The first lady is sweet and sweet

Chapter 502 Can't Stop (Second Update)

The two went home separately, Shen Zhouheng ate breakfast, changed into his official uniform and went to Qianya, and arranged for the servants to go down to investigate the situation of the disaster in the villages.

Then he went directly to the home of the Luo family who made tiles outside the city.

The small courtyard of the farmhouse, which was originally cold, was now surrounded by water and crowded with people.

"I said Luo Shuanzi, this is your fault."

"There must be a first-come, first-served order to buy tiles here!"

The crowd watched Luo Shuanzi denounce passionately.

Standing outside the crowd, Shen Zhouheng could clearly see what Luo Shuanzi looked like relying on his stature.

An ordinary farmer, in his thirties, with tanned skin, a short mane, and sparkling eyes.

"Hey! All the villagers, listen to me." Luo Shuanzi raised his hands and said, watching the old and young men quiet down, "I know that the strong wind has caused some damage to everyone's roof. We didn't take the opportunity to raise the price, so let's sell it at the original price, right!"

"But there are too many people asking for it. I should sell it to whoever offers the highest price first!" Luo Shuanzi raised two fingers and said, "If someone raises the price twice, it's not worth it if you have money." Earn bastards, please forgive me, young and old. Besides, I don’t have so many tiles, so I still have to make them!”

A smile crossed his eyes and said, "Everyone, everyone, I really didn't make a fool of you, you must first want to get the tiles, pay more money, wait slowly if you don't want to." He made a gesture of invitation and said, "Maybe You are so powerful that you can buy tiles elsewhere, and we will never stop them."

"You know that your family is the only one making tiles in the whole county, who are we not looking for you??"

"That's right, your words are clearly evading."

"Hey! You can't say that. I only have one pair of hands. It's useless to look for me! The tiles have to be made piece by piece. I also think I have three heads and six arms." Luo Shuanzi spread his hands and said, "Look I feel more distressed than you all if you can’t earn the money that is in vain.”

"If you can't do it, first use thatch to cover the roof to support it." Luo Shuanzi said kindly.

"This thatched roof can't stand the strong wind at all."

"Seeing that there is more rain in summer, can this thatched roof compare with tiles?"

"Then there's really no way?" Luo Shuanzi clasped his fists in both hands, begging to let him go.

Shen Zhouheng tensed his jaw, lifted his feet and left Luo's house.

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"Master, what should I do?" Lu Ming said cautiously, chasing after Shen Zhouheng, whose face was ashen.

Qi Yaoyao watched Shen Zhou come back wrapped in anger, and after asking the reason, she said two words: No solution!
Qi Yaoyao said simply, "Unless you can conjure tiles now, you will have to suffer this anger."

"Can't we go to the next county to ask? It doesn't have to be the Luo family who make tiles!" Chen said optimistically, looking at him with black and white eyes without blinking.

"It would be fine if this wind only raged in our Pingyi." Qi Yaoyao raised her eyebrows and looked at him and said, "Do you think it's possible?" After a pause, she said, "Even if only our Pingyi County was hit, The surrounding counties know that the price of this tile can grow to the sky. Can you manage it?"

"Uh..." Chen shi swallowed, "What should I do here, Heng'er, there is a lot of rain this summer, and the roof can't hold it without tiles."

"Thatch!" Shen Zhouheng said without hesitation, "Use the thatch first, and the tiles will have to be made slowly."

"The Luo family's husband and wife who make tiles just don't care." Chen said a little indignantly.

"What do you do?" Shen Zhou looked at them with a sullen face and said, "They haven't raised the price yet. If they want to get the tiles earlier, they will pay a higher price if they have money. Can we manage it?"

"This is a price increase in disguise!" Chen looked at him with a dark face and said.

"Who makes people rich! If you don't have money, just wait slowly." Shen Zhouheng squeezed out a sentence through his teeth.

"There's no way out?" Chen looked at him with a sullen face and said helplessly.

"I can't help it." Shen Zhouheng shook his head aggrievedly, "I'm going to put up a notice now, and before the tiles are gone, I'll replace them with thatch. At least I'll get through this year."

"For the time being, that's the only way to go." Qi Yaoyao looked at him with dark eyes as she heard the words.

"Hey! Can't I beg Cheng Zhen to bring some tiles from the provincial capital?" Chen shi looked at him with bright eyes and said excitedly.

Hearing this, Shen Zhouheng hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not realistic."

"Why is this unrealistic?" Mrs. Chen straightened up and looked at him inexplicably.

"These tiles are like small family workshops. Whoever builds a new house will make an appointment in advance. As for the number of new tiles replaced each year, I have been doing it for so many years, and I know it well. I won't reserve too much. "Shen Zhouheng looked at her with quiet eyes and explained, "So it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice."

"This wealth touches people's hearts, if they pull it!" Chen said, looking at him with wide eyes.

"The price must be outrageous." Qi Yaoyao said.

"We don't care, whoever has the money will buy it!" Shen Zhouheng looked at them helplessly and said.

After the notice was posted, those who couldn't afford the high price had to put thatch on the roof first.

Pull back two carts of tiles to cover the most important places in the county office first, and use thatch to make do with the less important rooms.

The remaining tiles were distributed to the guards' families, and Shen Zhouheng organized people to help them replace them.

The clerk was busy going to the countryside and couldn't take care of the family, so they had no worries in the sinking boat.

One after another, the officers came back. Most of the houses in the countryside of Pingyi County are stone houses made of local materials, carrying the wind, and only the roof is damaged.

There are also various pens for raising chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, and sheep. The roof of this shed must not be able to bear it, and they have all been blown away without a trace.

The loss is not small, and no one can stop this natural disaster.

Most of the villagers suffered skin injuries from being smashed, and ten people died from being smashed to death, and their necks were cut by flying tiles.

Shen Zhouheng looked at the aggregated information of various villages and towns, and was in a bad mood.

Looking at the surrounding newspapers, he really didn't know what to say.

After learning about the situation in several other surrounding counties from Qiao Dayong, I was completely speechless.

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"I'm back!" Shen Zhou stepped on the setting sun and returned to the Houya, saying weakly.

"What's wrong, it's like an eggplant beaten by frost." Chen shi looked at him worriedly.

"I receive bad news every day, can you feel better?" Qi Yaoyao looked at him with eyes full of concern and said, "What's the matter today?"

"Yeah!" Shen Zhou said, pulling the chair across and sitting beside her, "It's the newspapers of other surrounding counties."

"How is it? It's not as serious as we are?" Chen shi looked at Shen Zhouheng eagerly and asked.

"Looking at the appearance of the magistrate, you can tell that the situation is not optimistic." Qi Yaoyao looked at him worriedly and asked.

(End of this chapter)