Chapter 182 Tongue Lotus

The farmland was selected in Qinghe Village.

However, due to time constraints, we did not choose a town, but instead chose a typical village in the town for a more thorough observation.

For this purpose, Yun Zhuan specially appointed a soldier who was very knowledgeable about farming to go with him.

It would be more reasonable to explain it to her, and there would not be other problems.

Everything is fine except that the sun is too strong.

Yun Zhuan finally reached the village entrance, and he was almost evaporated by water.

"The sun is too strong. Even if we have an umbrella and a fence, it won't be of much use." Yun Ju'an drank water in big gulps, tears welling up in his eyes. "How far is it?"

Duhuo was a little worried that his master might get heat stroke, and said with some concern:

"We're still a few miles away, and there are some trees on the road to provide shade. If I had known, I would have let you ride in a sedan chair!"

Yun Zhuan wiped his sweat with a piece of cotton cloth and said, "The farmers are still working in the fields. I am tired after walking such a short distance. I still need someone to carry my sedan chair. It will be too arrogant if it gets out!"

Su Yu'an said, "You were raised to be a spoiled child, why do you have to make yourself unhappy?"

Yun Zhuan had no strength left and could only glance at Su Yu'an tenderly. The redness on his face wouldn't go away. It seemed that he was really suffering from the heat.

The group rested for a while in a cool place, then got up and started on their journey.

We saw many farmlands along the way. They were so dry that even the rice seedlings were wilted.

"Is there a river nearby?" Yun Ju'an rubbed his eyes and stopped to rest.

Su Yu'an couldn't help but provoke: "Why don't you let me hold you? You're really slowing down everyone's progress!"

Yun Ju'an frowned: "Su Yue'an!"

"That's right, everyone is in good health..." Su Yu'an waved his hands, with a look of distress on his face.

How could she not know why Yun Ju'an was in such poor health?

There are reasons for all these things. If she hadn't worked so hard for the Yun family and refused to let up for the affairs of Nanzhao, she wouldn't have been able to recover her health and would have collapsed all of a sudden.

Yun Zhuan thought about it carefully and felt that Su Yue'an was right. He went to the countryside to understand as quickly as possible how the people in Nanzhao Yuanjun farmed. Why should he care about the process?

She hated her own cowardice and hated herself for holding others back.

Yun Zhuan then said sullenly: "Okay, you carry me on your back."

They would still be delayed for quite some time on the road. Yun Zhuan had recovered a lot of his energy and asked again:

"There should be a river nearby!"

"There is indeed a river. It should be a tributary of the Yuan River, the Zhu River, one of the three rivers." Duhuo recalled the map he had seen and explained it to Yun Zhuan.

Yun Zhuan asked in return: "If there is a river here, why are the fields dry?"

Duhuo was silent. This was not something she knew about. "I don't know."

Yun Zhuan recalled the book "Qimin Yaoshu" that he had read, in which he had learned how to dig canals and divert rivers for irrigation, and how to use water wheels to divert low-lying rivers to the land above.

Perhaps it is because people are only used to reclaiming wasteland, but not to digging canals to bring rivers into farmland!

Therefore, the grain production is not worth mentioning.

When they passed by a farmer's house, Yun Ju'an immediately asked Su Yu'an to put her down:

"Put me down. I'll go in and get a glass of water."

Su Yu'an raised his eyebrows: "Isn't there still water in this water bag?"

Yun Ju'an stuck out his tongue: "What do you care about me?"

As he said this, he walked towards the farmer.

The owner of the farm was a kind-hearted lady who was selecting seeds in her hands. When she saw Yun Zhuan coming, there was something strange in her eyes.

Yun Zhuan asked with a smile:

"Auntie, can I have some water to drink?"

The aunt understood what was going on, so she told her husband to go and pour water for Yun Ju'an and the others.

Yun Zhuan spoke sweetly and was good at greeting people, and soon he made the aunt very happy:

"What a lovely little girl! I also have a daughter who went to work in town very early. She can earn quite a bit in a year!"

"Is this your family's field?" Yun Ju'an said as he chatted about family matters.

Seeing a puppy, Yun Yu'an wanted to go forward to take a look at it.

Seeing this, the auntie smiled and said, "They are all mine. Sometimes I can't do it alone, and my husband will help me!"

They started showing their affection unconsciously.

Yun Ju'an asked with a smile: "Why is the field so dry? Didn't you water it? It looks like the seedlings are dying!"

The aunt sighed heavily: "Who would have thought that the crops they planted would not survive! It's just too hot these days. I can't even carry a few buckets of water every day."

"I'm exhausted every day. There's nothing I can do about it!"

Yun Zhuan asked tentatively: "Is that river far away?"

"It's not far, but it's tiring to carry water back and forth!" The aunt said she was thirsty, and a man with ordinary appearance but very gentle came out:

"Drink some water. You're not tired after chatting with me for so long."

The auntie took it with a smile: "Who else in the world can be as caring as my man! Oh, by the way, why don't you have a simple meal at my house tonight!"

"You all look like rich city ladies, aren't you? I wonder if you can get used to our country food!"

Yun Zhuan was thinking of no good reason to stay, but now it was good, so he agreed without thinking:

"That's great! I want to chat with you for a while longer!"

The man smiled as he went in to pick vegetables and cook. His aunt stood at the door without stopping, "You asked so many questions. Do you have a way to solve this problem?"

Yun Zhuan smiled mysteriously: "You can dig a small canal to divert the water from the river to the farmland!"

Isn't this a good thing?

"But ordinary farmers don't have time to do this. The government has to do it..." Auntie frowned, then suddenly realized, "But your idea is really good. I'll take you to the river to see if it's suitable for digging a canal."

"If there really is a way, wouldn't it be a good deed?"

Duhuo and Su Yu'an saw that Yun Su'an's tongue was as bright as a lotus flower and his words were as eloquent as a river, and they all felt a sudden heightened respect for Yun Su'an.

It's amazing that you can talk about this.

Yun Zhuan followed them for a while and saw the two of them were in a daze. He couldn't help but urge them:

"What do you two mean by this? Why don't you catch up?"

The aunt then realized that Yun Zhuan had brought someone with him, and she was a little confused:

“Who are these?”

Yun Ju'an quickly explained, "They are all people who are familiar with farming, and they also have some friends in the government. Don't worry, auntie, they are not bad people!"

Only then did my aunt put her heart back into her stomach:

"That's good, that's good, let's go, it's just ahead!"

(End of this chapter)