Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 245
"Xingjia, have Zixuan and Ziwen written a letter these days? Have you said anything about how it is over there?"

The Xu family, Mr. Xu Chengkuan is talking to Lin Xing's family.The old man was sitting on the top of the kang, with bags under his eyes in his hands, and was filling the cigarette pot with cigarettes.

"Uncle, a letter came from Ziwen a few days ago, saying that it has been raining for a long time over there. Fortunately, the dams have been repaired this spring, and it is not a big deal for the time being." Lin Xingjia sat on the kang Go up and chat with the old man.

"Hey, what year is this year? Tell me, the rain won't stop. Our side is all mountainous, but it's not as good, and there's not much water in the ground. You said Zixuan's side, I remember Jinghan said that the terrain over there is flat, and there are many lakes and swamps. If there is stagnant water, it will be difficult to rectify." The old man lit his cigarette and took a puff. "Now that there are several children over there, I am so worried that I can't even sleep well. If I had known about this situation earlier, I should have sent someone to bring back Jinghan and the two little things. They are too careless Ah. Zixuan is the county magistrate, so he can't leave easily, and Ziwen should also come back."

In the old man's heart, of course, Jing Han is the one that misses the most. He loves this second granddaughter the most.In the past few years, Jinghan was outside, but the old man talked about it a lot.

"Father, don't worry about these things. Zixuan is capable, and Jinghan is not that coquettish young lady. It's okay. Didn't the dams be built in the spring of this year? It will always be useful. Haven't you heard? Now Many prefectures and counties were submerged by floods, and the east of the town is still in good condition. These are all thanks to Zixuan. I thought, the local people should thank Zixuan this time." Zhi Xin sat on the chair, smiling and comforting his father.

"By the way, boss, how is our family's ginseng land doing this year? There is so much water, is it okay?" The old man remembered his family's ginseng land.

"Father, don't worry, the place we chose was originally not that flat, but now we have taken advantage of it, and there is not much water. In addition, the families on the mountain are also diligent, and the horse road is well cleaned up. The water at both ends The ditches are also quite deep, and there is nothing wrong with it." The magistrate smiled and talked to the old man about the situation on the mountain.

"It's on the other side of the crops. It's a little bit waterlogged. There's nothing I can do about it. It's been raining these days, and the ground is soaked. It's already the beginning of July, and I don't think it can last much longer. When the sky clears, the water in the field will disappear quickly. Fortunately, our tussah silkworm harvest this year is not bad, and we have made a lot of money, but we have lost a lot of fungus and mushrooms this year. It rains all the time, so we can’t go there. It can’t be harvested every year, and there is no way around it.” Zhixin said it lightly, but in fact he felt distressed in his heart.Nowadays, the fungus and mushrooms alone can earn several thousand taels of silver a year, and this loss is not a little bit of a star.

"Oh, that's how we farmers are like this. We depend on the sky for our food. If the weather is bad one year, we will go hungry. Fortunately, we have gotten better in the past few years, and we have surplus food in our hands. Occasionally we meet We are not afraid of such things. If we leave this before, wouldn’t we have to go hungry? If not, we will have to flee famine.” The old man couldn’t help sighing, “The climate in the north is pretty good, and there are usually few It’s a time like this. I don’t know what happened this year.”

"Xingjia, I forgot to ask you, how is the other side of the wine shop? Yours is quite close to the river." Zhixin suddenly remembered this, and asked quickly.

"It's okay, didn't we think of this when we first chose the place? So the winery was built on a high place, and besides, the winery has to be two miles away from the river, it's okay." Xingjia laughed Laugh, that's okay.

Only then did Zhixin feel relieved. Although the shares in the winery had been given to Jinghan as a dowry, Zhixin was still very concerned.After all, this is also a property of the Lin family, and they can pay a lot of money every year.

Several people chatted for a while, Xingjia was about to go home, the old man wanted to keep him here for dinner, but Xingjia refused. "Uncle, you also know that my father has always been in poor health these past few years. Recently, because of the rain, I am a little worried about Zixuan and the others. Maybe he got angry and is not very strong. I This time I came back to town, other than to see your old age, I also came to get medicine for my father. The rain outside is light now, so I have to hurry to get medicine. When I come again next time, I will definitely be here to accompany you well. Have a drink or two." Xingjia was thinking about his family, so he decided to leave.

When the old man heard that Lin Xing's father had to get medicine, it was naturally not good to keep him, so he could only nod his head, "Sure, let's make an agreement, we will definitely eat here when we come back next time. When it doesn't rain , I will also go around the village and see your father on the way. He was tired before, but now he is old and old, and he can find them all. Sigh, this man, being young is not a skill, old You can only have a good physique." The old man and Lin Xing's father got along very well, so they naturally knew the root of the old man's illness.

"Just to say that, my father often advises me now not to work too hard. If he hadn't been injured during the winter felling and storing wood, he wouldn't be taking medicine all day long and being unable to do anything. Uncle, You stay at home, it's wet and slippery outside, so don't be shy." Lin Xing's family held the old man down and prevented him from going to the ground.

"Boss, help me send Xingjia off. Have you put on your coir raincoat yet? Otherwise, find an umbrella for him, so don't get wet. It's autumn now, and it's getting colder every day, so be careful." The old man sat on the kang Up and down, told Zhixin.

Zhixin held up an umbrella and sent Xing's family out.Fortunately, when Xingjia came, he was wearing a coir raincoat, and the rain outside was not too heavy, so Xingjia walked all the way to the medicine shop.

After seeing off Xingjia, Zhixin turned and went back to the house. "Father, it's noon. We're just the two of us at home today. I'll let the kitchen cook what you want to eat." The old lady and Mrs. Xue went to Huixin's place, but Huixin was pregnant again, and she still vomited a lot.The old lady was worried, so she took Mrs. Xue over to have a look.

"Anything is fine, it's just the two of us, just eat something. I don't have the heart to eat now. Looking at the rain outside, I feel uncomfortable. Boss, can you let one of our family go to town?" Take a look east? I'm really worried." The old man couldn't help but said, thinking of Jing Han very much.

"Father, it's not that I don't want to go, but I heard that the roads in many places have been washed down, and in some places, stones have rushed down and blocked the roads. It's best for us not to go out now and play along the way. If something happens, it’s not good. Zixuan and the others should be fine over there, haven’t we heard any rumors? Dad, don’t worry, wait for the rain to stop in two days, I Let people go and have a look." Zhixin was actually worried, but with the current situation, it was simply not something they could go if they wanted to.So I had no choice but to persuade the old man not to worry about getting angry.

The old man had no choice but to stop mentioning these things.

The Qianyuan Hall in the capital was above the early court, but the emperor looked at the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty with anger.

"Your Majesty, it has been raining heavily in the north for one month this year, causing floods in many places in Longzhou and Shenzhou. It is said that such floods are rare in a hundred years. Such catastrophes are a warning from the heavens that the imperial government has failed. Your Majesty, please issue an imperial edict to appease the wrath of the heavens and save the people from danger." A censor said in the early court.

As soon as this remark came out, several older people immediately agreed, and kept asking the emperor to issue an edict of guilt.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair with a very ugly expression on his face. "According to Hu Aiqing's words, the disaster in the north is due to my lack of virtue and behavior, which offended the heavens, so God will punish me?" The emperor's tone was cold, with anger hidden inside.

"Your Majesty is a wise king once seen throughout the ages. His virtuousness is far superior to that of the kings of all dynasties. It's just that your Majesty is young, so he must act with arrogance. I don't know what happened to offend the gods, which will cause this disaster. As long as Your Majesty Make a decree to sin against yourself, and then worship the heavens, I think this flood will pass soon." That Hu Yushi did not hear the displeasure in the emperor's tone, and continued to say.This man was quite old, and he looked to be five or sixty years old, with no expression on his face, and he was still talking non-stop.

Yue Pengcheng stood up from the side, "Your Majesty, I believe that this flood is just a natural disaster and has nothing to do with your majesty's virtue. Your majesty does not need to issue any edicts of guilt. This matter is pure nonsense. With this time, it is better to Think about how to do disaster relief to be more practical." Pengcheng is now working in the Ministry of Industry, and he happens to be a doctor in the Ministry of Water under the Ministry of Industry, and these things happen to be under his jurisdiction.

The emperor was in a better mood. Just as he was about to speak, Hu Yushi who was below said first, "Your Majesty, the words of the doctor of the Ministry of Water are to injure Your Majesty. A catastrophe from heaven is a punishment from God." How can it be said that it is a natural disaster? Then why did we not see such a flood in a hundred years, but it happened this year? Your Majesty, this matter must be cautious. If one is not careful, the gods will be angered again, and there will be even greater disasters. The disaster is coming." This old guy insisted that the flood was the punishment of the gods.

Pengcheng snorted coldly, "Master Hu's words are so unreasonable. If it is really God's punishment, why didn't the heavy rain fall to the capital? Wouldn't this show the heaven's wrath more? Your Majesty is in the capital, and all civil and military officials are in the capital. There are punishments, why did you let the capital go to the north instead? Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

"That's because of His Majesty's great blessing, Long Wei is here, so the heavy rain didn't fall to the capital." An old man next to him said.

Lu Shaojin also stood up, "Master Du's words are contradictory to Hu Yushi's. Since His Majesty has blessed the heavens and blessed all the people, how can there be such a thing as a sin from heaven? The common people would laugh their ass off when they heard this, let alone in this court? Flood disasters have happened throughout the ages, and it is not a matter of God’s responsibility. These words are really nonsense, and His Majesty does not need to pay attention to them.”

(End of this chapter)