Lin Yuxiu's guess was right, because at the beginning of May, when it had not yet rained, many women did not realize the seriousness of the problem and did not know that the protracted drought would affect their normal lives. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But after more than 20 days, when it only rained and the ground was not wet, everyone began to be anxious, including the women of the rich and noble families who had not realized anything before, they began to worry......, began to panic, and began to feel melancholy.

The amount of water they needed began to be limited, with only one bucket per person per day, then more than half a bucket, and then ......

Always, in the case of a great drought, whether it is the water in the river, the water in the spring, the water in the lake or the well, the water is getting shallower and shallower, whether it is the rich and noble families or the poor families are facing the problem of no water, the thirsty throat and the thick dry skin on the lips are the most obvious characteristics of the lack of drinking water for a long time!

Even if the old emperor in the palace issued three edicts in a row, and even took the concubines of the palace, the minister of civil and military affairs prayed for blessings in the Huguo Temple for seven days and fainted in front of the Buddha, but it still had no effect.

The sky is still so blue, and the sun is still so dazzling. The clear sky was still as cloudless as ever, and not even a trace of clouds and wind would drift by.

At such a time, the weakness of man is undoubtedly manifested, and when human power cannot solve it, all people can only pin all their hopes on the empty gods.

The incense in the temple was unprecedentedly prosperous, and men and women knelt in front of the Buddha and whispered prayers, hoping that God would forgive all people.

It's just that the offerings are not in the melons and fruits, but in the coarse dry food. I don't know if God had mercy when he saw this.

Lin Yuxiu was in Xihe Village at this time, not in the capital, otherwise, she should have heard some gossip. Some of the natural disasters occur when they occur, and the man-made disasters that follow originate.

People in the capital are rumoring that God is warning that the current emperor has favored He Guifei for many years, so that even the heirs are mutilated, so God sent disaster punishment.

Such gossip seemed to have wings, and soon spread in the capital, menacing, and it could not be stopped at a speed, as if all this was deliberately dominated by someone.

The emperor and the concubine were in the deep palace, and they finally knew about such rumors.

The emperor was even more furious, vowing to find the culprit, he did not believe that this was a warning from heaven.

As a man, he just likes a woman, is there anything wrong? Why did Heaven give himself such a punishment? How can God's mercy punish the people of the whole world?

However, after a thorough investigation for more than half a month, I didn't even have a clue, so I had to do it. Rumors seem to pop up in the streets and alleys all of a sudden, and you can't find who started to spread them or anyone behind them.

As emperors on high and ignoring people's hearts, at such times, they have to find a suitable reason for their suffering, and once there is a reason that can make them feel credible, it will spread like mushrooms after a rain, and they can't even stifle it.

Cases that cannot be investigated can be closed, but the spread of gossip has become more and more serious. There were even some places where the people began to make trouble, demanding that the emperor depose the concubine, or even give the concubine to death.

He Guifei had to put on a posture and knelt in front of the Buddha for a long time, and never left the Buddha Hall for more than ten days.

This move made the emperor pity her, but it could not touch the hearts of the people who spread the rumors, and now more and more people in the capital believe that the rumors may not be credible.

Even at such a time, the emperor still insists on protecting the concubine, if this concubine is not a demon, who can believe it?

Soon after, such rumors began to circulate throughout the country, and there were also many places where the rebels wanted to rebel, saying that they were not virtuous and unworthy of being emperors today!

The man-made disasters that accompanied the disaster were gradually exposed, and Lin Yuxiu's small shop in Fucheng also announced that it would be temporarily closed and would not open again until the drought eased.

At such a time, nothing is more important than human life, Lin Yuxiu doesn't want Lin Yongmin and his wife to stay alone in the city, once something happens, there is not even a life-saving person.

As for making money or something, in the past period of time, there have been no more business, and those women who are used to using fat powder perfume don't even have water to wash their faces, so what is not a waste of use?

The price of grain has increased more than fivefold, even if the imperial court has repeatedly issued an edict that the price of grain must not rise, but at such a time, what about the emperor? The control of a high emperor was far less than that of a landlord with a large stock of his family or a merchant who hoarded grain.

If the people want to survive, they can only rely on food, and without food, for the people who can't eat their stomachs, the emperor's will is just an empty phrase. The emperor will not send grain over out of thin air, and if he wants food, he still has to find these profiteers!

What's more, as of now, the emperor has not issued an edict to open a warehouse and release grain.

Compared with the situation in the city, where many families have no water or food, and have begun to flee their families or join relatives and friends, the countryside is even better.

Most of the farmers have to save enough grain for a year, and they will always have to wait for the new grain to come down in the next year before they can eat, and these people are also very accustomed to tightening their belts to live, and the days of clear soup and fruitless stomach every day.

At the beginning of the drought, many families had already started to save food, and so far they have not starved to death.

However, not dying of hunger does not mean that you will not die of thirst.

The small river next to Xihe Village that has flowed for I don't know how many years has now completely turned into a dry ditch, and even a scoop of water in it can no longer be scooped out, and even if it is scooped out, it is muddy and muddy.

Maybe in a few days, even this wet mud and sand will disappear. The old people of the village looked at the river and began to sigh!

The two deep wells that Lin Yuxiu dug in Xihe Village are also gradually drying up, and the water level is beginning to drop day by day.

The patriarch, the nineteenth uncle, and Li Zheng have arranged for people to patrol day and night, and the daily water consumption of each household has been strictly controlled.

At such a time, it is hope to be able to hold on for one more day.

However, outside of Xihe Village, those villages that do not have deep wells are now basically unable to eat water, and there are still some scattered water in the wooded ditches on the mountain, but it is simply not enough to meet the needs of these people. (To be continued.) )