Although the wheat and rape in the field have been greatly affected, and there is not much left after paying the tax grain, relying on the old grain left over from last year and the grain bought, it is completely impossible to survive until the autumn harvest, who would have thought that a few prefectures and cities just across the river would find an environment without a harvest, and even another flood completely destroyed the hope of the affected people.

Guo Mianmian, who had not been to the city for a long time, did not know that the food of several state capitals that had been killed had risen to the sky, and even Yunzhou Mansion had also been greatly affected, and the food was three times more expensive than usual. If she hadn't had the foresight to store a lot of food, it would have cost three times as much silver to buy it now.

Zheng Rin nodded with a heavy face, thinking of those wandering mourning hongs in his heart.

He stayed at home with his wife, but after the drought in the spring was cleared, he did not have information about the rest of the city, and even now he knew that the disaster situation was so tense.

"What about the imperial court, does the imperial court care?" Guo Mianmian continued to ask, she could imagine what kind of result would be caused by so many sorrows wandering around, and those in power would not be clear?

Zheng Rin shook his head, his expression a little ugly: "The Imperial Court of Mind has gathered a large amount of food from several state capitals next to it, but the disaster is too limited, and it has been affected by the intense floods, and the food ministered to is just useless. ”

The disaster situation in the three state capitals was tense, and several surrounding state capitals were also more or less affected, and it was difficult to plan enough food in a short period of time.

"Oh my God, how many people are going to die here!" Meng Shi's face showed compassion, she had experienced floods and droughts in large and small times, and she knew very well what hunger was like, and she knew more and more that every natural disaster would definitely kill people.

Old man Zheng was silent, and after a long time, he suddenly said to Zheng Rin: "You have to report this matter to the patriarch as soon as possible, and let him come up with a charter, if those mourning Hong really come to our village, I'm afraid there will be a big incident!" ”

Zheng Rin glanced at his father with some surprise, and said in a deep voice: "As soon as I got the information, I have already informed the patriarch, and now the patriarch is afraid that he has already discussed it with the elders of his family, and he should have a countermeasure soon." ”

Their place happened to be on the border of Yunzhou Mansion. Those mourners who want to go to the city of Fuyu to make a way to make a living, will inevitably pass through here. In an environment where there is no food, these hungry mourners will inevitably commit plunder, and when the time comes, conflicts will inevitably break out, and human lives will be at stake.

After hearing this, Old Man Zheng whispered: "That's good, that's good......"

When something like this happened, the air in the Zheng family became a little solemn. Duohua, who has always been noisy, sensed the emotions of adults, but she calmed down and played with the fat group with the tiger head, not wanting him to be noisy so as not to upset the adults.

At noon, the family was eating lunch when there was a sudden sound of arguing gongs. Meng Shi stood up suddenly, and dropped his chopsticks to the ground without holding it steady: "Why are you striking the gong at this time?" Has Aihong broken into the village? ”

"Don't talk nonsense, it's a gathering gong!" Old man Zheng immediately denied Meng's words, put down his chopsticks and stood up calmly: "I'm afraid that the patriarch is in a hurry, and my colleagues will go over to discuss the method, so I'll go over with Ah Rin to take a look." ”

As soon as he heard this, Meng Shi listened carefully for a while, confirmed that it was the usual accumulation of gongs, and then put his mind at ease, and said to the father and son who wanted to go over: "I don't know how long this accumulation will last, you two may go again after eating!" ”

The father and son thought that something was reasonable, so they did not rush to the patriarch's house, and started anew at the dinner table.

The father and son went away and did not return until nightfall. Meng Shi cooked the food and persuaded Guo Mianmian to eat first, Guo Mianmian didn't feel hungry and had no appetite, so he let Duohua and Hutou eat first. When Meng persuaded her to eat again, Zheng Rin and Old Man Zheng finally returned.

"What did they say, Patriarch? Have you thought of a way? Meng hurriedly stepped forward and looked at the father and son nervously. She had suffered the desolation of natural disasters, and she had also seen the ruthlessness of Wai Hong, and she was afraid that they would break into the village and act willfully.

Guo Mianmian did not speak, carefully investigating the expressions of her husband and father-in-law. Seeing that they didn't seem to be worried at all, they knew that the problem was not big, and their hearts were a little calmer.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, eat first, and then talk about it in detail after eating." Old man Zheng waved his hand and sat down at the dinner table in the lead. At noon, I took a few bites of indiscriminately, and I was very hungry at this time.

Seeing this, Meng Shi was not very easy to interrogate anymore, and hurriedly went to the kitchen to serve food, and Duohua also ran to assist.

Zheng Rin helped Guo Mianmian to walk to the dining table, and whispered: "Tonight, the patriarch will tell the village chiefs and patriarchs of the next few villages about Aihong's exile here. ”

When Guo Mianmian heard this, his heart was much calmer: "That's fine, but I hope there won't be too many sorrows passing by this time." ”

Although those mournful and pitiful, people can do anything in a desperate environment. At the moment, it is not clear how many mourning hung flock here, if it is only a small group of people, each family can receive some food and can calm the people on both sides, I am afraid that I am afraid that Aihong will take care of too much, and some people will not be greedy enough to make trouble.

In fact, a good way is to block everything in mourning, and then squeeze out a little food from door to door and send it over, so that they can support them to the next town or village, and really find a place to establish a life or deal with difficulties.

"Well, after all, it's very late to know the patriarch, they should be able to figure out a way, you don't need to worry too much." What Guo Mianmian said was also what Zheng Rin was worried about, and he made the violent relationship clear just now at the patriarch's house.

One person, the strength of a village is limited, and the idea of uniting several surrounding villages to respond to Aihong together is also proposed by him, but he hopes to let the surrounding villages survive the calamity, and as for the rest of the place, he can't do anything.

Tonight, there must be someone who can't rest in peace.

The next day, just after the Zheng family had breakfast, the sound of gongs came from the village again. This time, Zheng Rin didn't let Old Man Zheng go, and left in a hurry with Guo Mianmian's words.

The rest of the families in the village are also like the Zheng family, and almost every family has someone who puts down the dishes and chopsticks and runs to the patriarch's house. Soon, the open space in front of the patriarch's house was full of people, and the patriarch and clan elders were also there.

After reading it for a while, and confirming that all the people who should enter had entered, the patriarch moistened his throat with saliva, and said quietly: "Last night, I discussed with the village chiefs of the other villages, and we will send fifty laborers from each village to guard the way into the village. ”

After hearing this, the villagers studied with a "hum", and the vast majority of countless people praised the fact that they did not let Aihong enter the village, and some people expressed their sorrows: "Patriarch, why do you say that we people will do it, but what should we do if Aihong is too forceful?" ”

The patriarch nodded: "This problem, we old leaders have also thought of it, no matter how many mourners come here, we can only try every means to stop them inside." The times are likely to clash with those mourners, and there is also a great deal of bloodshed in the fighting, and I have to remind all of you about this. If you have a better way, you can also propose it to your colleagues to discuss together, in short, everything we do is for the safety of the Zheng family. ”

These words were a little heavy, and the villagers lowered their heads one by one without making a sound, but no one retreated, wanting to take the family to temporarily hide at a relative's house to avoid chaos, and return when Aihong was gone.

If anyone really dares to do this, not to mention that the clan will not let him go, even the spittle of the rest of the people in the village can drown him, and the whole family will not want to mix in the village anymore.

The patriarch's attitude towards the clansmen was very freehand, and he couldn't help but comfort: "The environment is not as tense as I said, and those mourners have not borrowed from us. ”

Upon hearing this, the villagers were somewhat comforted, and their serious faces eased a lot. At this time, Zheng Rin stood up and said to the patriarch: "Although Aihong will not pass through here, we must make a comprehensive plan just in case. ”

The patriarch was very fond of Zheng Rin, believing that he was a person with great skills, otherwise he would not have known in advance about the natural disaster in the neighboring state capital. At this time, when he heard him say this, he nodded in approval: "What Arin said is right, but if there is a hint of it, we must also make a plan." ”

In the crowd, someone asked loudly, "Rin, have you thought of any good way?" Speak up and let your colleagues hear about it! ”

"Yes, yes, if there is a way, say it, and if you can't discuss it with colleagues, you can do it." Knowing that Zheng Rin has made meritorious contributions on the battlefield, and has a good kung fu, some people took the lead, and the rest of the people also praised it.

Last night, Zheng Rin and Guo Mianmian did discuss a feasible countermeasure, but they were questioned by the villagers at this time, but they didn't say what Qiao Jiang thought of: "Although we want to block Aihong in it and force them to be anxious, I'm afraid we won't be able to do well." If there are too many mourners in the road, our villages will not be able to resist it, so I propose that each family squeeze out a little ration, and if those mourners take the rations and leave, this matter can be passed like this, and we will take it as merit and do good deeds for future generations. ”

They are all ordinary croppers, and those mourning should also know that there will not be too much grain in the village, and even if they risk looting, they will not be able to grab much. If, on the other hand, you take your ration and leave, there is no risk of injury or death.

How to choose, the heavens are different to avoid disasters and finally survive here, and Aihong's heart is clearer.

"Well, yes, that's a good idea." The patriarch was the first to nod in approval of Zheng Rin's proposal, and then turned his gaze to several clan elders.

Several clan elders did not suggest either, and nodded their heads.

The villagers also have a large number of people who can understand that if a little ration can solve the problem, they do not want bloodshed. What's more, the people's morale is made of meat, and they can't bear to do it when they look at those mourning who are unsteady when they walk with yellow muscles.

All this is based on the fact that the mourners did not endanger the safety of the village, otherwise they could only use violence to intercept all the disasters inside.

There are also a small number of people who do not approve, thinking that this will arouse the greed of the mourners, and put forward two words: "Then what if Waihong takes the food and forcibly breaks into the village to grab the food?" ”

This question made the villagers who had studied a lot suddenly calm down, and they all looked at Zheng Rin, wondering what he would do. Even the patriarchs frowned, thinking that this kind of environment was very likely to happen. If you can't find a way to handle it properly, then the food will be given away in vain.

How could Zheng Rin not think about this kind of approximation? His gaze swept over the faces of the villagers one by one, and suddenly a fierce arrogance suddenly appeared around him: "Then let them have no return!" ”

The villagers were taken aback, and they didn't question Zheng Rin's words at all, he was really moved to kill and would not let go of those willful and reckless mourning who would break into the village.

"Okay, let them have no return!" After being stunned, the villagers shouted in unison, and the rippling shouts resounded through the sky, startling the birds perched on their fingers.

Although they were surprised by Zheng Rin's decisiveness, they didn't think Zheng Rin was murderous, and they were secretly happy that Zheng Rin could say this. What does this mean, this shows that he has control to keep the mourners out and not teach the mourners to trample on their hometown!