Lin Xi listened to the woman's words, smiled faintly, and said: "Sister-in-law, don't be polite to me, my father sacrificed his life to defend the northern land, how can I not let my father lose face, take care of you, it is also right." ”

Lin Xi said this, there was no arrogance at all, but with a deep and frank attitude, not deceiving, and instantly won the heart of the middle-aged sister-in-law. This Lin family is reliable, when they were lonely and helpless, it was the Lin family who helped them once or twice, so that they could go so far smoothly without damage.

At this time, Xiao Tao had already brought up the fluffy snacks and gave them to the two children. The two children were not very old, the older one was seven or eight years old, and the younger one was five or six years old, and they looked at the pastries, but they did not dare to move, and they all looked at the woman. The woman's eyes were sour, and she nodded, and the two children dared to take the pastries, one at a time, and not much.

Lin Xi can see that these children are all taught very well, and they are indeed likable. Seeing them eating quietly, Lin Xi also smiled.

"By the way, sister-in-law, I have something I want to ask, I don't know if you know." Lin Xi said, Cherry brought the woman a cup of warm tea, the woman didn't want to drink it, but Lin Xi looked at her, her eyes were gentle, the lady picked up the teacup, took a sip, and the stomach was comfortable after a few days of cold.

"Ask the eldest lady, as long as I know, I must tell the eldest lady!" The woman said.

"Since the beginning of the previous year, there should have been people digging wells in the north, but this year's rain is less, and the deep wells will not run out of water, why do you still want to flee?" Lin Xi asked.

"What the eldest lady said is right, we all know that the eldest lady is kind-hearted and wants to dig deep wells for the people, one village and one village, and we have been able to live until now, thanks to the help of the well water!" The woman said this, and her face was moved.

"In that case, why run for your life!" Lin Xi really didn't understand.

Because he had known that there was going to be a drought, Lin Xi asked the third master of the Jiang family to find a capable person to dig wells as early as two years ago, and formed several teams to dig wells.

Lin Xi thought about it clearly, if it doesn't rain, then, no matter how much food is in an emergency, they have money, even if they can afford to feed so many people, but, after all, it is a big expense, it is better to find a way fundamentally.

Therefore, Lin Xi pondered and meditated for three days before he came up with this method. Of course, this is a method that I finally came up with after eliminating the impossible conclusion of using my spiritual power to dewater the entire Northland.

In this era, the population is not large, the water level is not deep, and to put it simply, the current wells are relatively shallow. Lin Xi thought that if there was really a drought and it didn't rain, then he would ask for help from the groundwater, and the well would be deeper, and even if the water level dropped, he would always be able to give people a sip of water to drink.

This idea has not been practiced, but human life is valuable, it is a failure, but it is only a hundred thousand taels of silver, if it is done, it will save the people of the three places in the north.

Therefore, this well was drilled one after another, and the people of the north also knew that there was such a deep well because of the help of the eldest lady of the Lin family.

They were originally grateful for the charity of the Lin family, but when the drought really started, they realized that the Lin family was not only charitable, but more importantly, it saved their lives! Since last year, the people of Beidi have been guarding the deep well in the village to live, and at the same time keeping Lin Xi in their hearts, this well has saved the lives of a villager.

"So, if it weren't for the eldest lady's well, where would we have survived today." The woman said what she knew, which is why, as soon as Lin Xi said her name, the people outside the city were so excited, this is their savior.

"So, what's going on with you this year?" Lin Xi asked puzzledly, could it be that the situation is more serious this year, and the water is gone!

"Miss, don't think about it, the well water is good, but we can't eat enough when we only drink water, and our food is gone!" The woman wept and said, her face sad and sad.

"What's going on? Since last year, the imperial court has been exempted from taxes, why is your food gone! Lin Xi was puzzled, and his face was solemn.

"Excused? It's impossible, our grain has been handed in! When the woman heard this, she began to weep violently, and it was so bad that it made people feel broken.

Lin Xi knew that there must be something wrong in the place, obviously, if it weren't for this, there would not be such a small wave of victims, but there should be a large number of victims!

The reason why Lin Xi was not in a hurry during this time was that there was often news from the north. There was water in the well, grain in the ground, and the army of the Northern Han was very quiet.

Therefore, Lin Xi was able to stay in peace until now. According to the news, there was a shortage of food and grass in some places, and it did not reach the point of starving to death, so Lin Xi didn't worry much until twelve days ago, when he suddenly received news that a disaster victim appeared.

At that time, Lin Xi immediately gave the Jiang Family Medical Center various branch messages and asked them to help the victims, and it was precisely because of this that she knew some general information.

However, the real reason, she still hasn't figured it out, plus this time on the road, the letter is inconvenient, it is completely unclear, now, seeing this woman, naturally want to ask more clearly.

"The eldest lady originally asked people to bring sweet potatoes back, and the people found out from last year's planting that this thing is drought-resistant, produces more, and is tender and full, so they are very happy. Half of the grain, with half of the sweet potatoes, is less than the annual output, and it is enough to eat!

However, this year, the village chief said that he would collect grain! Originally, we didn't have much rations, but this harvest was completely gone, and there were no seeds, how could we farm the land, this is by eating wild grasses and wild vegetables until now, and then we went out! The woman said this with a sad face, but she did not know that the court was exempt from taxes.

"It's really a good dog's guts, dare to do such a thing!" Lin Xi scolded angrily, she really didn't expect that she had calculated everything, but she forgot the courage of this local official.

"How many people are taxed!" Lin Xi asked.

"We are from Chengyang County! Our county order collects taxes, and some village elders pay less, and the people still have food to plant, and they refuse to leave. There are also those like ours, and there are dozens of villages. ”

The woman said this, tears in her eyes again, dozens of villages, nearly 10,000 people, this is still part of what she knows, if she doesn't know, she doesn't know how many, and even some of the older ones, in order not to implicate their relatives, have stayed, did not come out, and now I don't know what happened.