Chapter 14 14. Pre-disaster mobilization
The next day, after breakfast, Shen Xingluo went to the Shen clan’s hometown.
The remaining two people in the Shen family are also quite busy. Shen Xingqi moved out the old bedding and took advantage of the sun to dry it. Cheng Xi was writing and drawing on the paper with a ruler.
Last night there was no embarrassing scene as she expected.
It was because the two of them were so busy planning the yard that they forgot the time. By the time they finished discussing the winter matters, it was already late at night, and they were so sleepy that they yawned.
Cheng Xi felt emotional when she thought of the notes we had made together last night.
“I thought I was fully prepared, but I didn’t expect there was someone outside.”
Is Shen Xingluo really just an 18-year-old boy?
Just because she traveled through time does not mean that others will not have adventures. Cheng Xi had a vague guess in her mind, but the two appearances of wild boar meat that could enhance internal strength made her unsure.
Could it be that he was not reborn, but passed through some immortal cultivation plane?
But the cheap husband is very familiar with the current situation, and his love for Xingqi cannot be faked.
Cheng Xi pulled out a handful of hair again and subconsciously left a big "?" on the paper.
The morning in Shenjia Village is quite lively and full of fireworks.
Sitting in the room, Cheng Xi could hear the sounds of children playing from the neighbors, accompanied by the screams of chickens and ducks from time to time, and even the participation of domestic pigs and cattle.
This small farmhouse is on the northernmost side of the village, fifty meters away from the nearest neighbor. A few hundred meters to the north is Shennong Mountain, which covers an extremely large area and is a natural barrier.
It was precisely because of the unique geographical environment that they came back last night without disturbing other people in the village.
Cheng Xi was very satisfied with this, at least the privacy aspect was much better than in Fucheng.
"I'm afraid the kid next door is too greedy to cry anymore."
Unexpectedly, the door of the small courtyard reopened, allowing other families in the village to take a look.
"Shuanzi's family, look at whether there is anyone in the yard over there?"
"Huh? It's true! Could it be that the scholar is back?"
"What scholar? I heard people say that Xing Luo is taking the Yuan exam this time, and he is the master of the exam."
"Tsk - so what if I passed the Juren exam? It's not that my face was ruined. ? You can’t take the exam again!”
“That’s better than us idiots.” Get married, don’t think I don’t know.”
"Hey, Shuanzi's family, what are you talking about?!"
Shen Xingluo had no idea that their arrival would cause a fight between the housewives of the two families, and was now sitting in the home of the head of the Shen family to persuade them.
"Sixth Uncle, please make plans as soon as possible."
The old man in his 60s opposite had trembling hands and a solemn face.
"Xing Luo, are you sure there will be a snowstorm in winter?"
"Uncle Six, you have seen the world before me. Has it been so cold at this time in the past?"
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The reason why the old man asked this was not because he was unsure, but because he was unsure. With a little bit of luck, they would naturally have experienced catastrophes when they lived to their age.
It’s just that in recent years, ordinary life has been going on for a long time, and I have temporarily forgotten the tragedy of that year.
“Oh—God doesn’t leave us a way to survive!”
The old man paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.
"Fortunately, there is still time now, it is important to prepare food and warm clothes."
"I understand, let's open the ancestral hall to discuss."
The old man solemnly made up his mind, Only then did he raise his head to observe the hopes that Shenjiacun had. "Your scar. Oh, what a pity."
Shen Xingluo smiled bitterly, "Uncle Sixth, everyone has his own destiny. Now that the matter has come to this, it is more important to get through the current crisis first."
"Just think about it, maybe you will meet a miracle doctor in the future . "
Although the old man said this, he felt regretful. The scar penetrated half of his face, and even the imperial doctor in the palace was probably helpless.
The Shen family's hope of becoming an official in the court may be ruined.
Shen Xingluo coughed weakly, and the bitter smile on his lips gradually disappeared when he left the courtyard of his sixth uncle's residence.
***
Within half a day, the news that Shen Xingluo brother and sister had moved back to the village spread throughout Shenjia Village.
After suffering physical and mental trauma on the day the results were released, members of the Shen family had visited Lin'an Mansion. Naturally, they could not hide the fact that Shen Xingluo's future was ruined.
Now that he has returned to the village, he has become the focus of gossip in the whole village.
However, this important point did not have time to make everyone sigh for too long. Something big happened in the Shen family ancestral hall that made everyone exclaim.
"Elder of the clan, where did you get this news? Could it be false!"
"That's right, Uncle Six, it's been a bit cold these past few days, how could there be a snowstorm? What?”
“I’m afraid we were deceived. We haven't had a snowstorm in the Yan Dynasty for many years."
"It must be the unscrupulous merchants in Lin'an Prefecture who want us to buy food!"
"That's right, this year. It hasn’t snowed yet, how could there be a disaster?”
Half of the villagers in Shen Village have the surname Shen, and the remaining half have many surnames. The sixth uncle is the head of the Shen family and has great prestige, but it has little influence on people with other surnames.
Clan Leader Shen coughed lightly and signaled everyone to be quiet.
"You all also know that this year is colder than previous years. It is always better to put more food at home to be prepared. If you don't want to prepare, no one can stop you. It will just snow heavily when the time comes, but don't regret it."
The old man's majestic eyes glanced at the villagers, making the Shen clan members tremble slightly.
"Everyone, tomorrow I will ask my son to go to Fucheng to buy food. If anyone wants to go, you can come with him. If you don't want to go, don't force me."
The clan leader left the situation in the hands of Li Zheng. He ignored the comments behind him and hurried home slowly with his hands behind his back, leaving everyone looking at each other.
“Let’s buy food with the clan elders, what if it’s true?”
“That’s right, you have to eat food at all times, it’s okay to buy more.”
"Well, you just sold the wheat in the field last month. You just got a sum of money and now you have to spend it?"
Most of the people who came to the ancestral hall for the meeting were men from the family. After discussion with the people, most of them wanted to stock up on food.
A few people didn't take it seriously, and there were hundreds of thousands of people scratching their heads in disbelief.
In the west of the village, Shen Xingluo returned home after discussing the matter with the bricklayer. When he entered the house, he was completely distracted by the three-dimensional diagram on the table.
The rice paper is placed neatly, and the slender and straight lines outline the bird's eye view of the entire courtyard.
I don’t know how his wife painted it. The farmhouse’s courtyard seems to have been carved in proportion. The bricks and tiles of the house are clearly visible, and even the jujube tree in the yard is very similar.
The only difference is that there are a few more fences in the yard and a few more columns of annotations next to them.
That was the plan they made after discussing it last night.
Although the handwriting is small, the writing is strong and strong. There is a touch of sharpness at the beginning and end of the pen, which penetrates the back of the paper. There is no gracefulness that a woman should have when writing.
And there was an extra "?" in the lower right corner of the rice paper that he couldn't understand.
What is that?
(End of this chapter)