The Way of the Peasant Mother-in-law

The first to know the news was Lijiacun, then Zhoujiacun. The second elder Zhou went to Zhoujiacun to spread the news, and Xuemei also went back. By the way, he brought back the dried bracken and daylily at home.

Xuemei is a mother, and she will follow it. The rented house has a large vegetable garden, and she also planted a lot of spinach and radish, and dried a lot of dried vegetables.

After Zhulan weighed the eldest daughter's house, she calculated the money. The eldest daughter was free at home, and she didn't lose much sun. She brought five catties of fungus and mushrooms, and one catty less for the monkey head. Only two pounds, 2 pounds of daylily, 8 pounds of bracken, 2 pounds of dried dandelion, and 30 pounds of dried radish.

After calculating it, six hundred and fifty pennies, more than half a tael of silver, was a considerable amount of income. If Xuemei still remembered the child, she would have sold it all to subsidize her in the future. .

Early the next morning, the gate of Zhulan's house was not open, and those who knew the news came to guard it early.

Zhou Lao Er is proficient in calculations, helping with accounting and writing accounts. Li's family has also sold a lot. Originally, most of them were harvested for winter vegetables, which could save some food. Now they have been replaced by silver coins, although they are all mushrooms. Fungus dried radish, available in large quantities, sold for more than six dollars.

There are many boys in Lijia Village, and every household has a lot of them. There are no high-priced ones, and there are many low-priced ones, especially dried radishes.

Zheng Yang didn't dislike it either. He took everything he came to deliver, and took it back to keep it for food, or sent it to the barracks.

I stopped collecting it for two consecutive days. These dried vegetables took up too much space, and the amount in two days was a lot. In order to prevent moisture, I could not take the waterway. I could only take the dry road. I had to cover the shed to avoid the snow and water. But come.

If it weren't for the usefulness of the Zheng family and the money, ordinary merchants would not do such a loss-making business. The toll is too expensive, and the waterway is wet, and the loss will be even greater.

In addition, green vegetables can be eaten in winter in the south. People in the south do not care about dried vegetables. It is good to eat green vegetables. Dried vegetables are also popular in the northwest frontier of the north.

When Zheng Yang left, Zhulan took out half of the monkey head and dried dandelions and gave them to Zheng Yang. As for the discussion with Mr. Lu, from Zheng Yang's good mood, we knew that the discussion must be done.

Zheng Yang left in a hurry a few days after he came back, in order to return to the northwest before the New Year.

As for Jiang Shengniang's illness, Zhulan didn't need to ask. From Jiang Sheng's stiff face, they knew that the possibility of pretending was not small. The Jiang family felt unwilling to cultivate for so long and didn't get any benefits, and regretted what they had done. The alternation of thoughts is a bit tricky, as long as she doesn't bully her daughter, she doesn't bother to pay attention.

Half a month after Zheng Yang left, the second snow this year, the sky seemed to be leaking, and it fell without a head.

Zhulan watched Li's family boy help Qingxue outside, and said worriedly, "Although it's not a goose feather heavy snow, it has been snowing for two consecutive days and one night, and the snow is so waist-deep, when will this snowy day be? Is it a head?"

Sun's heart is uneasy, "It's only a few years in good years. If there is a snow disaster this year, life will be difficult."

In the winter snow disaster, there is no place for houses to collapse. Those who have surplus grain at home are not afraid, but they are afraid that there is not much firewood without surplus grain. Every snow disaster kills a lot of people.

And there will be wild animals going down the mountain, just afraid of hungry wolves!

Zhulan was thinking about Xuemei, "I don't know what happened to the old house. Jiang Sheng is the only one in the family, and it takes a lot of effort to clear the snow on the roof."

Sun's comforting said: "Your old house is strong and can't be collapsed, and Jiang Sheng is also capable, and with Zhou's help, nothing will happen."

Bamboo orchid is no stranger to various disasters in modern times, but modern mechanization, high rescue efficiency, and complete medical and other facilities are not possible in ancient times. When there are refugees, when will they pay attention to it, and the local rescue relies on the county government's yamen, a dream Well, who cares about you.

The disaster situation is serious, the reports are reported to the capital, and the funds for disaster relief are also corrupted.

Bamboo orchid does not want snow disasters. No matter what kind of disaster in ancient times, there would be many people who died. The most dead people were the elderly, women and children.

The heavy snow stopped for another day. That night, Zhulan heard the howling of wolves. Lijia Village was close to the forest. The heavy snow closed the mountain and there was no food to eat. Large wild animals went down the mountain for food.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren lit candles and stood in the courtyard with their clothes on. The dog in the house kept barking, and the sound of howling wolves was very close. They had entered the village.

The Zhulan family is not afraid, the courtyard wall is high, the snow outside the courtyard wall has also been cleared, the half-person-high snow is gone, and there is no stepping force to be afraid of wolves.

After a while, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Zhou came over with torches. Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao followed behind Mr. Zhou. The two held the child. Mingyun took Ming Teng and Yushuang, and Mrs. Li sent the child in. Son, came out with a worried face, worried about her parents' family, but at this time no one dared to open the door and go out, who knows how many wolves will come down.

Zhulan clenched Zhou Shuren's hand tightly, scared. These wolves were not domesticated in zoos. Ancient wolves were full of wildness, and they really could eat people.

Zhou Shuren can still hold on, but his heart is heavy. No matter how many men there are in Lijia Village, there will always be places they can't take care of. He really rushed into the yard and broke the window. The casualties are certain. No, infection and fever are also life-threatening.

The gates of the village are now closed, and shouts and wolf howls can be vaguely heard.

Zhulan said worriedly: "There are many men in Lijia Village, will the wolf detour to Zhoujia Village?"

The journey of a quarter of an hour is not far. Zhoujia Village is not like Lijia Village, which is full of high walls. Some people have wooden fences without walls.

Zhulan thanks again. Last year, she built a new fence at her house. The fence is not short, but it is safer.

Zhou Shuren could hear the wolf's scream, and he was a little unsure. com wolves are very smart animals, "It's useless to worry now, you'll know tomorrow morning."

Yang Dayong squatted and smoked a cigarette, "The animal's intuition is the most accurate. It was only a few days after the snow closed the mountain, and the wolf went down the mountain to find food. It seems that there must be a snow disaster this year."

The current situation is not considered a snow disaster. In his memory, it was a real snow disaster that happened when he was a child, and many, many people died.

Zhou Shuren said: "Zheng Yang's luck is really good. According to the distance, he should have passed the capital by now, at least he is not stuck on the road."

Zhulan hummed.

As soon as Zhou Shuren saw it, he didn't turn his attention, and said to Zhou's eldest brother, Zhou's second child: "You two lead the dog, you watch the middle of the night, Chang Lian and Chang Zhi Rongchuan watch the second half of the night, and the rest are back to normal. Let's rest in the house, and it's safer for the family to stay together."

One night, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren didn't sleep, and when it was dawn, Zhou Boss and Zhou Lao Er led the four dogs out of the door to check.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were waiting for the news, and they came back soon.