In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

Before leaving, He Qiudi did not forget to ask Grandpa He to take care of her sweet potato and corn fields.

She told Grandpa He all the ways to take care of sweet potatoes and corn.

She filled all the places nearby that could hold water with water, so it was no problem for them to last for ten days or half a month.

On the morning of the twenty-eighth day after He Qiudi traveled to Shiliu Village, a group of six people left Shiliu Village for Lan County in a mule cart, with He Sanlang crying and the rest of the He family watching them.

He Qiudi promised He Sanlang that she would bring him a gift when she returned from Lan County, and then accompany him to Taohua Village to play with his cousins.

This time when they went to visit relatives in Lan County, the six of them brought a lot of mountain products and bacon in addition to their luggage. This was full of the love that Grandma He had for He Baozhu and her two grandchildren.

The He family's mule cart was slightly smaller than a horse carriage, and it was easy to seat three adults and three children.

The mule cart was traveling quite fast on the official road.

After leaving Ningyuan County, you can reach Lan County by walking on the official road for more than 60 miles.

The official road within Ningyuan is quite winding.

After crossing a valley, we are out of Ningyuan territory. In the plain area of ​​Lan County, the road is basically straight and you can't see the end at a glance.

The family walked and stopped many times, covering more than 60 miles. It was around 5 o'clock in the morning when they arrived in Lan County, and it was around 11 o'clock.

When they arrived in Lan County, the moment they got off the bus, He Qiudi felt as if her butt was about to be split in two.

In order to maintain their image, they found an inn and asked for a room to rest for a while.

Old Mrs. He and He Qiudi can live in He Baozhu's in-laws' home.

Xu was able to bring He Qingya and He Qinglu to live in the Xu family.

But He Huaiping is a grown man, so it would be better for him to stay in the inn first.

After all, he was a male dependent and it was not convenient for him to stay in the inner house.

They tidied themselves up in the inn, ate some dry food, and then went to visit the backyard of the county government.

He Baozhu's father-in-law was the county magistrate of Lan County, and his surname was Feng.

He Baozhu's husband Feng Pengcheng is a scholar who is still studying in the county school, preparing for the autumn examination next year.

The Feng family has a relatively simple population, including County Magistrate Feng, Old Madam Feng, brother-in-law Feng Pengcheng, two children: a boy Feng Yourong who is over five years old, a girl Feng Youhua who is almost four years old, and a brother-in-law Feng Wanli who is about the same age as He Qiudi.

Feng Pengcheng has an older sister who had married and moved to Licheng a long time ago.

As soon as Old Mrs. He and He Baozhu and her daughter met and exchanged greetings, they began to cry and hug each other.

After He Qiudi and Old Lady Feng persuaded them both to stop talking, they continued their greetings. Then Old Lady He gave the gifts she brought to the Feng family.

The gift given by Old Lady He was really generous.

There were the silk cloth and two purses that He Qiudi bought at the embroidery studio, the tea cakes given at the banquet, the piece of gauze that Wei gave to Old Lady He, the dried mushrooms picked from the mountains, smoked bacon, venison, wild goat meat, as well as cured rabbit, cured pheasant and cured fish, the hens raised at home, the eggs they had saved, and the cakes they had bought in Ningyuan County.

All the stuff they took out looked expensive.

Receiving the gifts made Old Mrs. Feng smile from ear to ear.

The gift given by Old Lady He was worth about twenty taels of silver. How could she not be happy?

Although the old man of the Feng family is the county magistrate of Lan County, there is no county magistrate in Lan County, and the old man's annual salary adds up to about 200 taels of silver. However, there was a drought last year, and the old man Feng paid out of his own pocket to help the victims, and the Feng family had already spent half of their savings.

Old Mrs. Feng was still very fond of the gifts sent by the He family.

The most important thing is that Old Lady Feng knows the financial situation of the He family.

This gift is worth more than twenty taels.

What great opportunities has the He family had recently?

He Baozhu was also very curious. This time, her mother brought her youngest sister to Lan County and gave so many gifts to the Feng family, which really made her proud.

Old Mrs. He had no intention of hiding the truth from He Baozhu.

After everyone exchanged greetings, he told He Baozhu and the others everything that had happened recently.

Of course, the dirty things done by He Huaizhang and Wei Sixian were concealed.

This is a family disgrace, there is no need to embarrass ourselves in front of the Feng family.

Old Mrs. He planned to rest here for three or four nights and then return to Shiliu Village.

Firstly, she was worried about the land and livestock at home.

When Grandma He is not at home, Jin Cuihua will definitely be lazy.

Wei Sixian hasn't done farm work for many years, so she probably won't be able to do it well.

Although Mrs. Lin was a servant in the family, she could only serve people, not the crops and livestock.

Secondly, Xu is pregnant and it is not advisable for her to stay outside for too long.

This time I came to Lan County mainly to visit Old Mrs. Feng and visit relatives.

If you want to get along with He Baozhu, He Baozhu can take her children to Shiliu Village to live for a while.

After dinner, Old Lady He gave He Huaiping five taels of silver, asking him to use it for accommodation and to buy furs to make winter clothes for Xu and the newborn to keep warm during the winter.

Leather is cheap in summer.

Spending five taels of silver to buy leather is also considered a high consumption.

In the past, Grandma He would not have spent this money in vain, but this year the family had a big income, so she had more money on hand.

In front of Old Lady He, He Qiudi gave He Qingya and He Qinglu one or two taels of silver, asking them to use it to buy delicious and fun things in Lan County.

He Qinglu was so happy that her eyes turned into crescent shapes.

He Qingya was surprised for a moment, and couldn't believe that grandma could be so generous, especially to the second wife.

On second thought, yes.

My aunt has become rich recently. She is in a good mood and naturally has some money on her hands. She is willing to give some to her and Qinglu.

Even grandma has become much more generous.

After parting ways with He Huaiping's family of four, He Qiudi asked He Baozhu to take her around for a walk.

Old Mrs. He talked to He Baozhu about the drought and how the He family had stored a lot of food in Shiliu Village and Ningyuan County.

He Baozhu was also afraid of drought this year, so she decided to buy some food in advance and store it at home.

last year.

The disaster in Lan County is quite serious.

The people around had little harvest, and after winter came, many refugees came to Lan County to beg for food. County Magistrate Feng was concerned about the people and spent most of his family's savings to buy food to help the victims.

If the drought continues this year, given County Magistrate Feng's character, I'm afraid he will continue to choose to provide relief to the victims.

It is better to buy food in advance, when the price will be much cheaper.

After He Baozhu went to the street to find out about the price of grain, she mentioned this to her husband Feng Pengcheng, who agreed with this approach.

So, after dinner, Feng Pengcheng went to the study to discuss the feasibility of this matter with County Magistrate Feng.

County Magistrate Feng was quite respectful to Mr. He and Mrs. He, and their judgments carried a lot of weight in his heart.

So, County Magistrate Feng gave Feng Pengcheng two hundred taels of silver and asked him to buy food.

Now the price of grain is 400 wen per dan, and 200 taels of silver can buy 500 dan of grain.

The next day, He Qiudi went out with Feng Pengcheng and He Baozhu to buy food. Old Lady He accompanied Old Lady Feng to visit and chat in the backyard of the county government office.

After they had ordered food from a grain store, they walked out and heard a pleasant sound like the sound of metal and jade.

"Qiu Di?"