Farming: I dressed up as a widow and beat my parents-in-law violently

The sun was blazing.

Burning the land.

Before the autumn harvest, most of the crops in southern China had died.

For a time, rumors of drought swept all towns. Not only were the villagers panicked, but the people living in the city were also uneasy.

Once drought comes, food prices will surely rise sharply.

I'm afraid a lot of people will die by then.

Thus, a war for food began.

The price of grain in all grain shops changes every day.

It was not until the price of brown rice rose to one tael of silver per stone that the people realized that the drought had really come.

However, it is already the end of the year.

The weather turns from hot to cold.

Heavy snow fell, and the snow was deeper than last year.

Not just Jiashu County.

Many people died in various places in Jiangnan.

People are not living.

Wang Jingshui had already given birth, and Yan Xia had another grandson.

"Sister Xia, although the county magistrate issued an order strictly prohibiting grain price increases, those vendors actually closed their shops and moved away from Jiashu County with their families. Now there is not a single grain shop open in the entire Jiashu County. I heard that many people died outside the city, and some fled from other places. Right now, if it doesn't rain next year, the people will not be able to survive."

Jinyu came to Yan Xia's room.

Although the servants clean every day.

But his trouser legs were still stained with snow water and were soaked.

"Jiashu County is in a good location, and there are several large lakes and rivers that have not yet dried up. This heavy snowfall should cause the water level to rise a lot. Even if it doesn't rain next year, we should be able to grow some drought-resistant crops with diligent watering. But forget about rice, it's impossible."

It will be useless even if we water the crops frequently this year.

because.

The sun is too strong.

Yan Xia suspected that the temperature this summer would be at least over 40 degrees Celsius.

How can the crops survive?

Not to mention crops, even large areas of wild vegetables and trees on the mountains have died.

The situation in Baihua Village was slightly better. After she saw the abnormal weather, she reminded Bai Lizheng.

Therefore, many villagers in Baihua Village stockpiled food in advance.

Only a few families who were at odds with Yan Xia took advantage of the high price to sell their grain. As a result, before the end of the year, the elderly in the family starved to death because they saved food for their grandchildren.

This year’s New Year’s Eve is in early February.

This year, there was no trace of the New Year atmosphere.

Many families did not put up red couplets or hang red lanterns. Instead, they displayed funeral flowers, white paper and white lanterns.

It’s too cold this year.

That snow lasted for a full month and a half.

This is Jiangnan!

Many elderly people couldn't stand the cold and didn't make it.

The sounds of mourning could be heard from time to time in Shuangqiao Town.

Yan Xia no longer had the idea of ​​returning to the village to celebrate the New Year.

After selling out their stocks, restaurants, hotpot restaurants and bakery shops all closed down.

All the food shops on the street were closed as food prices had gone up.

Selling a hammer.

Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of spring. If the spring rain comes and the temperature rises, the people will have a chance to live.

But their joy will only be in vain.

In July of the following year, there was still no rain.

Many shallow rivers have dried up, but the lakes are still half full. Spring water can also be found in the deep mountains. If one has a well at home, there is no shortage of water to drink. However, not dying of thirst does not mean that one will not die of hunger.

The crops simply couldn't survive.

The same is true for roses.

The shop has not been open for a long time.

The Yan family stayed at home and hardly went out, while the world outside was in chaos.

I heard that the bandits have all gone down the mountain.

Most of the trees on the low hills in Baihua Village have died.

The plants at the foot of the mountains are not much better.

Some villages even encountered large insects coming down the mountain to look for food.

mid-July.

Yan Xia took Tuanzi, who could already walk, to the door of her home.

She looked at the bluestone slabs that were smoking in the sun and frowned.

"The sun is so hot. What should I do? If the temperature doesn't drop or it doesn't rain, autumn will be here. More people will only freeze to death this winter." She murmured to herself.

"Grandma, hold me. Tuanzi wants to be held~"

Tuanzi is already two years old.

She spoke early.

Unlike other children with developmental delays who speak unclearly.

Tuanzi speaks very clearly and is very smart. She likes to be with Yan Xia the most, so since this year, Tuanzi has slept with Yan Xia.

Yan Xia's attention was attracted by Tuanzi. She picked up Tuanzi and asked the doorman to close the door.

"Shall we go see our brother? He should be awake by now." Yan Xia pinched Tuanzi's chubby face and said.

"Look at my brother, look at my brother!" Tuanzi likes her younger brother Baozi very much.

At the beginning of the month, Baozi just caught Zhou.

Just like his nickname.

Baozi loves eating so much that he actually grabs a spatula and refuses to let go.

Made everyone in the family laugh.

They all said that he would definitely be a cook in the future.

But it doesn’t matter, there’s no shortage of money at home anyway.

If the child is willing to be one, then let him be one.

Since the shop was closed, the Chang Yu sister played at home every day, and Zuo Li came more and more frequently. The two developed feelings for each other, and Yan Xia did not object.

They got married in June this year.

Yan Xia bought a house for her daughter to live in, and also gave her a dowry of 5,000 taels of silver and some jewelry.

Of course, it was given quietly as a dowry.

There is chaos outside, and if the Yan Mansion is so luxurious, it will bring unnecessary trouble.

As for the school, classes were not suspended. With Yan Xia's provision, the students and female teachers in the school were all well fed and watered.

Soon, winter arrived as promised.

There was still no rain.

In mid-January, in the county government's study, Zuo Li reported the people's situation to Magistrate Lu. "Mr. Magistrate, there are many refugees gathered outside the city, about 50,000 people, most of whom have fled from various places."

Jiashu County has a good geographical location.

There are many big rivers and lakes around, so even if there is a long drought, the people will not lack drinking water. This is unlike several surrounding counties that rely on mountains and have only a few small rivers that have all dried up.

The big river leading to the south of the Yangtze River between the three counties was extremely turbid and undrinkable. Coupled with the poor stomach caused by food shortage, several people died of diarrhea after drinking the river.

"What? Fifty thousand people? What should we do?"

Lu Cunshan paced back and forth.

His facial features were wrinkled in worry.

There are only fifty people in his county government.

If these 50,000 refugees rebel, the lives of the people in Shuangqiao Town will be in danger.

Lu Cunshan had just returned from Jiangnan County not long ago.

Unlike him with sunken cheeks and thin body, Jiangnan County Magistrate Xu Wenyan and Jiangnan Governor Ye Shaoyun were fat and big-eared.

Compared to Jiashu County, the situation outside is much worse. I heard that drought has also begun in the north.

Many refugees who did not know the truth were heading south.

If they really make it to Jiangnan, they will probably collapse on the spot.

"I'm afraid that half of these 50,000 people were forced by the Meng family!" Lu Cunshan cursed.

The Meng family is the richest family in Jiangnan.

When the drought first started, it was he who planned and caused the grain prices to skyrocket. He bought up all the grain in various counties and stockpiled millions of kilograms. He was also the first person to increase the grain price tenfold. Since he raised the price, other grain shops naturally followed suit.