Chapter 600 Call that girl
Today is the eighth day of the fourth lunar month. According to the original plan, it is time to plant the cotton.
But the sudden high temperature caught everyone off guard, and for a moment they didn't know whether to plant the seeds.
All the cotton seeds this time were provided by Shen Qingqian. They were collected by her from last year to now by using accelerated fertilizer to grow cotton. They can be said to be very precious.
Although the Hubei Northern Army's share was sold at market price, Shen Qingqian himself did not suffer any major losses. However, if these seeds did not achieve the expected returns, the entire Hubei Northern Army would suffer huge losses.
Shen Qingqian's worries were also the worries of others. Sheng Ze called Shan Mancheng back and rarely gave him a cold look.
"If it's really a drought, what are your plans when you return?"
Shan Mancheng said calmly, "We'll go further north and see what the situation is like. If it's not good, we might move to the foot of Tianxue Mountain first."
"Tianxue Mountain" Shengze's expression changed. "Legend has it that there are huge snow wolves living there all year round. Have you ever been there?"
Tianxue Mountain is a mountain range stretching for thousands of miles deep in the grassland. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, which gathers into trickles and flows down, nourishing the entire mountain range.
Streams flow down from the mountains, forming several natural lakes of varying sizes near the foot of the mountains. Whenever there is drought, tribes that cannot survive will migrate here.
However, there is a ferocious snow wolf living in Tianxue Mountain. They have always regarded the foot of the mountain as their territory. It is conceivable how difficult it is for humans to survive here.
"Oh," Shan Mancheng chuckled, "Hasn't this been the way our ancestors have lived?"
There was self-mockery, helplessness, and an indescribable sadness in his tone.
Sheng Ze was silent.
Everyone knows that the ethnic groups outside the Great Wall are brave and good at fighting. They are good at breeding, live near water, and migrate on the grassland all year round.
A nation born in such an environment would have no chance of surviving otherwise.
After a long while, Sheng Ze said, "Be careful on your journey, and give my regards to my aunt."
He walked back to his room and patted Shan Mancheng on the shoulder as he passed by him. "Take care, cousin."
After saying that, Sheng Ze quickly returned to his room.
Shan Mancheng was a little dazed. Just now, he finally felt accepted by Shengze.
The next day, Shan Mancheng left early without letting anyone see him off.
Shen Qingqian didn't have to go to the army today, so she planned to go to the small valley to take a look. She heard that the stream in the valley was almost dry.
As soon as Shengze arrived at Liang Cheng's place, he heard Zheng Shicheng say in a serious tone, "The water level of the Lanjiang River has dropped two months earlier than in previous summers. The situation is not optimistic. We must make plans early."
Liang Cheng frowned. He really didn't understand why the weather changed so suddenly. Wasn't it fine before?
"Have you asked someone? What do those who are good at observing the weather say?" Liang Cheng was still a little unwilling.
Zheng Shicheng nodded. "I've asked around, and they all said that based on the current situation, most rivers in northern Hubei will dry up in at most two weeks, making it impossible to fertilize or water the crops."
Liang Cheng saw Sheng Ze coming and quickly asked him to come over. "Cheng San, I don't understand these things in the fields. Do you have any suggestions?"
In order not to reveal Sheng Ze's identity, Liang Cheng usually calls him Cheng San.
Sheng Ze pondered. Actually, in that dream, he had seen how the people in Shen Qingqian's world dealt with the drought, but Dajin did not have those things. All they could do was the most primitive methods.
"Send people to repair the canals. There will usually be heavy rains after a severe drought. The canals can divert water and irrigate the fields." He said this was the safest and most feasible approach at the moment.
Liang Cheng pinched his brows and waved his hand. "Your method can't solve the problem at hand. Forget it, let's call that girl over. She has a lot of tricks up her sleeve."
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