under the ground, and it takes several hours to work, which can grind all four arms and bleed.

After staying under the coal mine for a long time, Xie Liansheng was so frightened that his pants were wet.

After finally getting through get off work, Masui submitted his resignation to the team leader.Later, after being persuaded by other people, I reluctantly stayed for a few days, and every time I went to the mine, I was worried.

As a result, two days ago, I heard that there was an accident in a nearby coal mine.

This time Xie Liansheng was no longer willing to go to the mine, and it was useless to persuade him.

After a few days of stalemate, the coal mining company had no choice but to let the man back.

Wang Mantun went to the commune for a meeting today, and brought Xie Liansheng back by the way.

"It's good to come back, safety first," Wang Manyin comforted with a smile.He didn't think Xie Liansheng was really cowardly...Sometimes admitting cowardly is far better than losing his life.

Hearing this, Xie Liansheng felt much better.

Now that the person has returned, Wang Mandun did not continue to pester him.

He moved his mouth, and said with a serious face: "Man Yin, I'm going to a meeting today, and I'll tell you something, I'll be mentally prepared earlier... Our commune plans to launch a dog-beating plan in the near future."

"Beat the dog?" Hearing this unfamiliar yet familiar word, Wang Manyin immediately felt a little uncomfortable.Although he didn't experience such a thing when he was a child, he heard it from the older generation.

"That's right, it is said that dogs bite people and often destroy crops in the fields, which will reduce food production..."

Wang Mantun's statement can't be wrong.Now not only people are hungry, but so are the dogs.These guys weren't born to feed on poop.

When they are hungry and anxious, they will also run to the fields to steal crops.Wang Manyin once saw with his own eyes how the local dogs in the village ate corn.These guys will first pounce on the corn stalks with their claws, and then come up to them and eat the corn.In addition, they will dig the soil and eat peanuts from the ground.

"According to the regulations, within ten days of our Shige Festival, the dogs in each village must be cleaned up by themselves. After ten days, two educated youths from each village will be selected to form a dog-beating team! Your rhubarb is a good dog , it’s best to send it out earlier. After a while, we’ll see the situation.”

Of course Wang Mantun knew Rhubarb's abilities, and felt that it was a pity that such a good dog was beaten to death.

But this is a rule, and no dog is an exception.

"I see." Wang Manyin nodded helplessly.

The general trend is the trend, and there is nothing I can do about it.

But for him, it's not a problem.If there is space to store it, it is nothing more than putting rhubarb in it and raising it for a period of time.

As for the dogs of other families in the village, I am afraid they are not so lucky.

"Well, as long as you are prepared in your heart, there will be a meeting to talk about it tonight..." Xie Liansheng was next to him, and Wang Mandun didn't dare to say something in detail.

In the evening, Guanzi Village held a meeting of all members.As expected, after hearing Zhao Jianhai talk about the commune's dog beating plan, the villagers were in an uproar.

"The dogs are all killed, so what if the wolves come to the village?"

"A son doesn't think his mother is ugly, and a dog doesn't think his family is poor... It's not easy for a suffering person to raise a dog, how can he kill him?"

"Officer Zhao, can we tie up the dog?"

In the eyes of people on the Loess Plateau, dogs are different from other animals and more like members of the family.

Therefore, I have deep feelings for the native dogs raised by myself.Even if they can't fill their stomachs, few people kill dogs to eat dog meat.

However, no matter how loud the commune members were, it would not have the slightest effect.

Zhao Jianhai directly raised the dog-beating to a high level and connected it with various things.And he made it very clear that if he kills a dog now, his family can still lose his skin and eat dog meat.

Those who don't want to kill dogs will have someone do it for them.

"Man Yin, what about our rhubarb?" Back home, Lan Hua asked worriedly.

After experiencing so many things, she naturally knew that rhubarb was very important to her family.

"It's okay, don't worry! I've already thought about it. I'll take half a day off tomorrow and send the rhubarb to the mountain earlier. The dog-beating team will definitely not go there." Wang Manyin comforted.

After hearing her husband's arrangements, Lan Hua was relieved.

Immediately, there was a little doubt on his face.Since becoming literate, she has read a lot of books.I also have independent thinking about what I see with my own eyes, and I no longer follow what others say.

But Lanhua kept her husband's instructions in mind, and she never talked about it to outsiders except for talking about it between husband and wife in private.Even if someone raises a quarrel, keep silent.

Wang Manyin estimated that this dog-beating incident should not last for too long.Like those new things before, a gust of wind blows and it's over.

The most obvious thing is that some time ago, the saccharified feed was vigorously promoted to feed pigs. At the beginning, it was done vigorously, and the villages continued to mobilize.

After Xu Kongxian was encouraged, he bought the two piglets with his own money.

Then, through Mr. Zhao, he got bran feed from the grain station, and made saccharified feed with great fanfare in the village, attracting many villagers to visit.

At the beginning, the koji seeds were provided by the county, and the fermented feed for pigs was really effective.But when Xu Kongxian made his own music, problems appeared frequently.The feed was either hairy or moldy, and in the end the pigs didn't even eat it.

Now, this matter is gone in the village.

(End of this chapter)