Early the next morning, Wei Ruo got up, had breakfast in his house and went out.

As soon as she walked to the door of Tingsong Garden, she met the Yun family who came to visit her.

"Where are you going this morning?" Yun asked.

"Go out and run errands." Wei Ruo replied, his expression indifferent.

"You just came back yesterday and you're going out again, how much do you dislike staying in this house?" Yun asked.

"Mother, after this heavy snowfall, the city is already in such a situation, have you ever thought about clearing the wasteland? There are a lot of people who have been reclaimed there, and since I am in charge of this, I am naturally responsible for it, right? Wei Ruo asked the Yun clan rhetorically.

The Yun clan was choked, knowing that Wei Ruo was reasonable, but he felt a little embarrassed, so he said, "Now that the snow is closed, what can you do?" Shoveling snow to open roads, repairing houses, digging rubble and saving people, which is what you can do as a woman? ”

"Mother, rest assured, I have what I can do. Even if I don't have the ability to help, as the leader of the reclamation of the wasteland handpicked by Madame Yuan and His Royal Highness the Seventh, I should also express my concern for this matter, right? Wei Ruo asked rhetorically.

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he left without waiting for the Yun clan to think of a response.

Yun Shi looked at Wei Ruo's departing back, and said angrily: "I really have a bad brain to think about taking the initiative to reconcile with her for the sake of saving Chen'er again!" ”

"Madame, don't be angry, the eldest lady may be in a hurry to go out on errands." Cui Ping comforted.

"She's right to do things, but her attitude doesn't take me into account at all. When was I worried about her busy outside? I'm not happy with her attitude of being so unsightly! ”

Before she came over, she really planned to talk to her eldest daughter, but when she saw her eldest daughter's indifferent and perfunctory appearance towards her, most of her good mood disappeared.

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Wei Ruo had quilts, cotton jackets, a large amount of coal and rice grains on his hands, and these materials were in short supply on heavy snowy days, especially this year, which had not been seen in a hundred years, and the heavy snow that had not been seen in a hundred years came very early.

Wei Ruo had never sold these things before in the shop in Fucheng, so Wei Ruo and Xiumei rushed to Sibaozhai to arrange related matters.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei walked on the streets, and now through the joint efforts of the government and the people, the main roads inside and outside Taizhou Mansion have been dug through.

I saw that the dilapidated houses of many poor families had been crushed by the snow and turned into ruins.

This is true in the city, and the situation in the countryside may be even worse.

Seeing that this year's situation was even worse than last year's, Xiumei couldn't help muttering: "What the hell has happened in the past two years, the wind and rain are not smooth at the end of the year, and the snow is getting bigger and bigger year after year in places where it doesn't snow much!" ”

"Every once in a while, there will be a Xiaoice period, and once you enter the Xiaoice period, the climate will gradually get colder, the frequency of bad weather will increase, the catch will decrease, and the grain production will decrease. But I hope that the climate change in the past two years is not the cause of this, and that it will get better after these two years. Wei Ruo said.

Xiumei nodded: "Yes, I really hope that such bad weather will not occur again, otherwise I don't know how many people will die." This year, everyone has finally produced some food, and I hope to have a good year! ”

"Hopefully."

Wei Ruo came to Sibaozhai, because the nurse and Uncle Xu had moved to the mansion given by the imperial court, and the backyard of Sibaozhai was now vacant, and only one room was reserved for Wei Ruo and Xiumei to change their clothes and dress.

After Wei Ruo and Xiumei changed into men's clothes, they began to get busy.

Wei Ruo used this courtyard as her temporary stronghold and called in his own men in the city.

The current shopkeeper of Fucheng Sibao Zhai is the shopkeeper Jia of Xingshan County before, after Uncle Xu and the nurse went to the provincial capital to help Wei Ruo start to buy the industry, the shopkeeper Jia was transferred to Fucheng Sibao Zhai.

There are also two guys, both of whom are honest and trustworthy.

In addition to Sibaozhai's manpower, Wei Ruo also called Chen Aqing and another guy from the lo-mei shop next door.

There are also two people who are in charge of Wei Ruo's warehouse and transportation of goods.

At present, there are only so many people in the city, and there are a total of nine people, including Wei Ruo and Xiumei.

As for the large number of people on the two Zhuangzi, Wei Ruo could not contact them until the communication was restored.

In the past two days, Sibao Zhai and Lo Mei Shop have been suspended, and they have changed to sell coal, cotton products and rice grains.

In the courtyard, everyone stood in the front hall of the round table, Wei Ruo arranged tasks for everyone, some were responsible for staying in the store to sell, some were responsible for going to the warehouse to transport goods, and some made other arrangements.

Then Wei Ruo set the selling price of the item.

The price of coal Wei Ruo has tripled, and the purchase price is one tael of silver and one sack of high-grade charcoal, and Wei Ruo plans to sell it for four taels of silver.

And Wei Ruo, the price of cotton products has also been raised by three times.

Chen Aqing asked Wei Ruo puzzled: "Son, you have always been benevolent, and you don't raise the price of what the people urgently need, why is it different this time?" ”

Wei Ruo explained: "I am selling high-grade charcoal, even if I don't increase the price, ordinary people will not buy it; The same is true for these cotton products, ordinary people can't afford cotton clothes and quilts made of high-quality cotton, so it makes no difference whether I raise the price or not, coal and cotton are the items they need, but they are not the coal and cotton that I want to sell in my shop. ”

"That's right! That son, you raise the price of these items, and all you can earn is the rich man's silver! Chen Aqing suddenly realized.

Wei Ruo then pointed to the map on the table in front of him and said, "In addition, I want to build a temporary relief house in this area in the east of the city, and I have already drawn the general drawings, and one side will be made with porridge and rice to provide food for people who have been affected by natural disasters and cannot eat; On the other side is a temporary medical center, mainly for the treatment of infected and injured people, the weather is suddenly cold, and this weather may last for a long time, so there will inevitably be many elderly people and people with diseases will feel unwell. ”

Wei Ruo continued: "I need craftsmen, skilled carpenters, masons and a group of skilled construction workers, and I also need a lot of wood, mud and sand. ”

"Childe, leave this matter to me." Shopkeeper Jia took the initiative to ask.

"This thing needs to be done quickly, the sooner the better." Wei Ruo emphasized.

"Childe, don't worry, I will definitely find the most suitable and reliable person and do it in the shortest time!" Shopkeeper Jia assured.

"Okay, let's do the things I explained today."

After Wei Ruo finished explaining the task, everyone immediately took their own actions.

As Wei Ruo expected, coal, cotton products, and rice grains were all in short supply, and those who bought coal and cotton products were wealthy families.

On the first day of sales, business was very good, and the fifty bags of coal that had been shipped from the warehouse were snapped up.

(End of chapter)