Portable Space: Small Peasant Girls Farm to Get Rich

Chapter 336 Preparation
rustling...

rustling...

The ice and snow made sounds as they rubbed against various iron and wood tools.

In the stable, the strong wind and the low voices of cattle and donkeys came and went one after another in this cold night.

Liu Qingcao and Chen Cuizhi took shovels and shoveled the snow on both sides again and again.

At this time, the sky was dark, the snow was shining, and exclamations could be heard from time to time.

Liu Qingcao and Chen Cuizhi worked hard to clear the snow, which was as high as one person, and finally cleared a one-meter-wide path.

The heavy snow still showed no intention of stopping. Liu Qingcao pulled the horse's rope and looked into the dark night.

Qianfeng Town is covered in heavy snow, and Xinxian County is not far away and will also encounter heavy snow, but we don’t know what the situation will be like in places farther away.

Nowadays, it is difficult to get in and out, and there is no way to find out the news. Liu Xiao and the others, will they be blocked by heavy snow on the road, or will they suffer from frostbite?
Liu Qingcao's eyes dimmed and he walked quietly towards the house.

The snowflakes were blocked by the coefficient as the door closed.

Inside the house, Chen Cuizhi threw a piece of dry firewood into the fire pit. As the temperature increased, the snow on the roof was slowly melting into water, and drops fell into the snow piles.

"Girl, the snow is really too heavy. I don't know if other places are like this in the village." Chen Cuizhi's eyelids were drooped and lack of energy, and the worry on her face became more and more serious.

This snow is no longer an ordinary winter snowfall, but a clear natural disaster.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters were the result that appeared in her mind without having to think too much.

Liu Qingcao was silent for a moment, and finally stood up and came to Junfeng's side.

She, Liu Qingcao, is not a holy mother, but she cannot be a cool person either.

What's more, this is an opportunity that she can't let go.

"Girl, where are you going?" Chen Cuizhi stood up in excitement and involuntarily stopped in front of the door.

Liu Qingcao paused and spoke calmly.

"Sister Chen, I'm not going anywhere. It's still midnight. I've been tired for more than an hour. Go back and rest."

"Girl, you can't act haphazardly. The snow outside is so deep that you can't even see a person if it falls in..." Chen Cuizhi reminded her again, worried.

Liu Qingcao smiled and nodded, "Sister Chen, don't worry, I won't mess around."

"Let's go, it will be dawn if we don't sleep for a while." Liu Qingcao was afraid that Chen Cuizhi wouldn't believe it, so he deliberately yawned and returned to the house.

Chen Cuizhi watched Liu Qingcao enter the house, then breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards her room.

Junfeng and the donkey were left in the lobby. There was a charcoal basin in the lobby, which was much warmer than outside. After a while, they lowered their heads and closed their eyes.

After returning to the room, Liu Qingcao went directly into the space to work.

Robbing people during natural disasters cannot be solved with money.

She needs food, herbs, and manpower, and these are not small sums of money.

Moreover, it is even more difficult to take them out without being suspicious.

One wrong move and the consequences can be imagined.

……

The morning light gradually swallows up the night, and the orange-yellow light gradually falls on the earth. The flying snowflakes fall on the treetops, like silver flowers engraved all over the tree, which is so beautiful.

But no one appreciated this beautiful scenery. In the heavy snow, everyone was sweating profusely in the cold weather, working hard with shovels on their shoulders and baskets on their shoulders.

"Everyone, please work harder. Once the snowy road is cleared, everyone will have a way to survive." Jiang Dafu blew out white mist and shouted to encourage everyone.

"Dafu, we all have the energy, this snowy road will definitely be cleared before noon." Wu Zhi slammed the shovel into the snow, his eyebrows were very determined, and white mist came out of his mouth.

Hearing his powerful shouts, everyone started to echo him.

Jiang Dafu smiled and nodded, turned around, clenched the shovel with both hands and accelerated.

Liu Qingcao did not join the road clearing team. She sat in the room writing and drawing with a tight face.

After a short while, she picked up the good rice paper, kneaded it into a ball, and threw it into the space.

Half an hour later, Liu Qingcao finally put down the brush and looked at the numbers on the paper with a slightly distressed expression.

This number is really too big. If she hadn't saved food, it would have been even harder to come up with such an amount of food in such a short period of time.

One bowl of rice produces six to seven bowls of rice porridge, one bowl per person per day, which means that the person will not starve to death, but he will not be full either.

Even so, the amount needed in one day is enough to scare away all the officials in the court.

"I have to go out now."

Liu Qingcao put the paper into the space and prepared to implement the next plan.

After lunch, Liu Qingcao took Junfeng out of the house.

A trail was cleared in the village. Although Liu Qingcao did not go to help, Chen Cuizhi did.

The temperature outside the house is very low, and the wind is blowing on my face, as if it wants to forcefully cut out cuts before I give up.

Liu Qingcao walked on the ice in the wind and snow. Before she reached Baijia Private School, a thick layer of white snow was already on her coir raincoat and bamboo hat.

"Qingcao, the snow is quite heavy. Where are you going?" Liu Yulan held the basket in her hands and covered her body tightly, revealing only a pair of sparkling eyes, and her curved eyelashes were covered with thick snowflakes. Broken pieces.

"Sister-in-law Yulan, I'm going to the private school. The snow is really too thick. I'm thinking of asking students to make some sleds for easy travel." Liu Qingcao didn't hide anything and said it directly. This was what she suddenly thought of last night. method.

Liu Yulan didn't know what a sled was, but that didn't stop her from understanding the key point Liu Qingcao said.

"Qingcao, with that board you mentioned, we can go out?" Liu Yulan turned around and walked next to Liu Qingcao, as if she planned to follow Liu Qingcao back to the private school to see what was going on.

"Okay." Liu Qingcao replied decisively.

Liu Yulan opened her mouth wide and screamed. The cold air filled her mouth and nose through the fabric, choking her and closing her mouth instantly.

Along the way, Liu Yulan stopped talking and held Zhulan tightly with both hands.

When the two arrived at the private school, Liu Qingcao took Junfeng to the lecture hall first, while Liu Yulan quickly went to find Jiang Dayin.

After Liu Qingcao settled the horse, Jiang Dayin hurried over with six students, followed by the panting Liu Yulan.

"Qingcao, your sister-in-law said you needed help, so I came over with a few students." Jiang Dayin looked at Liu Qingcao excitedly, without mentioning the reason.

Liu Qingcao nodded and smiled, then turned back to the lecture hall.

Now that everyone is here, there is no need for her to make an extra trip to find them.

In the lecture hall, Liu Qingcao took out a piece of paper and handed it to Jiang Dayin.

"Brother Jiang, this is the sled I drew last night. I also marked the areas that need attention. You guys can try it and walk it according to the method written above."

This sled is not difficult to make, but the material requirements are slightly higher. The current conditions are harsh, so we can only choose the most suitable items on the spot to make it.

Jiang Dayin suddenly understood and nodded immediately.

"Qingcao, don't worry, we will get this for you today."

Liu Qingcao nodded and prepared to leave.

Liu Yulan stared at the piece of paper excitedly, hoping that Jiang Dayin would make it soon, but when she saw Liu Qingcao turning around and leaving, she suddenly lost her excitement.

"Qingcao, where are you going?"

Liu Qingcao met Liu Yulan's worried eyes and pursed her lips with a smile.

"Sister-in-law Yulan, I plan to go to the town, don't worry, Junfeng is not so afraid of the cold now.

Moreover, the snow outside has become thick and frozen, and there are no other drawbacks to walking on it except for slipping and freezing feet. "

It's just that they don't know this common sense.

Liu Yulan looked at Liu Qingcao's vow and couldn't think of anything to refute for a while.

"Then, Qingcao, be careful." Liu Yulan struggled for a while, and finally chose to shut up and refuse to persuade.

Jiang Dayin was not at ease, but when he saw Liu Yulan's eyes glaring at him, he didn't say anything to persuade her to stay.

Liu Qingcao nodded and led Junfeng to leave Baijia Private School and head to Qianfeng Town.

"Madam, Qingcao is alone, why do you feel free to let her go?" Jiang Dayin didn't understand why Liu Yulan stopped him. As soon as Liu Qingcao left, he couldn't help but ask.

Liu Yulan looked at the direction Liu Qingcao left and spoke calmly.

"My husband, Qingcao can come back from far away by herself. She is a measured person. If we talk too much, we will easily bore people. Does your husband understand now?"

Jiang Dayin choked, sighed and nodded.

"My lady is right, I am not thinking well."...

Qianfeng Town.

Liu Qingcao stood at the door of the dental shop. When Zhang Xiaowu saw Liu Qingcao, he was stunned with a smile.

"Miss Qingcao, please come in quickly."

Liu Qingcao smiled and walked in. The dental store is really open for business at any time. In such a snowy day, there is no intention of closing the door for a rest.

"Little Fifth Brother, do you have a big house to buy here? It's snowing non-stop. I'm afraid that the houses in the village are not strong enough, so I want to buy one in the town." Liu Qingcao got straight to the point and explained the purpose of coming here.

Zhou Xiaowu lowered his head and thought for a while, then walked to the counter with a smile, leaned down and took out a stack of yellow paper from inside.

"Miss Qingcao, I do have a three-entry house here. The owner's family has entrusted it to me for a while. Unfortunately, no one has asked about it, so I have forgotten about this house."

Zhou Xiaowu laid out the house drawings on the table so that Liu Qingcao could take a closer look.

Liu Qingcao took a brief look. The house was 1,200 square meters, and the area was indeed quite large.

Of course, it's not cheap either.

"Brother Xiaowu, the price of a fourth-level house in Xin County is just this. The price of 1,500 taels in Qianfeng Town is too expensive. Can you ask the owner if it can be cheaper?"

Liu Qingcao calculated carefully and found that the price was indeed a lot higher. The price of one square meter was almost one, two or three yuan, and it was only about the same amount in the new county.

This house is still some distance away from Qianfeng Town. Even if the house is fully furnished, it is not worth 1,500 taels of silver.

Zhou Xiaowu knew that no one could accept the price, and the owner was unwilling to sell it at a low price. And he only had this big house in his hands, so this was not easy to handle.

"Miss Qingcao, the owner of this house said he was not willing to sell it for a penny less at this price.

If you really don't want to, Miss Qingcao, why don't you take a look at the Erjin Mansion in my hand? "Zhou Xiaowu didn't want Liu Qingcao, a regular customer, to be taken advantage of, so he could only retreat and do other business.

Liu Qingcao thought for a while, and then decided to take a look at the other houses in Zhou Xiaowu's hands.

"These five houses are all second entrances." Zhou Xiaowu flattened the other two pieces of paper together and pointed at them and continued.

"The two houses share a courtyard wall. Both brothers passed the exam last year and moved their families to the capital a month ago. The two brothers have the same price, two hundred and thirty taels each. This price is quite reasonable."

Zhou Xiaowu knew that Liu Qingcao wanted a big house, so he put the two houses together.

Liu Qingcao looked closely at the drawings of the two houses. Although the house only had two entrances, if he bought both, wouldn't it be equivalent to buying one with four entrances?
"Okay, let's take these two houses." Liu Qingcao was very satisfied after seeing it and made the decision immediately without even lowering the price.

Buying these two courtyards for four hundred and sixty taels does not feel like a loss at all. Compared with the three houses just entered, they are much more cost-effective.

Zhou Xiaowu was very fast and completed all the procedures two hours after Liu Qingcao handed over the money.

After getting the house deed, Liu Qingcao rushed to the two houses.

The two houses are not very far from the town, and the carriage can arrive in half an hour.

Standing outside the door of the house, looking at the empty eaves above the door, he suddenly stopped.

Liu Qingcao remembered that Zhou Xiaowu said that these two houses were built with money from the owner's parents and were originally called Wangfu.

Liu Qingcao bought them, so naturally she could no longer use the original owner's plaque and change their names. She was familiar with this.

"From now on, this place will be called Dashantang and Jidetang." Liu Qingcao patted the non-existent dust on his hands and looked at the plaque on the door with a grin.

These two plaques were intended to be used elsewhere. Now that she happened to be on a trip, she took them out for use, just in time to provide a cover for her future work.

After the plaque was hung, Liu Qingcao opened the door and entered.

The courtyard was clean and there was not much dust and debris. It was clear that the house had been cleaned up when the owner left.

In addition to bedding and ironware, there are most other things in the house.

Liu Qingcao wandered around the house. After visiting both houses, she started to do business.

……

At dusk, Liu Qingcao sat on horseback and headed towards Shihe Village.

It snowed continuously for five days, and she looked around at a snow-white world. This was her second trip to Dashantang and Jidetang.

It snowed heavily for five days, and many people have died of freezing and starvation in various places.

Wan Huaimin ordered Xia Gengcai to open the town treasury to provide porridge, and he personally led the strong laborers to go up the mountain to cut down trees.

Liu Qingcao only found out about this today. She was very busy these days and had no extra time to show up in front of Wan Huaimin.

Back at Liuzhai, Liu Qingcao took off his hat and raincoat and led Junfeng into the lobby.

In the middle of the night, strong winds and blizzards were raging outside the door. Liu Qingcao frowned and hunched over, struggling to cut rice in the space.

After several days of continuous work, the rice in the warehouse piled up into more than a dozen hills.

After another seven days, the town government and county government warehouses will bottom out, and her rice will become the last rations for the people.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The continuous knocking on the door made Liu Qingcao stop what he was doing. A knock on the door in the middle of the night could not be a good thing.

Liu Qingcao came out of the space and opened the door. At this time, Chen Cuizhi had already walked into the snow with a lantern.

The knocking on the door was still ringing, but the sound was much softer and the time intervals were getting longer and longer.

Chen Cuizhi opened the door and saw a wooden board a few steps away. There were several people lying on top of each other. The top was covered with a piece of fur. Their faces were facing down and they were motionless.

At her feet was a man wrapped in green and purple clothes. The man fell to the ground before she opened the door, and his whole face was smashed into the snow.

What's going on with these people?

Chen Cuizhi was stunned and quickly bent down to turn the person over.

Blood! ! ?

The snow on the ground was dyed red, the pale face was bloodless, the eyes were closed tightly, and the lips were purple.

"This, this is Liu Xiao." Chen Cuizhi's lips trembled.

"Girl, it's Liu Xiao and the others." Chen Cuizhi put the lantern aside, held up Liu Xiao with both hands and walked into the yard, not forgetting to shout to Liu Qingcao at the end.

Liu Qingcao vaguely heard the words Liu Xiao and ran towards Chen Cuizhi in confusion for a moment.

When he ran to Chen Cuizhi, Liu Qingcao looked at the person in Chen Cuizhi's hands in shock by the dim light of the lantern.

She did hear it right just now.

Who else could this be if not Liu Xiao!
However, he looked as quiet as death.

Liu Qingcao didn't think much, lifted Liu Xiao's legs, and cooperated with Chen Cuizhi to send the person into the house.

"Girl, there are Liu Wu and others outside the door. We have to bring people in quickly. If the weather gets later, there will be no people." Chen Cuizhi put the people down and rushed out.

Liu Qingcao looked at Chen Cuizhi who rushed out despite the wind and snow, quickly fed Liu Xiao a pill, and rushed out the door in a few steps.

Outside the hospital, Chen Cuizhi was pulling the rope hard with her shoulders. Perhaps because of lack of strength, the board only slid forward a few steps.

Upon seeing this, Liu Qingcao immediately ran behind the wooden board and pushed forward hard.

No one on the board was conscious, but she knew they were all still alive.

When Liu Qingcao and the others pulled the wooden plank into the yard and carried the person into the room, a thin layer of sweat had already appeared on their foreheads. It was unclear whether they were tired or anxious.

"Girl, aren't they in the Xin County shop? Why are they all back?" Chen Cuizhi looked at the six unconscious people and began to have random thoughts.

Liu Qingcao did not intend to explain now, but dismissed Chen Cuizhi and asked her to go to the woodshed to get three more charcoal basins.

Chen Cuizhi went to the woodshed feeling uneasy. Liu Qingcao didn't notice anything strange about Chen Cuizhi. She walked over and fed the pills into their mouths one by one.

In addition to hypothermia, the six Liu and Xiao people also had stab wounds.

Fortunately, these stab wounds were not fatal, but repeated lacerations would not make much better.

Chen Cuizhi fetched the charcoal basin, and Liu Qingcao had already gone to the kitchen.

"Girl, the charcoal basin is already lit." Chen Cuizhi pinched the corner of her clothes, wondering what to ask.

Liu Qingcao looked up and found that Chen Cuizhi's face looked wrong. After thinking about it carefully, she understood what Chen Cuizhi was worried about.

"Sister Chen, Brother Pan is fine. Liu Xiao and the others went to another place not long ago. Maybe they were like this because they encountered heavy snow on the way." Liu Qingcao lowered his head, his eyes flashed, and his face became cold.

With Liu Qingcao, Chen Cuizhi was not so nervous. She took over Liu Qingcao's work and started to get busy.

In the room, Liu Xiao opened his eyes in a daze, and the stiffness in his limbs was relieved. Even the wounds on his body only felt a faint pain.

When his eyes regained their clarity, Liu Xiao saw the familiar and missed figure.