Because he was traveling with the female family, Huo Bao prepared for several days.

When Aunt Huo Liu heard the news, she was happy first and then sad.

The joy of being able to return to your hometown, the sad thing is that your relatives have no luck. As long as you survive the epidemic of the previous year and the war disasters of last year, there will be a world.

I have to worship my parents-in-law and husband, and I have to worship my parents.

Aunt Huo Liu prepared a box of tin foil ingots and the like.

In addition to worshiping, she also took Ho Ying to "recognize his relatives".

Dead relatives are also relatives.

In addition to being the descendant of their fourth wife, Ho Ying was also the heir recognized by her nephew Huo Baisai.

Now that he has a title, Ho Ying, the "son", has to go to worship in front of Huo Baisui's grave.

Xiuxiu is so happy.

She is already lively and has been so nervous after learning the rules and needlework for three months.

Over the past year, she has also been a person who "travels through the south and the north".

He used to go from Quyang to Chuzhou Prefecture, then from Chuzhou Prefecture to Jinling, then from Jinling to Yangzhou, and back from Yangzhou to Jinling.

Now it is close to Jinling to Quyang.

But Niu Niu, the little girl, looked dazed when she knew she was going back to her hometown.

She is eight years old this year and seven years old last year, and she is also the age she can remember.

In addition, Niu Niu's parents died in such a tragic way that Niu Niu witnessed it with her own eyes and could not forget it even if she wanted to.

But the little girl is sensible and hides her sadness and fear in her heart. She has a smile in front of her and dares not remind herself of the scene at that time.

Within two days, Niu Niu fell ill, her face lost weight, and her eyes were covered.

When Aunt Huo Liu saw this, she couldn't help feeling distressed and discussed with Huo Bao privately: "Otherwise let's forget it this time. We'll go back and have a look after Niu Niu is older in a few years..."

Even if you care about dead people, living people are the most important.

Aunt Huo Liu and Niu Niu, one is a widow with no children, and the other is an orphan whose parents have lost their parents. They have been dependent on each other for more than a year and have the deepest relationship.

Huo Bao also regrets not being thorough in thinking.

To be able to return to Nanshan Village to worship is a wish that Aunt Huo Liu is always thinking about; for Niu Niu, it is like a nightmare reappearing, and it is normal for the little girl to be afraid.

Xiuxiu has prepared, and there is also Guo’s family in her companions, so it’s nothing if Aunt Huo Liu doesn’t go.

*

On May 15th, Huo Bao, Shuijin, Du Laoba, Song Lin, Master Zhiran and others left Jinling and crossed the river to Binjiang.

Binjiang County is just a small county town, but it is the first land of Huo Wu, the leader of the Chuzhou Army.

Here is the fifth family and the Huo family's ancestral tomb.

As early as May last year, Huo Wu got Binjiang and built a warehouse and a camp here.

The warehouse was a transfer of grain, iron and salt, and the camp was later prepared for the battle of Hezhou.

At that time, Binjiang County was the rear camp before the battle.

Deng Jian, Du Laoba, Tang Guang, Shui Jin and others led four troops out of Binjiang and took Hezhou.

Previously, the Binjiang County Magistrate was Zhu Gang, Zhu Qiang's father, and the Binjiang County Magistrate was Huo Lin.

Zhu County Wei was later promoted to the commander of the commander, and now he is guarding Changzhou.

Huo Lin also passed the examination for the official and also studied in the twelfth lunar month last year. He was promoted to Songjiang Prefecture in March.

The current magistrate of Binjiang is from Luzhou. He was originally a clerk in the prefecture. He was examined by Luzhou officials in September last year and was previously assigned to Binjiang as a clerk.

Because of his outstanding behavior and achievements, he went from documentary to county magistrate in less than a year, and was later promoted to county magistrate after Huolin left.

From insignificant documents to parents in one place, not one or two.

The Chuzhou Army was short of talents, and those who first joined the Chuzhou Army had all experienced it.

In addition to Chuzhou, the people who use the most are from Hezhou and Luzhou.

These two places were the earliest, and Hezhou was peacefully merged, which was Luzhou. The Chuzhou army faced the Qichun army hidden behind the Anqing Navy, not the gentry of Luzhou.

The magistrate of Binjiang is in his thirties, and his red face does not look like a magistrate, but more like an old farmer who farms in the fields.

“This spring drought…”

All of them were the famous figures of the Chuzhou army, Huo Bao, the "Jiangxi Grand Marshal" Shui Jin, the "Jiangxi Grand Marshal" Du Fei, the deputy chief of the Taiwei Mansion Song Lin, the Director of the Supervision Department Master Zhiran, and the magistrate of Binjiang did not show any nervousness and flattery, but instead brought sorrow.

"The canal has been passed through, and all the lands that can be diverted from the river water can be diverted. However, it is still impossible to use the lands far away from the river. It has rained until the beginning of spring..."

When everyone heard this, they were all solemn.

Food is the most important thing for people. It is already mid-May, and the summer harvest will be in more than a month.

The drought in spring is so great that the harvest in summer must be a bad harvest.

Even Binjiang County, which has many canals, is like this, let alone the other three counties in Chuzhou.

"How much grain is stored in the official warehouse?"

Huo Bao asked.

"Three thousand stones..."

Binjiang County Magistrate.

There are tens of thousands of people in Binjiang County. When they really need relief, three thousand stones can be used for a while, and they have time to transfer grain from other places.

Listening to the ears is false, and seeing to the eyes is true.

After hearing the magistrate of Binjiang, everyone went out to investigate.

The entire farmland below Binjiang County is divided into two large pieces.

The crops grow quite well in paddy fields and dry land near the river.

The dry land in the northern half of the river is cracked and the wheat grows sparse.

"This is a severe drought for three years, and Chuzhou is really full of disasters and difficulties!"

Song Lin sighed while touching his beard.

The year before yesterday, Chuzhou had a severe drought first, followed by a temporary epidemic, and then a military disaster. Finally, the public security was peaceful, and another round of drought was drought.

Huo Bao also remembered the epidemic two years ago.

The preparations for the epidemic two years ago are not considered natural disasters, but man-made disasters.

Many people starve to death after a severe drought, and the bodies are left untreated. After rotting, the water source is polluted and spreads, resulting in epidemics.

Master Zhiran squatted down, pulled out a wheat ear, and twisted it in his hand, and less than 30% of the grouting was filled.

The best crops are 30% but in fact, it doesn’t rain before summer harvest, and even 30% of these may not be able to harvest.

Du Laoba touched his stomach. Although he was not as hungry as the people at the foot of the mountain during the severe drought the previous year, he also knew that the food in the village was not rich.

If it weren't for Xue Biao's help, he would have sent food up the mountain, and the food would have been cut off on the mountain.

Shui Jin looked at Huo Bao.

After taking over Hezhou and Luzhou last year, Huo Bao strongly advocated farming in the two places.

Could it be that it is not to prepare military rations, but to prepare for this year's severe drought?

Not to mention that Chuzhou still has a severe drought this year, even if it is a severe drought in the entire Huainan Road, it is nothing to the Chuzhou army.

Taiping Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, and Songjiang Prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River are all places where grain is produced.

It is on the Huainan Road, along the Hezhou River, and in Luzhou Prefecture, because of Chaohu Lake, the waterways are crisscrossing, so you are not afraid of drought.

However, Huo Bao's face was still heavy.

Shui Jin was surprised in his heart, and looked at Song Lin and Master Zhiran again, both of them frowned.

It was not until we returned to the county government office that everyone went to inspect the county soldiers' camp that Shuijin had been empty and asked Huo Bao in a low voice: "We don't have enough food, what else should Xiaobao worry about?"

What's so scary about looking at is the magistrate?

But this magistrate looks really good.

Huo Bao smiled bitterly and said, "Chuzhou is so severe drought. What about Bozhou and Chuzhou? Where is Taizhou and Huai'an?"

The drought that began the year before yesterday was not a natural disaster that swept across most prefectures in the Huanghuai region.

There are signs of Binjiang County now, and the drought is coming back.

In the territory occupied by the Chuzhou Army, the entire Chuzhou territory, Hezhou and Yangzhou county towns will have an impact. The Chuzhou Army can solve it by itself, which is not a big deal.

But for Bozhou Baishan and Taizhou Baishan, they had no such a backup plan as Chuzhou Army in the entire area due to drought.

At that time, the only way out is to buy grain from Chuzhou Army.

But how much is enough to buy then?

As long as the Baishi Army’s food and grass are food, the other believers will ignore it?

It is to stabilize the power and win people's hearts, and they will not abandon the people.

How much food should I buy then?

The Chuzhou Army is now self-sufficient and rich, but not rich either.

Why is it that supplies food to the people of both places?

But if you don’t provide it, you will get resentment from the people, and you will not be human inside or outside.

Even if the Chuzhou army is willing to sell it, will it be willing to buy Bozhou white shirts and Taizhou white shirts?

Can't grab it?

Jiangbei’s defense cannot be underestimated.
Chapter completed!