"Let's plant! Only plant the three acres of medium-sized fields. We will not plant the newly opened land for the time being, so as to save some wheat seeds."
Song Dachuan thought for a while and said.
"Listen to you, we will be busy even if we plant three acres."
Hui Niang is a standard woman who regards her husband as her first priority. Song Dachuan will do whatever she says.
Lianyi also helped this time. She did not let Song Dachuan cut off the ungrown winter wheat. Instead, she dug a fire insulation belt and burned all the empty wheat straws with a fire. The plant ash can be used as nutrients for the land, and it can also burn some of the insect eggs in the soil. Although not all of them can be burned, it can be less.
After that, Song Dachuan began to plow the ground, and Lianyi still took Huzi to cook for the couple. By the way, he also took good care of the vegetable plot in the back yard of his home. When spring started, he could plant vegetables and get a harvest before the severe drought. Wave greens.
Huzi now walks very steadily and speaks more clearly. Perhaps because of the cultivation of spiritual energy, he has also grown a little. Now he looks no different from a four-year-old child. , and Huzi is very smart, and can learn everything Lianyi teaches.
Lianyi started teaching from the Three Character Classic, which is the best-selling enlightenment book. She went to the town to spend money to buy a copy, which is still well kept at home.
When Song Dachuan asked about it, Lianyi just said that she learned it at the Dong family. Because she was going to be a dowry maid, she had to be literate, otherwise she would not be able to organize the study room for Miss Dong Er.
“I learned some lessons from Miss Dong Er on weekdays. Later, when I decided to be a dowry maid, there was a special female teacher who specially taught me. The purpose was just to help me win over my uncle’s heart. , but it’s me who gets the advantage in the end. They can’t take back what they learn from my mind, so I just teach my younger brother.”
Lianyi explained with a smile.
"It's hard for you."
Song Dachuan once again felt that he owed his daughter.
"What's so difficult about this? I've learned something. Now that my family's conditions are limited, I'll teach Huzi what I know first. When the family's conditions improve and Huzi is older, I'll give him to him. He goes to school, Huzi is smart and will definitely become famous.”
Lianyi already has plans for Huzi.
"Sister, I will study hard."
Huzi promised with bright eyes.
"Okay, when Huzi becomes the number one scholar, I can take advantage of it."
Lianyi said with a smile.
After the villagers finished their spring planting, they prayed to God for rain every day. However, after a spring rain, no more rain fell. In order to make the planted seeds germinate, the villagers could only carry water. Water the ground.
The Song Dachuan family also joined the field watering, but this time the main force was replaced by Lianyi and Song Dachuan. Huiniang took care of Huzi at home, taking care of the vegetable plot, chickens and ducks at home.
When Lianyi carries water, she will collect some water into the space, and when she adds up, it will be enough for food. She also pays attention to the water tank at home, and the water level has never dropped.
Everyone in a village carried water to irrigate their fields. The water level in the river dropped sharply. In the end, the village chief came forward and lined up to ensure that each household had at least three acres of land that could be irrigated, and the remaining It just depends on the water level in the river.
Fortunately, Song Dachuan had the foresight to abandon two acres of wasteland and plant three acres of medium-sized fields. When the land was watered thoroughly, the wheat in the field barely took root and sprouted. The farmers just He breathed a sigh of relief. On the day of Beginning of Summer, overwhelming locusts attacked all the crop fields south of Liangzhou Prefecture. This became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
All the towns under the jurisdiction of Yongfeng County suffered from insect infestation. The county magistrate was so anxious that he pulled out his beard. He had to write a book all night, and then rushed it to Kyoto for 800 miles. The next step was to comfort him. The people affected by the disaster asked him to implement everything.
There is no imperial edict to open the granary to release grain, and the county magistrate cannot open the granary privately. However, the people have realized the seriousness of the problem and have begun to loot grain. Many grain stores in the county have closed down, and there are also some grain merchants who want to make a fortune for the country. We have temporarily closed the grain store and plan to wait until the price of grain gets higher before we start selling it to the outside world. We will also limit the amount every day and slowly increase the price as the market goes. These are what Song Dachuan and the four brothers of the Zhang family learned about in Wangshan Town. Although they have food reserves at home, they will go to the town to grab some food like the people in the village. Everyone is grabbing food, and you are still lying there. At home, people will definitely doubt you.
The Zhang family is now very glad that they listened to Huiniang and bought some food in advance. At least when they bought it, although the food had increased by one or two cents, it was still within the normal range. , they can afford it.
Now the price of grain has risen to an incredible level. One tael of silver can still not buy fifty kilograms of grain, and it is still coarse grain.
“Our family is doing better and we haven’t reached the end of our rope yet, but now the entire state capital has been affected by the disaster, and we don’t know how long we can hold on with this little food.”
Old man Zhang was also looking gloomy. They were in a village that was hit by this disaster, so they couldn't just sit back and rest on their laurels.
If they were just a village, they would have given up their old dignity and borrowed some from relatives and friends, but now everyone has been affected by the disaster and is in the same environment, and no one can help anyone.
"Master, let's prepare to escape!"
Lianyi said directly when everyone was silent.
After hearing what Lianyi said, Song Dachuan and the Zhang family all focused their attention on Lianyi. Old man Zhang even frowned, obviously disapproving of Lianyi's proposal.
"Girl Lianyi, do you know what it means to escape from famine?"
"I know, but we have to survive first. Should we wait to die guarding a field where not even a grain of food can grow?"< br>
Lianyi said disapprovingly.
"The county magistrate will not sit back and watch the people starve to death."
Song Dachuan said without confidence.
"Dad, if the county magistrate really has a way, the price of food will not be the same every day. It will go up by three to five cents every day. Moreover, the food in the hands of the big grain merchants will be tight. If you don't wait until you are hungry, Dead people, they won’t buy food.”
Lianyi broke Song Dachuan’s fantasy.
“But where should we go to escape famine?”
This is what Lao Zhang asked. After all, she has stayed in Zhangjia Village all her life, and has only been to the county once, no matter how far she goes. She had never been to any place before, and she felt at a loss to leave here.
“Escape to a place where there is no disaster, there is a way to survive.”
Ripple said directly.
“This is a big matter, let’s discuss it carefully.”
Although Old Man Zhang disagrees, he also knows the principle of people moving around, so he wants to listen to Lianyi’s opinion. After all, It was she who brought this up.
"Master, there are many people who think like you now. They think they can wait for relief from the government. However, once the food reserves are used up and the government does not act, there will definitely be a large number of people fleeing the famine. At that time, we will not If we leave, there will be no advantage.
The closest place to our Liangzhou is Huzhou. Their territory is smaller than ours, and they cannot accommodate so many people fleeing the famine. Conflicts are inevitable. "< br>