Space at hand: Pick up a prince to farm

Chapter 473: Long time no rain
She couldn't bear to leave him, and she didn't want him to be proud now.

I was thinking, are all women who are tempted like this so easy?

Then just do it, she is sure to win him anyway.

"Where to go next?"

Seeing that Song Chen's expression had softened, Cang Xiuxuan asked.

Song Chen saw that he was no longer amusing himself, and he was worried about the crowds coming and going in this clear day, so he stopped.

"I want to visit several other villages. The climate here was suitable for planting years ago. I have to take a closer look at what to plant."

Cang Xiuxuan smiled and nodded, "Let's go then. The sun is still weak, so it's comfortable to walk."

Song Chen naturally had no objection.

Just leaving the horse alone without riding it always feels like a waste.

Suddenly I thought of another story and couldn't help laughing.

Cang Xiuxuan was walking side by side with her, and his doting eyes would fall on her from time to time. Now when she smiled, he noticed it immediately.

"But did you think of anything interesting?"

His voice was already pleasant, and now he was speaking patiently, which was even more remarkable to his ears.

Song Chen had no intention of losing his temper anymore and tilted his head to look at him and then at the extremely obedient horse he was holding.

"I just remembered a story I heard. It probably said that a father and son went to the market and only had one donkey. When they passed a village, the father was riding on the donkey and the son was leading the donkey. The people in the village talked and said: Look These two fathers, I rode a donkey and let my son walk on the ground, he is such a cruel father, he doesn’t care about his child at all!"

"There is still such a story, so what happens next?"

Cang Xiu The things that interest you most are generally.

Song Chen originally just thought of this story, and seeing that the two of them seemed to have such a taste, he told it. Unexpectedly, he listened so seriously, and then spoke even harder.

"The father riding on the donkey lowered his head when he heard the people's comments, feeling a little embarrassed. After leaving the village, he came down to lead the donkey, let his son ride on the donkey, and continued on the road. When they arrived at Zhangzhuang , people in this village saw it, and a few people were pointing behind them: Look, this kid really doesn’t know how to be filial to the elderly, he’s better off riding on a donkey, look at how tired his father is.”

Song Chen slowly told the whole story to Cang Xiuxuan. When he finally mentioned that the father and son actually lifted the donkey up and walked, he couldn't help laughing anymore.

"There are such stupid people in the world."

After hearing this, Cang Xiuxuan made a very unceremonious comment. Why do you need to look at others if you want to do it yourself?

Facing his sharp comments, Song Chen also fully agreed.

"It's indeed stupid. There are thousands of people in the world, and everyone is different. We can't make everyone agree. We just need to do our own thing."

Song Chen's words immediately made Cang Xiuxuan's eyes roll, and then he bent down, picked him up and put him on the horse.

"I think what Chen'er just said is really right."

As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped on the horse, sat on Song Chen's body, held the reins with both hands, and held Song Chen in his arms.

Song Chen: ...This should be like shooting yourself in the foot.

She was so good at not saying anything, but to tell this story, now she didn't even have the chance to protest again.

The person in his arms was honest, and Cang Xiuxuan felt relieved.

He quickly ran out of the village.

Fortunately, he didn't meet anyone along the way, and Song Chen was no longer as shy as before.

It's just that the horse is bumpy, and the two of them are so close to each other, so there will be more contact from time to time. Every time she leans back, it seems like she is deliberately throwing herself into his arms.

This feeling made her really ashamed.

Cang Xiuxuan enjoyed it immensely, and even played some tricks to make the horse jump even more.

The distance from Nanfeng Village to other Zhuangzi was not very far, and we arrived very quickly. The people in charge and the people working inside were all found by Cang Xiuxuan with Song Chen's help.

He had already brought Song Chen over to see it before.

They were all people he could trust and knew his thoughts. They were not too surprised to see the two of them appearing on a horse.

On the contrary, they respected Song Chen even more. This was a person that their master really cared about.

This Zhuangzi is the largest one that Cang Xiuxuan left for her. Thousands of acres of land are stored there. If one plot is fifteen acres, there are nearly two thousand acres of land here.

The terrain in the south is flat, and it is all fertile land. It was only divided before. After Song Chen decided to move all the people in Beiguan Village here, Cang Xiuxuan arranged for people to reclaim all these lands. Now only Song Chen needs It’s time to decide what to plant, and there’s no need to spend time clearing wasteland.

The steward of the Zhuangzi was following the two of them, and carefully reported all the situation on the Zhuangzi to the two of them. However, although it was said that it was for the two of them, the main target was Song Chen.

Although the master is a prince, this village belongs to Miss Song, and they still understand this clearly.

Song Chen didn't have any problem listening to what he said. "These are newly reclaimed lands. They must be fertilized in the first year. It is inevitable to worry about growing rice. How about planting some less delicate grains first."

The steward at Zhuangzi originally had the same idea. When Song Chen said this, he immediately reported some grains that could be grown. Song Chen chose a few while listening.

The manager originally thought that Song Chen didn't understand these things, but now he was a little surprised when he heard what Song Chen had picked out.

"The girls chose these are excellent. We are also worried about the weather in the coming year. We still don't know what it will be like. It's already winter, but it hasn't rained since the beginning of winter. If we choose those delicate things, we are afraid that the harvest will be very bad."

“It’s only rained once since the beginning of winter?”

When Song Chen heard this, he immediately frowned and turned to look at Cang Xiuxuan. Unsurprisingly, he also saw Cang Xiuxuan's brows frowning.

It has been raining for almost a month this winter, but it has only rained once!

Winter in the south is already rainy, which is unusual.

The steward also knew that Song Chen had just arrived here not long ago, so he told everything he knew about the situation.

The more Song Chen and Cang Xiuxuan listened, the more they felt that things might not be too optimistic.

"Is there a reservoir on our village?"

"This is available, but it hasn't rained in these days, so there isn't much water in the pool."

"Starting from today, dig a few more ponds. Be sure to fill the ponds with water. The water inside cannot be touched without my order. If there is water in the river, use the water in the river. Also try to remind the surrounding villagers. Start storing water.”

There is a river next to their village. While Song Chen was talking, he had already dragged the steward and Cang Xiuxuan to the river. The look on their faces became even more solemn.

I had not noticed before that the water in the river had actually disappeared by half, and the dry marks on the river bed were shocking to see.

After all, the manager was more experienced. When he saw this situation, he knew that Song Chen was talking about the top priority. If it didn't rain again, the next year's harvest would be bad.

"Don't worry, girl, this matter will be taken care of."

Song Chen nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."

After wandering around for a while, the two hurried back to the city.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Cang Xiuxuan asked Cang Yi to call the people in charge.

Song Chen quickly drank some water and then told Cang Xiuxuan about his worries, "I think the situation is not optimistic. It's rainy in the south, so I'm afraid it's going to dry out."

Once dry, there will be no harvest, and without harvest, famine will follow.

Although there is countless food in her space, how much does she dare to take out in such a big environment.

"How's the food storage going over there?"

Cang Xiuxuan understands the seriousness of the matter, but he is still not sure whether it is just like this here or all of them.

"I have been stocking up on grains since it was built, and it has never stopped now. I have gone wherever I can, and now the granaries are full. If only the people in our own city can persist without going hungry for a year, I can handle it a little bit better in the second year.”

But if it is really a drought, it will last at least two years.

"Don't be anxious yet. Let's wait until they come over and ask about the situation everywhere."

That's all for now.

The people Cang Yi was looking for came quickly, but most of them came from the north. It was winter in the north again. When they were in the north in the past, there was little rain in winter, so they didn't even have time to wait. Keep it in mind that it won't rain.

When Cang Xiuxuan asked, they were shocked to realize that it seemed that it had really not rained for a long time.

Immediately, he hurriedly asked people to check the conditions of the rivers in the area under his jurisdiction. The results reported back were that the water level had dropped without exception!

Cang Xiuxuan also asked people to investigate the situation in other places in Da Rong. In order to wait for the news, Song Chen also postponed his plan to leave.

The final result made them all worried.

It's not just raining here, it's the same in Dayong as well.

But as mentioned before, no one has taken this situation seriously and doesn't think there is anything wrong at all.

Cang Xiuxuan urgently ordered that all places start to store water, and all closed pools must be used. This would inevitably cost a lot of money, and the people complained to some extent.

Cang Xiuxuan was also very generous and allocated funds directly.

In modern parlance, the government provides part of the subsidy, and the rest is taken care of on its own. Originally, the reservoir was a benefit. There was some money compensation here, and everyone gradually stopped complaining.

"In the coming year... food will definitely be a big problem, and it's up to you what to do."

Before leaving, Song Chen left these words to Cang Xiuxuan.

(End of this chapter)