After breakfast, Xu Huaiyi originally planned to go to Liu Shishi's house, but who knows, Village Chief Xu couldn't wait to dig a well, and the family had at least one young man, so the Gu family could only go to him.

Village Chief Xu's proposal, no one in the village objected, even if no one wanted to work under the sun, but now the water in the well is falling day by day, and they are not blind, how can they not panic?

Digging a well is saving the lives of the whole village.

Xu Huaiyi decided in his heart that this was useless, and no one listened to him when he said it at this time, but it seemed that he was going to be the enemy of everyone, which would only make people think that he was prevaricating and lazy, so he honestly followed.

The Xu family sent Xu Huailian to go, and others thought that there would be a lively look, but who knows, for three days in a row, the two of them didn't even say a word, like strangers, let alone fight.

This makes the people who eat melons very regretful.

What's even more regrettable is that not only Xu Huailian didn't trouble Xu Huaiyi, but the entire Xu family didn't move at all, as if the brother quarrel at the door of Gu's house hadn't happened before.

Xu Huaiyi did not continue to be aggressive.

The Xu family didn't come to fight back, and seemed to acquiesce in their debt to Xu Huaiyi.

Xu Huaiyi did not completely relax, when he slept at night, he said to Gu Huanxi, "You should be vigilant at home, I am afraid that the Xu family will attack you and your daughter, don't look at them now, that's because there are four uncles pressing, and they themselves are not reasonable, and making trouble on this outlet is tantamount to death, but in my heart I am bound to be unconvinced, I can't deal with us on the surface, and I can't play dirty in secret, especially Xu Huaili, that person is stupid and ......bad."

Gu Huanxi saw that the more he talked, the more nervous he became, and hurriedly reassured, "Don't worry, I have a number in my heart, the worst situation is just exposing the RV, there is an RV, no matter how big the danger is, you can avoid it." ”

Hearing this, Xu Huaiyi finally felt a little more down-to-earth.

Gu Huanxi inquired about the progress of digging the well, "Do you think you can get water?" ”

Xu Huaiyi shook his head, "It's not good to say, I looked, the place I picked seems to be able to produce water, but I don't want them to be able to produce water, alas, with water, their luck will be magnified, and they don't want to escape from the famine......"

Gu Huanxi said calmly, "In the end, they will always face reality." ”

Xu Huaiyi said anxiously, "The longer you delay, the more dangerous it will be......"

Gu Huanxi asked lightly, "Then do you have a way to persuade them to go with you now?" ”

Xu Huaiyi was silent, and only hugged her tightly.

The next day, Xu Huaiyi continued to dig the well, and after three days of continuous drying, when the digging was about ten meters deep, water slowly seeped out from the bottom of the well.

The crowd cheered excitedly.

This is no ordinary well, this is life, it is hope, it is the hope of not having to leave home.

Xu Huaiyi was not happy at all, having a well would give them the illusion that they could continue to live here, and paralyze their intuition that danger was approaching.

That's not a good thing.

Moreover, having a water source also means scrambling.

He found Xu Deshou and asked straight to the point, "Third Uncle Xu, I want to go to the county seat tomorrow morning, ask about the price of grain, and then inquire about the news, do you still want to follow?" ”

Xu Deshou thought for a while and nodded, "Go, take a look at your heart......

The next day, when Xu Huaiyi drove the mule cart to the entrance of the village, waiting there, in addition to Xu Deshou, there were also Xu Changsong and Gao Ershu, Xu Changsong represents the village head, and Gao Ershu worked in the dart bureau in the early years, and also went to many places in the north and south.

Several people greeted each other, and after getting in the car, they went straight to the county seat.

After an hour of coming, looking at the long line standing at the gate of the county seat, as well as the officials with weapons, Xu Huaiyi's expression became solemn.

Xu Changsong couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?" ”

Second Uncle Gao frowned and said, "This seems to be checking the identity of the people who entered the city......

When Xu Changsong heard this, he couldn't help but get nervous, "Why do you investigate?" Could it be that something is going on in the city? ”

Second Uncle Gao shook his head and asked Xu Huaiyi, "Last time you came, the same was true at the city gate?" ”

"Nope." Xu Huaiyi said thoughtfully, "Not only to check the identity, but also to collect the money into the city, this is to restrict the people from entering and leaving at will, it seems that something is really wrong......

Xu Deshou said in a low voice, "It can't be that someone is robbing grain, right?" ”

When these words fell, the faces of Xu Changsong and Second Uncle Gao changed.

Xu Huaiyi is quite calm, after all, he has been robbed once last time, "Eighty percent is yes, what can make the county government stand by now, except for food?" ”

"Shall we go in then?"

"Come in, come in, come in, how can you inquire about the news if you don't go in? Moreover, hearing is false, and seeing is believing......"

If they don't peel off the cruel reality and let them see it with their own eyes, they will still wait for relief and wait for rain with luck, of course he can ignore them and run away with his daughter-in-law and children, but when he arrives in the capital, a single family like him, that is, duckweed without roots, is too easy to be squeezed out by the locals, and if there are fellow villagers and clans, the situation will be much better, and it will be easier to gain a foothold in other places.

He would never admit that it was soft-heartedness, the Virgin, who could not watch them wait for death and do nothing.

Do your best, let it be the fate of heaven.

At the gate of the county seat, although there were many people waiting to enter the city, the atmosphere at the scene was a bit solemn, so there was an eerie quiet, and only a few impatient shouts were occasionally heard.

When it was Xu Huaiyi's turn and the others, the officials were not embarrassed, they only asked a few words routinely, collected two cents from each person to enter the city, and waved them away.

Xu Huaiyi's mood is quite delicate, these people can be regarded as his peers, right?

Xu Deshou asked, "Huaiyi, where do you say we go first?" ”

Xu Huaiyi looked around, "Why don't you go to the grain store first?" ”

Xu Deshou nodded, "Okay, listen to your ......"

The second uncle said, "Let's divide into two groups, you go to the grain store, and I will take Changsong to the teahouse, there are many people there, there are three religions and nine streams, and the fastest to inquire about the news." ”

Xu Huaiyi did not disagree.

When they arrived at the grain store, the door was already full of people, but not all of them were buying grain, some came to listen to the news, some came to watch the market, and some simply came to see the excitement, but the least number of people bought grain.

Because food prices are already ridiculously expensive.

Moreover, it is also limited.

After listening to it a few times, Xu Deshou couldn't help but find a small circle to join in, "What? How much do you say Shu millet is a pound? One hundred texts! How is this possible? ”

A black-faced old man smoked a dry cigarette, his brows furrowed enough to trap mosquitoes, "Why is it impossible?" That's it, everyone is only allowed to buy ten catties, and ten catties can be eaten for a few days? ”

"What about beans and wheat?"

"The beans are eighty wen, and the wheat is already two hundred, we ordinary people don't have to think about it, alas, what is the difference between this and eating silver?"

"All limited?"

"Well, beans can only be bought for ten catties at most, and wheat is better, you can buy twenty catties, but who is willing to spend that silver? It's better to wait at home and die. ”

"This is the rule of the grain shop?"

"What? This is the order of the county commander, for fear that someone will take the opportunity to hoard grain, in that way, the common people will not be able to eat, and they must not mess around......" (end of this chapter)