The Xie family spent money to buy grain. Of course, they couldn't just buy one or two bags of grain. Moreover, they also knew that the price of grain had risen, so they thought about buying coarse grains and fine grains. Otherwise, with all the money they spent, I can't buy much food.
Not only that, something also went wrong in the mountains and forests where the Xie family was away.
A large number of trees were cut down and sold, which made Xie Huaiyi angry and scolded the two unfilial sons.
There are good and bad trees planted in the Xie family's forest land. Some of them can be used purely for firewood. Moreover, such trees generally grow very quickly. They can grow tall in two or three years, so they are not worth much. Money is usually used as firewood.
Others are more precious tree species, usually used for making furniture.
When Xie Huaiyi discovered it, most of the trees that were cut down were ordinary trees, which gave Xie Huaiyi some comfort.
However, this comfort did not last long.
Because it has just entered November, the weather is already so cold that it makes people shiver.
What Xie Huaiyi didn't know was that the wood had been chopped earlier and was sent to Xie Xiuwen's village.
Xie Xiuwen found a lot of local people to help process the wood. The piles of neatly arranged firewood could shock people.
Xie Xiuwen bought so much ordinary wood, so it was naturally impossible for him to just use it as firewood.
With this wood, if only these fireplaces in their home were used, it would probably last for decades.
Xie Xiuwen had some wood in good quality specially planed and cleaned, and then used it for later use.
The bark has to be peeled off and needs to be dried, so wet wood cannot be used directly.
Xie Xiuwen now has three farms in addition to his farmland, one in the south of the city and two in the east of the city, and his farmland is also in the south of the city.
According to Zhao's past experience, if there is a major snowstorm, refugees will most likely flock to the capital from the east and south of the city.
Of course Xie Xiuwen is not looking forward to a major snowstorm. He is just thinking about building some houses before the ground freezes.
Xie Xiuwen handed over this errand to Xie Chengye and Qi Zhong.
One is responsible for the east of the city and the other is responsible for the south.
Both places are deliberately located not close to or far from their own village.
Xie Xiuwen didn't want to see the people displaced, and it was freezing cold. Who could guarantee that the farmhouse would be able to survive?
These are just preparations made in advance.
If it had been in the past, Xie Xiuwen would not have dared to do it so blatantly.
But this year, Qin Tian Jian has already warned him that if he doesn't take it to heart anymore, he would be stupid.
Under the influence of Xie Xiuwen, Zhao Yue and Wang Xin also made arrangements. For this kind of thing, they usually only need to give instructions.
In this way, the three of them alone have hoarded a lot of food.
The winter in Beijing is too cold, so the people here like to drink corn porridge. If the conditions at home are acceptable, they usually cook sweet potatoes with the corn.
They don't have to go to the fields in winter, so they can survive with two meals a day of porridge and water.
When Xie Xiuwen asked Xie Chengye to arrange for people to buy grain, he only focused on the coarse grains from Xie Huaiyi's family. Of course, he also bought a lot of rice noodles, cabbage and radishes, just to match them together.
Xie Xiuwen stored these sweet potatoes, cabbages, radishes, etc. in the cellar.
Don't underestimate these things. They may seem worthless, but at a critical moment, they can be life-saving.
This night, everyone went to bed early, especially for ordinary people. After getting into the thick quilt, there was no need to burn charcoal fires. They could save as much as possible, so they turned off the lights as soon as it got dark. kang.
That night, the north wind howled for more than an hour, and then heavy snow suddenly fell.
Many people were weighed down by heavy snow while they were sleeping and never woke up.
Because of the reminder from Qin Tianjian, Emperor Jingwen issued an order early for officials in various states and counties to pay attention and be on guard.
Chen Bo from Feng County didn't take it to heart before, but it was a letter written by Xie Xiuwen that made him think about it.
Because Chen Bo received Xie Xiuwen's prompt reminder, when he arranged for people to buy grain, he did not buy high-priced grain. Moreover, he also sent people to the villages below to check. If there were houses that were not strong, he asked the government officials to Watch Xiu Yixiu personally.
With the cooperation of the yamen, Li Zheng, village chief, various clans and others, Chen Bo's orders were carried out fairly well.
This sudden blizzard made everyone unprepared.
Xie Rongzhao also didn't expect that when he opened the window in the morning, it was already completely white outside.
After she was stunned for a moment, she opened the door and went to the porch to take a look. The snow that had not yet been cleared in the yard had already accumulated to more than three inches thick.
Just one night, so big?
Xie Rongzhao stretched out his palm, and the snowflakes fell fluttering down. It was so cold.
With such heavy snow, I'm afraid the court has something to do again.
Xie Rongzhao didn't have time to think about it. After washing briefly, he ran to the main courtyard.
Liu Ruolan had just woken up, and before breakfast was served, Xie Rongzhao came over.
"Where's Dad?"
"He went to the Yamen. When he saw the heavy snow this morning, he didn't have time to have breakfast, so he hurried to the palace, fearing that the Holy One would summon him."
Xie Rongzhao felt a little distressed: "Then let Douzi bring a food box to Dad?"
"Well, if your father steps forward, Douzi will go out on the back."
There was no way, who would have expected that Xie Xiuwen would go out so early today. No matter how busy he was in the kitchen, he wouldn't be able to cook anything.
"Mom, it's been snowing all night, and it hasn't stopped yet. Do you think there will be a snow disaster?"
Liu Ruolan shook his head: "It's not necessarily a snow disaster, but I'm afraid this winter will be difficult."
"Fortunately, Dad was prepared, so we won't be too panicked."
In fact, even if Xie Xiuwen didn't prepare anything, their family would not be affected. After all, how could a family like theirs be short of food and drink?
But it's different for ordinary people.
The earth dragon in Xie's mansion was already burning. Liu Ruolan was not sure when Xie Xiuwen would come back, so he asked someone to stay in the study. After noon, he lit the fireplace so that if Xie Xiuwen came back, the room would be warmer.
Qi Zhong and Xie Chengye stared at the houses they built. They were all the simplest. Each house was not big. There was a kang inside, and if it lay flat, it could accommodate six or seven people.
The two of them built a total of more than twenty small houses like this in the east and south of the city. The wood used on the roofs was all obtained from the forest land of Xie Huaiyi's family.
Now that the land has frozen, it is impossible to build a house. There is no way to lay a foundation. If this house is just built on flat ground, no one will dare to live in this house.
Xie Xiuwen had just had lunch and before he had a chance to drink two sips of tea, he was summoned by Emperor Jingwen.
Sure enough, the first sentence was to ask him: "It's snowing heavily today, how should we prepare ourselves?" (End of Chapter)
