The remaining soups and liquids are made by small families and ordinary people.

An Niang said, "It's very likely that the Shangguan family was plotted against."

"Ever since their defeat, the Shangguan family has been trying to make a comeback, and they've asked many people for help, but to no avail."

"Now that there is such a good opportunity, the Shangguan family will definitely seize it."

Mu Laoer said "oh" and no longer cared about the Shangguan family's affairs. This was just a piece of news to his family.

This was Mr. Sang's intention. He wanted his family to be aware of all kinds of news in Rongdu, especially news about big families and powerful people, in order to prevent them from being plotted against or anything going wrong.

It has to be said that survival in Rongdu is much more complicated and difficult than in the village.

The next day, morning.

Mu Baobao and his companions took a horse-drawn carriage to a farm in the suburbs.

As soon as Mu Laodi and his companions saw this farm, they loved it very much.

"This farm is great. It's spacious and big enough. We can farm here, and we can also fence in some land to raise chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs."

"Oh my God, such good land is wasted to grow flowers and plants. It's so sad."

Mu Baobao squatted at the gate, holding her chin with her hands and looking at her family. She also felt that it was not a good idea to use these lands to grow flowers and plants.

Suddenly, she leaned over and looked outside, as if something was running towards her.

What's running over here?

Wooden baby jumped towards the gate of the manor, his big eyes full of curiosity. Could it be a good thing?

The next second, she was pounced on by a furry creature.

She was sweating from the heat.

"It's so hot."

She randomly scratched something off her face with her little paws and took a look at it.

It's a little squirrel.

"Little squirrel, are you coming to play with me?"

She squeezed the little squirrel's paw and said with a smile, "Are you here alone? Where are your parents?"

When Mu Laodi and his companions saw that it was a little squirrel, they ignored it and continued to discuss farming and raising chickens, ducks, geese and pigs on the farm.

Qian closed the door to prevent anyone from seeing.

The little squirrel was calling out, as if saying something.

Mu Baobao uttered "oh, oh" a few times and nodded from time to time, "So that's how it is."

"There's also a water shortage in the mountains, but it's not too serious."

"If you are short of water, come to me and I will find a way to get you water."

Only then did she realize that there was a shortage of water in the mountains.

Fortunately, there are two small streams in the mountains, so the animals don’t have to worry about real water shortage for the time being, but some flowers and plants have dried up.

The little squirrel continued to call.

There is no problem in communication between Mu Baobao and the little squirrel.

After Mu Laodi and his companions had looked at the situation in the front yard, they prepared to tour the entire farm.

"Baby." Zhu waved to Mu Baobao and said with a kind smile, "We're going to go around the village. Have you finished chatting with the little squirrel?"

Baby Mu let go of the little squirrel, and the little squirrel jumped onto the wall and left.

"That's all." Mu Baobao walked forward, took Zhu's hand, and talked briskly.

"Grandma, the little squirrel said that there is a shortage of water in the mountains. He also said that many people go to the mountains every day to get water and find food. There are many more people than before."

Zhu thought for a moment and realized that the previous time might refer to the year before last. "The weather is not good this year."

It’s so hot this year that we can’t live without an ice basin at home.

Mu Baobao said, "The little squirrel also said that the amount of herbs in the mountains has decreased, and even the number of baby animals has decreased."

Father Mu said, "I heard from the elders in the village that if there is a natural disaster or a major event, animals generally will not give birth to children because the children will not survive."

"Animals are more sensitive than we are in this regard."

Experienced villagers will judge the year's harvest, weather, etc. based on the condition of the animals.

Mu Baobao exclaimed with sparkling eyes, "Grandpa, the old people in the village are really amazing. They know so many things."

Father Mu patted her head and said with a smile, "As you live longer, you will naturally learn a lot."

“These are the experiences passed down from our ancestors.”

Baby Mu gave a thumbs up and said, "Our ancestors are so great and amazing. They know so much."

Mu Laodi and the others all laughed.

"Old man, should we stock up on some more food?" asked Zhu.

These days, the family has stockpiled a lot of food.

Father Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Stock up some more."

"Be careful, don't let anyone find out, it could easily lead to trouble."

Zhu agreed and planned to stock up on rice and flour when she returned.

The family continued to move around the village.

After turning the entire rotor, the family already knew how to use this farm.

"Those courtyards won't be moved. It's perfect for us to live here, or entertain guests."

"The kitchen and other areas should remain the same. The rest of the space is best used for farming and raising chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs."

"It's too hot. Let's feed less chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs and see how things go."

Mu Baobao was not very interested in these. She was more interested in the ants moving in the corner.

She squatted in the corner, watching the ants move happily.

Suddenly, the extremely loud cry of cicadas was heard.

"Are there cicadas at this time?" Mu Baobao swallowed and thought of the delicious fried cicadas.

"Nana, nanny, I want to eat fried cicadas!"

Life is good at home, grandma would probably agree.

Zhu: "...Okay, let's ask your uncle to catch some cicadas for you later, and we'll fry them and eat them."

Life is better at home now, so there’s no need to save that little bit of oil.

"The cicadas are early this year." Qian frowned. "They weren't this early in previous years."

Wang said, "It wasn't this hot in previous years. This year it's unbearably hot."

She fanned herself with her embroidered handkerchief. "Even if you stand in the shade, it's still hot."

The three sisters-in-law were talking about the hot weather.

Baby Mu was listening to the cicadas' calls and swallowing his saliva constantly. The cicadas were so delicious.

After checking out the situation in the farm and the fields, the family returned to Rongdu before noon.

They wanted to stay at the farm to cook, but there was no ice basin on the farm and it was too hot to bear.

The carriage went straight to the Mu family.

As he was walking, Mu Baobao heard the people talking.

"Have you heard? Prince Ding is giving out porridge and medicine. He's such a good man."

"Why is Prince Ding giving out porridge and medicine when everything is fine?"

"I heard that Prince Ding noticed that the recent hot weather has made life difficult for many people, so he specially provided porridge and medicine."

"No, Prince Ding knows the weather is so hot, but he's still giving out porridge. Aren't you afraid of people getting burned to death? It's so hot, Prince Ding should be sending out cold water and ice."

Mu Baobao nodded his little head, agreeing very much. Drinking porridge in such a hot day would burn your mouth.

Her family doesn’t drink porridge in the morning. Instead, they drink the leftover porridge from last night, which they put in well water overnight. It tastes delicious in the morning.

"Everyone, hurry to the north of the city. The people arranged by Prince Ding are distributing porridge and medicine!" someone shouted.

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