The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

On the second day after Xia Mianwan and Pei Yanxu went shopping in the downtown area, the officials in Yanzhou heard some rumors. Even Chen Suzhi asked Pei Yanxu whether he was really interested in Xia Mianwan.

The main reason is that the Prince's Junior Tutor is in the emperor's heart. If there is no special situation, he will be the first person in front of the future emperor. Since Pei Yanxu came to Yanzhou, how many officials in Jiangnan have not paid attention to Pei Yanxu? What's more, Pei Yanxu has not yet been engaged. Who doesn't want to marry the young and promising Prince's Junior Tutor?

With the new emperor ascending the throne, they also wanted to see which way the wind was blowing. However, Pei Yanxu had not made any major moves so far, which made the officials in Jiangnan calm down a little.

Pei Yanxu did not stop these rumors from spreading among the officials in Jiangnan.

Even... added fuel to the fire.

Zheng Fu.

Old Mrs. Zheng asked people to inquire about the matter every day, and now she heard about Xia Mianwan and Pei Yanxu from her grandson.

"Did Xia Mianwan and Pei Yanxu really spend half a day strolling in the downtown area?" asked Old Lady Zheng.

Zheng Xiaoyun nodded, his face gloomy.

"In that case, Xiaoyun, you must not stay up late anymore. Pei Yanxu is deeply favored by the emperor. On the surface, the prime minister of the cabinet is Lord Zhang, but everyone knows that this is because Pei Yanxu is young. It is precisely because the emperor trusts Pei Yanxu that he gave the position of the prince's tutor to Pei Yanxu this time." Old Lady Zheng didn't want Zheng Xiaoyun to do anything stupid again.

Zheng Xiaoyun nodded readily this time. The situation was stronger than the person, so he was not in a hurry.

"But this Lord Pei is very strange. How could Mian Wan, a divorced woman, win his favor?" Old Mrs. Zheng was really puzzled. This was... too strange.

Zheng Xiaoyun said, "It's probably just a joke. When people in the officialdom heard about it, they probably laughed at Pei Yanxu. Xia Mianwan is a divorced woman with two children. There's no way the Pei family would allow her to marry into the family. Isn't this a sure way to be laughed at by everyone? Xia Mianwan thinks highly of herself and is unwilling to return the children to the Zheng family, but she doesn't know that it's just wishful thinking for her to be with Pei Yanxu."

Old Madam Zheng nodded and said, "With Mianwan's family background, it's too much of a stretch for her to marry into our family. If she wants to marry Lord Pei after getting divorced, it's really wishful thinking."

Zheng Xiaoyun smiled and said, "So, don't worry, grandma. When Pei Yanxu gets tired of playing with her and treats her like a worn-out shoe, she will come to us crying and begging us."

When he thought about the situation that might happen in the future, Zheng Xiaoyun felt that all the setbacks he had experienced along the way to Jiangnan were much better.

Old Mrs. Zheng frowned as she looked at Zheng Xiaoyun and shook her head.

The future of the Zheng family... is really full of difficulties.

"By the way, grandma, I came here this time because I have something important to tell you." Zheng Xiaoyun said seriously at this time.

"You say." Seeing Zheng Xiaoyun's serious expression, Old Lady Zheng hurriedly pricked up her ears to listen.

"There has been no rain in the north for two months. There is a risk of severe drought."

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Zheng frowned and became extremely worried. "Why is there such a severe drought? The Emperor has been on the throne for less than a year, and the entire State of Chen has not yet recovered. They have just experienced war, and if they experience another severe disaster, what will the people do?"

Zheng Xiaoyun didn't think so much about it. He just told his grandmother to send people to the capital to store grain as soon as possible.

Xia Mianwan also received news about the severe drought in the north. He heard it from the chefs who came to participate in the competition in the God of Cooking Courtyard. Fortunately, Yanzhou was not affected. However, if the drought really develops into a disaster, Yanzhou will definitely be affected.

No, we have to prepare early.

Xia Mianwan thought about it and asked more people to go to the fields to check.

In Yanzhou, severe droughts are rare, but floods are frequent.

In the afternoon, Xia Mianwan took Ruzhu and Yujie'er to the fields and mountains.

Xia Mianwan brought Yu Jie'er along on purpose. Although Yu Jie'er was still young, she had experienced a lot. She should learn more about the people's sentiments so that she would not be so naive and lack empathy.

Yu Jie'er thought the carriage was too bumpy and wanted to go horseback riding, but Xia Mianwan thought about it and decided to refuse.

"Yujie, although you are a good rider, mother is not. Let's ride in the carriage together this time." Xia Mianwan's riding skills were terrible.

Yu Jie'er had no choice but to give up riding.

There were quite a few people on the official road out of the city, but their clothes were still a bit tattered.

The people of Yanzhou already live the best lives among the nearby towns. If the people of Yanzhou live like this, there is no need to talk about people in other places.

If there is a severe drought in the north, and once the people start fleeing the famine... I'm afraid... war will break out again.

Xia Mianwan suppressed her worries and went all the way to the farm in the countryside.

All the farms bought by Xia Mianwan were handed over to Xiaowu to manage.

After arriving at the farm, Xia Mianwan saw the farmhands and farmers working, and he felt a little relieved.

"Is Xiaowu here today?" Xia Mianwan asked the old village head.

"Yes, the fifth master is eating the seasoning with his donkey.

Xia Mianwan nodded and took Ruzhu and Yujie to find Xiaowu.

Xiaowu was very surprised to see Xia Mianwan arrive late.

"Sister Xia, why are you here? Is there something wrong?" Xiao Wu put down the grass in his hand, touched the donkey's head, went to the sink next to him to wash his hands, and then walked over.

Xia Mianwan handed Xiaowu a handkerchief and said, "Nothing, just came to see you."

"Everything is fine, Sister Xia."

Xia Mianwan looked around and said, "Xiaowu, I want you to dig a few bigger cellars here. I want you to store some food here."

Xiao Wu was surprised: "Why are they storing food again? Is it... something that happened? Do you want me to go to the mountain and let them know?"

Xia Mianwan said, "I don't know if I'm too worried, but the north may be facing a severe drought. If it is a severe drought, it will be a disaster. If... a large number of people start to flee famine, then we in the south of the Yangtze River may also be affected. And this effect will not be so fast, it will take at least half a year, and after another half a year, it may coincide with the flood season of the rivers in Yanzhou. If a flood disaster occurs, the situation will be even more serious. I can't guarantee that everything will be fine, so we should make plans early."

Xiao Wu looked serious. "Sister Xia, I understand. I will pay more attention to the things in the north. Speaking of which, there are several families from the north who have come to our village."

"When they came, it looked like...what was the situation like?" Xia Mianwan asked.

Xiao Wu recalled carefully and said, "The situation is not good... It is said that their grandfather is a famous old master. He said that he saw that there would be a severe drought and the situation was not good, so the whole family went south in advance."

Xia Mianwan was shocked, and his face was filled with worry. "If that's the case, we have to prepare. Xiaowu, come back with me later to get 1,000 taels of silver, and I'll leave the food storage to you."

"Yes!"

"Call that old master over again, I have something to ask him." Xia Mianwan continued.

"it is good!"

"Mother, do you want to take the person to Uncle Chen's place?" Yu Jie'er asked.

Xia Mianwan nodded and said, "Yes, mother will ask. If the situation is not good, mother will take him to see Prefect Chen. This is related to the people of the world. It is better to do one more useless thing than to do one less useful thing."

Yu Jie'er nodded secretly.