The rural life of a peasant girl

Chapter 223 Drought (2)
"General, if it doesn't rain this day, our soldiers will not be able to hold on. Some soldiers have even drank sea water in the past two days, but how can the salty water quench their hunger and thirst! And we The food can only be supplied for about ten days at most.” On the bright side, if you drink porridge, you can still supply it for ten days, and if you eat, it may not be enough for five days.

"I've sent the letter back to the capital, and I think there will be news in the next two days. Let the soldiers wait patiently, and don't mess around." Xuanyuan Mo ordered.Why doesn't he know it!The weather is not beautiful this day, if this continues, the Huangfu Empire will be defeated without a fight.

Originally, even if there is a lack of water resources, there will be no shortage of food, but the drought in Tongnan has left many people with no food in their homes. You can't just watch them starve to death!Xuanyuan Mo ordered a batch of grain to be transferred from the army ration to serve as porridge, but he didn't expect...

"This year, there is a drought everywhere. The imperial court has sent people to help, and most of the grain in the granary has been distributed to various places. Now it is difficult to gather a batch of grain and grass!" Duanmuyu said.

"Drought everywhere?" Xuanyuan Mo asked.

"Well, this is the message from the old man yesterday. You have been busy with the refugee affairs for the past two days, and I haven't had time to tell you yet!"

"How's the situation at the border?" Such a good opportunity, how could those people give up so easily!

"Master Xuanyuan was defeated in the battle in the Western Regions, but fortunately, he was only slightly injured, so you don't have to worry too much." Even if he didn't say anything about it, Mo would definitely know about it from other places, so it's better to say it now , lest he still think wildly.

Xuanyuan Mo was indeed a little hit. The war in Tongnan has been dragging on, and the wars in the four directions have broken out again. There are still treacherous officials in the Huangfu Empire. It can be said that this year is the most difficult year for the Huangfu Empire. Internal and external troubles, Natural disasters and man-made disasters, even if he has three heads and six arms, he can't turn the tide. Now the problem of war is no longer a problem, and even the food and clothing of the people cannot be solved. If there is another turmoil, the Huangfu Empire will be in danger.

"I went to see the situation of the victims today. More and more victims have fled Tongnan to the north. I'm worried..."

Even if Xuanyuan Mo hadn't finished speaking, Duanmuyu understood what he was going to say. These days, in order to appease the soldiers, the amount of food provided to the victims was clearly reduced, and many victims couldn't get enough to eat. In order to save their lives, they could only Fleeing out of Tongnan, hoping to find food elsewhere, but now the entire Huangfu Empire is filled with a sad atmosphere.

"The most important thing now is to solve the problem of food and grass in the army. The yamen are in charge of the refugees. We can only help from the sidelines. If the Dongyi country finds out our current information, it will be troublesome." Duanmuyu Said.

How could Xuanyuan Mo not know this truth.

"Let the local rich merchants and landlords donate a batch of grain first! Otherwise, our army will not be able to sustain it." This is the easiest and fastest way, but it may be difficult to get these rich merchants and landlords to donate grain, after all, not every All the landlords are like the Su family, and they will demand equal returns for what they pay.

"This matter may be a bit difficult. You also know those rich merchants and landlords. They usually only go in and out. It's good not to squeeze the people. I also want them to donate. It is said that except for Su's grain store, other grain The price of food in the store has risen, twice the usual price, so that even if there is food, the common people can’t afford it! It’s just a pity that Su’s food is limited every day, which can’t solve the problem at all.” Yes, even if No matter how many real estates the Su family has, but the population of the entire Huangfu Empire is so large, how can they support all of them!
"Tell them, if they don't donate, the entire Huangfu Empire will perish. Why are they guarding the food and money? Let the Yamen handle this matter first, manage the refugees well, and prevent turmoil."

Huaxi Village.

"Miss, the Huaxi River is about to dry up now, and the villagers are very irritable." Yan Hong said.

"How high is the water level in our well?" Su Ling asked.

"There are about five boxes, which are completely enough for the Su family to use. I just heard that the water level of the well at the head of the village is also slowly dropping. Many people still have no access to drinking water every day."

"How about this! You go to the village and send a notice. If you can't get water to drink, you are allowed to come in to our well. And ah! Starting today, our Su family will save water, and the water for washing vegetables can be used Use it to rinse vegetables, and who can use it to flush the toilet after washing..." Wait, Su Ling listed a series of measures to save water.

"Yes, miss." In fact, without Su Ling's instructions, the servants already know that water needs to be recycled. Now that water resources are in short supply, they all know the value of water.

"Let Uncle Qin (the housekeeper of the Su family) go to the town to invite workers to dig wells. We can't sit still and see if there may be water there, so we can dig another well! Otherwise, the villagers will really not be able to sustain it. "There are two wells in the entire Huaxi Village, one is an old well in the village, but now the water level has begun to drop significantly, and the other is in the yard of the Su family, but this well cannot meet the needs of the entire Huaxi Village .

"I'll go right away." Yan Hong took the order and went down.

Not long after, Yan Hong came back.

"Let's go, you two will accompany me to the back mountain to have a look." Just digging wells can't solve all the problems. Now all the fish ponds and lotus ponds in the village are showing signs of drying up. If this continues, all the fish in the ponds will be lacking. Water to die for.

"Miss, why are we going to the back mountain?" Chazi asked suspiciously, could there be water in the back mountain, or why would miss go there?

"You! Miss told us to follow, we just follow along, how can there be so many things!" Yan Hong knew that Miss was worrying about the matter of water!Isn't Yanhong's behavior just offending Miss!

"Aren't I curious!" Chazi seemed to see the anxiety in Su Ling's heart, and whispered.

Su Ling didn't have time to take care of the two of them at this moment, she was preoccupied with how to solve the water shortage problem, so she didn't pay much attention to what Cha Zi and Yan Hong said.

The back mountain of Huaxi Village can be said to have provided the first funds for the Su family's prosperity. If there were no fungus, mushrooms and bamboo shoots on this mountain, the Su family would still be poor, so even if the Su family's life is better, but Su Ling She still comes to this back mountain from time to time, sometimes by herself, and when Su Dong is on vacation, she is with Su Dong. This back mountain can be said to have carried her entire childhood.

Although Huaxi Village is now dry, the trees in this mountain are still lush and lush, and there is no sign of withering at all. This is also the result of the villagers in Huaxi Village loving nature. Usually, they will never cut down trees on the mountain unless necessary. It is their kindness, so nature also gave them endless resources.

(End of this chapter)