Chapter 163 Complaint

The sweltering heat continued until the end of June, and not a drop of rain had descended from the heavens, but one piece of bad news arrived after another.

With the persistent high temperatures, the affected regions were growing larger. Far off areas were one thing, but even Wozi Village, where most of the crops had already perished, was suffering, and the water in the river had dried up to mere puddles.

As crops failed, grain prices kept soaring. Poor families could no longer afford to buy grains; some had to satisfy their hunger with just ground potatoes.

Wufu had stored grain early on and was spared from this trouble, something for which Madam Zhou was very grateful.

However, her parental home wasn't doing well. A large sum of silver had already been spent on Zhou Xueli's marriage, and Zhou Xuennian needed to make arrangements that required even more silver. When Lady Liang suggested storing grain, she was overruled by everyone else.