Li Sanhai looked at his elder brother, then at his son, and finally at his wife and parents before nodding with difficulty.
"I listen to my eldest brother and dad."
Li Yuan knew that it would be difficult for a farmer to switch to sweet potatoes instead of rice or peanuts, which can be sold for more money.
Seeing her uncle's behavior at this time, she said: "Grandma, uncle and uncle, you will not regret today's decision. Really, I believe Brother Xie, and I also have an inexplicable intuition that there will be drought."
As she said that, she thought about it and made up a reason for herself, "I don't know if it is the old people who say that if you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later. Ever since I came back from the gate of hell, this feeling has been particularly obvious. It's like Back in September, I felt that something was wrong this winter, that it would be extremely cold. Look, is it coming true now? This time, I have a very strong feeling that there will be a drought, and it will be quite serious. Plus Going by Brother Xie’s speculation, I think this will happen 100% of the time.”
As she said that, she glanced at Xie Yanzhi, and then looked at Old Man Li and Old Mrs. Wang.
"Grandma, do you think this will work? Just plant it with confidence and let the villagers plant it too. If there is no drought then, I will harvest all the sweet potatoes. I will open a sweet potato vermicelli workshop later. I specialize in selling these. I will charge your sweet potatoes at a price that is 10% higher than in previous years. But if there is a drought, then..."
Before Li Yuan could finish her words, Old Man Li said: "If there is a drought, then you will be kind to everyone. Yuan Niang, if you have the answer, I will talk to the clan. Those with other surnames , let your Uncle Hua tell you when the time comes."
As he spoke, he added: "If there is no drought, the price will be the same as in previous years. There is no need to raise it specially. Besides, as grandparents, we can't let you suffer. Then let your brothers work hard." One point, no matter how much money it costs, we will do our best to help you share it. I know that you will say this for the benefit of everyone."
Wang Can, who had been silent all this time, felt warm in his heart when he heard the old man's last words.
How lucky she is to marry into such a family.
Li Yuan followed his words and said: "Sir, if there is a drought, are you sure you won't go out because of the floods after the drought? If you don't go out, what will happen if something happens? We are close here. Liuyun River is a neighboring county to Liufeng County. If we have droughts and floods, they must be the same as us. If the magistrate of Liufeng County does not act, if something goes wrong with the dam, everything here will be flooded. ."
Li Yuan's words made everyone present except Wang Can and the ignorant child tremble in their hearts.
Including Xie Yanzhi, he seemed to understand what she meant by the dam before.
The terrain of Liuyun County is low, and the Liuyun River is deep and narrow.
If it is flooded and the dam breaks, Lijia'ao will definitely be destroyed.
Old Man Li stared straight at Li Yuan, covering his chest with his hands, unable to recover for a long time.
Mrs. Wang also hit her chest hard and said with a trembling voice: "Mother Yuan, don't say such nonsense."
Li Yuan wanted them to know the seriousness of the matter, so she said: "Mistress, did I say anything nonsense? You will know if you go outside and listen to the words of the victims. There should be many people outside, all from Liufeng County. You and Let them ask around to see what the situation is like in Liufeng County. I won’t say anything else. Wait until February or March to see where the snow water rises after it melts. Then find a time to go to the upper reaches of Liufeng County and have another look. If you think what I said makes sense, we should prepare earlier."
Old Man Li waited for a long time before he recovered.
When I heard this, I responded directly without thinking: "Okay!"
If it is true as Yuan Niang said, then not only they will have to move, but the entire Li clan and even the people of Lijia'ao will have to move.
Where to move is the question.
Drought, flood. If it really comes, like Yuan Niang said, the plague is not impossible.
It’s just that there are so many of them, how can we take them in?
They will not abandon their home and roots unless absolutely necessary.
He left his hometown when he was alive and found it difficult to bury his bones after death.
He is getting older and does not want to end up dying in a foreign country!
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Since they were only a few days away from getting married, Li Jun was left to sleep in the old house from that day on.
After Li Yuan and others finished their meal without any taste, they went back first.
Wang Can led Caiwei and Wang Maocai in the front, while Xie Yanzhi held the sleepy Qingsha and walked behind with Li Yuan.
After the distance was further increased, Xie Yanzhi said: "Mother Yuan, where is the new house arranged?"
"Junzi packed up his room and said he would arrange it there. I asked my uncle to live in your new house, but he didn't want to. In the past two days, I went to sleep in the kitchen, and Canniang persuaded me. It’s useless.”
Xie Yanzhi: "...There are so many rooms in my house, why does he sleep in the kitchen? Even sleeping in the study is better than that."
"No!"
She and Wang Can had tried to persuade them, but they persisted. What could they do?
"Mother Yuan, this is my plan. I will let Junzi move into this newly built building. From now on, when you marry me, you will also live in the county town. Even if you come back here, there will be few people staying overnight. That house is empty. It's empty, so Junzi can live in it. Tonight I'll go to the study and stay the night. Tomorrow we'll move his new house there. Now his room can be free for me and my in-laws to live. "
Speaking of this house, Li Yuan asked with some laughter and tears: "How much money did you spend on your house and well? You must have heard that Lijia'ao will be flooded by then. You spent so much money, but you can't live in it." One year."
"How did I know this when I was building it?"
Saying that, Xie Yanzhi couldn't help but confirm again: "Yuanniang, is it really going to break the dam and be flooded?"
"Do you think I need to lie to you? Is this kind of thing a joke?"
"I just can't believe it! If the dam breaks and the floods you mentioned are included, the entire Liuyun County, not to mention Lijia'ao, will be flooded. The terrain is low, even if there are mountains, it is not safe to hide in the mountains. ! Heavy flooding will cause the soil to become loose, and over time, flash floods and mudslides may also occur from time to time."
If the dike was in Liuyun County, and the county magistrate was Mr. Chen, Xie Yanzhi would definitely find a way to deal with this.
However, there are too many dog officials in Liufeng County, and now we have to add Xu County Magistrate who is about to take office.
No matter how much he knows what to do, if people don't cooperate, what's the use of what he says?
Maybe it will give others a reason to make money openly.
At that time, in the name of building dams and digging river channels, the people will be forced to perform labor.
If you don't go, use money to offset it!
Just thinking about that scene made him vomit blood!
