The pots and pans in the kitchen were all gone or broken. There was no firewood, and the wet firewood could not be lit at all. Song couldn't cook, but was afraid that everyone would starve, so she let everyone grab a handful of wheat and stuff it directly into their mouths to chew, just like when there was a famine in the past, to fill their stomachs.
The yard was full of items drying in the sun, and all the step-out beds that had been soaked in water were carried outside to dry.
Yu Jiao wanted to go to the town to take a look, but she realized later that the horse was gone, and only the damaged carriage was left. She didn't know whether the horse was washed away by the flood or it was frightened and broke free from the rope and ran away.
Not only the horse bought by Yu Jiao, but also the chickens and ducks raised by other families in the village were washed away by the water. The working ox of the Wang family opposite was also missing.
All the wealth that the villagers had worked hard to accumulate over their entire lives was destroyed in an instant by the flood, leaving only the villagers intact.
Life has to go on and no one has time to spend too much time feeling sad. Those whose houses have collapsed are picking up the remaining things, worrying about food while trying to find ways to rebuild their houses. Those whose houses are still standing are busy cleaning up the silt deposited in the house and drying things out to dry.
Everyone is working hard to pick up the pieces of life.
Yu Zhou was worried about Yu Huangqi, so she asked Yu Zhixing to go to Mengjia Village to check on him. Zhao was also worried about Yu Gancao, so she asked Yu Zhixing to go to Lijia Village with her.
Yu Qiaoshan took some people to release water into the fields.
Many books in Yu Qizhe's room were washed away by the water, and the remaining books were all soaked so that the words were blurred and the pages stuck together. He moved the books to the yard to dry them in the sun. Paper dries out more easily than firewood. These books were no longer readable, so drying them and using them for firewood was a good way to make the best use of them.
Yu Jiao and Yu Ruhai moved the remaining herbs on the medicine shelf in the east room to the yard to dry them in the sun. She wrapped the herbs in oil-tissue paper and placed them high so they were not affected by moisture.
Yu Jiao was rummaging through the medicinal herbs, feeling a little dazed. If she had told everyone about the flood at the beginning, would the losses have been less and the results have been better?
But she can't be the savior.
Firstly, others would not believe it, and secondly, she would be regarded as a monster. Human nature is to seek common ground. She is selfish and dare not take such a risk.
And the burden of saving the world is too heavy for her to bear.
Even though she came from another world with advanced civilization, when she came here, she was just an ordinary person with a soul that had lived in another life. She could not look down on this era or the people here because of this.
"What are you thinking about?" After hanging up the books, Yu Qizhe saw Yu Jiao standing in front of the herb basket, distracted, and stretched out five fingers and waved them in front of her eyes.
Yu Jiao came back to her senses and grabbed his hand. "All your books are broken. Are you out of paper and pens at home? Do you need to go to town to buy some more?"
"Don't worry. I have memorized all the contents in the books at home. It's okay." Yu Qizhe did not exaggerate. He had read the books in his room countless times. Although he could not recite them by heart, it was not a problem for him to memorize the contents of the books like Yu Jiao memorized the medical books.
He was more concerned about Yu Jiao's dazed look, but then he thought of her so-called senior brother.
Yu Qizhe asked around in Mengjia Village, but found no one named Fu Chuan.
He guessed that this Fu Chuan might be from the capital. He had no idea what kind of connections the Meng family had with others in the capital, but Gu Yun and that Mr. Liu would not find Yu Jiao to recognize their relatives for no reason.
No matter what kind of relationship Yu Jiao had with her senior brother Fu Chuan, he would never allow anyone else to take his place in her heart.
"I want to go to the city." Yu Jiao didn't notice the strange look on Yu Qizhe's face and said, "Do you want to go with me to buy some paper, pens and books?"
Yu Qizhe shook his head and was about to respond when someone outside the courtyard gate poked his head in and asked, "Is Miss Yu Jiao here?"
Yu Jiao looked outside the courtyard gate and saw that it was Manager Zhou, who called him into the courtyard. "I was just about to go to the city, and it happened that Manager Zhou came over. Is the food in the house all right?"
Manager Zhou shook his head. "The grain is very good. The house is located on high ground. Although some water has entered, our grain is stored high up and will not be affected by the water."
He glanced at the miserable situation in the yard and said, "Miss Yu, I'm relieved that you're okay. The surrounding villages have all been flooded, and I was worried so I brought people over to check. Is there anything you need to buy for your family? I'll run errands for you."
"I don't have dry firewood at home. Please ask someone to bring me some charcoal. I don't need too much. Half a month's supply will be enough." Yu Jiao was not polite. She glanced at Yu Qizhe and whispered, "Please buy me some pens, ink, paper and inkstone."
She didn't know what books to read for the imperial examination, so she could only ask Manager Zhou to buy some paper and pen so that Yu Qizhe could write. Although he was an expert in calligraphy, his hands would become rusty if he didn't practice for a while.
She wasn't sure whether Yu Qizhe was afraid of spending money at the moment, so she didn't plan to buy these things.
Manager Zhou wrote down everything and said, "I'll arrange for someone to deliver the things when I get back to the city. Miss Yu Jiao, you are really amazing. Did you know that there was a flood in the north long ago, so you specially stockpiled these grains?"
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