Nangong Yunteng divided the 200 people into four teams, with Pei Tao, Wu Bing, Liu Bao and Zhang Qian as captains. Among the four teams, each team is divided into five groups. The four teams are on duty in two shifts, with two teams on duty every day, and the two teams are divided into ten groups on duty throughout the day.
When the villagers saw that the size of the guard team had expanded, they were worried about wild beasts, but now they are no longer afraid. This is their home, and there are people willing to protect their home. It's not too late for them to be happy.
After all, the seeds have been improved through the spiritual spring water. Not only do they grow well, but the maturity period is also shortened. The villagers working in the fields feel a sense of accomplishment when they look at everything in front of them.
Wang Li was leading his sons to work in the fields, working enthusiastically. The old man seemed several years younger. When he saw Su Niyue, he even smiled brightly.
"Young madam, look at it, little Miaomiao has jumped up in a few days!"
"Uncle, the land is good, the seeds are good, and you take good care of it. If it doesn't grow well, it won't be right!"
"Hey, eh, eh, eh, eh, thanks to you, the people around here have benefited from your glory!"
"Uncle, good times are ahead!"
The two of them hadn't visited the field for more than ten days, so it didn't matter. The villagers all came over to report the good news, saying how the land they were responsible for looked like.
After walking around for an entire afternoon, Su Niyue and Nangong Yunteng left. They walked around Taoyuan Valley again before returning to the main building.
"Ms. sir, let's go see Populus euphratica and the others!"
"good!"
The two of them appeared in another small courtyard in Shangjing City. Since the last time they were chased by the Fourth Prince's men, the destinations of Populus euphratica and Wutong have changed.
Seeing their master was the happiest thing for their subordinates. Hu Yang and Wu Tong quickly reported on their visits to the capital in the past few days. Nothing special happened.
But Su Niyue felt that the temperature here was wrong: "Mr. sir, do you think it's hotter here than Lingnan?"
Nangong Yunteng seemed to suddenly realize something. He nodded and asked Hu Yang, "How long has it been since it rained here?"
"It hasn't rained since the Chinese New Year! Moreover, it's getting hotter day by day, and I don't even feel spring. It's directly entering summer."
Su Niyue nodded, almost the same as when they were exiled last year: "It seems like there will be another drought this year!"
"Well, fortunately there is no drought in Lingnan!"
"That's right, we just need to worry about our own affairs. It's not like the Great Luck Kingdom doesn't have an emperor!" Su Niyue always figured it out and stopped worrying.
Otherwise, she would regret not stocking up on snow when it snowed heavily in winter. The water currently stored in her space is enough for Taoyuan Valley.
"It's been snowing all winter long, otherwise the ground would have been dry and cracked this season!"
Su Niyue and Nangong Yunteng went directly to Prince Jing's Mansion. Chu Yuan was not there. They wrote a note about the severe drought in the north and made an appointment for the next meeting. They stayed in Chu Yuan's study.
Then they went to Prince Ning's Mansion and left a note for Chu Xiao before the two returned to Taoyuan Valley.
Lingnan is now very different from before, especially Liangzhou City. Once there is a severe drought in the north, there will inevitably be refugees, and the current best choices for the refugees are Shu County and Lingnan. They must take measures to deal with it.
Nangong Yunteng has food stored in several places, and Chu Yuan also has granaries. I don't know if Chu Xiao's fiefdom has grain storage. Once the refugees come, they will have to open granaries to store food.
Last year they were in exile and couldn't care about this, but this year, they can't. Su Niyue also has a large amount of food stored in her space, and it is more than the three of them.
Thinking about it, there shouldn't be that many refugees who can make it to Liangzhou. When she thought of this, Su Niyue hoped that the dog emperor would die soon and make room for good people.
In the next month, the rain in Lingnan became less than in previous years, but it was not yet a drought, and the crops in the fields were growing well. When the potatoes were harvested, the entire Taoyuan Valley was boiling. They never expected that , one acre of land can actually harvest more than 500 kilograms of potatoes.
The rice they planted before was less than 200 kilograms per acre. But the newly planted rice in Taoyuan Valley this year has a yield of nearly 1,000 kilograms per mu. Su Niyue is not satisfied with this figure. In modern times, the highest yield of rice can reach nearly 2,000 kilograms.
But it doesn't matter. For the local people, this number is already an astronomical figure. In previous years, they were all upset when they saw something coming out of the fields. This time, using Su Niyue's method and seeds, the yield doubled, and the villagers went crazy with joy.
The north has not escaped this severe drought, and refugees have arrived as promised. Fortunately, the number of people was not large. The Liangzhou prefect took the lead in setting up a tent to serve porridge outside the city, which made Su Niyue's impression of him a bit better.
Nangong Yunteng and Su Niyue donated 500 kilograms of food to the refugees. The state government sent people to arrange porridge, but just giving porridge could not solve the practical problems of the refugees. In the end, the prefect decided to distribute all the refugees who had come to the surrounding areas. Each village.
Taoyuan Valley donated food, but only arranged for a few households to be displaced to Dahe Village and Taiping Village. Huang Zongming meant that they were indistinguishable, which is unjustifiable.
It doesn't matter to Su Niyue, she can afford it, but she doesn't care for idlers, as long as they can work when they come, she has also said hello to the prefect, if they don't work well, she will send them to the prefect's mansion. .
Because of his wife's face, the prefect agreed to Su Niyue's request.
The severe drought has not ended yet, and the locust plague has come again. The locusts really passed through and left no grass behind.
Chu Xiao's fiefdom had just harvested a batch of potatoes and rice, and had just planted the second crop. When they were preparing to harvest sweet potatoes and corn, Su Niyue and Nangong Yunteng came.
"Chu Xiao, are the locusts coming?" Su Niyue looked at Chu Xiao jokingly.
"What locusts?" Chu Xiao didn't react at all.
"Locusts, they're the ones jumping around in the ground!"
"Ah?" Chu Xiao stood up from the chair: "What should we do? There are still many crops in the field that have not been harvested!"
Nangong Yunteng looked at Chu Xiao and pointed towards Su Niyue with his chin.
"Mrs. Sister-in-law, you have a solution, right?" Chu Xiao was extremely sure at this moment.
"Of course, otherwise why would I come! But I have a condition!"
"What conditions?" Chu Xiao knew that if there were no conditions, Su Niyue would not have this attitude.
"I haven't thought about it yet, so I'll keep it in mind for you first!"
"OK!"
"Then let's go!"
"Coming so soon?"
"It should be soon, let's go!"
As a result, they left early and persuaded the people in the field to retreat. The three of them set up a tent on the field and started barbecuing and adding cold beer. Just as they were eating and drinking, the dark sky in the distance became closer and closer.
It was the first time for Su Niyue to see a locust plague, and it was really like 'the locusts arrive and it's half dark all day long'. Of course, it was also the first time for Nangong Yunteng and Chu Xiao to see it with their own eyes, and all three of them felt their scalps go numb.
After a moment, Su Niyue realized what she was doing, and activated her earth power to shrink the ground to an inch. Wherever Su Niyue passed, there were roosters, hens, chickens, and chickens all over the place. They were all densely packed with chickens.
When the locusts flew in, the chickens were obviously a little excited, and soon they swooped into the locusts' team. Su Niyue and three others also hid in the tent.
