"It's so hot outside now, and radishes and cabbages aren't in season, so it's hard to explain."

Are you going to say that it was planted in winter and has been kept until now?

Rather than those, we'd rather have chives.

"But chives have a strong flavor, and I'm afraid Lord Fang won't like it."

Upon hearing this, Chi Yu laughed and said, "Sister, I think you're overthinking it."

Radishes and cabbages are nothing rare.

Our Chijia'ao is at a high altitude, surrounded by many forests, and the temperature is lower than at the foot of the mountain.

Besides, every household has a cellar, so it's normal that they planted a lot in winter and haven't finished eating it yet.

Trust me, Lord Fang and the others won't think that much about it.

If we really follow your concerns, then tell me, how am I going to explain my duck then?

In our Chijia'ao village, nobody raises these things.

"It's alright with the duck. We won't make too many later, just three or four, enough to taste."

There are only a few ducks. If Lord Fang and the others really ask, just say that you brought them back from the county town before, but you've been keeping them at home.

Anyway, your brother, Amu, and Akang all know what's going on, and Aye will only think that it's because you're getting married, and the immortal specially bestowed it upon you."

As for the other family members, there's no need to explain; let them think what they want.

Chi Yu didn't say anything more, just nodded, and then took out meat and cabbage from her spatial storage.

This meat needs to be thawed.

As for the cabbage, it needs to be washed and then minced together with the meat later.

While they were busy, Fang Shizhong, who had already arrived at Tiger Head Cliff, looked through the lifted carriage curtain and, upon seeing the lake, hurriedly said:

"Officer Lü, stop the car!"

Sitting on the carriage shaft, Chen Kai was completely bewildered and asked, "Does Your Excellency need to relieve yourself?"

Fang Shizhong shook his head, and before the carriage could stop, he jumped down.

Shen Kai saw him walk towards the lake and followed him.

Fang Shizhong was visiting Chijia'ao for the first time. Seeing this vast lake, he asked:

"Ah Kai, you said Chijia'ao isn't far from here, so is the water they drink from here?"

Does this lake have a name?

"Reporting to Your Excellency, there is a well in Chijia'ao, and there is also a river near the Beilian Mountains."

The villagers don't come here to fetch water.

As for the name, it can be called Tiaohu Cliff Lake or Hutou Cliff Lake.

These two places are close!

By the way, the narrow place we just came from is called Leaping Tiger Cliff, while this place is called Tiger Head Cliff.

Anyway, whatever you call it, it's correct.

Fang Shizhong nodded, and after approaching the lake, he frowned and looked at it for a while.

Then, pointing to the obvious waterline above, he asked, "Was the waterline of this lake here before?"

"Yes! It's been quite hot these past few days, so water evaporates quickly."

The lake looks large, but it has no spring, which is why Brother Mu went into the Beilian Mountains to find a water source.

At the current rate of evaporation, this place will dry in a little over three months at most.

Upon hearing this, Fang Shizhong, thinking of the moat which had already lost 30% of its water, looked at Constable Lü and said:

"When you go back the day after tomorrow, bring people over to transport water."

Knowing that a drought was coming, in addition to each household stockpiling their own supplies, the government also had to stockpile as much as possible.

What we've stockpiled right now isn't enough. If we run out of space later, you'll have to take some men and dig up the entire basement of the former government office."

Most of the water stored in the yamen (government office) is now kept in the basement of the back yamen.

The underground area of ​​the rear office had been hollowed out, and it was filled with either grain or water.

The grain was not from the Anping County granary, but was specially prepared by Fang Shizhong after he knew about the disaster.

To obtain it is to be on the safe side.