Up to now, the existing food of the Song family includes:

There are three hundred and ten catties of white rice, five catties of salt and a small pot left from before.

Two packs of star anise, one pack of koji, and one jar of sauce.

Four catties of white flour, one hundred catties of soybeans, and two catties of sugar.

Some of them were bought and used for the rest of the year.

Five hundred catties of carbon, which Song Huan took the time to go back to Big Banyan Village to burn in advance.

Among them, 300 catties were originally planned to be sold to Liangfu in Lihua Lane to make a profit and use it for the New Year.

But judging from the current situation, Song Huan does not plan to sell it to the Liang Mansion anymore.

There are five preserved rabbits, three preserved chickens, five preserved fish, a sack of sweet potatoes, about fifty catties, and two pumpkins.

A bag of sun-dried chestnuts is about ten catties, and a bag of sun-dried fir mushrooms is about eight catties.

Two bags of tea, half a bag of dried bamboo shoots, and a jar of pickles.

Six fresh fish, half a bag of chicken feet candy.

Song Huan didn't know if he could eat these until July or August next year, anyway, he could still go out of the city now, and try to find more food in the mountains as much as possible, regardless of meat and vegetarianism.

She still has to chop some firewood, and the smoked tofu residue she wants to make must burn enough wood to smoke it dry, otherwise it will be all in vain.

By the way, she still needs stone grinding.

Unexpectedly, in addition to the cost of planning to stock up on grain, she also had to spend extra money to buy a stone mill, and she had a heart attack when she thought about it.

I can only hope that in this situation, the price of stone grinding will be lower.

The guy at the grocery store didn't expect that someone would come to buy a stone mill, and looked at Song Huan several times in surprise.

I muttered in my heart, I don't look like a big family when I look at this dress.

Song Huan didn't pay attention to the guy's fugue, but she looked at the large and small stone mills, looking for a suitable one.

After asking the price, she sighed in her heart, after all, she thought things too well.

I thought that if the price of food had risen, the price of other things might drop slightly, but in fact it didn't, a small stone mill would cost two hundred wen.

Song Huan thought of the 100 catties of soybeans at home, and still made up his mind to buy the stone mill and go home.

Song Huan looked at the price of rice when he passed by the grain store.

The price of rice has risen from 50 wen a catty to 80 wen a catty.

The purchase limit is still five catties.

The number of people in line has increased instead of decreasing, and it is still a long queue.

Even when food prices rose so fast, people had to use their hands to buy rice with the only money they had in their pockets.

Everyone knows in their hearts that the more rice prices go on, the more expensive it will be, but what can be done?

They can only come and buy it every day.

The purchase restriction will consume most people's money.

The people in the previous sentence do not include yeoman farmers.

The situation for yeoman farmers is not bad.

Just like the villagers in the big banyan tree village, they will leave enough grain for their family to eat until next year's autumn harvest, as well as enough grain for next year's cultivation, and the surplus grain will be sold to the merchants.

In a situation like Luxian's current situation where other places are implicated, homesteaders are the least affected.

In the case of a direct disaster, the opposite is true.

Most of the people around Luxian County are tenants and long-term workers, and their living standards are much lower than those of yeoman farmers.

In good years, tenants' incomes are about half of those of yeoman farmers.

In the event of a poor harvest, tenants will have to borrow from their masters, making it difficult for them to maintain their normal household expenses.

The food and drink provided by the main family for the long workers is five stone and five stones, which is worth 5,500 wen.

One tael of silver, three hundred wen for farm tools, one thousand two hundred wen for firewood and wine, all of which total, the annual income of long-term workers is seven thousand five hundred wen, that is, seven and a half taels of silver.

Converted, you can have about 20 wen a day, which is basically enough to make ends meet.

The only people who could reach a similar level of income to yeoman farmers were craftsmen who could work for the imperial court.

Craftsmen, from generation to generation.

They belong to the type with a skill.

In the county, the daily price of a helper is 30 wen a day.

In the village, the daily price of a helper is more than 20 wen a day.

The craftsman who is good at crafting jade for the imperial court can have an annual income of 18 taels, so that the income of the yeoman farmer is basically the same.

At noon, even if the sun hangs in the sky, it still makes people feel cold and windy.

The bandit leader finally returned to the courtyard.

The bandit leader came to take away the light on this trip.

Rather than reading and practicing calligraphy, he hopes that Qingqing can grow up safely and happily.

After this catastrophe, if she still wants to come back, she will come back again to continue studying.

The bandit leader told Song Huan about what he had learned.

Due to the drought in the city, it caused this chain reaction in Yangjiang Province, which is the closest to it.

Song Huan asked suspiciously, "Didn't the imperial court open a warehouse to release grain?" ”

The bandit leader shook his head, "I don't know about this.

However, presumably, even if the warehouse is opened and the grain is released, it is estimated that it will not be able to meet the needs of the people in that area. ”

Therefore, there is the behavior of people from Mancheng to buy grain at a low price within the boundaries of Yangjiang Prefecture, and then return to Mancheng to sell at a high price to earn the difference in price.

Song Huan asked, "Does the creditor have any news about the current situation in Mancheng?" Has it been better? ”

The bandit leader shook his head, "The city is too far away, and the people who come to buy food are all small people, and they really don't know the general direction." ”

Song Huan sighed, this is the inconvenience caused by information lag.

When the bandit leader saw Song Huan's appearance, he asked, "Why don't you go back to the stalagmite village with us?" Although the place is not big, it is still possible to accommodate your two siblings. ”

Song Huan thought for a while and shook his head and said, "Although I also want to agree to the proposal of the village owner, I think it's better to stay here." ”

The reason why Song Huan did not agree to go with him was mainly due to two reasons.

First, she was afraid that there would be some news from Fucheng, but she couldn't receive it in time.

The second is that the stalagmite village is located in a remote area, and the news is even more lagging behind, so it is not the best place to inquire about the situation and understand the situation.

Although the effects of this drought can be avoided to a certain extent.

Judging from the current situation, she can also make certain judgments about the current development and future trends based on the memories of her previous life and what she has seen and heard.

If there are any special circumstances, she can also make corresponding solutions in time.

But if she went to the stalagmite village, she could only passively receive incomplete news, and wait for a long and anxious time.

was too passive, which made Song Huan even more insecure.

The bandit leaders are not forced to stay.

He understands Song Huan's skills.

There are very few that can hurt her here.

So when the bandit leader left with Qingqing and Wang Pozi, he left one last sentence, "If you encounter any trouble, you can go to the stalagmite village to find me." ”

Song Huan thanked him, "Thank you, I will." The owner of the village also asks to take care. ”

Ah Di on the side watched Qingqing leave, and asked, "Sister, does it matter where the big brother is?" ”

Song Huan shook his head, "I don't know, but it shouldn't be too bad."

The government school is run by the government, and generally speaking, there will be no problems that threaten personal safety.

In addition, your eldest brother can get rice every month, so it stands to reason that he should not be hungry either. ”

If you don't starve, you won't be in danger, that's fine.

Ah Di lost a sigh of relief.

Heart, that's good!

Song Huan looked at the direction of Fucheng from afar and prayed in his heart.

May you be well, as you have said.