When I returned to Zhuangzi, it was already the time to hold the lamp.

On the official road in front of Zhuangzi, I also saw a charcoal seller pulling an ox cart, wearing an old robe, and he didn't take a few steps, so he kept rubbing his hands, trying to resist the cold of the night.

Chen Jing bought half a car, and only spent less than two dollars of silver. Of course, he made up enough for one or two, and he was so happy that the charcoal seller was pulling his old voice and almost kowtowed to him.

With this half cart of charcoal, the Zhuang people do not need to brave the cold winter to cut wood and burn charcoal.

Chen Jing was preoccupied, and there was a faint fear on his face. He has always felt that cooperating with Sima Zhuo is tantamount to seeking skin with a tiger. But in the entire south, such things as this, except for Sima Zhuo, who else can do it.

Besides, he only knew this Sima treacherous.

"Song Yu, how much silver is left on the account cabinet?"

"More than 1,300." Song Yu, who brought the hot soup, thought about it and spoke.

After returning from Wuzhou, Chen Jing had already added an extra thousand taels of silver to the account cabinet.

"Take five hundred."

"Chen Jing, do you want to buy anything?" Song Yu was stunned and said in doubt.

"Donate to the North Facing Cold."

In Chen Jing's view, the most difficult thing is not to make money. It's how to find a way to survive in such a world, with this group of villagers.

If you don't have any silver, you can earn it again. But between him and Yuan Siqiao's gang, the affection has faded, and it will be difficult to make up for it in the future. Since he has already asked Sima Zhuo for help, his share of the money raised cannot be too small.

Five hundred taels, a lot at first glance. But in fact, it cannot shake the foundation of Zhuangzi. Song Yu's account cabinet silver, as well as the silver ticket on his body, add up, even if he donates five hundred taels, there will still be more than three thousand left.

There are some good things that must be done in the end.

Chen Jing was originally worried that Song Yu would feel too much. But he didn't expect that Song Yu didn't say a word, and directly took out five hundred taels.

"Chen Jing, you and I have suffered a lot when we were young, especially in winter, when others don't ask for helpers, you and I can only go out of the city together to dig potato pieces to eat."

To put it mildly, Chen Jing's body is not an exaggeration to say that it was raised by Song Yu.

The cold disaster in the north, a cycle of decades, put in the last round, the national strength of the Da Ran Dynasty is still there, and it can help some refugees.

Now, the momentum of the dynasty is crumbling, and the disaster relief is estimated to be hasty. Natural disasters and man-made disasters are, in many cases, the last straw that crushes a feudal dynasty.

Chen Jing only hopes that Hu Zun, who is in the south, can follow Mr. Big's letter to raise funds and donate them to the capital in the north.

Of course, on the side of Wuzhou Shangfu, Liu Zun, who needs to be escorted along the way, will also follow to Huaizhou in a short time.

……

"I, Zhang Su, have always been a person who helps the weak, and I have a kind temperament. In the past, when worshipping the Buddha, I could often feel the image of the Bodhisattva with low eyebrows...... Here, I would like to donate ten taels of silver. ”

In the governor's mansion of Dengfeng City, as soon as Zhang Su's words fell, there was a wordless silence all around. Seriously, Hu Zun was the leader of the Southern Reform School, and they also agreed to count it as a Reform School.

But after all, unlike the gang in the capital, who are willing to sacrifice their heads and throw blood, most people always want to keep a way back in their hearts.

Hu Zun closed his eyes.

As the governor of the six southern states, in addition to opening the official position, he is also secretly supporting the business and official positions of many clansmen. Compared with the incorruptible gentleman, he is a rich man.

And this time, it is to be handed over to the capital, and Mr. Big will personally pass the purpose.

"Pen officer, write me Hu Zun...... Two hundred taels. Remember the note, these two hundred taels of silver are private wealth that has been saved for a long time from the army to the present. This time, I would like to offer it all to help Mr. Big relieve the victims. ”

Not too much, not too little, the share of the fundraiser, needs a very delicate amount.

Just waiting for Hu Zun to finish speaking, not long after, many officials in the deliberations have donated generously, waiting for the pen officials to put down the pen, Zhang Su took a look and found that the ten taels he donated were listed as the first, which was extremely eye-catching.

"I told you...... I, Zhang Su, am a kind person. Pen officer, you remember, Zhang Su added another thirty taels, thirty taels! ”

Hu Zun, who was sitting in a high position, finally showed a trace of satisfaction. In the past, when it came to fundraising, the court would send people down. But now, the general situation is in jeopardy, and the court is too busy to take care of itself, leaving only Mr. Big to worry about this matter, but it saves a lot of rules.

"By the way, there is one more thing, when the time comes, this silver will be escorted into Beijing by Liu Zun of the Wuzhou Merchant Mansion in person."

"What? I have no one in Huaizhou? Why do you want Wuzhou's Lao Pi to be delivered? Zhang Su frowned beside him.

"What Mr. Big means."

"My lord, can you see the letter?"

This is what Liu Zun said in the letter. You don't have to worry about this. Hu Zun smiled. Putting aside the bitter cold weather, when the time comes, something will go wrong, and I am afraid that I will be condemned. It's a hot potato, whether it's true or not, since Liu Zun is willing to go, let him go.

Exhaled, Hu Zun's smile became even stronger. He was a little strange, this time the fundraising, those families in the south seemed to be very peaceful, and did not come to make it bad. If nothing else, he will be considered meritorious in this round.

"By the way, how is the matter of mobilizing the people to raise donations?"

"It's all loose dates, but if you pile them up slowly, in Huaizhou alone, you have raised six thousand taels of silver." The clerk flipped through the dossier and spoke earnestly.

"But there are big donors?"

The pen clerk looked at it and shook his head, "Most of them are ordinary people, and the big gate lords in the south donate nothing." The largest amount was the Chen Family Horse Village in Fuhulin, which donated 500 taels. ”

"Chen's Horse Village?"

"That's what it was ...... Chen Jing, who was promoted to county magistrate with military merits. ”

Hu Zun rubbed his forehead before remembering the name.

"I sent someone to ask. I heard that the Chen family horse village pressed the villager's monthly salary for three months, but still donated 500 taels. The five hundred taels are estimated to be the principal of the horse race goods in the future. ”

Everyone present was moved. Hu Zun, in particular, lowered his head and wiped his eyes several times.

"My lord, if there is nothing to do, I still need to go to the official workshop to check the amount of silver donated by the other five states."

"Go ahead."

The scribe nodded, clenched his fists and turned.

……

"It's been said, it's all said." The Huaizhou pen clerk who walked out of the street dismounted in the cold wind and showed a gentle smile to Chen Jing in front of him.

"Zhao Yan worked hard." Chen Jing lowered his hand and touched a piece of silver. But he never thought that he was pushed back by the little pen clerk in front of him.

"Last month, if you gave me so much silver, I might have to hide it secretly." The pen clerk laughed, "But now, if I take the money of the Chen Dong family, it will be hot." In this world, I haven't seen a person like Chen Dongjia for a long time, if it weren't for his busy official business, he would really want to drink two glasses of wine with you. ”

"Chen Dongjia, put away the silver, if there is really a war disaster next year, please buy more dry food and pack horses, and go into the mountains to avoid trouble."

Chen Jing held the silver, raised his head seriously, and watched the little pen clerk get on the horse.

"I knew that I shouldn't have listened to my father in the first place, I didn't choose Wenlu, I just wanted to be a little soldier, and I couldn't say that I could go to Mobei and kill with Beidi dogs. I'm majestic...... Forty-six states, nine passes in two capitals—"

"Heaven is in heaven, the sun and the moon are vast."

"Surrender to the four seas, Mobei Barbarian Mountain!"

……

The voice of the little pen clerk faded away, Chen Jing turned around silently, took Xing Xiaojiu, and stepped into the boundless cold wind again. He met a lot of people, and everyone lived as they wanted to be, under the collapse of the building.