On the other side, a large number of refugees also appeared on the mountain near Zhuangzi, but shopkeeper Liu transferred another group of people to protect Zhuangzi for the safety of the sweet potatoes, cattle and sheep on Zhuangzi.

That afternoon, Tian Jingzhong led a team of officers and soldiers up the mountain with knives, axes, and saws. According to Zhou Ying's opinion, he asked the refugees to act according to the law, or they would be executed immediately.

With the forced intervention of officers and soldiers, even if the refugees complained, they still listened obediently.

After half a month, the outer area of ​​Qishan Mountain has changed a lot. No matter how big or tall the trees are, all the trees have been pruned, leaving only the crowns, and the whole mountain looks bald all of a sudden.

And Zhou Ying also took the opportunity to spend money to buy a batch of firewood, which was stored in the courtyard, and even used big branches to build a firewood shed in the backyard.

On this day, Zhou Ying had just finished watering the sweet potato fields, when suddenly a gust of wind blew up, and the dark clouds quickly ran from northeast to southwest.

In an instant, dust and sand flew all over the sky, and the sky was dark for a while, but everyone in the village was crazy with joy.

Because the old people in the village firmly believe in the saying that the wind comes before the rain.

Sure enough, about a quarter of an hour later, raindrops the size of peanuts fell down with a crackling sound, which hurt the body when it hit the body, and even hit a hole in the window when it was blown by the wind.

But the village was full of jubilation, even mixed with cries of joy.

However, the rain soon passed, and the rain only suppressed the dust on the ground, and did not even form a stream of water.

In an instant, the cries in the village became one.

Seeing this, Zhou Ying sighed and said, "It seems that this drought will not pass for a while."

After looking down, the clothes were covered with yellow dust, and when he touched his face, the sand and dust blew his face, so he had to close the door and take a shower in the space.

Then people became more depressed, and they became more attentive to serving the only food, sweet potatoes.

Another half month passed, and the sweet potatoes had grown and started protruding from the ground, and cracks appeared on the ground. The family really had no food and couldn't help digging and started eating.

The affected victims also started thinking about sweet potatoes. After the village chief found out that something was wrong, he immediately asked Tian Jingzhong for help.

After all, whether you want to be hungry in the future depends entirely on these sweet potatoes.

Tian Jingzhong really couldn't suppress it for a while, so he had to transfer all the officers and soldiers here, and selected some people from the refugees who could play some martial arts to guard the sweet potatoes in the village.

At noon that day, Zhou Ying had just mixed a portion of jelly when she suddenly heard someone in the courtyard say, "It's better to come early than to come here, the fragrance can be smelled from afar."

Zhou Ying was stunned for a moment, hearing a voice that sounded like Zhou Huaiming, she quickly put down the jelly and went out, and she saw Zhou Huaiming and shopkeeper Liu coming in.

He stepped forward to greet him and asked, "When did Brother Zhou come here?"

"Last night, I came to see you just after taking a nap." Zhou Huaiming said with a smile.

Zhou Ying thought to herself, I'm afraid you came here for the food. Thinking of this, she asked directly: "What do you want to eat at noon, I'll do it right away."

"I don't have the qualifications to choose this year. You can do it as you see it, as long as you can fill your stomach."

"That's fine, you guys sit in the house first, and I'll come back as soon as I go." Zhou Ying returned to the kitchen after finishing speaking.

In addition to cold jelly, she also made stir-fried bacon with green garlic sprouts, mixed a portion of sesame lettuce, and finally heated up some steamed buns with black noodles.

After bringing them into the room, Zhou Huaiming looked at the food on the table and said, "Your brother and sister can do it. It's not easy to make three dishes this year."

"It's hard for you to come here once, so I have to treat you well." Zhou Ying said this, handed them the bowls and chopsticks and asked: "How long will Brother Zhou stay here this time?"

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