In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

Xirong and the king's uncle's people thought that by killing him, they would be able to find all the evidence of his crimes.

Or if we capture him alive we can force the guards to hand over the evidence.

In fact, he didn't know that the evidence he found had already been divided into three parts, one on him and the other two on the other six guards.

The day of the assassination.

He rushed back to Licheng from the border between Xirong and Dazhou, passing through Ningyuan County. Only Yang Jiu and a few other guards protected him.

The news that Yang Qi and Yang Ba stayed behind in the state capital, Licheng and other prefectural cities, and they searched for loopholes in Licheng, uncovered the traitors, and re-arranged the arrangements to prevent the emperor's uncle's men from ambushing in Licheng and catching them in a trap.

Unexpectedly, the Western Rong people dared to reach out to the territory of the Great Zhou and disguise themselves as bandits to assassinate him.

The other guards called in servants, quickly cleaned the room, and searched the assassin for his identity information.

In fact, he didn't need to look for identity information, he knew who sent the assassins to assassinate him.

Such a powerful assassin.

You are really willing to invest the money.

During the banquet, Yang Ba was asked, "Are there any news about Yang Yi and Yang Er?"

"Master, they are rushing back as fast as they can and will arrive in Ningyuan County safely in three days."

Yan Shi had a sullen face and said calmly, "Then let Yang Qi and his men guard the entrances and exits of Shiliu Village and the mountain stronghold and stay put for the time being. Don't alert the enemy. When Yang Yi comes back, we will send troops into the mountains to suppress the bandits."

"promise."

If one wants to keep Ningyuan County safe, Huangquan Pass is a pass that must be captured.

In order to prevent the Western Rong from tearing up the peace treaty, he must first control Ningyuan County!

If the Western Rong people dared to attack, he would repel the enemy and take the opportunity to recapture Huangquan Pass.

Suppress bandits.

It is also a must!

Yan Shi's eyes fell on the dagger that saved his life, and his gloomy eyes became warm and gentle.

It seemed like she had saved him again.

I haven't repaid you for saving my life last time.

I owe another big favor.

How should he pay it back?

When his father comes to Yongning Prefecture to preside over the Autumn Examination, he will ask his father to reward her.

*

The next day.

He Qiudi got up before dawn.

She found that the light was on in the kitchen. She walked over with her back bent. It was Wei and Mrs. Lin kneading dough.

Wei complained, "My mother-in-law made me get up at four o'clock in the morning. It's so tiring."

Four updates.

Three o'clock.

I have to say that Grandma He is quite good at making her daughter-in-law suffer.

No one dared to disobey Old Lady He's wishes.

Not even the favored Wei can do that.

Wei complained quietly, "We only have this much white flour, and there are so many other kinds of flour. How can we make breakfast with this little oil?"

She looked at the white flour, mixed noodles, two spoons of oil, three ounces of meat, four eggs, a large bowl of pickled radish, salted cowpeas, and a small bowl of moldy beans on the table, and couldn't help feeling worried.

It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

How can you make anything delicious with just these ingredients?

"Madam," Mrs. Lin said patiently, "There are ways to prepare simple meals. Let me do it."

"There's not even any fresh food here, how can we eat it? Fortunately, I had the foresight to ask you to bring a pottery jar of oil and two strips of bacon to the room in advance. Take out the oil jar and add more oil later."

"Okay, ma'am. There are green vegetable seedlings in the vegetable garden. After the flour is kneaded, I will pick some back." Mrs. Lin said again.

"Okay. Go into town later and buy some pork belly and eggs. Then make a delicious meal for your family. Everyone is busy with the spring harvest and is pretty tired."

Her mother-in-law put away all the food she brought back and didn't give it to her, but she didn't dare ask her for it.

I can only subsidize it with my own money.

"Okay, ma'am."

He Qiudi had sharp ears, and even though he walked far away, he could still hear the conversation between the master and servant.

My sister-in-law is really good at winning people's hearts.

In order to please her and Old Lady He, I really paid a huge price.

*

Today the He family officially started harvesting wheat, and after everyone finished breakfast, they each went about their duties.

He Qiudi was assigned to help Erya and Sanya with work, but she was actually a free agent, and He Qingya and He Qinglu would never dare to ask her to work.

She went back to the house to take a nap, then ran off to herd cattle and cut grass for pigs with Sanlang. In fact, the two of them left the cattle to Sanya, who was digging wild vegetables, and ran into the mountains to pick mushrooms.

The mushrooms picked two days ago were ate at home, used some to make mushroom sauce, and some of the cheap ones were given away by Grandma He to give to villagers. Some of the expensive and delicious ones were dried and made into dried goods.

When they were carrying two baskets of mushrooms down the mountain, San Ya was the only one left at the foot of the mountain, guarding the cow and she was so anxious that she was about to cry.

She was afraid that she couldn’t look after the cows by herself, and if anything happened to the cows, grandma would take her life.

He Qiudi waved his hand and said, "What are you afraid of? I'll take Sanlang to the city to sell mushrooms later, and I'll use the money to buy meat buns for you and Erya."

When San Ya heard that there were meat buns to eat, she immediately became happy: "Really?"

"of course it's true."

The three of them led the cow back and passed by the village entrance. They asked Erya, who was washing pig grass at the old well, to take the cow and Sanya home with them.

He Qiudi took Saburo and planned to walk directly to the city.

Before leaving, He Qiudi did not forget to say, "Er Ya, remember to tell my sister-in-law to leave some food for me and San Lang."

Someone in the village drove a ox cart to the city to buy something, so He Qiudi pulled Sanlang to ride on someone else's ox cart and go to the city together.

There were already several aunts sitting on the ox cart.

They looked at He Qiudi and Sanlang putting two baskets of mushrooms into the car, and they couldn't help but look envious.

"He Qiniang, you have picked mushrooms again."

He Qiudi smiled and answered fluently: "Yes."

"Where are they? My sweet-scented osmanthus went into the mountains yesterday, but we didn't see any mushrooms. Tell us where the mushrooms are so we can have a taste."

"exist……"

"Aunt!" Sanlang was anxious and quickly spoke out to stop her.

"Heh~" He Qiudi laughed dryly. "Aunt Zhou Er, mushrooms like to grow in moist and humid places. You can look for them in the valley. There are so many mushrooms in the back mountain. How can I remember which mushroom I picked from where? I just pick them wherever I go."

Sanlang clenched his fists, blushing, and said, "That's right, that's right."

He was about to die of anger.

If they had known that they could sell the mushrooms they picked for money, they could have bought meat buns.

He said that no matter what, his aunt was not allowed to tell Xiu'er and Xiaohua Mushroom's location the day before yesterday.

Although there are a lot of mushrooms, they cannot be picked all at once.

But they can make two more trips to the mountains.

Who can go against money and meat buns?

The other people in the village couldn’t find it because they didn’t have the ability.

He and his aunt did not stop them from going into the mountains to look for mushrooms.

No matter how the other two aunts tried to inquire, He Qiudi and Sanlang kept their mouths shut.

The driver, Mr. Li, talked about the spring harvest and the rain, and the aunts changed the subject. Whether there was drought this year, whether there was water to drink, whether the crops would fail, and whether they would have to leave their hometown to escape the famine were the issues they were most concerned about.

Thinking that it hadn't rained yet, they couldn't help but feel worried.

But when they talked about the water in the reservoir outside the village suddenly being full, they became optimistic again. They thought that Shiliu Village had good feng shui and the old locust tree had blessed them. Even if it was dry again this year, they would have water to irrigate their crops in the summer and they would definitely have a good harvest in the autumn.

But if it really doesn’t rain for a long time after spring plowing like last year, and only their Shiliu Village has water, what should other villages around do if they have to transport water?

Should Pomegranate Village give it or not?

If we give water, should we give it to the people and livestock in the neighboring villages to drink, or should we let them carry water back to the village to irrigate the crops?

No matter how much water Shiliu Village has, it certainly cannot provide irrigation for the surrounding villages.

Hearing their discussion with saliva flying everywhere, He Qiudi couldn't help but frown.

Yes.

If it doesn't rain this summer, the surrounding area will be dry and people and animals will have no water to drink, only Shiliu Village will have water.

What if other villages become jealous and come to grab water?

He Qiudi looked into the distance resignedly. When she had time, she would go out of Liushu Village and Taohua Village and visit other villages to release some water to the water storage ponds in their villages. Anyway, now that there was a pump, the water in the space port was more than enough to supply the water storage ponds in several nearby villages.

As for whether we can control them to irrigate the crops, we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate.

The ox cart slowly arrived in the city.

Uncle Li left the ox cart in front of a familiar grocery store, and everyone agreed to meet here in an hour and then ride the ox cart back to the village together.

He Qiudi and Sanlang were carrying baskets on their backs and walking towards a restaurant. When they passed the street near the government office, they saw a sedan chair passing by.

Nowadays, people who ride in sedan chairs are either rich or noble. He Qiudi quickly pulled Sanlang aside to make way.

"The Seventh Lady of the He Family. He Sanlang."

Who knew that the sedan chair would stop next to them, and Yan Shi would pull aside the curtain and come down, happily calling out to Congratulate Qiu Di and San Lang.

He Qiudi saw who was coming and couldn't help but greet him with a smile: "Yan Shi, I didn't expect to meet you here. Is your injury better?"