From the beginning, Fang Hu deliberately mentioned that he only wanted young adults, making it clear that he was going to do physical work.
Therefore, there are not many people who are really willing to go. They are afraid that they will die if they work for a few more days. It is better to stay here and stay hungry for two bowls of porridge a day.
Fang Hu took away more than twenty people on his first trip. Three of them were from the same family, with children and daughters, and one was with his mother, who looked like a filial son.
When we arrived at the place, Zhuangtou was already waiting here.
"Hey, Butler Fang is here, are these the people? Are there any others?"
"Not yet. Wait for two days before sending someone over. We don't have many houses prepared, so let's divide them into men and women. How many can live in one house?"
"Don't worry, Steward Fang. The house is full of Datong bunks and can sleep seven or eight people. If you are a stronger man, I will arrange for six people to live together. What do you think?"
"Sure, just look at the arrangements. Find someone to let them take a bath first, and then give out cotton-padded clothes. Young Master Cheng Ye will be coming over soon. He will be in charge of how to allocate the details."
"Yes, the little one must make arrangements."
When Xie Chengye came back, these people had already washed themselves and put on clean cotton clothes. They looked very energetic.
"Those who are willing to work here, come here and sign a deed. It is not a slave status, but a ten-year long-term work deed. If you are not willing, you can leave now."
"Yes, we are willing!"
You guys are not fools. They are homeless now. If they sign the deed and the owner is an official, the household registration and other matters can be solved. Otherwise, they are still homeless now, quite literally. Being disliked.
After signing the contract, Xie Chengye asked them what they could do and what they were particularly good at. In the end, only two women were selected to be responsible for the washing work here. They also had three meals a day to keep them fed.
Among the women chosen, one was the daughter-in-law of the black-faced man.
The ones who were too old to work were left here to look at the two little ones, so that the others could feel more at ease working outside.
Xie Chengye has now built several greenhouses. With the heavy snowfall, the things in his greenhouses will be in short supply.
Now that a wave of green vegetables has been harvested, Xie Chengye followed his uncle's instructions and sorted out small bundles as thick as his wrist. They looked bright green and very delicious.
I didn't dare to clean the mud on the roots too much, for fear of not letting go.
Xie Xiuwen sent some green vegetables to several elders and acquaintances. These things are really comfortable to eat in the winter.
Xie Rongzhao's Chuanchuan shop also sells vegetables, but vegetables in winter are expensive and hard to come by, so there are not many on them.
But no matter what time of year, this green vegetable will definitely be the first to be sold out.
Xie Rongzhao had previously made a lot of lotus roots and stored them in the ice cellar. In the winter, they took them out, peeled them off and cut them into slices. Whether it was at Xiangxiang Braised Restaurant or Chuan Chuan, everyone was grabbing them. of good stuff.
Xie Xiuwen actually doesn't need many manpower here.
Whether it's in the village or in the mansion, everything is going on normally, even if there are no more people, it doesn't matter.
But seeing that these people couldn't survive, he really couldn't be cruel.
Especially when I saw the sad look on my baby daughter's face, I thought I might as well just think of it as accumulating blessings for my baby, so that God would not come back to ask for my luck in the future.
Half a month later, Xie Xiuwen's two temporary houses in the east and south of the city were full of people.
In addition to the long-term workers recruited from outside, there are also some families in local villages who have suffered disasters.
Of course, these people are only staying temporarily. When the next spring comes and they can repair their houses, they will return to their original homes.
Xie Xiuwen didn't want to make public the things he did, but someone would always notice.
Zheng Gelao and Wang Qinshan naturally had nothing to say. They just felt that Xie Xiuwen's behavior showed that he still cared about the people.
But Xie Huaiyi and others just think that Xie Xiuwen is just a person seeking fame and reputation, a hypocrite!
Emperor Jingwen also saw everything presented by his subordinates and felt that Xie Xiuwen's arrangement was reasonable and reasonable.
Moreover, Xie Xiuwen has never publicized this matter. Even if someone asked him about it, he would only say that it was his duty as a minister. Although he could not solve the fundamental problem, he could still try his best to help the monarch share his worries.
In this way, Emperor Jingwen gained even more trust.
Fortunately, thanks to Qin Tianjian's foresight and Emperor Jingwen's early instructions, the severe impact of the snowstorm was not great.
The number of people who were actually affected by the disaster was not too many.
Nowadays, various wealthy families are helping to share the worries, and the pressure on the court has been reduced a lot.
In fact, Emperor Jingwen was also happy to see the results. Regardless of whether these people were doing it for fame or other benefits, they had actually solved the people's difficulties. For this reason, he felt that there was no need to pursue other trivial matters.
Because the imperial court had made arrangements before, and later dozens of wealthy families took action, the price of food in the capital did not fluctuate much, but it still increased a lot compared to before winter.
The most angry person this time was probably Xie Huaiyi.
Zhuangzi bought several thousand dan of grain and sold it immediately.
If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have spent more money.
Because there was less food in stock, they naturally seemed stingy when they were giving out porridge.
There is no way, who makes them have no confidence.
Take a look at Xie's Mansion on Anping Street. There are four big pots of thick porridge that day. Whether it is corn porridge or white rice porridge, the amount of rice here is full.
Even if some sorghum rice or sweet potatoes are sometimes added, it doesn't hurt. The most important thing is that you can eat a bowl of hot and thick food, which will satisfy your hunger.
With food in their bellies, they were naturally less afraid of the cold. With some old quilts they had prepared, they were finally able to persevere.
This time when we were giving porridge outside the city, it was no surprise that the performance of the Xie Mansion on Anhe Street was unsatisfactory. When the Holy Emperor praised all the courtiers for their good work in the court, he ordered more than a dozen adults, including all of them. No thanks to Huaiyi.
This made Xie Huaiyi immediately feel ashamed.
As a veteran of two dynasties, Xie Huaiyi could not calm down.
Emperor Jingwen was not a stupid person. For some officials whose family background was not obvious, he felt that they were worthy of trust if they could deliver porridge every two or three days. After all, how capable they were and how big things they could do, there was no need to do it for them. Make meritorious deeds and let your whole family drink from the northwest wind.
After all, Xie Huaiyi's family is also well-known and has been rich for several generations. Now, people are frequently talking about giving porridge outside the city. Not only is the Holy Spirit displeased, but Xie Huaiyi himself feels that his old face is unbearable.
How did Xie Huaiyi know that he had lost food and money, and in the end he would be considered a stingy person by the king!
What an injustice! (End of chapter)
