Chapter 232 Drought
After killing the biggest dozens of thorns, the refugees became quiet and looked at the tens of thousands of guards in fear and alertness.
Only then did Liang Youqian send someone to cook porridge with a pot and set up a queue of refugees.
Until the first meal of porridge was finished, the refugees did not make a fuss.
Since then, Liang Youqian led tens of thousands of military troops to guard the refugee areas. People from several surrounding counties and even further away, after hearing about the disaster relief and porridge in Shiban Town, they left their hometowns one after another.
Come here.
There were more and more refugees in the refugee areas. By mid-April, the number of refugees reached more than 100,000, and the food consumed in a day was almost twice that of the 80,000 soldiers in the military camp.
I could have eaten half a year of food, but in less than a month, I went down more than half.
It was not until early May that Wei Zijin rushed back and took Ye Youran District to the valley, and the empty granary in the military camp was filled with it.
However, by mid-May, the weather became hotter and hotter, and there was no rain all day long, the land was drought, and the crops in the fields turned yellow, and the people gradually became uneasy.
On this day, Chunhua came back from work in the field and said to Ye Youran with a frown, "My parents went to the field to water it every day. Although it snowed heavily last winter and there was a lot of water accumulated in the river, it couldn't resist everyone's picking it every day.
The river at the head of our village is about to reach the bottom, and there are two wells in the village. These two have gone down more than five feet deep. I heard from my mistress that the well is fifty feet deep, and now it is nearly forty feet.
If it doesn’t rain anymore, it will be difficult for the villagers to carry water to water the ground, not to mention the water they can drink.”
The drought last year was a year, and the people were worried that they would continue to drought this year.
Ye Youran said, "Listen to Wei Zijin, the emperor plans to climb high and ask for rain on May 15th."
"When May 15th, the crops in the fields will be dried into bundles of straw. By then, it will rain. What's the use?" Chunhua was anxious and had no way to cover her mouth.
Ye Youran shrewd and looked around and reflexively. When she saw that there was no one in the house and the yard, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Sister Chunhua, the emperor's 15th prayer for rain, there is his own reason, and he will not be allowed to say it in the future.
Such ruthless words are heard by others, but they will lose their heads."
It’s not the capital city, otherwise, if such a ruthless word spreads, it will harm the entire Ye family.
Ye Chunhua was also scared, "I... I complained, okay, I won't say anything in the future, and I won't say anything if I beat you to death."
But when thinking about the crops that were about to dry up in the fields, spring flowers still felt distressed. "If there is a further dryness this year, the villagers will not only lose food, but will not even have food to eat next year. What should the villagers do?"
Ye Youran also worried, "There are more than one Yejia Village who has been affected by the disaster. I am afraid that the entire country will be affected again."
Ye Chunhua exclaimed, "What should I do? The country has no food anymore. If the country is affected by disasters again, what will the people eat?"
"No, I have to go to the mountain to dig more wild vegetables and dry them, so I can keep them when I am short of food." Ye Chunhua couldn't sit still, so she took the basket on her back and invited Li Xuelan to dig wild vegetables on Lingyan Mountain.
Ye Youran stayed at home and helped Ye Chunhua embroider the dowry bedding.
Ye Chunhua only knows how to make some simple insoles, shoes, and veils, and she can’t embroider. She has to let Ye Youran help with her. At that time, Ye Chunhua will be on the wedding dress.
Just add a few needles and it's fine.
Chapter completed!