As soon as he said this, not to mention Old Man Li, Li Dahai, Wang Maocai and others, but also the young and old at the table of women looked at him.
After all, they all have their own natal families, including Mrs. Wang.
If there is really a drought in the coming year, they will definitely want to tell their parents' families, so that when they plant rice, there will be a lack of water during earing or grain filling, which will not be beautiful.
It is possible that this winter could be so cold all of a sudden, and that there could be a severe drought next year.
Don’t look at the fact that the snow has not melted yet, or think that there will be more water after the snow melts.
But that will be several months later, who knows what the situation will be like then?
It is not impossible that it will be extremely cold this year and extremely hot next year!
On the way back, Xie Yanzhi had already thought of his words.
When Old Man Li asked, he said: "The snow is because the weather is cold, so it was originally supposed to rain, but in the end it froze into snow. And there is a certain amount of rain in the sky, and it snowed so much this year." , and lasts for such a long time, it is equivalent to all the water in the sky falling. If the water in the sky is gone, it will not rain next, and it may not rain for a long time. Specifically, it is I can’t say how long it will take, but it’s definitely not wrong to be prepared for the worst.”
When Li Yuan heard this, her eyes lit up, and she quickly continued what Xie Yanzhi said: "Sir, if it doesn't rain for a long time in the sky, it will definitely rain heavily again later. Isn't there an old saying that after a severe drought there will be a severe flood? If this flood is not handled well, there will be a plague. You older generation should know this better than me! So, do you think that if the drought continues as Brother Xie said, we will leave? "
Old Man Li glared at her angrily: "What are we going to do? The roots of our Li family are here. Where do you want to go? If there is a shortage of water, we will buy more water tanks and urns and stock them up first. If it keeps raining, , let’s just take precautions. Besides, there’s no drought now, so why are you talking about this?”
The old man said, still feeling a little uneasy, and confirmed again: "Shao'an, are you sure there will really be a drought?"
Xie Yanzhi happened to be facing Li Yuan and the others. He looked at her and saw her head nodding imperceptibly before nodding affirmatively.
"Sure! It's just that Mr. Chen is leaving soon, and the newly appointed Mr. Xu has not arrived. I heard Mr. Chen said that he is not a good official who works for the people, so I can't tell him about these things that didn't happen. . What I can do now is to let the people I know well start farming according to my wishes. Of course, if you don’t believe it, then there’s nothing I can do. Anyway, I’ve said everything that needs to be said, and the lack of food will also be your problem!”
Xie Yanzhi's words made the people in the old house feel heavy in their hearts.
The same goes for Wang Maocai and Li Jun.
At this time, no matter how sweet the food on the dinner table is, except for a few children who are not very sensible, everyone else has no appetite.
Since the old couple of the Li family were able to raise a scholar son, they must be far more far-sighted than ordinary people.
It’s just that Old Man Li is a farmer and has been serving the land all his life.
He was born and raised here since childhood.
It is definitely impossible for him to leave now because of the so-called drought and floods in the future.
But there is still no problem in planting some drought-tolerant crops in advance.
And for him, the information he knows so far is just Xie Yanzhi's speculation.
What the future holds remains to be verified.
Therefore, after pondering for a long time, he just said: "In this case, next year the land at home, near the Liuyun River, will be planted with rice. In other places, when the paddy fields are dry, sweet potatoes will be planted."
Li Yuan, no, it should be said that the original owner had no idea how much land the old house owned or where it was.
After hearing this, I also knew that this was probably her father's proposal, but he was being conservative.
She didn't know how many acres of land there were in places not close to Liuyun River, so she emphasized again: "Sir, I have sweet potatoes here that I bought when I went to Fucheng with Brother Xie. It is said that the seeds have been improved, and the yield per mu is special. High. Why don't you go back and cut the vines yourself after I've grown the seedlings? Or should I give you the sweet potatoes and you can grow the seedlings yourself?"
Old Man Li thought about it for a moment and then asked: "Did you say how much the yield per mu is? Are you sure the yield is really high? Don't be fooled!"
Based on the information she knew, Li Yuan gave a data that was very conservative and acceptable to everyone.
"It is said that the yield per mu is two to three thousand catties, and the larger ones are much larger than the smaller ones."
As she said that, she looked at Li Jun: "Junzi, haven't you eaten it before? Tell me how big it is and how it tastes."
Before Li Jun could speak, Li Zheng, who had been silent, said: "If the eldest sister is talking about the sweet potatoes that Junzi brought over, I know. Master, there are some left in my study. What we hear is deceptive, and what we see is deceptive." Really, you’ll know it yourself when you see it.”
After saying this, he put down his chopsticks and went directly back to the study to pick up the remaining sweet potatoes.
Old Man Li glanced at the basket he brought over and saw that the big one was a pound or two, and the small one was maybe half a pound. He simply put down his chopsticks, stood up and bent down to check.
After he inspected them one by one, he said: "Zhengzi, bury a few of them in the charcoal and taste them for a while. If they are really good, we will plant all the dry land with them, and we won't plant peanuts this year." "
Old Man Li still doesn’t know that the sweet potatoes here are specially selected by Li Yuan, otherwise they would be more than half a catty.
Li Yuan knew that he had misunderstood, but she didn't say anything. She just hoped that her father would be moved, and then decided to plant more acres.
Li Dahai, who was standing by, heard this and said, "Dad, although the yield per mu of peanuts is not high, they are valuable. In previous years, our family relied on this to make money."
Li Sanhai also echoed: "Yes, Dad, do you want to stop thinking about it? Although there is a possibility of drought, hasn't it happened yet? Maybe the eldest niece-in-law has made a miscalculation?"
Li Zheng had been under the guidance of Xie Yanzhi some time ago. He knew how knowledgeable and extensive his knowledge was.
After hearing what his father and uncle said, he said decisively: "Dad, I believe the eldest brother-in-law's calculation. Since he said there is, then it may be possible. Besides, my mother also believes in the eldest sister. We should listen to them and it is better to plant more varieties. . If my eldest brother-in-law really doesn’t have that ability, maybe we will be like those victims outside, how can we still sit here and have a good meal? "
At this time, Li Dahai inexplicably remembered that in September, Li Yuan and Wang Can kept talking about the cold weather.
I don’t know why, but I think of Li Yuan’s repeated suggestions of growing more drought-resistant crops.
He didn't agree with it at first, but the conversation changed unexpectedly.
"Sanhai, how about we just listen to dad and stop planting peanuts next year? Anyway, Duozi and the others made some money from their eldest niece and son-in-law's kang making skills. Let's do what Yuan Niang said. , buy more grain and store it. Buy enough for a year first, so you don’t have to worry about going hungry if the harvest isn’t good.”
Li Yuan silently gave her uncle a thumbs up.
The coming year will be bad. If they can stock up on more food, plus the sweet potatoes produced in the fields next year, they shouldn't have to worry too much about food rations in the next year or two.
