After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

With the sound of the door opening, Heizi jumped out and pounced on Ye Qing.

"Ah!!!!" Ye Qing, who was sitting on the ground, held his waist and screamed.

"Hahahahahahaha! Qingya, look how much Heizi likes you. It's just teasing you." Ye Qing looked speechlessly at his uncle who was laughing at him.

"Hurry up, Qingya, it's okay. I'll go tie up Heizi." At this time a little girl came out of the house. Her skin was a little darker than the others. She had a pair of dimples on her face when she grinned. She was very cute.

"Sister Zaohua! I miss you so much," Ye Qing said sweetly.

Zaohua covered her mouth and smiled, "Come in quickly, don't stand at the door. Black people don't bite their own family, don't be afraid."

"Who's here?" grandma asked through the window in the house.

"Grandma, it's cousin Chuan and Qingya who are here." Zaohua replied.

Hearing her grandmother's loving voice and looking at Heizi who had been tied up by her uncle, Ye Qing followed her cousin into the house with brisk steps.

"Why are you two here today? Oh, you even brought me some wine." Grandpa's eyes lit up when he saw the wine.

My grandfather is old, and my grandmother doesn't allow him to drink anymore, so he can only drink with guests when they come.

"Come sit on the kang," my aunt said with a smile, "Did you have a good journey? Come drink a bowl of water and take a rest."

My grandfather had three sons and one daughter, and all of them have already married and had children. My uncle and aunt had a cousin.

My second uncle and aunt had three cousins, and my third uncle and aunt had two cousins ​​and one cousin. The house was very lively.

Second cousin Liu'er also took out a piece of maltose and gave it to Ye Qing, "Qingya, sweetheart, stay here for a few more days. Now that the weather is warm, let's go find locust flowers and let my mother make locust flower cakes for us."

Ye Chenchuan was pulled by his grandfather to talk, "How are your grandparents? Is everything fine at home?"

It’s no wonder that grandpa asked directly about the situation at home. It’s not a festival now, and the journey is far, so he has never been here in previous years.

He only has this one daughter, and everyone in the family loves her dearly. They were willing to let their little daughter live so far away from him because life was a little better down in the mountains. Now that he sees the two children coming over, he gets a little anxious.

"Everything is fine at grandpa's house. Grandpa and grandma asked us to take good care of you. But my mom is worried about how you are doing in the mountains, so she asked us to come and check on you." Ye Chenchuan replied quickly.

"It hasn't rained for more than two months. The water in the river beside our village is running low. I don't think it will have any impact on your drinking water here, Grandpa."

"Don't tell your mother to worry. We are fine. There is a spring on the mountain. It's just a little smaller than before. It doesn't affect our daily drinking water. We don't grow crops on the mountain, so we don't need so much water."

"It hasn't rained for more than two months. It has happened before. There's little rain in spring, so it might rain in a few days."

At this time, Ye Qing suddenly interrupted, "Is there enough food at home, Grandpa? Will the price go up if it doesn't rain later?"

My uncle's family doesn't grow crops. They usually sell their game for food. If the price really goes up, it will definitely affect the family.

Grandpa Zhou thought for a moment and said, "There are indeed fewer animals in the mountains recently. They have all gone deep into the mountains. I never thought much about it. We really need to prepare early."

My uncle also said, "Dad, I'm going to take Tietou out to sell rabbits these two days. The weather is getting hot, so let's sell the meat we have at home and use the money to buy food."

"Buy more gray brown rice, which is cheaper. Ask your mother to bring you some money so that our family can buy more and save it." Grandpa thought for a while and said.

My aunt and cousins ​​were listening nearby, and they were also worried. They didn't understand much, but they knew that the family couldn't afford to be short of food.

"Let's have a good drink tonight," uncle patted Ye Chenchuan's shoulder, and was so happy that he couldn't see his eyes.

"Dad, I took my cousin to see the rabbits." Everyone likes the newborn little white rabbits, and they are now the new favorites of the family.

Zaohua took Ye Qing to the rabbit nest to see the little rabbits, "Qingya, do you like little rabbits? If you like, take two back. The rabbits may give birth, and there will be a litter of little rabbits in a few months."

"Sister Zaohua, I like little rabbits." Ye Qing couldn't control himself and reached out his hand.

Ye Qing used to like rabbits, but he was studying crops, and if he raised rabbits, they would easily eat his graduation thesis.

I can only watch the senior sister next door who studies animals petting rabbits every day.

After looking at the rabbits, Zaohua took Ye Qing to see the sheep raised at home. The lambs had not been born yet and the adult sheep were almost taller than Ye Qing. Ye Qing only dared to look at them from a distance and did not dare to get close because the horns of goats could hurt people.

Ye Qing and his elder brother did not stay long. They went down the mountain the next morning with the rabbits given by their uncle. Their family was still waiting for them to fetch water to irrigate the fields, so they could not afford to delay as it was related to the family's food supply for the second half of the year.

When I got home, the yard was very quiet and clean. It was obvious that it had been cleaned before leaving.

When Ye Qing opened the door to the main room, he saw his seventh brother Ye Chenyu playing in the mud. "Seventh brother, why are you playing in the mud in the room? Grandma will beat you if she sees you." Playing in the mud in the room, a typical naughty child.

"Little sister, it's too hot outside, so I thought of making a house, putting it in the sun to dry, and then taking it to compete with Gousheng to see who makes the better one." Ye Chenyu said aggrievedly.

Ye Qing looked at him speechlessly. There was no sun drying under the tree outside. Where did the water mixed with the mud come from? He couldn't think about it. He even wanted to beat him up.

The sun was setting, and the family members who were working in the fields had returned. I had just finished telling my mother about the situation at my grandpa's house when I heard my grandma calling me. "Qingya, everything is fine at your grandpa's house. How is he?"

"Grandma, grandpa and grandma are in good health, and everything is fine at home. There is a spring on the mountain, but the water is a little less now than before."

"It hasn't rained for more than two months. It's so worrying. The wheat is wilting after watering it every day. Oh, God, please give us some rain soon." Grandma muttered with a frown.

Ye Qing felt that the weather was not right, so he had to make plans early. "Grandpa, do we have enough food? Should we buy more to store at home? Will the price of food go up?"

Old Man Ye was startled, and recalled a drought he had experienced when he was a child. That drought was not that severe here, but it had already forced some families to sell their children. "Let's set up the meal. After we finish eating, I'll go to your great-grandfather's house to discuss it."

After dinner, Old Man Ye went out with his pipe on his back. The family members began to clean up the table. The hot water was boiled in the kitchen, and everyone started to take a bath.

Everyone had packed up, and Li began to worry about why Old Man Ye hadn't come back yet. She was just thinking of asking the eldest brother to go out and greet him when Old Man Ye walked in slowly.

"Why did you come back just now, old man? Have you discussed it?" asked Li.

Old man Ye sat by the door and started smoking a pipe. "We've discussed it. My eldest brother also thinks that this day is not right. We can't be the only one buying grain. It will be too conspicuous. In the future, when people come to borrow money for something, we are all from the same village. We should give it to them or not."

Old Ye tapped his pipe and continued, "My eldest brother and I went to find the village head. The village head planned to let everyone buy it together. If we buy more, we can get a cheaper price."