Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 319 It’s Raining

"Let them stop digging and divide the taro equally among the people to carry back home!"

An Yue saw that it was still early and the villagers were a little slack in the morning. Not many taro were dug out, so if they were to divide it equally, each person would not get much.

After much consideration, An Yue said, "Uncle, if we stop now and divide the taro equally, each person won't get much. Let them dig for a while longer!"

The village chief looked up at the sky again, then stood up and said loudly to everyone, "Everyone hurry up and dig. It's going to rain heavily today."

When the villagers heard what the village chief said, their faces were filled with joy. After such a long drought, it was finally going to rain.

Seeing that the villagers had not yet realized what the heavy rain would mean, the village chief quickly reminded everyone.

"Don't be happy about the rain yet. If it really rains heavily, will there be food at home?"

Now the villagers realized the seriousness of the problem. Time was running out, so they began to dig taro frantically.

Seeing this, An Yue and the village chief began to arrange everyone's backpacks in a row.

Because there were not enough people, the village chief asked Wang Erbao's wife to help.

In an emergency, An Yue thought of marking a spot with her own small backpack. Every time she put taro in the marked place, she would pour it into the villagers' big backpacks.

The villagers who were digging taro in front were racing against time. Men and women were busy sweating and panting.

Time passes by breath by breath, and before you know it, it's already the end of the hour.

The dark clouds in the sky were about to drift over their heads, and with them came gusts of strong wind.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the dry weeds and leaves were blown up by the wind, swirling in the air, and then falling down with the wind.

Dozens of baskets had been divided equally, and there were still a few taro left, which the three of them divided equally again.

Soon, everyone had their taro evenly divided, and the village chief said to everyone, "Stop digging, and go home quickly with your baskets on your back!"

Everyone picked up their hoes and didn't even bother to look for their own backpacks. They just grabbed a basket filled with taro and ran towards home.

At this moment, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a loud thunder with a "crack" sound, rolling in from a distance.

In a moment, the thunder spread throughout the mountains, forests and fields, and the villagers all carried baskets and hoes and ran frantically towards home.

Immediately afterwards, another gust of wind came howling, carrying thumb-sized raindrops in the wind, hitting the ground with a thumping sound.

An Yue wanted to run home quickly, but the wind was too strong and she was too light, so she was blown down if she was not careful. She had no choice but to put some taro in her backpack and follow the village chief closely.

A heavy rain came, heat rose in the air, and the earthy smell of soil filled the air.

The raindrops hit An Yue heavily all over her body, and she only felt the pain on her head.

The village chief returned home only after he saw that all the villagers had left.

The village chief was afraid that An Yue would fall, so he tried his best to protect An Yue and ran all the way to the west end of the village.

Although the heavy rain came somewhat suddenly, it was within An Yue's expectations.

Qin put on her straw raincoat and bamboo hat, and just as she walked out of the courtyard gate holding the straw raincoat and bamboo hat, she saw An Yue and Li Huairen coming back.

She quickly shouted: "I'm just about to pick you up!"

Village chief Li Huairen took the straw raincoat and hat from Qin's hand and handed the hat to An Yue. He put on the straw raincoat, and the three of them ran into the yard quickly.

After returning to the main house, Qin quickly took out two dry towels and said to An Yue and her husband Li Huairen, "Yueyue, Huairen, wipe your heads quickly and be careful not to catch a cold."

The village chief and An Yue quickly took the towel and wiped their heads and faces.

The village chief wiped his head and said with a smile: "God of Heaven, it finally rains."

Qin took another towel and walked over to An Yue, ready to wipe her hair. She smiled and said lovingly, "Come on, come on, aunt, help little lucky star wipe her hair."

An Yuetian smiled and said, "Aunt, please don't tease Yueyue!"

"Auntie is not teasing Yueyue. Yueyue is our lucky star. It was you who asked us to dig drainage ditches in advance, and it was you who asked the villagers to dig taro."

An Yue smiled shyly and said, "I hope the villagers can live in peace."

Qin smiled again and said, "Don't worry! The villagers have prepared enough food for three to five days. As long as the houses don't collapse, there will be no problem."

An Yue looked at the heavy rain in the yard and still had doubts in her heart. It had been less than two days since yesterday, and she was worried that the villagers had not yet dug the drainage ditch.

A quarter of an hour had passed and the rain was still pouring down.

Faintly hearing someone knocking on the gate, Qin asked loudly, "Who is it?"

The rain and the knocking sound mixed together, making it difficult to distinguish.

"Village chief, may I ask if my young lady is here?"

An Yue listened carefully and it seemed to be A'er's voice.

An Yue said to Qin: "Aunt, he is here to take Yueyue home."

An Yue quickly responded loudly: "Ale, I'm here."

At some point, the village chief had put on a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, and he ran to open the gate of the yard.

When I opened the door, I saw Ale and Daniu.

An Yue stood under the eaves, looking at the two of them wearing straw raincoats and bamboo hats, holding two five-foot-long bamboo poles in their hands.

They quickly ran down to the eaves, and An Yue found that there were still extra straw raincoats and hats hanging around Da Niu's neck.

An Yue said apologetically: "I'm sorry for making you worry."

As Daniu took off the straw raincoat and hat from his neck, he said with a simple smile: "Hey, little...Miss, this is your straw raincoat... straw raincoat and hat."

An Yue took it and said with a warm smile: "Thank you!"

Ale said: "Miss, you are too polite. As long as you are okay, that's all."

The village head and his wife who were standing by and watching couldn't help but smile at each other.

An Yue looked down at the mud on their legs and knew at a glance that the two of them had already been to the stream.

Ale said, "Miss, let's go home first! Chunzhi and the others are still waiting for you at home!"

After saying that, Qin walked forward and helped An Yue put on her straw raincoat and hat.

After putting on the clothes, An Yue turned to Qin and the village chief and said, "Uncle, uncle and aunt, Yue Yue will go back first."

Qin took An Yue's hand, patted her gently and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, your uncle and I will be relieved if they come to pick you up."

The village chief also stepped forward and warned An Yue: "It's windy and rainy outside, so you must be extra careful on your way back!"

An Yue looked at the village chief and Qin, and said with a cute smile: "Well, uncle and aunt, don't worry!"

Ale patted his chest and said to the village head and his wife, "Don't worry, the young lady will be fine with us here."

The village chief smiled and nodded: "Well, that's good."

Afterwards, Daniu walked in front of Anyue and Ale walked behind her.