The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 60 - Snake King’s Great Compassion_1
Chapter 60: Chapter 60 Snake King’s Great Compassion_1
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Today’s task is heavy; no dilly-dallying allowed!
“Eat up; it’s time to work,” Wang Lei said as he quickly washed his lunch box at the water pool and placed it inside the canteen.
Many people went to the fields one after another, beginning their afternoon work!
He Tiantian walked last, moving slowly, muttering to herself, “Glug glug meow, Snake King, can you hear me talk?”
“I can!” the Snake King lazily said, as if napping.
He Tiantian, along with those tiny humans, toiled under the sun, sweating profusely, and worked tirelessly.
It saw their hard work, and if it didn’t speak up, it would feel a bit guilty.
He Tiantian was envious and also wanted to nap, but there was no such luxury during the busy farming season.
Now with a heavy rain impending, she couldn’t sleep either.
“Snake King, I know there’s rain coming, but the sky is clear for miles.
If I tell others, they won’t believe me either,” He Tiantian said.
“Moreover, if I tell them now and they don’t believe me, but then it does rain, and they ask how I knew, I won’t be able to explain!”
The Snake King was speechless.
With He Tiantian’s intelligence, she indeed couldn’t complete such a task.
Alas, let it show some mercy, be a good snake to the end.
“It’s actually very simple.
It’s not only the sky and the clouds that can predict the weather,” the Snake King said.
“You can look at your feet, ants walking in pairs on a hot day, frogs croaking in the field, fish in the lake breathing with their mouths above the water surface, and look, there’s lots of foam in the lotus pond.
These are all signs that rain is coming.”
Now it’s not so obvious, but the Snake King can use its mana to make these signs more noticeable.
The lotus pond is a bit far from here, so He Tiantian can’t see it yet, but she can look down and see ants walking in pairs.
Memoires from her past life kept unfolding.
Suddenly, she remembered a sudden heavy rain from her previous life, which soaked the hard-earned crops.
In order not to let the grains sprout, every household had to dry them with big pots, which was time-consuming and exhausting.
Indeed, there was such a heavy rain, but as for the exact date and time, He Tiantian couldn’t remember.
Since the Snake King had warned her, He Tiantian couldn’t just ignore it.
“Ah!” He Tiantian exclaimed.
“What’s the matter?
Burped again?” Sister Wu turned around from the front, asking He Tiantian who was behind.
He Tiantian pointed at the ants walking in pairs on the ground and said, “Look at these ants marching in pairs.
Where I come from, there’s a saying that when this happens, it’s going to rain.”
“Rain?” Sister Wu was taken aback, looked up at the sky, and laughed, “Impossible, it’s going to be a sunny day today!
The sky is clear, how could it rain?”
Ye Xiaofan also covered her mouth and laughed, saying, “Tiantian, are you overthinking it?
With such good weather, how could there possibly be heavy rain?”
Wang Lei, with his head down and furrowed brows, said, “Don’t be quick to dismiss Tiantian.
Back in our hometown, there’s also a saying that ants in lines mean heavy rain, especially now since the ants are marching in groups toward the higher mounds.
It’s because the rain will flood their nests at lower ground, so they move their nests to higher ground before it rains.
We should also go look by the pond, and if we see fish surfacing or foam on the water, then it’s certain to rain.
As for when it will rain, that’s unknown.
But it’s better to be prepared just in case.”
While they were discussing, Qi Shuli heard them and scolded, “Nonsense!
With such good weather, where would heavy rain come from?
Stop talking nonsense and get back to work.”
“Yes, Accountant Qi,” Wang Lei smiled, leading his group away.
Qi Shuli was the accountant of Qijia Village, used to throwing his weight around under the guise of authority.
People like Wang Lei and others didn’t directly confront him!
After Wang Lei and his group left, others also noticed the ants on the ground.
Not everyone was like Qi Shuli, lacking common sense and blindly overconfident.
Qi Xiaoyan was helping with the dishes on the side.
Hearing the conversation between Wang Lei and He Tiantian, she also paid attention to the situation.
She had heard about it during biology class back in school.
The grain had just been harvested and hadn’t been dried yet.
If it rained, all their hard work would go to waste.
“Second Grandpa, I have something to do.
I’ll come back later to wash the dishes,” Qi Xiaoyan said, wiping her hands on her apron and, without waiting to take it off, ran towards the fields.
“Don’t worry, I’ll wash them for you,” chuckled Second Master Qi, the chef, not minding Qi Xiaoyan’s departure at all.
On her way to find her father, Qi Xiaoyan ran into He Tiantian and her group.
“Xiao Yan, why are you running so fast?” He Tiantian caught Qi Xiaoyan, hoping to help.
Qi Xiaoyan gave a shy smile and said, “I just saw ants forming lines to move from low places to higher ground.
I’ve read in my biology textbook that this is a sign of upcoming rain; I have to inform my father.
If it actually rains and we’re not prepared, our entire village’s hard work for half a year will be in vain.”
These young people from the city rarely saw Qi Xiaoyan and only knew her as a shy, introverted girl.
Hearing her today, they realized she was a responsible and good-hearted young woman.
“Yeah, we saw it too.
Accountant Qi even accused us of spreading rumours,” Zhang Qingshan said angrily, “Look at the pond over there; there’s a lot of foam, and that’s also a sign of rain.
Although the fish in the water haven’t jumped out yet, it shows there might be rain.”
They didn’t dare say too much.
If it really rained, they wouldn’t receive any reward.
But if it didn’t rain, and they had this kind of conversation,
Seeing Qi Xiaoyan coming, Wang Lei made a plan and said, “Xiao Yan, since you’re also aware of this situation, why don’t you privately mention it to Secretary Qi?
If we bring it up and it doesn’t rain, we, as educated youths, will face an awkward situation.”
Wang Lei was shrewd in his dealings, and with such a suggestion, indeed the educated youths could keep themselves out of trouble.
Qi Xiaoyan nodded and said, “I understand, you mean well.
I’ll talk to my father right now and ask him to get prepared.”
“Xiao Yan, I’m heading to the drying ground; I’ll walk with you,” He Tiantian said, and the two of them went to the drying ground together.
Before leaving, Sister Wu gave He Tiantian a meaningful glance, reminding her not to speak recklessly and let Qi Xiaoyan do the talking.
Ye Xiaofan would say even less, following behind He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan to the drying ground.
Village Chief Qi was supervising everyone’s work and was busy himself, winnowing the newly harvested rice and using the natural wind to separate the chaff from the grain.
He Tiantian and Ye Xiaofan then went to the drying ground to relieve Huang Jingli and Lin Xiaoru.
Seeing Qi Xiaoyan approaching, Lin Xiaoru asked with a sly grin, “Hey Tiantian, how come Qi Xiaoyan is here?
Aren’t you two close?
Why don’t you go check on her?”
Her words insinuated that He Tiantian was good at buttering people up!
