Chapter 516 Falling into the water

Chapter 516 Falling into the water

Sun Cui gave birth to a little girl safely, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Nanzhi also asked the kitchen to prepare tonic soup early in the morning. After Chengyue and Mapo wiped Sun Cui's body clean, they were sent in.

"Sister-in-law, you have worked hard."

"fine."

Sun Cui shook her head, and Lin Ercheng blew the soup in his hand to warm it, and then carefully fed it to her lips.

The rats in Yancheng are no longer the most important thing.

But now in March, the weather is still cold, and the weird weather coupled with the fact that there is not much rice in the city.

Yancheng once again faced difficulties.

All the stockpiles have been exhausted, and the people in the city can only survive on rice porridge.

Even in years of famine, people can dig some grass roots and tree bark to feed themselves.

But now there is only a desert outside the city. The fallen trees have rotted and rotted in just two months, and the land has turned into fertile black, but no matter what is planted, there will be no results.

Chi Sheng returned to the village early, and the soilless planting that Mingqin had been thinking about also encountered a bottleneck.

There was no nutrient solution in ancient times, so it was impossible to achieve true soilless cultivation of bacon. Homemade nutrient solution also requires the use of fertilized soil. The soil in the yard that was originally used by the second master to grow herbs can also be used for experiments. It is sustainable. Low temperature has no way of making the situation better.

Every time one of the few seeds in reserve fails is wasted.

After a full month and a half, only the last twenty-one of the two hundred and thirty seeds used for the experiment showed no signs of decay.

Others failed due to contamination of the homemade nutrient solution.

"It's okay, we've done our best."

Chi Sheng hugged the disappointed Mingqin and comforted him.

He knew that his wife was an extremely powerful person.

But he doesn't want his wife to bear all the burden on him.

"There is almost no food in the village."

Mingqin's tone was disappointed, filled with deep self-blame and regret.

I blame myself for not being able to help, and I can only see everyone sitting there in vain.

I regret that I didn’t learn more. Even if I learn more, I might be able to solve the current predicament.

"There are still some. Let's save some food and survive for a while. Shen Wenchen and others sent a letter saying that Kyoto has been stabilized. We have to believe them."

Chi Sheng hugged the person in his arms tightly, fearing that she would leave again.

The world is already like this. He would rather his family die together than his wife forcing him to do that for the sake of the so-called "world".

The couple hugged each other in silence in the house. Xiao Qi and Yuan Bao in the yard looked at each other, but no one spoke.

It wasn't until he left the yard that Yuan Bao asked in a low voice, "Brother Xiao Qi, will we starve to death?"

"No, we will find a way to find more food and everyone will survive."

Xiao Qi had a serious look on his face, looking at Yuan Bao's depressed expression, he seemed to have thought of something.

"Yuanbao, come with me to the end of the village to have a look."

"good."

The two children, one big and one small, ran towards the end of the village. When they heard the cracking ice and the sound of gurgling water, Xiao Qi's face became a little more happy.

The ice in the river has broken!

Where there is a river, there are fish. As long as there are no problems with the fish, they can still have something to eat!

"Yuanbao, do you know who has a fishing net? Let's net some fish and see if they can be eaten. If they can be eaten, everyone won't have to worry about food!"

"Second Uncle, there is it! Brother Xiaoqi, wait, I'll look for it!"

"Okay, go slowly, I'll wait for you here."

Xiao Qi nodded, gave another instruction, and then watched her run away.

Ever since the rat plague broke out, the second boss asked everyone not to drink the water from the river.

For so long, everyone has relied on the few wells in the village for food.

Now the ice on the river has melted, making it perfect for fishing.

As long as the fish can be eaten, everyone can survive a little longer.

I was feeling happy in my heart, but out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of a figure slowly coming towards me.

The smile on Xiao Qi's face faded, and her hand subconsciously placed on the dagger at her waist.

When he turned his head, he saw Zhu Zhu's grandma hunched over and looking at him with a sinister look on her face.

"Xiao Qi, have you seen my pillar? My pillar is missing..."

The old lady was talking nonchalantly, and when she saw Xiao Qi ignoring her, her face was filled with anger for a moment.

"My pillar! Tell me! Where did my pillar go?"

The old lady had a fierce look on her face and stared straight at Xiao Qi with her eyes.

She has gone crazy since Zhuzi disappeared.

An old lady lost her son and daughter-in-law, and she raised her own grandchild by herself during the years of famine.

Seeing his grandson growing up, he suddenly disappeared.

The old lady searched frantically for five days in the village. At first, there were still people in the village who couldn't bear it and helped to search together. But as time went by, everyone lost their patience.

First, the entire village has been searched, but there are really no clues. Second, Zhu Zhu has always been a bad guy. Even if he is young, he has done all kinds of evil things. He is not a good person, and everyone is not good either. Willing to continue to help.

There are children in the family who have been bullied by Zhu Zhu and they will make weird remarks about it.

"This child has disappeared and not even his body has been seen. Maybe he was eaten clean by rats!"

The old lady went crazy when she heard that, but no matter how much she screamed, no one answered her.

"Xiao Qi, have you seen the pillars in my house?"

The old lady approached step by step, her turbid eyes staring at Xiao Qi, and her hoarse voice only said the name of her grandson.

Xiaoqi was still young after all, and the person he was facing was an old man, so he could only step back step by step to widen the distance between the two.

"My pillar is gone, but I heard someone say that they saw them by the river that day, and then saw you returning from the river."

The old lady's dead fish-like eyes moved, and she extended a finger to point at the corner of his clothes and continued.

"And where did the blood on your body come from? Where did my pillar go? Xiaoqi, do you know?"

There was a faint mark on the spot of her finger, and Xiao Qi's heart sank, knowing that someone had told her something about herself.

The last thing left that day was himself and the unconscious Erniu.

Guessing something, Xiao Qi pursed her lips and tightened her grip on the dagger.

"Why do you want to kill my Zhuzi! My Zhuzi is so good... He is such an obedient baby..."

The old lady was talking nonchalantly, but her hand had already been stretched out.

Behind Xiao Qi was the river bank, but just when he was about to fight back, a figure suddenly appeared in the distance and he stopped.

Yuanbao and Yueyue were coming here with a fishing net, but they saw the crazy old lady pushing Xiaoqi down the river bank.

The waves splashed high into the air, and the old lady laughed wildly like a child who had found something precious.

"Brother Xiaoqi!"

"elder brother!"

The two little girls dropped their fishing nets and couldn't see anything moving when they rushed to the shore. Only a small dagger on the shore shimmered in the sun.

That day, the people in Datian Village cast their nets for a long time and caught a lot of fish, but there was no sign of Xiao Qi.

The good news is that the fish is not poisonous and can be eaten.

The bad news is that Xiao Qi sank into the river and disappeared.