Chapter 286: Grab the Grain Valley

"Emperor!" Yuan Tiangang walked into the imperial study room and bowed to Li Shimin.

"Well, Yuan Aiqing doesn't have to be too polite, just sit down aside." Li Shimin nodded lightly, put the memorial in his hand on the table, waved his hand to signal Yuan Tiangang to sit down, and then asked him in a voice, "Yuan Aiqing is asking for a meeting at this moment, but what's the point?"

I remember that the last time I summoned Yuan Tiangang, it was the period of severe drought in the world. I asked him to ask about the rainy period. Later, Liu Yi's "Liu Family Water Truck" came out of Sanyuan. The drought was not enough to worry about, and Li Shimin didn't care anymore, so the rainy period was left unresolved.

Now that Yuan Tiangang is here, is it going to rain this day?

"Go back to the emperor," Yuan Tiangang bowed his hand and replied: "Last night, I looked at the celestial phenomena and found that the nebula in the sky was dim, as if a cold air came from the east and rushed straight to Xingyu. I decided that two days later, there would be a continuous heavy rain in the Tang Dynasty, so I came to report it to the emperor."

Observing the astronomical phenomena and calculating the calendar is the responsibility of the Volcano Order. Today, there are different phenomena and there are still major disasters. Yuan Tiangang, the Volcano Order, will come to report to Li Shimin in person.

"Two days later?" Li Shimin frowned. Isn't it the period of ripening corn in two days? It's not a good thing to rain at this time.

"The rain is still rainy, and Yuan Qing may be able to calculate it?" Li Shimin couldn't help but stand up, glanced at Yuan Tiangang, and asked him out loud.

"The rain is majestic, and the rain period lasts for half a month and is spread widely. Almost all tribes within the Tang Dynasty will be affected. This time, there will be a major flood. I hope the emperor can prepare early!" Yuan Tiangang lowered his head and bowed, and whispered to Li Shimin that such astrological signs that previewed natural disasters and man-made disasters were the ones they most reluctant to see.

During the half-month rainy period, floods, and crops this season, Li Shimin's face was a little bad. After the six-month heavy drought, is there another flood now?

Li Shimin took two steps back and forth, thinking about how to deploy and respond. Li Shimin knew Yuan Tiangang's ability, so Li Shimin did not doubt Yuan Tiangang's words, and waved his hand to signal Yuan Tiangang to go down. Li Shimin ordered Li Ran, the eunuch general manager who was on the side: "Li Ran, go and get the Secretary of the Secretariat Fang Xuanling, the Minister of Works Tao Yande, and the Prince of the Crown Prince to invite me to the Taiji Palace. I have important matters to discuss with them!"

"Yes, the emperor!" Li Ran also saw the anxiety in Li Shimin's eyes. Knowing that the situation was urgent, he saluted Li Shimin slightly and then trotted out of the study.

It will rain, and it cannot be stopped by manpower. Just like the drought a while ago, no one can change the changes in the weather. What Li Shimin can do now is to reduce some losses as much as possible.

Catch crops, repair river embankments, evacuate crowds, and urgently transfer materials for disaster relief to minimize the losses of this upcoming disaster.

Li Shimin walked back and forth in the study, and there was no peace in his heart. Unconsciously, he remembered Liu Yilai again. Facing such a flood, would that kid have any good solutions?

Woo~! Li Shimin shook his head lightly. Although Liu Yiu is talented, this flood is not as difficult as a farming business, and not anyone can cure it. He thought too much.

Before the announcement of snatching harvest of crops in Chang'an City, Liu Yiuan decisively led his tenant farmers, waved his sickle, and began to harvest the corn that was not very mature in the field.

Li Dechen's legs, Weng Yu's experience, the ants crawling on the ground, and the big-headed fish that kept breathing enthusiastically on the water all told Liu Yi that it was going to rain.

Therefore, on the afternoon of the day when he learned the news, Liu Yiuan took up the simple sickle from his home, summoned all four hundred tenants under his command, and poured into his thirty-three hectares of corn fields in the surprised eyes of some farmers around him.

We will try to reclaim all the corn in the field before it rains. Otherwise, as soon as it rains, the crops in the field will grow a layer of green. Can the sprouted corn be sprouted?

While he was anxious, Liu Yi did not forget it. He sent Ma Cheng to Sanyuan, and also greeted Gongsun Mansion and Yang Mansion, sending favors. Liu Yi didn't care much about whether they listened or not, because it was their own business and he couldn't help.

There were many thirty-three hectares of land, but in front of four hundred people, it seemed very few. It took only one afternoon and one night to harvest all the millet. Liu Yi waved his sickle and wiped the sweat from his face. The busyness of the night made him very tired.

However, it is finally ready now. After the harvest is finished, they are all transported to the site. No matter how hard it rains, they will be fearless.

After looking at Weng Yu and several other tenant farmers who were still secretly competing with him, they were staring at him stupidly, with a little awe in their eyes. Liu Yi couldn't help but chuckled. When he was in the countryside, he had practiced the title of "Quick Knife Hand" that year, but it was not a praising. How could ordinary people be faster than him?

Together with Liu Wuchen, Li Dechen, and Weng Yu, he directed the tenants to organize the cut corn into a pile, and drove the carriage, donkey carriage, and human carriage to the open space in front of the mansion.

"Brother Li, your legs are fine?" Liu Yi looked at Li Dechen's right leg. Since yesterday afternoon, the old man refused to go back and insisted on accompanying his boss to harvest. Now, looking at his teeth grinning, it must be in a severe pain.

"It's okay, it's an old problem. If you push it, you'll get over. Don't worry, the boss." Li Dechen raised his leg easily and said to Liu Yi with a chuckling.

"Well, it's fine," Liu Yiuan nodded gently, looked at Li Dechen and said, "After this period of time and with the leisure time, I will send someone to Sanyuan County to invite a doctor to see you. Your disease has been delayed for a long time, and it is not good. As for the cost of the medical treatment, the Liu Mansion will reimburse you for you, so you don't have to worry."

Seeing the old man doing his job so hard, Liu Yiuan felt that he should make some expressions, otherwise it would be bad if the hearts of these tenants were cold.

"Owner, no need, the little old man will just thrust over. After so many years, the little old man has gotten used to it." Li Dechen looked at Liu Yi with gratitude, bowed and refused in a low voice.

"Okay, Mr. Li doesn't need to say much, this matter is settled," Liu Yiuan waved his hand decisively, settled the matter, and then said to Li Dechen: "After a while, Mr. Li and Mr. Wuchen go back to Liu's mansion to withdraw some money, so that everyone can be busy all night, and each person will pay a reward of two cents. Well, go to the town to buy two black-faced men, and slaughter them at noon and add extra meals to everyone."

There were four hundred people and two pigs, although not many, but the eyes of several tenants who heard them were lit up. Looking at their appearance, it seemed that they had not been involved in meat for a long time.

"Thank you, my boss!" Li Dechen and Weng Yu looked happy when they heard this, but they only worked for an extra night, so they had money and meat to eat. No wonder they were happy.

"Well, okay, you guys go here. It's enough to have Weng Yu and me here. Remember to get things done before dawn, and there are more things waiting for you to do after dawn." Liu Yi waved his hand and sent the two away, and then helped build the grain of corn with Weng Yu.

"Husband," in the early morning, just as the sky was getting dark, Zhang Chuchu rushed over with Xiao Xi, carrying a food box. Seeing Liu Yi's face full of sweat and her already wet clothes, Zhang Chuchu felt so distressed that she hurriedly took out a scarf and gently wiped Liu Yi.

Xiaoxi also put down the food box, quickly brought a bowl of iced sour plum soup from it, and held it in both hands and handed it to their young master.

Seeing their young master tired, Xiao Xi really couldn't understand why a dignified young boss still had to do the work done by these servants and hand them all over the tenant farmers?

The young master was a strange person. He looked at Liu Yi again, and Xiao Xi made this comment to him in his heart.

After Weng Yu and Zhang Chuchu bowed, they tactfully avoided them from afar. By the way, they also called away the nearby tenant farmers, freeing up a quiet space for Liu Yi and his wife.

Liu You looked at Weng Yu with satisfaction, carefully supported Zhang Chuchu to sit down on a pile of grains, and smiled at her, allowing her to reach out to wipe her sweat.

"Husband, hurry up and eat something. It's been one night and I must be hungry." Seeing Liu Yi looking at him straight, Zhang Chuchu hurriedly turned her head away shyly, took the sour plum soup handed over by Xiao Xi, and told Xiao Xi to take out the snacks in the food box.

"Thank you, madam!" Liu Yiuan reached out to take the soup, looked at Zhang Chuchu affectionately, and said, "But if there is such a thing in the future, just let Xiaoxi come. Now that you are pregnant, don't run too far, so as not to get angry."

As he said that, Liu Yiu's eyes couldn't help but fall on Chuchu's belly. In two months, Zhang Chuchu's belly had changed significantly.

"Well, I understand." Zhang Chuchu nodded lightly and reached out to hand Liu Yiuan a piece of cake.
Chapter completed!