"Luckily, we still have some time to react. We should buy food while we still have money. We should dig up as many wild vegetables as we can, dry them, and store them.

Otherwise, when you really reach the end of your rope, you will be completely clueless and have no idea what is going on."

Village chief He Qiang analyzed the situation earnestly. After all, it was not the final step yet and people could not lose their spirits.

After listening to the village chief's speech, everyone felt reassured. He was right. They shouldn't let themselves be frightened. Even if the drought became severe and refugees were everywhere, as long as they kept calm, there wouldn't be any major problems.

After finishing speaking, everyone went home to discuss with their families.

After seeing her second sister leave, Yu Qingqing flashed back into the space. To her surprise, the seeds had actually sprouted, and were growing quite well.

"Oh my god! Is this growing so fast? The leaves are already as tall as my palm. Hey! This white seed looks like a white radish! The red one looks like a tree, but I don't know what kind of tree it is! Uh! The green one is actually grass? Could it be some kind of magical grass?"

With a head full of questions, Yu Qingqing walked around the vegetables planted in the space for several times.

"Who cares what it is? As long as it is useful."

Yu Qingqing began to comfort herself again.

"Husband, you're back! What did the village chief say? What happened?" Looking at her husband's sad face, Hua Qinglu asked worriedly.

"My lady, things are a little complicated.

"Should we call the children over and let them know?" Yu Qingshu himself was undecided and said to Hua Qinglu.

"Okay, husband, I'll go call them. Qingqing, Qingmei, Xiaoji, come out for a moment." Hua Qinglu stood in the yard and shouted into the house.

In fact, the rooms in Yu Qingqing's house are all adjacent to each other in a circle. If you stand in the yard and shout loudly, the people inside can definitely hear it.

"Hey, it's so late! Is Mom calling me out?" Yu Qingqing was just finishing planting the remaining twenty-one seeds in the space. She divided the space into areas according to the previous location and began planting.

Hearing this, he muttered something in his heart and immediately slipped out of the space.

"Squeak!" The door opened and Yu Qingqing, Yu Qingmei, and Yu Qingji came out one after another. They saw their parents talking in the yard.

"Qing'er! Come here quickly!" Yu Qingshu said a little anxiously.

"The village chief called us together for a meeting, saying there might be a drought or something like that. Villagers began to notice that there were no birds left in the big banyan tree at the entrance to the village.

The river in the middle of the village has also dropped a bit, and the water levels in many of the village's wells, including ours, have also dropped. There are also fewer and fewer prey in the mountains, the grass is withering, and the air has become rather heavy lately.

These phenomena may be a warning sign of drought, but no one can predict how long it will last. Furthermore, the imperial court is probably unreliable. After all, people need to wait for food, but God waits for no one! I'm afraid the future won't be easy, and Dad will work hard to prepare for the future.

But this is a natural disaster after all, and there may be a lot of refugees, and people will not have enough food or warm clothes everywhere.

Daddy is fine, but your mother and I are really worried about you. It seems we need to go to town early to call your eldest brother back."

With a worried look on his face, Yu Qingshu patiently analyzed with his wife and children what might happen in the future.

"Dad, you mean there will be a drought, right? What did the village chief say?"

Yu Qingqing asked seriously, feeling it wasn't that simple. She had read some historical materials before and was familiar with natural and man-made disasters. If there really was a natural disaster, it really couldn't be ignored.

"I guess they have to flee from famine and find a way out."

After Yu Qingshu finished speaking, he looked at Hua Qinglu's expression and felt relieved when he saw that there was no change.

"But the village chief also said that the current situation is not the worst, and we still have at least a month to react. The water in the well can probably last that long, but the rising food prices are a bit of a problem.

Our family needs to start preparing. Tomorrow I've decided to go back to the forest and spend the night there to see if I can get more prey. We need to hurry up and buy some food, otherwise it might be hard to find food later."

Yu Qingshu paced back and forth in the yard, and after he finished speaking, he looked at his two precious daughters and wife.

"Husband, don't be anxious. Didn't the village chief say that there is still a month left? The village chief will not abandon us."

Hua Qinglu looked at her anxious husband and comforted him softly.

"Yes, Daddy! I'll embroider some more handkerchiefs these days, and you can take them to town to exchange for silver and buy food."

Yu Qingmei helped Yu Qingshu sit on the round wooden stool next to them.

Yu Qingqing looked at her family, anxious. Although not particularly panicked, she was clearly still worried about what was going to happen next. She was considering whether to confess to them now, and whether she should reveal her knowledge of medicinal herbs.

I could go look in the forest tomorrow to see if I could find any herbs to sell and buy food. If I really wanted to stock up on food, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to buy much just by hunting and embroidering handkerchiefs! Could it be that I had something to save my life and was just waiting to starve to death?

Here, the Yu family was discussing preparations before fleeing the famine. Some people in the dam had not left yet and were still queuing up to register to buy food.

The village chief said that buying together would avoid any complications and save a lot of time. Those with money could register and buy first. Those without should quickly find ways to save money.

Village chief He Qiang planned to organize a few people to buy grain together and then distribute it according to the money they paid. Since everyone knew that the price of grain had increased, they would definitely feel at ease if they had it in their own hands!

“Okay, there are a total of forty-three households. If you need to buy food and haven’t registered yet, remember to come to my house to find me.

Tomorrow morning, before the hour of Mao, the twenty or so people I just arranged should gather at my doorstep. If you have oxcarts, please join them; it will be faster. Also, prepare the food bags.

After saying this, Village Chief He Qiang also went home. "I'm getting old, and I'm feeling pretty sick after staying here for so long."

Yu Qingqing hesitated for a moment, then decided she couldn't wait any longer. She couldn't figure out how to get the things from the space out for now. But she could tell him about the medical book, saying she found it in the pit she fell into.

If they believe it, then we can go with them to the forest tomorrow to see if there are any medicinal herbs.

Yu Qingqing turned around and looked at her parents.