The little Fubao in the deserted village made all the dignitaries in the court go crazy with envy

The streets of Wutong Town are no longer as lively as they used to be.

The wailing could be heard from houses in every alley.

The rain stopped and the flood receded, but a thick haze was left over the town.

The town was badly hit.

Outside the town, you can see people slumped over next to farmlands in the surrounding areas.

His eyes were dull, his face was pale, and he exuded an air of confusion and despair.

The rice in the field was soaked and rotten.

The stored food in the house was washed away by the water, and the little rice and flour that was saved with great effort also became moldy after being soaked in water.

Without relief, they would starve to death soon, or they would have to beg with their families and become refugees.

But they have elderly parents above them and hungry babies below them, so where can they go to beg for food?

These common people have been guarding a few acres of thin land all their lives, living a peaceful and law-abiding life, not doing evil or committing any crime, just wanting to have something to eat.

Why does God want to block their way and force them to death?

The once vast fields are now devoid of life after the natural disasters, leaving only despair and sadness.

The only remaining green ground is in Yuxi Village.

"The rice on the other side of the river is all gone, and the vegetable gardens of all families have also suffered," Lin Annong's chest rose and fell rapidly, pointing to the medicinal fields on the other side of the river, "but our medicinal fields in our village and our smilax glabra are all fine!"

He was so excited that he stuttered unconsciously.

"I have checked all over this large medicinal field and didn't find any rotten seedlings!" Lin Annong swallowed and emphasized again, his eyes fixed on the medicinal field, almost motionless.

Behind him were a crowd of villagers who had rushed out anxiously to see what was going on.

Everyone's eyes fell on the medicine field.

On one side, there is a rushing river with turbid water after the water level dropped, indicating the tragic scene that once happened on this land.

On one side, there are lush green herbs growing vigorously, demonstrating tenacious vitality and the indomitable spirit against fate.

"Woo-woo-woo-woo!" Mrs. Li sat down on the edge of the field, grinning and howling.

The cries contained sadness after the flood, but more of the joy of surviving the disaster.

Every time a natural disaster is sent down by God, it is an unbearable calamity for the common people.

The tiny plant of gentiana in the field is the life that they are fortunately holding in their hands.

It is their way of survival.

Gradually, the crying and sobbing sounds by the river became more and more numerous, merging into one and intertwining with the sound of the river.

No one spoke anymore.

At times like this, having a good cry can help vent the emotions accumulated in your chest.

After returning home from the medicine field, Mrs. Lin pulled a stool and sat at the door of the main room. Her eyes were still red and swollen from crying, and her voice was very nasal when she spoke.

"It's a blessing in disguise. Fortunately, we have the Hundred-phase Grass. Otherwise, I don't know how many families in our village would be in dire straits."

With the income from the Hundred-Angled Grass, we can exchange it for silver to buy food, and it should not be a problem for everyone in the village to survive until next autumn harvest.

Old Man Lin was lying on a recliner, looking out through the doorway. He could see the green dotted around the corners of the yard, and he said with emotion, "It's really a blessing. We live at the end of the village, and the terrain at the foot of the mountain is slightly higher than the village. Such a big flood flooded the vegetable garden next to it, but it was just stuck there, and the water didn't enter our house."

Of all the households in the village, only theirs and the Yan family were not flooded.

Old Man Lin sighed and continued, "Dashan went to Xincun this morning to help clean up the private school. He came back and said that Xincun, Chaogui Village, and Dashi Village were all badly hit by the disaster. You could hear crying from far away. It was so loud that people couldn't bear to look at it.

Our small place is thousands of miles away from the imperial city, and we don’t know whether there will be any silver and grain allocated for disaster relief. Even if there is, it is uncertain when the supplies can be delivered to the people. I don’t know how many people will die in the meantime.

I'm afraid the price of grain in the grain store has already doubled."

"Alas, what can we do? We ordinary people can only leave it to fate." Suppressing the mixed emotions of joy and sorrow in her heart, Mrs. Lin blew her nose and looked around, "Bai Xiang and Song'er and Bai'er are nowhere to be seen. Did they go to the Yan family again?"

"Madame Du said that we should not waste a single day practicing martial arts, so she called them over."

"..."

The nanny also took great pains to feed the children delicious food.

After practicing martial arts for an hour, the three kids would have their three meals for the day.

This has been the case all this time.

The several children in their family seem to be raised by the Yan family.

At this moment, in the backyard of the Yan family.

Bai Xiang and his two brothers stood in a row and did horse stance in a very professional manner.

If you ignore the three smacking sounds, it looks very serious at first glance.

"Brother Changqing, how long are you going to squat? We have a deal. After I finish squatting, I will eat at your house!" Bai Xiang held a piece of candy in his mouth and sucked it while talking. "Grandma said that there is no rice harvest this year, and we are running out of food. I will eat at your house so that I can save food for grandpa and grandma!"

The young boy dancing with the sword next to him finished his last move, handed the sword to Madam Du, and said with a smile, "Okay. Squat for another stick of incense, and I'll reward you with two dragon beard candies."

Bai Xiang's eyes suddenly lit up. She would ask Brother Chang Qing to give her a few more dragon beard candies, one for each of Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, Second Uncle, Second Aunt, and Little Uncle! She would not eat them for nothing. She would give Brother Chang Qing a lot of green balls!

Lin Huaisong and Lin Huaibai wailed. God knew how hard it was for them. After doing the horse stance every day, they walked with their legs apart.

My bones are sore and painful, it's such a pain, no matter how much sugar I put in, it won't be sweet.

How did my sister do it? She could just stand there for a long time without moving after being stabbed there. It was as easy as playing.

"Brother Changqing, I can't stand it any longer. Look how my legs are shaking."

"Practicing martial arts is more tiring than going up the mountain to chop wood! I just want to go home and lie down now. Can't I just not eat if there's no food at home? Woo!"

The two boys cried out to the sky, and their funny appearance made Aunt Du laugh.

Yan Changqing walked behind Bai Xiang, stretched out his hand to grab the kid by the collar, and as expected, his hand immediately felt heavy.

Relying on him to carry him, the kid immediately became lazy and used his strength to fall into the air. Except for his feet firmly on the ground, it was almost like swinging on a swing.

Yan Changqing's eyes curved slightly and he said to the three people, "The food shortage won't last long. The relief grain from the court will arrive soon."

"How do you know? How long will it take?" Bai Xiang tilted his little head back and looked at the person standing behind him.

Lin Huaisong and Lin Huaibai stood on both sides of their sister, worried that she would fall backwards, so they turned around quickly to support her and caught her cheating in the act.

Boys, "..."

Understood.

No wonder my sister finds horse stance so easy every time.

It turns out that someone helped to cheat.

They worked hard for a full hour each time, while my sister spent half of the time resting and half of the time playing.

Brother Changqing treats me differently!

The boys glared at Brother Changqing, silently accusing him.

"..." Being stared at by two pairs of eyes, Yan Changqing felt uncomfortable and coughed to divert his attention. "It was very fast - I heard the sound of gongs. Should it be someone from the government office coming to report the news?"