The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and there is no rain at all. The old man who has experienced a drought before is not calm.
Looking at the weather, I am afraid it will be another drought!
The scene of floating corpses all over the field seems to be still vivid in my memory, if it happens again this time, I really can't live.
The old man told the village head about this, and the village head was also very sad. They are farmers who depend on the sky. If it doesn't rain and they can't cultivate, then they will really die.
The village chief was afraid that the drought would really come, so he called all the people in the village, told him what he was worried about, and asked the villagers to stock up more food if they had money on hand. Can survive on food.
Some people listened to the words of the village chief and decided to buy some food and stock up, but some people didn't think so, thinking that it would rain.
But those who went to sell grain and wanted to stockpile it found that the price of grain had risen without knowing it. This kind of thing aggravated their sense of crisis in their hearts.
"Do you believe what the village chief said?" Seeing that Li Qingling was so calm and had no plans to buy food, Liu Zhimo asked her.
Li Qingling lowered his head and was thinking, how much food is left at home
When she heard Liu Zhimo's question, she looked up at him, and said calmly, "I believe it!" No wonder some old sayings say that a family with an old man is like a treasure. , I felt abnormal, and my heart became alert, and I was able to notify the villagers in advance to prepare.
I hope that everyone in the village will follow the words of the village chief and buy some food to store up, so that when the drought comes, there will still be one life left.
Liu Zhimo looked at Li Qingling in surprise, "Since you believe it, why didn't you act?" This is not like her at all. If she had already acted nervously in normal times, she would still be as calm as she is now .
"How do you know that I didn't act?" Li Qingling smiled at him, and said in a low voice, "Before that, I had already stocked up on food." It won't be so fast. By now, she thinks the price of food will start to rise, right
There has been no rain during this period. People who sell grain will definitely take this opportunity to raise the price of grain.
Hearing Li Qingling's words, Liu Zhimo was taken aback, and asked her when she stocked up on food, why didn't he know
Why is she hoarding food? Did she already know there would be a drought
Now, Li Qingling didn't hide it anymore, and told Liu Zhimo about it.
After listening, Liu Zhimo fell silent. He didn't expect that Li Qingling would do so many things without telling him, which made him feel very guilty.
Knowing that this would happen, Li Qingling shook his head helplessly, reached out and patted Liu Zhimo's shoulder, "I didn't deliberately hide this from you, I just thought that you were about to take an exam, and if you let this kind of thing distract you, then It’s not good, besides, I don’t know if this matter is true or not? If it is not true once it is said, it will make you worry for nothing. Considering this, I simply won’t tell you gone."
"Thank you for your hard work." Liu Zhimo sighed, and said to Li Qingling, "Next time you encounter something, you have to tell me, these things will not take much time for me." He hopes to be She relies on her instead of letting her carry everything by herself, which will make him appear useless.
Knowing his knot, Li Qingling nodded in compromise.
"I hope this drought will not come!"
"Hmm..." Li Qingling knew very well in his heart that according to the increasingly hot weather, the drought must not be far away.
But she did not expect that what came faster than the drought was war.
One day, the shopkeeper of Fumanlou suddenly came to the village to look for her. He thought the shopkeeper was here to ask her about the rabbit, so she smiled and said that the rabbit hadn't grown up yet and had to wait.
The shopkeeper's expression was a little dignified, and he glanced at her, "Miss Xiaoling, I came to see you today not because of the rabbit, but to tell you something."
Li Qingling saw the solemn expression on the shopkeeper's face, so she also put away the smile on her face, and nodded to the shopkeeper, letting him speak directly.
"I received the news that the king of Nanyan is about to rebel, and the first place to pass is Anyang County." The shopkeeper sighed, "Fumanlou will be closed tomorrow, and I will leave tomorrow. Before leaving here, I want to report to you. Prepare yourself mentally." It was the only thing he could do.
Hearing this news, Li Qingling's heart sank immediately, she knew that the shopkeeper would not joke about such things, "Uncle shopkeeper, thank you!" He stood up and bowed to the shopkeeper.
It was a great kindness to her that the shopkeeper came to tell her the news in person.
"That's all I can help you with." The shopkeeper helped Li Qingling up, "I wonder what Miss Xiaoling's plans are? If you want to leave here, you have to leave as soon as possible." He thought of the children of this family , There is also a trace of heaviness in my heart.
"I have to discuss this matter with Zhimo to see what should I do?"
"Then as soon as possible."
Li Qingling responded, and after she sent the shopkeeper away, she went out to find Liu Zhimo who was taking her two younger sisters to play.
As soon as she found him, she said that she had something important to tell him. As soon as he saw her serious expression, he immediately hugged his sister and went home with her.
As soon as he got home, he asked what happened
Sitting on a chair, Li Qingling sighed and said, "The king of Nanyan is rebellious, and started a war early, and Anyang County is the first to bear the brunt." She was born in a peaceful era in her previous life and has never experienced war, but she also knows that war, It means death, which is a very cruel thing.
Hearing this, Liu Zhimo's expression became serious, "Where did you know about this? Are you sure?"
"The shopkeeper of Fumanlou came here to tell me." Li Qingling nodded. "I think the news is true. There is no need for the shopkeeper to lie to us."
Hearing that it was the shopkeeper of Fumanlou, Liu Zhimo believed it.
But his heart sank completely.
After a while, he asked Li Qingling what he thought
"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll talk about it when I think about it." Li Qingling stroked her temples with some headaches. At the moment, her mind was in a mess and she didn't know what to do. "Should I tell the village chief about this?" After all It's from the same village, and if he didn't tell the villagers, he wouldn't let it go.
"Then tell the village chief, believe it or not, it's up to him."
"All right!"
Liu Zhimo immediately went to the village chief and told the village chief about the matter, specifically stating that it was the shopkeeper of Fumanlou who came to inform them.
The village chief was taken aback when he heard this. He didn't expect that the war was coming.
But he hasn't received the news from the above, and he doesn't know for a while whether this matter is true or not. If it is not true, it is not a joke to spread the news and cause panic.
"Zhimo, before I get accurate information about this matter, don't let it out, you know?" He is very grateful for this heart.
Liu Zhimo knew the seriousness of this matter, he nodded and said yes.
On the night of the next day, the village chief hurriedly summoned the whole village again. Everyone in the village was muttering, what's the matter so late
"I don't know what happened. It has never happened before that the village chief called us so late." Aunt Huang frowned and said to Li Qingling.
Li Qingling knew about the war, and it might have been confirmed, otherwise, the village chief wouldn't have called them together in a hurry.
She discussed it with Liu Zhimo, the children in their family were too young, if they fled, they might die on the way.
That being the case, it would be better to just move to live in the cave in Songshan. The cave has food she hoarded, so they can save food and probably survive the war.
They were planning to move out tomorrow morning, but they didn't expect that the village head would call everyone together tonight.
"Everyone be quiet, I have important news to tell everyone." The village chief looked at the villagers with a very solemn expression. After receiving the news from above, he hurried back to inform the villagers, "I received the news According to the news, King Nanyan has rebelled, and the army passed through Anyang County first..."
Before he finished speaking, the villagers exploded. The village chief took a deep breath and shouted to the villagers to be quiet and quiet. Here, escape, whoever wants to leave here, tomorrow morning, gather at the entrance of the village, wait for everyone for half an hour, and when the time comes, go on the road immediately." This battle has come to the door of the house, if they don't flee, I can only wait to die.
The village head told the villagers a few more words, and asked everyone to go home and think about it.
Zeng Tietou saw Liu Zhimo and Li Qingling, he ran over and asked them, do you want to flee
Li Qingling and Liu Zhimo looked at each other, and Liu Zhimo said: There are no adults in their family, they are all children, so they don't plan to run away.
Upon hearing this, Zeng Tietou became excited, "Master, let's run away together, I'm here!" He really didn't want to see such a good person from his master die here.
Seeing such a simple and honest man, Li Qingling and Liu Zhimo were both moved.
What is a friend in need? That's it.
"Uncle Zeng, there are old and young children in your family, which is already a big burden. We can't increase your burden. We have really decided to stay."
Thinking of his family, Zeng Tietou fell silent. After a while, he said: "Then you have to be careful, if it doesn't work, just escape to the mountains!" This way there is still a chance of survival.
Li Qingling and Liu Zhimo thanked Zeng Tietou, and told him to be careful on the road and see you again.
Zeng Tietou answered with red eyes, and walked away with his shoulders slumped.