As she spoke, she added, "The temperature in our Jianzhou Prefecture is exceptionally high this year."

Even during the hottest days of summer in previous years, it wasn't this hot.

But it's only the first day of April now. What will happen in May or June?

When we came out a few days ago, the water in the moat of Anping County was less than 60% full.

At this rate, it will be completely dried up in a month or two.

Now every household is stockpiling water and food, and trying to stay indoors during the day, only venturing out after sunset when it's not so hot.

Qiao left Anping County, but it took her more than a month to leave. Upon hearing Chi Yu's words, she replied:

"This is bad. The situation outside is even worse than in our Jianzhou Prefecture."

Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about the Chu River outside the dock.

Little Fish Sister, you may not know this, but the Chu River is the largest river in our great Chu Kingdom.

I don't know if you've seen it, but the river's water level is now only about 70% of what it used to be.

That is, half of the maximum amount of water remaining.

When I returned from outside this time, I still needed to use a ladder to climb onto the dock when the ship came to rest.

Did you know that in the past, when the water level was high, this water level was almost level with the dock?

At this point, Mrs. Qiao added, "Little Fish, I brought some grain with me when I came back this time."

There isn't much grain available, and there are strict controls in various places right now, plus it's not yet the summer harvest.

I only spent eight hundred taels in total. In other words, even if you have money, you can't buy it.

These eight hundred taels of grain were obtained by my parents through all sorts of means, and then transported here by others.

Fortunately, besides these things, the Sixth Princess also knew that the people outside were currently facing hardship.

She was afraid that her cousin would worry about the people here, so she tried to get some.

By the way, the Sixth Princess said that the entire Great Chu Kingdom is currently experiencing a drought.

As far as I know, the most severe situation is in the northern border region.

Although Chi Yu had never been to the northern frontier, he knew that the Marquis of Zhenbei was stationed there.

Her husband, Amu, is a soldier over there.

The entire Great Chu Kingdom is suffering from drought, especially in the northern border region, which means there is a shortage of food and supplies.

The Northern Barbarians, who had been restless for years, must also be in a serious situation.

Under such circumstances, war is highly likely to break out again in northern Xinjiang.

Thinking this, her heart sank, and she glanced at her sister without leaving a trace.

Chi Qiao, who hadn't said much until now, noticed her sister's gaze and said to Qiao Shi:

“Sister Qiao, it’s getting late. Xiaoyu and I have to go into the city early tomorrow morning, so we won’t bother you any longer.”

We'll talk again later! By the way, by the time you get back, the soap workshop should be finished by then.

You can go and take a look at the soaps that have already been made. If there are any areas that need improvement, just let my husband, Ah Ye, know.

Qiao, who originally had much more to say, said upon hearing this:

"When I left, I entrusted the workshop to Sister Juan."

She'll probably help check on things from time to time.

As for the grain that was brought back, the escort agency will help transport it back.

The kids in the family are all grown up now, and my husband Zheng isn't that busy anymore, so he doesn't have the time to take care of them.

I don't have anything else to do, so I might as well stay here and keep you company.

I know this city well. When Qin Mu goes to take the imperial examination, if you want to walk around, I'll take you.

At this point, she added, "I also have a house in the city. If you have nowhere to stay, why don't you all stay at my place?"

Also, I haven't been to Tongfu Restaurant in a long time, so this is a good opportunity to check it out. Would you like to come along?

Upon hearing this, Chi Yu realized that the last sentence was Qiao's true intention.

She made a trip to the capital, and the silver she received had to be divided with her family.

In addition, money was spent on buying food.