Chapter 279

It couldn’t get hot again once the weather got cold. For several days, there was a biting cold wind. Every morning when you got up, you could see a vast expanse of whiteness on the ground, not to mention the mountains that were colder than the center of Yanzhou.

But even if it was cold, there was no other way. The corn had to be carried back, otherwise the living corn would probably be frozen and broken on the mountain. Apart from it could not be eaten, it would be a disaster if the seeds didn’t germinate next year.

At this time, the gloves that Xu Ran had asked Liu Tong to make last year could be used. He handed out a pair of gloves to everyone who went up the hill to pick up the corn with them. Everyone got to work faster as it was not that cold.

Xu Ran was very proud when he saw everyone in the field quickly picking up the corn with gloves because there was always a feeling that he had a foresight fortunately.

Of course, this was purely imagination. If he really had a foresight, they wouldn’t have to pick up the corn with gloves.

It took five or six days to move the corn, and a lot of people were dispatched. The corns were all placed in the mansion, and of course, they were quietly sent in through the back door.

Even though the corn had been sent to the mansion, it still needed further processing. It needed to be peeled and dried in the sun. It was still their job to peel the corn. Everyone came in the morning and went back at night. It took about three or four days before they finally fishished peeling.

As for drying, drying in the sun was basically impossible, it was more possible to be blown dry by the wind, but the effect of drying by wind was different from that of the sun. No one knoew when the wind would stop and the sun would shine. They could only put the corn on the ground and dry the water vapor first.

Xu Ran was also quite worried about the corn, but no matter how worried he was, there was nothing he could do. The word “technology” had not yet appear here. All he could do was to wait and wait until God blessed him to let the sun come out.

According to King Yan,  even in September there were still a few days of hot weather every year, so they just needed to wait for that few days and did not to worry at all.

Xu Ran, who was very worried, saw that King Yan was not in a hurry, so he felt a little relieved. If he really couldn’t make it, he would write to Zhuo Yun and the others and asked them to send some seeds to them. After all, Yamen runners in this era could send bags in addition to letters.

Thinking of which, Xu Ran thought that he had not received a reply from Zhuo Yun and others. Could it be that Yamen runners send the letter as slowly as they did when they came to Yanzhou! It would take almost a year to go back and forth!

Xu Ran suddenly became a little worried. Although the plague in the south had been cured in a few months, it was hard to say if anything else would happen. He was far away in Yanzhou and didn’t know if Zhuo Yun and the others were safe. Thinking about the reply he didn’t receive, Xu Ran unconsciously thinking that what he was worried about might really happen.

King Yan was just passing by and saw Xu Ran in a daze, he patted him and sked, “Xu Ran, didn’t I tell you not to worry about it? Why do you still look so worried? ”

Xu Ran shook his head. “No, I’m not worried about this. I’m worried about something else.”

“Oh, what is it? Tell me, maybe I can help you.”

Xu Ran looked at King Yan and said in his heart, “What I need was really your help.”

The two of them entered the living room, where a brazier was placed in the living room. They sat face to face, then Xu Ran said, “You know that I still have relatives and friends in Xu Village. When I first arrived at Yanzhou, I wrote a letter to them and had it sent to them, but I haven’t received a reply until now. It’ll be about a year in November, so I’m worried if something happened to Xu Village, do you know about it?”

King Yan really knew a lot of things. He had been aware of these news for several months, but he was very busy and Xu Ran was also very busy. Plus, this was not good news, so King Yan had never told him.

However, Xu Ran was not a childe after all. He was not that weak. If he asked, King Yan would still say it.

King Yan cleared his throat and said, “I do know a little about Xu Village, but I’m not sure what the specific situation is. I only saw in my letter that the plague of the time had spread to Xu Village. I heard that many people died in the village. As for whether your friends and relatives are safe, I’m not sure.”

Xu Ran looked solemn, and then thought about the preparations they had made when they left. He felt a little relieved.

He said, “Before we left, we already thought that the plague might spread to Xu Village, so Lu Qi left a prescription for the plague and they also found a place to live on the mountain. As long as there is no massacre, they should be fine.”

Xu ran was more like to say to himself, to let him believe that Zhuo Yun and the others were fine.

After hearing this, King Yan said, “I believe in Lu Qi’s medical skills. It is all thanks to his father. You also said that before you left, they found a place to hide on the mountain. As long as they have enough food to survive from the plague, your friends should be fine. As for the letter you wrote before, I don’t think this letter ever got to your friend. You have to write another one.”

Xu Ran nodded. “That’s what I was thinking. When we came, we didn’t dare to say that we were coming for you. We only said that we were looking for Tongtong’s brother. As for the details of our trip to Yanzhou, they don’t know about it. They probably don’t even know who they could write to even they wanted to.”

King Yan said, “If that’s the case, then you should write another one, write a few more, and then send it separately. There will always be one that they can receive. By the way, you can ask Lu Qi about it. If he has friends near Xu Village, they can go and see your friends.”

After a moment of thought, Xu Ran found that all he knew were the village chief of Mr. Hu’s village and Du Xin’s family. After so many years, he was not sure if the village chief was still around. As for Du Xin, Xu Ran did not want to trouble him. He didn’t know if Du Xin had contacted his family himself.

Xu Ran said, “Well, let me ask him! I will continue to write, and I hope God keeps them safe.”

King Yan didn’t answer because he didn’t know what to say. After all, this kind of thing was not his decision. Natural and man-made disasters.

Xu Ran wrote three letters in King Yan’s residence. All of them were the same, then he handed them to Yan Chuan, and asked Yan Chuan to help him find someone to send them to Xu Village. It was not only to Zhuo Yun, but also to Wu Mei and her family.

These names had not been mentioned for a long time, and in that instant, he missed the strawberry fields, and the orchards at home and the dogs he had raised for so many years.

Xu Ran got emotional suddenly. Xu Ran blinked his sour eyes, pushed the door open and went out. Only then did he realize that there was a light rain outside. He finally understood why he felt so sad. It was because the rain.

Now that the corn had been handled well, he could only wait for the sun to dry them. Xu Ran did not stay in the mansion any longer and went home in the rain because he missed Liu Tong.

While walking, Xu Ran touched his chest and looked at the rain. He sighed with emotion.

……

Xu Ran didn’t tell Liu Tong about Xu Village, but when they slept at night, Liu Tong mentioned it himself.

“Ran, have you received Zhuo Yun’s reply? It has been so long, and there should be some news.”

Xu Ran shook his head and said. “No, I guess that there was too chaotic at the time. This letter was not sent to them at all. I wrote another one today and asked Yan Chuan to send it for me.”

Liu Tong held Xu Ran’s hands and said, “I miss Shu Wen and the others. Baozi also missed Qing Shu. He’s still saying this to me today.”

Xu Ran held Liu Tong’s hands and understood why Liu Tong suddenly mentioned people in Xu Village . It turned out that it was because of Baozi.

They were used to Baozi’s talking about Qing Shu from time to time. Even when he was eating something that he had never eaten before, he would say that if only Qing Shu were here.

Probably because of the rain today, the rain was drifting, making people sentimental.

Xu Ran said to Liu Tong, “Don’t worry, didn’t we prepare everything for them when we left? They will be fine as long as they survived from the plague. A few months have passed since the plague. The letter I wrote this time will definitely be sent to them. We should know the news of Xu Village by the time of the New Year.”

Liu Tong nodded and didn’t ask much. He closed his eyes to sleep.

Xu Ran estimated that Liu Tong was also a little sentimental, so he kissed him.

He was still at peak sexually, so there was no problem to make another child. It was up to Liu Tong’s cooperation.

It would still be nice to have a baby when you were no longer young. Baozi could also have a younger brother so that he could bring him out for fun.

Of course, these were all Xu Ran’s imagination, which happened when he was touching Liu Tong.

Liu Tong would not reject Xu Ran, even when he was in a bad mood.

Because of the collaboration of Liu Tong, Xu Ran became more and more motivated, clearly indicating that he was going for a child.

Then, he said it out probably because he was too excited. Liu Tong said with a smile, “It was not that easy to conceive. I’m afraid that my last miscarriage will hurt my body, and I’ll never get pre…”

Xu Ran bit his mouth without waiting for him to finish, not letting him continue. The child was their forbidden area and hadn’t been mentioned by them for a long time.

Liu Tong also understood what Xu Ran meant. He kept his mouth shut and responded enthusiastically when Xu Ran kissed him.

What a beautiful night!