Sheng ordered a bowl of minced pork custard, which cost 30 cents. The total cost was less than four yuan!" Fourth Master calculated, "It's quite a lot."

Most people only have one yuan a month, so these four yuan are definitely a huge amount of money.

Bai Yuan came in with a bundle of firewood, "I saw that there were a lot of people eating, and most of them were students. I saw that it was quite cost-effective for three of them to go together. Two cents for one person and six cents for three people."

I can eat a meat dish, a good soup, and a big plate of steamed buns. Even if I'm not full, I can satisfy my cravings. I can save 20 cents in two or three months." Next time, I'll ask Zhong Shan and the others to join us.

Go improve your life.

Lin Yutong calculated it and it was true, "They are all people who know how to live a careful life."

Of course, it’s impossible not to plan your life carefully. When the weather gets warm, many people can no longer wear their single clothes. But even if they want to sew, they used to be able to allocate a foot of cloth to each person to make patches, but now they really can’t.

What should I do? Take off the pockets on your clothes and patch them.

This hardship will be over once and for all. When the autumn harvest is over, the cotton comes down, and the textile mills can produce in large quantities, it will be fine. I am looking forward to the autumn harvest, but the spring planting has just passed, and the ice has melted and become moist.

The seeds were planted in the land. However, there was no rain for a month or two months. The places where the canals were built could still be irrigated to some extent. Most of the places where the canals could not be built could only carry water.

By carrying water, the seedlings came out. Although they came out scattered, there should be no worries about the seedlings growing, as the saying goes. But in fact? It is already May, and there is not a drop of rain.

Counting from last summer, there has been almost ten months without a drop of rain.

The fourth master would pick up a few loads of water when he had time, and then use the ladle to water the roots of the crop seedlings little by little, as carefully as watering flowers, but he didn't dare to just pour it with a bucket, which was easier, but even if it was

Similarly, the water carried is not enough to alleviate the drought. The leaves of the crop seedlings are all rolled up and withered and yellow. If this continues, they may really die of drought.

When he went back in the evening, Fourth Master muttered to Lin Yutong: "After this severe drought, I'm afraid there will be severe floods. I can't count on the things that have been grown in the crop fields in the past few years."

Lin Yutong was frightened by these words. If this were true, this winter would be difficult to endure.

This damn weather really has nothing to say about the weather. In July, crops such as cotton finally entered the harvest season, but the rain that had been waiting for almost a year suddenly started to rain.

Bai Yuan was leading people to clean up the water cellar, taking advantage of the heavy rain to save more water. As he was busy working in a plastic sheet, he felt something hit his head. When he looked on the ground, he saw that they were all hailstones the size of pigeon eggs.

By the time he reacted, Zhong Shan had already pulled him to hide in the house. Lin Yutong was holding Chang Sheng and sitting inside the door. The fourth master took out the laughing mattress and wrapped it in Chang Sheng. Then he squatted down and reached out from the ground outside.

I picked up a hailstone. The hailstones are getting bigger and bigger, and each one is as big as a child's fist.

Lin Yutong looked at the potatoes and sweet potatoes planted in the vegetable garden and felt distressed. They were covered with such a layer of ice that all the unripe crops were frozen to death. This damn hail lasted for more than half an hour.

People who were freezing took out their coats and put them on. No matter how worried the adults were, Chang Sheng was not yet at the age to worry. The hail made him feel very curious. He stretched out his hands and wished he could carry those snow-white ice balls home.

I wanted to go out and take a look.

The Fourth Master took his little hand and touched the ice pimple. As soon as the boy felt the cold, he retracted his hand and looked at the thing like a wild beast. The child's cuteness irritated the two of them.

Just as the corner of his mouth turned up, he heard one of the young men in the security class above burst into tears, "Oh my God!" Is it easy to grow such crops? From last winter to this spring, in

Ice was cut from the river and transported bit by bit to the fields halfway up the mountain. The seeds finally sprouted, and water was fetched for irrigation bit by bit. Some people even worked overtime in the middle of the night to discredit fetching water for fear of crop seedlings.

I can't survive. It's better now. I was looking forward to the rain, but it did come, but what's the deal with such big hail? I sincerely don't give everyone food to eat.

When the hail stopped, Fourth Master asked Lin Yutong to take the children to the kang. "It must be very cold these two days. Don't come out. Just stay on the kang. I will come back later to burn the kang for you." He pointed upward.

, "I'm going to check on the boys in the security class first. They're not in such a good mood. I won't make them hungry."

Lin Yutong actually went to the kang, wrapped in a quilt and played with her children. She comforted herself that at least natural disasters like hail are highly localized, and the affected area of ​​each hailstorm is generally about tens to thousands of meters wide and about about 100 meters long.

A few hundred meters to more than ten kilometers. The area that suffered such a serious disaster should not affect the overall situation. After a few days, the land will be cleaned up and another crop of autumn crops will be planted.

But God wants to be against people. Strong winds blow day after day, and the rain has no tendency to let up at all. Early the next morning, the hail on the ground has melted, but the temperature is very low. The vegetable garden has long been covered with water.

After they were beaten to pieces, Fourth Master directly called for people to harvest the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the field despite the rain. Because they were not very big before they were ripe, especially potatoes, which were about the same size as eggs.

The small ones are the same size as pigeon eggs. The ones from the field are also recovered, and they are smaller than this, and some are as big as beans.

Qian Ni washed a bowl of potatoes the size of broad beans and steamed them in a pot to see if they were edible. "This can't be compared to the ones in the vegetable field. It suffered from drought before and didn't grow."

Chang Sheng regarded this thing as fresh food, and Lin Yutong did not dare to give it to him.

The rain was pouring down with no sign of stopping. Lin Yutong was relieved, because there were almost no new patients in the hospital. The roads might not be smooth. And the students at the school were rushing to harvest the crops that had been damaged by the disaster.

Having no patients and being free does not mean that there are no things to worry about. The biggest worry in the hospital is water. The rainwater received is definitely not enough for the hospital, but the river water cannot be used. The heavy rain washes away the soil from the surrounding mountains and flows into the river.

, the amount of sediment in the river suddenly increased. A bucket of water must contain a quarter of the mud. For a place like a hospital with relatively strict sanitary conditions, is it possible to use such water to clean gauze bandages? Besides,

Even if it is boiled and dried, it will not work without exposure to the sun.

She was worried about this in the hospital, but the fourth master walked out of the yard every two hours and took a look at the mountain. Lin Yutong was disturbed by his uneasiness: "What are you worried about?"

"Mudslide." Fourth Master frowned, "If I had known, I should have returned to the city two days ago. It's too late now, and the roads are probably not open."

Lin Yutong was so frightened that she didn't dare to take off her clothes while sleeping. She even consulted with Fang Yun and Mr. An Tai to send more patrols, especially at night. If something went wrong, she would immediately give an early warning. She also formally held a meeting with the hospital and school.

Tell everyone to be more vigilant.

Fortunately, God is not too cruel. It rained intermittently for more than a month. In late August, the sun finally came. Lin Yutong felt grateful that he finally no longer had to worry about being buried under mudslides.

He cursed again, it's already August, it's too late to plant anything. Autumn in Qinbei is very short. In another month, it will probably be frosty. No matter what you plant, it will freeze to death before the seedlings emerge.

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That’s it for this year!

The affected area was quite large, covering almost every county and town in the border area.

And what follows is the epidemic. After not seeing the sun for such a long time, what we drink is either water with sediment or rainwater. The army agencies have to pay it back, and everyone has stricter control over hygiene. But in the jurisdiction

Where are the people?

But unfortunately, there was a shortage of some medicinal materials in the pharmaceutical factory. Lin Yutong could only find another way. He stayed among the patients all day long. In order not to bring the germs to the fourth master and the children, Lin Yutong began to not go home again.

Playing with the Fourth Master, he started writing letters from the wild goose. Lin Yutong would occasionally write a note, telling him what he had eaten today, how he had rested, and who he had met. As for the Fourth Master, he almost wrote letters as part of his daily parenting routine. By Qian

Ni and Bai Yuan deliver the goods several times a day.

No matter what kind of epidemic, once the weather gets cold, it is basically under control. Lin Yutong disinfected himself before walking into the house again. The child was different every day. He was not able to speak clearly before, but now he is like a jumping bean.

, said it quite smoothly. There was mutton stewed in the pot, and the aroma penetrated directly into people's noses. "Who killed the sheep so early? How willing!"

Bai Yuan added firewood below, "A lot of sheep were injured by the hail. Some can be cured, and some are cured. They look like they were frightened and they didn't last long. Shouldn't they just kill them? During this time

The price of mutton has dropped, it’s two cents cheaper.”

Fourth Master directly paid ten yuan to Bai Yuan, "Let's see who has sheepskins. Buy a few. I'll get you a pair of sheepskin boots each." From last year to this year, no pair of shoes was given to Bai Yuan. For a young man like Bai Yuan,

The toes are all exposed.

But when I gave these ten border coins to Bai Yuan, the kid turned away and came back with a grimace. Now the things that these ten dollars can buy are really limited, "I can buy a few boxes of matches if I ask."

Lin Yutong and Fourth Master were dumbfounded, so their money has depreciated?

The fourth master laughed: "I also said in my heart that I can't keep this money, and spend it as soon as possible." Meat, eggs, as long as there is something for sale, I will definitely buy it, in order to spend the money in my hand.

.Prices are skyrocketing, and money is becoming less and less valuable if you keep it. I didn’t expect it to depreciate so quickly.

But then, Fourth Master and Lin Yutong's salary was 'increased'. It was originally an errand allowance of five yuan, but now it was changed to five hundred yuan. Lin Yutong worked three errands by himself, so his monthly allowance was one thousand yuan.

Fifth, I don’t know what the fourth master’s part-time job is. Anyway, it’s 3,500 a month. The income of the two of them is definitely high. But it still doesn’t have much effect, because the food supply and opportunities are reduced.

It’s half gone. There are no vegetables and no oil. It’s not that they don’t have rations, it’s because they really don’t have them. Everyone doesn’t have them. Lin Yutong said that he didn’t want to save any money this time. After receiving the allowance, on weekends, he held his children and four children.

Together with my father, I quickly spent the money. Exchanging it for food, no matter what kind of food it was, was more secure than holding these tickets.

No matter how difficult it is, those who are supposed to be doing business on this street are still doing business. Chang Sheng pointed to a stall selling fried cakes, and then hugged the fourth master's neck and started to cheat. When he smelled the smell, he rubbed his tongue directly on the fourth master's shoulders.

This embarrassing and pitiful little appearance made Fourth Master's nose feel sore, "Eat! Dad will buy you whatever we Chang Sheng wants to eat."

So a family of three, Qian Ni and Bai Yuan, occupied a square table with fifty fried cakes.

Lin Yutong stared at the fourth master. Four adults and one child want fifty fried cakes. Is there any mistake? Can we finish eating these?

As soon as the dish was served, Lin Yutong didn't feel bored at all. She killed five of them in one go, and she was not even happy. The Fourth Master looked at her with a half-smile but not a smile: "Do you think it tastes good?"

Lin Yutong laughed. Even ordinary people would never remember to eat this thing once a year. The fourth master pushed the plate in front of Bai Yuan and Qian Ni: "Eat it while it's hot. If it's not enough, ask for more."

Bai Yuancai was not polite to the fourth master. He followed him for too long, and he was no different from the rest of the family. As soon as the fourth master said it, he immediately called to the boss: "Fifty more!"

This foodie!

Lin Yutong was too embarrassed to turn around and look around, but the Fourth Master just laughed: "Look, no one is laughing around."

People passing by and those who heard it swallowed unconsciously, but it was really rare that they were willing to come over and eat one.

While waiting for the next pot of fried cakes, Lin Yutong wiped the oil stains on his children's hands and the candy on the corners of his mouth while looking around. This small stall was set up temporarily, and there were only these three chairs placed next to him.

There were two people sitting at this table. You could tell by looking at their clothes that they were fellow villagers from nearby. They had put on their sheepskin jackets early. There was nothing to eat in front of these two people, and they even put their feet on the stool.

Pai, he looked like a second-rate guy. When Lin Yutong looked over, the two people's voices, which were not loud at first, became louder this time, as if they were trying to attract attention.

The younger man, that is, a young man in his early twenties, with dishonest eyes, darting around, said to the middle-aged man holding a dry pipe next to him: "You are the witch god. I am inviting you today just to talk to you."

Tell me about the strange things at home."

The middle-aged man knocked the pot of his pipe against the leg of the chair: "Whatever you say! It doesn't matter if you invite me to dinner or not. I'm a fellow villager."

The young man pretended to be mysterious: "Let me tell you, our village has been haunted recently."

The sound was neither high nor low, just enough for everyone around to hear it. Everyone was somewhat in awe of the "ghost" thing.

Lin Yutong glanced at the fourth master, who shook his head gently, indicating not to speak and to listen slowly.

But the young man became more and more evil as he talked, "In our village, at night, we can't hear any human sounds, and even the sound of dogs barking and roosters gradually disappear. A few of us just wanted to see what was going on, and we gathered together in the evening.
To be continued...