Chapter 502 The rain passes and the sky clears
The first update is to ask for pink.
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The river that I used to see has changed its appearance. The river that was originally clear and gentle now has become turbid waves. There are still some branches and other debris floating on the river surface. I think it was washed down from the upstream. The river has also increased in size. The water surface is only about half a foot away from the top of the built river bank. Occasionally, a large wave hits over and the river water splashes onto the embankment.
"Send such a big amount of water." Lian Man'er sighed.
"This year's water is the largest one." said Goro, the oldest of the three children.
Xiaoqi was standing on the river bank, still having fun, and the two little dogs were also barking excitedly at the water.
As the saying goes, water and fire are ruthless. Water and fire are both terrible, but no one can deny that they are also beautiful and have great magical charm, especially for humans. Almost everyone has the experience of playing with fire or playing with water when they were young. Even if they are told by adults, it is dangerous and cannot be touched, but children are irresistible to resist that attraction.
Beautiful and dangerous things often have great attraction to humans. Just like the river that is watery in front of you, although the river water is turbid, the rolling waves are also unique.
Lian Man'er looked upstream and saw the stone bridge that crossed the river by the official road. The bridge was a water-filled bridge. The river water had already flooded the bridge deck. Only by observing the slightly different wave can the bridge be judged.
Further upstream, because the river embankment was not built, the river surface was washed very wide. On the river bank were children from the village. Everyone was rolled up their trousers. Some children only wore straw hats on their heads, and some even had bare heads, neither holding umbrellas. They were not wearing straw raindrops, and they let sparse raindrops hit their heads and bodies. Some brave children even got into the water and were testing the depth of the river.
Thirty-mile Yingzi is a radius of hundreds of miles. There is no big river. Children can only experience the charm of the big river through the small river that has been watered.
Lian Man'er withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, and looked at a certain place on the river surface. In just a while, Lian Man'er felt that the river water was still, but she started to move.
Lian Man'er smiled secretly and raised her head. As before, if she persisted for a while, she would be dizzy. This kind of small game is also loved by the children of the village households. Sometimes, they would gather together and stand in the river to compete for the longest time.
They can play such a simple game for most of the day without getting tired of it at all, but instead enjoy themselves.
"Stand back,... look at the dogs, don't let them fall." Goro instructed Xiaoqi and pulled Lian Man'er away from the river.
"Our father is back." At this time, Xiaoqi called out to the opposite side of the river.
Lian Man'er followed Xiaoqi's gaze and saw Lian Shouxin wearing a straw hat on his head, walking across the river along the river bank towards the floating bridge on the official road.
As soon as the rain started to get smaller, even Shoixun came out and took a few long-term workers to check the fish pond and lotus pond. The water in the fish pond and lotus pond also rose, so they took this time to scoop out water with a bucket. Although there was a river embankment, they were not afraid that the river water would flood the fish pond and lotus pond, but they were also afraid that the water in the lotus pond and the fish pond would overflow and let the fish swim out.
Lian Shouxin just finished his work and was walking home.
On the other side of the river, the water in the fish pond and lotus pond was almost full, and the water surface became a little turbid. The situation in the fish pond is not clear here, but the situation on the lotus pond can be clearly seen.
Many lotus leaves and lotus flowers were flooded, and some were interrupted by wind and rain. However, the situation did not seem very serious. There were still several long-term workers scooping out water with buckets.
At this time, Lian Shouxin walked back through the flood bridge.
"Dad, how about it?" several children hurriedly met and asked.
"It should be fine." Lian Shouxin said.
Lian Man'er looked at Lian Shouxin's expression and believed it, and also breathed a sigh of relief.
A few people walked home.
Lian Shouxin said that he had just talked with two long-time workers who were in charge of fish ponds and lotus ponds, and also asked several old dealers in the village to help.
"This rain is just like this, and it will not be much heavier. Our river bank is well repaired, so it's okay to keep it."
As Lian Shuixin said, the rain fell for a while, and the sky gradually cleared up. In the evening, a rainbow hung in the sky.
It was a real rainbow, even Man'er's eyes widened. In her previous life, except for the years she was a child, she seemed to have never seen such a beautiful rainbow again. No, to be precise, she never saw even a less beautiful rainbow again. There is no way, the air pollution is too serious.
Xiaoqi raised his hand and was about to point at Rainbow to speak, but Zhang was photographed by his hand.
"Don't point your finger at that." Zhang said.
Xiaoqi stuck out his tongue and obediently put away his hands.
There seems to be such a conventional old linger, saying that you can't point your finger at the rainbow after the rain, otherwise something bad will happen. No one can tell the source of this old linger, and everyone only remembers this taboo.
After the wind and rain, the sky will be clearer. This sentence is not only true in metaphor, but also in nature.
The day after the rain stopped, it was a sunny day with bright sunshine.
Lian Man'er went out again and came to the riverside. In just one night, the water surface was still very wide and the water level did not drop much, but he lost the power of the rolling waves yesterday, and the water flow slowed down.
On the official road, there were already pedestrians and cars walking around. The flood bridge was still not exposed to the water. When the rushing truck walked to the river, they would jump out of the car. First, they asked the people next to them whether the bridge could be walked, and then they had to go into the water and try it in person, so that they dared to drive the car across the bridge.
Even so, the handlebar didn't dare to sit on the shaft, but carefully pulled the reins of the mule and horse in front to guide the way, for fear that if you accidentally step on the side and fall into the river.
Lian Man'er originally planned to cross the bridge and check it out to the fish pond and lotus pond, but was stopped by Lian Shouxin and Zhang.
"If your father brings people there, you should be at home. There are also many jobs at home and outside of our house."
Their yard, vegetable garden, and the entire manor also have flowers, trees, fruits and vegetables that have been knocked down by wind and rain, and these have to be cleaned up.
When I woke up in the morning, I felt that the air was full of moisture. After noon, the moisture seemed to be sucked dry by the sun, but the ground was still wet.
Zhang, Lian Man'er, Lian Zhier, Xiaoqi and Wuro all took the malan rope and prepared wooden sticks, straightened the hairs, melon seedlings and other sticks that were smashed down, and tied them to the wooden sticks that were supported. Although some hairs, melon seedlings are very miserable now. In a short time, they will be able to stand up again without delaying anything.
Two days later, the water surface on the river surface was much lowered, and the river water became clearer again. The flood bridge was exposed again, and the water on the ground was dry.
Let’s look at the lotus pond, the fish pond, and the flowers, plants and trees in the entire manor have also returned to normal and become more vibrant.
The fish in the fish pond is fat, and the lotus pond is full of lotus pods. The lotus pods are still small, but the fish can be sold.
Lian Man'er first added fish fillet porridge in her own Lianji shop. The fish fillet porridge was limited to one pot every day, and it was gone after it was sold out. If you want to eat it, you can only wait until the next day. The fish heads and bones left over from cooking the fish fillet porridge were used to make soup. The taste was extremely delicious and was warmly welcomed.
The shopkeeper Wu's family was still the first customer, and then various restaurants in Qingyang Town also came to order. Then there were restaurants near the town, Sanshiliyingzi, and landlords near villages and towns. Rich families wanted to eat fish, so they all went to Lianman'er's fish pond to buy them. There were many people who bought them, and Lianman'er's family would also be responsible for free delivery.
Because there is a meal on the mountain at noon, sometimes I will go down the mountain to buy a basket of fish. Lian Man'er's family has signed contracts with several restaurants in Jinyang County, and every other day they have to send a truck of fresh fish.
It was thirty miles away, and fish were netted into wooden barrels in the second half of the night, and they could be sent to the county town at dawn.
After selling the fish for a few days, Lian Man'er decided to replenish some fry in the fish pond. Because the fish was well raised and the sales momentum was optimistic, Lian Man'er became more courageous, and she also added shrimp and crab seedlings.
"It's delicious during the Mid-Autumn Festival." Lian Man'er said so.
In the day, the vegetable gardens of the village households are rich in production, but the dishes may not be added to their dining table. Because the weather is hot, the firewood last year should be saved by this time. Therefore, at this time, the restaurant table of the village households is dipping pickles and playing the leading role.
Lian Man'er's house has to nourish Goro, who is preparing for the exam for Wenshu, and there will be hot dishes for every meal. Of course, there will be no less pickles.
The weather is hot, and the hot sorghum rice that has just been out of the pot is not easy to eat. Housewives of the village house usually prepare half a basin of cold water, take out the sorghum rice from the pot, and put it directly into the cold water. It is not enough to pass the cold water once, usually it takes two or even three times of cold water. At this time, the sorghum rice tastes the most refreshing.
In terms of meals, Lian Shuxin is the most "easy" (Zhang's words). You can remove the soil and beards of the onion from the vegetable garden, rinse it with well water, then break the onion tube, dip the mucus inside and dip it in the soy sauce that is taken out from the soy sauce jar. No need for anything else. Lian Shuxin can eat four bowls of such water-watered sorghum rice.
Zhang can also eat three bowls.
Although even keeping your trustworthy is easy to pass, Zhang would not just give him green onion dipped in soy sauce.
A slightly lazy housewife only needs to turn on the fire once a day and cook a large pot of rice that can be enough for the family to eat for three meals, so that the family can pass the whole family’s meal a day.
Zhang is a hardworking, skillful housewife and excellent cooking skills, so even Shuxin and a few children have a good taste.
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