Abandoned Daughter's Beautiful Pastoral

Chapter 144 Buying People, Big Harvest (1)
"Grandma, what time is July today? Is it time to pass the three-month period?"

Zhang Xiaocao suddenly remembered something, and quickly turned to ask the grandma who was fanning the two of them.

Grandma Zhang thought for a while, and counted with her fingers, and then said: "Come on, today is the sixth day of the dog days. After the dog days are over, it will rain and the sky will cool down!"

Zhang Xiaocao heard the words, looked at the white sunshine outside the house and the scorching heat, felt a little irritable inexplicably, and muttered: "It's been a month without a drop of rain, and it's so hot, shouldn't it be Is there going to be a drought?"

As soon as the words fell, grandma slapped her on the forehead.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Grandma has lived to this age and has seen a drought. It was still very young, but because we rely on the Ning River, we didn't suffer any disasters. Even if the harvest was poor, no one died of starvation. Like Fleeing everywhere like that in other places! There have been such hot days before, but it will be fine when it rains. You are still young, so don’t speak out about the drought. If someone with a heart hears it, you will be arrested and sent to prison!”

When Zhang Xiaocao heard this, she nodded again and again, she knew that grandma's words were not meant to scare her!People in power are most jealous of natural and man-made disasters. In some places, when major disasters occur, magistrates will try their best to cover them up, just for fear of causing dissatisfaction from above and being dismissed from office!

At this time, the emperor, who is the most powerful person, will often issue an edict against himself, and pray for rain in various sacrificial ways, pray for God's forgiveness, and nectar to come.

If those in power only care about themselves and ignore the life and death of the people, the disaster situation will often not be dealt with in a timely manner, resulting in a delay in disaster relief, causing many people to leave their homes and flee everywhere, and their families will be destroyed. In order to survive, some people are forced to become bandits. , for the disaster of the village, against the government, there will be no good results in the end!

Grandma Zhang looked at her granddaughter, and actually had the same worries in her heart. The weather this year was too abnormal, very similar to the drought that year. She was also worried about the drought, but she couldn't say this to the outside world. She could only pray that God would not embarrass them. If it rains early, if there is a drought, too many people will die!
The rain that Grandma Zhang was looking forward to did not appear. Half a month after the dog days passed, the sky was still so hot, because the moisture in the air was evaporated rapidly, and it was even hotter than before!
The water level of the Ning River also dropped suddenly, and you can see the exposed stones on the river bed. Only children who don't know the world go to the river to catch fish and eat them every day!The experienced people in the village have already noticed the unusual weather. Although no one said the word "drought", they all saw panic on each other's faces!

Zhang Xiaocao became more and more uneasy. Almost all of the cotton plants that bloomed earlier had peaches, and now they are sporadic. Originally, as long as there were no accidents, there would definitely be a bumper harvest, but now such a drought, not only the production has dropped sharply , Even the quality of cotton can only be the lowest, and whether the cost can be recovered is a problem.

There is also [-] mu of cotton in Ganglou Village, that is [-] mu!
Zhang Xiaocao was in a hurry to get angry, and her mouth was covered with blisters. She went to Ninghe River every day to check the water level, and went to the field to check the cotton. If it doesn't rain, the village will definitely limit the water and save the water for human and livestock. At that time, whether the crops can be harvested or not can only be resigned to fate!
Seeing that the Ning River, which was originally relatively wide, has now turned into a small stream, the vegetation on the riverside is all wilted, and even outside the water source, many trees, flowers and plants have dried up. The sound instantly turned into broken pieces.

Lin Zhaoyuan saw that Zhang Xiaocao became anxious, and comforted him: "Don't worry, it's useless, maybe it will rain in a few days, this kind of weather has happened before!"

However, even he himself didn’t believe it. There was a drought in this area, and the places near the river were better, and the crops in more places with insufficient water sources had dried up. Cheng Yuanpeng wrote to say that Qingyun Prefecture and several nearby counties were A severe drought has occurred, and the matter has been reported!However, it is useless to report it. If it does not rain again, not only the crops will die, but even people will die of thirst!

Moreover, even if it rains now, the crops in those places are already hopeless, and they can only rely on the surplus food to survive, anxiously waiting for the relief from the court!
"You don't need to comfort me. The weather is very abnormal. I think it will continue to work in all likelihood. We have the same situation in Ninghe here. I'm afraid it's already withered and yellow in other places. I just hope that there will be fewer corrupt officials this year. If we can provide disaster relief in time, otherwise, the lives of ordinary people will be miserable, and countless people will die!"

There was once an extremely serious drought in Chinese history, which can be called the worst drought!The impact was wide-ranging, and it is not an exaggeration to describe the people who died at the end as starving for thousands of miles. That tragic scene is simply a human tragedy!
Those rich people are better, they have enough money and water and food to support them to escape to other places and continue to survive!But the vast majority of ordinary people, without food and water, would often die of starvation and thirst on the way to escape, and become the dishes of those raptors and beasts!

Lin Zhaoyuan was also worried, and he persuaded him: "It doesn't rain, it's useless for you to be anxious. What if you make yourself sick? What do you ask your grandma to do?"

When Zhang Xiaocao heard the words, her heart moved. Looking at the withered and yellow fish struggling in the small puddle, she finally gritted her teeth and growled: "If it's not raining, I'll go find the rain. If it's not raining, I'll let it Next, I..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Before Zhang Xiaocao finished speaking, Lin Zhaoyuan stared at her nervously, and interrupted her words with an angry growl: "I don't care if what you said is true or not, you are not allowed to say this a second time, do you hear me?"

Zhang Xiaocao was stunned by his yelling, and then she realized what she said, and suddenly she was dripping with cold sweat, and a strong fear surged in her heart, which wet her back!
Seeing that she understood, Lin Zhaoyuan softened his tone, patted her head and said softly, "You can't say this again! If it doesn't rain in the old world, it depends on what it means. No one can force it! But anyone who walks against the sky is not punished by the sky." Punishment means being tolerated by the world, I don't want anything to happen to you, do you understand?"

In the middle of the night, people who fell asleep anxiously were awakened from their sleep by loud noises, and white lights were like the most beautiful fireworks, across the sky, splitting the clouds, and illuminating the dark night sky.

Almost everyone got up in surprise, didn't even bother to put on their shoes, and ran out of the house. Suddenly, there was a strong wind, and drops of cold and warm water fell from the sky, hitting the dry ground together, and raised air. There was a layer of dust, and the air was filled with a strong muddy smell.

All this indicates that the rainstorm is finally coming!
A thunderstorm, a night of heavy rain, the long-dried land finally ushered in the long-lost rain, alleviating the severe drought. Almost overnight, the vegetation recovered, and the mountains and plains were filled with vitality.

(End of this chapter)