"I'm leaving, you wait for me at home with peace of mind." Li Changfeng, carrying fifty taels of silver in his arms, pulled out the donkey cart from the donkey pen and said goodbye to Xu Qing.
Xu Qing watched Li Changfeng drive away and go back to the main room. His heart was a mess, but when he thought of the food and meat in the space, as well as some medicinal materials that could be sold for money, his heart became calmer, "You Child, it's really fast." If he was born in this year of drought and panic, it would be fate, but he and Li Changfeng would not let the child suffer and feel wronged.
When Li Changfeng arrived at the end of the village, Lin Fangliang and Uncle Xie were waiting there. Uncle Xie got into the donkey cart and sighed, "This God is really..."", not to leave a way for the peasants to survive.
When they put the donkey cart away and came to the only rice shop in the town, not many people came here to buy food. Most of them just bought a small bag. It seemed that no one was going to buy big ones like Li Changfeng and the others. .
Lin Fangliang was from the town, and naturally he had a familiar face with the boss of Mihang. After he went up and muttered a few words with the fat-covered boss, he gestured towards Li Changfeng and Uncle Xie as he spoke. Next, the boss touched his mustache and nodded.
Then Lin Fangliang motioned Li Changfeng and Uncle Xie to follow him and Mihang's boss to the backyard. After half an hour, Li Changfeng came out of the Mihang. It didn't take long for the side door of Mihang's backyard to open, and six donkey carts came out. Go out of town.
Lin Fangliang and Uncle Xie followed the six donkey carts back to the village first, while Li Changfeng bought a lot of dry goods that could be stored for a long time in the grocery store, and then bought some meat and big bones at the butcher Liu's stall, and then told the other party the situation. After talking about it, I asked them to speak to Li's yard. It's better to prepare some food earlier this day, and then drive home with a full car.
After listening to the words, Butcher Liu asked his wife to guard the stall, took out all his belongings, and ran to Mihang.
When Li Changfeng returned home, Xu Qing, with the help of Lin Fangliang and Uncle Xie, had already stored the food on the four donkey carts in the cellar under the warehouse, and Lin Fangliang and Uncle Xie also went back to put their food. Li Changfeng asked Xu Qing not to interfere, and after a few turns, he put the dry goods in the car into the cellar.
Xu Qing and Li Changfeng looked at the cellar full of food, and finally let down half of their hearts, "Now I just hope that God can open some eyes." Li Changfeng hugged Xu Qing and whispered.
But God didn't open his eyes. The fields that had not dripped water for half a month were already drying up. This was seeing the crops in the fields withered and died before they grew up.
Lizheng called the villagers to a meeting. This time, all the people who went to the house were the masters. Xu Qing was pregnant and the weather was hot, so Li Changfeng went by himself.
"The official of the government has posted a notice. I'm afraid it will be this year. I'm afraid there will be a drought." Li Zheng said with a sullen face, the news that the villagers were almost desperate.
"How can this be!"
"Our family relies on this harvest from the ground!"
"How can we afford the food in the town!"
Uncle Xie and Li Changfeng sat next to each other, listening to the sighs of the surrounding villagers, Uncle Xie was both happy and sad, "You still have foresight, or else...". Li Changfeng was also not at peace.
After the meeting, Li Changfeng did not go home directly, but went to the field first, and walked through the field again. Looking at the slightly yellowed crops in the field, Li Changfeng wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked towards the river. It has become very small, and the banks have widened, which also means that the dry season has really arrived.
It wasn't just the Lizheng in Xingfu Village that held this collective meeting. The Lizheng in Anle Village and Xingfu Village were all gathered together by the village's Lizheng. After saying the same thing, Old Man Li and Boss Li returned home almost crying. It's too hot, even the children at home don't want to wander around in the courtyard.
"Father, eldest brother, are you back? What did Li Zheng say?" Li Laosan sat on the stool in the hall with his legs crossed to enjoy the coolness. When he saw Old Man Li and the others entering the room, he greeted them lazily. He put it on the table hard, and the sound made the youngest Li and the younger brother Li who were in the room also come out.
"What?! As early as the second child, the trustee brought back a message and said that there is something going on this day, let's go to the town to buy some food earlier, but you just don't agree with us to buy it! Okay! Okay! I think our family should not live anymore! Let's wait to starve to death!" Old man Li trembled with anger, how could he give birth to such a wicked beast!
Youngest Li, younger brother Li and the third child, the eldest daughter-in-law stood by the side, silently, and the children were silent, too. The atmosphere at home made them instinctively feel that it was better not to be noisy. San thought it was such a big deal, "What's the matter, didn't you say it that day? Let's use this money to send me to take the exam, as long as I get the exam," Li Laosan slapped his thigh excitedly, " That means we have everything, and we are afraid that our family will starve to death!”
Boss Li opened his mouth, "But, third child, our family's food is only enough for our family for two months, there is no food harvest, we...", Boss Li's daughter-in-law followed the words of Boss Li and became desperate, yes , even if you plan carefully, there is no food, let alone children, even adults can't stand it!
Li Laosan shook his head, "Brother, it's not me, just the money from our family, how much food do you think we can exchange for going to the town now?" Li Laosan was startled, "Yes..." When Li Laosan saw Li The boss shook his head and laughed: "It's just a month's worth of food, and our family can't afford it. At this price, why don't you put your hopes on me? I can go next month. The exams are over, you only need to endure for a month! You will have everything!"
When Li Xiaoge saw Li Laosan's already determined face, he couldn't help but interjected, "What if you didn't win?!"
As soon as Li Laosan heard this, he stood up and strode in front of Li Xiaoge'er, staring at him fiercely, "What are you thinking of?!" Li Laosan and the others were also caught by Li Xiaogeer who suddenly said this. was startled.
The youngest Li hurriedly put his hands together and kept bowing towards the surroundings, "You child, how are you talking! Unlucky! Bah, Bah, Bah, don't blame the passers-by, the children in the family are young, ignorant, ignorant. !"
Li Xiaoge's eyes were almost red, but he still looked at the people in front of him, "This is the truth, third brother, you have thought about us, elder brother and your child, it is a good thing that you are admitted, but you What if we don't pass the exam? How can our family survive?!"
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! I told you to shut up!" Li Laosan said that he couldn't pass the exam. Every word Li Xiaoge said was poking at his heart, so he had already been rejected. Li Laosan, who was in a daze with fame and fortune, slapped Li Xiaogeer a few times, and Li Xiaogeer was knocked to the ground unprepared, his head "buzzing", and no sound could be heard in his ears.
"Second! What are you doing?!" Boss Li, who had already gone mad and was about to come forward to beat Li Xiaogeer, gave him a slap in the face, "Please wake me up a bit. , that's our direct cousin!"
Li Laosan knelt on the ground with bloodshot eyes, struggling to get up again. Li Laosan's wife hurried over to hug him, and several children were scared to cry. Li Laoyao asked Li Laoda's daughter-in-law to bring the children into the house. He and Li Laohan wanted to take Li Xiaoge, who was sitting on the ground motionless. Brother helped him up.
"What, brother, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt." Youngest Li blew on Brother Li's red and swollen face that was beaten by Third Youngest Li, while comforting Brother Li, Old Man Li supported Brother Li, "Quickly. , Get up, I'll take care of that beast later, get up."
Li Xiaoge'er only felt the heat in his uncontrollable eyes. He stared blankly at his father, who kept opening and closing his mouth, Ah, and the elder brother who seemed to be reprimanding the third brother, and the third brother who seemed to be crying and hugging the third brother. Brother
"Father, ah."
Li Xiaoge'er made a small call, causing several people in the hall to look at him. Li Boss also slapped Li Laosan's head fiercely, and said to Li Xiaoge with a smile, "Don't be afraid. , big brother, let's vent your anger!"
Brother Li still didn't move, but gently pushed away Old Man Li's strong hands, trying to hold up his hands, and looked at Old Man Li and the others with red and tearful eyes.
"I can't seem to hear."
Li Changfeng thought about the meat at home. He didn't have a long time to eat, so he brought his tools and prepared to go up the mountain to dig a few more traps. I'll see if I can harvest something tomorrow. Now that the dry season is coming, no one wants to come to the door. Statue, anyway, idle is idle.
Xu Qing wanted to go, but his stomach was the biggest reason why he couldn't go, so he had no choice but to watch Li Changfeng leave alone, stay at home by himself, and wait for Li Changfeng to come back.
The weather was sultry and hot, and I felt sleepy when I stopped, sweating when I moved, and there was not much water in the well. There was a well in the space, but it was too extravagant to use the spiritual spring for bathing, so Xu Qing was bored and had nothing to do. He had to lie on the reclining chair Li Changfeng made for him in the main room, teased Little Treasure for a while, and then fell asleep like this.
On the way Li Changfeng went up the mountain, he met a lot of people who were digging wild vegetables with baskets on their backs outside the mountain. It was a very hot day, and the food in the town could not be bought. Yes, I just don't know how long this wild vegetable can keep them digging.
In order to bring in bigger prey, Li Changfeng walked a little more into the mountains, dug a trap, made a mark, the sky was already dark, Li Changfeng missed Xu Qing at home, and did not stop too much, so he walked Eager to go home.
As a result, when Li Changfeng got home, except for Xiaobao who was circling around him, he didn't see Xu Qing or hear his voice. The house was dark and there was no light at all.