The Buddhist lady travels through ancient times to live a leisurely life

Yun Xi's face fell, and just as she was about to act coquettishly, she heard Mu Sheng say with a smile: "I'll take you to run."

He climbed onto the horse and rode with Yun Xi. He held Yun Xi tightly with one hand and held the reins with the other hand, telling her to sit tight. Then he squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, and the horse immediately shot out like an arrow.

Yun Xi leaned back due to inertia and was held firmly in Mu Sheng's arms.

There is the sound of howling wind in my ears.

The two people ran farther and farther, gradually leaving the scope of the Mu family manor and entering the real wilderness.

Mu Sheng was worried that she would not be used to the bumpy ride as it was her first time riding a horse, so he ran for a while outside the farm and then slowed down.

"How are you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No."

Yun Xi turned her head and looked at him, her eyes sparkling. It was obvious that she was having a lot of fun, and she looked quite childish.

"That's good. There's a river ahead. Let's take a rest by the river, okay?"

"Ah."

The Mu family's farm is not backed by a mountain, but is all flat and fertile fields. Not far from the farm is a winding river. The water is clear and gurgling. The river is very wide. When the breeze blows, the water surface ripples gently, and it appears sparkling under the sunlight, as if countless light spots are dancing on the water.

The sky was blue, the sun was warm, and Yun Xi stood by the river, her eyes narrowed in comfort.

“This river is the Qin River, right?”

The original owner had heard Old Man Yun mention it, but she had never been there in person.

"Yes. It's the Qin River. The people on both sides of the river rely on this river very much, especially in years of drought. Ordinary droughts are not a big problem. There are some ponds in the village where people can carry water to irrigate the fields. But when the drought is particularly severe, those ponds will dry up, and the villagers have to walk a little further to carry water here to irrigate the fields, so as to at least save some of the harvest."

Although he was a great general, he had accompanied the emperor on incognito tours more than once to experience the people's livelihood. In addition, Mu Xuan was very interested in this area, so he had heard a lot about it.

"During drought, the water in this river will also decrease, right?"

"Yes. But I heard that the flow has never been cut off. There is always water."

“What about flooding?”

"When there is waterlogging, the place where we are standing now will be flooded. But that's all. The river water has never flooded the fields and villages."

"Then the people living on both sides of this river are still very lucky."

Mu Sheng agreed. Every year, natural disasters happen all over the country, whether it's drought or flood, the unlucky ones are the common people.

"In some places in the south, floods occur almost every one or two years. The court tries to find ways to provide disaster relief every year, but the problem has never been solved. The only thing they can do is to get people to move away from places prone to disasters. They have also introduced policies such as 'moving to reduce taxes', but the people are not very cooperative."

His Majesty the Emperor is worried so much that his head hurts.

"If it wasn't for the fact that they couldn't survive, no one would be willing to leave their hometown."

Chinese people have always been rooted in their land, and this has not changed for thousands of years.

"Maybe. There is a saying that goes, 'live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water.' It could also be that they are used to making a living by the water, and once they leave, they don't know what to do. Besides, who can guarantee that there won't be other disasters in the new place after they leave? It's better for them to stay in the original place, where they are familiar with disasters and can take measures to deal with them in advance."