As the sun sets and the cool wind blows, the 72 year old Yu and his wife are sitting at the door of their home, surrounded by a group of ducklings, which makes them very quiet. The straw hat on Yu's head still has the traces of the field, and the wrinkles on his face are deeply locked because of worry - his corn and soybeans are struggling to survive on the dry land. Although there is still hope in the paddy field, the cracks in the land also affect his heartstrings. In a small village in Huangchuan County, Xinyang City, Henan Province, the unprecedented drought is testing many farmers.

Recently, Henan and Hebei, the two major grain producing areas, have been under the dual pressure of high temperature and drought. The Ministry of Water Resources has upgraded the emergency response level of drought prevention in the two provinces to Level III on June 14. At the critical period of crop growth, farmers are going all out to fight drought and protect seedlings, looking forward to a rain that can moisten the earth. The government and the people are working together to find a solution.

Old Yu, who has lived in the village for 72 years, has a deep understanding of farming. He is used to arranging farming according to the lunar calendar and knows every solar term like the palm of his hand. However, this year's abnormal climate, continuous high temperature and scarce rainfall, made his dry fields almost desperate, and his rice fields also endangered.

The drought in Huangchuan County is severe. The meteorological department has issued an orange drought warning, and some areas even reach severe drought. It is expected that the drought will continue to expand. The local government has taken measures to build new pumping wells, open irrigation areas and plan to implement artificial precipitation to alleviate the drought. But Yu's fields are still not nourished by rain, and his dry land crops are almost abandoned, leaving only hope in the rice fields.