Mrs. Li hurriedly took her granddaughter out.

Sure enough, Li Laosi's servants came in from outside the courtyard.

His clothes were dirty, his hair was messy, and his lips were chapped and peeling.

This is much more embarrassing than when I went out before.

Tao Hongying took the luggage distressed and asked.

"Is it hard to walk darts this time, why are you tired like this!"

Li Laosi waved his hand, "Bring me two pots of herbal tea."

I'm coming back on a fast horse! ”

Tao Hongying knew that something was wrong when she heard this, so she hurriedly threw her luggage and went to the stove.

Jiayin also felt sorry for his father's suffering, but he was more curious about what was going on in the south.

She didn't make a fuss to hug, nestled on her grandmother's shoulder, honest and well-behaved.

Li Laosi entered the house, was surrounded by everyone, and drank two pots of herbal tea.

Only then did he say, "Mother, the south is not good.

We went out for a thousand miles this time, and it never rained in all the state capitals and counties along the way.

I heard that in some places, I haven't seen a little rain or snow since I finished harvesting grain last year.

In the past, it was barely cultivated, but now there are no seedlings at all. ”

Everyone listened with ugly faces.

If it's only drought near Kyoto, it's okay.

After all, it is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the Tianwu Dynasty has a huge territory.

Those state capitals in the south have a good harvest, and it is enough to send some grain over casually.

But it seems that the south side is also too busy to take care of itself.

It is even drier than near Kyoto, and it is predictable that the production will be extinct this year.

"I heard it hasn't rained here in our house?"

Li Laosi sighed and said that he had thought of a way all the way.

"Mother, our family is going to buy food quickly.

Our family has just settled down, and we don't have last year's food base.

Don't be afraid of spending money, you must hurry up and stock up on grain. ”

Li Lao Er nodded and hurriedly responded.

"Mother gave us the silver, and we were about to go to the city to buy food."

Li Laosi was pleasantly surprised, and originally thought that he would have to persuade a few more words.

After all, there is not much money at home, and it is too difficult to take it out to buy food.

Fortunately, the old lady is sensible.

Mrs. Li touched Jiayin's little hair, took a deep breath, and suppressed the panic in her heart.

"Go and buy food, and don't be afraid to spend money.

Buy as much as you can!

Remember to buy it in different places and ship it back quietly after dark. ”

"Got it, don't worry."

The younger brother with the greatest strength is back, and Li Lao Er and Li Lao San are more confident.

Li Lao Er set up a mule cart and left the village, and Li Lao San and Li Lao Si went out from the foot of the mountain behind.

Try to avoid human eyes, otherwise the three brothers will be dispatched, and the villagers will definitely be suspicious.

It's not that the Li family plans to eat alone and refuses to share the news.

First, every family has a stock of grain, which is almost enough to eat until autumn.

Second, it's hard to talk about the weather.

What if everyone goes to buy food, and then it rains?

The kindness of the Li family is likely to become a donkey's liver and lungs.

Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru took Jia Huan and Jia Xi Jia An and went up the mountain together.

Pork ear vegetables, small root garlic, mother-in-law, mountain bellflower.

In short, everything that can be eaten must be taken home.

Pickle and make pickles, or dry and store dried vegetables.

At critical moments, they can fill their stomachs.

Jiayin is not optimistic about such preparations.

Because pickles and dried vegetables need water to eat.

It's really a drought to the extreme, and the most lacking thing is water...

But she couldn't persuade her, and she couldn't.

I could only pretend to sleep, and then went into the small courtyard space to work hard.

The various rapeseeds that Mrs. Li asked for back before came in handy at this time.

In the fields, where there is a place, plant it.

Especially some side dishes, after a month, how can you eat it.

Of course, what caught Jiayin's attention the most was the well in the front yard.

When I first returned to my hometown, the village also used electricity to pump water.

But she liked the pressurized water well at home and insisted on not renovating it.

Now it has become a lifesaver!

A scoop of water was poured in, and the handle was quickly pressed, and soon the well water was gurgling out.

But the good news is still small, and I can't get tired after pressing it for a while.

The little lamb that had lost its mother at the beginning has now grown into a half-grown sheep.

Running and bleating, happily flicking their little tails, drinking sweet and cool well water.

Jiayin added some water to the four little pigs, chickens, ducks and geese.

This is a lot more steady.

The small courtyard is her greatest confidence.

I don't want to be rich, but I want to keep the family well fed and clothed.

The family was so worried that they finally looked forward to returning to the mule cart when it was dark.

Bags of sorghum rice and millet were removed from the car.

There are also fifty catties of white rice and fifty catties of fine noodles in the middle.

This is what Li Laosi bought for his daughter with supplemental silver.

On the way to the dart, he hunted a few more times, and exchanged his skin for some silver.

I wanted to buy some gifts for my family, but I was really worried about my family.

After saying a word to Liu Darthead, he hurried back in advance.

Jiayi is still in the dart team, but he is not afraid that the dart team will lack manpower.

The wings, which were temporarily used as warehouses, were half filled in one fell swoop.

The Li family stood at the door, looking at the sacks and cloth bags.

No one spoke, but there was less panic in their eyes.

There is food at home, and there is no panic in my heart.

"Keep your mouth shut, and you can't say to anyone that our family has food.

Think about the food that was robbed on the way to escape the famine.

When people are hungry, anything can happen! ”

Mrs. Li whispered to her family, especially Jia Anjia.

Children don't have a door on their mouths.,It's easy to show off with others.。

Jia Anjia was happy to see that everyone was looking at them, so he quickly covered his mouth.

A posture that doesn't say anything about killing.

It made everyone laugh.

Jiayin wanted to put all the food into the small courtyard of the space.

But she was too small to move around, fetching food back and forth.

And the family looks at the return to the warehouse, if they can't find it, they will also be suspicious...

Within two days, Jiayi finally rushed back.

He took three taels of silver, which was the wages for the dart.

Li Laosi came back early, but Liu Darttou still gave two taels.

Because of his young age, Jiayi has always been paid half of his salary, one or two.

The uncle and nephew are in the dart game, and now everyone knows about it.

Whoever is dart wants to take them with them, because it really helps too much.

There is a hard work on the road, and there is no need to worry about it.

Especially this time, there are bandits who want to rob without opening their eyes.

Li Laosi was the first to find out and shot an arrow over.

Directly shot the hat of the bandit leader, which scared all the bandits not to take a step.

The convoy passed smoothly without using a knife or wasting money on the road.

For this reason, Liu Darttou made a special trip.

I brought two boxes of snacks and a piece of meat to Mrs. Li, and bought a packet of sesame candy for Jiayin.

Inevitably, Tao Hongying cooked wine and food, and ate and drank again.

As the days passed, it got hotter and hotter.

The sun steam and roast the earth like a hot pan.

And all of them are ants on a hot pan.

The village chief went to the fields and lowered his head when he saw that the crops and seedlings were wilting.

He was also ruthless and yelled at the villagers.

"Hurry up and fetch water to water the crops, we can't wait any longer."

The villagers are all bitter-faced, and carrying water and watering the fields is the most tiring job.

Originally, there were few strong laborers in each family, and some of them were born in remnants, and it was not easy to cultivate.

Now that such a big job has been added, it is almost fatal.

There are those who are lucky, and they want to wait a few more days.

But the Li family acted quickly.

The family's mule cart was put on, and all the barrels and tubs were brought out.

The mule cart pulled the water, and Mrs. Li and her daughter-in-law took the children to be responsible for watering.

The two brothers Li brought a family and a family, and they also had to carry water.