LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 70: Storing Water and Storing Grain
The village chief Zhang Yongfu believed what Yuan Chuyi said and felt that a drought was very likely to happen. Seeing that most of the villagers were indifferent, he felt very anxious and could only go to Yuan Chuyi to discuss countermeasures.
"Uncle, don't worry, you go back first, and you can call everyone to the ancestral hall to discuss this matter in two days." Yuan Chuyi said.
Zhang Yongfu had no choice but to go back first and take his own people to dig his own pond. After sending Zhang Yongfu away, on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, he asked Xuan Yue to go to the government office to borrow the relevant record materials recording the climate of the past years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. He also asked Mr. Zhang about which years had droughts occurred in the past forty years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. .
According to Zhang Ernian's recollections, they searched for information. It took a day for several people to sort out the climate when drought occurred. Looking at the information compiled, I was sure that the spring drought would definitely happen on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, and that there might also be floods in June and July.
Such a climate couldn't help but make Yuan Chuyi frown. She went into the city early the next morning and went to the Zhaojia Food Store. The Zhao family grain store is the largest grain store in Yizhou Prefecture, and many of the rice stores in the rice store get their rice from him.
Master Zhao Zhao Qingyue recognized the lady in front of him at a glance as the one who saved his precious son last year, and he thanked her profusely. Yuan Chuyi didn't want to hear him continue to be polite anymore, so he got straight to the point and said:
"Boss Zhao, to be honest, I came here to buy 500 shi of rice. I wonder what price you can give me?"
"Five hundred stones!" Zhao Qingyue was surprised, "Is Mrs. Xiao going to open a grain store?"
"No, I have a lot of people in my family and a lot of employees in the village. It's not good for me to buy a little at a time. I won't give you a profit! I want so much at a time, which is enough to feed everyone up and down me for half a year, and you can only stock up on it. After spending so much, the funds can be turned around quickly, right? Just tell me what price you can give me!"
Zhao Qingyue chuckled, Mrs. Xiao really knew how to use his desire to turn around funds quickly as an entry point to discuss business.
"Last year, the grain harvest everywhere was not very good, and there was still war. The price of this rice is a little expensive, costing 650 fen per stone, but Mrs. Xiao bought so much at once, and she is my son's lifesaver. So, then I will give it to you. Five hundred and ninety cents per stone, which is close to my purchase price, what do you think?"
"Mr. Zhao is so refreshing. Thank you so much! Please send someone to help me send me to Xiao Mansion in the east of the city." At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, she saw that Mr. Zhao was cheerful, and she was also very refreshed.
Nowadays, the normal wholesale price of ordinary rice on the market is seventy-eight cents per pound, and five hundred and ninety cents per stone. In this way, she didn't bargain too much. After paying the money, she asked Mr. Zhao to arrange for someone to deliver the food to the vacant wing of Xiao Mansion that day.
In the past, when Xiao Jing was away from the city, Qiao Fukun took care of the house, but he had his own home and didn't come back often. He usually let the two young men, the fat brother and the cook, live here and take care of it. This time before he returned to Beijing, he told Yuan Chuyi that he hoped she could move in if she was willing.
However, on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, she still felt that living in Xishan Village was more free and comfortable. The birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, and she was open and comfortable, so she did not move to the mansion. Since it is empty now, it is better to use it as a warehouse temporarily.
"Madam, let's buy so much rice at once. If there is no drought, won't this rice be left with insects?" Xuanfeng looked at the workers carrying a bag of rice into the side room and stacking it. He was very puzzled. road.
"If it's really not needed, then that's fine. We can use it to make wine, but if a disaster occurs, we don't have to worry about it then!"
Yuan Chuyi likes to take precautions and plan things to be done in advance. She would rather keep this rice on hand for a hundred days than not have it when she needs it. She looked at Xuan Yue and said, "Give the climate data you have to Governor He and see how he makes a decision."
Xuan Yue personally handed over the compiled information to Mr. He. He Yutang did not expect that on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, he was concerned about the possible disaster because of the words of an old farmer and went to check the information. In this way, he also took the upcoming drought seriously.
In the evening, the village chief summoned the heads of every household in the village to the ancestral hall to discuss matters as scheduled. In the ancestral hall, Yuan Chu asked the village chief to read the climate data he had compiled to everyone. But even after hearing this, some of the villagers were still dubious.
When Yuanchu saw everyone like this, he said: "The mud in the ground is still soft now, and everyone has not been digging very hard in the past few days. If we wait any longer, the mud in the ground will become hard and it will be difficult to dig. Besides, we Even if this pond is not used, we can use it to raise fish, ducks and geese. Also, if you have some spare money, you can buy more food and stock it up, just in case."
Many villagers thought what Yuanchu said on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty was reasonable. Many people started digging ponds the next day, while some people continued to wait and see with a wait-and-see attitude.
Wang Jiagui saw that the village chief and Yuan Chuyi were leading people to dig ponds and store water on the ground. However, except for his own five households, the other four households were still untouched. Convene.
Wang Chunsheng has no objection to digging ponds to store water. He is just busy with business these days and has not had time to dig yet. Now that Wang Jiagui has spoken, he promised to start digging the next day. His family has little land, just a few acres, and just digging a pond is enough.
"I won't dig!" Wang Jiagui's cousin Wang Jiashu said, "It's not even March yet, how do you know there's going to be a drought! If it rains in a few days, wouldn't it be a waste of effort and a waste of fields! "
Wang Jiagui's second cousin Wang Jialin also said indifferently: "I don't dig either. My family's land doesn't have many acres, and the harvest from the land isn't much every year. Besides, if there is a drought, won't the government still be in charge of us?" Well, there’s nothing to worry about!”
Wang Jiagui said: "At this time in previous years, it has already rained heavily and the river water has surged. But this year, there have only been three or four light rains, and the fields have not even been watered! We should work hard, and it is good to have a little harvest. This Yizhou Prefecture is so big and there are so many people. If a disaster really happens, will the government be able to deal with it? Is it possible that we will have to leave our hometown and become a refugee?"
When Wang Jiagui said this, his two cousins fell silent.
"Third uncle, what do you think about this?" Wang Jiagui only looked at Wang Baomin, the oldest and most senior member of the Wang family, and asked.
This Wang Baomin is also an old man who has lived for sixty years. He has seen many natural disasters. He used to follow his parents to flee from famine and wander around their hometown before coming here to settle down.
"With the weather like this, if you want to plant rice seedlings, I'm afraid you have to divert water to the fields. Waiting for it to rain will be really difficult!" he said with emotion.