Hard work

Chapter 229
Originally, Lan Huaer thought that what Zang Lang said was a bit exaggerated.She always felt that the weather had cleared up, everyone's mood had started to improve, and they shouldn't gather in Aozi Village any more, and they should all go home.

But it turned out that things happened earlier than Zang Lang thought.Before that night, there had been several incidents in the village in which the victims went to the villagers' homes to grab things.

Because both Zanglang and Gaihua had warned the people in the house not to go outside, and they were connected with the neighbor's house and built a tall and thick fence, so no victims of the disaster would rush into their house at this time.Probably because it was easier to break through other families outside, so they didn't target Zhao's family.

Even so, everyone hid in the house and listened to the roaring and screaming outside, and couldn't help feeling terrified.

But it's useless to be afraid, they can only hide in the house, holding the farm tools, hatchets and other things tightly in their hands, for fear that those people will rush into their house.

After the sound outside quieted down a bit, Gaihua dared to go outside to take a look.

It was really chaotic outside, many people's homes seemed to have been broken down, and no one was inside, and it was unknown where the people who were originally living had gone.

The village looked like a mess, and the sound of crying came from somewhere far away, which made people tremble uncontrollably.

Gaihua didn't dare to stand outside for too long, so she went to Tiesheng's house for a while, then went around to talk to Lan Du and Yan Dalang, and they came back soon.

Lan Hua'er originally thought that as long as it stopped raining, the victims around would all disperse.She never thought that it would have such an effect.

"Why, isn't it raining this day? Why are these people still rushing... What's the matter..." Lan Hua'er didn't dare to complain in front of everyone, for fear of making everyone's emotions change. It was even worse, so she could only hide behind and complain to Zang Lang about this problem that she couldn't figure out.

Zang Lang scratched his head, glanced at Lan Hua'er who had dragged him to the corner, and said in a low voice, "Who knows how long the weather will last. I'm hungry, so naturally I will take advantage of the good weather to find something to eat. I'm afraid to go out on weekdays." Got gonorrhea. Now it’s not raining, so naturally they all run outside.”

Lan Hua'er pouted unwillingly.

This was something she hadn't thought of.Indeed, even she would think of going outside in this weather.

If it wasn't for the fact that the disaster victims outside were burning, killing and looting—this may not be accurate, but thinking about what they did, it was almost the same—Lan Hua'er herself wanted to go outside, but she just didn't do anything. It's also good to go for a walk.The back mountain is too dangerous, but you can still go to the sky to see if any fish have been washed into the field.

Of course there is no way to pass now.

Lan Hua'er sincerely hoped that the rain would really stop this time, so that this disaster would not happen again.But Zang Lang told her that if the flood really passed, maybe the village would become even more chaotic.

"Ah? Why..." Lan Hua'er asked in a daze, "If the disaster is over, shouldn't everyone start to re-home, those who build houses build houses, and those who farm land, how can they become more and more chaotic? Woolen cloth."

Zang Lang scratched his head, probably feeling a little uncomfortable explaining this problem to Lan Huaer.

He was originally not good at words, and he didn't know how to tell Lan Hua'er. After explaining slowly for a long time, Lan Hua'er finally understood a little bit.

Although the rain stopped and the flood stopped, it did not mean that the disaster was over for a while.It's like when Lan Hua'er is calculating her food, she doesn't just think about surviving this rainstorm, but also thinks about waiting for the rain to stop. The next year, the coming year, will have no harvest , these must be calculated in order to be able to truly survive this disaster completely.

The same is true for those disaster victims.

And for them, the days can be harsher and longer.

They have no food at all, their home has been destroyed, and when they go back, they will face barren fields. Maybe this year's land tax will still have to be paid on time.Now even if they return to the place where they originally lived, there may be nothing left.If you can pack up some food and clothing, how long can you last?

At this time, the rain stopped suddenly, and no one knew how long this cloudy and rainless weather would last.While they were at a loss, they tried their best to survive.

When the weather really clears up, some disaster victims will definitely go back to their hometowns, trying to find ways to restore their homes.But there are more victims, under the oppression of land taxes, they will still choose to become homeless.Once they are homeless, at least this year's land tax will not have to be paid.

Orchid sighed.

Only then did she realize that she was really naive.After all, I have never experienced this before, so I took my previous life experience for granted in this dynasty.But actually, that's not the case at all.

After Zang Lang said that, Lan Hua'er slowly began to feel worried.

"However," seeing that she was upset, Zang Lang couldn't help comforting her from the sidelines, "don't panic, little lady, I'm here. If the victims are wandering, they don't have much energy in the first place. Wait for others to disperse, and they can't wait." That’s fine. After the water recedes in the village below, not all the victims will stay outside Aozi Village.”

"Well, I hope so." Lan Hua'er sighed again.

It seems that since it started to rain that day, Lan Hua'er sighed more and more day by day.

She went back and counted the food stored at home again, thinking that there were still two years to go, and she didn't know if the land tax could be reduced or exempted this year.It is good to reduce some.It's a pity that this kind of matter is not up to her, a little girl, to decide.

If there is another tax on foreign land this year, Lan Huaer thought, the Zhao family would have to spend money to buy food outside.

Gaihua knew someone outside, and when the weather cleared, if he really had to pay the land tax, he could ask someone to buy some food from outside through the relationship in the escort agency.But even so, it is really embarrassing enough.That must have been a lot of money.If you buy it locally, judging from the current situation, it is absolutely expensive.

Lan Hua'er was worried about the land tax for a while, and then began to worry about not having enough food at home.

She is also embarrassed to say that Chang Wu should be kicked out, otherwise, it would save one person's weight.However, Changwu also lived in Zhao's house for a while.Although it can't be said that they are very familiar, but they live together every day, so they can be regarded as having some feelings.He also paid for the meal, and if he didn't tell himself, no one would be able to drive him out.

After Gaihua came back and told the family about the chaotic situation outside, Lan Huaer became more worried.

Gaihua then comforted Lan Huaer again, and told Goudan and Xiaodie.Although Lan Huaer has always doubted whether Xiaodie understands the current situation.And even if she understands, she probably doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.The days she lived in the past may have been much harder than those of the disaster victims.She doesn't need to think about how to live her life, and naturally she doesn't have to worry about how to live her future life like Lan Huaer.

"It's messed up outside, it's better not to go outside at the moment." Gaihua frowned and said for a while, then began to explain to them, "It's not a big deal, as long as you don't go outside, I guess it will be fine Those disaster victims didn’t dare to rush towards their homes. When the weather gets better, I guess the people should disperse.”

When Gaihua said this, her brows were still frowning slightly.If Zang Lang hadn't said anything to Lan Hua'er, Lan Hua'er would have talked to Gai Hua about something, so he wouldn't be able to notice his frowning.

But at this moment, Lan Hua'er already had something in her heart, and when she looked at Gai Hua carefully, she immediately saw something was wrong from Gai Hua's expression.

Naturally, it was impossible for her to say more in front of other people.In her heart, Goudan is just a child, and Xiaodie is also soft, and she doesn't want to scare the two of them, so she quietly listens to Gaihua and doesn't say anything else.

Although it was a mess outside, there was still food at home.

Orchid Hua'er didn't dare to make too much smell, and didn't even dare to cook the porridge for too long, but after cooking for a while, before the fragrance wafted out, he quickly turned off the fire, and put the whole pot into the stove , use the residual heat to suffocate the porridge inside until softer.

Naturally, I dare not cook the dishes, so today I simply served some spicy cabbage.Lan Hua'er originally wanted to stew a few slices of bacon in the porridge, but thinking of the ubiquitous disaster victims outside, she stopped again.

Although she didn't know if the victims outside would smell it, she still didn't want to do such a dangerous thing.If there is an emergency, then I will cry again, but there will be no chance.

When Lan Hua'er thought about it, she immediately stopped.

Originally, every time it was meal time, the smell of food would waft from the homes of people in the village.Lan Hua'er used to think that time was the warmest moment of the day.Especially in the evening, when men who have been out working for a day are preparing to go home, they greet each other on the road, accompanied by the smell of food, and the idyllic scenery along the way.

It's a pity, now I'm afraid I won't be able to see that scene again for a long time.

Now it's time for dinner, and no one in the village dares to light a stove to emit the smell of food.Even, he didn't dare to speak too loudly, for fear of causing some trouble.In this way, it seems that these villagers in Aozi Village are outsiders. This is really a sad thing.

The whole village was quiet, there was no sound, and no villagers were walking outside.The only ones there are those victims who don't know where they come from or how many there are.If it weren't for those victims still wandering outside, this would probably make people think it was a ghost town.

(End of this chapter)