They arrived in Anping County on the second day of May, where the highest temperature reached 51 degrees Celsius.

The outer city wall of Anping County had been built. As soon as they entered through the outer city wall, Chi Yu and her sister were separated from the people escorting them.

The two sisters did not return to Qingping Lane in the west of the city, but instead went to check on the water of the moat.

When they discovered that less than 20% remained, both of them fell silent.

"Little Fish, let's go see your older brother first, and then head straight back."

At the beginning of this year, due to the melting of ice and snow, the water level of the moat was much higher than in previous years.

The riverbed is now visible, so the situation must be even worse in other places.

I can even imagine that some villages may have already experienced the drying up of their wells.

We'll go back first, and then send a few of the younger ones down the mountain to deliver a message to the yamen (government office).

"When the time comes, let Lord Fang bring his own men to transport the potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and the like down the mountain."

Chi Qiao, who had just finished speaking, suddenly felt that it was inappropriate.

With so many potatoes and sweet potatoes in the space, if we took them out in front of the people of Chijia'ao and had the yamen runners transport them down the mountain...

How do we explain this to them? Nobody saw where they went to collect it.

After thinking for a moment, Chi Qiao didn't wait for her sister's answer and said again:

"Little Fish, I'm going to find your older brother. You take the carriage to Chijia'ao by yourself."

A couple of days later, during the day, I returned to Qingping Lane.

It's hot during the day, especially after 9 or 10 in the morning.

People generally don't go out.

"You should make several trips in and out of the inner city gates, and then notify Lord Fang to go there and collect it."

Chi Yu nodded and took out the key to Qingping Alley.

"Sister, it must be very hot over there in Guantian, where my brother lives."

I doubt you'll be able to stay there, so I'll go back to my place first.

If you don't want to go back, you can go to Sister Qiao's place.

I'll be going back in a few days.

"But this means we probably won't be able to go back to Chijia'ao for the Dragon Boat Festival."

"It's alright, it's close to Chijia'ao from here."

Go back to the foot of the mountain, and when you get there, have your second and third brothers come out.

When they go back, they can stay with your second and third sisters-in-law.

Oh, and take some grain, fruit, and dried meat.

Oh, that triangular rice dumpling.

Have your second and third brothers take them back, and each family gets two.

The clan chief and elders also need to be given something!

Chi Yu thought to himself, "Eight nephews make sixteen. And I certainly can't forget my two sisters-in-law."

That makes twenty.

In addition to the clan chief and elders, the three uncles would certainly be included as well.

This round will take at least twenty-eight.

Since that's the case, let's just take out thirty-two of them, and give two to each of Shen Zhaochen's and Song Chongjin's families.

Thinking this, she asked, "Sister, shouldn't eldest brother get a few too?"

Chi Qiao nodded: "Yes, your older brother loves to eat it. Before, our family was poor and couldn't afford glutinous rice."

Even if I buy them for the Dragon Boat Festival, I can only make a few small ones.

Even so, the children were always given priority to eat, while the adults could only smell the aroma.

On our way back this time, we packed a total of one hundred.

There was one adult and half a child in the space, and more than ten people left at once.

Give me a few of the remaining ones, they contain red beans; your older brother loves that filling.