When Xie Xiuwen came out of the palace, the snow had stopped.
Xie Xiuwen carefully looked at the snow on the eaves and walls, and then at the snow footprints on the roadside, frowning slightly.
It snowed heavily, mainly because it fell for so long, almost all day and night.
Not to mention those thatched houses on the outskirts of the city, but also some dilapidated houses in the city, they also suffered this time.
Two days later, reports from various places came up, and the report from Feng County was extremely conspicuous.
Without it, although more than twenty houses were crushed, no one was injured.
Originally, some people accused Chen Bo of concealing the disaster, but after the Jingzhao Governor submitted the report, no one dared to comment.
The orders issued by Chen Bo, as well as some reports for instructions, all show that Chen Bo really took Qin Tianjian's speculation to heart, and even carried out the imperial edict to the end.
In this case, who would dare to say that Chen Bo is deliberately concealing it?
With this achievement, it is certain that Chen Bo will become an official in Beijing next year.
Xie Xiuwen also had a hilltop in Feng County, so he stood up and told the story of Chen Bo's several visits to the villages.
"Wei Chen did not go there, but his steward came to report that County Magistrate Chen had specially sent three people to inspect the houses in each village and town, and asked Li Zheng to report the names and numbers of the old and young people in each place. It’s better to prepare in advance. I don’t dare to deceive the Holy Lord. Magistrate Chen even asked Wei Chen privately before if he needed to prepare some items in advance, and Wei Chen gave some suggestions.”
It was not a secret that Xie Xiuwen's eldest son was getting married to Chen Bo's legitimate daughter. It was human nature for the two families to get close.
"So, Feng County has already stored some food?"
"Back to the Holy Spirit, Chen Bo said that Fengxian County is not too wealthy. In addition to food, we also need to prepare cold-proof clothing, houses, and medicinal materials to treat frostbite and cold. Therefore, we only bought some coarse grains at a low price, and the quantity was It’s not that big. According to Chen Bo himself, there are not many people who really need help. Young and strong boys are not included in the rescue.”
Emperor Jingwen was very pleased.
He has read all the various reasons published in the county government newspapers.
It's nothing more than reaching out and asking for money.
But Chen Bo did a very good job. He made reasonable arrangements based on his lack of wealth. This was the official he wanted.
"Chen Bo has done a good job, and county magistrates from all over the country should follow suit."
The Holy One has spoken, who dares not to listen?
On the second day after the heavy snow stopped, some wealthy families opened porridge shacks in the outer city and outside the city gate.
Even if there were no disasters in previous years, some people would still go out to donate porridge. Whether it was out of genuine kindness or just to gain a good reputation is unclear.
Naturally, the Xie family also opened a porridge shed.
There is not just one Xie family, but three Xie families.
Xie Huaiyi's family on Anhe Street, Xie Ming's family in the outer city, and Xie Xiuwen's family on Anping Street in the inner city.
Fang Hu was sent out by Xie Xiuwen's family to give out porridge. He didn't stay here all day. He just came over when the porridge first started and led people to direct them to line up. In addition, he also arranged for those young people to line up. The strong young man was taken out.
In order to make this porridge really available to the victims, all the governments and families naturally thought of ways to do it.
Fang Hu here specially ordered some pebbles the size of fingernails. After cleaning, he poured them directly into the cooking pot in front of the victims, and then stirred them vigorously.
This approach naturally aroused dissatisfaction among some people. At that time, some people broke away from the queue and went to queue at a porridge shed elsewhere.
Fang Hu naturally didn't mind this at all.
They cooked corn porridge with unpeeled sweet potatoes in it. The sweet potatoes were washed twice and were very clean. They were not peeled, naturally because they were life-saving things.
Because sweet potatoes are added, there is a little less corn in it, but drinking a bowl still makes your stomach warm and your whole body warm.
In addition, Fang Hu also had someone set up a tent on the first day he opened the porridge shed.
This tent was specially made of two layers of thick fabric by Liu Ruolan, and the outside was specially soaked with grease to achieve waterproofing effect.
The inside of the tent is supported by wood, and some stones and waste bricks are specially used to press the feet outside to make the inside of the tent tighter.
The tent is not particularly big, because they are all refugees, and many of them have frostbite or are weak from hunger, so there are people lying and sitting in the tent. One tent is full, which means it can fit two people inside. Ten people, even if they were like this, they had to tiptoe when entering the tent to avoid stepping on anyone else.
Because the number of tents was limited, Fang Hu issued an order that only the elderly, the young, the sick and the disabled were allowed to live here, otherwise there would be chaos.
Opening a porridge shed requires a lot of manpower. Fang Chengye specially picked up people from Fuyuan Villa. In addition, there are people who cook medicine. There are more than 20 people here to support them, but they are still very busy. Feet do not touch the ground.
Xie Xiuwen ordered four pots of porridge to be cooked every day, two times a day, two large pots each time, which was the case for most porridge soups.
If you keep cooking without limit, no matter how much food you eat, it won't be enough.
Three days after the porridge shed was opened, an ox cart came over, ready to take people away.
At first, those people thought it was going to be taken away and buried directly, so most of them didn't dare to come close.
It was Fang Hu who started shouting at the top of his lungs, saying that the Xie Mansion on Anping Street was recruiting people. Young and strong people could sign up, and they would get three meals a day, a house to live in, and a kang to cook on.
After shouting this several times, someone came over to inquire more carefully.
Knowing that we were going to a village in the south of the city, not far away, I felt at ease.
The main reason is that everyone has gathered here in the past few days, and they have also heard some stories about Mr. Xie. Knowing that he is also from a farmer's family, naturally there is a natural feeling of intimacy.
A man came out, his face was so dirty that it was impossible to see his original appearance.
"Sir, do you think Xiao Min will succeed? Xiao Min is twenty-six this year. He is strong and has a lot of strength. Can he let me go? I can have two meals a day. As long as I can bring my wife and two Just a baby. Oh, my eldest baby is nine years old this year and can also work."
As the man spoke, he called his eldest child not far away.
The child was still a little hesitant at first, but the fear in his eyes didn't seem to be fake. Perhaps he was worried that he would be betrayed, so that's why he looked like this.
The child's eyes immediately lit up when he learned that he was just going to work.
"Yes, yes, we both have the strength, so take me!"
At this time, people only said that they wanted to contract work, not to buy slaves. This is already a great thing.
Because it was the first day to recruit people, there were not many people around. The main reason was that they were afraid of meeting a liar, and then deceived them and killed them directly. Who should I cry to? (End of chapter)
