nucmednet Chapter 156 Two people meet
Chapter 156 Two people meet
She tried her best to straighten the fallen dishes, but with the wind and rain every day, there was little effect.
It is said that farmers rely on God for their food, and this is absolutely true.
"I wonder if Aunt and the others have moved up the mountain?"
She had a bad feeling that this year's rainy season might not end so soon.
The more times like this happened, the more anxious she became. What should she do if the vegetables in the garden were soaked or washed away by rain one day?
This year she hasn't been out much to look for mountain products to dry and store.
This question gave Xia Qingyue a headache. She kept thinking about it and couldn't fall asleep at night. Suddenly, she remembered something.
That was when she went to the Li family shelter a few days ago and met Li Benfu and Li Weikang, father and son, and learned from them about the situation down the mountain. Because of the rain, the goods had not arrived yet.
Han Zhibai doesn't know this news yet.
Thinking that he might still be looking forward to going down the mountain to buy things, she felt a little restless. She took out the whistle from under her pillow and gently stroked it with her fingertips. "I have to find a time to tell him in the next two days."
This incident unexpectedly soothed Xia Qingyue's anxiety, and she gradually relaxed and calmed down, feeling sleepy.
The next day.
When she woke up, she found that the rain had subsided, and after breakfast, it was drizzling.
"Great, the rain has stopped, we can go out now!"
Xia Qingyue excitedly found the straw raincoat and hat and put them on her and Heihei.
She hadn't gone out fishing for a few days and came back. The chickens and ducks were hatching fertilized eggs. She wanted them to eat better and get more nutrition, so she took three fish cages and put them into the stream.
The stream was deep and fast, so we were afraid the fish cage would be washed away, so we tied up the fish cage with a rope and tied the other end to a big rock or tree on the shore.
I haven't been out for a few days, and I can see mushrooms growing everywhere in the grass outside, as well as a lot of wild vegetables.
She carried a backpack and a vegetable basket on her shoulder and picked vegetables along the way.
After more than an hour, I got most of the basket of mixed mushrooms and a basket of wood ear and shiitake mushrooms.
"Not bad, not bad. Let's find this place today. If it doesn't rain much tomorrow, I'll go to the bamboo forest and bring back some bamboo shoots and bamboo fungus."
She wanted to go back and find Han Zhibai as soon as possible to explain the situation at the foot of the mountain. The journey was a bit far and it would take a lot of time to go back and forth, and it might rain heavily in the afternoon.
She went back to the tiankeng to pack up. Before leaving, she remembered the clothes that she had worn before, so she took them out and put them in the vegetable basket. She traveled light and went to Han Zhibai's house with Heihei.
After walking for two hours, she came to the crooked tree she had been to last time and took out her whistle and blew it.
A melodious and loud sound spread from the forest.
valley.
Xiaobai, who was dozing off in the main room, suddenly started to wake up and stood up like a carp. He shouted towards the kitchen: "Woof woof woof!"
In the kitchen, Han Zhibai was standing on a long chair picking out moldy bacon hanging on a bamboo pole. He heard Xiaobai's cry and lost his mind, and the bacon in his hand fell to the ground.
He ignored the bacon, jumped down, ran through the utility room, and came to the main room, his eyes shining, "Is she here?"
Xiaobai shouted excitedly a few times.
Han Zhibai laughed out loud, lowered his head to check whether he was dressed neatly, hurriedly picked up his straw raincoat and hat, and rushed out.
After waiting for more than two quarters of an hour, Xia Qingyue saw Han Zhibai running towards her.
"Don't run, the wound will burst if you pull it!" she said anxiously.
Han Zhibai stood in front of her, his mouth slightly raised, his breath a little unstable, "Qingyue, my injury has healed."
As soon as the two little ones met, they happily ran to the side and started playing.
"Really? It's just now. You still need to be careful." She felt relieved, explained her purpose, and returned his clothes.
Han Zhibai stared at her, "I'll be careful, don't worry too much."
that's it?
She thought he would be disappointed and regretful when he learned about the situation down the mountain.
Han Zhibai was not in a bad mood as she had guessed. Instead, he seemed to be a little happy?
Is it because you saw her?
Thinking of this, Xia Qingyue was frightened by her own absurd and bold idea. Her heart began to beat rapidly and her cheeks felt slightly hot. She raised her eyes to look at him, but she never expected to meet his bright eyes.
Time seemed to stand still for a few moments.
She looked away in a panic and changed the subject: "If it continues to rain heavily, the villagers may move up the mountain and there will be more people. You should stock up on food and other things."
"Uh-huh."
"Hey, why are your hands so black?" She saw his pitch-black hands and became curious, forgetting her embarrassment for a moment.
Han Zhibai was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to hide his dirty hands. "Some white and green things have grown on the bacon and dried meat at home."
"That's moldy. Let me teach you how to keep the leftover bacon safe."
She told me how to make bacon chili oil.
The two said something to each other to make the other careful.
It was already afternoon, the rain was getting heavier, and Xia Qingyue wanted to go back.
Han Zhibai took a few steps forward and watched her leave, with deep reluctance in his eyes.
After walking a few steps, Xia Qingyue suddenly wanted to see if Han Zhibai had left. She turned around and saw him still standing there looking at her, her pupils moving slightly.
She smiled and waved at him, "Go back, Heihei knows the way, don't worry."
Han Zhibai looked at her and nodded.
The rain was getting heavier. Xia Qingyue walked back with the help of a wooden stick, and she had to be careful on the road, fearing that she would slip and fall.
Even though I was very careful, I still fell three times and got covered in dirt and mud.
There were fish cages in the stream, so she went to collect them first. There were three of them, and they were all heavy. She couldn't carry them all at once, so she made an extra trip to bring them back.
After all the tossing and turning, her body was mostly wet, so she took a bath with hot water and changed into dry clothes.
The fish cages caught one or two times more fish and shrimp than before.
"What a pity! If there was more sunshine, we could dry some fish and shrimp."
There was no sun, but she still wanted to find other ways to stockpile the river fish, as much as she could.
In the following days, heavy rain continued to fall, and the villages at the foot of the mountain were flooded one after another. More and more villagers were left homeless and fled to the refugee camps in the town.
Just when Qian Zhongsheng was feeling overwhelmed by this, the headmen of several villages came to him and said that the water levels of the rivers in their villages were getting higher and higher and were about to overflow, and floods could occur at any time.
Qian Zhongsheng had long been thinking about retreating, not wanting to be trapped in the town by the rainstorm. He immediately waved his hand and ordered everyone:
"Immediately arrange for the villagers and refugees to take shelter in the mountains."
"Sir, how are we going to accommodate so many people on the mountain?"
This is a huge, vexing problem.
Qian Zhongsheng had already thought about this. He held his head high and said, "There are not enough houses to live in the mountain village. Send more people to build wooden houses to ensure that everything goes smoothly. I have decided to go up the mountain immediately to explore the way for the people!"
Everyone in the room bowed and praised him: Your Excellency is diligent in serving the people, seeking benefits for the people, and has a noble character...
In the corner, Liu Yi, who was slightly bent over, quietly raised his eyes and looked at Qian Zhongsheng, who was immersed in the praise, humble on the surface but with pride in his eyes, with a meaningful look in his eyes.