The rural life of a peasant girl

Chapter 222 Drought (1)
"Ling'er, although Zixuan is also at fault, isn't ten taels of silver too much? Mother knows that you are powerful now and can earn money, but you can't spend it like this!" The Su family is considered rare in this area. She is from a wealthy family, but Su's mother's simple temperament is still the same as before. She is not willing to ask Su Ling to move her to the county seat. She said that she has lived here for a long time and is used to it. Moving here and there is troublesome. Ling didn't force it, after all, the roots of the Su family are here, and she herself thinks that Huaxi Village is pretty good, and the villagers are simple, except for a few top-notch ones of course.

"It's okay. The easiest thing to solve with money is the simplest thing. As long as she doesn't come to harass us in the future." If Mother Su knew that the price of the blood swallows she sent was ten times the price of the ten taels of silver, it would be fine. She will never eat bird's nest again. "Okay, mother, let's go back! It's getting colder and colder, and I don't know where Daddy's team is?"

"Yes! As soon as you said it, I felt so bored." Mother Su sighed, "You talk about your father, it's fine if he goes, and you also bring your elder brother with you. Trembling."

Father Su took Su Dong to the border.

In the past few years, the Su family has more and more real estate and more grain output. Although there is Su Ji, there will still be surplus. Su loves to provide a batch of grain to the border guards every year. Everyone is very happy about this matter. I know that the situation at the border is very tense now, and if one is not careful, it will cause a war. In addition, there will be a severe winter. Father Su will choose to go at this time because he can send a batch of cold-proof items to the soldiers at the border.

"Mother, don't worry, Dad will go the same way in the past! We are familiar with the road! And there are troops traveling with us, so don't worry." Su Ling comforted Su's mother, but her heart was also very restless, not worried Father Su, twenty worries about that man who is far away in Tongnan.

The long-standing conflict between Dongyi Kingdom and Huangfu Empire has finally broken out, and the war has begun. As the general, he may still be fighting bloody battles on the front line. I heard that Dongyi Kingdom is best at water warfare, while Huangfu Empire There are very few sergeants who are good at water warfare, and the minority nationalities in the four directions are also aiming at this opportunity, wanting to besiege the Huangfu Empire from several sides, but seeing that the East Emperor's war that has been going on for a year has not benefited the Eastern Yi Kingdom at all, On the contrary, he was still at a disadvantage, so he didn't dare to act rashly, but he didn't retreat, and was waiting for a fighter.

"It's just that your eyes have blinked a lot in the past two days. You write to see if there is any caravan going there, and ask someone to deliver it, and let them reply to the message anyway. I am really worried." Mother Su patted Patting Su Ling's hand, she agreed with the Su family to donate supplies, but there is no need for the father and son to go there in person!Maybe it's because she's getting old, she just wants her family to be safe and happy, and it's okay to say that she has no vision or a woman's opinion.

"Well, I see, mother, you are tired too, go back and rest for a while!" How can Su Ling not understand Su's mother's thoughts, but the country is unstable, how can the people live and work in peace and contentment, her thoughts are not as good as Su's mother's. But it is too advanced.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw colorful smiles coming, "Miss, you didn't see that when I told Er Gouziniang the price of those blood swallows just now, the change in her face was really wonderful. Thinking about withholding those supplements! I have never seen such a shameless person."

In fact, it doesn't need to be said by Chazi, Su Ling also knows what kind of expression Er Gouziniang will have if she knows the price of those blood swallows, but she still smiles and listens to Chazi, and she will tell Chazi to go. did it!

"Miss is really powerful. I know how to hit her hard. Let's see if she dares to come to the Su's house to make a fuss in the future, so I don't know if she will care about her." Chazi was still muttering.

Su Ling was already in deep thought, the weather this year was very strange, it hadn't rained in the next year, and it was very dry, Su Ling was very worried.

Now that the border war is tense, the supply of food and grass is already insufficient. If there is a drought, how will the lives of ordinary people live!

"Yan Hong, you pass on the order that each grain store will sell a limited amount of grain from today onwards, and our grain store needs to purchase a large amount of grain, so stock up first, and I will tell you what to do then."

Yan Hong has a calm temperament, and she is Su Ling's second in command in handling business. Although she doesn't know why the young lady ordered her to do this, she knows that the young lady has her reasons for everything she does, so she doesn't ask too many questions.

Su Ling has already received the news that there has been no rain in Tongnan area since last autumn, and many places have experienced drought. Fortunately, there are many rivers in Tongnan area, so there is no problem now, but if it does not rain again If it is not, I am afraid that even rice will not be able to be planted after spring.

"Miss, why do we need to buy so much food! And after buying it, why don't we sell all of it?" Chazi asked.

"Chazi, I heard from Aunt Liu that the clothes you make recently are all done and then put down, and you always give up halfway, so it won't work!" Su Ling said with a smile.

When Chazi sees her young lady's smile, she always feels nervous in her heart. You know, after coming to the Su family, especially in the past few years, she has always followed the young lady to go out, and her female popularity has also dropped a lot. She definitely can't make a dress, but in the past, even if she was a lady, she didn't care about her, why do you say that now!Could it be...

"Ah! Miss, I suddenly remembered that Aunt Liu asked me to go get something from her just now! I'll go there first."

And Yanhong looked at Chazi's bluffing, "This Chazi is really getting worse and worse."

"Yanhong, you are too serious, you should smile as much as colorful, so that you will be young." Su Ling joked.

In March, there had been no rain in Tongnan for more than half a year. The land was cracked, and the crops were not nourished by water, so they could not be planted at all.

Chun, what a pleasant name!It brings fragrant and showy flowers and lush greenery!It brings a vision of the future and brings us a vibrant scene.This beautiful word entrusts people with so much reverie.However, Tongnan, this beautiful place, is shrouded in a ruthless drought in this spring of hope.In the field, the buds that just broke through the ground are dead, the branches and treetops, the green leaves that are about to drip have gathered their bodies, and the delicate flowers have withered prematurely...The river bed is dry, the well water is dry, the wetland Ganhe, the crops withered, and even many animals died due to the drought. Crowds of people carried buckets on their backs and looked for water everywhere...

Tongnan was originally the place with the most abundant water resources, but now, looking at the large area of ​​dry land, the farmers can only sigh silently, and the common people silently pray for a heavy rain to save them from the fire and water. Among them, if there is no more rain, the best season for planting will be missed, and they can only spend this year in hunger.

(End of this chapter)