roccoschili Chapter 238: Miscellaneous Events in the Village
Chapter 238: Miscellaneous Events in the Village
When Song An Ning heard his voice, she quickly asked Xiao Ming to stop the car.
"Second Grandpa, I heard that the village has formed a patrol team. I was planning to go out and take a look tonight..."
"Haha, this is what you proposed. I think it's a good idea. When I told the villagers about it, everyone was happy with it, so we formed the group.
But with that big fool around, we can rest assured. The young people in the village will just walk around the village. Not only can they keep out bad guys, but the torches can also scare away wild boars and keep them from destroying the crops."
The big fool that Song Erhe was talking about was No. 1. He was obviously a 185cm tall cool handsome guy with abdominal muscles, but when he came to him, he became a big fool.
Just because the villagers met him twice on the tree and greeted him enthusiastically, but No. 1 didn't say a word after seeing him, turned around and ran away, everyone thought he had something wrong with his brain.
After finishing this story, Song Anning asked about the situation of growing peppers in the village. As the head of Banyue Village, he would go to the fields to check the situation when he had nothing to do.
"Except for two plants that didn't get enough water, the rest are all fine, with no insects and no fallen leaves.
Especially after Zuixianju came to collect peppers and eggplants several times, they gave us real money, and everyone in the village saw it.
"Haven't you noticed that there aren't many people under this tree today? They're all guarding their own vegetable plots, each one of them taking them more seriously than their lives, just waiting to make money."
Song Anning calculated the time. The eggplants and peppers that he had planted before had long passed the seedling acclimatization period. He heard from his second grandfather that several peppers had already bloomed. This meant that in about twenty days, peppers would be able to grow and be sold.
"Then I have to go to the village tomorrow. After the peppers bloom, we need to control the amount of water they use to help them bear fruit.
And it's time to put up the racks to support the peppers and eggplants. I'll take Uncle Ming to visit each household. Everyone is grateful for my involvement in growing peppers, so they can't just leave them alone."
Song Erhe nodded with satisfaction. This was what made Aning so reassuring. Although she was always out and about, she never neglected any of the village affairs. She knew exactly what to do and when.
"I'm not worried about that. Just take care of it. I came to you this time because I wanted to take you to see the new house.
I only gave a rough idea before, but the layout of the room and the size of the doors and windows have not been decided yet.
If you are alright, shall we go over and take a look now?"
"Okay. Second Grandpa, wait a minute. I'll go get some silver for Uncle Ming. He has to go to town to get some food later."
Having only paid a deposit at the grain shop, Song An Ning gave Xiao Ming a silver note and told him to bring back some rice first.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Song Erhe was confused. This girl had bought two cows before, and now she bought a carriage.
Thinking that Aning had made money, it would be inconvenient for a girl to go out, so it would be nice to have a carriage.
But why buy so much food? He just saw two carts filled with bags of food. Do they have to go to town to buy more later? Is there going to be a famine?
"Aning, what's going on? The things in the car just now must have weighed three or four hundred kilograms.
The rainy season is coming soon, and if the food isn't stored properly, it will get moldy and become inedible."
Along the way, Song Erhe persuaded her several times, and at the same time he thought of many possibilities in his mind. Aning was a calculated person and would not do this for no reason.
When the two of them turned onto the small road, Song An Ning looked around to see if there was anyone around, and then whispered to Song Erhe:
"Second Grandfather, I took Ayuan and Ayue to Linhai Town a few days ago."
As soon as she finished speaking, Song Erhe teased, "Linhai Town? That's a great place. Next time, don't bring those two with you. Take me with you. Hahaha..."
Although the old man was joking, Song Anning knew that the farthest place they had been to in their lives was Ping'an Town and several nearby towns.
Moreover, every time they go out, it is to make money and they dare not wander around at all. So deep down, these elderly people also want to go out and eat something they have never eaten before and see some new things.
"Hahaha, if Second Grandpa says so, then I must take you there next time, and Second Grandma too, along with me.
But I’m afraid it won’t be possible in the next few months. There might be a plague in Linhai Town…”
"Plague? The kind that can be transmitted from person to person?"
Song Erhe suddenly understood why Song Anning wanted to stockpile grain. Linhai Town is adjacent to Tongchuan Prefecture. Although there is only one waterway and ordinary people cannot afford to take a boat, the rich people in the town can afford to go.
If the plague is brought back and the villagers go to town, everything will be over.
"I don't know if I can pass on my skills. Yesterday, I took Ayuan and Ayue to a fishing competition, but something went wrong on the boat..."
After Song An Ning told Song Erhe about the strange behavior of the captain of the guards on the ship, his expression turned ugly.
This sounds weird, and the plague more than ten years ago was related to corpses.
At first it was just a chicken plague. After the poultry died, they were not buried but thrown into the river. People downstream drank the river water. Later, the plague got out of control and several nearby state capitals became a living hell.
Thinking of this, his voice trembled a little and he held Song Anning's arm tightly.
"If it's a plague, it would take some time for it to spread to the coastal towns before reaching our town...
However, if you are unlucky, it will only take a few days."
"So I thought I'd tell you this so everyone can prepare early. No matter what, life is the most important thing."
"I understand. I'll think about it when I get home tonight and tell everyone."
Song Erhe has been the village head for a long time and will not act impulsively, let alone when the lives of the entire village are involved. He needs to think carefully, come up with a plan, and then discuss it with everyone.
As they were talking, the grandfather and grandson arrived outside the new house.
The rain over the past two days has delayed the progress of the house quite a bit, but the main structure is already up, especially the five main rooms, and the only things missing are the beams and tiles.
"I made the north window a little smaller because it's very cold in the winter when the north wind blows.
You decide the rest. If you're not satisfied with anything, just tell me and we can change it."
Song Anning walked around the house twice. She had only seen blueprints and foundations before, but now with walls and rooms divided, it was much more spacious than she had imagined.
"Second Grandpa, people here know how to build a kang, right? I want to replace all the beds in my house with a kang.
It’s best to install a ground heating system before laying the bricks. In winter, it will be warm all day long after heating.
“I do know about kangs, as people in our village know how to make them.
But what is this earth dragon you are talking about?
The children in our village often catch ground dragons to feed the chickens, which encourages them to lay eggs."
"..."
At this time, Song Erhe was full of questions. He had lived for so many years, but this was the first time he heard of putting earthworms in a new house. Earthworms are also called earth dragons. What kind of weird idea was this from Aning?
Song An Ning next to him laughed out loud. This earth dragon is not that earth dragon. The old man must have misunderstood. He quickly explained patiently.