Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 346 Drought
The weather in May was getting hotter day by day, and pregnant people seemed to be more afraid of the heat, so Zhao Wangshu put on cool and thin summer clothes.

It's just that she can't use ice or eat cold food, which makes her life particularly difficult.

"It's only May, why is it so hot? It's going to be so hot in June and July." Green Branch complained as he came in with a pot of freshly washed mulberries.

Zhao Wangshu sat on the couch, waving his fan, with a look of despair on his face, "You can still drink iced sour plum soup to relieve the heat. As for me, hey."

"Young madam, you can eat some mulberries and drink them twice with well water." Luzhi put the small porcelain basin next to her hand.

Zhao Wangshu looked at the plump mulberries. The purple-black peel shone attractively in the sun. She swallowed and took a few mulberries into her mouth. They were sour and sweet, which quenched her thirst.

"Young Madam, Aunt Aqi is here." Lan Fen reported from outside.

"Aunt Aqi, please come in." Zhao Wangshu wiped the juice on his hands and the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief.

Ah Qin came in, knelt down and saluted and said, "I have seen the young lady. May the young lady be safe and sound."

"Aunt Aqi, there's no need to be polite, please sit down." Zhao Wangshu said politely.

"Thank you, Madam." Aqi sat down on the table, "The layman asked his servant to tell Madam that the weather is extremely hot this year, so Madam should prepare in advance."

"What are you preparing for?" Zhao Wangshu asked confused.

"Young lady, I don't know what to prepare. I only know about the well in the backyard of the Buddhist hall. When drawing water, you need to put two more loops of rope." Ah Qin continued.

Zhao Wangshu looked solemn and thoughtful.

Such unusually hot weather would most likely lead to a drought, so she really had to make plans in advance to avoid running into trouble in the future.

"I understand. Please tell Aunt Aqi to tell mother that I will be prepared." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

"My slave, please leave." Ah Qin said the matter and was about to leave.

"Lan Fen, send Aunt Aqi out." Zhao Wangshu was pregnant and couldn't move easily. He was too lazy to get up and send her away. "Luzhi, go get pen and paper."

"Young lady, do you want to practice calligraphy?" Luzhi asked.

"Don't practice calligraphy, just write something." Zhao Wangshu was thinking about what to prepare for the drought. To prevent omissions, it would be better to write it down.

Luzhi quickly took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, polished the ink, and handed the pen to Zhao Wangshu, "Young Madam."

Zhao Wangshu sat down with a pen and wrote the word "drought" on the paper, thought for a moment, and then started to list.

First of all, the biggest shortage in the drought is water. There are seven wells and four ponds in the mansion, but the water levels in the wells have been declining. The drought is serious, and the water in the wells may not be enough.

Although the water in the pond is living water, it will be evaporated by the sun. Even the river may dry up, let alone the pond.

You have to find a way to store water, and all those peace jars have to be used.

Secondly, drought will cause crop failure or even no harvest, and the price of food will definitely rise. She has to check the grain storage and buy some grain that is easy to store.

Finally, after a major disaster, there will definitely be a major epidemic, and some anti-epidemic drugs must be prepared in advance.

Zhao Wangshu wrote these key points quickly on the paper while thinking.

Looking up out of the window, the sun was scorching hot and there was no cloud in the sky.

In previous years, there would be floods during the Dragon Boat Festival, but this year there has been no rain since mid-April, and drought has begun to take shape.

"Lvzhi, ask the servants in the mansion to clean all the peace jars in the mansion, fill them with water, and cover them with wooden lids." Zhao Wangshu began to make arrangements, "Get me Butler Li Er."

After a while, Butler Li came. When he entered the door, he saluted Zhao Wangshu, "Young Madam."

Zhao Wangshu motioned for him to excuse himself, "Steward Li, you should have noticed that it has not rained for more than a month, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Drought has begun to appear. The layman reminded me to take precautions early."

Butler Li frowned slightly. He naturally saw these strange phenomena, but he didn't expect that the young lady would suddenly pay attention to them. "Young lady, what are you going to do?"

"You ask people to go to the market to buy some easy-to-storage grains and buy as much as possible."

"I understand, little one." Butler Li nodded quickly. "We also need to buy some medicinal materials, especially those for treating diarrhea, fever and heatstroke." Zhao Wangshu added, and then asked Luzhi to give him the right cards, "You go to the accountant and pay 10,000 taels of silver to buy food and medicinal materials."

"Young madam, do you need to buy so much?" Butler Li hesitated.

"Need it." Zhao Wangshu stared at him with a serious expression, "Do as I say."

"Yes, young lady." Butler Li took the pair of cards and left as ordered.

After Butler Li left, Zhao Wangshu took the piece of paper and looked at it. Water, food, and medicine were all ready. What else needed to be prepared?
Zhao Wangshu had been thinking about something and didn't notice Yun Hao coming back, "Wangshu, what are you looking at?"

"Precautions for dealing with drought." Zhao Wangshu handed him the paper and told him her arrangements one by one, "Is my arrangement okay?"

"Very good." Yun Hao looked at the precautions listed on the list and smiled.

"Help me think about it and prepare those things." Zhao Wangshu picked up the cup and took a sip of water.

"Why did you suddenly think of the drought?" Yun Hao didn't like to use his brain after knowing that Zhao Wangshu was pregnant. He was surprised by her sudden thought.

"My mother reminded me." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

"You don't have to worry about this, leave it all to me, I will arrange it." Yun Hao said softly.

Zhao Wangshu nodded with a smile, she felt at ease.

Yun Hao got up and went behind the screen, changed his clothes, and then came out to talk to Zhao Wangshu.

The couple chatted for a while, and then it was time for dinner.

After dinner, the couple took a walk on the corridor for a while. After Zhao Wangshu went to take a bath, Yun Hao left Linglong Courtyard and went to the Buddhist hall.

In the Buddhist hall, Ah Qin was hanging a lantern. When she saw Yun Hao coming, she put down the wooden support and was a little surprised, "Young Master, are you here?"

"Is mother inside?" Yun Hao asked.

Ah Qin nodded, "The layman is chanting sutras inside."

Yun Hao nodded, lifted up his robe, and was about to go in.

Ah Qi stretched out her hand to stop him, "Young Master, please let me go and report first."

Yun Hao frowned and his face darkened slightly.

Aqi pushed the door open and walked in. Sandalwood incense lingered in the Buddhist hall, and green smoke curled up from the incense burner in front of the Buddha statue.

Mrs. Yun sat on the futon, holding Buddhist beads and chanting sutras with her eyes closed.

"Householder, the eldest young master is here." Ah Qin leaned over and whispered.

Mrs. Yun closed her eyes and said, "Invite him in."

Ah Qin exited, "Young Master, please."

Yun Hao lifted his legs and went in, looking at Mrs. Yun sitting on the futon with cold eyes.

After a long time, she didn't hear her son speak. Mrs. Yun opened her eyes and looked at him in surprise, "Why don't you speak?"

"Don't mother know that Wang Shu is pregnant?" Yun Hao asked.

"Huh?" Mrs. Yun wondered why he asked, "I know she is pregnant."

"Since you know she is pregnant, why do you bother her with things? You could have reminded me about the drought instead of letting her worry about it." Yun Hao said with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"I didn't think carefully about this matter. I will pay attention to it in the future." Mrs. Yun did not defend herself and admitted her mistake frankly.

When Yun Hao saw this, he couldn't say anything more, "Don't disturb mother's evening classes."

He exited the Buddhist hall and returned to Linglong Courtyard.