Looking at the back of Xu Lan leaving, Liang Wei stretched out his hand.

He opened his mouth and wanted to call out Xu Lan's name, but there was a trance in front of him, which reminded him of the regrettable things that happened before.

After this delay, Xu Lan's figure disappeared into the woods in a flash.

Liang Wei let out a long sigh, shook his head, and slowly walked in the direction of Xu Lan descending the mountain.

"Why is he angry?" "Brother Liang had such an expression when he was angry." "I always think his attitude is so strange today." Xu Lan pondered what had just happened, and ran down the mountain as if she were flying.

She is not a stupid person, and she knows that Liang Wei is worried about her comfort, so her tone of voice is a little heavy.

But Xu Lan was keenly aware that Liang Wei seemed to have confused what had just happened with what had happened to him.

This made Xu Lan have to think more.

Could it be that someone Liang Wei knew before was accidentally injured because of a person traveling?

"Lan girl, you're running in such a hurry, come and drink saliva." When she passed by the door of Aunt Xiaohua's house, Xu Lan heard her shouting.

"Thank you, auntie." Xu Lanzheng felt thirsty in her mouth, so she didn't shirk it immediately, and went to Aunt Xiaohua's house to drink a bowl of water.

After drinking the water, Xu Lan suddenly found that Aunt Xiaohua's house was drying bitter vegetables.

This bitter herb is one of the cheapest pickles, and you can buy a handful of them with a copper plate. Wash it with water and dry it, and when you run out of food, you can eat it for a long time by cutting off a small bit.

But this dried bitter cabbage is so unpalatable that only people who are so poor that they can't open the pot will use this as a side dish.

Aunt Xiaohua's family is considered a medium-sized family in the village on weekdays, and Xu Lan was surprised to see that their family actually dried a yard of bitter vegetables.

"Auntie, are you posting these to give them away?" Xu Lan felt very puzzled, in fact, if you give it away, you can't give it away.

"Hey, don't mention it." Aunt Xiaohua sighed and said, "Our family is in charge, and I heard people in the county town say that this year is a year of great disasters, and there will definitely be a major disaster at the end of the year." ”

"He was so frightened that he bought a lot of durable things and came back, saying that he should save them quickly, lest he have nothing to eat when the catastrophe occurs, and the whole family will starve to death."

A year of catastrophe?

Xu Lan vaguely remembered that when she passed by the teahouse in the county seat, she seemed to hear the storyteller inside mention one or two sentences.

"Lan girl, you often go to the county seat, and you have a wide range of knowledge." Aunt Xiaohua took Xu Lan's hand and asked worriedly, "You tell your aunt the truth, is there such a thing as a year of catastrophe?" ”

Xu Lan thought for a while and said, "Auntie, there is everything in this county, and I am not Mr. Feng Shui, where do I know if this disaster is not a disaster." ”

"But it's true to be prepared, and take advantage of the money you have in hand now to buy something that is not bad. Even if there is no disaster at that time, it is better to have such things at home for the winter. ”

Xu Lan has always been cautious about what she doesn't know.

Left and right, this bitter herb can be left for a long time after drying, and it can always be eaten slowly without wasting.

"When you say that, I'm even more panicked." Aunt Xiaohua seemed to have finally found the object of her grievances, and took Xu Lan's hand to prevent her from leaving, "This summer is hot and short, and the fields should grow well." ”

She pulled Xu Lan to the door and pointed to her own field not far away.

As far as the eye can see, the dealers in the fields are much smaller than in previous years, and they are all listless and extremely sparse.

"But that's what the fields look like!" Aunt Xiaohua was full of sadness, "I got up early and waited in the field greedily in the dark, weeding, loosening the soil and fertilizing everything, but the crops were worse than in previous years." ”

"The millet is better, there can be seven or eight points in front of me."

"But those vegetables and fruits, I don't know what's wrong, they are small and astringent, and they are less than forty percent of previous years."

Xu Lan doesn't have much land at home, and she has been busy doing business in the county town recently, so she hasn't paid much attention to the crops in the village.

Now that she listened to Aunt Xiaohua's words, she was also a little uneasy in her heart.

Aunt Xiaohua's family is notoriously industrious, and her man is also a good hand at taking care of crops, even their family has become like this, let alone the rest of the village.

"Auntie, if this year's harvest is not good, I think it is better to listen to our uncle and save more food that is not easy to spoil." Xu Lan suggested, "Start preparing now, get through the winter left and right, and in the spring of next year, the replanted dealer may be able to get better." ”

"Hopefully." Aunt Xiaohua muttered, "No matter how bad it is, the dried vegetables in this yard can be eaten for a long time." ”

Leaving Aunt Xiaohua's house, Xu Lan did not go home directly, but went around the village.

Looking at the fields of each family in the village, Xu Lan's face became more and more serious.

What's going on?

Why is it that all the things you planted this year are much worse than in previous years?

There are many craftsmen in the village, and many people go to the county town to earn a living. But the roots of the people in the village are in the soil, and each family has its own land, and it has planted things to a greater or lesser extent.

Now Xu Lan took a turn and looked down, whether it was good land or bad soil, whether it was millet, vegetables or fruit trees, everything that grew out of the ground was as wilted as if it had been beaten by frost.

This made Xu Lan more and more frightened.

"It's not going to sell...... she muttered, "and you'll have to keep it for yourself." ”

But there are too few things to grow, and even if they keep them for their own food, many people estimate that they won't survive the whole winter with this little food alone.

When it snows in winter, the whole village freezes hard.

In the spring, when the snow melts, the soil is softer and wetter, and the land can be ploughed again before sowing seeds. Sowing seeds also need to be cared for in order to grow new crops.

If you don't eat during this time, I'm afraid that starvation will happen.

The more Xu Lan thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, and immediately ignored it and ran directly in the direction of home.

But she patronized and inspected the fields in the village, and before she knew it, she walked away from the main road of the village and walked into a slightly remote corner.

Xu Lan's mind was on how to get more food, but she didn't notice the footsteps behind her.

It wasn't until the voice was close that she felt something, and suddenly turned back to see who it was.

But that person had already secretly followed Xu Lan all the way, and now that he had found a good opportunity, how could he let it go in vain.

Seeing Xu Lan turn his head, the man immediately covered Xu Lan's head with the coat he had taken off. He was afraid that Xu Lan's shouting would be heard, so he directly crossed his arm and blocked Xu Lan's mouth.

"Woo! Whining! Xu Lan's scream couldn't be transmitted at all.

She felt that the strength of her grip was so great that she couldn't compete with her small size.