Ding An rushed back to the county town from outside on the first night, and went to the Yamen to report his work. It was already midnight. Thinking that he could take a day off the next day, he was not in a hurry to go to Chu's house to visit his wife and children.
After nearly ten days of running around, Ding An was so exhausted that he closed his eyes and fell asleep until dawn. Then he slowly woke up. After freshening up, he went straight to Chu's house. Naturally, he had lunch at Chu's house. On the dining table Uncle Chu then asked about the snow disaster.
This matter does not involve any secrets in the yamen, and Ding An naturally knows everything: "The official roads and roads in various places have now been cleared, and the yamen has basically mastered the actual disaster situation in each town and village. The repairs on the houses are pretty good, but the number of casualties this time is really quite large, including frostbite and bruises, and the doctors everywhere are simply too busy."
Uncle Chu Chu sighed after hearing this: "This Spring Festival this year, I'm afraid many people will be sad. If the house collapses, you can borrow money to rebuild it. If someone is injured, it doesn't matter. They can always be well. Even those who have died in the family , I’m afraid I won’t be able to get out for a while.”
"Uncle Chu is right. I'm afraid this year will be difficult. The county government is also very worried now. The disaster relief funds from the court have not arrived yet. Money is needed everywhere to build roads and houses. Not to mention the doctors and medicinal materials, we are currently worried. You have to worry about the coffin and the burial."
Shen Luzhu was a little puzzled when he heard this: "It's easy to understand the lack of medical treatment and medicine, but why does the county government have to worry about the coffin and burial?"
Chu Yi thought for a moment and asked, "But those beggars who have no fixed abode?"
Ding An nodded and said: "With the heavy snowfall for days, many homeless people in various places have died of freezing and starvation. There are also some poor families who have had bad days. Their homes and houses need to be repaired, and people need to be buried when they die. Everyone needs money. , it would be even more sad if there were one or two injured and disabled people. The living people had to be taken care of first, and many corpses were still lying in the snow.
It's cold now, so it's okay to leave them alone. I'm afraid that after the New Year, the weather will become warmer, and if these corpses are left undisposed, I'm afraid they will attract diseases. "
Ding An has been exploring disasters everywhere recently, and he has seen too many scenes like this. It is said that hemp ropes are specially cut at the smallest points, and bad luck only seeks out the poor. This snow disaster, many people were injured or disabled. The family that directly died was not wealthy, and now that the house collapsed and the people were gone, it was simply adding insult to injury.
In fact, this is easy to understand. For those who have some wealth, their houses and houses are built solidly and are regularly repaired and maintained. If there is heavy snow, as long as they are cleaned up in time, there will never be any big problems.
But those poor people are different. They can build a few adobe houses here and there, which is good enough. They are busy making a living all day long. Even when the farming is slack, they have to go to the town or the village outside the village to find some. Working as a part-time worker, there was no time to repair the houses. The first thing that could not bear the heavy snow was these adobe or thatched houses. .
Life at home is difficult. Some people who are injured or disabled have no choice but to go to the homes of neighbors or relatives to save money for medical treatment. But for those who have died in the family, they can only consider the living first. In some villages There are still many corpses there, still lying in the snow.
This situation was brought to the hands of Magistrate Xin one by one by the officials who went out to investigate the disaster. As the parent official of a county, he naturally had to worry.
After hearing what Ding An said, Shen Luzhu suddenly thought about it, but he didn't say anything on the spot. He planned to discuss it with Chu Yi before talking.
After lunch, after sending Ding An's family away, Chu Yi and Shen Luzhu took Zhengzheng back to their room to have a rest. When Zhengzheng fell asleep, Shen Luzhu finally couldn't hold back and talked to Chu Yi about his thoughts.
"Chu Yi, I think of a way. Maybe I can help our family to fight back against Chu Ren a little."
Upon hearing this, Chu Yi turned sideways, faced his wife, and asked softly: "What can I do?"
"Didn't my brother-in-law say that the county magistrate is worried about burying homeless people and families who don't have money to bury their relatives? I was wondering if we could donate some coffins to the Yamen?"
Chu Yi was a little confused as to what this matter had to do with counterattacking Chu Ren: "Donate to the Yamen?"
Shen Luzhu nodded and continued: "Well, donate it to the Yamen, or in other words, donate it to the county magistrate. We don't ask for anything else. We just ask for public praise from you."
"What A Zhu wants to say is that if the county magistrate can openly express his affection for our family, then all Chu Renfei's previous thoughts will be defeated, right?"
