"It's just winter, should we be so anxious?"
Hui Niang said hesitantly.
"Mom, when you think it's time to buy food, everyone will go to buy food, and the price of food will definitely rise by then."
Lianyi immediately explained.
"Lianyi is right. Fortunately, after we paid the full tax on the grain harvested this year, we didn't sell the rest. But even so, it was only enough to last until summer. But in previous years, we still had enough to eat. There are wild vegetables to satisfy my hunger, and I can also go to the town to work part-time to earn some money, which will last until the autumn harvest. It’s just hard to say what will happen next year.”
Song Dachuan's brows were furrowed tightly, and there was a big "Sichuan" mark between his eyebrows, which showed that he was really worried.
Hui Niang remained silent this time. He knew that what her husband said was true. After all, they had only been living alone for more than three years, and their foundation was still too weak. Plus Hu Zi was taking care of his body. They really haven't saved much money, so it's normal to worry.
The family reached an agreement, and Song Dachuan started taking action the next day. He still went to the town on the grounds of working part-time, but when he came back, he would bring one or two kilograms of grain, rice, Noodles, brown rice, buckwheat flour and so on. Like ants moving, they are stocking up at home little by little.
At the same time, Hui Niang also took Ripple back to her parents' home. Fortunately, they were all in the same village, and they arrived in two quarters of an hour.
Huiniang told her parents about buying food and saving it. The main purpose was to remind them to be prepared for disaster years.
"Your father has also been worried about this matter recently. It won't snow today, and we are also anxious. We are afraid that the winter wheat planted in the ground will not be harvested. Some time ago, I saw your father covering the field with straw mats, and your father Let your four younger brothers follow suit. I hope we can see some harvest in the spring."
Lao Zhang sat cross-legged on the kang and sighed.
"Dad, mother, sister, it's not the New Year yet. Maybe it will snow after the New Year."
Zhang Shi scratched his head and said.
His wife was pregnant during the autumn harvest, and it has already passed the first three months of pregnancy. If the year next year is really bad, it will have a great impact on their little family.
"At this time last year, there was already one heavy snowfall and two light snowfalls. Half of Zhang Shun's house at the east end of the village was collapsed by the snow. It's not like you don't remember."
Old Man Zhang He glared at his younger son and said.
"Dad, I think the eldest sister is right. Just like what Lianyi said about 'preparing for a rainy day', it is not a bad thing for us to buy some food and save it. It is one thing to eat it ourselves. If the weather is good next year Well, I can sell the grain and get money back."
Zhang Zhong sat on the edge of the kang and expressed his opinion. He is also a good farmer, so for him. He is also very sensitive to the weather.
“My father has recently started to buy food from home bit by bit under the pretense of working part-time in the town. There is no need to do this in a big way.
If the year is good next year, that would be the best. If the year is bad next year, everyone will be hungry. We know that our old Zhang family has a surplus of food. If they come to borrow it, will Master and Nai borrow it or not?
If you borrow it, you will never come back. Our whole family also needs to eat and drink. My aunt is still pregnant and is expected to give birth in the summer. But if you don’t borrow it, we are all from the same ancestor in the village. Grandpa and grandma are kind-hearted and will definitely not refuse to save someone. However, our abilities are limited. Who we save or not saves will offend others. After all, people’s hearts are unpredictable, so we should try our best. For good.
The same goes for buying food. It is best to keep a low profile and save enough food to survive the disaster next year. You should also leave some emergency money at home. ”
Although Lianyi was standing next to Huiniang, because she had the experience of working as a servant in a wealthy family like the Dong family, she was barely knowledgeable, so she explained for Huiniang, and everyone in Lao Zhang’s family listened. Go in.
"Girl Lianyi is right, just do as she said. I hope God will show mercy and it will snow soon."
Lao Zhangtou finally ended the day's meeting with a sigh.
After that, the four sons of the Zhang family would follow Song Dachuan from time to time to work part-time in the town, and then bring home bags of grain. Although the money was decreasing, looking at the money in the cellar There was more food, which finally made everyone feel more at ease.
After the Chinese New Year, it finally snowed. Unfortunately, it was light snow and did not even cover the ground. This made the farmers happy in vain, but the atmosphere in the village was not very good. They used to have fun. My children were much quieter, and when people in the village met, they only said a few words in a hurry and left.
Lianyi has already begun to make preparations quietly. She already knows from Shijiu that next year will be a disaster year. The state capital where they are located first suffered from severe drought, and then suffered from insect pests. The government could not provide relief. In time, many people fled the famine. In some places, entire villages even left.
The original brother also died in this year. He did not have Lianyi to help him keep his body warm, and he would not be well fed and clothed because of the money Lianyi brought home. Song Dachuan's family could barely keep themselves from going hungry. , when encountering a natural disaster, Huzi is the first one not to survive.
Song Dachuan and his wife managed to survive in the end because of the care of the old Zhang family, because they fled the famine with Zhangjiacun, wandered around outside, and finally returned to Zhangjiacun.
It’s just that by that time, the number of people in Zhangjiacun had been reduced by two-thirds, and the remaining people who came back alive were also very skinny, and they barely survived because of the government’s relief.
The old man Song's family was luckier because of the gold bars Song Dashan found in Wankou Mountain. After they realized something was wrong, they encouraged Song Dashan to go to the prefecture that was not affected by the disaster.
The family huddled together to keep warm. Although they ate high-priced food, they did not starve to death. After the natural disaster passed, the family returned to Songjia Village. Each person received a portion of relief food and learned that the tiger The child died, and then the news of the original person's death came back, and they felt a breath of bad breath.
Now the bag of gold is lying in the rippled space, and Song Dashan's corpse has turned into white bones, so sometimes there is a bonus of luck in completing the task.
This is why every time Lianyi enters a world, while completing the task, she also tries her best to save as many people as possible without destroying the laws of the world. This is why she can escape from some ordinary tasks. Earning merit, accumulating a little makes a lot, and also improves her luck.
This time she was with the Song Dachuan family. She had done so much in advance in order to survive the natural disaster smoothly. Going to remind the old Zhang family before was also a part of being prepared in advance. Regardless of this escape meeting Whatever happens, at least they won't be caught off guard.
There were only two light snowfalls throughout the winter, barely covering the ground, but it didn’t take long for the snow to melt, and the winter wheat did not grow well. After a spring rain, the growth was uneven. , the wheat that grows has no grain, and is basically an empty shell.
“Dad, should we still plant in the spring?”
Hui Niang asked with some uncertainty. (End of this chapter)