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Chapter 20
When Jiang Rong returned to his hometown in his previous life, there was no one there.Not only was there no one in the place where he lived, but even the few towns under the reservoir were deserted.After returning to his hometown to build a house in this life, he has never met a local person except for the engineering team.
He never expected to meet local people here, let alone being caught by the orchard owner when he was climbing a tree to pick fruit.If there's a crack in the ground, he's already slipped into it.
The owner of the orchard is surnamed Li. The husband and wife have contracted to plant fruit trees on the hill for more than 20 years.Most of the people in the small place are related, and their family is in the same village as Chu Qiang's family, so they can be regarded as Chu Qiang's cousins in terms of seniority.
On weekdays, for the convenience of taking care of the orchard, they live on the mountain most of the time, and only occasionally go to the town down the mountain to buy some needed daily necessities.
It is inconvenient to live on the mountain with water and electricity, so their family, like Jiang Rong's, uses solar panels to maintain the house's electricity, and the drinking water is also a well.Because of this, the village below has no water and electricity, and the life of the couple is no different from before.
The couple didn't have awakened powers. Like Jiang Rong in his previous life, they were ordinary people who survived the great crisis.But their family's wolf dog, Huzi, has mutated. According to Jiang Rong's observation, Huzi's abilities are much higher than his family's Le Le.
Uncle Li's house was built on the hillside, standing under the eaves of the corridor, you can overlook most of the orchard.There are many vegetables planted in front of and behind his house, and there are poultry lying under the fruit trees to enjoy the cool.
Under the eaves of the porch of Uncle Li's house, there are more than a dozen large buckets half a person's height filled with cool water.Seeing Jiang Xiaoheng looking at the bucket curiously, Uncle Li explained, "These are well water pumped out. When the sun goes down, they will be used to water the trees."
The well water is too cold, and pouring it directly on the tree roots will cause damage to the tree, so the elders of the Li family will pump out the well water in advance to warm it up.When the sun goes down and the temperature on the mountain is cooler, they will carry water to water the trees.
This work has been repeated every day for the past few months. However, after several months of suffering, they can't see any effect except for making the old couple more emaciated.
Mrs. Li moved out the electric fan at home and blowing it on them: "The house is a bit messy, don't mind it."
The couple didn't take Jiang Rong's fruit stealing seriously. The mountain was so remote that few people would come up to it except fruit dealers and gluttonous children.During this period of continuous high temperature, it was difficult to see even a bird on the mountain, let alone experienced a major crisis, and there were not many people in the town below.
They were very happy to see Jiang Rong and his son.I didn't expect that there were still people across the creek to the west of the orchard. They were not alone.
At this time, Uncle Li brought a small half pot of black and red bayberry and put it in front of Jiang Rong, "Eat, little banyan, it was just picked this morning, it's very fresh. Come, the baby comes to eat too."
Speaking of which, Uncle Li grabbed a large handful of red bayberries from the basin and put them in Jiang Xiaoheng's hands. Jiang Xiaoheng looked down at the red bayberries and then at Uncle and Aunt Li who was smiling all over his face. Finally, his eyes fell on Jiang Rong..
Jiang Rong nodded slowly, Jiang Xiaoheng showed a bright smile to Uncle Li and the others, and said loudly, "Thank you grandpa, thank you grandma~"
His father taught him that he cannot take what others give him. If he can't refuse, he must get the consent of his parents.
Xiaoheng's thank you made Uncle and Aunt Li happy, "What a good baby!" "Yes, he looks cute and has a sweet mouth. He must be a handsome boy in the future."
Jiang Xiaoheng put the red bayberry in his hand on the table, and he took one and stuffed it into his mouth.The red bayberry has been chilled with well water, so it tastes sweet and sour and juicy. It is a seasonal product that can be sold at a high price outside.
Uncle Li pushed the basin containing the red bayberry in front of Jiang Rong, "Eat, Xiao Rong, you are welcome. This year, the weather is dry and the rain is less, and the red bayberry is smaller than usual, but the taste is good. There will be no fruit sellers coming to the door. These fruits are only for sale."It can be digested by us~”
Unexpectedly, Uncle Li would say a bad joke, Jiang Rong said cheerfully, "It's not necessarily true, maybe after two years it will stabilize, and more fruit sellers will come to our door."
Uncle Li laughed twice, "Okay~ Let me borrow your good words~ By the way, Xiao Rong, when did you return to your hometown? Are you and your father still used to living in your hometown? If you need our help, just ask."
Jiang Rong's heart was full of irony, he hadn't felt such simple love for a long time, "We came back two days ago, everything is fine."
Jiang Xiaoheng's attention was not on the red bayberry, he gnawed on the red bayberry, his dark eyes glanced at the mighty big wolf dog lying on the side, "Dog."
Jiang Rong followed his son's gaze and felt even more ashamed.It is also a mutant dog, other people's dogs are tall, mighty and calm, while our own silly dogs only stick out their tongues and wag their tails. Now Le Le is rolling around in front of Uncle Li's big wolfdog, butPeople simply ignore it!
Seeing Le Le's naive look, Uncle Li couldn't help boasting: "Your dog is well-raised, smooth and smooth. I've seen this kind of dog on TV. It's a breed of dog. What's it called? KeiKee dog?"
Jiang Rong couldn't help laughing, "It's a corgi dog, a corgi with very short legs."
Aunt Li glanced at Le Le's four short legs, "This puppy looks good."
Jiang Rong said modestly, "The cubs are better raised, tall and powerful, and have high levels of abilities."
Uncle Li nodded proudly, "Yes, it didn't eat or drink for two days. My wife and I thought it wouldn't be able to handle it. Later, I found out that the tiger cub had mutated. Fortunately, I had it. Otherwise, my wife and IIt was eaten by ants."
Two nights ago, he and his wife were cutting down dead fruit trees by the stream, when suddenly the tiger rushed over and ran up the mountain with their sleeves in their mouths.The old couple ran for a while and looked back, only to see a few wild boars rushing down from the mountain, followed by a large group of ants.
If Huzi hadn't reminded them, they would have been swallowed alive by ants like those wild boars.
Jiang Rong sighed, "What a good dog. With him around, you can feel at ease."
Seeing Uncle Li and Aunt Li, he couldn't help but think of himself in his previous life.Thanks to Le Le in the previous life, he and his son were able to live so long after the crisis.Huzi is much stronger than Lele, and he will definitely be able to protect the old couple for a longer time.
Hearing what Jiang Rong said, Aunt Li sighed heavily: "How can I feel at ease in this world? I heard that the town below is in chaos, and everyone has no water or electricity. I don't know what to do next..."
Aunt Li's words caused Uncle Li to become depressed as well. The old man's eyes were flushed and his face was full of sadness, "Yes, if the weather gets hotter, these fruit trees in the yard will not be able to keep..."
These fruit trees are the painstaking efforts of their half life, and they have taken care of them as if they were their own children since they planted these saplings.The fruit trees are also very competitive. Every kind of fruit produced in his orchard is excellent in appearance and taste. In previous years, there have been an endless stream of fruit sellers in the orchard.
This year is no good. Since the weather started to get hot, he and his wife have been watering the trees every day from morning to night.However, the weather was too hot, and many fruit trees withered under their noses. The old couple saw it in their eyes and felt anxious, but there was nothing they could do.
After understanding Uncle Li's troubles, Jiang Rong thought for a moment, then put down the red bayberry in his hand, "Uncle Li, can you let me have a look at the dying fruit trees you mentioned?"
Uncle Li looked at Jiang Rong suspiciously, "Huh?"
Jiang Rong explained, "I'm also a supernatural being, but a wood supernatural being. Maybe my power can help some fruit trees." Uncle Li and Aunt Li greeted him and Xiaoheng so enthusiastically, out of emotion and reason, heThey should also be helped.
As soon as the words were finished, Uncle Li and Aunt Li looked at each other, they didn't expect Jiang Rong to be a supernatural being.After figuring out what Jiang Rong said, Uncle Li excitedly stood up from the stool, "Hey! Good, good! I'll take you there!"
But Jiang Rong still needs to get a vaccination in advance, "Uncle Li and Aunt Li, let me try to see if I can help. If I can't help, you can't blame me."
Uncle Li was surprised, "How can you blame you? If you want to blame, you can only blame God."
The first fruit tree that Jiang Rong faced was a plum tree. Although the old couple had tried to reduce the fruiting of the plums, the plum tree still lost its vitality a little bit under the high temperature.The plums on the tree were wrinkled, completely missing the vitality that fresh fruits should have.
Seeing this plum tree, Uncle Li felt very distressed, "This is a new variety introduced the year before last, and it just bears fruit this year. Xiao Rong, can you see if it can be cured?"
Jiang Rong stretched out his hand and tapped lightly on the plum tree, and a touch of green life quickly penetrated into the trunk from his fingers.
Aunt Li asked with concern, "Xiao Rong, do you need any help with medicine? We still have some pesticides at home..."
Aunt Li has seen experts treat fruit trees before, and after looking around the fruit trees, they will prepare various potions.Aunt Li's family still has some basic pesticides, which may be useful for fruit trees.
At this time, the withered plum leaves stretched out as if they had absorbed water, and the withered yellow leaves turned dark green at a speed visible to the naked eye.The tired branches regained their elasticity and vitality, and the shriveled fruits became juicy.In the blink of an eye, the dying plum tree turned into a healthy fruit tree with luxuriant foliage and fruit bearing.
Seeing this scene, Uncle Li and Aunt Li were both stunned.Uncle Li grinned and wanted to laugh, but the red eye circles and the surging water made him laugh like crying.
After a moment of astonishment, Aunt Li lowered her head, and big drops of tears rolled out of her eyes, "I'm alive... I'm alive..."
In order to bring the trees back to life, they worked from dawn to dusk to water, fertilize, remove insects and mow grass.But no matter how hard they tried, thousands of fruit trees in the orchard still began to wither and die.Seeing the death of these fruit trees that she took care of personally, Uncle Li and Aunt Li almost broke their hearts.
Well now, their fruit trees are saved!With wood-type supernatural beings like Jiang Rong, their fruit trees can finally survive.
Aunt Li grabbed Jiang Rong's hand and was speechless, Jiang Rong could only pat the back of her hand, "Auntie, don't get excited, just calm down."
Aunt Li kept shaking his hand and said incoherently, "Xiao Rong, thank you, thank you! You are the benefactor of our orchard!"
Uncle Li stroked the trunk of the plum tree with trembling hands, and light appeared in his cloudy eyeballs again, "Okay, ok, come back to life."