Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 134 Rainstorm
Such natural disasters, not to mention the present, cannot be avoided in the 21st century.

Some old farmers in Qingzhou can also predict the wind and rain. These days, everyone feels uneasy. Many villages and townships are rushing to harvest food, and even the government does not need to warn in advance. In this era, disasters occur frequently. Farmers rely on the sky for food. He is extremely awed, and never dares to take any chances.

Su Tong thought for a while, and didn't say much about cholera, but just reminded his father.

Where does Su Wencheng need Miss Su to remind, summer flood prevention is the meaning of the question, and a lot of preparations have been made in advance, not only in Qingzhou, but in other places, as long as the officials in charge do their duties and care about their own evaluations, If you want to achieve something, there is no one who does not worry about the flood season.

Sure enough, within two days it started to rain heavily.

Fortunately, the villages in Qingzhou have a lot of strong laborers. Su Wencheng's village is well paid, and everyone rushes to do the work. The manpower is extremely sufficient, and the food is collected and put into storage early. The heavy rain is not much of a hindrance.

However, in the end, some people still had bad luck, and the grain was directly retting in the field.

Not only that, there are many villages living at the foot of the mountain, in the ravine, the terrain is low and flat, the heavy rain is pouring, the river is flooded, and the whole village is flooded. Although it will not be completely submerged, the water is almost waist deep. The wooden house couldn't stand the impact even more, and it was damaged a lot.

Su Wencheng braved the heavy rain to take a look. There were several villages affected by the disaster, and there were wailing sounds everywhere. Wang Zhizhou remembered sweating profusely and lamenting again and again. In fact, he thought he would leave soon and replaced other officials. Probably only do superficial work and leave the troubles to the new magistrate.

But Wang Zhizhou is a conscientious and good official with great professional ethics and sincere sympathy for the suffering of the people. How can he not be anxious to get angry when he sees this situation?
Besides, the new Yu Zhizhou is the son-in-law of the eldest princess. There are several daughters-in-law of the eldest princess and her son-in-law, and there are a lot of sons-in-law. Local people, royal relatives and relatives are big figures who must not be offended.

If Wang Zhizhou really dared to leave the mess behind, he might not be able to escape the responsibility.

Outside, the heavy rain covered the sky and sheltered the earth, the doors of the Su family were closed tightly, no one was willing to go out, and the workshop stopped working early, so Axia and the others simply let Su Tong live in the Zhuangzi.

Firstly, Zhuangzi's house was newly built, and at the beginning of the construction, all the considerations were made. The land was still an auspicious place chosen by Mr. Feng Shui, and the heavy rain did not have much impact on it at all.

It was raining, and the heat was lessened, and the room was much cooler. Su Tong took a group of young girls to play various games in the room, among which the most lovable ones were undoubtedly the "Killer, please open your eyes at dawn" game'.

Not going out of the house all day, the big guys play games together, talking and laughing, when Su Tong gets excited, he impromptuly tells them a storytelling, or calls Yusheng, Yuqin and other younger girls to his eyes , let A Xia, Xiao Yao and the others take turns to ask questions, and the questions are not too difficult, the difficulty is just similar to the first grade of elementary school.

Yusheng and Yuqin are two girls who are smart, fast learners, and they are crisp when they speak, and their behavior is no longer as petty as when they first came here.

It's just because the time in Su's house is still short, and the malnutrition in the early years still hasn't been improved. She is thin and dark, and she still feels pitiful in new clothes.

Erya couldn't have children by herself, so she felt pity for these little girls and treated them very well. With the money she saved on weekdays, she couldn't help but buy them some snacks.

"I heard that Guojia Village was hit by a flood, and the grain of several families was soaked in the ground..." Axia glanced at Erya, picked up another fried chestnut, peeled it, put it in Su Tong's hand, and then He said in a low voice, "Especially Guo Da's family, this year there is no harvest, ahem, your ex-mother-in-law was so angry that she didn't get out of bed for three days, and she doesn't know what will happen in the future."

Er Ya was stunned, sighed, she didn't have any thoughts of gloating, but felt very uncomfortable. She has been Guo Da's bride for more than a year, and she just left not long ago, so she can let go all at once.

Xiao Yao frowned and puffed his face: "Sister Erya, I also heard from Aunt Ma that the Guo family was in trouble, and your mother-in-law wanted the bride who just entered the house to borrow some food from her natal family, but the bride refused. , I don’t even want to use my own dowry to supplement the family. The Guo family has been in a lot of trouble these days, and the house is restless. Your mother-in-law’s illness is probably caused by the bride who just came in."

A-Xia nodded. Although she had only come here not long ago, she was very good at inquiring about news. Not only did the neighbors get to know her well, but even people from all over the world knew her.

Even Su Tong felt that Axia had a talent for intelligence.

A Xia smiled and said: "Guo Da's bride is Min Xiao'e from Min Zhuang. The reason why Min Xiao'e is still unmarried in her 20s is not that, as she said, her family loves and pampers her and is reluctant to marry her. Because her temperament is too aggressive, although people in the country are not so particular about it, people are willing to choose a thicker bride, and they can work more when they get to the husband's house, but she is different, she can be considered upright if she is born, but her temper is really hard to say, Delicious and lazy, he has a big temper, and his mouth is full of obscenities and curses at every turn."

"Just like her, she is well-known in Minzhuang. She couldn't get married at such a young age. Even if the people in the village went to buy a bride, they would not let her in. Later, she was old and had no choice. She was forced by her mother to put on a dress, and she easily concealed her true nature in front of outsiders, and I don’t know who bewitched your former mother-in-law to hire her as a bride."

A Xia shook his head, then laughed again, "It's not impossible to imagine, the Guo family's family business is not rich, and the Min family is also considered a middle-class family. Generally speaking, they are well-connected. Guo Da divorced his wife and his reputation has been ruined. Think about it." People from the same household in this village are unwilling to betroth their daughter to her, so they go to other villages to look for it, and they can’t help but tell the matchmaker what to say, and there is no need for the matchmaker to lie, as long as there are few things to say, the marriage will definitely be made."

She speaks softly and doesn't show any emotion on her face, but everyone present can't help hearing a trace of schadenfreude from her tone.

What happened to Er Ya was miserable, and the girls in the house, even the kind ones, all hoped that Guo Da would suffer bad luck, and now it came true, and they all said in their hearts that God has eyes, no one will sympathize with them .

Su Tong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and let a group of little girls twitter, gossip, and talk about various topics everywhere. She thought about it for a while, and pondered for a while: "It's not that the grains left in the ground are completely inedible. Food is also impossible, but it is not difficult to just eat and fill your stomach."

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the room.

A-Xia said in shock, "Really? Several villages near us were flooded, and a lot of food was ruined."

Su Tong nodded, and explained several ways to deal with moldy grain in detail.

"What kind of charcoal, dry sawdust, fried dry chaff, and quicklime in our workshop can all be used to absorb the moisture on the surface of the grain. There are some other methods, such as using alum, anyway, it is impossible to have no loss at all, but as long as the loss is reduced, it is not impossible."

A Xia and the others were all stunned. When Su Wencheng came back to find out, he asked Su Tong to write down these things in detail that night, and then ran to Wang Zhizhou to discuss it in the heavy rain, but did not return for several days.

Naturally, Su Tong would not pay attention to it. This was her father's responsibility. It would be a good idea for her to give her an idea. Could it be that she, a little girl, is expected to help with other things.

Su Tong doesn't know the specific situation, and she doesn't know how effective this method is. Anyway, it is said that Wang Zhizhou got a Wanmin umbrella afterwards, and it can be regarded as doing a great deed for the people of Qingzhou before leaving. Retire.

Su Wencheng also received an award from the imperial court. Presumably, in the hearts of the officials, his status has improved a lot, and the hat of being proficient in farming has also been placed on his head.

This is something to say later, Su Wencheng is too busy to go home now, Su Tong is nestled in the village and cannot go out, the rain outside does not refuse to stop at all, but the sky does not clear, and occasionally the rain breaks, and it will return after a while The weather is going to change, Su Tong and the group of girls stay in the house all day, feeling uncomfortable, even the shy ones who don't like to go out on weekdays can't stand it, that is, listening to Su Tong tell stories I was still more energetic when I was in school, and I started to lose my concentration during class, but the road was blocked by heavy rain, and I couldn't go out at all, and there was nothing I could do.

In the evening, when it was not yet dark, the room was pitch-black, to the point where the opposite side could not recognize, Su Tong gave up the light early, as usual, everyone gathered together, she thought about it, and felt that today The weather is perfect for telling ghost stories.

Su Tong told A-Xia this idea, A-Xia immediately agreed, Xiao Yao was timid, but she was also curious, besides, the minority obeys the majority, everyone agrees, so she gritted her teeth and agreed.

When it comes to telling ghost stories, Su Tong is a master at mobilizing the atmosphere.

When she was still in school, she scared all the students in the dormitory to go to the toilet in the middle of the night and dare not go out alone, but everyone still likes to organize such activities with her. At the graduation party of the university, she took a class When the students got together, they first watched a few horror movies, and then they told ghost stories. While watching the horror movies, the whole class talked and laughed without seeing any fear, but when it was time to tell the ghost stories, the classroom was completely silent. , Even the bold boys were too scared to go out.

In fact, it’s not how scary Su Tong’s stories are. She herself lived in such an environment since she was a child. Inexplicably believable.

(End of this chapter)