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Ever since the last incident, Chen Jinhua has lost all her popularity in the village. People would take a detour when they saw her and no one wanted to talk to her, fearing that she would do something behind their back. She played too dirty and her innocence was always exposed.
After Jiang Sui experienced this, Xiao Hechuan follows her wherever she goes and will never let her be alone.
Jiang Sui was helpless, but at the same time he felt very satisfied.
Now that the villains around them have been punished, their lives are finally peaceful and they can set up stalls and do business in a down-to-earth manner.
Now all the people in Baima Town are just looking forward to rain.
Half a month had passed since people prayed for rain, but there was still no rain. The well in the village had dried up, and the riverbed had completely been exposed, with only small streams of water flowing in the cracks between the rocks.
Drinking water became a real problem for everyone, and most of the wheat in the fields had died of thirst. The ears of wheat were dry and flat, with no grain inside.
Now there is no water to cook, so everyone can only go to the mountains to find springs to see if they can get some water.
We finally found a place with water, but we still had to climb the mountain to get some water, and the water would spill on the way back.
The Xiao family stored two tanks of water, but they were gone after just a few days.
The well in the town did not last for more than a few days before it ran dry, and all that was pumped out was muddy water. Business could no longer be done there, and food businesses on the street closed down one after another.
Xiao's mother and Jiang Sui discussed it and decided to just close their business.
So the business was suspended and the family returned home to rest. Water supply became a problem and the crops in the fields were unreliable. There was no yield at all and they were all dead.
The people are complaining bitterly. Now they have no food to eat and even no water. It seems like God is sending them to hell.
In fact, this is the case throughout most of Jeju. When the severe drought came, people were complaining everywhere, and those who reacted quickly had already started spending money to buy food.
Not only that, the sweet potatoes and potatoes planted this year were all sun-dried to death in the fields due to the drought, and the fruits they produced were worse than nothing.
Many wealthy people began to buy large quantities of grain and then sell them at a higher price. Some were not afraid of the long journey and went directly to other places to buy grain and then brought it back to sell at a high price.
There was no harvest this year, so people have no food to celebrate the New Year and Spring Festival, and can only spend money to buy food.
But these unscrupulous businessmen made a fortune in an unscrupulous way. The prices of flour and brown rice increased by more than five or six times, and even the price of cornmeal increased several times.
The people in Xianhe Village also started to scramble for food. The grain and oil shops in Baima Town were emptied out. Those who didn't buy anything went to the county to buy it, but the situation in the county was even worse. Huaxi County was vast and had a large population. There was also a severe drought there, and the food had long been sold out.
The local officials did nothing and only later realized the problem and submitted a letter to the court. However, the capital was so far away and the document had to go through layers of officials. By the time it reached the emperor, it would have been too late.
Not to mention that there were some corrupt officials among them who wanted to make money through this, and several memorials submitted were deliberately withheld.
Now Jeju is in chaos and the people are beginning to live in misery.
The Xiao family was much better off than those unprepared common people, because of Jiang Sui's foresight, Xiao's mother had stockpiled enough food for the winter, so they could survive until the New Year by eating sparingly.
After the new year, the situation will probably improve, and the court will not be able to ignore them.
In the past few months, I have made a net profit of sixteen taels of silver from setting up a stall and doing business after deducting the costs. With the silver in hand, I don't have to worry about starving to death, but the most urgent task is to solve the drinking water problem.
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Under the current circumstances, Xiao's father and his two sons could no longer stay in the county, so the foreman paid them their wages and let them go back. The father and his two sons each took home two taels of silver.
All of Xiao's father and Xiao Qin's money was handed over to Xiao's mother, while Xiao Mian kept it for Zhou.
The young couple now had several taels of silver in their savings, and Zhou was very satisfied with the current situation. She had finished taking all the medicines that Mr. Qin had prescribed for her for three months. Every night, she also used the medicine bags for hot compresses as he had instructed, and with acupuncture once every half a month, she could clearly feel that she was very different from before. She felt refreshed every day, and her menstrual period was not as painful anymore.
The young couple hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they came back to spend some time together.
Now that the backbones of the family are back, it’s time to think about how to solve the problem of drinking water.
After discussing it together, the brothers decided to follow the large group from the village to look for springs on the mountain. After all, any water was better than no water.
The weather is so hot, we really can't live without water.
Early in the morning, the three brothers followed the large group organized by the village chief to the mountain to find water. Jiang Sui was not idle at home either. She remembered the mountain stream where she had picked wild apricots before. There was a big pool of water in it, so she wanted to try her luck there.
She greeted Xiao's mother, and then called Xiao Hechuan and Xiao Lanlan to go together.
If she hadn't mentioned it, Xiao Lanlan would not have thought that there was indeed a large pool of water in the mountain stream, and the water was so clear that you could see the bottom. Who knows, maybe a blind cat would have caught a dead mouse and there really is water there.
So the three of them went to the pond under the scorching sun.
It is now September, which is supposed to be the harvest season, but a severe drought suddenly hits us.
After walking for a long time, we finally arrived at this mountain stream. The road leading into the mountain stream was overgrown with weeds because no one had set foot on it for a long time.
Each of the three men picked up a wooden stick and walked while paying attention to their steps to avoid snakes.
When we entered the maple forest, the maple leaves had already turned red and the scenery was breathtaking. If the forest hadn't been sandwiched between several mountains, such a great place would definitely have been discovered.
There was indeed still water in the pond. Because it was blocked by trees, the sunlight could not shine directly in. Although the water level was much lower, there was still water at the bottom of the pond.
There are many fallen leaves on the water surface. The water is running. There is an inlet at the bottom of the pool where water continuously flows in, but the amount is very small, so the water level cannot rise.
Xiao Lanlan rolled up her trousers and went down into the pond. She swept away the fallen leaves on the surface, scooped up a handful of water and started drinking it.
It was still incredibly sweet and she gulped it down with a delightful sound.
"We have to tell our brothers this good news. They searched all over the mountains and found no water, but we found it right away. This pool of water will at least last for a while."
Xiao Hechuan also followed Xiao Lanlan's example and went down into the pond. The place where the brother and sister were standing was originally submerged by the pond water, but now the water level has dropped too much.
Xiao Hechuan scooped up a handful of water and drank it. With his sharp eyes, he suddenly discovered that there were fish in the pond. They were small fish, about three or two fingers wide.
"Look, there are fish!"
His shout attracted Xiao Lanlan and Jiang Sui over.
"Where is it? Where are the fish? Let me take a look!" Xiao Lanlan was very excited because she could have an extra meal in the evening.
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