Chapter 123

It took Xu Qing seven days to fill the paddy field. From the third day of water injection, the speed of water infiltration slowed down.

Xu Qing speculated that space might have the ability of self-regulation, just as it acquiesced to the cellar, and now acquiesced to a paddy field here.

Rice can't be planted in the paddy field just dug out, because the soil is not soft enough, so we have to wait.

Now Xu Qing has to pour water into the fields every day, but the stream in the back mountain is getting smaller and smaller. One morning, when Xu Qing passed by, the water was completely cut off.

At this time, the weather suddenly became hot.

It's only the middle of May, but it's so hot that you can only wear single clothes during the day.

People in the village worried that the river would be dry, so they tried their best to store water at home, but what they could store was also limited. As the water in the river became less and less day by day, everyone was very anxious.

On this day, Li Zhuang sent 3000 Jin of dry firewood, which was picked up from the foot of the mountain by the men of his family. However, Li Zhuang was a little embarrassed and repeatedly asked Xu Qing whether she really wanted to buy it. After all, who would spend so much money to buy so many firewood at this time.

However, it's no problem to keep these things for ten or eight years. Xu Qing didn't have enough and didn't pay him.

Before leaving, Li Zhuang said, "our family is going to buy some oil, salt and grain in the town tomorrow. Do you have anything to take with you?"

There is no shortage of food and oil in Xu Qing's family, but there is a shortage of salt. Twenty Jin of salt is enough for the two families, but it is not enough if they want to pickle something.

Xu Qing looked at Li Changting. Li Changting said to Li Zhuang, "we'll go with you tomorrow."

"All right!" Li Zhuang laughed and left happily.

Li Changting's foot injury was much better than Duanmu Xiang had expected. Li Changting could feel that his old injury had almost healed, and his internal skill was unobstructed.

Since she is going to town tomorrow, Xu Qing goes to Li Jinmei's house to ask her what she needs.

Li Jinmei also wants to go together. If the salt restriction is severe, one more person can buy one more.

Xu Qing took her to the room to talk quietly and asked her how much food was left in the house.

After the harvest, except for the part of paying rent and tax, the rest of each household is their own. Generally enough to last until the first season of the next year, most of them still have a little surplus.

So Li Jinmei's food can last at least three months.

Seeing that the water in the river is about to dry up and there is no water in the paddy field, Li Jinmei is worried about nothing this year.

"Don't worry, I've bought 2000 Jin of rice and white flour, enough for our two families for a year," Xu said

Shocked, Li Jinmei asked inconceivably, "when did you buy it?"

"More than half a month ago, Changting and I went to zhezhou. The grain was quietly transported back from there. We have hidden it in a safe place." Xu Qingdao.

"Good, good!" Li Jinmei even said several times that he was very surprised, "you are still far sighted. With the 2000 Jin grain, we can at least not be hungry!"

With that, Li Jinmei sighed again: "but it's very sad that there is no water. The well in the village can't see the water. These days, the men in the village have turned all the hills around our village. Those streams have dried up long ago. It's only the river beside our field. Someone estimates that if it doesn't rain again, the water in the river will be wasted for a month I can't hold on. "

Xu Qingdun, comfort way: "heaven has no unique way, always find a way."

After thinking about it, she added: "in fact, Changting and I have stored some water before the stream in Houshan is cut off, and they have hidden it together with grain."

This explains where the water came from when she took it out.

Li Jinmei also said: "your brother-in-law didn't do anything else during this period. He just made casks. I also had a lot of water in my cellar. I think it's the same in many families."

Later, Xu Qing and Li Jinmei went to Yu Xiaoqian's home.

Li Qinshu doesn't farm. He usually buys as much food as he eats. But Li Qinshu is smart. He foresaw three months ago that the next few months might be hard. He took out all his family savings and bought grain and salt early. These two things, together with water, are indispensable. So these days, the young couple have been trying to find ways to store them Water storage.

Li Qinshu is really admired by Xu Qing and Li Jinmei.

Before dawn the next day, Li Zhuang came to call for Xu Qing and Li Changting. There were two other families in Li Zhuang's side, all of them men.

Li Jinmei thought about it so early that the two children were still asleep. Instead of going, she asked Cao Laoliu to follow her.

It's still dark. It's actually safer on the road at this time. Just be careful of the snakes that may jump out from the side.

Two ox carts, one in front of the other and one after the other, arrived at the town smoothly before the day broke completely.

About half an hour later, some shops in the town opened one after another.Xu Qing, Li Changting, Cao Laoliu and Li Zhuang dispersed and agreed to meet at the gate of the town in the afternoon and return to the village together.

Xu Qing walked all the way down the street, and the most common comment he heard was that there was no water at home, no water in the well, and the water in the river was about to dry up.

Nearly half of the shops in the town have been closed, especially some teahouses and restaurants. Only some small shops are still supporting.

However, these small shops have also made a lot of money. Now every household is hoarding goods. They just need to take out the extra goods they don't want. Many people come to buy them at high prices.

Xu Qing and Li Changting are here to buy salt. The price of salt has gone up a little. Many people buy three or five Jin to go back and save enough for a long time.

Xu Qing asked the boss of the salt merchant whether the purchase of salt is still limited.

The boss asked her, "how much do you want to buy?"

Xu Qing told a lie: "I'm going to bring some for my relatives and friends, so as much as possible. How much can you sell me?"

The boss said in a low voice: "we are going to move out in a few days. There are still hundreds of Jin of goods in the warehouse. It's too much to take. If you buy more, I'll take it cheaper. Now there's no one to check. You can buy as much as you want."

When Xu Qing heard the speech, he said with a smile, "give me 50 Jin. I have many relatives and friends."

The boss said, "why don't you come to a bag directly? One bag is 60 Jin, so I don't have to take it apart for you to weigh it again."

In fact, the boss is willing to spend money to see Xu Qing, simply sell more.

"All right." Xu Qing nodded, "but you have to count me cheaper."