Xu Ling stayed at home until the eighth day of the first lunar month, when God finally cleared, and the ice and snow had a tendency to melt. The snow had been cleared from the roof, and there was still a thin layer of ice that was dripping down the eaves when the sun met.

The ice on the river outside is also melting, and the village elders say that this is the first time they have seen ice as thick as the knot of the river.

Xu Ling sometimes asks people in the village, chatting about the past weather, talking about the annual harvest, the snowstorm that caused a lot of disasters to the nearby villages a few years ago, but as long as people are alive, the days will move forward.

The sky was clear, and the gloomy atmosphere was dispelled.

Xu Ling no longer confined the children at home, always let them read and write at home, and let them go out to play in the snow and sun.

Xu Ling always wanted to inquire about the news outside, but no one in the village went out, and no one came for ten days and half a month, so he couldn't get any news.

He has a new understanding of the blockage of ancient news.

Xu Ling planned to go out before the Lantern Festival, either to the town or to Lingbao Town, which was further away, to ask, otherwise he didn't know anything, and he was stunned.

Coupled with the fact that there are more dishes in the space city, it's time to go out and make money.

Xu Ling calculated very well, and after talking to his family, he told his father-in-law's family to come to visit often, and he should rush back before the Lantern Festival, so he pulled the cart and went out of the house.

Buy two sheep for the New Year, come with two sheepskins, after finding a tanner, Xu sewed a coat with sheepskin, Xu Ling wore it when he went out, and wore tung oil and waterproof snow under his feet, which was quite warm.

The country road is not more convenient than in the previous life, once the snow melts, people walk on it and step on the soft mud, half of the people outside the village can't see it, Xu Ling simply took the cart into the space, picked up the place where the snow did not melt, but it was easier to walk.

The snowy country roads were more difficult to walk than usual, and by the time Xu Ling reached Erfang Town, more than an hour had passed.

Xu Ling went to find Sun Baoyao, he was at home, and he hadn't gotten up early in the morning, when he heard that Xu Ling was coming, he hurriedly got dressed and ran out to welcome him.

There was a charcoal stove burning in the house, it was very warm, and Sun Baoyao ran out wearing only single clothes and boots, which was very unetiquette.

"Brother Xu, what kind of wind blew you here? If it weren't for this snow, I'd still like to get you to drink, come on, take off your boots and come in! ”

Sun Baoyao pulled Xu Ling and asked him to come in, and asked the maid who was born to take the clogs to change Xu Ling, and then ordered: "Brush Master Xu's boots, don't get wet!" ”

Xu Ling saw that he had an intimate attitude towards him, and also smiled: "I'm bored in the village, and I also think about Brother Sun, drinking and drinking, do we go out to drink or drink at home?" ”

Sun Baoyao asked him to enter the house and sit down, and immediately another maid served tea and poured water, but these two women were not seen when Xu Ling came the first two times.

Sun Baoyao has a wife and concubine at home, and he told Xu Ling, but the wife and concubine are all in the backyard, and Xu Ling has not seen them.

Xu Ling took a sip of hot tea, his fingers were frozen red, and he was a little itchy when he entered the warm spring-like room.

Sun Baoyao is a good person, seeing him look at the maidservant twice, he simply pulled the woman who finished pouring the tea, and pulled her waist into his arms.

The woman screamed, knocked over the teapot with her hand, and spilled Sun Baoyao's body.

"Slut!" Sun Baoyao was furious, pulled the woman and pushed her to the ground, and then kicked her!

Xu Ling hurriedly stopped, "Brother Sun, let me see if it's hot?" ”

He hurriedly went to get Sun Baoyao's clothes and pulled Sun Baoyao up.

Sun Baoyao gradually calmed down his anger, and when he tore off his clothes, he saw that there was a little red mark on his chest and abdomen.

"It's out of the way, the tea in winter isn't hot."

"It's okay, this girl, she's really clumsy!" Xu Ling pretended to be angry, and said to the maidservant, "Why don't you go and get a handkerchief?" ”

The handmaid sobbed and ran away.

Sun Baoyao shook his head and smiled: "This is not long after I bought it from the tooth shop, and I haven't trained it yet, so it's really a joke for Brother Xu." ”

The tooth shop can buy and sell personal freedom, Xu Ling knows it, and Lou Qiaosheng recommended it to him before and asked him to buy a few servants to come back.

Buying a servant is divided into a death deed and a living deed, and if it is not a desperate deed, usually people will not sign a death deed and sell themselves into slavery for the rest of their lives.

They usually choose a deed of life for a limited period of time, sell their personal freedom, and become a servant, tenant, or handmaid in order to obtain food, shelter, and protection.

The two handmaidens newly bought by Sun Baoyao are only twelve or thirteen years old at most, and they are still children, and they are sold to the Sun family, presumably not as simple as being handmaidens.

Xu Ling smiled and didn't speak, feeling quite uncomfortable.

Sun Baoyao said again: "If Brother Xu is interested, it is best to buy a few to go home now, just after the snow disaster, many people sell their children and daughters, like this girl in the family, the price is not, it cost less than twenty taels of silver, these two are still young, and they will grow up after two years, if you fancy which one, tell my brother, ah?" ”

Sun Baoyao frowned at Xu Ling, he really didn't treat him as an outsider.

The maid who bought it back to warm her feet was also willing to give it to Xu Ling.

This is a hot potato, and Xu Ling is not interested in it at all.

I was very interested in the phenomenon that Sun Baoyao said.

"Brother Sun, is this snow disaster so serious?"

"Brother Xu, how is your village? Can there be houses collapsed, people killed or injured? ”

"Naturally, there is."

"That's it, there are more than 50 villages in our town, and the number of people affected by the disaster is still unknown, but it hasn't reached the point of selling children and daughters on a large scale for a while, and these women are all from the north."

Sun Baoyao is lustful, but he should have a lot of abilities, and his eyes are not less.

Xu Ling talked to him and got a lot of useful information.

Further north, as early as November, it snowed heavily, houses collapsed, people suffered countless casualties, and livestock froze to death.

The imperial court is not without disaster relief, but the Yong Dynasty leaks like a sieve, Jiaozhou and Liangzhou heavy snow crush the people, Jingzhou Jiaozhou and the dragon turned over, the imperial court allocated a million taels of snowflake silver, plus a million quintals of grain, of which 200,000 quintals of grain just arrived at the border of Jiaozhou and disappeared.

Among them, the mist has spread to Xu Ling's realm, and it has been more than a month, and I don't know who robbed the food for disaster relief.

The people of Jiaozhou suffered heavy casualties and unspeakable suffering, there were not a few people who sold their children and daughters, and there were many more people who could not escape, and the end was even more miserable than being sold.

Xu Ling thought of going to Quanzhou City a year ago, and Lou Qiaosheng said that the big businessmen from Jiaozhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou came to the south to buy grain in large quantities, probably for this moment.

To put it mildly, mercy is not in charge of soldiers, and righteousness is not business. If a businessman wants to make huge profits, become bigger and stronger, and not get into some national hardships, like Xu Ling, how many years does it take to become a huge rich?