"It's that very kind and kind old man! He said his name was Su Dahai, and he said that there was going to be a drought here, and I didn't understand what he said, so he left, wow......"

"Su Dahai?"

"Drought?"

The husband's and wife's hearts were beating wildly!!

Su Zhengli made a gesture of calmness and asked patiently: "Manniang, tell your father, what does that old man look like?" ”

"Long eyes, long beard, white hair...... Well...... I can't say it......" Su Manman stopped crying and thought about it carefully. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In fact, the old man looks about the same, and there are long eyes unique to the men of the Su family, and it is normal for her to remember it when she is young. As for Grandpa's name, she saw it in the ancestral hall, but who knew that she was literate?

"Isn't Su Dahai your grandfather's name?" Li looked at her husband suspiciously, a little confused.

Su Zhengli nodded, usually no one will call his grandfather's name, even if he is called, it must be an honorific title, and almost all the people of his grandfather's generation have already passed away.

It is impossible for a daughter to know her grandfather's name, nor can she know what her grandfather looks like, is it really a grandfather's warning?

What did he say? There's going to be a big drought here!!

As soon as Su Zhengli thought of the weather that was much hotter than usual, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind his back!

"I'll go to find my father, you are optimistic about Manniang." He didn't have time to think about it, so he got dressed haphazardly and walked out.

It was hazy outside, the yard was silent, the old man was already sleeping lightly, and he couldn't sleep even more when he heard Su Manman's cry, and the lights in the house were already on.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk" Su Zhengli knocked on the door, Su Erzhu heard the movement and hurriedly got off the kang to open the door: "Zhengli, what's wrong with Manniang?" Frightened by a dream? ”

"Hmm."

Su Erzhu saw that his eldest son's face was solemn and his face was extremely unsightly, and he felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly turned sideways and let him enter the door.

The Wang family also got up at this time, and when they saw their son, they also wondered in their hearts, could it be that something happened to Manniang? Her heart suddenly tightened.

Who knew that after hearing what his son had said, the old couple was shocked: "Drought?!" ”

Su Erzhu experienced drought when he was a child, and that terrible scene is still vivid in his mind, and he never wants to recall the taste of hunger and thirst for the rest of his life. I didn't expect to get old, do I have to go through it again?

"When the day dawns, I will go to give your grandfather a pillar of incense, how can Manniang know what her grandfather's name is, it must be the blessing of the ancestors, your grandfather protects our family! Manniang is the youngest, and it is definitely best to dream. I also think this year is abnormal, I didn't expect it to be so serious, this matter can't be known only to our family, if it is really a drought, our whole village will not be spared. ”

Su Erzhu was convinced of this matter......

"Dad, don't be busy yet, drought is not necessarily a matter of one place and one region, in addition to talking to Uncle Li Zheng, it is best to let Uncle Li Zheng send someone to other counties to take a look, just in case."

Su Erzhu also knew that his son had always been cautious, so it was better to be sure, so he nodded yes.

Su Yuanshan listened to the news brought by Su Erzhu's father and son, and almost thought that their father and son were crazy, can this natural disaster be talked about nonsense? But later, I heard that it was Uncle Dahai's dream, so I believed it for a moment or two.

He began to pac the ground, and when he reached this position, he could no longer think only of his own family, and the burden of the whole village was on his shoulders.

"I'll ask my eldest to take a few people and go to a few distant counties to have a look, preferably to the north. Zhengli is right, everything must have a definite statement, otherwise your little girl's dream alone is not enough to convince the public! ”

Su Erzhu nodded: "What Brother Yuanshan said is that our father and son will go back first, and let the boss of your family go to the county town to rent a carriage first, and the journey will be faster, I will wait for your news at home, this matter should be sooner rather than later." ”

"Well, I'll send you."

"No, no, it's important to get down to business."

Su Erzhu and his son didn't eat breakfast, and when they came back, they went into the study, and when the father and son discussed a charter, it was almost noon, and the next thing was an anxious and long wait......

It is not an exaggeration for a few people who have known that it is like a year!

In the evening, there was a knock on the door of the Su family, and Su Yuanshan's eldest son, Su Anping, brought back the most definite news, the further north he went, the more serious the drought situation became, and in some places there was even no water to water the ground.

Because of the time, they didn't go too far, but they saw that the situation was more serious than the county, and many people didn't feel anything abnormal, but they just felt that the rain was particularly small this year, but the people of Dahuaishu Village had confirmed the drought without a doubt!

This night was a sleepless night, and several respected old people in the entire Dahuaishu Village, as well as some insiders, got together and talked about midnight until they sorted out the solution, and then dispersed.

Early the next morning, an emergency meeting was held in the village, and the findings of the previous day and the solutions to the study were announced.

The crowd exploded and boiled.

At this time, the Su family had already driven the ox cart to the town to buy grain, and several daughters-in-law also went back to their parents' homes to inform them of the shocking news. One step earlier, you may be able to gain more life.

Su Manman was relieved to see everyone getting busy, although there are adults to help in this matter, but she can't lag behind, right? Following the two cousins, they were tasked with picking all the vegetables from the house, as well as a lot of wild vegetables, drying them and pickling them for emergencies.

Sure enough, it was still good to be one step earlier, and within half a day of buying the grain, the price of the grain began to grow wildly, and the news of the drought radiated out at a terrible speed.

To pass such a catastrophe year, silver is indispensable, and living at home is indispensable for oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. After discussing with the Li family, Su Zhengli decided to take out the one hundred taels of silver tickets.

"Where did you get the money?" Li looked at so much money with a face full of surprise.

"I mixed a share with a friend a few days ago, and now I have something at home, so I put forward the dividend in advance."

Everyone has selfish intentions, and it is inevitable that there will be bumps and bumps when a family lives together, and one hundred taels of silver is enough to buy food, so Su Zhengli did not take more, so as not to cause extraneous branches.

"Okay, well, my family is rich now."

Su Erzhu didn't ask his son where he got the money to buy shares, in fact, since he took the Xiucai exam, the eldest son never asked him to ask for money.

Now not only do I have a lot of food stored at home, but I also bought a lot of salt and various seasonings, bought a lot of soybeans and mung beans, and when there are no vegetables, I can also send bean sprouts on top, and even some medicinal herbs have been prepared.

The only old sow in the family was also killed, all the fat meat was used to fry oil, and only two of the dozen chickens were killed, and all the meat was smoked.

When it was the goat's turn, everyone was out of options, because Su Manman wouldn't let him kill!