Two quarters of an hour later

Xiao Qi's house, the desk in the main house

Qi Yunqing glanced at Su Jin, she had been holding her cheeks for a while, stopped the brush in her hand, and bent her body slightly, "Are you thinking about the drought?" ”

Su Jin instinctively turned her head to the place where she came out, but she met the handsome face that was close at hand, she was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to the side, and coughed unnaturally.

"Well, the price of rice will definitely rise, and water is also a problem, if the government does not act, this year will definitely be difficult."

At the end of the day, she sighed softly.

This kind of natural and man-made disaster is the most life-threatening disaster.

"Don't worry, there's a big pond to the south of Crescent Village, and it hasn't been dry for many years."

Qi Yunqing raised his hand and touched her back, and said, "As for rice, I'll go to the town tomorrow to buy it and stock up more, so that you won't go hungry." ”

His gaze fell on her lower abdomen, and his expression softened considerably.

Su Jin smiled, "I'm relieved to have Yunqing's words." ”

She thought for a while, "Yunqing, we'd better talk to Grandpa He about this, and the rice and water will be stocked up early." ”

It's not good for her to take care of her own family, she has to be with the whole village.

If her Xiaoqi's rice water is not bad, it will definitely be in front of everyone, and something will definitely happen at that time.

Besides, having lived here for so long, she already has feelings for this village.

Qi Yunqing also knew in his heart and nodded.

……

He family

He Xiangxi was watching the two children practice big characters in the hall, and when he saw the two coming, he got up and beckoned them in.

Thinking in his heart, the two of them were afraid that they had something to say, so they asked the two children to go out of the hall and go to other places to write.

He said bluntly: "Yunqing, Yunqing's daughter-in-law, but what's the matter?" ”

Su Jin pondered for a moment, and said to the west: "Grandpa He, can you see the weather recently?" ”

Hearing this, He Xiangxi looked at the sky outside, bright and dazzling, and nodded clearly, "It's hot, it's a sign of a great drought." ”

In fact, it is not a big deal, there will be a big drought every few years, and the government will help distribute rice, and as for the water, the big pond south has never dried up, and it will pass.

For his usual life, Su Jin pursed his lips and said in a different direction, "Grandpa He should know that the county order has been changed?" ”

Upon hearing this, He Xiangxi frowned, and his expression became solemn, "What does Yunqing's daughter-in-law mean by this?" ”

Su Jin didn't hide it, and said everything in his heart, "The drought is dry, the crops are gone, the price of rice will definitely rise, if the government does not act, it will definitely be difficult for poor people like us." ”

He Xiangxi didn't understand, she explained, "The county town is now collecting city fees, and it will definitely be charged in other ways in the future, if the grain tax paid to the imperial court rises this year, what should we do?" ”

Although the grain tax is decided by the imperial court, there are many things about local officials raising taxes, otherwise how could there be rumors of being an official for one year and being rich for three generations.

Of course, this is the worst kind of speculation, but no matter what the speculation is, they can't leave it to fate and do nothing.

He Xiangxi's expression was much heavier, this kind of thing happened to him when he was a child, and it was not the Song County Order back then.

There was a drought that year, and instead of providing relief, the government charged an extra 20% of the grain tax.

Originally, the drought led to a low harvest, and it was difficult to pay 20 percent of the grain tax, let alone 40 percent.

The price of rice has sky-high, and many poor people cannot afford it, and many people starve to death.

"What does Yunqing's daughter-in-law mean?"

"Hoard rice, store water, this year's rice is better changed to wheat, wheat is heat and drought resistant, if there is a drought, the impact is not very big."

Su Jin told him carefully: "Most of the people in the village have rice hoards, don't sell it, even if there is more rice, don't sell it, if you are really short of money, you can sell it to people who have no land in the village." ”

"As for hoarding water, Grandpa He found someone to dig the big pond south of the village wider, and then blocked the overflow area below."

The big pond flowed to the stream where she and Qi Yunqing had been last time, and the stream would be cut off when it reached the top of the mountain, and it would not affect the water supply of the surrounding villages.

The more I listened to He Xiangxi's eyes, the brighter she became, and she looked at Su Jin's face with appreciation, this girl is now more and more clever in doing things.

He nodded, "After dusk, I said door to door, thank you Yunqing and Yunqing's daughter-in-law for reminding me about this." ”

During the day, they mostly went to work, and not many people were home.

Su Jin shook his head, "If the village is good, we will be good." ”

She paused for a moment and reminded a few words, "It's best for Grandpa He to tell them not to publicize this matter, if it causes panic, the government is afraid that they will find it." ”

This panic is very serious, and it is not too much to kill the head when the time comes.

It's not that she's selfish, this thing is spread ten, ten is spread hundreds, if there is such a thing, it is still a good thing, if there is no such thing, it is small to be scolded by others, and it is big to cut off the head.

Besides, with this kind of weather, anyone can see that there will be a drought this year, and it is up to you whether you do anything or not.

He Xiangxi, who is dozens of years old, naturally knows the seriousness of the matter, "I know." ”

……

Xiao Qi's family

Li He had already boiled the mung bean soup, and it was a big pot.

Seeing that her sideburns were wet with sweat, Su Jin pursed her lips, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and she will suffer from her own family for a long time.

Give some wages for other families to boil.

After thinking about it for a while, I will ask the Sun family later.

After that, let Li He go out for a while, she guarded the stove room, boiled it, she put it in a bucket, prepared three bamboo tubes, and hung them on the edge of the barrel.

I didn't call anyone, it was almost noon soon, and Su Han finished eating and would come and pull the horse for a walk.

As soon as he finished washing the dishes, he heard the sound of horses barking from next door, and Su Jin wiped his hands and walked out of the yard.

At this time, Suhan was pulling the horse out.

Su Jin glanced at the rotten shoes on his feet, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he didn't know how he was wearing shoes, seven or eight times out of ten, his toes would be exposed.

She said: "Don't walk the horse first, go into the house and pick up two buckets of mung bean soup to Xishan, and let Grandpa Niu and them each drink a bowl." ”

"If you have a lot of in a day, you know that you call Lao Tzu and don't pay Lao Tzu."

Su Han muttered a few words, but still honestly led the horse into the stable again.

His muttering was not small, Su Jin naturally heard it, but he didn't hear it, he muttered a lot these days.

I guess I don't have any salary, and I feel very unhappy.

Entering the yard, Su Han scooped himself a bowl first, which would not be hot or cold, just right, he poured it down in one bite, slightly sweet, and put sugar.

He chirped his mouth, glanced at Su Jin, and saw that her expression was quite good, so he poured a second bowl.

After drinking refreshed, he raised his sleeve and wiped his mouth, then picked up the flat shoulder and moved his shoulder, found a balance point and carried the burden away.

……

At dusk, work began.

Grandpa Niu and the others received their wages, thanked them, and left.

Sun Qing looked for Qi Yunqing and said something, so he waited on the side, and when the people were finished, he called Qi Yunqing aside: "Yunqing, there are goods at the dock tomorrow, do you want to go?" ”