Chapter 7 – Drought

Raising his head, looking at the scorching sun in the sky through the gap between his fingers in front of his forehead, Lu Xun's heart was faintly uneasy.

"If it goes on like this, I'm afraid something is going to happen!"

Xue Yun heard Lu Xun's words and chuckled: "Maybe you think too much!" ”

In fact, Xue Yun had already sensed the disaster that might come soon, but he was not from this world in the first place, so why should he go against the sky and help these people.

It was enough to help the people of Haichang County resist the Shanyue rebels before, but then this kind of thing that involves the need to fight against the will of heaven, he will not risk participating in it.

Even if his body is here, he probably won't make a move, not to mention that he is just an incarnation.

Lu Xun heard Xueyun's words, his brows couldn't help frowning, he also hoped that he was thinking too much, but the thick uneasiness in his heart could not be dissipated.

But he didn't know where the uneasiness came from.

After thinking about it for a long time, Lu Xun could only sigh after all, got up and confessed to Xueyun: "Maybe!" Forget it, I'll go back today! ”

Xue Yun heard Lu Xun's words of farewell, chuckled, took the tea bowl and gestured to Lu Xun, and nodded.

Seeing this, Lu Xun turned around and walked out of the mansion.

Outside the mansion, Lu Xun felt the scorching sun, and couldn't help but raise his right hand to block his forehead, half-squinting his eyes.

Somehow, a thought suddenly appeared in Lu Xun's heart, he wanted to go to the farmland outside the city to have a look.

He had a vague feeling that farmland might well be the source of everything.

His brows furrowed slightly, and Lu Xun decided that it would be better to investigate in the farmland.

When Lu Xun left the city, he came to the location of the farmland, stood on the ridge of the field, looked at the corn planted in the farmland, and his brows couldn't help frowning even more.

I saw that the corn planted in the farmland at this time was all spiritless, and it looked a little uneasy.

Although he had never grown corn, it was clear that there was a lack of water in the farmland.

Raising his head and looking at the scorching sun hanging in the sky, Lu Xun's heart had a sense of clarity.

"It's really a little too hot this day!" Frowning, Lu Xun couldn't help but whisper to himself.

Seeing an old farmer carrying water coming on the ridge of the field, Lu Xun hurriedly stepped forward and came to the old farmer in order to understand the more accurate situation on the farmland.

When the old farmer saw Lu Xun rushing in front of him, he couldn't help but be startled: "You...... What do you want? I don't have anything to give you, old man! ”

When Lu Xun heard the old farmer's words, his face couldn't help but darken, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

He really didn't dare to imagine who the old peasant thought of him.

Sighing softly, Lu Xun bowed to the old farmer and said, "The old man misunderstood, I am the new county commander, not a villain!" ”

“……”

When the old farmer heard Lu Xun's words, his brows couldn't help frowning, and his eyes were full of vigilance.

For the old man's distrust, Lu Xun had no good way, so he could only shrug his shoulders helplessly. Anyway, no matter whether he is a gangster or a county order, it is an existence that needs to be guarded against for the old man.

"Okay, I know you may not trust me, but I have something I want to ask him!"

The old farmer was silent for a long time, frowned slightly, put down the bucket he was holding in his hand, and asked, "What do you want to ask, the old man is still busy watering in the field!" ”

"Uncle, what I want to ask is that in recent days, has the corn in the field been lost like this?"

The old farmer glanced at the corn planted in the farmland and sighed: "Yes, it's too hot now, and I have to go to the river to fetch water every day!" ”

"But even so, it can only remain like this!"

Lu Xun heard the old farmer's answer, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "If it continues like this, what will happen to this year's harvest?" ”

"If this situation continues, this year's harvest will be reduced!" The old farmer looked up at the sky, a little anxious in his heart, "If the situation is a little worse, it is possible that there will be no harvest!" ”

Hearing the old farmer's words, Lu Xun could finally be sure that the source of the faint uneasiness in his heart was precisely because of the continuous high temperature.

Because of the scorching sun, all the plants have fallen into a severe dehydration situation.

And this situation is likely to be fatal!

"Isn't there an irrigation system? Why not use an irrigation system for watering? Lu Xun looked at the somewhat dry farmland, then glanced at the irrigation system not far away, and asked puzzledly.

After hearing Lu Xun's question, the old farmer sighed and shook his head: "That thing has been abandoned as early as when the county commander was in office!" ”

"Under the decree of the previous county magistrate, these irrigation systems have been damaged, and now they are just empty shelves.

"We people don't know how to fix it, so we can only keep it like this!"

The old peasant's words made Lu Xun's heart feel angry, it turned out that the previous county commander had done so many ridiculous things in Haichang County, no wonder how he helped the people in the city, he couldn't get the approval of the people.

It turned out that it was because the previous county order had completely destroyed the trust of all the people in Haichang County.

If he wants the people to re-recognize Lu Xun, the new county commander, he can only re-establish the people's trust in the county order, which cannot be achieved overnight.

Although he also wants people to repair these irrigation systems, it is not only that it takes time to find people, but even after they are repaired, I am afraid that there will be no time to help these people.

With a sigh, Lu Xun respectfully saluted the old farmer: "But if you carry water like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to teach too many fields!" ”

The old man looked at Lu Xun and nodded.

Although the old man was unhappy with this in his heart, he had to admit that what Lu Xun said was right.

With a sigh, the old man lifted the bucket placed on the ridge of the field, crossed Lu Xun, and walked towards the farmland: "You can water as much as you can, it's better than doing nothing, just staring at these corns to die!" ”

Lu Xun heard the words in his ears, turned to look at the back of the old farmer leaving, and was silent.

However, what no one expected was that for more than a month after that, there was not a single rain, and the temperature continued to rise.

After more than a month of exposure to the scorching sun, the corn that had been lost had completely collapsed, and the land in the vast fields outside the city began to crack and dry up.

With the advent of drought, this year's harvest has become an irreversible fact......