Chapter 426: There May Be Even More Severe Drought

er"How do my parents explain me to outsiders"Zhao, the village head, paused and realized that things might not be as the Fang couple had said."They said you went to the mountains to live a life of lux...Fang Jinxiu said gravely, "I also hope I'm wrong and guessed wrong, but we can't bet our lives against heaven."

"Even if I'm wrong, having the manor house store a lot of food and drink wouldn't be a bad thing for our family. In the future, we could sell anything we don't eat."

"If I'm right, not only our family but the whole village will have a chance to survive when the big drought comes."

Mu's face turned pale after hearing this. Such a big thing, just hearing her daughter-in-law say it like this already made her feel lost and helpless.

Over the past few days, Fang Jinshu has been working non-stop. Last night, Zong Yu even thought she was pretending to be tired and unwilling to answer his questions.

Now he knew, all this time his daughter-in-law had been worrying about something so big, no wonder she'd seemed tense these past few days.

"Sister-in-law, are you sure you didn't misread The drop in water level in the city's canals might just be because the people inside the city use too much water. Perhaps the slope of the canal wasn't built steep enough, so the water flows slowly as a result"

Fāng Jǐnxù looked at Zōng Bǎi, "Sister-in-law hopes more than anyone that she's mistaken."

The County Magistrate's heart is with all the people of Luoshui City. Do you think he, who built these canals, would make such a low-level mistake

Zong Bai was speechless at that moment.

"If the river's water level really drops that fast, then the drought outside might be more severe than we imagine."

Fang Jinshui said that the entire family's mood had also become heavy. What could they do If the drought continued, how could they survive

At this moment, Jade Lotus suddenly stood up.

"Mother, elder brother, second brother, why are you all crying with long faces Didn't sister-in-law just say As long as we finish building the manor and clearing the land before winter sets in, and store enough food, we definitely won't starve to death."

"If others said this, you wouldn't believe them, would you not believe your sister-in-law"

After finishing her sentence, Yulian brought her bowl and squeezed past her older brother to sit beside Fang Jinshi. “Sister-in-law, no matter what you say, I’ll listen to you.”

"From now on, I can eat vegetables and sweet potatoes every meal. I'll save the dry rations for the people working."

"Anyway, the work in the fields isn't strenuous. I can eat a little less, and saving some budget is always good."

Fang Jinxiu smiled, "There's no need to worry so much. Sister-in-law will definitely find a way to solve the money problem."

Mu shi, upon hearing this, also said, "That's right, the severe drought hasn't even arrived yet, and we're already starting to lose heart."

We've all heard from Jinxiu. It's no big deal if the whole family tightens their belts and grit their teeth to get through it. We've all been through poorer times before, and things are better now than they used to be. At least we still have sweet potatoes and greens to eat.

In a drought, being able to eat greens is something many people wouldn't even dare dream of. Isn't it just a matter of not having enough money to build a villa

"From now on, I and Yulian will have the three maidservants, Xiaoyue included, embroider more items every day. Mr. Su's trading company isn't here often, is it We can have them take the embroidered goods to Mozhou City to sell, at least we can earn some silver."

Yulian nodded vigorously, "Right, Mother, this is a good idea. Sister-in-law brought back a lot of fabric and thread from Luoshui City this time, enough for us to use for a long time."

When Zong Bai saw that his mother and sister had both found ways to make money, he was suddenly anxious.

Then, then, I'll draw a few more paintings

Fang Jinxiu was laughing uncontrollably. She loved this feeling of the whole family coming together to overcome a challenge. It warmed her heart so much that she almost started crying.

“You should really focus on your studies.”

Zong Bai was a little angry and confused, "Why am I just studying hard If the drought really gets worse, the imperial court will probably suspend the Keju exams. Who knows…" He couldn't bring himself to finish the sentence. If things went from bad to worse, with the drought causing widespread chaos, they might not even need to take the exams anymore.

Fang Jinshi insisted, "Zongbei, brother, studying isn't just about relying on the imperial examinations. Our sister-in-law's estate is so large, your brother isn't good with words, and Yulian is after all a girl. Don't you plan to help our sister-in-law in the future"

Zong Bai quickly said, “Of course I’ll help my sister-in-law! How could I let you do everything yourself.”

"Yes, but if your mind lacks depth and wisdom, how can you possibly manage my affairs"

"Taking care of the manor isn't as simple as helping your sister-in-law write a few contracts."le before they came to their senses."Isn't this Jinshu crazy""She's only acting this way because she has some ambiguous relationship with King Jing! She's just a widow, not even a concubine of King Ji...