Under the direct rays of the sun, the July sun caused the earth to dry and crack, except for drought-tolerant crops, other crops rely on manual water, and the stream is gradually bottoming out. There was still no sign of rain.

The corn and sweet potato harvest is still gratifying. The people are worried that after this crop is harvested, if it does not rain, what will happen in the second half of the year.

The wind in July is very hot.

The weather is abnormal, and the people are also prepared in their hearts, only praying to heaven, not joking, and giving food to eat.

The town's grain is one price a day. Of course, the price of the repurchase is also one price per day.

Because of the drought-tolerant and high-yield crops of corn and sweet potatoes, after paying taxes, the surplus grain in the second half of the year is barely surviving. Sweet potatoes are also mid-range price buybacks.

On the occasion of the harvest, the Shen family issued a notice through the yamen of each town, which allowed them to keep it for themselves and not to buy it back, but it was clearly stipulated that they could only keep it for themselves and eat it, and they could not sell it to others. If it is necessary to repurchase, it can also be repurchased, and 60 wen a pound can be repurchased. Of course, there are also incidental reasons, this year's drought, whether life is important or the weight of silver, I am worried about it.

The people's hearts are also transparent, this price seems to be high, but it is worthless. Food prices are rising day by day. Sixty wen can't buy a pound of rice. I believe that everyone knows which is more important and will measure it for themselves.

Fortunately, the village is basically drought-tolerant. If you don't sell it back to the Shen family, you can process it into flour or make noodles for free, which is convenient for long-term storage.

The villagers have accelerated the pace of harvesting, although with the help of the Shen family, they have hoarded a lot of food, but they don't know when the disaster will end, and there is not too much food in their hands. They have long been looking forward to the Shen family.

Seeing that the fields were getting more and more dry, everyone's hearts were even more sad and depressed.

The Shen family is well-informed, and because Yishan Village has prepared in advance, there is still a harvest in the soil, and life is still going on as always, but other towns are not so lucky, which makes people panic.

Flower-shaped dancing gods, sacrifices, wandering gods are various, superstitious activities are held one after another, praying for rain.

Shen Xinran also hid at home and didn't dare to go out, and went out to suffer from heat stroke in minutes. It's not an exaggeration at all, baking a pie and knocking an egg can be a solar egg cake. The heat drives people crazy.

"Let the eldest sister fan, the second sister's hand is broken." Shen Ruoran was about to be driven crazy by Shen Zixu, and she cried as soon as she stopped, all of which were broken by the heat.

"Little deer, big sister make some smoothies and you can dismiss them." After saying that, he ran away, but he is very pestering people now, the weather is already hot, and holding another person is undoubtedly a hot stove.

Shen Xinran took Chunhua to be busy in the kitchen, with red beans, mung beans, and passion fruit smoothies. In the scorching summer, when you are shrouded in the cool department, a cup of frozen milk tea or smoothie is nothing less than a good solution.

"One small bowl per person, three aunts and four aunts, you have a little taste of the cover, you are not suitable for eating ice now." Add a small bowl in front of them, and those who are pregnant will be taboo more.

"By the way, mother, my grandfather's family should have harvested all the grain, when will I come over."

This was discussed a month ago, and the two families moved over temporarily to tide over the disaster, and many people took care of it. My uncles are not often at home, and I don't know what the situation is in the second half of the year, so moving here is undoubtedly the best.

"It's going to be two days away, clean up, the old man misses the old, this is reluctant to be reluctant." Shen Wu was also very helpless when he talked about it.

She said that there is no shortage of anything, and there is a lot of trouble in moving around.

"My grandmother and they will come over tomorrow, and Uncle Heng is at home on vacation." Shen Ziran also hurriedly explained.

"Xiao Ran is discussing something with you." Shen Youshou put down the empty bowl and said officially: "This ice light, our family is hoarding, and I am afraid that we will be powerless." "I didn't dare to say it before, for fear of causing panic. There is also saltpeter is also a problem.

People are selfish, and only by taking care of themselves first can they be kind and consider others.

Shen Xinran paused, if the weather is dry again, the reservoir will depend on the situation in a month or two before releasing the valve, but it can only irrigate the farmland, not drinking water.

"Although the yamen of each town are stocking up on ice accordingly, I am afraid that there are more monks and less porridge."

"Well, I'll write to Qin Yan and ask her to find a way to share some saltpeter. What does the third uncle think now? ”

"Let's store it in one place. Now every household has stored grain in the kiln, and the only way to hoard ice is to dig it up. This ice making and hoarding is a big deal, which requires the villagers to cooperate together, unite as one, and secretly make hoarding in private. Huaibi is guilty. It's a real drought, and our family alone is hard to beat. ”

"The third child is right, there are many people walking around in the mountains outside our village, so they should be looking for news." Shen Youfu often inspects the field stalks, and pays more attention. "The drought will continue on this day."

"Well, I heard Uncle Heng say that there are some remote areas in the south where people have starved to death, and there are many people who sell their wives and daughters." Shen Ruoran casually mentioned,

"Iniquity, this God will not let people live. This has just come back from a catastrophe, and he hasn't had to live in peace for a few years. Shen Mengshi lost his appetite instantly when he heard this.

Shen Ruoran stiffened and comforted, "Before natural disasters, people are always so small and helpless, and they just want to survive and leave a way for themselves to live, maybe it is also their way to live." "I stayed with Shen Xinran a lot, visited a lot, and broadened my horizons.

"Third uncle, go and talk to the village chief, but it's best not to be close to the grain, separate, find a hidden place, and organize people to patrol, we rely on the reservoir and the hardware conditions of our village, I'm afraid it will become the target of the public." Shen Xinran knows the ugliness of human nature, and at the critical point of life and death, people only think of themselves.

"Okay, then I'll go." It seems that the village should also be patrolled and prepared.

Shen Youshou braved the scorching sun and came to the village chief to explain his intentions.

The village chief was overjoyed and asked someone to come to his house to discuss. It was another afternoon. When the time to get off work came, the big bell of the ancestral hall suddenly rang.

Everyone endured the smell of sweat and turned to the ancestral hall again. After confirming that there are no people from other villages, the village chief will explain his intentions.

"So let's set up a patrol team now, pay close attention to the surrounding situation, and check and deal with any abnormalities immediately. There are also some kilns to dig to make ice and hoard ice. I don't know when the drought will be, and the water level of the wells dug before has dropped sharply, and water is becoming more and more scarce. The matter is urgent, I believe you also have a number in your hearts, once this news leaks out, the consequences are not something you and I can bear. ”

"In remote areas of the south, there have been deaths, and selling children and daughters has become the norm. Once the homeless people are skewered, I don't need to say more, we are a fragrance paradox, once it leaks out, it is equivalent to opening the door to welcome the hungry wolves. "The village chief gave a combination of grace and power, and shook some people who didn't take it seriously.

They were surprised and discussed. Some old people took advantage of the situation to add fuel and vinegar, and said that in the realm of prison training in the world, the displacement of people was small, and eating tree roots and bark was small. The terrible thing is that people eat people, and if they don't eat, they will starve to death. After eating, there may be hope. Back then, this was like this, being insensitive, not human, not ghostly, waiting and surviving.