The temple is surrounded by villages, and farmers are harvesting their crops in the fields.

At this time, corn was already grown in many places in the north, and most of the farmers here also planted corn.

Although it is not as delicious as wheat, it has become a popular crop among farmers because of its high yield.

Of course, people like fine grains, but being able to eat enough is still the most important thing.

Shuiyue Temple also has a lot of land, and in addition to planting some corn, it also grows a lot of sweet potatoes.

Sweet potatoes are also an exotic crop with higher yields and can often be a life-saving food in disaster years.

In the past few days, after the workers of the steamed bread workshop finished making steamed bread, they went to Shuiyue Temple to help with the autumn harvest.

When Jia Rui came back from the city, he went to the edge of the field and found Miaoyu and Huiyuan Shitai.

Mrs. Huiyuan occasionally went to the field to help pick sweet potatoes, but Miss Miaoyu naturally didn't have that interest, and she was too lazy to put down her body to do this kind of rough work.

Jia Rui helped pick a few baskets of sweet potatoes, helped load them into the car, and after cleaning up, he returned to the field.

"Uncle Rui, take a break, I didn't expect you to do this. It's embarrassing for you to be able to put down your body like this. ”

Master Hui Yuan said with a smile.

"The teacher is too polite, I'm just a child of an ordinary family, and I'm not a son of everyone, so it's nothing to do some work."

"Hmph, you're mocking me, aren't you?"

Miaoyu on the side suddenly spoke, her face was not a face, and her nose was not a nose.

"Miaoyu, I'm just talking casually, where do I mean to ridicule you? You are everyone's best girl, so naturally you don't have to do this kind of rough work. ”

To say that you are a beautiful lady is to promote you, but in fact, you are an old man.

If you don't have the money left for you by your family, you will starve to death every minute and every second.

In addition to sad spring and sad autumn, and a few crooked poems, what else do you say you will do? It's a parasite, a descendant of the rotten bureaucratic landlord class.

"There's no need for you to do it here, who forced you with a knife? I don't usually see you doing any rough work, and there are few people who are more comfortable than you when you wander the streets every day. ”

"Now I come here to pick a few sweet potatoes, and it looks like I've done a lot of work. The emperor personally ploughed and persuaded the farmers, and he was not like you, so he had to talk about it. ”

Dead girl, am I calling it lounging? That's a patrol, isn't it?

Why is it that when something comes to your mouth, it is so ugly?

"It's ....... Mrs. Shi, look at her, she doesn't make sense. ”

Mrs. Huiyuan just smiled and didn't persuade Miaoyu, she seemed to like the two of them arguing.

"By the way, why is Uncle Rui idle today, and he wants to come here? Things in the world can never be busy, so it's better to be busy and come and walk around from time to time. There's your business here, after all, isn't it? ”

"Now this mess is all on Miaoyu, and she is also very hard."

A small steamed bun workshop is hard?

"Mrs. Shi is right, I will come over often in the future. I came here today to discuss something with Mrs. Shi and Miss Miaoyu. ”

"What's the matter?"

"I have received news that the Tatars are likely to come to attack the capital. Of course, they want to break the city, it is not easy. But to attack outside the city, it is quite possible. ”

"Once the Tatars come, it will be very unsafe here, and today I am here to remind you that there is a preparation in advance."

Once the Tatars came, it was almost certain to be occupied by the Tatars. The houses of the Suigetsu Temple and the Mantou Workshop will also be occupied by the Tatars.

Grain, like other valuable things, will naturally be plundered.

As for the people, they can't run.

Men would be driven to work as coolies, and young women, especially those as beautiful as Miaoyu, would not end well.

Even if the Tatars withdraw, they would eventually be brought back into slavery.

"One is to hide food and other valuable things in a safe place in advance."

When the Tatars came, food was bound to be in short supply.

Even if the Tatars withdrew their troops, they would surely plunder. After the war, there must be a shortage of food. I have food in my hand, and I don't panic in my heart.

"The second is to go out to buy more food in the next two days. After the Tatars withdrew, the workshops could be restored. ”

"Third, I'll go back to the house in a moment and arrange a place for you to live in advance. In case the Tatars came, they withdrew to the palace. ”

Master Hui Yuan spread out in the palm of his hand, and his thumb pointed at the other four fingers for a while.

"Alas, the doomed doom, just do as you say. You go back to Miaoyu and discuss it and see what to do. ”

Miaoyu didn't believe it very much, but seeing that the master said seriously, she had always believed in the master, so naturally she no longer doubted it.

The two returned to the steamed bun workshop.

"Is your information reliable?"

"It's my speculation, I think it's very likely, it's better to prepare early."

"Since you think so, I think it's pretty much the same. Then prepare early so that you don't get caught off guard. ”

Miaoyu actually believes in Jia Rui very much.

For Jia Rui not coming here often, it is true that he has resentment in his heart.

In fact, she wished that Jia Rui was here every day, arguing with herself.

Maybe even she doesn't know that the purpose of arguing with Jia Rui is to make Jia Rui pay more attention to herself.

After discussing with Miaoyu, he asked Zhang Laocai to explain and understand, leaving Chen Kui to help.

Chen Kui has only been with him for a long time, but after following Jia Rui for a long time, he has been exposed to it, and his ability and knowledge have also greatly increased. It is not a problem to do this well.

After leaving the Water Moon Temple, Jia Rui returned home. I told my grandfather and grandmother about the possible siege of the Tatars.

It is unlikely that the Tatars will break the city, but the siege can be done.

So it's still relatively safe in the city. All you have to do is buy more food and other food. lest you have money and can't buy things when you get it.

Jia Rui's identity is different now, and his words naturally have weight.

Although Jia Dairu and the Wang family were still a little suspicious, their grandsons would not joke about this kind of thing, so they arranged for Dong Liu, Zhang's mother, and Mi'er to go out to purchase grain, oil, meat, salt, etc., and prepare in advance.

After arranging the affairs of the family, I went to Rongguo Mansion and went directly to the ancestor.

The old ancestor is still lively here, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Aunt Xue, Li Kun, and the girls are all there.

"Yo roar, Brother Rui, I haven't been here for a long time, you're a rare guest."

The old ancestor quipped.

"Aren't you here today?"

"You have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, there must be something wrong when you come. Say, what's the matter, we're still waiting to play poker. ”

"There's something really important."

So Jia Rui told him about the possible attack of the Tatars on the capital.

"At the moment this is only my speculation, and I am not sure that the Tatars will return. However, I think it's better to be prepared. ”

"First, stock up on more food. Now that the weather is getting cooler, the food can be put away and will not spoil. ”

"Second, when they asked Lai Da and Zheng Haoshi, they organized their subordinates, and once the Tatars came, they would often inspect the gates and courtyard walls and other places, and strengthen the defense, so as not to let some homeless people and small people take the opportunity to invade the palace and make trouble."

"Brother Rui, you are very serious, what if the Tatars don't come?"

Mrs. Xing came out of nowhere, almost making Jia Rui angry.