Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

After Yang Bangming's wedding banquet, the sky seemed to have a hole in it, and it began to rain. This rain did not last for one or two days, or three or five days, but for a whole month.

The rain showed no sign of stopping and Captain Yang Anzhang could no longer sit still.

He called together the experienced farmers in the team, including his father, and walked towards the field.

Pairs of big feet sank into the muddy country roads, making crunching sounds. They walked quickly, not caring that the rain on the grass had soaked their trouser legs.

"Oh, it feels like this year is going to be a bad year. There's too much rain." Old man Li's wrinkled face was full of worry.

"Who says it's not true? God doesn't give us any food to eat!" Old man Sun echoed.

"Oh, my eldest daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and there will be one more person to feed. If...how can we survive?" Another elder of the Yang family was also worried.

Whose family is not happy when a newborn is born? It's just that this baby was born at the wrong time.

The old captain didn't say anything, he just kept walking forward quickly, with mud spots all over his trouser legs.

Finally, we arrived at the destination.

Shizishan Village is no longer called Shizishan Village, but the Fourth Production Team of Shengli Commune under Tuo County. Shizishan Village was the name before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Most people still call it Shizishan Village just because they are used to it.

The reason why Shizishan Village is called this is because the whole village is built along Shizishan Mountain. There is a river under Shizishan Mountain, which some people call Tuohe River. The fields in Shizishan Village are formed by the alluvial deposits of the river. The terraces go down from the foot of the mountain along the river. Now, the rice seedlings in the terraces have not been flooded due to the increase in rain. This is a blessing in disguise.

"Look everyone, the water hasn't flooded yet. The seedlings are growing well." As soon as they arrived at the edge of the field, some people couldn't wait to check the seedlings.

The old captain was not so optimistic. He looked at the still gloomy sky, then at the rice seedlings, and his anxiety grew stronger and stronger.

"Old brother, look, why do the seedlings feel like they are about to bloom?" he said to a brother of the same clan.

At this time, everyone became serious. The heading and flowering of the rice seedlings is a big deal. Rain, especially heavy rain, at this time will lead to a reduction in rice production, or even a total loss!

Old man Sun looked carefully and his face turned even paler. He hurried to run to a farther field and accidentally fell. He didn't care about the pain, got up immediately, ran forward again, and finally stopped.

Everyone saw him stop and look for a long time before walking back. Seeing his expression, everyone's heart skipped a beat and became even more worried. Several people went to different places to look, but the results were not very good.

Yang Anzhang was a man who was very good at observing people's expressions and understood the key point immediately. A crack appeared on his usually calm face.

"Thank you all for coming. Don't panic. If anything happens, wait a few days and see what happens. What if the weather clears up tomorrow?" Yang Anzhang could only appease the group of seniors and pray that the rain would stop. The situation was not the worst.

But things didn't go as planned. After that day, it was still raining, but the rain was not as gentle as before, and it became heavy.

The old captain led his men to the fields again and found that most of the seedlings had begun to bloom. The heavy rain directly destroyed the flowers of the seedlings.

A poor harvest this year seems to be a foregone conclusion.

The rain was still falling, but the atmosphere in the village became tense.

It was okay for Chunni to stay at home all day long, but Qiuguo, who was attending the production team’s primary school, clearly felt it.

"Qiuguo, you may not believe it, but my family has only eaten two meals a day since yesterday." Her best friend and cousin Yang Qiuchan told her about the situation at home, with a look of despair on her face.

Qiu Guo quickly asked why, her family was living a decent life in the village.

"Hey, my grandma said that the rice harvest might be bad this year and everyone will have nothing to eat. Of course, she also listened to what my grandpa said."

Qiu Guo didn’t know about this yet and was shocked!

As soon as Qiuguo got home from school, she went to find her sister.

"Sister, something big has happened!"

"What's the matter? Take your time and don't be so surprised!" Chunni was making dinner and replied nonchalantly.

"Qiuchan's family has already eaten two meals, with more sweet potatoes and less rice!" Qiuguo said a little impatiently.

"Now is the time of transition from one harvest to the next. Many families are experiencing the same situation." Chunni still didn't care.

"Oh, sister, the rice harvest in the fields is going to be bad! Everyone is tightening their belts to make ends meet!"

"What, what happened? Tell me in detail." Chunni began to take it seriously.

After Qiuguo explained the whole story, Chunni couldn't laugh anymore. How did she end up in such a big thing?

Chunni has been lying flat since she came to this world. It doesn't matter if the food is bad, as long as you don't starve to death, just go with the flow! After the reform and opening up, we can think of a way out.

Unexpectedly, she did come to terms with it, but God did not. He played such a big joke on her, forcing her to make progress!