Depressed little landlord

When the blue color in the field gradually turns to yellow, and the field gradually turns to withered yellow, the scorching sun in the sky finally reduces its power, and it no longer exudes strong enthusiasm all the time.

The small river in the village has survived a scorching summer, so the surrounding villages have been nurtured. The families of Wangshan Village and Lizigou who have followed the second season of planting looked at the heavy ears of rice in the field, and grinned until their ears.

When late autumn comes, the cold wind seems to come earlier than the next year, and it blows one after another. Fortunately, everyone is used to preparing for winter before winter, so after a heavy rain that blocks the sky, winter comes. .

It’s just that the weather this year is really weird. There was heavy rain in the summer, and there was no rain for days after the summer. Now winter is coming early, and the trend is colder than in previous years. Many elderly people can’t help but wrinkle Frowning, looking at the day that is getting colder and raining like non-stop, frowning, I kept talking to my family to cut more firewood and prepare food quickly.

It's just that people react quickly, but the weather changes faster. Before October is over, frost begins to fall at night. When you get up early in the morning, the roof, the window lattice, the weeds in the corner of the yard, or the dead grass on the roadside grow from it. A thin layer of hoarfrost, which is getting thicker day by day.

When the wind blows, it is like cutting a bone with a knife.

Clothes on people's bodies were also wrapped up layer by layer, but they still couldn't resist the cold wind. In a few days, people would only be seen on the road in the village at noon, otherwise everyone would hide in the house.Although the days are short after winter comes, one or two meals can be saved. Everyone wants to save as much as possible, but even if they hide under the covers, their bodies still seem to be cold.

In the afternoon, I braved the cold to cut some raw wood and came back to prepare firewood, but when I thought that there were still a few months to go, I suddenly felt anxious.

It's only the beginning of winter (even a few days away), so what will they do when the real winter comes?

No one expected this winter to be like this. The food is barely passable, but in order to prevent the cold, no matter how difficult the family is, they have to grit their teeth and spend a small amount of money to fill the family with cloth. Cloth shops around the world have seen the price rise, and now even the worst linen is barely affordable for many families.

The good news is that the price of food has also risen, so some people have sold some of their food to buy some fabrics. Although it is a drop in the bucket, it is better than watching their children freeze to death.

With the increase in the price of fabrics, the price of food has also increased, and the restaurants, teahouses and restaurants opened in the opposite town have suffered from Waterloo.

Due to Mibu's nervousness and the cold weather, everyone just wanted to stay in a warmer bed at home, and no one wanted to run outside on such a day if it was not necessary.

Although the Qi family tried their best to suppress other cloth shops not to raise the price too much, but the Qi family was not a monopoly in this town, even if there was an order from the county government, it would not have much effect.

Because most things are rising, but they stop at a certain height weirdly so that too many people can't accept it and rebound.

The county magistrate looked at the letter on the desk and frowned deeply, and the master and old master beside him also looked distressed.This matter is all weird, so let the government come forward to warn them, those merchants are very obedient, and the price is not too high, but it is not realistic to ask them not to increase.Most of the merchants' business is linked to Fucheng, and there has been a price increase there recently. Except for the Qi family's own cloth shop with a relatively deep family background, the impact will not be too great, but if it is still sold to the town at the original price The people, those merchants will certainly not do it.

So if you want to restore the original order, you have to let Fucheng restore it first.

But their adults have submitted applications more than once.

The old master and the master looked at each other, and then went to look at their adults who were still writing letters seriously, so they had to silently lower their heads to help those who grind ink, those who added charcoal to add charcoal, and quietly moved to the side of the charcoal basin with the chair moved.

Not to mention, the charcoal sold by the Lin family is much more convenient. Although the price is a bit expensive, compared to selling it to other people, their county government has taken a lot of money. It can only be said to be a little expensive, but they have their heart Good sir, the salary from the county government can still allow them to live a relatively warm winter this year.

The two people, who were more than a round in age, glanced at each other again. They both saw the admiration for someone in the other's eyes, and then they both frowned because they thought of something, feeling sorry for each other.

Although they wanted to protect people, but their official ranks were not high, and they could do nothing if they were oppressed by them. Fortunately, they temporarily protected people from being taken away, but they could only delay for a while, so they might be even more wicked next time. It happened to that family again.

Thinking of these two people tacitly shaking their heads and sighing at the same time again.

The two were exchanging eyeballs, and from the corner of their eyes, they suddenly caught a glimpse of the county magistrate behind the desk looking at them for an unknown how long?He quickly sat upright, restrained his expression, and bowed his head very solemnly.

"grown ups."

Seeing them like this, the county magistrate suddenly sighed silently, put down the brush, moved the table aside, and stretched out his hand to warm the fire above the brazier.

"Is there enough charcoal in the yamen?"

"can."

After hearing this, the county magistrate hummed, and then paused for a while before saying: "Tomorrow, I will send people to buy some more, and exchange them for money for everyone, so that we can have a good year."

Lin and Xu are indeed good generals, but both of them have no ambitions. He just cherishes talent more than convenience, and now it seems that he really did the right thing.

Sitting by the warm brazier, the county magistrate was very relieved, but when he thought of the high prices, he couldn't help but have a headache, and wanted to lower the prices to avoid trouble, but it was a pity. Nothing happened, there was no movement at Fucheng, and every time they would reply with some innocuous words... "Master, please take a trip to this matter, and prepare as much as possible."

"Your Excellency is wise, this subordinate will ask someone to do it."

"Well, the sooner the better."

"My lord...", "My lord."

The master's words were interrupted by the yamen servants outside, so he had to stop and wait for the yamen servants to come in and report.

"Come in." The yamen servant was also very quick, he just yelled outside the door and waited for the answer before pushing the door in. Although he tried his best to keep calm, the short distance still made him shiver from the cold.

"My lord, a person who claims to be Steward Gu came outside to ask for an interview."

***

The cold wind blows day by day, and the people in the village have stopped working, and usually go out to chat in the idle winter, but now such a situation is very rare.Naughty children are also detained at home, and they can only go out at noon to let the wind out. However, even the most naughty children dare not run out in such cold weather. It is still cold without a companion, so it is better to nest by the firepit The fire is warm, and there are sweet roasted sweet potatoes to eat.

Although one meal was reduced during the day, for the children in the family, the adults still baked a few prepared sweet potatoes for them to fill their stomachs.

Of course, this is also relative to those who are better off at home. If they are those who have sweet potatoes as their staple food, they will not have this blessing.

By the end of the year, the family's food was gradually running out. In order not to let the family starve to death, some family members had to take out their savings and go to the town to buy the cheapest food.

At this time, although the price of grain and oil dropped back a little bit, but after nearly half a year of eating and using, and because the cold winter was going to be warmer, I unconsciously ate a little more, so the consumption was faster, let alone the town. You can buy rice and noodles directly on the Internet, so the closer the New Year is, the better the sale of grain and oil in the town.

Seeing that the prices of grain and oil stores have dropped, and some have returned to the beginning of the year, which makes the people who come to buy feel a little more at ease, and as a result, more people buy, so these merchants still make a lot of money in the end.

"Is there enough stock in the warehouse?" Lin Er asked as he strode into the house.

The old housekeeper who was following him, trying not to let his voice tremble due to the cold, sniffed through his stuffy nose and replied: "Well, no problem, those old rice are almost out of the warehouse. Master, looking at the trend, do you want to go out again? Go get a batch and prepare it?"

A gust of breeze slid by, and Lin Er shook twice violently, but what he wanted to say turned into an earth-shattering sneeze, and his nose and saliva flew together.

"...You can figure it out first, and get some back if you still have some. Now the main thing is to get some more charcoal fires... All the damn firewood you bought back is raw. You go to the kitchen and tell the kitchen if you can get more charcoal fires. If you want these back, don’t blame me for breaking their legs...Ah-sneez!"

Another one came before he finished speaking, and Lin Er couldn't help but quicken his pace again.

"It's the master." The old housekeeper also felt a little itchy nose, but he couldn't shoot it for a while. Although the master treated him well and didn't lack cloth, shoes and hats, it was still very cold standing outside the house like this, and he didn't know how the north is doing now. Yes, it is said that it is colder when it snows...

Thinking about it, I couldn't help shaking a few more times, feeling colder, and my feet also accelerated. Thinking of the brazier made by the wife in the room, the two became more anxious.It's just that the old housekeeper finally stopped consciously in front of the door, "Then the master has a good rest, and the younger one will be handled immediately."

Lin Er nodded and pushed the door, and seemed to think of something to stop, half of his body was outside the door to look at him slightly, and said: "The matter of Lin Xuan is also to be watched, if they want to go to the lake or the ground I'll find someone to report it immediately, last time I let him escape for a while, next time I won't be so lucky, wait..." The following words were vague, and the old housekeeper couldn't hear clearly.

Hearing this, the old housekeeper also frowned: "Why didn't the magistrate just take him away? Didn't he not produce any salt?"

If he knew, would he still be so troubled now?Lin Er waved his hand irritably: "This lord has his own considerations, we just need to cooperate well... You mainly keep an eye on the two thousand people in this matter, and leave the rest alone for the time being, hmph! Just have fun first, for the past two years he How much has been dug up? By then, won’t those still belong to us? What’s the use of those two idiots named Xiang and Xu Yang? Haha—”

Hearing the old man's laughter, the old butler turned his frozen head and thought for a while before he understood the meaning. He couldn't help laughing out loud, saying "Master is wise" and praised Lin Er even more. Fluttering, it seems that what Lin Xiang and the two earned before are already his own, and when he thinks of the ice-making recipe, he feels even more proud.

The body doesn't seem so cold anymore.

So what if you buy more charcoal?By then, won't all these things belong to him?

At that time, not only the Qi family, but also Fucheng, even moving to the capital, is also possible. Maybe there will be some people who will be promoted to rank?

That is more glorious than his elder brother Lin Yi, who will dare to say that he is not as good as his elder brother?

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