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Chapter 207 Retreat

Both of them despised him, "Didn't you hear what Mr. Jiannan said just now? Yizhou is where the governance of Jiannan Road is. Generally, the state capital has a governor, and the person who leads the military and political affairs of Jiannan Road is the Jiedushi, but Yizhou still belongs to the king of Yizhou.

Fiefdom, these gentlemen all talked about it in class."

Bai Erlang blushed and shouted: "Impossible, I have never heard Mr. talk about it."

Bai Shanbao: "That must be because you are sleeping."

Man Bao hesitated, "Are you talking nonsense?"

Bai Erlang also hesitated, "Sir, did you really say that?"

Bai Shanbao and Manbao nodded fiercely together.

Bai Erlang slumped his shoulders and stopped talking.

Mrs. Bai, who was not worried about the three children and came to see them as usual:...

She hesitated for a moment, turned around and left without going in.

Mr. Zhuang will come to Qili Village to teach. Of course, all his previous ambitions have disappeared, but the breach of the dike this time is so big that even if he lives in a corner, he can't help but worry.

Moreover, Qili Village is under Yizhou, and the people here cannot stay away from the land.

But what can he do in white clothes?

Mr. Bai was talking to him, "I closed all the shops in the county and Brazil, and sent all the people to Zhuangzi. I don't know what the situation in Yizhou is like now."

He said: "When the refugees arrive here, the county magistrate should invite us people into the city."

When the time comes, I will definitely donate money and food. This is what Mr. Bai can do.

The rain in Qili Village was still falling, but it gradually became lighter. The small river in the village rose rapidly, and the water flooded into the school. Some houses in the village close to the river or located low were flooded by the water.

Fortunately, the water is not very deep. Although life is greatly affected, there is no danger of being flooded.

Because of this, schools have been put on indefinite leave, and no one knows when classes will resume.

Manbao's house is in a good location and is built with blue bricks and large tiles. The house was not built for a long time, so it was not affected by the disaster this time.

Many families in the village couldn't live in their houses, and most of them went to live with relatives whose houses were still good. Some relatives' houses also leaked and couldn't be lived in. The row down the row was Manbao's house.

Therefore, Manbao's family also freed up two rooms for them to live in. As soon as the rain stopped, the village chief organized the villagers to help these families repair their houses.

Those that have collapsed and cannot be lived in must be rebuilt, and others must be repaired.

Of course, these jobs belong to Zhou Dalang and the others and have nothing to do with Man Bao. She is still carried to the Bai family by Zhou Dalang every morning for classes, and is picked up home by Zhou Dalang in the evening.

Although Mr. Zhuang was worried, he could only suppress it and cook a small stove for his three children. He occasionally told them about Yizhou, Jianwei Weir and various drought and flood disasters.

In late May, the rain gradually stopped and the swollen river slowly receded. Old Zhou led his sons to look at the seedlings in the fields with hoes on their shoulders.

Many fields were submerged, and in some fields near the river, even the tops of the seedlings could no longer be seen. At a glance, it looked like a wide river.

Many people in the village were on the verge of tears, and Lao Zhou was very worried. He would go out early every day and come back late every day, counting the losses when he came back after promising the land.

Based on this calculation, almost half of the Zhou family's fields may have no harvest. When the water recedes, the seedlings will either be washed away or have their roots broken. Even if they are still good, there may not be a harvest.

After all, the most important earing time was missed in the middle.

Fortunately for the Zhou family, their fields are many and scattered. This area was flooded, but some of them were lucky enough to escape.

Other families may not have such good luck. Although Manbao rarely goes out with his father to join in the fun, he often encounters people in the village. Almost everyone has a sad face. When talking about this year's harvest, everyone is pessimistic.

The water slowly receded, but many insect eggs were left behind. Even if the sun came out, no one was very happy. The villagers began to get busy again, going out early and returning late every day to catch insects, weed, and fertilize again.

The school needs to be cleaned and renovated, so the school is still on vacation.

Mr. Zhuang, however, is no longer in class. He wants to take time to return to the county town. The three children have no classes and can finally rush out into the outside world.

The adults didn't let them go near the river, so they went to the mountains to play with their friends. Man Bao remembered that he had been doing the flower basket business for two years, so he picked a lot of flowers and went back to make flower baskets.

Of course, adults have to weave small bamboo baskets.

After thinking for a while, Old Zhoutou said to Zhou Zuorang: "From now on, you should stop going to the fields in the afternoon and stay at home to weave bamboo baskets. This year's harvest will definitely be bad. The head of the village said there is a flood outside. I estimate the price of food."

It will definitely go up, so it’s better for the family to make more money.”

Zhou Erlang nodded. In fact, his family has given up a lot of fields. Now they are just saving them. No one knows how much they can harvest from the fields in the end.

Lao Zhoutou and Xiao Qian said: "Since the second brother is going to the county town, you can also make tofu and let him take it with him. Now every penny in the family has to be saved."

He was very worried, "With the land like this, I don't know how to pay the autumn taxes."

Everyone bowed their heads.

Man Bao raised his little hand and said, "Dad, let me help you!"

Lao Zhoutou forced out a smile and said, "Hahaha, I know Manbao is filial."

Brothers of the Zhou family: ...it seems like they won’t help.

The Zhou family is now in negative equity, and the shortfall is quite large. Although Manbao has no chance to listen to his parents' whispers at night, he still has an account in his heart. He knows that the family owes his eldest sister five taels of silver. This money is not urgent, but Qiu

If the tax can't cover enough food, I'm afraid I'll have to pay.

Manbao has to calculate taxes for his father every year, and he knows this best.

She helped as she was told, and the next day she took Brother Six and asked Datou and Daya to follow her second brother to the city.

Zhou Dalang put everything on the cart, glanced at the flowers in their baskets, and acquiesced.

No one at home spoke. Last year and the year before last, they did make a lot of money selling flower baskets. Even though there are many people selling flower baskets in the market now, it is strange that the flower baskets they sell are more popular than others.

Of course, at the same price.

Tuesday Lang and Wu Lang thought that entering the county this time was just like usual, but they felt something was wrong as soon as they arrived at the gate of the county.

There were so many people queuing up to enter the city, so many that there was a long queue, and many of them were in ragged clothes and with numb faces. Zhou Lang was startled when he saw it and stopped where he was for a long time.

Liu Lang also looked at those people curiously, then turned to ask him, "What's wrong with second brother?"

Zhou Erlang wanted to turn around and go back, but when he saw the tofu in the basket, he thought about it and decided to go to the city.

You can keep bamboo weaving and sell it later, but you cannot keep tofu.

He tightened his hands and told a few people, "Stop selling flower baskets when we enter the city later. Just sell them where I am. You are not allowed to go anywhere, do you understand?"

Man Bao immediately said: "Then I still want to talk to Miss Fu Er. I promised her in the last communication that if I go to the city, I will go and see her."
Chapter completed!
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