pastoral landlady

Chapter 213: On the Eve of the Drought (2)
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu joked with a smile: "Sister-in-law, what you said, you are upset here, but you are upset there. Do you know that Mrs. Li has hurt her body since she gave birth to her second child. I’m afraid I won’t be able to raise them anymore. Now I’m sulking at home.”

"I've heard about this too, but it doesn't have much to do with us now, does it matter? You can mess around as you like. Anyway, we can live our lives well. By the way, help me see, Are the clothes I made for Brother Che too big or too small?"

Yinluo took Liu Shi to look at the clothes, and Xiaoxiao's heart was heavy. This weather is very similar to the weather in the previous life, and there is no difference. She has visited the river in the village. The water in the river has dropped this year, and looking at the posture, there are still drops, could it be... A possibility emerged in Xiaoxiao's mind, and then she shook her head, it should be impossible.

But there was always a voice reminding her, and she was restless in her heart, looking at the weather, a gleam of light flashed in Xiaoxiao's eyes, don't worry about it, let's take precautions first.

That night, Mo Shengming came back from the town and brought good news to everyone. Mo Xiaoju was already two months pregnant. Hearing this news, Mr. Mo and Mrs. Wang were overjoyed, and they made everyone feel happy. Xiaoxiao took out the fruit wine that she had made before, and Xiaoxiao also took out the fruit wine while everyone was happy, but the children didn't dare to drink any more after taking a few sips.

At the dinner table, Xiao Xiao panicked, afraid that what she thought in her heart would come true, and also afraid that if she didn't come, and what she said would cause trouble, she felt a little upset for a while, and didn't know what to do.

"Xiaoxiao, what's the matter with you, is it because we don't have an appetite or our cooking is not delicious?" Tian Shi, who has become a mother, is more careful than before. Seeing Xiaoxiao's sullen look, she can't help feeling a little worried.

Everyone looked at Xiaoxiao when they heard the words, which made Xiaoxiao a little embarrassed, but when she thought about what she was thinking, she hesitated again, bit her lips, and said slowly: "I, I was just thinking As for the weather, the weather seems to be abnormally hot now."

After she said this, Mr. Mo also felt something. This appearance was very similar to that time decades ago, and his heart sank, "Xiaoxiao, do you mean that the weather looks like the eve of a severe drought?"

Everyone was surprised. Severe droughts and floods are the most taboo for farmers. Once this happens, the people in the area will definitely be in dire straits. It will take several years to recover, and sometimes it may not be able to recover for several years.

"Old man, do you think this is true?" Wang was a little panicked. If such a thing really happened, what would her grandchildren do?What about her family?And Che'er, who was just born, is going to suffer along with her?This kind of thing doesn't matter if you have money. Without water, no matter how rich you are, you may not be able to buy food.

Mr. Mo shook his head, with a heavy voice: "I don't know, but looking at the weather, there are probably nine out of ten."

"Then what should we do, we adults can get through it, but what about Tian'er and the others, they are still so young? And Xiao Xiaoxuan, Xuan Che'er, they are still so young, how could they endure such a situation?"

Even Mr. Mo didn't know about it, Wang's heart was completely panicked this time. Drought, one of the things that farmers fear most, can't be seen, but it can kill people all the time.

Mr. Mo's heart tensed up when he heard the words, and he couldn't help looking at Xiao Xiao, "Xiao Xiao, since you raised this matter, what can you do to deal with it?"

Xiaoxiao really wanted to answer with a smile, but she couldn't laugh in this atmosphere, she couldn't even pull the corners of her mouth forcefully, so she could only say in that slightly heavy voice: "The only thing we can do now is to plan ahead, although it may not be possible The drought will come, but we have to prepare first, father, third uncle and fourth uncle, you buy more rice in the name of the store, in case of emergencies in the future, and after you buy the rice, put it in our cellar, Easy to store."

Mr. Mo nodded when he heard the words, and Mo Shengming and the other three also agreed seriously, but they looked at Xiaoxiao with a strong sense of shame in their hearts.

This is what big men like them have to do, but let Xiaoxiao's weak shoulders carry it. It's really wasting their lives as men.

Mo Shengming looked at Xiaoxiao's tired face, and couldn't help but feel distressed: "Xiaoxiao, if you feel tired, just leave these things to your father and uncles. I'm still growing, so don't get tired."

Xiaoxiao looked at everyone's concerned faces with a faint smile, laying warm in her heart, and sniffed: "It's okay, I just think this is a little troublesome, we have to do it quickly, otherwise when the drought comes true, Then there will be no more rice to buy.”

The three of them nodded as if they were facing a big enemy. After eating, they all sat together. There were ice cubes that Xiaoxiao used to play with in winter. Afraid of freezing a few people, they are not allowed to play with it, but Xiaoxiao and the others secretly got it, and in the end Lin just turned a blind eye and passed by helplessly.

Unexpectedly, it happened to be used now. The laughter and laughter in the room swept away the previous haze. After all, Mo Yunche, who is a few months old, is already the joy of everyone. Xiaoxiao and the others will tease him when there is nothing to do. Laughing makes people relax and laugh along with them.

After the fun was over, Mo Shengming and the others started buying grain the next day. They had already bought nearly [-] catties of grain in a few days, and the cellars of the three of them were almost unable to hold it.In the end, Xiaoxiao reluctantly let her move to the attic on the roof. This was what she planned to use to make a small nest, but she didn't expect it to be impossible now.

This time, nearly a thousand catties of grains were packed directly, and the weather became hotter as they purchased, not only in Qianli Village, but also in many places across the country. This time, everyone was slow Gradually came to his senses, and suddenly the rice shop became a nest of gold and silver, and the price of grain also increased while selling, and finally it became five taels a catty, but Wang's was relieved, fortunately, they had already After buying so much, Xiaoxiao didn't ask them to buy any more during this time. Instead, she asked Mo Shengming and others to buy a lot of water tanks and put them in the yard. Water was drawn from the well every day. Now the water in the well is also decreasing every day. She dare not say that the well will definitely dry up, but she knows that as long as the river outside gradually dries up, then the well will be almost done.

I bought nearly ten large tanks, and filled them with water every day. When each tank was full, Xiaoxiao asked Mo Shengming and others to cover it with a clean wooden lid, and put the other tank directly in the cellar. Here, this was prepared by Xiaoxiao separately, and even Mo Shengming and the others didn't know about it.

More than a month later, the drought continued, and the villagers were already on the verge of collapse. Fortunately, there was still some water in the river, which was still clean and there was no dirt in it, which allowed the villagers to last for so long.But at this time, the rice and grain store had already run out of rice to sell, and even if there was rice, the price was high, and they couldn't afford it at all.

(End of this chapter)