Chapter 63： Chisato Akachi

Chapter 63 A Thousand Miles Away

Old Mrs. Li quickly took her granddaughter out, and sure enough, Mr. Li came in from the courtyard in a dusty state.

His clothes were extremely dirty, his hair was a mess, and his lips were chapped and peeled.

This is much more embarrassing than when I went out before.

Tao Hongying took the luggage distressedly and asked.

“Is it very hard to be a **** this time? Why are you so tired?”

Li Laosi waved his hand, "Bring me two pots of herbal tea, I'm coming back quickly!"

Tao Hongying knew something was wrong when she heard this, so she quickly threw her luggage and went to the kitchen.

Jiayin also felt sorry for her father's suffering, but she was more curious about what was going on in the south. She didn't bother to hug him, and just rested on her grandma's shoulder, honest and well-behaved.

Li Laosi entered the house and was surrounded by everyone. He drank two pots of herbal tea before he said.

“Mom, it’s not good in the south. This time we went out for a thousand miles, and it never rained in all the prefectures and counties along the way.

I heard that in some places, there hasn’t been any rain or snow since the grain harvest last year. The cultivation was done reluctantly before, but now there are no seedlings at all. "

Everyone looked ugly when they heard this. If only the drought was near Kyoto, it would be fine.

After all, it is at the feet of the Emperor, and the Tianwu Dynasty covers a huge area.

Those southern states have a good harvest, so just send some food over.

But it seems that the south has too much to take care of. It is even drier than near Kyoto. It is already foreseeable that the production will be cut off this year.

“I heard it never rained here at home?”

Li Laosi sighed and said that he had thought of a way.

“Mom, our family needs to buy food quickly. We have just settled down and we don’t have the food foundation we had last year. We can’t be afraid of spending money and we need to stock up on food quickly.”

Li Laoer nodded and quickly responded.

“My mother gave me the money, and we are going to the city to buy food.”

Li Laosi was pleasantly surprised. He originally thought he would have to persuade him a bit more. After all, he didn’t have much money at home, so it would be too difficult to spend it all to buy food.

Fortunately, I am sensible.

Old Mrs. Li touched Jiayin's little hair, took a deep breath, and suppressed the panic in her heart.

"You hurry up and buy food. Don't be afraid to spend money. Buy as much as you can! Remember to buy it in separate places and bring it back quietly after dark."

“I know, don’t worry, mother.”

The strongest brother is back, and Li Lao Er and Li Lao San are more confident.

Li Lao Er hitched a mule cart and left the village. Li Lao San and Li Lao Si went around from the foot of the mountain behind.

Try to avoid people's eyes, otherwise the villagers will be suspicious if the three brothers are out.

It’s not that the Li family plans to live alone and refuses to share the news.

Every family has food in stock, which is almost enough to last until autumn. Secondly, it’s hard to say about the weather.

What if everyone goes to buy food and then it rains. Then the Li family's good intentions may very well turn into a donkey's liver and lungs.

Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru went up the mountain together with their family happy and happy family.

Pork ear vegetables, small roots of garlic, mother-in-law diced, lisianthus, in short, everything that is edible must be picked and taken home.

Pickle them to make pickles, or dry them and store them. They can fill your stomach at critical moments.

Jiayin is not optimistic about such preparations, because both pickles and dried vegetables require water to eat.

The drought is really extreme. The most lacking thing is water...

But she couldn't persuade him, and she couldn't persuade him.

She could only pretend to sleep, and then went into the small courtyard to work hard.

The various rapeseeds that Mrs. Li had begged for earlier came in handy now.

Plant wherever there is room in the fields.

Especially some side dishes, you can eat them after a month.

Of course, what Jiayin pays most attention to is the well in the front yard.

When I first returned to my hometown, the village also used electricity to pump water.

But she just likes the pressure well at home and insists on not modifying it. Now it has become a life-saving straw!

Pour a ladle of water in, quickly press the handle, and soon the well water will gush out.

But the good news is still small, and I will be exhausted after a while.

That little lamb without its mother has now grown into a half-grown sheep. It came and bleated, waving its tail happily, and drank the sweet and refreshing well water.

Good news. I added some water to the four little pigs, chickens, ducks and geese, and I felt much more at ease.

The small courtyard is her greatest source of confidence.

Not seeking wealth, but just seeking to keep the family fed and clothed.

The family was worried about it so much that they finally got back to the mule cart when it was dark.

Sacks of sorghum rice and millet were carried from the car, along with fifty kilograms of white rice and fifty kilograms of fine flour.

This was bought by Li Laosi for his daughter with extra money.

On the way to escort, he hunted several times and exchanged the skins for some silver.

Originally, I wanted to buy some gifts for my family, but I really missed home, so I told **** Liu that I would rush back early.

Jiayi is still in the **** team, so he is not worried about the lack of manpower in the **** team.

The wing that was temporarily used as a warehouse was half filled in one go.

The young and old of the Li family stood at the door, looking at the sacks and cloth bags. No one said anything, but there was no panic in their eyes.

There is food at home and there is no panic in the heart.

“Keep your mouth shut, and don’t tell anyone that we have food. Think about the food that was taken away on the way to escape the famine. People are very hungry, and anything can happen!”

Old Mrs. Li whispered to her family members, especially Jia An and Jia Xi.

Children have no control over their mouths and are prone to showing off to others.

Jia An's family was happy to see everyone looking at them, and quickly covered her mouth, as if she would kill them without saying a word.

This made everyone laugh.

Jiayin wanted to put all the food into the small space courtyard, but she was too small to move around to get the food.

Moreover, the family members are watching Gui Cang. If they can’t find it, they will also be suspicious...

Within two days, Jiayi finally came back.

He took three taels of silver, which was the wages for this **** trip.

Li Laosi came back early, but Liu Biaotou still gave him two liang. Because Jiayi is young, he has always received half of his salary, one tael.

The uncle and nephew are in the **** agency, and now everyone knows it.

Anyone who works as a **** wants to take them with them, because they are really helpful.

There is work to be done on the road, so there is no need to worry.

Especially this time, there were bandits who wanted to rob without opening their eyes, and Li Laosi was the first to find out.

He shot an arrow and pierced the hat of the bandit leader, frightening all the bandits so that they did not dare to take a step forward.

The convoy passed smoothly without any use of knife or wasted money on the way.

For this reason, Captain Liu made a special trip and brought two boxes of snacks and a piece of meat for Mrs. Li, and bought a pack of sesame candies for Jiayin.

Unavoidable, Tao Hongying cooked food and wine and had a meal.

As the days pass, it gets hotter and hotter.

The sun is steaming and baking the earth, like a hot pot, and everyone is an ant on the hot pot.

The village chief went back and forth to the fields, and when he saw the crops seedlings were wilting and lowering their heads, he also got angry and yelled at the villagers.

“Hurry up and water the crops, we can’t wait any longer.”

Everyone in the village had a sad face. Carrying water and watering the fields was the most tiring job.

Each family originally had fewer laborers, and some were from remnant soldiers, so it was difficult for them to farm.

Now that such a big job has been added, it’s really killing me.

Those who were lucky enough wanted to wait a few more days, but the Li family acted quickly.

The family's mule cart was hitched, and all the barrels and basins were moved out.

Mules and carts hauled water, and Mrs. Li and her children were responsible for watering.

Brothers Li and Lao brought their family members and friends to enjoy the occasion, and they also had to carry water.

(End of this chapter)