Shen Feng has also discovered that there is now a famine in the whole country. If this year is the same as last year, everyone may be hungry, but it will not be particularly serious. But just this autumn, the mutation The number of birds has simply skyrocketed exponentially. Not only has the number of mutated birds in the country skyrocketed, but many migratory birds from Siberia are also heading south. The number is tens of millions at a minimum, and hundreds of millions at a higher level. Mutated birds gather in China.
Mutated birds can also eat grains. Especially in the 1950s and 1960s, sparrows were one of the four pests because sparrows can eat grains.
Mutated birds are still omnivores, eating meat if there is meat, and eating seeds if there are seeds. China is harvesting in autumn, and a large amount of food is directly eaten by mutant birds, and then famine breaks out. Shen Feng met on the road The woman who was driven out of the village was actually a victim of the famine. If there had been no famine, she and her children could have continued to live in the village.
Finally, Shen Feng took the woman to a village by the water. The village here mainly grew water chestnuts and lotus roots for a living. After drying, they could barely be counted as food. This village was slightly richer, and Shen Feng was in After explaining the situation, the village chief thought for a while and agreed.
The village chief's idea is very simple, "There are still a few bachelors in the village who don't have wives. Among them, my nephew is still single. If this continues, I don't know when I will find a wife. It's better to keep this orphan and widower." We can also increase the population of the village in the future."
So, the village chief said directly: "Then stay. Next year, you will have to follow the men in our village to plant water chestnuts and raise fish. As long as there is food to eat in the village, you two will never starve to death."
After the village chief said these words, the woman immediately burst into tears of gratitude. It was great to find a group willing to accept her now.
At this time, the village chief looked at Shen Feng and said doubtfully: "It's strange, why do I think you look familiar?"
Shen Feng smiled and said: "There are too many people who look alike in the world. Village Chief, you may have remembered it wrong, so you think I look familiar."
Shen Feng thinks this village is quite good and can accept women from outside. But then again, this village has food, so it can accept others. The village Shen Feng asked about before did not even have enough food for himself, let alone help others. ?
After Shen Feng said this, the village chief had no doubts. He then took the mother and son to live in an unused room in the village. Shen Feng then headed to Yuzhou. As soon as he entered Yuzhou, Shen Feng saw the There were many people digging wild vegetables in the wild. After seeing this scene, Shen Feng was immediately surprised and thought to himself: "Is there a famine here in Yuzhou too?"
In confusion, Shen Feng started to get out of the car and asked: "Is there a famine in Yuzhou now?"
When everyone saw Shen Feng appearing here and knew that the city lord had returned, they were shocked and immediately replied: "Report to the city lord, there is no famine in Yuzhou. Besides, if there is a famine, all the wild vegetables on the mountains will be gone." , we don’t have the opportunity to dig wild vegetables like we do now.”
After hearing this answer, Shen Feng also understood that if there was a famine, there would be nothing left of wild vegetables in the wild.
When famine occurred in the past dynasties, everything that was edible, whether in the mountains or in the water, was eaten. Not to mention wild vegetables, even bark and grass roots were eaten. So conversely, As long as wild vegetables can still be found in the wild, it means there is still food to eat and there will be no famine.
Then Shen Feng continued to ask: "Then since there is no famine in Yuzhou, why do you still dig wild vegetables?"
Just after Shen Feng asked this question, the person in front of him then replied: "The city lord doesn't know something. It's almost winter now, and we people don't have work in the fields anymore. In winter, work is already limited." There is not much, so in order to reduce food consumption, we can only dig wild vegetables, but at least we can save a little."
Shen Feng suddenly realized that it turned out to be like this. There was no work to do in the winter, so he had nothing to do but dig wild vegetables.
After learning the truth of the matter, Shen Feng also wanted to continue to understand the situation in Yuzhou, so he continued to ask: "Then can you still live? Will there be any difficulties in life?"
When asked this question, the village name in question immediately said: "Thanks to the care of the city lord, we can still survive now. As long as those who have strength can live with their hands, they can still survive every month." Eat some meat, and there has been no famine in Yuzhou. Forget about the city lord, I will continue to dig wild vegetables."
After finishing speaking, the person in question took a small hoe and a backpack and set off. Fortunately, this is the south, and you can still find wild vegetables even in winter. If it were in the north, the entire ground would be bare. , let alone wild vegetables, even weeds may not be found.
Shen Feng then got on the bus in a happy mood. After learning that there was no threat of famine in Yuzhou, he was in a better mood, because as long as the people below could eat well, there would be no big trouble in Yuzhou.
However, when Shen Feng was in the car, Xu Xing suddenly asked: "City Lord, do you think that if there is nothing to eat elsewhere, will you run to Yuzhou?"
After hearing this, the smile on Shen Feng's face disappeared immediately, because he knew that it must be like this. After the areas around Yuzhou no longer have food, then only Yuzhou still has food. , and when the time comes, Yuzhou will inevitably have a large influx of refugees, and Yuzhou will still be in shortage of food.
After Xu Xing's reminder, Shen Feng immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. At this time, he cannot be complacent, because there are more crises hidden in the future.
"Then let's go back to Yuzhou as soon as possible. Lu Xian, please inform the city lord's palace that there is no need to welcome you. This time is not a triumph anyway. There is no need to make a big fuss every time you come back." Shen Feng then said to him. Lu Xian said.
Lu Xian nodded, and then informed the city lord's palace in Yuzhou that there was no need to welcome him. The departure this time only took two months, which was not a long time. After Shen Feng came back, the ground had already been planted. Winter wheat, as the name suggests, is wheat that grows in winter and is harvested in spring. The heavier the snow in winter, the more abundant the harvest is.
After returning to Yuzhou, everyone went back to their respective homes. Chang Jianyi and Chu Chaoyan had also received the news and went to greet Shen Feng at home. At this time, Shen Xingzhi was already babbling. After arriving at Shen Feng, he kept calling "Dad". After hearing this, Shen Feng happily hugged the child and talked.
Chang Jianyi then said softly: "Everything seems to be fine recently, so let's live peacefully in Yuzhou. The family should be reunited. Besides, sister Chaoyan's stomach has been silent."
When Shen Feng heard this, he quickly looked towards Chu Chaoyan, and immediately saw Chu Chaoyan with a resentful look in her eyes.
Shen Feng then said helplessly: "Nothing has happened recently, but I am worried that there will be a continuous influx of refugees from famine-stricken places in the future, and problems may arise by then."
When Shen Feng said this, Chu Chaoyan replied: "This matter has been discussed in the City Lord's Mansion for a month. In short, we also have a way to deal with it. You don't need to worry about this matter. You only need to worry about it." Just do your business with peace of mind."
At this time, Chang Haojie also appeared with Hua Jingran, but Hua Jingran was relatively restrained at this time. Facing Shen Feng, he could only shout: "Hello, City Lord."
Shen Feng smiled and said: "Don't call me City Lord from now on. Just follow Xiaojie and call me brother-in-law. The fact that you can appear here does it mean that you won first place in the exam at the orphanage?"
When Hua Jingran heard this, he immediately lowered his head in shame and said: "It's not the first place, it's the third place. I let you down, City Lord."
Chang Jianyi said calmly: "Let's not talk about it anymore. Hua Jingran will live here anyway. Another day I need you to give awards to the male and female students who won the first place in the orphanage exam. You mean Don’t forget to give me the magical potion.”
After hearing what Chang Jianyi said, Shen Feng immediately understood. In this situation, it must be Hua Jingran's poor grades, but he couldn't stand Chang Haojie's begging, so Chang Jianyi finally accepted it. Hua Jingran, as you can see from this incident, Chang Jianyi has changed a lot and is now able to accept people he doesn't like.
However, at this moment, Shen Feng thought of something and quickly said: "By the way, where is Zhang Xixi? Why didn't you see her?"
Shen Feng also knew that his return was not all good news, especially for Zhang Xixi. What he announced next was particularly bad news. But unfortunately, Shen Feng could only inform Zhang Xixi of this matter, because , there are always some cruel things that need to be faced.
"Xixi, she should still be helping in the kitchen now. Xiaolong has caught a cold recently, so Sister Du is taking care of her every step of the way. Xixi is keeping an eye on things in the kitchen. You can see her later during dinner Here we are." Chu Chaoyan said quickly.
Almost all the affairs in Fengshen Palace have been handed over to Du Xinshi. After all, such a key position must be held by a confidant, and Du Xinshi is a very good choice.
The most important thing in Fengshen Palace is not other things, but food. Ever since the poisoning incident, Chang Jianyi has never handed over food to anyone else. Du Xinshi has always been watching over it before. For the chef The review is also very strict, ensuring that the chefs who enter Fengshen Palace are reliable. But now that Du Xinshi needs to take care of her son, she can only leave the food care to Zhang Xixi.
Shen Feng sighed helplessly and said, "Chaoyan, go and change Xixi over. I have something to tell her."
While talking, Shen Feng found a cloth bag from the car. No one knew what was inside. Seeing Shen Feng's serious look, Chu Chaoyan realized the seriousness of the matter, and then went to ease Zhang Xixi. come over.
After Zhang Xixi saw Shen Feng appear, she quickly asked: "Brother Shen Feng, did you give my letter to my brother? Did he say anything?"
Shen Feng had a serious look on his face, handed the cloth bag to Zhang Xixi, and said, "No! Your brother is a hero. In order to protect his family members from escaping, your brother died. My condolences."
As soon as Zhang Xixi heard this, her eyes suddenly became dull, and all the light in her eyes disappeared. Then she snatched the cloth bag from Shen Feng's hand, opened it, and saw a few broken bones, and an unsent letter.
After seeing this scene, Zhang Xixi couldn't restrain her inner sadness and immediately knelt on the ground and started crying. Seeing how sad she looked, Shen Feng and Chang Jianyi also quickly comforted her.
The world is ever-changing, and no one knows whether we will see each other again after separation. Especially for a certain separation, you may feel that you can meet again in the future, but these careless farewells are often the final farewells, and you can only understand this truth after the fact. .
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