Chapter 263 Cao’s bus

Entering midsummer, the drought is getting more and more serious.

The light rain in late spring seemed to be a joke played by God. It was precisely because of this light rain that many people relaxed their vigilance. Even Cao Hong, including Cao Hong, slowed down his digging after the light rain.

The matter of digging ditches was such that when the drought occurred, everyone was caught off guard. Even though Cao Hong dug ditches to store water again, the water volume of Langtang Canal has dropped sharply...

In May, drought spread throughout Yuzhou.

Runan Chenjun and Peiguo came to Xudu one after another for help. The Yingchuan River was densely covered with rivers, so the situation was not too bad. But even so, there were droughts in some places due to the lack of water in the rivers. Xudu was in this situation.

It is also in danger during a severe drought.

As a last resort, Cao Cao had to stop his plan to launch an attack and fight Yuan Shao.

Begin to face the drought in Yuzhou with all your strength.

In the middle of May, Emperor Han held sacrifices to heaven and earth at Yuxiu Terrace to pray for rain.

Cao Cao ordered various places to dig ditches to alleviate the drought.

The sun is scorching hot and the temperature is getting higher and higher.

Clear blue sky, cloudless.

The air is filled with hot air, which makes people feel restless. Even sitting in the shade, I still feel the strong heat of the heat.

Cao Cao was wearing a thin white shirt, sitting in his room, reviewing official documents.

In the house, there were more than a dozen ice niches, which contained ice cubes taken from the cellar. The ice cubes emitted wisps of frost in the ice niches, making the flower hall extra cool. But even so, Cao Cao was still sweating profusely, taking ice cubes from time to time.

Wipe your body with a damp cloth to relieve the heat.

The drought is getting worse and worse.

If this situation continues, the entire Yuzhou is likely to experience no harvest.

It is almost late summer, which is also a critical time for food growth. If it doesn't rain again, the situation will become more serious.

Cao Cao put down the pen in his hand, stood up and wandered around the room.

Faced with this situation, neither Cao Cao nor Xun Yu had a good countermeasure. Human wisdom is indeed infinite, but in the face of natural disasters, there is nothing he can do. The only thing he can do now is to order the excavation

Ditches and drinking water for irrigation. If there are more rivers, it may be possible to alleviate the problem, but in places where water is scarce, extremely terrible disasters will inevitably occur.

Moreover, the flow of many rivers is decreasing.

All around, the water level of some rivers has dropped below the horizon.

It is also very troublesome to divert water for irrigation, and it is often half the result with half the effort. But even so, Cao Cao has no other way, just continue to dig ditches and divert water for irrigation...

"Sikong!"

Just as Cao Cao was racking his brains over the drought, a soft call came from outside the door.

Two beautiful women appeared at the door of the flower hall. One was Mrs. Huan, holding Cao Chong in her arms; the other beautiful woman was holding a boy in one hand, followed by Cao Pi. This beautiful woman was Cao Pi's mother, Bian

Madam. The two ladies appeared at the same time, which made Cao Cao startled. Especially when he saw that they both had children, he couldn't help but be more curious. So he stepped forward to greet them.

"Are you going out?"

Cao Cao could guess the clues by looking at how the two ladies were dressed.

Mrs. Huan smiled and said: "Xiao Zhen said that a new thing appeared in Longshan, let us have a look.

Anyway, I had nothing to do, so I told my sister that I was going to take the children with me. My sister said that Sikong had been too hard these days and was busy with official duties all day long, so it would not last forever, so she wanted to invite Sikong to come with us.

Go ahead, I wonder what Sikong wants?"

Mrs. Huan's voice was soft and sweet, which was irresistible.

Mrs. Bian also said: "Yes, Sikong... you haven't played with the children for a long time. Both Zhang and Zhi said they miss you."

After Cao Ang's death, Mrs. Ding turned against Cao Cao and went home.

So Mrs. Bian became the eldest lady in the mansion.

There were two boys following her. One was Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhang, who was nine years old. He was known as the "Yellow Beard" because his bun was slightly yellow, so he was called "Yellow Beard"; the other was made of pink and jade, and was extremely cute.

His name is Cao Zhi, he is Cao Cao's fourth son and he is seven years old this year.

Cao Cao was also a little annoyed. After listening to the two ladies' persuasion, he immediately nodded in agreement.

"Xiao Zhen, what interesting thing happened in Longshan?"

Xia Houzhen followed Mrs. Huan and quickly replied: "It was Yueying who wrote to me, saying that he had made a good thing and wanted me to see it. I saw that the ladies were free, so... I asked Sikong to forgive me.

"

Xiahou Yuan was still stationed at Chenliu, but his eldest wife, Mrs. Huan's sister, was really lukewarm towards Xiahou Yuan.

Fortunately, Mrs. Huan was very close to Xia Houzhen and often let him come to visit the house.

"Yueying?"

"...She is Captain Cao's fiancée."

"Captain Cao? You mean Cao Peng?"

"Exactly."

"Has he made an engagement?"

"Going back to Sikong, Sister Yueying is Captain Cao's confidant, and we have known her since the first year of Jian'an.

Sister Yueying had a dispute with her family because of Captain Cao, so she came to Xudu alone...and now lives in Cao's mansion, with Sister Cao's family."

"Weixiang Youxue is quite a passionate person!"

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing.

However, Mrs. Huan discovered that when Xia Houzhen mentioned Yueying, a flash of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

Her heart moved, and her beautiful eyebrows frowned.

Cao Cao changed his clothes and got on the carriage.

Mrs. Huan and Mrs. Bian discussed it, hugged Cao Chong, and boarded Cao Cao's chariot.

"Xiaohuan, is there something wrong?"

Cao Cao looked at Mrs. Huan in surprise and asked strangely.

Mrs. Huan let Cao Chong play in the car, then secretly glanced at Xia Houzhen outside the car, and then whispered: "Sikong, have you noticed that Xiao Zhen is a little unusual lately?"

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, "What's unusual about this?"

"Compared to before, Xiaozhen seems to be more cheerful...but when no one is around, she seems worried."

"so what?"

"Don't you think Xiaozhen is old enough to talk about marriage?"

Cao Cao was stunned, thought for a while, and said softly: "Xiao Zhen will be almost fourteen this year."

"Exactly."

"Speaking of it, it's not easy for us to interfere with this matter. But Miaocai is away all year round, and your girl seems to have some feelings for Xiao Zhen... What, do you have a suitable candidate? If so, we can ask about it. After all, you

Speaking of which, she is also Xiaozhen's aunt."

Mrs. Huan said: "Sikong, don't you think Xiao Zhen is a little weird when he mentions Captain Cao?"

"You mean Cao Youxue?"

Cao Cao nodded lightly, "In terms of age, Youxue and Xiaozhen are a good match. But as you just heard, Cao Youxue is already engaged. By the way, the woman Youxue is dating is from the Jiangxia Huang clan?"

"Exactly."

"This is not easy to handle."

Mrs. Huan said: "It's easy to handle, what should I tell you?

Sikong, Xiaozhen is a pitiful child. Miaocai spent the whole day marching and fighting, and was not at home, so no one cared about her. After her mother passed away, she was depressed all day long. Now she finally has some happiness, but she can't let it go.

No matter how sad she is, you have to help her anyway."

Cao Cao pondered for a long time, then nodded.

"Don't worry about this, I will take care of it.

Let's do this, let Xiaozhen not go home recently and live here. I will find an opportunity to explore Jun Shi's tone another day and then make a plan."

Mrs. Huan was overjoyed when she heard this.

"I knew Sikong would take pity on me."

Looking at Mrs. Huan with a smile as bright as a flower, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

In this way, the convoy left Xudu and headed straight for Longshan.

Longshan, west of Xudu, on the bank of Yingshui, has a slightly low-lying terrain. It is a plain, and at the foot of Longshan is Dianjiawu Fort.

Cao Cao and his convoy arrived at noon.
To be continued...