Lin Youyu wiped the sweat from his forehead again: "I don't know what's going on this year, God refuses to rain, and most of the crops in the field have died of drought, alas." The poultry shed is fine here, although there is less water in the river, but it is still a little, and we can pull water back from elsewhere, which is enough. It's just that if it continues to be so dry, I'm afraid that people will run out of water to drink. ”

Lin Ruan's brows furrowed, "Brother Yu, sister-in-law, how is the situation where you go to pull water?" ”

Lin Youyu sighed and shook his head, "It's not good, the big river has been dry again these years, and there is a lot of water, but now it has dried up more than half, and only less than thirty percent of the original is left." If it doesn't rain again, it probably won't last long. ”

A burst of worry rose in Lin Ruan's heart.

If the drought is like this, I am afraid that there will be big problems.

After saying a few words to Lin Youyu and his wife, Lin Ruan took people to the nearby fields to check on them, and the results were not optimistic.

Most of the buds have dried up and curled their leaves, and some of them have died of drought and are completely lifeless. The sweet potato, which was originally very drought-tolerant, also looked a little listless at this time, but fortunately, the vitality is still tenacious.

When many villagers saw Lin Ruan, they couldn't lift their spirits when they greeted him.

Lin Ruan was also in a heavy mood, and turned around and went up the mountain with people and went straight to the valley where pearls were raised.

The situation in the valley is not optimistic, and the lake that used to be rippling blue waves is now half less water. This lake is the source of the small river that passes by her doorstep at the bottom of the mountain.

The source is drying up, and the river is about to run out.

Lin Ruan released his ability and probed the spring at the bottom of the lake.

The spring is not very large, and there is water gushing up all the time, but the water pressure is much smaller than before, which indicates that the water in the underground river is also decreasing.

Soon, Lin Ruan's ability reached the underground river.

I found some small fish in the river, and used them to carry the ability, and explored the river.

The underground river has almost half less water.

Lin Ruan put away his ability with a solemn face and looked up at the cloudless sky.

Looking at this momentum, I am afraid that there will be no rain in a short period of time.

Fortunately, there are still some groundwater resources, and as long as we find a way to let the villagers dig as deep as possible, the water consumption of people can still be guaranteed.

As for the crops, I'm afraid they will be affected.

Plants that have completely lost their lives, even her abilities, cannot bring them back to life.

Passing through the fields of crops down the mountain, Lin Ruan set his sights on the sweet potato fields.

She must find a way to keep these sweet potatoes alive, which is likely to be the foundation of the next large number of people.

Back in the village, Lin Ruan immediately called the patriarch to discuss the matter of digging a well.

The patriarch said with a bitter face: "Even if you don't come to me, I will come to you too." Ah Ruan, this drought is terrible. The last time the drought was like this, it was when I was young, and that scene, when I think about it now, I'm still scared. ”

Although Lin Ruan has not experienced a severe drought, she has experienced the last days. When the disaster develops to the extreme, what is the difference between it and the end times?

"Patriarch, now we can't sit at home and resign ourselves to fate, we must quickly dig all the wells in the village, the deeper the better, I have checked some literature, we have a water source under Huaiyang Mansion, as long as we can dig a water source, we are not afraid of no water to drink."

"Really?"

There was a gleam in the patriarch's eyes, "Then I'll go back and organize the villagers to dig wells." ”

Lin Ruan nodded, watched the patriarch leave, and then asked people to go to the county and called the Qin County Order.

Qin County's order came quickly, and as soon as he entered the door, he had to kneel down and salute Lin Ruan.

Lin Ruan waved his hand, "Okay, excuse me, I called you here to ask how the drought situation is in other parts of the county?" ”

Qin County Ling wiped the sweat from his head, looking miserable, "Back to the county lord, the situation is not optimistic, there is a severe drought everywhere." Xiaguan asked people to inquire about several other counties in Qingzhou, and there was a severe drought everywhere, and the terrain of our Yulin County was lower, which was relatively better. ”

Thinking of this drought, Qin Xianling wanted to scold his mother, he saw that he would be able to return to Beijing at the end of the year to report on his work and leave this poor place. Although the matter of sweet potatoes has little to do with him, it can be somewhat stained. And this time, he can be regarded as showing his face in front of the prince, and he can rise no matter what he says after returning to Beijing.

As a result, I never thought about this great drought.

If this one doesn't get it right, if he kills someone and makes a mess, let alone a promotion, it's a question whether he can keep this black gauze hat.

Lin Ruan saw his appearance as if he was mourning, and knew what he was worried about, and he looked down on Qin County's order.

"Do you have a way to deal with this drought?"

Qin Xian Ling wiped his sweat again, he was fat and very afraid of heat, although there was an ice basin in this hall, he still felt very uncomfortable. "Xia Guan already has an idea."

Lin Ruan raised his eyebrows, picked up the teacup and blew: "Let's hear it." ”

Qin County Ling said with a bit of an invitation to merit: "Xiaguan is going to invite a few high-ranking people from Fucheng to come over and ask for rain. ”

Lin Ruan almost didn't let the tea choke, "How to ask for rain?" ”

It's a shame you can figure it out!

Qin County Ling said solemnly: "Yes, Xiaguan heard that there are a few Taoist priests with profound mana over there in Huaiyang Mansion, who are very effective, so Xiaguan has already sent someone to Fucheng, and in two days, those Taoist chiefs will be able to arrive in Yulin County." When the time comes, the lower officials will ask the county lord to come and ask for rain for Yulin County. ”

Lin Ruan took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to scold, "Do you have any other preparations besides praying for rain?" ”

Qin Xianling was stunned: "Other preparations? ”

Lin Ruan nodded heavily, gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, other preparations." Could it be that the Qin County Order really pinned all his hopes on those Taoist priests? ”

Qin Xian Ling heard the smell of gunpowder in her words, and shrunk his neck in fright, "Go down...... Xiaguan Yudun, temporarily ...... There's no good way to do it yet. I wonder if the county lord can find a way to alleviate the drought? ”

Lin Ruan forced his anger and said: "My suggestion is to seize the time now and organize people to dig all the wells deeply, the deeper the better, so as to ensure the water problem as much as possible." In addition, it is necessary to dispatch food reserves as soon as possible. If the drought is out of control, what will so many people eat at that time? It is also necessary to control the prices of major grain merchants to prevent them from taking the opportunity to raise prices at this time and causing unnecessary panic, and it is still more necessary to ensure that the common people can afford to buy grain. ”

After listening to the Qin County Order, he nodded again and again and reassured: "Xiaguan will arrange it, thank you for the county lord's suggestion." ”

Lin Ruan really didn't have a good impression of this waste dim sum at all, waved him impatiently to let him leave, turned around and went into the study to write a letter to Chen Zhizhou, and asked him to hurry up and get ready.