"That's it! Then wait until next time I see Brother Cang Yan, and my uncle will ask him carefully. Perhaps he could have known better. ”

Bai Su bowed, "Now it's the only way to go!" ”

A few of them, old and young, walked for three or four hours before entering the city from Sanssouci Villa. The streets of the city had already been carefully cleaned by the officials of the relevant departments, so it didn't take much time to enter the city, and they soon arrived at the yamen.

Although it is now a holiday in the DPRK and China, in the face of such a heavy snowfall, some relevant departments have to end the rest in advance and carry out preliminary statistics and reconstruction of the disaster after the snow.

As soon as Cheng Changan entered the yamen, he got the news that Yan Mochen and Gan Lin got early.

In the southern part of the city, many houses were crushed by the bliash due to the disrepair of most of the houses. Hundreds of people have been killed and injured, and many livestock have also frozen to death and injured countless people due to the blizzard.

In addition to the south of the city, there are also many merchants' warehouses and shops in the east and west cities that have been crushed by the blizzard, and the number of dead and injured is relatively small, adding up to twenty or thirty people. However, the property losses of these merchants are relatively large.

Yan Mochen specially mentioned some traders who deal in cattle, sheep, pigs and other livestock, in just two days, those traders who have worked hard to buy or fed their own livestock for nearly a year have been stoned to death and frozen to death overnight. Pity these vendors, most of them have lost all their money.

These figures were only calculated by the officials this morning. The true number of dead and wounded, and the number of collapsed houses, may be even higher than that.

Seeing that the coloring was about to darken again, Cheng Changan quickly instructed all the officials to find skilled craftsmen in the city, and brought some cotton clothes, quilts, rice and flour and grain needed for disaster relief stored by the yamen, and hurried to the south of the city.

The situation is serious and urgent. Cheng Chuyang, Cheng Siyi, and Xie Lingfeng also went to different disaster relief teams, and each did their part.

Bai Su rushed to the south of the city where the houses collapsed most as soon as he entered the city.

The news that Cheng Changan and others returned to the city to rectify the victims quickly spread from the house to the house. The Gan sisters were the first to get the news and told Cheng Xiangjin as soon as possible.

When Cheng Xiangjin rushed to the old lady's house, the old lady and Mrs. Cheng were discussing, planning to send the guards in the house to help Cheng Fuyin.

"The Yamen has limited manpower, and if there are more manpower and material resources in the house, Chang'an will be able to settle the homeless victims earlier. Now that so many people have been affected in the city, the situation outside the city is even more difficult. ”

"I'll send Dunzi to select people, and then let Steward Yu help pull the surplus cotton clothes, quilts, charcoal, etc. in the house into two carts and send them over. In another hour or two it will be dark, and I don't know if the people there will have anything to eat. It really can't be done, so let Dunzi set up a few pots and stoves in the south of the city and give porridge in the name of the yamen. Time is pressing, and there is only so much we can do for the time being. ”

Cheng Laofu Rutou, "Let's do it according to yours for the time being!" There are many people over there, so try to bring as much rice as possible. After tonight, the relief food of the Ming court will be saved. ”

"Okay, daughter-in-law will go and order!"

When Cheng Xiangjin heard this, she hurriedly grabbed Mrs. Cheng, "Mother, grandmother, I'm going too." I can change into men's clothes and bring Yu'er, Sister Ganlu and Qiaohui to help out, but I can't do anything else, at least I can still do such work as boiling porridge and soup kitchen. In this way, the men in the house can wholeheartedly obey their father's command and help more victims repair their houses and settle the dead and wounded. ”

Mrs. Cheng glanced at the old lady and saw that her old man had no objection, so she pondered it herself.

It's just a soup kitchen, and there's nothing dangerous. Besides, there are two sisters from the Gan family and six or seven girls following, so it doesn't hurt to go. What's more, according to Bai Gongzi, he is also in the south of the city. There's no need to worry about it when he's there. Jin'er can be saved by Bai Gongzi in such a dangerous way in ten thousand years, and now that she is under Bai Gongzi's nose, there is nothing to worry about!

Unknowingly, Mrs. Cheng had already regarded Bai Su as Cheng Xiangjin's protector.

"That's okay, you girls all change into men's clothes, go out with Dunzi and find an open place in the south of the city to cook, don't run around the street without permission."

Cheng Xiangjin thought that his mother would block a few words, but he didn't expect to agree so happily.

Excitedly hugged Mrs. Cheng and kissed her, turned around and ran out.

"I'm going to change my clothes, and my mother must let the pier wait for a few of us!"

Mrs. Cheng was kissed by her daughter, not to mention how happy she was, and suddenly she had no ideas, so she arranged manpower and materials with Steward Yu.

The old lady was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law's approach, and said in her heart, her daughter-in-law has been a lot more open-minded these days! Sure enough, it's not a family, it's not a door! There is growth!

An hour later, under the leadership of Dunzi, a group of thirty or forty people from Cheng Mansion wore the clothes of Jingzhao Yamen officials, and drove two or three carriages towards the severely affected places in the south of the city. Cheng Xiangjin and the nine girls were mixed with him all the way, looking at the admiring eyes of passers-by, not to mention how excited.

Cheng Xiangjin is familiar with the south of the city. The courtyard where Gu Da had an accident was here. Now after the snow, the road is still familiar, but the houses in the square area have long since disappeared from their original appearance.

As they walked along, they saw crumbling houses and ruined walls everywhere they looked. Fortunately, the officials led by Cheng Changan arrived in advance and had already set up several temporary shacks to house refugees. Chaos and shouting are almost invisible on the streets.

Dunzi led everyone to find Cheng Chang'an, who was busy here, and it seemed that he was discussing countermeasures with Yan Mochen because of manpower reasons.

Dunzi came to Cheng Changan alone and made a simple gesture. Cheng Changan looked at the thirty or forty people standing behind him, and his sadness suddenly dispersed.

Look, at a critical time, you still rely on your own family!

"Dunzi, you choose someone to build a pot and stove in front, and the task of boiling porridge and soup porridge will be handed over to you. There was not enough rice and grain, so he went to find Gan Lin, and he also had two truckloads of grain pulled from the yamen treasury. What's the matter, it can last two or three days. ”

"Yes!"

Dunzi received the task and hurriedly led the team to the place designated by Cheng Chang'an, except for Cheng Xiangjin, the remaining twenty or thirty were all guards and family members in the house, and they worked together very much, and in less than half an hour, they built three pots and tables.

For the rest of the work, Cheng Xiangjin and several people can help, brush the pot, burn the fire, wash the rice, and the remaining guards and family members only left three or two to help chop firewood to maintain order. The other twenty or so followed Dunzi to find Gan Lin and others to build houses.

Cheng Xiangjin looked at the three pots of steaming rice porridge, and felt worried.