people on the cloud

Chapter 13: Drought is ruthless, but love is affectionate

The expected heavy rain has not arrived, only the increasingly severe heat.

Hundreds of acres of fertile land saw that they were drying up day by day, and the people were complaining in their hearts.The days are getting tighter and tighter, there is no food harvest, the price of food remains high, and the government's disaster relief funds have not been distributed for a long time.In desperation, some people began to beg for a living, some simply defected to other places, and some took the risk and became bandits.Yunyang County is getting more and more uneven!

The business of "Xu Jinhuan" also plummeted. Looking at the depressed restaurant and the scorching sun outside, Shen Yuxiu couldn't help lowering her eyes in deep thought.She intends to bring Chen's father, mother, and younger sister here. The world is too chaotic, and the family can only feel at ease if they stay together.

She shared her thoughts with Chen Jiawang, and Chen Jiawang readily agreed. She was also worried about the situation at home, so the matter would be resolved.

In the early morning of the second day, Shen Yuxiu sent Shen San and Shen Si to pick up Chen's father, mother and younger sister.She and Chen Jiawang tidied up the house and prepared the rooms for Chen's father, mother, and Chen's younger sister.

Near noon, Shen Yuxiu reckoned that they should arrive, so she and Chen Jiawang waited at the door to welcome them.

Waiting left and right but no one was there, Chen Jiawang was a little anxious, fearing that something might happen on the road, he stepped forward to look around from time to time.Knowing her worry, Shen Yuxiu stepped forward, gently held her hand, and waited for her to turn her head and said: "Maybe it's delayed by something, don't worry too much."

"En!" Chen Jiawang immediately calmed down, nodded, stopped moving, and waited for his parents' arrival with peace of mind.However, the two held hands and did not let go.

Not long after, a carriage drove towards this side, the horseshoes galloped, and when it stopped in front of the door, it brought up a cloud of dust and smoke.

The younger sister of the Chen family got out of the car first, and jumped over happily when she saw Chen Jiawang.

Chen Jiawang struggled to catch his younger sister, and heard her charming voice: "Brother, you miss me to death!"

Chen Jiawang's heart was so soft that he put down his younger sister in his arms, and fondled the top of her head lovingly.Greeting the parents who got out of the car again, he said: "Father, mother, you have worked hard all the way!"

"Father-in-law, mother-in-law!" Shen Yuxiu also stepped forward to say hello, with a soft smile on her face.

"Good! Good!" Chen's father and Chen's mother agreed, looking at Chen Jiawang and Shen Yuxiu, feeling quite relieved.

Chen's father and Chen's mother were welcomed into the mansion by the two, and they were shocked when they saw the scene inside. This residence was far from comparable to their country house, and they were a little uncomfortable, and their behavior was a little cramped.On the contrary, the younger sister of the Chen family was very happy, looking around and looking around, and never forgetting to ask questions about the Chen family.

Shen Yuxiu looked at the expressions of the two elders calmly, and picked out a few interesting things about Chen Jiawang while walking, and told them to listen.When Chen Jiawang heard that he was talking about his own embarrassment, he made jokes on the sidelines, and was inevitably reprimanded by Chen's mother. She didn't care, and touched her nose with a smile.Seeing her elder brother like this, the younger sister of the Chen family also snickered.

The whole family enjoyed themselves happily, and that bit of grievance disappeared without a trace.

After settling down with the Chen family's parents, Shen Yuxiu then went to the Shen family.

"Axiu, there have been a lot of troubles these days, are you okay?" Shen's mother asked after seeing her daughter whom she hadn't seen for many days, but still worried.

"Mother, don't worry, my daughter is fine!" Shen Yuxiu patted her mother's hand to show her relief.

"It's fine!" Mother Shen let out a long breath, her brows stretched out.Father Shen at the side, when he heard this, his expression softened a lot.

"My daughter is here to discuss something." Shen Yuxiu proposed the purpose of this trip.

"Go and discuss with your elder brother, he knows the Shen family's affairs the best." Shen's father waved his hand, he is old, and some things cannot do what he wants, just let them young people do it.

Shen Yuxiu nodded in agreement, and entered the study with Shen Yufeng.

"Brother, how is the business at home?" Shen Yuxiu asked Shen Yufeng as soon as he entered the door.

"Shang Ke, there are many types of businesses in the family, and the roads are wide. The disaster in Yunyang County will not affect the business in other areas." Hearing Shen Yuxiu's inquiry, Shen Yufeng explained the situation of the family to her without thinking.

"Since it doesn't have a big impact, the price of rice and grain that my Shen family operates in Yunyang County is suppressed so as not to increase, so as to leave a way for the people to survive." Shen Yuxiu spoke earnestly. The people who are suffering the most in this world are the people. She thinks that she can help a little is a little.

"Sister, don't worry, brother will save you." Shen Yufeng said seriously. Although his Shen family is in business, it is not only for profit.

Shen Yuxiu discussed with Shen Yufeng again, came up with many ways to stabilize the market and relieve the victims, and decided to do it separately, and Shen Yuxiu returned with a rewarding experience.

A few days later, "Xu Jinhuan" was hardly visited by anyone, so Shen Yuxiu simply closed the door, spent money to build a shed, and hired people to serve porridge once a day in the evening, and each victim was limited to one bowl.

Sometimes, Chen Jiawang and Shen Yuxiu would come to help and check on the porridge distribution.This day, as soon as Chen Jiawang and Shen Yuxiu arrived at the porridge shed, they saw a group of people gathered together, making a lot of noise.

What's going on? The two looked at each other tacitly, and stepped forward at the same time. Shen Yuxiu asked the gruel giver: "Why are you so noisy?"

Seeing his owner coming, the porridge giver hurriedly explained: "When giving porridge today, after a man received a bowl of porridge, he wanted another bowl. He said that his mother was seriously ill and couldn't go to the field, so he wanted to take a bowl back to her. I saw that this man was pitiful, and he didn't seem to be fake, so I gave him another bowl of porridge, but as soon as the bowl of porridge reached his hands, he was snatched by a local ruffian and drank it, and they beat and scolded him endlessly."

Shen Yuxiu frowned immediately, and Chen Jiawang stepped forward and shouted at the crowd: "Stop beating, if you beat me again, I will report to the police!"

As soon as they heard the report, the crowd dispersed, and the rogue and the beaten man were exposed.Seeing that it was Shen Yuxiu and the others who came, the ruffian let go of the man preoccupied.The man was lying on the ground, his face was yellow and thin, his body was bruised and purple, he was very pitiful.

"Boss Shen!" The local ruffian cupped his hands at Shen Yuxiu, pretending to be just and awe-inspiring: "I'm fighting against injustice, and each person only gets one bowl of porridge, but you set the rules. If this person wants to get an extra bowl of porridge, I will You can't see it, so you move your hands."

"Didn't you hear that this man's mother is seriously ill? How could you hit him so hard?" Chen Jiawang became even angrier when he heard this. He pointed at the man on the ground and glared at the ruffian.

Shen Yuxiu glanced at the ruffian, ignored him, and only told the people around her, "Go and invite the doctor."

Hearing the reprimand and seeing Shen Yuxiu ignoring him, the local rascal tried to argue: "Who knows if he's a liar? There's nothing he can't do for a little food these days!"

"Hmph!" Chen Jiawang sneered, "That's you!"

The ruffian's face turned blue and pale for a while, and he was speechless.

At this time, Shen Yuxiu had already walked to the man's side, asked someone to help him up, and asked with a frown, "Do you have something to do?"

The man shook his head, rested for a while, and looked at Shen Yuxiu expectantly: "Can I bring a bowl of porridge back to my mother?"

"Of course!" Shen Yuxiu saw that the doctor had also come, so she said to Shen San: "You send the doctor to his house together, and let the doctor show him and his mother."

Let Shen San go, one is to protect that man, as the local ruffian said, there are many people who do things like animals these days for a little food; the other is to see if what he said is true.

Shen San took the order to send people away, only then did Shen Yuxiu look at the ruffian, "You don't need to explain anything to me, save those words to Master Li!" Then she ordered people to do it.

The ruffian knew that this matter could not be done well, so he ran away, but he couldn't escape the well-trained guards of the Shen family, so he was finally tied up and sent to the government.

Chen Jiawang clapped his hands and praised in his heart, the daughter-in-law is mighty! The eyes that looked at Shen Yuxiu turned into stars.

"Give out the porridge!" Shen Yuxiu saw her fiery eyes, soft brows and soft eyes, touched her arm in fear, and walked towards the porridge shed.

The Chen family followed behind, and the two of them gave porridge to the victims together.