Farmhouse smoke rises

Chapter 226 In the Drought, the People Difficult to Live [Part [-]]

[If I were me, I might not make such a decisive decision, but now either you die or I die, the heroine is also very helpless.Subscribe, my dears~~~~~~]

The matter of Su Bai's inexhaustible strength, under Su Yu's best efforts to cover up, was finally concealed.

Usually, Su Bai is the most timid kid, and he keeps silent when he is bullied, so Su Yu is always asked to help him out, and his family sees that he is young, and the farm work and chores at home seldom bother him. Stretching out his hand, so he can have such great strength, the family has never known.

But now that I know it, it is one thing to hide it from the outside world, and it can still be used at home.So from time to time, you can see Su Bai lightly holding something very heavy, walking around on the ground very easily.

There are generally two types of wells in rural areas, one is a deep well, and then the water is scooped up with a wooden bucket, and the other is pressed by people, and the water will come out once you press it.

But no matter what, the water from these two wells was a strenuous task every time it was carried to the house, so the matter of carrying the water naturally fell on Su Bai's head.

The child didn't shirk it. Although he was nine years old, he was small, but his strength was really terrifying. Even if he took the largest bucket and filled it with water, he didn't feel heavy at all. He was very happy that he could finally help After working at home, it can be regarded as not being full of food for free by his sister.

However, the drought in Sioux City has not diminished at all.The water in the well kept sinking and sinking, and there was no rain at all throughout the summer and autumn.The scorching sun scorched the earth and shortened the riverbed.

Some sandy lands are even more serious, with continuous desertification, and finally, the good land next to it becomes so chapped that people can't look directly at it.

Not to mention those crops, the harvest was almost [-]% less than before, and if the landlords reaped the remaining ones, many farmers would not be able to survive this winter.

Every time Su Gu'an saw his land turned into that, the seedlings would droop their heads, and the scene that should have been bent over by the grain in previous years never appeared again.And those grain particles are very small, which is obviously insufficient water supply.

Although Su Yu had already made psychological preparations, after all, the locust plague last autumn was really too big, but when the disaster came, she still couldn't bear to look outside again.

Those paper-like news came from various places, where there were people who failed to harvest, and where there were people who were starved to death, those things that Su Yu had never imagined and never seen were happening before his eyes everywhere.

People in some places couldn't bear this kind of torture, so they changed their children to eat, and even people in some places were ready to rebel.

But although no one knew that Su Yu was the richest man in Su City, Su Yu never forgot his mission.Chen Yebai had already made an agreement with her in the palace last year.So Su Yu has been hoarding food last year, and now only within a few hundred miles, only the people of Su City can still live a decent life.

But seeing that the food stock was getting less and less, Su Yu's heart began to hang.That man would not let the officials escort the food. There are too many dangers along the way. Everyone knows that the food can't reach Sioux City intact.

So Su Yu can only find a way from this attachment. If there is still a severe drought next year, Su Yu will go to other places to buy food.

The new county magistrate of Su City was promoted from the local area. The imperial court has issued an order requiring the magistrate to completely obey Su Yu's command. No matter whether Su Yu needs manpower or financial resources, he must give full support. Victory, this is Su Yu's biggest thought now.

When it finally came to winter, the drought still hadn't eased at all, and the food in Su Yutun was finally almost finished.Seeing the surrounding people lose weight bit by bit, Su Yu couldn't do anything about it.

Throughout the winter, there was not a single drop of snow.The snowless winter was even more bitterly cold. Su Yu sat by the stove and warmed his hands, thinking whether to go to the bank in the south of the Yangtze River to get some money.

She is a businessman, everything should be profit first, and the imperial court has an agreement with her. As long as she survives such a catastrophe, there will definitely be a lot of compensation for Su Yu.But Su Yu is a girl, a person of flesh and blood.If she was still helping so many people just for the sake of profit before, now she is devoting herself wholeheartedly.

Benefit?If you have a life, you have a chance to enjoy it. If people are gone, what's the use of profit.

In another year, Su Bai will already be a ten-year-old boy. The huge disaster has also made him grow up rapidly. Now he is definitely a little man in the family, and he can support the existence of the family.

"Sister, are you worried about food again?" Su Bai slowly sat beside Su Yu, and asked worriedly.

Su Yu looked back at the child who seemed to have grown up overnight, feeling very unbearable. "Yeah, look at this winter, there is still no snow at all, which is not a good sign."

Su Bai also understood somewhat. If there was no snow in previous years, maybe Su Yu would not be so worried. After all, there are winters without snow.But it so happens that this year is a year of severe drought, and the lack of snow can only mean that the drought may continue next year.

"Then the imperial court doesn't care about us?" Su Bai has already started to learn to accept these things. They are the people of Dachen. This city of Su is rich in minerals and also a frontier. The opening of Sioux City undoubtedly opened up an unimpeded road to the south of the Yangtze River. It is impossible for the imperial court to leave such a treasure land behind and not help them in order to save money, right?
Su Yu smiled, the stove was burning brightly, and the red fire light was reflected on her white hands, creating a unique beauty. "If the court really doesn't care about us, can you still have enough to eat now?"

Hearing what she said, Su Bai reacted somewhat.The area affected by the disaster is very large, and almost the entire Northeast has been affected. He heard from the old people in the village that people have starved to death in other places, and even many refugees have starved to death in order to survive. Burning, killing and looting began, and although the current situation in Sioux City is not very good, it is still possible if it can be maintained for two years.

Su Bai couldn't help muttering: "Then why are other places so chaotic..." Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration: "The imperial court...the imperial court is not going to abandon the people in other places, but to protect Su City!?"

Su Yu raised his head and glanced at Su Bai lightly. This child has really grown up. In modern times, when he was ten years old, he was an out-and-out child, but the children here are all grown up when they are ten years old. Knowing so much, I have begun to support so much.

"That's right, that's what you think. Since you all know that the geographical location of Su City is important, no matter how much effort the imperial court spends, it will protect this city." Su Yu affirmed Su Bai's opinion.

Su Bai stood up abruptly, the corners of his mouth twitching in anger: "Are you kidding! Just because Su City has a good location and other locations are not, should we abandon them? That's life! Ours Fate is life, so isn't their life!"

Su Yu shook his head helplessly, a child is a child, it seems that he still thinks highly of him.Su Bai was dragged to sit down again, "Don't be so impulsive, this matter is not as simple as you think, yes, your life is life, and their life is also life, but if you choose, Do you protect your own life, or give up your own life to protect the lives of others? The outcome is very obvious. The court can only do this now, it is too far away, and the food cannot be transported at all, and if the money is approved , there must be a lot of people who are filling their pockets, and besides, you see, even if we are rich, can we buy food?"

Hearing what Su Yu said, Su Bai finally calmed down a bit, but he was still young after all, and he didn't understand this kind of cruel trade-off. He only knew that he didn't want to sacrifice other people's lives for his own sake!

"Then there is no other way..." Su Bai lowered his head weakly, did he just accept his fate like this!Is there no other way!

Su Yu slowly turned his hand over so that the other side could also warm up, and continued to analyze for Su Bai: "The fatal injury often caused by a catastrophe is not that you can't eat. Eating grass roots and tree bark , as long as there is food to eat, it will survive this catastrophe. What I am afraid of is the rampant plague. If I am not wrong, the gates of Sioux City will be closed in the spring of next year. Deny all refugees from elsewhere."

Su Bai's pupils shrank suddenly, his shoulders were trembling constantly, his lips were slightly parted, but he didn't know what to say.

Su Yu patted Su Bai's shoulder casually. Because of the fire just now, her hand is warm now, but her heart is cold.Because the order to close the city was an order given to the county guard by her, as the richest man in Sioux City.

Her heart is not that hard, and she also knows what it will mean to other people in the disaster-stricken areas when Su City is closed.From then on, they will suffer even more. They will have nothing to eat, the plague may spread unscrupulously among them, and no one will heal them, and all their lives may be lost.

But Su Yu forced herself to be strong, she knew what to do was the best.Such an important place in Sucheng, even if the outsiders are all dead, they must be kept, because it is related to the fate of the entire Dachen!

After stroking Su Bai's head, Su Yu's eyes were full of determination, and the fire light was reflected in her beautiful eyes this time, making it even more abnormal. "Don't be sad, Xiaobai, my sister will definitely find a way. If Su Cheng can be saved, I won't ignore the other people."

Su Bai nodded, his body trembled slightly in a place Su Yu didn't see, as if a drop of sad tears fell.

(End of this chapter)