Chapter 87 "Heavy Snow"
I don't know what's going on this year? I thought it would be a bumper harvest year, but it turned out that there were several rains around the August Festival, and many people's fields could not harvest the grain and sprouted, resulting in the harvest of crops and shellfish in the field this year.
The grain collected from the quiet village and the village was not sold at all, and all of it was stored in the cellar. The weather has been very cold these days, and it has snowed heavily outside in the morning, which has stunned people and made them feel so cold.
After eating breakfast quietly, he called the housekeeper Tongfeng and asked him to take the family out to the village outside the city to collect grain, and all kinds of grain were collected. He gave each one a thousand taels of silver, and sent the maids and ladies of the house out to buy cloth and cotton and charcoal in the shops. There is a hunch that this winter will not be peaceful.
For five or six days in a row, Tong Feng took the small servant to collect dozens of truckloads of grain, which were pulled to the Zhuangzi outside the city. The government also bought a lot of cotton and cloth, and even several carts of charcoal. The family left it for this winter, and all the others were sent to Zhuangzi. She was accompanied by Mama Tong, who went to Zhuangzi this time to hire women from Zhuangzi and nearby villages to do the work. Quiet wants to make these cotton cloths into cotton coats for emergencies. When these things were in Qingshan Village before, Mama Tong led everyone to do them, so this time the task was handed over to Mama Tong.
The people in the house were taken aback by the quiet posture of buying things, and they wanted to ask, but they didn't dare. They all knew that the eldest lady seemed to be gentle and harmless, but once she decided something, it would not change. In this family, the eldest lady has always been the same. The younger siblings were also convinced by her and were very supportive of her decision. If they are subordinates, it is better to do their own thing, and the master's decision is just to do it, and what to do when they ask so much?
At the beginning of October, the heavy snowfall that had been falling for five or six days finally stopped. The weather was still gloomy, and it was so cold outside that it was dripping ice.
Standing quietly in front of the window, she was a little worried about Xiao Qifeng, who was far away on the battlefield, and she didn't know what was going on with him? Are you all right? Xiao Qifeng hadn't written from her for more than a month, looking at the still gloomy sky outside, her quiet heart was very heavy, and her heart was like a big stone, which made her a little breathless.
"Eldest sister, are you worried about Brother Xiao?" Jiayue took the quiet hand and asked softly.
"Well, I'm a little worried about him. I don't know Tong Feng, who sent the clothes, but now it's here? "A few days ago, Quietly sent Tong Feng to Liaodong with the small servants in the house, pulling several carts of clothes and food. Count the days, and it's almost time for these days.
The people in the house had already distributed winter clothes, and every house was lit with charcoal pots. In this cold weather, everyone did not suffer anything. And the soldiers who are far away on the border of Liaodong are not so good. The heavy snow that came early froze them, this Liaodong is the northernmost place, it is much colder than other places, although the soldiers put on cotton clothes and cotton hats early, but they still can't resist the cold outside.
At this time, in Xiao Qifeng's military tent, Tong Feng was standing at the table and replied, "Lord Zhan, these things were sent to the prince by the eldest lady of my family, and this letter was taught to you by the eldest lady." As he spoke, Tong Feng took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Xiao Qifeng.
Xiao Qifeng took the letter and sent someone to take Tong Feng down to settle and rest, so he couldn't wait to open the letter and read it.
Jing Jing explained in the letter, she prepared two new cotton clothes, cotton boots, cotton gloves and cotton hats for each of the four guards of Changqing, and some food. In addition, there was a large box with contents that she had specially prepared for Xiao. There were two down jackets, two down pants, two pairs of wolfskin boots, two wolfskin hats, and a few pairs of gloves. He also babbled about some trivial things that happened at home, and at the end of the letter, he told Xiao Qifeng to pay attention to safety and so on. Looking at the letter, feeling the care and longing between the lines, Xiao Qifeng's heart was warm. He read the letter over and over again, and finally reluctantly put it in the wooden box. These are all letters written to him quietly, he has always kept them, and whenever he misses her, he will take them out and look at them to comfort his lovesickness!
Packed up his mood, called a few people in Changqing, and distributed the things that Tranquility had brought to them into their hands. Changqing and a few people were also happy, and the most sweet-mouthed Changhuan smiled and said, "It's rare for the princess to bring things to the prince, and she is still thinking about a few of us." We accepted these things, and asked the prince to thank the princess for a few of us in the letter! After Chang Huan said this, he went out with something and a few people.
Regarding Chang Huan's princess, although Xiao Qifeng did not show anything on his face, he was quite satisfied in his heart. These people grew up with him since childhood, and they are like brothers. Every time Quiet piggybacks on him, he will not leave a few people behind, and these people are also very respectful to Quiet, and they all call the princess in private.
Seeing a few people going out, Xiao Qifeng was impatient, took out the clothes, shoes and hats that Jing Jing made for him and gestured on his body, his face was full of happiness. Even in such a bitter cold place, as long as he thought that his little girl in the distance was still worried and thinking about him, Xiao Qifeng felt that his heart was warm, and his body was full of strength!
At the end of October, the snow finally stopped after half a month. At this time, Qingzhou Mansion was about to be buried by heavy snow.
The weather suddenly became so cold that everyone was unexpected, and the prices of cotton, cloth and charcoal were rising every day, and in the end even money could not buy them.
At first, people didn't pay much attention to the early arrival of the winter snow, but by the time they came to their senses, the heavy snow had already closed the mountain. Timber and carbon are being grabbed by people in the rising prices, and even cotton is sold out of stock. This winter, many families froze for a winter because they were not well prepared. This unusually cold winter is unforgettable for the people of Qingzhou Mansion......
Fortunately, Quiet had been prepared for a long time, and the clothes and food for the cold were sufficient, so that the people in the house were not frozen. At this time, the people in the house also admired the master of quietness. Either how to call the master, or more prescient than these slaves. If it weren't for the master's adequate preparations, they slaves would have been able to get two thick cotton clothes, cotton shoes, cotton hats, and even gloves and other things to keep out the cold? At this time, those of them who are subordinates are afraid that they will be frozen half dead for a long time.
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