Even someone as smart as Li Laoer had no idea.
Every household's grain had been harvested. At this time, under the sun, the wheat fields in front of every household's doors were being sun-dried.
On the one hand, it was difficult to store the wheat when the moisture was high, and it was easy to mold. On the other hand, if the moisture was high, the grain station wouldn't accept it, so they couldn't hand it over to the public.
Li He finished his lunch, and he took a long bamboo pole to watch the wheat field. This was mainly to prevent chickens, ducks, and sparrows from coming over.
Before they entered the wheat field, Li He's bamboo pole began to shake non-stop.
The most difficult thing to deal with was the sparrows. They were chased around by Li He, and the sparrows were smart. They felt that this person couldn't do anything to them, so they would be fine as long as they hid in the dense leaves. In the end, scaring them was no longer effective.
Li He shook the bamboo pole again, and he roared. He tried to scare the sparrows several times, but they didn't fly away. They just lowered their heads to eat the wheat, and Li He could do whatever he wanted.
If he didn't chase them away, none of them would leave.
The sparrows on the branches were chirping, and they seemed to be laughing at Li He.
Li He gnashed its teeth at them. Not only did it hate them, everyone hated them. Sparrows not only ate grain, but they could also destroy the grass on the roof. Many people had thatched houses, and the sparrows were looking for insects on the roof. They could destroy a house in a few days.
Thatched houses often leaked, not because they were not built well, but because the sparrows damaged them too much.
Li He went back and forth seven or eight times. He drove the sparrows away, drove them away, and drove them away again. He was very tired, and he was too lazy to move. He just let them eat, and he didn't drive them away anymore. He could only comfort himself that it was everyone's responsibility to love animals.
This inevitably led to Wang Yulan's complaints. She couldn't even look after the sparrows.
The sun set, and some experienced people predicted that there would be no rain tomorrow. The wheat would be safe on the field, so they only needed to pile it up at night.
But after dinner, the stars were gone, and the dark clouds were moving in their direction. The wind was blowing fiercely, and Li He was shocked. He hurriedly shouted at Wang Yulan and Li Zhaokun, "It's going to rain, hurry up and clean up."
When Wang Yulan heard that it was going to rain, she panicked. Today, there was a lot of grain, not only in front of their house, but also in front of Li Long's house. There were tens of thousands of catties of grain.
Li Zhaokun didn't dare to be careless. He knew what was important and what was not. He quickly threw off the slippers and pushed the wooden cart barefoot. He picked up dustpans, bags and other things randomly and rushed to the wheat sunning field.
If the wheat was exposed to the rain, for many people, it would be a "sky collapsing" disaster. The good wheat would go bad and moldy. It could not be sold for money, nor could it be eaten.
Not only would a season's worth of labor go down the drain, but it would also affect the family's livelihood.
The first thing Li He did was to pull up a big light bulb in the wheat field. The light was bright, and it could illuminate a long distance.
Li Long and his wife came very quickly. They had to clean up the wheat in front of their mother-in-law's house first before they could clean up the wheat in front of their own house. They took pushers, wooden shovels, straw curtains, and tarpaulins. Those that could be put into bags were put into the house first, and those that couldn't be put into bags were put into a pile and covered with a rain cloth. They pushed and covered, and they were racing against time. Everything had to be done before it started to rain.
The dull sound of thunder came from afar and rumbled away, stirring everyone's taut nerves. Every family was doing their best to pile up the wheat, as if they were robbing from the hands of bandits.
At this moment, time was equivalent to the wheat.
Occasionally, there would be a few raindrops falling from the sky. Just these few raindrops were enough to scare a baby to death!
They would rather lose ten catties of meat than lose a grain of grain! They were doing their best to pile up and push!
Some people who were good at harvesting came uninvited. They brought their own tools to help Li He's family harvest the wheat. Liu Four and Pan Guangcai came. Not only did Li He not have the time to say thanks, but he also urged them from behind.
After Li He's house was done harvesting, a group of people hurriedly went to the wheat field in front of Li Long's house.
At this time, the wind blew even stronger, and the dust that was blown up made it hard for people to open their eyes.
This time, there were even more people who came to help. Even Liu Dazhuang's family came. Even Li Fucheng and his wife, who had just vowed that they wouldn't help their son in the future, came. They had just helped their second and third sons snatch the wheat field, and they didn't even have time to catch their breath.
He Zhaodi carried a wooden shovel and hurriedly ran out of the dark. She was barefoot, and her trousers were rolled up. Her hair was covered in dust.
"Big girl, you don't have to do anything. Go back and rest. Is everything okay at home?" Wang Yulan was used to following He Laoxi's lead and affectionately called He Zhaodi "big girl". Li Long's family's wheat field was almost done harvesting. They only needed to sweep up the thin layer of wheat on the ground and they could call it a day. There was no need for anyone else to interfere at all. Thus, she leisurely called He Zhaodi over.
He Zhaodi smiled and picked up the bamboo broom on the ground. "I just finished harvesting. There are more than 30 bags."
Li He carried a bag of steamed buns back into the house. Seeing that there was only so much work to do, and there were so many people, he didn't mind and lit a cigarette. He sat on the pile of wheat straw and watched everyone work.
When the last bag of wheat was carried into the house, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Lightning flashed across the sky, followed by a clap of thunder. Hua …
The heavy rain that had been held back for a long time finally couldn't help but pour down. It sprinkled on the village that hadn't slept the whole night, as if it was baptizing this battle.
The people who helped the Li family clean up had to go home. No one was willing to take an umbrella from the Li family. Anyway, they were all dirty, and it was better to use the rain to wash themselves.
Li Zhaokun and his wife helped Li Fucheng and his wife to go home.
Li He came out of the house and was about to go home. He saw He Zhaodi standing under the eaves and was eager to rush into the heavy rain.
"Let's go. I'll give you a ride."
Li He took an umbrella from the door. He had a flashlight in his hand, but it probably couldn't be used in the rain.
"It's okay. Do what you need to do." He Zhaodi said and rushed into the rain, tearing apart the dark night.
"Slow down." Li He still took the umbrella and flashlight and chased after her.
Barefoot, he ran carefully, for fear of cutting the soles of his feet. There might be gravel and glass shards in the mud. Of course, if he was not careful, he might slip and fall.
The wind was strong, and the rain was strong. He couldn't catch up with He Zhaodi no matter how hard he tried. He couldn't even see her shadow.
He was so angry that he threw away the umbrella and continued to chase after her with the flashlight.
"What are you doing here?" He Zhaodi stopped by a canal. This was the way she had to pass on her way home.
"The water is rising?" Li He shone the flashlight and found that the water had reached the shore. Even the paddy fields on both sides were full. It could be seen how heavy the rain was.
"It's okay. Help me find a way. I'll go there myself." He Zhaodi didn't care. She had been sailing all year round, so she was good at swimming.
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