Chapter 195 - 0195 Preparing the Dowry 3_1
Thinking about the word ’dowry’ and recalling the teasing from the gift givers, Feng Qingxue inevitably felt her cheeks heat up.
"Sis, your face is so red!" Feng Qingyun called out.
Coming back to her senses, Feng Qingxue said earnestly: "Even though the busy farming season is over, the weather is still very hot. I’ve been on a train for half a month and just got home from this tiring journey. Hence, I’m feeling hot."
Feng Qingyun muttered in understanding and then said: "Sis, it’s lucky you weren’t at home during the wheat harvest, otherwise you would have worked yourself to death. Even watching it was exhausting. There was cutting, threshing, drying and collecting, and many people complained that the heavens weren’t showing any favors. During the wheat harvest, there was constant heavy rain. There was no rain in the spring, but why so much in summertime? A lot of the wheat couldn’t be harvested in time and sprouted in the fields. The grains that were harvested couldn’t dry out fast enough and began to sprout under the moist straw, almost not enough for the public grain storage!"
Listening to her description, Feng Qingxue frowned, fully imagining the scene of busyness and feelings of desperation. She asked softly, "Was this year’s harvest unsuccessful?"
Everyone was certain that the harvest wouldn’t be good when it didn’t rain in the spring.
Feng Qingxue’s timing of leaving was quite fortunate, just before the busy farming season, so she is unaware of the situation at home.
"It wasn’t successful. Everyone is saying that we’re going to starve again in the second half of the year." Feng Qingyun replied.
Feng Qingxue gave a soft sigh.
"However," Feng Qingyun changed the subject, "Not only our uncle, even our second grandfather Shuanzhu made up his mind. Regardless of the top’s regulations, he nevertheless was determined to have everyone increase the cultivation of yam, corn and potatoes as much as possible. He said that these three crops have high yields and, perhaps by chance, the harvest could be sufficient to prevent our brigade from starvation."