The two of them discussed it.
A day passed.
Liu Zhoutian called all the villagers together for a meeting and told them that they might face a severe drought next year and the year after.
The villagers were surprised when they heard this.
Many people questioned: "Is this true or false?"
"Village Chief, how did you know this?"
There was a commotion!
Liu Zhoutian pressed down his hands, asking everyone to be quiet and calm.
Then, Liu Shulin was invited out to talk about this matter.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Liu Shulin.
Liu Shulin came up to the crowd, looked at them, and said, "Does everyone still remember the snowstorm last year?"
Everyone nodded and said, "Of course we remember. It's only been a short time, how could we not remember?"
Liu Shulin asked, "Do you remember that during that snowstorm, only my family made some preparations? And when the snowstorm hit, life wasn't that difficult?"
After hearing her say this, the villagers looked at each other, and someone said, "Is there some mystery behind this?"
Liu Shulin nodded and said, "To be honest, before the heavy snow last year, I met a fortune teller who told me that it would snow at the end of the year, and it would be heavy, so I had to prepare in advance."
"I don't know whether what he said was true or not, but just in case, I made preparations. So, I asked Shu Ting to go to the mountains to chop wood and make charcoal, and I also bought a lot of supplies to prepare for heavy snow."
"I didn't tell anyone about this because I wasn't sure if it was true or not. I thought, if it wasn't true and it didn't snow, then I'd been playing a trick on everyone. So, I didn't tell anyone."
"As a result, it actually snowed in December last year!"
"It's a heavy snow that we haven't seen here in many years!"
"At that time, I also felt very regretful. I regretted not sharing the news with everyone in advance, so that everyone had a very difficult time during that twelfth lunar month."
"Now, I met the fortune teller again."
"He told me there would be a drought next year or the year after, and that I should stock up on food to prepare for the drought, lest I be left without rice when it strikes, which would have serious consequences."
"Because his prediction about the snowstorm came true, I couldn't help but believe it, so recently, I've started preparing to stockpile food."
"After careful consideration, I realized that such important news couldn't be shared by just me, so I went to talk to the village chief about it. And then, this meeting took place!"
"I don't know how you all feel about this news, whether you believe it or not. Anyway, all I can do is tell everyone this news. As for whether you believe it or not..."
"It's up to you guys!"
"Believe it or not, this is all I can do."
"Well, that's what I wanted to say."
Having said this, she stopped.
Then he looked at the crowd.
Everyone at this moment had a look of shock on their faces!
Someone said, "Since the fortune teller's predictions about last year's snowstorm came true, then I think the drought he predicted is also very likely to be true!"
"Yeah, whether it's true or not, I think we should be prepared. It's better to be prepared than not!"
"That's right, no one wants this to be true, but what if it is true?"
"Cai Liu, thank you for telling us this news. We will be prepared!"
The villagers were very grateful to Liu Shulin for sharing this news with them.
In fact, many people still believe this!
Some are skeptical.
If you don’t believe it at all, then no!
After all, last year's snowstorm was there, and people have suffered and learned lessons. How many people dare not believe what Liu Shulin said about the drought?
Seeing that no one questioned what she said, Liu Shulin breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she said, "I think it's best not to spread this matter outside. It's not that I don't want to help people from other villages, but if this kind of news gets out, I feel like many people won't believe it and will think we're alarmist and talking nonsense. So, things like this should just be kept within our village to avoid unnecessary trouble."
The reason why the people in Changhe Village chose to believe it was because Liu Shulin's actions before the heavy snow last year proved that she was not speaking after the fact and her words were still credible.
Naturally, people in other villages didn't know about this.
If you don’t know, it will be hard to believe the “rumor” that there will be a drought next year or the year after. You may think it is false and then not take it to heart.
Listening to Liu Shulin's words, a villager said, "Yeah, I think so too. News like this should only be known to our own village. If we tell other villages, they probably won't believe it, so it's better not to tell them."
After a discussion, the villagers reached a consensus.
This meeting went smoothly.
After that, every household began to prepare.
For most villagers, what they can prepare is actually very limited.
After all, we are poor!
I can’t spend money to buy food like Liu Shulin did, buying it in piles!
What they can do is to save money and do things within their ability.
But no matter what, it’s always good to be prepared!
Liu Shulin stockpiled a lot of food for herself and also stockpiled a lot of food for the Shu Ting family!
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