Walking on the way to the bull market, Anxin turned his head and asked quietly, "Sister, let's really buy an ox cart?" "In Anxin's heart, buying an ox cart is a big deal like building a house. There are few families in the village that have ox carts, and those who can afford to raise cattle are all wealthy families. She never thought that her family could raise cows, no, I should say that she didn't dare to think about it. Because just three or four months ago, she was still worried about filling her stomach. In this short period of time, not only did I live in a big house, but now I have to buy an ox cart, and I feel at ease that there is a sense of unreality in a dream.

Quietly nodded as he walked, "Well, really buy." It is also convenient to buy an ox cart, and you have to go to the village entrance to wait for the car to go back and forth into the town. And it's more convenient for me to come to the town to sell a game or something on weekdays, and it's not good to go to the village chief's house to borrow a cart. In the future, we have to send Jiaming to and from school, and with this ox cart, it will be much more convenient for us. And the land will be harvested in a few days, and having cattle will save a lot of effort, and we will be less tired. ”

"Also, our family doesn't have a strong laborer, so the ten acres of land will be harvested by a few of us, don't you have to be tired? Jiayue is still young, she can't do heavy work, and I can't do anything, and it's the eldest sister who suffers in the end. This bought a cow, and with a car, the eldest sister can also save some light. Just listen to the eldest sister, let's buy an ox cart. After listening to the quiet words, Anxin also nodded in agreement. This cow can withstand two or three strong laborers, and with the cow's own work, it will be much easier, and the eldest sister will be less tired. In the past three or four months, the eldest sister has been busy every day, and the three of them have all gained weight, but the eldest sister has lost a lot of weight. The eldest sister's increasingly thin face is reassuring in her eyes and hurts in her heart. Thinking about buying a cow can reduce some of the burden on the eldest sister, and the heart of wanting to buy a cow with peace of mind is also urgent.

Bull Market, located in a corner of town. They were sold with large livestock, such as oxen that could plough the land, donkeys and mules that could pull mills, horses that could pull goods, and even sheep sellers.

After the morning, the bull market was not so lively, and the three sisters turned around and quietly selected a strong bull with small teeth. In fact, I don't know the quality of the cow, and the reason why I chose this calf is because many people have been in love, but because of the price, I didn't buy it in the end. Quiet has money in his hand, and he is not bad for money. When she saw that many people had fallen in love with the cow, she knew that it must be a good cow. After some haggling, the bull went into quiet ownership. He took the newly bought ox and went to the carriage and horse shop to choose an ox cart. It cost a total of twenty-eight taels of silver to bring the oxen and carts, which is really not low, no wonder there are few families in the village who can raise cattle. This small thirty taels of silver, some people are afraid that they will not be able to save it in a lifetime.

Cattle were a very valuable species in ancient times. The reason why it is expensive is not because it can pull feet, but because it can plow the field. A cow can withstand three strong laborers, and in this era of mechanization, cattle are an important factor in increasing productivity. An old cow in the prime of life is worth more than a person. There are even clear regulations in the government that cattle that are used to cultivate the land cannot be killed, and if the cattle used to cultivate the land are killed, it is a crime, and they will be beaten and sentenced. Even if the old cow is sick, or the old one can't plow the field, he must report to the government in advance. The government will come to check, if it is true, the government will issue an approval, and after getting the approval, the old cow can be killed.

I bought some food in the town, some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and two packs of pastries for Xin'er and Jiayue. The three sisters then drove the ox cart out of Zhoujia Town and rushed home. Sitting on the swaying ox cart, quietly flicking the whip, he thought to himself, he is now a person with a car and a house.

When the three sisters swayed back to the village in an ox cart, it was already one or two o'clock in the afternoon. Returning home, I passed through the entrance of the village, and most of the fields in the village were on this side of the village. At this time, many people were harvesting wheat in the fields, and some people were carrying water by the river to water the rice. Only then did Jing Jing find that many paddy fields were no longer waterless, and there were even cracks in the ground. At this time, the only crops in the field were wheat, and it was time to harvest. The rest, whether it is rice from paddy fields, corn, sorghum or soybean millet from dry land, is not ready to be harvested. But now that there is such a serious shortage of water, I suddenly felt a sigh in my quiet heart, I'm afraid it's going to be a big drought, right?

"Xin'er, remember when it rained last time?" Quietly looked back and asked for peace of mind sitting in the car.

An An thought about it, and then said: "It's been a long time since it rained last time, and it's been more than a month, right?" Since we moved to a new house, there has only been a light rain, and it hasn't rained since. Eldest sister, is there going to be a big drought? Anxin also saw those people who carried water to water the rice fields, and when she heard the eldest sister ask, she had more or less points in her heart.

"Yes, the paddy fields in the fields have cracked, and the corn, sorghum, soybeans, and millet in the dry fields are not ready to be harvested. The wheat planters were better, or at least took it back. There is no big problem with sweet potatoes or anything, it is this paddy field, and now when the rice is sizing, if it does not rain in the next half a month, I am afraid that the yield will be reduced this year. Quietly looked at the villagers who were carrying water, and said with some embarrassment.

The peasants' lives are the most difficult, and after a year of hard work, except for those who pay taxes, the remaining grain may not be able to feed and clothe the family. If you catch up with God and don't appreciate your face, the whole family is afraid that they will starve.

"Xin'er, from tomorrow, we will dry all the vegetables at home and keep them for the winter. I also need to chop more firewood, and I will go to the town to buy more rice and noodles and so on, and we will have to prepare some food. He said quietly and calmly.

"Eldest sister, the food we bought is enough to eat until the autumn harvest. Then there will be sweet potatoes and potatoes and corn in the field. Why are we buying so much food? An Xin asked a little puzzled.

"Now that the weather is hot and the fields are so dry, whether it rains or not, the grain in the fields will not be harvested. I'm afraid that this year's harvest is only half of that of previous years, and when the time comes, I am afraid that every household will not have enough to eat. I pondered that this year's grain prices are going to rise. If there is a drought in other places, I am afraid that there will be no silver to buy food. And after this drought, it is often accompanied by a great cold, and the winter clothes and cotton should also be prepared more, and this year is afraid that it will be a catastrophe year. He said in a quiet voice.

"Okay, I know, big sister." Anxin looked at the villagers carrying water in the field with a worried face, and prayed in his heart that God would get a rain as soon as possible.

Since that day, quiet with peace of mind and Xiao Jiayue, I have been busy at home for seven or eight days, and I have dried all the vegetables that can be dried. Two bags of dried beans, two bags of dried potatoes, one bag of dried pumpkins, one bag of eggplant, one bag of old cucumber slices, one bag of shredded radish, and one bag of shredded mustard greens. I also dried a lot of dried mushrooms. These things were placed in the west wing, and half of the room was installed. Looking at these many dried vegetables, Jing Jing finally didn't worry about this winter's dishes.