Hard work

Chapter 221 Going Out
There are disaster victims coming and going in the village every day.Some of the victims took food with them and successfully found a place to live. Some of the victims didn't bring anything, and seeing that the people in Aozi Village were not so enthusiastic, they tried to find their way to the town.

They felt that there was a yamen and a granary in the town, and maybe a granary had already been opened for disaster relief.

Some people finally begged for some food from familiar people in the village and set foot on the road to the town, while some couldn't find food anyway, so they could only walk to the town silently.

Lan Hua'er is actually not optimistic about those disaster victims who are going to the town.

In the past, in modern times, if there was a flood, the government and the army would quickly dispatch to various places to take the victims of the disaster and resettle them there.But in this ancient time, it seems that there has been no movement.

With Lan Huaer's poor historical knowledge, it seems that no dynasty has ever been able to carry out disaster relief in such a timely manner.So what if there is a granary, no one above orders to open the granary to release the granary, who dares to go to disaster relief easily, who dares to take this responsibility.

No matter how wise the imperial court is now, the transmission of this news alone is very problematic.

No matter how fast you go from a border area like Aozi Village to the capital, it will take ten and a half months.After this back and forth, it was already a month later when the decree came to the hands of the local government.This has to wait for the stewards in the town to confirm the disaster situation, write the papers and hand them over, and count the time for the imperial court's approval. No matter what happens now, it is impossible for someone to open a warehouse to release food for disaster relief.

I don't know if I have raised homing pigeons these days.But even if you keep pigeons, the pigeons will not be able to fly out in this kind of heavy rain.

And who has ever seen a carrier pigeon used in a memorial? Isn't this disrespectful?

Lan Huaer looked at the victims who were slowly walking away in the rainstorm, and could only pray for them.If they were lucky enough, they might be able to meet a kind-hearted family or businessman in the town, and they would take out the grain stored in their home to cook porridge for the victims.

However, Lan Hua'er also knew that such things rarely happened.Everyone doesn't know what will happen in the future. Businessmen value profits. At this time, it is already very good not to think about raising prices.

In fact, even if the merchants raise prices, no one can say anything.After all, scarcity is the most precious thing. In such an environment, who can go outside to buy food again.

Lan Hua'er is most worried about Goudan and Gaihua who are still in the town, and they don't know what's going on with them.

At this moment, Lan Hua'er finally understood why Changwu insisted on staying in Aozi Village.Aozi Village is the place with the highest terrain among all the nearby villages and towns. It is halfway up the mountain and will not be submerged easily.If he was still in other villages, maybe he would also start fleeing now.

Lan Hua'er is not familiar with Changwu, otherwise, she would definitely not be able to resist asking Changwu if she already knew that the environment outside would be like this.But so what if you ask, who doesn't want to live a good life.

Some victims met too many people who accidentally fell down the mountain, or were washed away and drowned by the flood, and felt that it was impossible for them to reach the town alive, so they kept wandering on the village road of Aozi Village. refused to leave.

Many big trees were planted outside Aozi Village, and now those trees have become places for the victims to hide from the rain.

They couldn't find anything to eat, so they dug the bark off the tree and ate it to satisfy their hunger.

Some victims hid under the narrow eaves of the villagers, watching the heavy rain outside with a blank expression.

It took Lan Huaer a lot of effort to restrain her sympathy, and did not give the food stored at home to the victims.She went back and forth at home and counted three or four times, and the things in the house were barely enough for six people.This time not only to eat until the beginning of spring, but also to prepare food for the whole year of next year.

If it's just that the harvest in her own field is not good, she can still think of a way to go to the mountains to find some food.But with the current climate, it seems that this year is really going to be a disaster year, and the mountains will also be affected by disasters. I don't know how long it will last.

Lan Hua'er also thought about bringing the disaster victims from outside to her home to warm up by the fire, but then she thought about it, what's the use of bringing in the victims to warm up for a while.Neither dare to distribute food to others, nor dare to keep others at home for a long time.

She also specifically asked Zang Lang and Chang Wu, but neither of them could tell whether there would be disaster relief.Maybe it will not be reported, and maybe it will not be approved.There are so many links in the middle, and no one knows what will happen in such a remote place as Aozi Village.

But seeing those victims in the rain outside, Lan Hua'er still felt a little unbearable.She thought about suggesting that the village chief should resettle the foreign disaster victims in a few half-collapsed thatched huts outside the village.

Those thatched huts were built by people in the village before, so that they can guard the fields at night.Because it has not been used for a long time, it has been poured in half.But even so, it is still much better to repair it than to be exposed to the rain.

In order not to make this proposal appear abrupt, Lan Huaer specially dragged Changwu and Yang Langzhong as an excuse to talk to them first, and asked them to raise this matter with the village chief.Changwu is a bit unpredictable, but he is still kind and kind. Langzhong Yang is also a kind gentleman. When the two of them were mentioned by Lan Huaer, they both thought it was a good idea, so they hurried to tell the village chief up.

The road in Aozi Village was no longer full of disaster victims.

The crops in the field are soaked in water day by day, and it seems that they will not survive.

All the villagers in Aozi Village were frowning.Some people are even scrambling to dig up the crop stalks that have not been soaked and go home to dry them, planning for the future disaster year.Although these are just straws, at least they can eat them whole when they can't survive.

After Zang Lang saw the people in the village digging up the pole, he couldn't sit still.

There is still food in the Zhao family's house, and Lan Hua'er discussed with Zang Lang in advance about the food situation in the house, and there is a field halfway up the mountain, so they can still harvest some.But he still felt worried.Because no one knows how long the rainstorm will last, and how much food should be prepared to survive this disaster.

It was the first time for Lan Huaer to feel such helplessness.It wasn't even a situation that she could change with effort.Natural disasters, natural disasters, if disasters broke out in the north, no matter how hard she tried, it would be useless.No matter how powerful she is, she can't really conjure food.

Only at this time did she suddenly understand what kind of tragic situation Yi Zi Er Shi was in the past.

Although it's not that much now, the torrential rain that doesn't know when it will stop is like a heavy stone, pressing on everyone's heart.

"Little lady, I want to go into the mountain." Zang Lang couldn't sit still. One night, he couldn't help but tell Lan Huaer, "Let A'Du guard the land on the mountain. I'll call the Yan family to come to the mountain." Let’s go up there. While there is still something on the mountain, let’s get some down quickly.”

"No. The road on the mountain is very difficult now. You haven't heard from those who came over how many people were washed away by the mountain torrents along the way. Moreover, it has been raining so much recently that the rocks on the mountain are not stable at all. If you... What should I do at home alone." Lan Hua'er stopped Zang Lang without thinking at all.

"If you don't take advantage of the time to go to the mountains, what will you do with your family? I don't know when the rain will stop." Zang Lang turned his head to look at the rain outside the window, and said in a low voice, "I don't know what's going on at home. Is there enough to eat? I wonder if I can’t stay in the town. The family still lacks some, I’m with the Yan family, we’re good at it, so it’s fine.”

Lan Hua'er bit her lip and did not speak.

She didn't want Zang Lang to go to the mountains at all.She was worried about flash floods and mudslides.No matter what Zang Lang said, she just shook her head and disagreed desperately.

In the end, Zang Lang could only scratch his head and look at her in embarrassment, "I must go. If you don't prepare food for me, little lady, I will starve to death on the mountain."

"Bah." Lan Hua'er couldn't help but glared at him, "I still say I won't listen to you?"

"I just went to the mountains to find some food. It's really okay. I have to come back to collect food for the little lady." Zang Lang didn't think there was anything wrong, and he still had a smirk on his face, "It's okay. I was on a mission before. I also ran up the mountain, and it was also raining. I can save some food at home, so I can feel relieved."

"Even if we want to find it, we have to wait until the rain stops." Lan Hua'er just said that, and knew that Zang Lang would definitely not agree.

Sure enough, Zang Lang rubbed his nose with his hand immediately, and said with a smile, "At that time, there is nothing left on the mountain. Who knows when the rain will fall. Now the things in the field are soaked, and the things on the mountain They definitely won’t live long. Those who don’t eat, how can they live for long. Going up now, the ground is not so loose.”

Lan Hua'er couldn't persuade him.She had never heard Zang Lang speak so patiently before, just to persuade her to relax and let her agree with him to go out and take risks.Lan Hua'er could only prepare a lot of fried rice for him, and tied a red thread around his wrist to remind him to be careful, and then watched him run to Lan Du's house in a coir raincoat with a big basket on his back.Lan Hua'er was watching from the back, and she actually felt like watching her own man go to war, so she couldn't help but poohed herself in the bottom of her heart.

Chang Wu watched from behind, and smiled, "You dare to let him go out in this kind of weather."

"I can't persuade you either." Lan Hua'er said absent-mindedly, "It's okay, he will come back well. I believe him."

She could only persuade herself to be at ease, telling herself that it was all right, do what she should do at home, and wait for Zang Lang to come back.

(End of this chapter)