See you in the world

Chapter 589

No matter what, life is always going to happen, and the current situation is not too bad, it is still too early to be in a desperate and helpless situation.

The annual festival can be described as the most important festival of the year for people in most countries in the world, even beggars will try their best to eat better and dress better on that day.

The so-called annual sacrifice is mainly to pay homage to the ancestors. There is no rootless tree in the world, and people are born with a background. It is the basic morality of a person to pay homage to the ancestors with a devout heart.

People forget the unhappiness of the year, put aside the things that are not urgent, and welcome the most important festival of the year with a very relaxed mood.

Putting on new clothes, children playing, putting up lanterns and festoons, the gloomy atmosphere of the past was swept away, and only at this time did some cheerful atmosphere appear everywhere in the world.

He has done everything that needs to be done, and Yunjing, who can do what he can, doesn't mind doing his part. He can't do anything about many things that he can't do, and it's useless to think about it again. He also temporarily relaxes to welcome the festival.

In the few days before the New Year Festival, Yunjing started to be as busy as in previous years. He cleaned up with his family to sweep away the bad luck of the year, bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and wrote pairs with bright red paper. I will ask Yunjing to help write the couplets, and I will give some embellishment to some extent, it has nothing to do with money, Yunjing is also happy to help, as long as everyone is happy.

Amidst the busy schedule, the New Year Festival finally arrived, and the Yunjing family all put on new clothes.

Bai Zhi came back after suspending the shop in the town for a few days. She is a member of the family, how could she be absent? With the addition of her, the family is more lively. Yun Xi is pestering Bai Zhi's sister-in-law Stop, get along very harmoniously, but Yun Dong is quite reserved, and has no disrespect for this sister-in-law.

Lin Xingyu did not come, although the relationship with Yunjing was confirmed, but the family still had to take care of it, at least it had to be justified, she was different from Bai Zhi, after all, the family relationship of Bai Zhi's family was almost completely severed, not so worry more.

The family set up two tables of sumptuous meals, including chicken, duck and fish.

The reason why there are two tables is because Yunjing invited Song Yan Ding Wei and the yard steward who was rewarded by the town government to the ancestral house to celebrate this festival, and there is no room for one table.

For the holidays, naturally the more lively the better, not afraid of crowds, but afraid of deserted.

Unknowingly, Yunjing's family became stronger and more prosperous.

Now Yunjing’s industry is more or less, there is one set in the town and the other in the capital, and there are also some businesses. Naturally, all aspects need to be taken care of by manpower. A red envelope, as the person who can really make decisions in this family, Yunjing is not stingy with his servants, whoever you treat with sincerity will treat you with sincerity, it is mutual.

The blocked meals are ready, and in this era without a circle of friends, of course it is the first time to present them to the ancestors.

In the hall of the Yunjing family's ancestral house, the food was served and the drinks were prepared. Grandpa Yunlin led the family to kneel down to worship the ancestors. Everyone was pious and solemn, even the youngest Yun Xi looked serious.

No matter who dares to make trouble at this time and disrespect the ancestors, even Yunjing will be punished.

When worshiping the ancestors, there were quite a few members of Yunjing's family, and Bai Zhi was among them. Logically speaking, Bai Zhi's concubine status was not qualified for this, but after Yunjing discussed with her family behind her back, it was up to Grandpa Yunlin to make the decision. Also worship the ancestors.

In Yunlin's words, once you enter my Yun family's door, you are a family, and we don't care so much about being inferior to others. We are all a family, and there is no need to distinguish so clearly.

Regarding the Yunjing family's decision, Bai Zhi was so moved, surprised and happy, one can imagine how many concubines in the world can understand this honor?I really can't even think about it, and there is something wrong with thinking about it. After all, generally speaking, a concubine can't even enter the ancestral hall after death. If you want to worship the ancestors, don't you want to commit the following crimes?
But the Yunjing family allowed her to worship the ancestors together, this level of importance is comparable to that of a regular wife.

Paying homage to the ancestors, praying three times and knocking down nine times, praying for good weather and peace, and then burning some money and offering incense one by one, it took about half an hour to finish.

After paying homage to the ancestors, the family sat together to eat and drink happily.

Sitting next to Yunjing, Bai Zhi didn't drift away just because she was able to enter the main hall to worship her ancestors. Instead, she became more cautious and kowtowed to Yunjing's parents, grandfather and aunt Jiang Xiaoxi. The family members were very happy, helped her up, and gave each a red envelope.

It was during the process that his mother Jiang Susu and his aunt Jiang Xiaoxi kept looking at Bai Zhi's belly, which made Yun Jing quite speechless. After so long, it wasn't that either he or Bai Zhi was infertile, and both of them were healthy. The reason why Bai Zhi's belly There was no movement, because both of them were paying attention to contraception, Yun Jing didn't want to be a father so early, he was too, and Bai Zhi was because Su Xiaoye's regular wife didn't come in, she didn't dare to have a baby first...

Afterwards, the three brothers and sisters of Yunjing also received red envelopes and blessings from their elders. The blessings from their family members are very simple and down-to-earth, and their greatest wish is to be healthy and safe.

Then Song Yan and the others also came to toast the Yunjing family one by one. The red envelopes that should be given to the Yunjing family were naturally not stingy in the slightest. The money was not much, but it was a heart.

After a pleasant meal, Song Yan, Ding Wei and the others left when they should, and Yunjing's family went to visit the grave of the deceased elder, and they kept busy until it was almost dark.

During this period, Grandpa Yunlin talked a lot in front of Grandma Yunjing's grave alone, and his eyes were a little red after returning home. In addition, he drank some wine during the meal, so he was not in high spirits, and he went to bed early after dark.

It’s rare to be able to rest for a day without any scruples, and Yunshan went for a stroll in the village chief, probably to find someone to drink and chat. As for playing a little gambling, he didn’t dare, even though his family is not short of money now Well, if Yunshan dared to play with money, grandpa Yunlin couldn't spare him, the kind that would have to break a stick.

It's only been a few days of good life, so you dare to play with money?
The Yunjing family's family style, no matter who it is, grandpa Yunlin will go crazy if he dares to play with money. After my grandfather found out, he was hung up and beaten, but no one could stop me.

Anyway, no one in the Yunjing family gambled, and they were too poor in the early years. Even if a coin fell into the hands of others for nothing, it would be like cutting flesh.

Jiang Susu, Jiang Xiaoxi took Bai Zhiyunxi to chat alone, there are always some private conversations between women.

Yun Dong didn't know where to go crazy, but Yun Jing was not bored by himself, reading books was the best way to pass the time.

This year, Xiaoxi Village tacitly did not invite theatrical troupe to come and have fun. After all, it has been dry for so long, and no one knows what will happen in the coming year. Naturally, it is possible to save as much as possible.

After one day's age, turning over the night is the beginning of the second year. Taking advantage of the festive atmosphere, every family starts to visit relatives and friends.

Yunjing's family has been an only seedling for several generations, so naturally they have no relatives to leave, and Jiang Susu's natal family has no one left, and there are no relatives to leave.

But on the first day of the Lunar New Year, after discussing with Jiang Xiaoxi, Jiang Susu and Jiang Xiaoxi decided to go back to their hometown to sweep the tomb. Even if their relatives were gone, they were still alive, so they couldn't let their relatives be alone without offering any sacrifices.

Yunjing's family did not reject their decision, and Yunshan even offered to send them there.

Because of the drought for so long, the world is becoming more and more unsettled, and out of safety considerations, Yun Jing specially took the time to go to the Princess Mansion and invited a master of true mood to escort mother and the others secretly.

The journey is far away and the family is involved, so Yunjing can't be too careful.

After settling down the family and escorting them out of Niujiao Town, Yun Jing also wanted to visit relatives and friends, but this year he didn't have to go to the master's house in the town because his wife went to the place where the master worked, and there was no one at home.

Although he couldn't personally kowtow to master and wife to pay New Year's greetings, Yun Jing wrote a letter and sent it over early.

Except for the master's house, Yun Jing also had to go to the houses of those teachers in the school, and some of his classmates and friends also had to go to the houses, and then he had to go to some officials in the town and county. Too many, maybe someone will need help someday, it is not advisable to temporarily burn the cold stove.

Anyway, just do your best.

After being busy in this circle, half a month passed without knowing it.

Strictly speaking, spring is considered to be coming after the New Year Festival, because the whole winter has been warm, this year's spring seems to have come very early, and greenery has appeared in the fields unknowingly.

But what is different from previous years is that due to the lack of rain, the greenness of the mountain woodland is not full of vitality, but a little lifeless. It is still unknown whether those originally pleasing greenery can grow into luxuriant branches and leaves over time. Rain, I'm afraid...

The spring plowing started at some point, and there were already farmers busy in the fields, but their faces were full of confusion and confusion, and the smiles from the New Year Festival had already disappeared from their faces.

From last year to now, there has not been a drop of rain in the sky, the ground is so dry that when the wind blows, smoke and dust are everywhere, and the soil in the dry land is crushed into powder when pinched. Even if the soil is turned up, it will dry quickly under the scorching sun!

Spring plowing has inevitably been greatly affected. If you continue to plant in such weather, let alone whether there will be a harvest in the field, it is a big question mark whether the seedlings will survive!

But it’s already spring, what can farmers do without farming?They can only bite the bullet and farm like in previous years, looking up at the sky from time to time, dazed and desperate.

With the passage of time, the price of food has risen again and again, and a catty of coarse grains has reached an astonishing five copper coins per catty, which is five times more expensive than it used to be. arrive!

The atmosphere of panic has inevitably spread...

The area of ​​Niujiao Town is slightly better than other places. After all, this place is a grain source town bestowed by the emperor, and it is also the fiefdom of the eldest princess. Residents do not have to pay taxes, which is less of a heavy burden than people in other places. .

But even if there is no need to pay taxes, if the fields can't grow crops, how can they live a happy life?No one has so much food to pile up for a year or two. After all, the promotion of farmyard manure is limited in this era of food production, and there are no genetically modified high-yield crops.

When the New Year began to get busy with visiting relatives and friends, Yun Jing started to get busy again. He was running around every day, and he rarely had time to relax.

As far as he could, he tried his best to open up the ground veins to draw groundwater to help farmers cultivate the land, but how much land could he take care of by himself?
Walking in the fields, Yunjing does not have the leisurely mood of a spring tour full of apricot blossoms, and his heart is heavy and depressed.

The blue sky was like a wash, and the scorching sun at noon in the spring also showed a bit of viciousness. Under the sun, the fields were a little dazzling. The farmers were numb and mechanically farming in the dark as usual, but there was no hope in their eyes.

Outside Niujiao Town, Yunjing squatted on the edge of a plowed field, picked up a clod of soil, squeezed it lightly, and it turned into dust and disappeared with the wind between his fingers.

Get up and walk, with heavy steps.

There is water flowing in the river not far away, and the groundwater is drawn from the upstream by Yunjing, so there is no shortage of water in the river, and a waterwheel is set up on the river, but the water source diverted by the waterwheel cannot take care of the water source that is too far away. Locally, there is a shortage of water in the world of every family. The water cannot flow to other places after passing through more than a dozen fields. How much do you want?
Spring plowing is irrigated by streams. Unless there are canals for many years, it is more dependent on precipitation from the sky. After a heavy rain, the fields will not be short of water, but if it does not rain, the stream water will definitely not be enough.

Even if there is water in the stream, there are already people carrying the water against the scorching sun on higher ground and in the world far away from the stream. They carry the water to irrigate the fields in order to get a little harvest. How to do?Are you free?
rumbling...

A few horses galloped past on the road in the distance. They were the fast-moving yamen servants in the town. They rushed to the distance quickly and their figures quickly disappeared at the end of their sight.

The movement there caught the attention of the farmers in the field. Some people looked up at the direction where the policemen disappeared, shook their heads and sighed.

Yunjing's senses were keen, and he heard two farmers in the adjacent fields discussing the police who passed by. They said that there might be a fight over water somewhere, and the government should go to calm it down. During this period of time, around Niujiao Town alone, there were nearly a dozen large and small fights due to water disputes. There were even two villages fighting with hundreds of people involved. Several people were directly killed and wounded. The disability is as many as double digits...

Hearing what they said, Yun Jing felt even more depressed.

Fighting for water and fighting with weapons are unavoidable in such weather and seasons. Farmers need to survive, and they need food to survive, and food comes from the ground, so they are in order to survive, and in order to have water to irrigate the fields, they are worth fighting with their lives!

This is still around Niujiao Town, the situation is not bad, but is it farther away?I can't imagine what kind of situation it will be. If one is not good, farmers can't see hope, but if someone deceives...

It's not that the government is inactive. In fact, the government is more anxious than anyone else. After all, spring plowing is related to farming and the country's community. But if it doesn't rain, what can they do?
This kind of situation is not one state or one place, but the whole country and even other countries are in the same situation. There is no rain, spring plowing is difficult, and farming is hopeless...

Yunjing took the time to visit the Lijiang River, and he took action early in the past. Perhaps his suggestion was adopted. Huge waterwheels have been erected on both sides of the Lijiang River. The largest diameter is nearly [-] meters. There are strong people Tearing the earth and digging canals to divert the water of the Li River to irrigate the fields in the distance.

There are huge waterwheels everywhere on both sides of the Lijiang River, and there are many canals on the banks. Under the diversion, the water level of the Lijiang River, which has already dropped seriously, will further drop...

Even though the whole country is working hard, it is still a drop in the bucket in the face of the drought affecting the whole world. Countless people see it in their eyes and feel anxious, but it is useless.

After strolling around Niujiao Town, Yun Jing headed towards Xiaoxi Village with a heavy heart. According to his observations, even if he tried his best to draw out groundwater, he still couldn't estimate all the world in the town, at least half of it There is no water to irrigate the fields, let alone dry land.

If the climate continues like this, the groundwater will not be inexhaustible. I am afraid that in one year, the grain production in Niujiao Town can reach half of last year. possible!

This is just Niujiao Town, what about further away?

"I've really tried my best," Yun Jing said bitterly in his heart, he has never been a pessimistic person, but facing the current situation, what can Yun Jing do?
Let alone him, even Ye Tian, ​​who is suspected to be God's own son, is useless, he can only stare blankly.

From coming to this world until now, 18 years have passed, Yun Jing felt bitter emotions in his heart for the first time, and he never experienced such a difficult time.

The drought affects not only the fields, but the dry weather can easily cause fires. These are only visible to the naked eye, and all kinds of bandits and panic are afraid to think about it.

If it continues like this, the imperial court must find a way to relieve the disaster, but the whole country is like this, how many places can be taken care of by hollowing out the country?

Yun Jing has never experienced such a catastrophe, but he has seen it in film and television works in his previous life. In front of such a disaster, not one or two people died, but millions and tens of millions, which is more serious than war. Terrible, the so-called Ten Rooms and Nine Empties describe this kind of catastrophic situation, and it is not impossible to even evolve into a thousand miles of uninhabited people.

Looking up at the sky, why is this happening?

The gossip said that the emperor of Dali was ready to sin against himself and pray for rain, but would that work?

He didn't go to the town, nor did he go to the county seat, and even Yunjing didn't plan to go to crowded places, because the drought situation was discussed everywhere, and whenever he heard these, his mentality became heavy and depressed.

He is not escaping, but there is really no other way. If such a situation occurs in a village or a town, it will not be a problem, but now the whole world is suffering from severe drought. What is the difference, I can only pray to God to open his eyes.

The school in the town has already started, and the younger brothers and sisters continue to go to school. It is not their turn to worry about the general environment, just do their own thing.

Back in Xiaoxi Village, standing at the entrance of the village, as far as I could see, the villagers in Xiaoxi Village didn't see much sadness on their faces. They were farming normally as in previous years.

After all, this is the place where Yunjing grew up, and he would always be partial. The water source is abundant, which can ensure that the fields of every household will not be affected.

People are selfish, right? He Yunjing is also a normal person. He doesn’t mind helping more people while taking care of his surroundings, but he has to do what he can. The feeling of being powerless is really uncomfortable. Thinking too much will only make yourself depressed.

Looking at the scenes of the villagers in Xiaoxi Village farming, Yunjing couldn't help but fell into a long silence.

He couldn't figure out why there was such a severe drought. If a few states were justified, but now it has spread to the whole world, is it reasonable?What is the problem?
It was silent all the time, until the uneven sound of reading came from the village, which made Yunjing show a forced smile on his face.

The school in Xiaoxi Village was built last year. It was the result of the joint efforts of the villagers. The procedures were complete, it was filed with the government, and it was Yunjing who ran down in person.

That is to say, there is no difference between the school in Xiaoxi Village and the school in Niujiao Town. Children who study in Xiaoxi Village School and those in Niujiao Town School enjoy the same imperial examination qualifications.

Xiaoxi Village actually has its own school, and the younger generation can become scholars. This is something that all the villagers dared not dream of. When they heard the sound of children reading, the busy villagers in the fields slowed down a little, for fear Surprised them, occasionally looking up at the direction of the school, everyone has a smile from the heart, everyone is full of energy, that is hope, that is the future, that is a better tomorrow.

Now there are 53 students in Xiaoxi Village School. After all, Xiaoxi Village is only so big, and there are only 53 or 16 households in total. There can be [-] students. It is still Yunjing who proposes that all those over six years old and under [-] years old should go there. For the sake of study, of course, other people including adults are welcome to attend if they want to, since it is a school in the village after all.

There are two or three gentlemen in the school, such teachers are gorgeous, the head of the mountain is an old scholar in his sixties, the other two are old students, Yun Jing is also the honorary head of the mountain.

Originally, when inviting those three people to teach in Xiaoxi Village, they all tried to evade in every possible way, but after Yun Jing came to invite them personally, they packed up their things and came here one by one. But that was Yunjing personally visiting the door to invite them. They all ran very fast, and they could have frequent contact with Yunjing, and they didn't need any money.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Yun Jing's eyes flickered, and then he soared into the sky without a sound, heading straight for the capital.

It is very abnormal that there is a severe drought in the world, there must be something wrong, Yunjing went to ask Mr. Deng, knowing that there is a high probability that he will not get any useful information, Yunjing still went.

It would be even better if I could contact Liu Neng in Xiaoyaojing, but God knows where his old man is now...

(End of this chapter)