Wang Cuilian refused to give in.

"The clothes for the three of us have been washed in a short time, so why do you need to wet your hands?"

Wang Cuilian said.

Mrs. Sun had no choice but to stand aside and talk.

Seeing this, Yang Ruoqing said: "Mom, if you have time, go to the village and see the fifth aunt and the two children!"

Mrs. Sun nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away."

In the backyard, Yang Ruoqing carried water and poured it into Wang Cuilian's basin first, followed by herself.

While washing, they laughed and chatted.

"What is Tangyazi doing?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Wang Cuilian said: "I went to Maotang with his uncle early in the morning. There were so many fish caught. I was really afraid that the fish pond would break and it would be troublesome if the fish escaped."

Yang Ruoqing frowned.

This heavy rain is too much.

But looking at it like this, I'm afraid it's still going to happen.

What to do?

All aspects of ditch drainage engineering in this era were far inferior to modern ones.

When floods occur, people suffer.

If it doesn't work well, the house will collapse and the fields will lose their harvest.

Thinking of this, Yang Ruoqing had a bad feeling.

"Auntie, when you go to your house later, if you see Tang Yazi, help me send him a message." Yang Ruoqing said.

"What message?" Wang Cuilian asked.

Yang Ruoqing said: "Ask him to come over to my house quickly. I'll see him if I have anything to do."

"Hey, okay!"

…

Wang Cuilian went back after washing her clothes.

After a while, Luo Fengtang came over.

"Tangyazi, how is Mao Tang?" Yang Ruoqing asked when they met.

Luo Fengtang frowned and said, "The water level has risen too fast. If the rain stops right now, it won't matter."

"I'm afraid if it rains again, the fish pond will overflow and all the fish will disappear!" he said.

Yang Ruoqing said: "What did your uncle say?"

Luo Fengtang said: "My uncle said it shouldn't be a problem."

"Because it was the same this time last year."

"It's been raining for a long time, and then it stopped. It's probably going to stop this year too," he said.

Yang Ruoqing listened carefully.

This time last year, they were not at home, but in the south.

They waited until the rain stopped before they came home together. I still remember that day, Mrs. Sun was washing clothes by the pond.

When I saw her coming back, I was so happy that I even fell down.

My pants were covered in mud. When I went home and rummaged through my wardrobe, I couldn't find any pants to change.

It was also because of the continuous rain that my clothes could not be dried, so I had no clothes to change.

"Tangyazi, I think this year's momentum may lead to major floods."

Yang Ruoqing spoke up again.

Luo Fengtang frowned.

"As far as I can remember, there have been small floods here, but there have really been no major floods. It's on the mountain side, not on the water side." He said.

Yang Ruoqing shook her head: "It didn't happen before, but that doesn't mean it won't happen in the future."

"Let's do this, Tangyazi. While it's not raining today, we'll find those big nets that were used to catch fish in Mao Pond later."

"Put stakes on the edge of the pond and pull up the net."

In this way, even if the water level in Mao Tang keeps rising, as long as it does not exceed the top of the net, some big fish can still be retained.

Naturally, small fish and shrimps must be left out.

But it’s better than nothing, nip it in the bud.

After hearing what Yang Ruoqing said, Luo Fengtang felt that it made sense.

"Okay, I'll do as you say." He said.

The two people couldn't wait and took action immediately.

In addition to fishing nets, we also plan to use straw and rattan, and some protective nets to reinforce the surroundings of the fish pond.

"Qing'er, aunt told me earlier that you had something to do with me, was it just about the fish pond?"

While rubbing the protective net, Luo Fengtang asked again.

Yang Ruoqing curled her lower lip.

"Of course it's not just this one," she said.

"I want to get two boats, just in case."

Luo Fengtang nodded: "Okay, once the fishing net is finished, I will prepare the boat immediately."

Soon, Yang Huazhong came back.

He was barefoot and wearing sandals, and his feet were covered in mud and grass.

"Dad, what's going on in the fields?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Yang Huazhong looked solemn: "It's very bad. Many of the rice stalks are rotten. The nutrient supply is insufficient, and 70% of the rice ears are empty shells!"

"When I came here, I heard from the villagers that tomorrow morning they would go to the Earth Temple in the south of the village to burn incense and pray for the Earth God's blessing."

Yang Ruoqing was silent.

The common people depend on the weather for food, but the rice harvest is not good and they cannot afford to pay exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the family cannot have enough to eat.

How are your days going?

However, human power sometimes really pales in front of God.

Drought, flood, plague...

In ancient times, without the protection of modern engineering and medical technology, people believed in gods just to have good weather throughout the year.

Yang Ruoqing's family bought a lot of land, more than 20 acres of which were planted with rice.

When floods come, the losses are huge.

"Qing'er, where is your mother? I have to discuss with her about going to Tutu Temple to burn incense tomorrow." Yang Huazhong said.

Just as Yang Ruoqing was about to speak, voices came from outside the yard.

At first glance, it was Mr. Sun who was back.

Mrs. Sun held Mianmian in her arms, followed by Bao Suyun, who carried a big treasure on his back.

Yang Huazhong and Yang Ruoqing rushed to the yard.

He helped carry the two children into the main room.

As soon as her feet were firmly on her feet, Sun said: "Qing'er, I have to go over there later and help your fifth aunt collect some dry clothes."

Yang Ruoqing said: "What? Does the fifth aunt's house leak a lot?"

Mrs. Sun said: "Isn't that right? The shoes in the house were all floating. When I went there, your fifth aunt and her two children were hiding on the bed."

"Umbrellas and everything else are placed on the tent roof, just on the dry ground on the bed."

Yang Huazhong asked from the side: "How are my parents and fourth brother doing in their house?"

Mrs. Sun said: "Oh, I just took Mianmian and the others here, and I haven't gone to the front yard to see them yet."

"Let's go see it later."

Yang Huazhong nodded: "We'll go there together later."

"Dad, let's go there together, I want to see it too!" Yang Ruoqing said.

So, Mrs. Sun stayed to settle down Bao Suyunniang and her three sisters.

Father and daughter Yang Huazhong and Yang Ruoqing entered the village.
To be continued...