Don't panic, the family boss is busy farming

Chapter 228
In the twelfth lunar month, there was another heavy snowfall.

Even Guang Luhai, who grew up in the extreme north of Liaoxi County, said that this year's heavy snowfall was the biggest since he could remember.

Even if Xujiazhuang has prepared kangs, earth dragons, and sufficient charcoal fires, when the heavy snow falls in the twelfth lunar month, the market will not be able to open.

Even the public bathhouses are temporarily closed, fearing that the heartless and half-grown children will go to the bathroom to take a bath in such weather, and then get sick from the cold after returning home.

The snow was too heavy, and the daily workload of snow cleaning also increased. Fearing that this would cause a chain reaction in the village and cause accidents, Wang specially arranged manpower to patrol day and night.

At the same time, classes in the school were also suspended, and the students receiving training at the foot of the mountain were also on vacation, and the children were strictly ordered to go out to avoid accidents.

Because the brick houses have been built one after another, the deconstruction of the bricks and tiles and the cement materials secretly added by the Wang family have given Xu Yue's family of five peace of mind, and they don't have to worry about the danger of the house collapsing due to heavy snow.

But for experienced old people, they seem to have foreseen the tragic scene outside Xujiazhuang.

Originally, the end of the year was approaching, and Xu Da took sick leave to stay at home to hide and relax. At this time, as the boss, he could almost guess the employee's desire to take a break, and for the sake of his hard work in the past, he gave him understanding.

But on such a snowy day, Gongsun Zan sent a small group of people to Xujiazhuang regardless of the wind and snow to ask Xu Da to return to the government office to handle official business.

At that time, Xu Da was wearing a cashmere blanket, sitting in front of the stove warming wine, and was going to sit around the stove with Zhao Bei to enjoy the snow.

Suddenly seeing this group of Gongsun Zan's personal guards appearing with bruises from the cold, his heart skipped a beat, thinking that someone had stabbed Gongsun Zan in this snowy day.

After careful questioning, I found out that many places in Yuyang County were hit by heavy snow, and houses collapsed.

But Gongsun Zan basically didn't worry about such things, and Xu Da understood this very well.

So he continued to ask again, and only then did he know that it was the government office of Yuyang County that collapsed. Not only the government office collapsed, but most of the houses in the entire county also collapsed at the same time.

This was right in front of our eyes, and human life was a matter of heaven and earth, no wonder Gongsun Zan was in a hurry to call him over.

And the guards who came also said to ask Xujiazhuang to prepare a lot of supplies and bring them there, otherwise he, Gongsun Zan, would freeze to death.

After Xu Da heard what Qin Wei said, the corner of his mouth twitched fiercely, so it turned out to be waiting for him here!

While scolding his mother in his heart, Xu Da calmly called He Zeng to lead the guards down to drink a bowl of hot soup to keep him warm.

At the same time, he ordered Lao Wutou to call Wang Shi and Xu Yue over, and when the arrangements were made, he turned around and said, An Huo, there is still Zhao Bei here.

It's not enough to sit around the stove to enjoy the snow, Xu Da tentatively asked: "If brother Xuande is already well, why don't we go into the city together?"

Anyway, grabbing a strong labor is not.

Although he hadn't entered the city yet, Xu Daguang's temples began to ache when he thought about the chain reaction brought about by the collapse of the house.

Zhao Bei, who has been living in Xujiazhuang for nearly two months and has been an idler for two months, is ecstatic and wishing for nothing!
Seeing his expression, Xu Da knew that this guy agreed, so he waved his hand and told him to go get ready first, while he walked to the mansion at home.

In order to enjoy the snow, he also specially found the watchtower that Wang used to survey the whole village, and the small grass shed on the top of the mountain.

It's not difficult when you go up the mountain, but it's really terrible when you go down the mountain.

It's also embarrassing for those personal guards, who ran up the mountain to look for him without fear of hardship or tiredness.

Wang's side had received the news since the guards entered the door, and when the old Wutou ran over, Xu Yue and A Niang were already waiting inside the house.

The mother and daughter had already guessed the purpose of Gongsun Zan's request for supplies. When Xu Da entered, Xu Yue had already made up the supply ledger.

"What we need most to keep out the cold are clothes, quilts and charcoal fires. The road was blocked by heavy snow, and the clothes and charcoal fires produced in our village were not sold throughout the winter."

While counting, Xu Yue said, "Two thousand pieces of clothes can be provided, five hundred woolen blankets can be provided, and charcoal fires have been burned more this year. I counted the population in the lower city. Regardless of the hidden households, there are more than 2000 people registered. , 2 catties of charcoal per person per day, if prepared for at least one month, that is 12 catties."

Speaking of this, Xu Yue rejoiced and said: "Fortunately, Auntie opened a market this year, so I can receive so much firewood raw materials before October. Otherwise, the amount of firewood in our own village may not be enough. Not to mention the farms, mines and brick factories."

By the way, there is also a secret limestone mine. Even Xu Yue has never been to this place, let alone know where it is. Only A Niang and her sister know about it.

But since there are people there, they have to set aside a sum of expenses, which naturally has to be included in the general ledger.

I really don't know, but I was taken aback. It is not an easy task to maintain the expenses of nearly 1000 people.

Therefore, the more she understood the difficulties, the clearer Xu Yue's perception of her family's strength became.

Without these family members, she might still be selling tofu in Ubud by herself.

Listening to his daughter's calculation, Xu Da only felt heartache, and asked the total carefully, and he took a sharp breath when he heard it.

Thinking viciously in his heart, if Gongsun Zan doesn't give him some practical compensation for taking out so many supplies, don't blame him for turning his back!

But it's not all a loss, there are always some people who have money and can afford it.

As for those who can't afford the money, they can only contribute.

While looking at the list made by his daughter, Xu Da sighed in his heart that the labor rules formulated by his family on Zhuangzi were so ingenious that they could be replicated in the county to deal with the current situation.

Mrs. Wang waited for Xu Da to read the list before opening her mouth.

"There are so many things, and the road is impassable, how can they be transported?"

Wang's words hit the nail on the head, Xu Da was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "We can only go through the road first, so that those with family members can send people, and those who have money can pay."

The three people in the room all knew who Xu Da was talking about, they were nothing more than those powerful families.

Xu Yue immediately asked: "What if they refuse?"

Xu Da and Wang said in unison: "Kill him, and the property will be confiscated!"

After the words fell, the couple looked at each other with stern eyes.

Wang had a new idea.

She sees this as an opportunity, an opportunity to overthrow the old system.

This heavy snow is both a bad thing and a good thing.

Needless to say the disadvantages, the severity of the snowstorm cannot be handled so perfectly even in later generations. Casualties are inevitable, and the economic impact cannot be ignored.

But the benefits are also obvious. The heavy snow blocked traffic and blocked the dissemination of information.

(End of this chapter)