Poor family mother and son

Chu Qing left in the name of going to the Ganzhou government for disaster relief, but he disappeared for a month as soon as he left, which was tantamount to firing an empty gun.

Fortunately, the boys of the Chu family didn't pay for nothing, and they all followed Chu Qing's instructions to lead the local disaster-stricken people to do some production and self-help work.

So what Chu Qing has to do right now is to personally arrange something to show that he "although in danger, never forgets his original intention".

Natural disasters cannot be countered by humans, and we can only minimize losses, and it is difficult to achieve high productivity that can be advertised.

Therefore, in the current severe "grain shortage" situation, it is necessary to allocate resources and develop some "food substitutes" so as to reduce starvation to death.

Chu Qing planned to add "hybrid powder" in addition to dried seafood, that is, to mix wheat straw, bean stalks, bean shells, peanut shells, corn stalks, acorns, and the dregs of processed sweet potatoes into starch Grinding.

This can be regarded as having food and vegetables.Regardless of whether it is good or not, whether you like it or not, first of all, if you can eat it, and secondly, if you can ensure a certain amount of nutrition, you will be able to guarantee that you will not die of starvation.

In fact, many food crops can be used as whole plants, such as corn stalks, corn husks, and corn cobs; many plants can also be eaten, such as some leaves and bark, wild vegetables and wild fruits.

But now it is winter, the vegetation in the north has long withered and is covered with snow, and the waterlogging in the south is serious. Up to now, many places are still muddy, and the epidemic is rampant. People dare not eat things in the water and mud, so the edible vegetables Fruit is very few.

Chu Qing has a lot of people to support now, and when the price of food soars, she can't use her own food for disaster relief. Chu Yuan is right - that's not disaster relief, but being taken advantage of.

But ordinary people would really starve to death if they didn't have anything to eat, and Chu Qing couldn't just go missing and do nothing for a month, so it was relatively economical to choose to raise food substitutes.

Chu Qing said that the hilltops and fields in the [-]th village mainly grow sorghum, corn, jujube, etc. This year's harvest is really good, and there are good fertilizers for topdressing, resulting in a bumper harvest.

The selling price of coarse grains is also very high now, so Chu Qing will not sell them, as long as they can be used as food substitutes.

Chu Qing didn't plan to spread sweet potatoes to Daxuan, Xiaobao didn't let him tell them before, but now Chu Qing has consciously kept it a secret.

Everyone needs food, and one more food will give us more confidence.

But the products processed from sweet potatoes are fine!Sweet potato vermicelli, sweet potato dregs, etc.

It's a pity that the island is like spring all year round, so there is no need to dry the vegetables, otherwise it would be good to mix the sweet potato leaves into the mixed powder.

Chu Qing shared this idea with Guo Zhengbiao, and Guo Zhengbiao also thought it was a good idea, and said, "We also want that 'hybrid powder' you mentioned here!

Although Mengyuan Mansion is a bit remote, from the first year of Qingde to the present, several major disasters have not occurred here;

Although our place is the main grain producing area in the north, it is also a heavily taxed area, so the common people can't get enough to eat;
Like now, there is no food to eat when there is a disaster in the south, and we will still be hungry here if there is no disaster, just because there was another food requisition a year ago..."

But with a starting point, Guo Zhengbiao was finally able to tell clearly what he really wanted to say: "It's just..."

At the beginning of the conversation, I suddenly realized that the village chief's wife was still standing in the corner, so I stopped.

Chu Qing followed his line of sight, and saw that the village head's wife was frowning and rolling her eyes to the sky, as if rolling her eyes, her fingers were moving back and forth on her sleeves, her right hand was pressing down on the fingers of her left hand one by one, There is no sound in the mouth, but there are words.

"The village head's wife?" Chu Qing asked, "Is there something wrong?"

"Ah? Oh..." The village head's wife was taken aback by the roll call, her hand movements stopped suddenly, a look of confusion flashed across her face, and then she blinked for a long time, as if she was responding to the question clearly, It seems that there is something to say.

"I... Caomin..." The village head lady took a breath, and asked as if she summoned up all her courage: "Hou, Lord Hou, just now you said you want to collect seafood?"

"Ah, yes." Now it was Chu Qing's turn not to understand: "What's wrong?"

The village chief's wife patted her thigh: "Oh my god, that's great! Then, when will you accept it? Do you want all seafood? Do you want mountain goods?"

Chu Qing looked at Guo Zhengbiao, and then at the village head's wife: "When to start harvesting, I have to listen to Mr. Guo, but the sooner the better; mountain goods, do you have mountain goods?"

The village head's wife: "It's not a good product, but the west mountain is full of acorn trees. We always go there to pick up acorns and grind flour for food. Every family has a lot. Can you take it? Are you going to clean up that What hybrid powder?"

Chu Qing: "Well, yes."

The village head's wife: "I heard what you said just now. There are other things in the mixed powder, which should be better than acorn noodles. Can we change it with you?"

Acorn noodles are extremely unpalatable, but they can indeed be used as food.

Chu Qing looked at Guo Zhengbiao again: "Do you have many acorn trees here?"

Guo Zhengbiao nodded and shook his head again: "There are many acorn trees in the mountains in the southwest of Mengyuan Mansion, and there are also some silkworm farmers, but the tussah silk is black and hard, and the silk woven is not soft, so it is not easy to sell. However, I I really didn’t know that there is also a large acorn forest here.”

Guo Zhengbiao was ashamed for not knowing the mountains and forests in the offshore area.

It's no wonder that Guo Zhengbiao, a magistrate, is busy with affairs all day long, so he doesn't have the opportunity to travel all over the mountains and rivers under his jurisdiction.

What the county government can record is nothing more than a few cultivated lands. As for the barren mountains and wastelands, unless there are minerals, no one will pay attention.

"Since you have a lot of acorn trees in your house, then simply accept the acorns. You plan the plan, how to set the price, and the method of payment. Anyway, it will be fine to send it to my workshops in the end;
As for the redemption... when the time comes, let's directly calculate it with my workshop. "

Guo Zhengbiao nodded in agreement.

This is a good thing, and it is indeed like what Chu Qing said, cheap things cannot be sold at a high price, even if Chu Qing resells them, she can't make much money, and her family has to bear the transportation costs in the end.

But that's good for Chu Qing, but it's a good thing for the common people. The common people can always exchange some mixed powder, and maybe they can earn some money from seafood.

Three melons and two jujubes are nothing to Chu Qing, but to the common people, they are extra income for the family. They can buy clothes and shoes for the children in the family, and can see the doctor and get medicine for the family patients.

It is also a good thing for the Yamen. It can ensure that the people will not die of freezing and starving, that is, guaranteeing political achievements.

Guo Zhengbiao suddenly felt that he was suspected of leading the whole family to understand this "big family", and his old face turned red.

The village chief's wife was also blushing, excited, she looked at Guo Zhengbiao expectantly: "Master Zhifu, when will..."

Guo Zhengbiao said with a stern face: "This needs to be discussed with the county government. I will inform you when the time comes. Do you have anything else?"

This woman is really ruthless, when the grown-ups are talking, she squints in the corner and doesn't know how to back off!
It was okay before, there were so many people, and he really needed someone to bring tea and water, but now he was going to have a private conversation with Marquis Linyang, and he was still chattering here!
"No, it's okay! Well, the magistrate, don't forget, let us know as soon as you have any news!" The village head's wife said as she retreated out of the door: "Hurry up!"

Chu Qing couldn't help turning her head to laugh.