Shen Chenai's Different Life in Ancient Times

Chapter 101

There was a happy event in Shen Chenai's family recently, that is, Hu Zi added another litter of puppies to Luo Ding's family.

There are three cats and four dogs. It takes about four months for a dog to go from pregnancy to delivery. Huzi is a lover he met years ago, and he gave birth in early April, which is already too late.

Since the day Huzi was found pregnant, Luo Ding and Shen Chenai began to take care of the mother-to-be, not to mention the daily bone soup, and cook a piece of pork liver for Huzi every three days, It is good to add nutrition to it.

Meticulous care of the son and the already strong body of the tiger made it a safe and successful delivery this time. The newly added litter is also two puppies. It is a pity that the yin of the Zi family is prosperous and the yang is declining.

Hu Zi, who has become a mother again, is very protective of the new puppies. Even the puppies born in her previous litter are not allowed to get too close.

There is nothing there for Boltou, anyway, this is not the first time his mother has given him younger siblings, and when the younger siblings in the den can climb out by themselves, the mother will no longer object to it going to play with the puppies.

The two sisters who are in a bad mood are Da Ya and Er Ya. In the past, the tiger cubs loved them the most, but now that there are younger siblings in the nest, the mother no longer lets them get close.

Fortunately, the tiger has not completely forgotten the children in front of him. When he comes out of the nest to eat, he will still lean over and lick them one by one, but after licking, the tiger will still be in a hurry Go back to the nest and feed the little thing whose eyes are still open.

In order to take care of Hu Zi, mother and son, Luo Ding deliberately took Hu Zi and the two puppies back home.Because they took good care of them in the early stage, Hu Zi had plenty of milk, and the two puppies ate well, and they were as fat as two small balls.

Seeing how fat the two puppies looked, Yue Gui simply named them according to their size.The elder brother who was born first was called Gungun, and the younger sister who was born later was called Yuanyuan.

At first, Shen Chenai didn't think there was anything wrong with these two names, but later, every time she heard Yuegui shouting loudly in the house, "When you roll over, turn over and roll again", Shen Chenai felt that it sounded like a No more swearing.

The April of geese and dogs passing away, and Dabai, who has safely passed the estrus period, has finally recovered his previous temperament and is no longer so noisy.And the new litter of puppies in Luo Ding's house could already wag their little tails and follow behind their little master, waddling around the house.

Shen Chenai looked at Yuegui and Xiaoshan who were running around teasing the puppies in the yard, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If there was no such a drought that was right in front of him, the days at this time would really be nothing else for him. Please.

There will be a drought this year, and this matter is already settled.Because after the spring rain that caused people to sow seeds, there has not been a drop of rain falling on the entire interface of Fengcheng.

When there is no rain, the sun will be particularly powerful. Although it is only the beginning of May, the current temperature is already unbearably hot.

Every time Shen Chenai went out to sketch with a drawing board on her back, she would hear people mentioning this year's bad weather.At the beginning of May in previous years, every household in Fengcheng had to cover themselves with quilts when they were resting at night.But this year, let alone quilts, even thin blankets are almost unable to cover them.

With high temperature and no precipitation, some fields with higher terrain have begun to experience drought.The unearthed seedlings looked at this time, but the branches and leaves were yellow and the stems were hanging down, and they all looked malnourished.

At this time in the past, the unearthed seedlings should have grown to the height of human knees long ago.But this year, it will only pass the ankle.

In this way, it is considered to be the group that grew well in the field. There are many seedlings, but since the day they were unearthed, they have not grown a few leaves at all.

Looking at the half-dead seedlings in the field, many farmers showed no tears.Interested people have pulled out the corn that is not resistant to cold, and replanted sweet potatoes that are relatively drought-tolerant and easy to feed.

The upcoming drought is like a sharp sword hanging over everyone's heads.Luo Ding now spends time every day to visit the fields they rented and planted. Fortunately, alfalfa is still grass after all, and its ability to resist drought is much higher than other crops. It was nearly two months without a drop of precipitation, and it couldn't stop the alfalfa from growing vigorously.

Looking at the thriving alfalfa in the field, Luo Ding and the others finally felt relieved.As long as there is pasture, the animals will have something to eat, and as long as these animals don't starve to death, no matter what, they can have something to eat.

The worsening drought has worried the people in Fengcheng and its surrounding areas. In view of this, the imperial court has also begun to actively try various methods to try to reduce the drought to a controllable range.

So within a few days, the yamen in Fengcheng began to hire laborers. The hired laborers were sent around the city to dig canals and set up water trucks. The best well-drilling master selected a location around Fengcheng and dug two deep-water wells.

The support and actions of the imperial court gave the people of Fengcheng great confidence. Now the people of Fengcheng are those who are rich and powerful.We all work together to prepare for the disaster together.

At this moment in Fengcheng Yue Mansion, people inside and outside the whole mansion are busy working without touching the ground.Director Yue stood in the middle of the lobby of the mansion, directing everyone to hang red silk and satin on the beams of the lobby. While he was talking, a young man ran in from the outside. Director Zhu Yue asked: "Uncle Dong, the Chang family said that the lanterns we ordered have already made samples, and they sent these two over. They said they want to let you see if it's okay?"

Hearing the words, Director Yue asked the boy to hand the lantern to him. He held the pair of lanterns and looked at them for a long time. He was very satisfied with the materials and workmanship. After returning them to the boy, Director Yue said to him: "Go to the Chang family. The person who was waiting for a reply said that we are very satisfied with this pair of lanterns. Let them follow this pair and use it well. When they need it in the future, they will definitely take care of their family’s business.”

Hearing this, the boy led the order to go out, and just as he left, the comprador from the kitchen behind came looking for him.

The person in charge of the purchase was holding a stack of thick rice paper, all of which were the wedding banquet menus prepared by their master.The comprador looked at the one-foot-thick menu, worrying that his hair was going gray.

Their master said that in addition to the 200 tables in the hall, the wedding banquet will also have dozens of tables on the street outside the door. As long as you can breathe, you can have a meal at the banquet, no matter whether you bring a gift or not. Well, I want the whole Fengcheng to know that Young Master Jian is the one who is being married to his Yue's family by a bright matchmaker in eight sedan chairs.

In the past, it would have been easier to say, the comprador has been doing the shopping for such a long time, although their master gave a lot of menus, as long as there is enough time, they can naturally buy them all.

The problem is that this year's weather is really bad. It rained only once in four or five months. This made many vegetable farmers in Fengcheng almost cut off their livelihoods.

Vegetables are no more than food, they are very delicate, especially those vegetables with big leaves, they can't live without water.

But what Fengcheng is short of now is water, so vegetables are naturally in short supply. Since the comprador received these menus from them, he has been running around Fengcheng, east, west, north and south. After a long list, they couldn't get all the things Yue Chong asked for on the menu.

Seeing that their master's wedding date was getting closer, and the comprador still couldn't buy everything, he had no choice but to thicken his skin and come to the manager to find a solution.

Butler Yue also knew that this year was not good, so he looked at the comprador who came to him with a bitter face. After a sigh, Butler Yue took the stack of menus in his hand, glanced at them and said: "You buy all the things you can buy first, and I will tell the boss about the rest."

Hearing the words, the comprador was relieved, and after thanking Butler Yue, he hurried out to go shopping again.

In the evening, Housekeeper Yue reported to Yue Chong all the big and small things in the house in the study. I heard that it was a drought, but I didn't expect it to be this serious."

Yue Chong asked this question because he didn't listen to things outside the window. On the contrary, he had already stored all the food at home in advance.It's just that he is a salt merchant and has no land in his home, so he can only listen to what others say about how serious the drought outside can be, and he doesn't know.

After hearing the butler's report to him, Yue Chong thought about it, crossed out a few ingredients that were not easy to buy from the menu, and added a few more dishes.

When the butler saw the new menu, all the stir-fried vegetarian dishes on it had been turned into meat dishes.The butler silently calculated the price difference of several dishes in his heart, and then asked Yue Chong: "Boss, since the menu has changed, the budget has to be increased accordingly."

Yue Chong heard the words and said indifferently: "Let the comprador take the note to the accountant to get the money. It is ironic enough to say that there is a drought, and people elsewhere are worrying, but we, the salt merchants I am happy in my heart. It is a good time to dry salt due to drought and little rain. If there are no accidents, the output of our salt field this year is expected to be at least [-]% higher than previous years. This money, let me It feels a little hot."

Hearing this, Butler Yue leaned down and asked Yue Chong, who was a little distressed: "Then what do you mean, Master..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yue Chong. Yue Chong waved his hand and motioned for the housekeeper to come closer, and then said: "Didn't the county magistrate ask someone to dig a deep well in the city a few days ago?" You asked someone to find the master who dug the well again, and said that I paid for him to dig a hole in a place, and after the water came out, I used it for everyone. After making more money, let me say that I am rich and unkind."