On this day, even Kuang Meiyun, who had lived in seclusion for a while, came to knock on the door of the Shen family.

After a while, the respected old people in the village also came one after another, and the room was dignified. Come to think of it, everyone also thinks about the bad things in the past.

"Now I don't dare to say anything to the villagers, for fear of causing unnecessary panic." That's not what they wanted. Yishan Village has developed to today's scale, and the village chief is not only prescient, but also has a little more stability in seeing things and thinking about things. But in the face of natural disasters, people are still too fragile and vulnerable.

"This year, the weather is really abnormal, there has been no rain in the early summer, and the water in the rivers is decreasing day by day. If you have any good ideas, don't be afraid to speak up, so that we can discuss together. Seeing that everyone regarded themselves as the backbone, Shen Youshou asked without hiding his clumsiness.

"Don't be afraid to say, thanks to your grandfather for helping our village tide over the difficulties at the last moment. Now I can't wait, I want to ask your opinions. The patriarch said directly.

"We don't need to say much about the abnormal weather, everyone also has their eyes, and it is urgent to reserve food, but how to hoard it, and water is also a problem." The drier it is, the more difficult it is, the drinking water is also a problem.

Uncle Shen's words made everyone fall into deep thought, it is not easy to hoard a large amount of food, after all, there are limits, and if it is really a drought, water is a major problem. There will be more and more water shortages in the future. Water is indispensable for human survival.

"Now I have to tell the villagers about the conjecture, and those who believe in it do their best to store food privately, and if they don't believe it, forget it after hearing it, and don't spread it everywhere and cause panic. Dig wells. There are only two wells in the village now, and a few more can be dug in a suitable place to be prepared. Seeing that it was okay to continue to sit down, Shen Xinran proposed.

There is nothing you can do before the natural disaster, so you have to prepare as much as possible to leave a way for yourself to survive.

"Just do what the girl said. One more thing, my old woman also gave up this old face. Kwong Meiyun decided to shoot the case, and the topic changed.

"You still have to worry more about this food, otherwise as soon as this conjecture comes out, the villagers will panic and rush to the town to buy it, which will also cause a lot of panic."

No one dared to answer this for a while. Obviously embarrassing.

Shen Xinran also knew that this was a reason, this large number of rush purchases and the abnormal weather did cause panic. But fortunately, my family started to stock up a month in advance, and it is not so difficult to help the villagers buy food. Grandma Kwong's worries are not unreasonable.

"Yes, let everyone prepare silver taels privately, but first explain that on average, you may not be able to stock up a lot. From tomorrow onwards, each family will be able to take turns to come to the town to buy as usual, and the small amount will add up. "Don't dare to say too much.

"Well, with your words, my heart will be at peace. Then let's go back first, and let them go back and discuss the digging of the well. I won't bother you. ”

After receiving the approval, everyone also took their leave and went back to discuss countermeasures. Now that this large amount of food has been settled, then I must do my best to go through the difficulties together.

sent everyone away, but did not take away the suffocating scarf, but with their departure, it became more dignified.

"It seems that eight or nine is not far from ten." Shen Mengshi said sadly that only those who have experienced it feel deep despair and pain. Such a human prison practice, a lifelong dream demon, why do you have to go through it again.

"Listen, a few of you, our family has stockpiled food, but don't leak it." Shen Mengshi solemnly told a few small ones, afraid that they would be small, casual, and big-mouthed. "There is also the fourth, you can find a way to stock up on more food, and the kiln is not enough to dig again." Shen Meng's clan is now a bit of a soldier.

"Got it." A few small ones also understood that this matter was still a matter of life and death, but they didn't dare to add to the chaos.

"Boss, how are the crops in the field?"

"Listen to Xiaoran, don't plant rice, appropriately reduce vegetables, and vacate more land to plant corn and sweet potatoes, both of which are drought tolerant, and it's not a big problem now."

"Natural disasters are unfortunate, but you are luckier than then, at least there are crops to harvest."

For a while, everyone didn't know how to answer, some of them were not born, and those who were born did not have a memory, so they really couldn't understand the pain of desperate struggle at that time. So I don't know how to persuade.

Shen Xin then followed Qin Yan, she had asked her to go out to run errands a few days earlier, and she had only come back now. Sure enough, she lived up to her expectations.

"Miss, this is what you want." White crystals, white as frost.

Seeing everyone looking at the crystal in front of them with a questioning face. Shen Xinran opened his mouth to explain: "It's called saltpeter. It is a white bitter crystal, is a mineral, likes to stay at the foot of the wall at low temperatures, the color is like frost, so it is also called "wall frost". With it, it is possible to stock up on water in large quantities. ”

"Really, you can stock up on water?" The crowd gathered around it for a while. Hoarding water can solve a lot of problems.

"Well, Chunhua brought a large and a small basin of water. Let you witness the time of miracles. ”

Pour some water in a large basin, then put it in a small basin, pour a basin of water into the small basin, and then pour saltpeter into the large basin, and the water in the small basin will freeze.

"It's frozen, it's frozen." Everyone watched as the water froze, and in the summer, it froze right in front of them.

In this era, there was no artificial ice, and the most primitive method of taking ice was still the most primitive method. In winter, when the temperature freezes, a kiln is dug to store ice. Ice is a rare and precious thing, only the imperial power and nobles can use it as they like, and of course, there are capable merchants who dig their own kilns and store them carefully. Gifts and personal use.

"Wow, there's ice available this summer." Shen Baoran was stunned, the eldest sister is really omnipotent, it's great.

Shen Xinran didn't have time to accept their 360-degree praise and say what he thought.

"We still have a bright earth kiln available, just used to store ice, enlarge the kiln, and build a food warehouse on it. We also have to stock up on food with the public. Fourth uncle, you will start to work hard for you tomorrow. When you go to the town to buy a small courtyard with one into two, you must have a kiln, a kiln to hoard soldiers, and a room to hoard food, remember to be careful and do it yourself. Let the Northeast come with you. There is no limit to the town, the wider the better. ”

Stockpiling food at home alone is no longer sufficient. A month ago, I guessed on my own, but now a few people have noticed it, but they haven't taken it to heart. In the next month, more people should be keen to make decisions.

"You're trying to stock up on a lot of food."

"Well, seize the opportunity, in the face of natural disasters, only food and water are the most valuable. If we don't do it, some female businessmen and magnates will not easily give up disaster wealth. At least the food and water are in our hands, and the people may be able to have more security before they do not damage their interests. ”

"And the rest of the corn and sweet potatoes are all ground in stock. The production of larger dried noodles where conditions permit, secretly transported and hidden. ”

"Fourth, spread out as much as possible, pay attention, the stakes are high."

"Yes." Shen Youlu also knew the seriousness of the matter.

"For the villagers to stock up on food, I will let Man Heng, Guo Zi, Shen Huai, and Shen Jing be responsible tomorrow. You don't have to worry about this town, I'll take care of it. This time, the whole family mobilized to attack. Shen Youshou declared domineeringly.

"Saltpeter will let Qin Yan wind chime be responsible, fourth uncle, you have to keep in touch, you must make sure to stock up on water."