roccoschili Chapter 264 Tell Them About This
Chapter 264 Tell Them About This
Mu Baobao felt relieved and asked again, "Grandma, shall we start business tomorrow?"
"We haven't done business for many days."
Zhu was also thinking about this question, "We have to see tomorrow's weather and other things."
"Also, if there are too many disaster victims in the town, we won't dare to do business."
Mu Baobao said, "Grandma, don't worry about this."
"When we returned, there were not many disaster victims outside the town. Many of them had received money and food and returned home."
When Zhu heard this, she asked, "Baby, tell grandma in detail what happened."
Mu Baobao couldn't explain it clearly, so he ran to Doctor Deng and said, "Master, can you tell me why there are so few disaster victims in the town?"
Doctor Deng touched his chin and said with a smile, "Okay."
"To appease the victims, the county magistrate posted a notice that anyone willing to return to their hometown could receive two taels of silver and some food."
The villagers cheered.
"This county magistrate is good. Two taels of silver and some food are enough to get through the winter."
"If it were me, I would definitely ask for two taels of silver and some food. After getting the silver, I would buy some rice and flour in town. Wouldn't that get me through the winter?"
"But what if we have no houses? Many of the victims' houses have collapsed under the snow. Where will they live?"
Doctor Deng said, "If you don't have a house, the county magistrate can arrange for someone to take the lead and build a simple house in the village until the winter is over."
The villagers were whispering about this matter.
"Those of us whose houses were crushed by the snow in our village, can we also go to the town to get silver and food?"
"I think it should be possible, right? Doctor Deng, can I go?"
Doctor Deng said, "As long as they are affected by the disaster and within the jurisdiction of the county magistrate, they are all welcome."
When many villagers heard this, they hurried to tell the people affected by the disaster in the village.
Mu Baobao's family had already invited Doctor Deng to sit in the main hall, and Mu Lao Da and his companions drove the ox cart into the yard.
Boss Mu was the most excited.
At this time, he didn't feel cold at all, and started building the cowshed with tools.
Ox cart, this is the good thing he has always dreamed of, and now he finally got it.
Mu Lao Er and Mu Lao San assisted.
"Brother, with this ox cart, it will be much easier to cultivate our fields in the spring."
"I want to giggle just by looking at this cow. How many people in the village want this ox cart, but our family got it first."
"Go to the mountains and see if there's any fresh grass to cut for the cows."
The three brothers all cherished the cow.
"Hey, an ox cart?" Cheng Zishi came over with his hands in his pockets. "That ox looks pretty good."
Mu Laoer quickly invited him to sit in the main hall, "Mr. Cheng, please go in and warm yourself by the fire, don't catch a cold."
Cheng Zishi could see that the three brothers all wanted to spend more time with Niu, so he went into the main room.
As soon as you enter the main room, a warm breeze blows towards you.
"Doctor Deng, you are finally back with the baby."
He walked over, picked up Mu Baobao, and weighed him. "You've gained weight. It seems that Doctor Deng didn't treat you badly."
Mu Baobao laughed and said, "Uncle, I ate candy men in town and also ate a lot of meat."
Cheng Zishi exclaimed exaggeratedly, "So amazing."
"Did you eat anything else delicious in town?"
Mubaobao frowned and said, "I can't remember. The names of those dishes are so complicated."
“But it sounds good, and tastes even better.”
The county magistrate arranged a lot of delicious food for her and her master, but the names of those dishes were very complicated.
Cheng Zishi knew that the dishes of wealthy families were all called by special names.
"As long as it tastes good, we don't care about the name."
Mu Baobao agreed very much, "Uncle, have you seen my ox cart..."
She chattered on and on about all sorts of things about the ox cart.
Cheng Zishi didn't show any impatience at all. He listened to her very seriously and supported her from time to time.
After Mu Baobao finished speaking, she went to play with her brothers.
When I say playing, I actually mean talking about what I saw and heard in the town and the ox cart.
Mu Pingping and several other children were locked in the room to write, mainly because it was freezing cold and they were afraid that they would be naughty and fall outside.
If you accidentally break your leg, it will be troublesome.
Baby Mu climbed onto the warm kang and, under the gaze of his brothers, enthusiastically talked about what he had seen and heard in the town.
the other side.
Cheng Zishi stopped smiling and got down to business: "I just received news that the relief supplies we were delivering were robbed and completely destroyed."
After hearing these words, Mu Laodi and his companions were frightened.
Who has the guts to rob disaster relief supplies?
Doctor Deng's face darkened as he thought about it more. "Has the emperor received any news?"
Cheng Zishi nodded to indicate that he had understood. "The Emperor has sent General Zhuo to handle this matter."
He noticed the mood of Mu Laodi and the others, "Uncle Mu, the reason I told you this is because I hope you will be more careful when doing business outside."
"The current situation is not very good, so you should be more careful in everything."
Mu Laodie and his companions were pale and trembling, unable to utter a word.
The Zhu family women were almost scared to tears. They covered their mouths and dared not make a sound.
Cheng Zishi comforted him, "As long as you are careful, there will be basically no problem."
This matter is very serious, and he must tell Uncle Mu and the others.
Doctor Deng said in a deep voice, "If they dare to do this, it means they are fearless."
He suddenly remembered what happened in the town and had a vague guess, "I'm afraid the whole thing is not that simple."
"Someone in the town instigated the disaster victims to cause trouble, but fortunately the county magistrate dealt with it in time."
"Young man from the Cheng family, I'm writing a letter. Please help me send it back to Rongdu and hand it over to the emperor."
Cheng Zishi hummed, "I don't know much about the situation in other places."
"Just looking at the situation here, you know the whole thing is not that simple."
Doctor Deng pointed at his thigh and said, "This kind of thing doesn't have a big impact on ordinary people, but it has a big impact on the victims."
"If this isn't handled properly, and no one tries to guide them, the victims will riot."
Cheng Zishi also thought about this, "This is what I am most worried about."
"Doctor Deng, how are the disaster victims in town?"
Doctor Deng recounted the incident in detail and said with emotion, "Fortunately, the county magistrate had already made arrangements and would rather open the granary to rescue the victims. Otherwise, it would have been a disaster."
Cheng Zishi felt relieved. "Well, I will also write a letter to report the county magistrate's actions to the emperor."
Doctor Deng agreed, "You don't need to say too much. Just talk about the victims."
"The Emperor will send someone to handle the rest."
Cheng Zishi said, "Okay."
Doctor Deng remembered something and said to Mu Laodi and the others, "In a couple of days, the county magistrate will arrange for people to come to each village to find work."
"It's for clearing snow and ice. Do you think your family should send a few people over?"
"There's silver or grain."