The turquoise sky was without a trace of clouds, and the fiery sun was scorching the earth. There was not a single pedestrian on the road, only trees standing listlessly in place. It wasn't until the sun went down that someone slowly walked out.

The sister-in-law of the Wang family stood in front of Yu Xiyu with a gourd and whispered: "Brother and sister, there is no water at home, you can drink some water for us!" It has not rained for almost two months, and drinking water is a problem in many places. It's the same in Wangjia Village, where drinking water is difficult. But fortunately, there is an old well in Wangjia Village, and water can still be pumped out. However, because there is not much water, it can only supply the daily drinking water of the villagers. As for the livestock at home, then you can only solve it yourself.

Yu Xiyu said apologetically: "Sister-in-law, I have drunk all the water I received today, and there is no more." "Actually, there is a big pot of water at home, but she won't give it to Tang.

Seeing that Yu didn't give a word, Tang said angrily: "Brother and sister, don't you just want you to give me some water?

Yu Xiyu said coldly: "Sister-in-law, don't you know what time it is? Don't say that my house has no water, even if there is water, I have to prepare it for the pier." "Wangjia Village is quite united, and the governor is also very fair. The only headache is this Tang clan, who is particularly domineering, and likes to take advantage of it. And she always wants to rely on her sister-in-law's identity to suppress her. Fortunately, Xiyu is not a weak person, otherwise I don't know what it would be like to be bullied.

Tang was very annoyed and said, "It's just to let you drink some water for my family, and it's not to kill you." is also from a large family, I think it is a broken household. Knowing that Wang Ershi had a pension for his death in battle, Tang made up his mind. It's a pity that after thinking about it for a few months, I didn't even see a shadow of silver. Therefore, Tang has a lot of complaints about regrets.

Yu Xiyu was good at fighting with people at the beginning, but now she has adapted to it: "Sister-in-law's words are strange, and now this water is not fate." You want my family's water, don't you just want my and Dunzi's lives? Dunzi is the only heir of Ershi, how can you, who is an eldest uncle, be so ruthless and want to force your nephew to die?"

Dunzi ran out of the house, looked at Tang and shouted, "Don't bully my mother." While shouting, he pushed Tang out of the door.

For this aunt, Dunzi is extremely disgusted. Every time I come, there is something less in the house.

As soon as Yu Xiyu wanted to stop it, he saw Tang Shi push the pier to the ground, and the pier fell to the ground.

Yu Xiyu saw that Tang dared to do something to her son, and she was no longer polite. rushed up and pressed Tang to the ground, pinched the tender meat, and the pain made Tang die and live.

Soon, someone walked in and pulled the person away. Yu Xiyu hugged the pier and cried while saying the reason: "Forget about the people who bullied our orphans and widows before." But in this situation, water is life, and if she wants to steal the water from our house, she wants to force us orphans and widows to death. I can't live anyway, it's a big deal to die together. "In the countryside, use the methods of the countryside to solve the problem.

Yu Xiyu is not only tanned now, but her behavior is no different from that of an ordinary peasant woman. Not to mention Yan Wushuang's people, even the people of the Yu family can't recognize her.

When Dunzi saw his mother crying, he also cried loudly.

The cries of the mother and son attracted more onlookers from the villagers, and finally even the chief was alarmed.

After the lieutenant chief knew the reason, he not only reprimanded the Tang family, but even the Tang family's husband was scolded to the point of being a dog. In the end, Tang followed her husband home.

Dunzi hugged Yu Xiyu and said while wiping her tears: "Mother, when I grow up, I won't let others bully you anymore." ”

When Yu Xiyu heard this, her tears became more and more fierce: "Good boy, with your words, my mother will be content." She has a way to kill the Tang family, but she just thinks that she has not yet gained a firm foothold when she arrives in Wangjia Village, so she does not dare to act rashly, and she only adopts a patient approach to the bad behavior of the Tang family. If the Tang family doesn't come to make trouble with them this time, it will be okay, and if they don't give up, she won't show mercy anymore.

The situation in Wangjia Village is only a microcosm of the entire Northwest. After almost two months of drought, draft water has become a problem in many places. In some places, you have to run miles away to fetch water. The only good thing is that the law and order is very good now, and there will be no robbery and theft.

In troubled times, the government has posted notices that whether it is a felony such as robbery or stealing chickens and dogs, as long as they are caught, once it is confirmed, they will be directly executed on the spot without going through the trial of the county government. Since the notice was posted, fifteen people have been executed in just two villages near Wangjia Village. People are desperate for their lives, and they don't dare to make any changes when they see this situation.

The most severe drought is in Yanzhou and Linzhou, and Yunqing has personally gone to Linzhou to appease the people. It's just that this lack of water is not the same as the lack of grain, and the lack of grain warehouses can be called, but now there is a shortage of water in various places, and there is no water to adjust.

Looking at Yuxi's gloomy face, Han Jianming said, "Yuxi, it's useless to worry about this. ”

Yuxi shook his head and said, "Thanks to so many preparations before, I thought it would be all right." I didn't expect it to come to an end, only to find that what I had done before was just a drop in the bucket. Looking at the excerpts presented from all over the country, Yuxi felt that he was thinking too naïve. No matter how much preparation you make, you will be helpless in the face of drought.

Han Jianming felt that Yuxi's idea was unacceptable, and said: "Henan and Shanxi also have droughts. However, more than 80,000 people have died in Henan and more than 60,000 in Shanxi. And in our entire northwest, only more than 300 people have died. Yuxi, it's all the result of your preparation in advance. "The more than 300 people who died in the northwest were all old, weak, sick and disabled, and they couldn't survive the scorching heat.

Yuxi didn't relax because of Han Jianming's words: "Big brother, the problem now is that I don't know how long this drought will last? It's already mid-August, and if it doesn't rain again, more and more people will die." "If it were only now, Yuxi wouldn't be so worried.

Han Jianming said: "We are human beings, not gods, and we have no ability to call for wind and rain. What we can do is to minimize the losses. In fact, Han Jianming said that the current situation in the northwest is already very rare. Without Yuxi, the current situation in the northwest is only worse than that of Henan and Shanxi. After all, the northwest is a barren land, and there is a shortage of water in the first place.

Because Yuxi reviewed the excerpts every day, he saw that the tragic situation below caused a negative situation, and just released the negative feelings. Soon, Yuxi calmed down: "Big brother, it's been two months of drought now, and I'm worried that there will be locust plagues. "After almost two months of drought, the grain in the field was basically not recovered. And the most terrifying thing about locusts is that they eat everything, flowers and trees. If there is a locust plague, the northwest will really become a barren land. If this is the case, it will take at least two or three years for the northwest to recover its pre-disaster state.

Han Jianming said: "During this time, I checked a lot of information, but I didn't find an effective way to prevent and control the locust plague. ”

Yuxi also found a lot of information herself, and also asked Grandma Quan and Doctor He, and even asked Han Ji to ask those who had experienced the locust plague. Unfortunately, I didn't find a way to do it.

At this time, Xu Wu said outside: "Wangfu, Doctor Bai wrote a letter for Cui Mo to send to you. "Doctor Bai has been staying in Yucheng and is reluctant to come to Ho City.

Yuxi asked, "What did Doctor Bai say in the letter?" Ever since he heard Yunqing say that someone had poisoned him on the letterhead before, Yuxi was no longer willing to open the letter by himself. From here, it can be seen how much Yuxi spares his life.

After reading it, Xu Wu said: "Dr. Bai said in the letter that locusts like to live in warm and dry places, so he guesses that the arid environment should be very beneficial to their breeding and growth. Otherwise, the locust plague would not have been able to occur only when the drought was severe. ”

After listening to it, Yuxi took the letter and read it again. After reading it, Yuxi said: "If this is the case, you can't stop it if you want to." "Because it's simply not something that can be done by humans.

It's been almost two months now, and the fields, meadows, and dry lakes are warm and dry. And these places are now breeding grounds for locusts.

Han Jianming said: "Since we know that these places are places where locusts lay eggs and breed, then we will do our best to kill them." On such a hot day, renovating the ground should be able to dry them all. "People can't stand the sun all day, and I believe these locusts are the same.

Yuxi said in a low voice: "That's the only way." "There's no better way to do it. This is the most rudimentary and clumsy way to do it.

Han Jianming comforted Yuxi and said, "Yuxi, it's a miracle that the northwest can have the current situation, don't put too much pressure on yourself." "Natural disasters are inevitable, and Han Jianming feels that Yuxi has no need to suffer himself.

In front of Han Jianming, Yuxi didn't hide his feelings, and said: "I'm not trying to put pressure on myself, I just want to do more just looking at those folds, so that the people below will suffer less." ”

Han Jianming said with a smile: "It's true that they say that you are a bodhisattva." But you also have to take care of your health, even if you don't think about yourself, think about a few children. If you have something, what about six children?"

Yuxi nodded slightly.

After dinner, Zao Zao licked his face and said to Yuxi: "Mother, I also want to move to Qingzhuyuan." "Qingzhuyuan is much cooler than my sister's courtyard.

Because the weather is too hot, Zao Zao now only practices in the morning and evening, and reads and writes with Mr. at other times.

Yuxi nodded and asked Liu'er: "Do you want Liu'er to move over together?" The room in Qingzhuyuan is enough, and Zao Zao and Liu'er can also be assigned a room each. But it's certainly not as spacious as Liu'er's house.

After two months of drought, most of the bamboo in other places dried up and died. However, the bamboo in the green bamboo yard is watered every morning and evening, so it is still verdant.

Liu Er shook her head and said, "Don't." "Although Qingzhuyuan is cooler, it is not as comfortable as living in my own yard.

Zao Zao took the opportunity to give his opinion again: "Mother, I won't go to read with Mr. in the future, so I will stay in the yard to take care of my younger brothers." "If you take care of your younger brothers, you don't have to read and write anymore.

Yuxi said expressionlessly: "Your younger brother and they have Mother Lan to take care of them, and they don't need you to take care of them." "Jujube is seven years old, Yuxi will not want to tolerate her.

Zao Zao looked at Yuxi's face was not good, and stopped continuing the topic with interest.

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