Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 599 Tragic Death (3)

"Sir, life has gotten better, why do you say that? If the rice isn’t sold and gets drenched by rain, it will mold."

"Ha-ha, I’ve been farming all my life, do you think I don’t know that? But I’m afraid of hunger, I dare not sell."

Feng Xuxu was very dizzy from his words and asked, "Isn’t your son filial?" He should be, shouldn’t he? In this era, a filial son risks his neck—it might be too far to say that, still, such cases exist in some villages.

"No, no, no, it’s not that, my son and daughter-in-law are very filial. I’m just afraid of some disaster striking."

Feng Xuxu suddenly turned pale; she had made such a big mistake and yet was ignorant of it. She only knew about farming but was unaware of the saying about natural and man-made disasters. Man-made disasters might be avoided, but natural disasters couldn’t be. Remembering this, she broke out in cold sweat.

Yueyue, in Feng Xuxu’s arms, clearly felt her mother’s body shaking, stretched out a little hand, and gently stroked Feng Xuxu’s face, "Mom, what’s wrong?"

Qiqi’s concerned gaze also looked at their mother’s care.

Feng Xuxu managed a forced smile to reassure the daughter in her arms and the child beside her, "Mom’s fine."

Yueyue blinked, snuggling obediently in her mother’s embrace, and Qiqi crouched beside her mother’s feet.

But at this moment, Feng Xuxu simply couldn’t stay put anymore. Originally, she had come to see if the people could eat their fill, but she had inadvertently discovered this matter of disaster looming. She had no mood to stay any longer. Realizing disasters couldn’t be blocked, they must think of ways to avoid them. Thinking time was of the essence, she stood up, her stiff lips curving slightly, "Sir, we have other matters and won’t stay for your wife’s peanuts."

"Hey, hey, hey, girl, it’s almost ready. If you’re not eating here, take some for the road."

"No, sir, you take good care of yourself; we’ll be going."

As Wang Sanniang came out of the kitchen with peanuts, she saw them walk out of the yard and quickly took a few steps toward them, "Hey, you haven’t eaten the peanuts yet, why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

"Wang Sanniang, we have urgent matters to attend to. Please keep the peanuts to eat with the gentleman."

"The home is searched every few days; here, take these peanuts and snack on them on your way," said Wang Sanniang, handing the bowl to Feng Xuxu without waiting for a reply, then waved her hand and went back into the yard.

Feng Xuxu looked at the bowl in her hand, sighed, and handed it back to Yingsu behind her, retracing their steps back along the path they came.

"My lady, why do you look so pale?" Dugu Chen wrapped his arms around her waist and looked down at the person in his arms.

Feng Xuxu was somewhat pale, raising her eyes to look at him, "If there’s a drought or flood, what do you plan to do?" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Open the granaries to release grain, allocate Silver for disaster relief," said Dugu Chen with a slight frown, not understanding why his wife asked this.

Feng Xuxu gave a wry smile, shaking her head and letting out a long sigh. He was right, after all; these were all measures handed down from the past.

Seeing that his wife smiled without speaking, Dugu Chen’s curiosity was piqued. The hand around her waist tightened as his deep voice, with an enchanting tone, asked the person in his arms, "My lady, is what I said incorrect?"

"No, I’m just thinking about how to avoid these disasters," she said.

"Is that possible?" It sounded like he was asking both the person in his arms and himself.

"Yes, it’s just a matter of time and Silver."

"As long as it’s possible, time and Silver are not an issue," Dugu Chen said, relieved to hear his wife’s affirmation.

Those following behind could feel a touch of melancholy from their lady, but not knowing the reason, they silently followed, exiting the village and not far ahead was a mountain.