Qiao Yi

Before coming, Qiao Yi had asked Mrs. Zhao about the river in their village. This time they mainly came here to look for the source and see if they could find a new water source.

This river passes through several villages and is related to the domestic water and draft water issues of villagers in many villages.Previously, Shanghe Village cut off the river, but now that the blocking stones have been removed, the water at the source above has decreased, and the riverbed below has dried up, so it has become difficult to draft and use water in nearby villages.

If they can find a new water source, they can solve the current difficulties faced by the capital and nearby villages.

On the way here just now, Qiao Yi also saw the conditions of the crops in the field and learned about the lives of the local villagers in the capital.The autumn harvest is coming soon, because there has been no rain for several months, the crops in the field are not growing well, and the harvest will definitely decrease by then. If this continues, it is unknown how many people will be hungry by then.

But if they can find a new water source now, as long as there is water, the common people can take advantage of the autumn months to grow some food.As long as there is food, there is no need to worry about starving to death. The situation is definitely better than it is now.

In every peasant uprising in history, it was the peasants who lived at the bottom who could not survive, and the peasants rebelled.If the life is good and the stomach is full, who is okay and ran to rebel?Rebellion in this era is the crime of killing everyone, but anyone who rebels must think clearly before he dares to do it.

They found a local hunter who was familiar with the terrain of the mountain, and asked the hunter to take a group of them up the mountain.

The weather has not rained for a long time, and the vegetation on the mountain has withered.

It's already July, and it's almost August.In autumn, the vegetation will wither and wither, the food on the mountain will decrease, and some herbivorous animals will die in large numbers due to the reduction of food and the harsh living environment, which will cause some carnivorous animals that hunt herbivorous animals Because of the shortage of food, when they were hungry, they ran to human villages to steal livestock and hurt people.

A group of people walked on the mountain for almost a day, and walked deeper and deeper into the deep mountain. Seeing that the sun was about to set, it was getting late

"Master, why don't we go down the mountain today and come up tomorrow to continue searching."

Wei San felt that the light inside had weakened, and knew that it was getting late. He was worried that there would be wild animals in the mountains after dark, and it would be unsafe to continue in the mountains.

"Go further, let's talk if we can't find it." Qiao Yi thought it would be a big deal for them to stay in this mountain for one night and continue searching tomorrow, and they would always find it.He didn't believe that there would be no underground water source in such a large mountain.

Wei San knew that the little concubine could not be stopped, so he had no choice but to continue to follow with others.

They found the excrement of the beast along the way, and the group carefully avoided the beast, and did not deliberately confront the beast.

"Young Master, if you go further ahead, you will be in a deep valley. I'm afraid there will be wild beasts below. Shall we continue to go forward?" Orion had never gone down a deep valley. He was worried that there would be dangers below, so he didn't really want to go down.

Qiao Yi has a wood-type supernatural ability. He has a keen perception of the vitality of plants. He can feel that the vegetation below is better than the ones they walked along, so there are probably water sources below.

However, there is a deep valley below, and it is inevitable that there are wild beasts there. Taking a look at the sky, the sun will go down in a while, and it may be dangerous to go down to the deep valley at this time.

After thinking about it, Qiao Yi said, "Then let's go down the mountain today and come back tomorrow."

As long as the place is determined, come back tomorrow.

"Okay." Orion happily led the people down the mountain.

By the time the group of them descended the mountain, it was already dark, and the city gate was closed at this time, so they had to wait until tomorrow if they wanted the capital.

Led by Orion, they went to the village where the mountain was located and found a villager's home.It just so happened that this family had several vacant rooms, and with the consent of the owner, they borrowed one night from the villagers' house.

A group of people entered the mountain for a day, and ate some dry food that they brought with them. They didn't eat anything all day, so everyone was hungry.

The villagers do not have much food in their homes. The autumn harvest has not yet been harvested at this time, and no one has much surplus food. The whole family saves food, and they can barely wait until the autumn food is harvested.But this year's situation is not good, and the people are all frowning, not knowing how to live in the future.

There were more than a dozen people in their line, and there were more than a dozen mouths to eat at once, which obviously became a problem.

"Go and ask if you can sell us two chickens." Seeing that the villagers had chickens in their homes, Qiao Yi asked Wang Dahu who came with him to ask if he would sell them two chickens.They are all men, and they will definitely not be able to eat enough dry food in a day.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Wang Dahu replied, and went to find the villagers.

"Yes, yes, masters, wait a moment, we'll go boil water and kill chickens." The villagers naturally agreed repeatedly after getting the money.The host called his mother-in-law to help boil water and kill chickens to entertain guests.

They live in the village at the foot of the mountain, and there are very few outsiders here. Like today, the village has guests, and they are generous. They never meet once a year.If it wasn't for Orion's acquaintance with their family and bringing people to their house, the few taels of silver would have been cheaper for others.

After a year of hard work, they couldn't earn such a few taels of silver. They sold such two chickens for a few taels of silver, and they earned it.The big deal is that they will buy a few more chickens and raise them. In short, as long as they have money, there is nothing they can't buy.

The kitchen is boiling water to kill chickens. The killed chickens are boiled in a large pot of chicken soup. It happens that there are dried mushrooms in the villagers’ homes. Wash and soak the mushrooms, and put the mushrooms in the chicken soup. The whole yard is full of the smell of chicken soup.

There were guests at home, fearing that the children in the family would bump into the guests, the old woman hid in the house with a four or five-year-old grandson and seven or eight-year-old granddaughter, and did not go out.

The year is not good this year, and many people are reluctant to buy meat. It has been more than half a year since they ate meat, and they can’t remember the last time they ate meat.Adults smelled the smell of meat and endured it, but children smelled the smell of meat and salivated.

The child was young and immature, so he made a fuss about eating meat.

"Be good, baby, don't cry." The old woman coaxed her little grandson, afraid that the guests outside would hear it.The child cried with aggrieved face, crying to eat meat.The old woman covered her grandson's mouth, for fear that the guests outside would hear it and make them unhappy.

The chicken soup in the kitchen was ready, and a large pot of chicken soup was brought to the table.

Hearing the crying in the house, Qiao Yi picked up a large bowl, filled it with a large bowl of chicken soup, and there was still a lot of meat in it, handed it to the host's wife, and said, "Take this into the house." Feed it to the children, we have enough here."

"No, no, it's so embarrassing." The host waved his hands in a hurry, and didn't dare to pick it up. It was given money, so how could they take it.

The woman stood behind the man, not daring to reach out to pick him up.

"Go ahead, you guys go to eat something too. We can come here by ourselves, don't need to call us." Qiao Yi gave Wang Dahu the chicken soup and a few steamed buns, and asked Wang Dahu to carry them into the room over there.

Hearing this, Wang Dahu took the food and sent it to the small room inside.

Originally, they came to borrow someone else's house, which was enough to bother others.Now that the host has killed the chicken, they can't let them eat meat. Other people's children should cry over there. Anyway, Qiao Yi can't do this kind of thing. I would rather each of them eat less and serve a bowl to others eat.

Everyone eats together, and everyone is happy.

Seeing this, the host didn't shirk anymore, thanked him again and again, and led his daughter-in-law to have dinner with the children and old women.

They were a group of more than a dozen men, all of whom could eat. This pot of chicken soup was given a bowl to the owner, and the rest of the chicken soup was just a bowl for each of them.There is still a pot of wild vegetables on the table, there is no oil and water, and there is a large pot of coarse grains

head.

This drought has lasted for so long, and the host's family can take out a pot of wild vegetables to entertain them. This pot of wild vegetables may already be the best food in the host's house.

Fortunately, they are not very picky people. Each of them eats the chicken soup in their hands, wild vegetables and steamed buns. Although they are not very good things, they are much better than eating only dry food.

"Eat, go to rest early when you're full, and we'll go up the mountain tomorrow to have a look." Qiao Yi asked everyone to sit down and eat together, and she didn't have anything to dislike about the food.In the end of the world, he has eaten worse food than this, not to mention they still have chicken soup now

This chicken is a farm-raised local chicken. There are mushrooms in the soup. A bowl of soup is fresh and sweet, and the taste is very good.

But because there is not much food, each of them can only eat four to five cents full. If they want to eat full, they can only wait until tomorrow to find a water source and go back to the city to eat.

These people have all suffered hardships, and now following their little princess, life is much better than before.Now it's just a meal, everyone thinks it's nothing, anyway, when they go back to Ming Palace, they will have whatever they want to eat.

The owner took the child and his mother-in-law to hide in the house to eat. After the child ate the meat, a big smile appeared on his face, and his mouth was full of oil, "Mother, it's delicious."

"Well, eat more if it tastes good."

Seeing the two children eating happily, the woman felt a little sad in her heart. The children have never eaten meat a few times since they grew up.In a year like this year, we still don't know where to find the food for next year.

I have eaten meat this time, and I don’t know when I will have to wait until the next time.

"You eat too." The man saw that his mother-in-law didn't eat meat, so he put the piece of meat in the bowl into the mother-in-law's bowl, and another piece for his mother. He didn't eat a bite, but drank it. Two mouthfuls of soup, and two mushrooms.

The man looked at his child and wife, and felt a little ashamed in his heart. It was because of his incompetence that he let the mother-in-law and child suffer with him.This day is so dry, but if there is some water, they can grow some beans and vegetables, and the life will not be so difficult.

But fortunately, their house is good, and they are generous when they receive such a group of guests.

The man touched the two pieces of silver in his pocket, and his family's grain for next year was settled, so he felt a little relieved.A bowl of chicken soup contained half a bowl of meat and shiitake mushrooms. The adults only drank two mouthfuls of the soup, and they were reluctant to eat meat. The rest of the meat went into the stomachs of the two children.The two children were young, and their parents would eat for them, so they couldn't understand their feelings.

Poor parents all over the world. In their hearts, they put their children first. They would rather drink water when they are hungry, and give their children a bite of food. Hope that their children can grow up healthily is their biggest wish. .

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The farmyard is simple and there are only a few houses for them to rest. At this time, the weather is dry and there is no water in the village well. The little water in the villagers' homes is still used for cooking.

After a dozen or so of them had dinner, they went back to their assigned rooms. Qiao Yi and Wang Dahu shared the same room, and they shared the other rooms.

On this day, Qiao Yi didn't even wash her face, and went to bed directly.

There are a lot of mosquitoes at night, but luckily they have insect repellant on their bodies, so the mosquitoes fly in the house, but they won't get close to them

Men.

Just listening to the buzzing mosquitoes in my ears, sleeping in a strange place, and the room smelled of mold, Qiao Yi couldn't sleep when lying on the bed, thinking about the person who left Beijing, I don't know Are they there yet?

In this era, there are no telephones or mobile phones to make calls. Once we are separated, we don’t know how that person is outside. There will always be inexplicable worries in my heart, and there will be longings that no one can tell.

I hope that person is safe outside and can return smoothly, he thought in his heart.

There were chirping insects outside, the night was quiet and lively, and he gradually fell asleep amidst these noisy sounds...