The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 1236

Chapter 1236: Chapter 1052, Drought Conditions

March, Xiliang.

The earth is warming up, and Daohua took Daozi and the twins to Daoxiang Village to inspect the spring plowing situation.

Daohua did not want to raise her three children to be lazy and ignorant, hoping that through contact with tenant farmers, they would understand the hardships of life. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

After years of management, the barren wasteland around Daoxiang Village has been developed. With a large number of people migrating here, this area has now evolved into a small town called Daoxiang Town.

Once they arrived at the farm, after Daohua said they could move around freely, Daozi hurried off to find his friends, and of course, he didn’t forget his younger siblings.

With Daohua fostering intentionally or unintentionally, Daozi has now consciously taken on the role of a big brother, caring for his younger siblings wherever he goes.

After the children left, the farm head took the initiative to report this year’s spring plowing situation to Daohua and then expressed his worries.

"Princess Consort, this year’s weather is somewhat abnormal, logically speaking, even if we in Xiliang don’t wear cotton trousers in March, we should still wear a couple more coats."

"But this year, just entering March, I only need to wear a single layer of clothing when working in the fields."

"The weather this year is excessively hot, I am worried..."

Daohua frowned: "What are you worried about?"

Farm head: "I am worried that this year might face a water shortage compare to previous years, so, I think we should plant more drought-resistant crops like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn this year."

Daohua, recalling the heavy snow that hit Xiliang last year, heard that after a snow disaster, a drought often follows. Now hearing the farm head particularly mentioning it, she immediately took it seriously.

"Plant as you suggested, grow more drought-resistant crops."

The farm head nodded and noted it down.

After the farm head left, Daohua thought for a moment, then went to the fields to check on the sowing progress, and took the opportunity to chat with the elderly there.

Older people are always more sensitive to disasters; as soon as Daohua brought it up, the old folks started chattering away.

"Last year, the snow here was really heavy, and these past few years everyone’s livelihood improved slightly, reinforced housings, and stored some grain at home, so fewer people froze or starved to death."

"This spring, I sensed that the weather was off, there might well be another drought."

All the elders agreed and felt that there might be a drought this year.

Daohua deemed it important to stay in the farm for a day, then took Daozi and the twins back to the Prince Residence, as she needed to inform Xiao Yeyang about this as soon as possible.

If a drought might occur, preparations must be made early.

Not to mention, spring plowing has just begun, letting the people plant more drought-resistant crops would be beneficial.

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On the day Daohua returned to the Prince Residence, Xiao Yeyang came back from Government Office, and Daohua immediately told him about the abnormal weather this year.

Xiao Yeyang showed no surprise upon hearing this; clearly, he was already aware of it and even told Daohua that some provinces hadn’t had rain since January.

Daohua’s expression changed: "Is there really going to be a drought disaster?"

Xiao Yeyang’s expression turned serious as he nodded: "Judging by the current situation, there are already signs of it, and we can only hope that the drought doesn’t cover too wide an area."

He said, pausing briefly.

"Do you remember the last Provincial Governor of Ning Lu, Mr. Wu?"

Daohua nodded: "How could I forget, he was a relative of Governor Wu, and when we first arrived in Xiliang, we even borrowed grain from him. Wasn’t he transferred back to Beijing a few years ago?"

Xiao Yeyang: "He was transferred back to Beijing, and his position was taken over by one of his good friends. This current Provincial Governor Chang, using the Wu family’s introduction letter, wrote me a letter yesterday asking for help."

Daohua raised an eyebrow: "Asking to borrow grain?"

Xiao Yeyang shook his head: "Not to borrow grain, but to borrow seed grains. The potential drought in other provinces was informed by him."

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