What use do I want in this troubled world

Chapter 89 The rain is coming
Some people snuggle up and fall into laziness all day long, maybe God can't see it. On the day of Lixia, there was a heavy rainstorm with lightning, thunder and thunder.

It was as if a hole had been pierced in the sky, pouring rainwater down like a flood.

The villagers are all worried.

It is taboo to rain in the beginning of summer. There is a saying in the agricultural proverb, "the beginning of summer is sunny, and the year is good."

Good and bad spirits, after a night of heavy rain, the green seedlings that have just begun to head are greeted with endless rain.

Although it was sunny for a short time in the middle, it was only sunny for a day and a half, and there were clouds in the sky, and the ground was drenched with rain.

Continuous rain will not only cause wet damage to crops, but also cause the prevalence of various diseases.

Flooded rainwater accumulated in the fields, and the water continued to rise. The rice fell, and large areas were submerged in the water. The dry land was also muddy, and the vegetables and sorghum suffered.

Every household was busy working in the field in the early morning, but just as the excess water from the paddy fields and dry land was drained away, the sky broke again on the other end.

For a month, everyone spent every day in the fields, and some people went downstream every day to go around the intersection of the tributary of Yantan Village and the main trunk, to dredge the silt, and to salvage dead trees and branches washed down from the upstream and the mountains.

The intersection of the tributary and the main stream has a complicated terrain and structure, and it will be blocked every time there is a continuous rainstorm, and if it is not dredged in time, the entire village will be submerged.

Everyone sighed with gloom, this year's shortfall is a certainty.

According to the practice of previous years, not only will the imperial court not give relief to them, but the food tax must be paid as it is, and no money will be reduced or exempted.

The official who comes to collect food and taxes will not sympathize with you if you have suffered a disaster.

If you plant the land, you have to pay the grain tax on time, and if there is no grain, it will be converted into money, regardless of whether you are selling your children or selling your iron.

God is not open, is it because they think they have not suffered enough? !

In this situation, Xu Wenfeng has no excuse to continue to dodge.

To be honest, Xu Shengping happened to be at the cave on the day of the pouring rain, and when he wanted to go back to the village the next day, the bridge was already flooded.

The stone bridge leading to the other side of the river was originally repaired by the villagers. The ones built with limited ability are not high.

No, Xu Shengping was trapped on the mountain.

With the cheap father absent, Xu Wenfeng was automatically promoted to be the head of the family.

Gan ah!

Xu Wenfeng can't remember how many times he has braved the rain to go to the field to drain flood water. This day he went to dredge the accumulated water in the field again, listlessly cut a few bundles of grass by the side of the road, and took them back to the shed for feeding. sheep.

Standing outside the shed, Xu Wenfeng was wrapped in a coir raincoat, looking at the carefree appearance of the half-sized sheep in the sheepfold with their heads lowered and gnawing on the grass, he didn't even have the strength to sigh.

It's not as good as a sheep!
She thought that everything would be fine if the pest plague was eliminated some time ago, but unexpectedly, a heavy rain turned her efforts into futile efforts.

It's only been a few days at ease, so fuck her like this!Yes, Xu Wenfeng believed that God was trying to make things difficult for him.

The bad situation lasted for a month or so, and the rain finally cleared up. When the villagers rushed to the field to rescue the remaining grain, the worse situation came.

After the rain break, the sun was scorching for seven or eight consecutive days, and the vicious sun hung in the sky every day.

The roots and leaves of the crops have already been soaked and rotted, and they died in a hurry. The small part that survived by chance is also dying. There is not even a breather, and they are directly exposed to the sun for a few days.

The food in the field is all rotten!

The village was filled with the stench of rotting crops and a hopeless death.

Now everyone is more and more counting the rice for the pot. Originally, under the organization of Yu Hongyi and the secret help of Xu Wenfeng, the villagers made more or less money. I can get my fill.
Talking about cat winter now, I'm afraid I won't even make it to autumn.

In the past, the price of goods remained high, and the price of food was soaring. It is estimated that even if you have money, you may not be able to buy food.

On the day when the crops rotted in the field, Yu Hongyi didn't have time to grieve, so he immediately gathered all the money the whole village could get together, ordered a dozen young and middle-aged men, put them on ox carts, and went into the town to buy grain.

People don't bring more, for fear of being robbed.

The more you have to be cautious at this time.

Zeng Dayong, who knows martial arts, also went with the car. Xu Wenfeng called him to go, after all, it was related to the last bit of property of the whole village.

It was very dark, and the food buying team hadn't returned yet, so Xu Wenfeng knew something was wrong, so he specified that he didn't get any food in the town and went to the county seat.

People depend on food, once there is no food to eat, there will definitely be big problems!

On the third day, Xu Wenfeng picked up a bundle of grass and went to the barn, listening to the rustling sound of sheep grazing, her mind was distracted. These days, she had been thinking about the way forward.

"Ah, what about feeding the sheep?"

Xu Wenfeng turned his head when he heard the sound, and seeing Yu Hongyi and the others came back, he brushed the grass on his body, and walked out quickly: "Uncle, how are you doing, is everything going well?"

"Oh, I only bought coarse grains less than a hundred catties."

Yu Hongyi sighed deeply, and pushed aside a pile of straw on the bullock cart, revealing two sacks of grain:

"The price of food has skyrocketed, and it's not easy to buy. If I hadn't entrusted my relationship with the shopkeeper who sold his mutton before, it would have been difficult to buy this amount of food."

The imperial court did nothing, and the merchants hoarded their goods, and they all looked forward to the rare goods to live in, and made a hard fortune.

The true nature of capital is to make more money, regardless of the floods behind you.

Although Xu Wenfeng was already mentally prepared, his heart still couldn't help but sink: "It's only been a few days, has it reached this point?"

To be honest, Lizheng's reaction was fast enough, and he didn't buy a few catties of grain just like that, so it's not hard to imagine what will happen next!

"Those profiteers are better informed than anyone else. I rushed to the town so quickly. When I arrived, there was already a long line outside the grain and oil store. Before it was our turn, the grain store was closed."

A trace of resentment flashed in Yu Hongyi's eyes, and then he said weakly:

"I'm watching, there is already a tendency for chaos outside, so I dare not go to Fucheng."

It's too far away, and I'm worried that I'll run into bandits robbing the road when I go back.

"I also inquired about a news in the county seat. It is rumored that there is a person who is favored by the heavens in the city. It is rumored that during the flood, one day the son of the Xue family went out. It was thunder and lightning. When everyone looked at it, they saw a dragon descending from the sky. on it.

Anyway, the rumors are very evil, this is a rumor in the market, according to the information I inquired in private, I think it looks like Mr. Xue's family is pretending to be a ghost to create a situation, so as to win over all the powerful people in Fucheng.

He teamed up with the tyrants in the prefecture city, and started to purchase food from the surrounding counties a month ago. This is evidence. The lack of food at the beginning of the famine year, I guess, has a lot to do with him. "

Master Xue?Xu Wenfeng unexpectedly thought of the time traveler on the panel
—— Xue Yuan.

If the soldiers and horses are not moving, the grain and grass will go first.

Is this the preparation to rise up at the first moment of chaos in the world?

There are white tiger rebels in the north, and there is an ambitious son of luck in Fucheng in the southeast. Hasn't Canghe Town become a Roujiamo!

I really can't stay here!

"Dayong, drive the ox cart to my house." Yu Hongyi said to the young man who was following the cart with a tired expression, "You guys also go back and rest, and go to the meeting on the dam later."

"Eh." The younger generation replied without energy.

"Erya, let's go to your house." Yu Hongyi didn't quite understand why he subconsciously wanted to discuss with Xu Wenfeng when he encountered such a big matter.

Entering the room, Yu Hongyi poured a cup of tea and said, "It's going to be messy again!"

Xu Wenfeng followed him and said, "Yes."

Then there was silence.

The follow-up idea should not come from her mouth. She can't afford the hundreds of people in the village. All she has to do is to protect the Xu family.

Yu Hongyi's heart was in a mess, he didn't notice Xu Wenfeng's little thoughts, and said to himself:
"There is no harvest in the field, and there will inevitably be a large number of disaster victims. Banditry is rampant, and refugees revolt. Moreover, since the establishment of the new dynasty, the previous rebels have not been cleaned up. Take the brutal White Tiger Army as an example. I heard that their generals led Thousands of elites retreated to dormant in the northern part of Baidi, which is not too far from Zancanghe Town."

Will these people still hibernate when they are short of food?

Obviously not, they will definitely come out and make trouble.

(End of this chapter)