Chapter 585 No Work Means No Food

Feng Qingbai is gone, but life has to go on.

A few days later, the imperial decree arrived in Yunzhou, along with 800,000 taels of disaster relief funds allocated by the imperial court.

Liu Zhixia was so busy that her feet never touched the ground.

Liu Yusheng, Qian Wanjin and others were not idle either. The wine shop in their hands needed to be reorganized. Because of the flood, the orders they had received before could not be completed, and the transaction was interrupted for a while.

Need to supply people as soon as possible.

At the same time, the workers in the wine shop urgently need to go to work to earn money in order to maintain their lives after the disaster.

In their hands, there are hundreds of families waiting for them to support them.

When I get busy, I don't even have time to spend with my family.

The children were so tired that they didn't even have the energy to sit upright. The old couple of the Liu family saw the pain in their eyes and felt pain in their hearts, and made delicious food for them in different ways every day.

In addition, there is a pregnant woman in the mansion, the two elders discussed with the kitchen, and the dishes they cook should try their best to nourish themselves.

It's just that Yunzhou has just experienced a flood, and even in Fucheng, there is nothing to buy in the vegetable market.

Chickens, ducks, geese, etc., which were seen everywhere in the past, could not be found, and had been washed away by the flood long ago.

There is even very little pork, and it will be sold out as soon as it is put out. If you go a little later, you can't buy anything.

Worry about the two elders.

This day, after the children fell asleep, the two elders returned to their room.

Mrs. Liu sat on the bed, frowning, "The flood has passed. Tell me, old man, how long will it take for this day to return to its original state?"

Mr. Liu said helplessly, "Everything was washed away by a flood. If you want to restore it to its original state, it will take half a year. You can't recover at all. You can only suffer slowly."

"It is necessary to suffer, but look at the children who are so tired. After half a month, their chins are pointed, and they are so busy every day that they don't touch the ground. How can we go on like this? We have to think Think of a way, if you can't help them with other things, and you can't even give them a whole table of good food, then what's the use of us two old people staying here?"

Mr. Liu frowned when he heard the words, and thought for a while, "Why don't the two of us go to the countryside tomorrow? See if we can order game or something. People in the mountains have no food to eat, so they will go hunting in the mountains. Got some good stuff back."

"That's right," the old woman's face brightened, "Why didn't I think of it? Let's go there tomorrow. If someone sells it, it doesn't matter if it's more expensive, we will buy it back! Didn't you see the radish stewed cabbage tonight, Xiao Jinzi's face turned into vegetables when he ate it."

The old man nodded, "Okay, let's go there tomorrow, we are the two of us who are the most idle in this house now, even Yuzheng has a big belly, discussing with those four big families how to help Zhixia lightens the burden, the two of us who have lived for decades, can we still compare to the children?"

It was decided that the next day, after the children in the family had gone out, seeing Fu Yuzheng fell asleep, the two elders quietly went out.

It's not that they want to sneak around, it's that the children are watching them closely, saying that there is nothing to do outside, there are many refugees and beggars in the city, wandering around, it is very chaotic.

I was afraid that the two old people would go out and bump into each other, or something would happen to them, so they were rarely allowed to go out by themselves during this period.

If the children were told that they were going to the countryside to collect game, they would never even think about walking out of the yamen gate.

There are still people coming and going on the street, but there is no smile on everyone's face, and there are sorrowful clouds hanging between their brows.

In the corners of the streets and alleys, beggars and refugees clustered together in twos and threes, nesting in the corners, with empty eyes and numb expressions.

Only when someone approaches, there will be a little light in the eyes, and when the person walks past, the light will fade out again.

Staying in Fucheng for more than half a month, this kind of situation is already common, but when the two elders saw it, they still felt uncomfortable, depressed and uncomfortable.

"It will gradually get better in the future. Our family, Zhixia and the children will definitely build the Fucheng better and more prosperous than before. After this catastrophe, Yunzhou will definitely be able to enjoy good weather." The old man said in a low voice. He didn't know whether he was comforting the old woman or comforting himself.

But they have seen the efforts made by the children for Yunzhou, and they believe that there will be a day.

At this time, Liu Yusheng, Qian Wanjin, and Shi Xianrou had just arrived in Luxi Village.

Because the wine shop had to be rectified and work resumed, during this period of time, they had to commute between Fucheng and Cangwu Town almost every day, gathering the village chiefs to discuss the next plan together.

Floods wash away everything that can be washed away.

Houses were destroyed, poultry were washed away, and crops were left in the fields. It is the tenacious rice in Xinghua Village. The rice seedlings survived, but the rice ears on the rice stalks were also washed away, leaving only a bare stalk.

There are also medicinal materials used as raw materials in the distillery, all soaked in water to rot and mold. The tea tree was not spared either, and even its roots were rotten.

If the winery wants to restart work, it cannot do without materials.

So we gathered the big guys to discuss, and temporarily purchased materials from other states to deal with it.

Although this will greatly increase the cost, it is better than having no work to do, and the workers in the winery have no work to do.

"I've already ordered a batch of tea leaves from Yuzhou, and I've been working hard in the past few days. As for the medicinal materials, I have to buy them from major pharmacies. I won't be able to raise enough quantity in a while, so I have to take it easy. "Liu Yusheng said, and by the way, I would like to ask the village chiefs, "Has the repair of the damaged parts of the wineries been completed?"

The head of Luxi village nodded, "It has been repaired. All the people in the village helped to work together. After a few days, the winery was restored to its original appearance, and it is just waiting for work."

No work means no food.

The workers have been in a hurry these days.

Hearing that as long as the distillery is reorganized, it can start working, and everyone tried their best to help, and repaired the distillery as quickly as possible, and now they are waiting for a word from the two bosses.

The same is true for other villages.

Liu Yusheng nodded, "The time will be the day after tomorrow. The raw materials will be delivered directly to the winery."

Hearing this, several village chiefs beamed with joy and nodded frequently.

"Okay, I'll start work the day after tomorrow!"

After discussing with the village chiefs, there was still some time, so Liu Yusheng, Qian Wanjin, and Shi Xianrou took a carriage to visit the wineries in each village.

Only by confirming the specific situation of the completion of the repair can we be more assured.

After all, it is a house that has been soaked in water, no matter how strong it is, there will be hidden dangers.

The workers are always in the winery when they work, and if something happens, it will threaten the lives of the workers.

This kind of thing must be avoided completely.

During this period of travel, Shi Xianrou followed them.

When Feng Qingbai returned to Beijing, she did not go back with her and stayed in Yunzhou temporarily.

Therefore, when inspecting the winery, the three of them worked together in a division of labor. Liu Yusheng and Qian Wanjin were responsible for inspecting the walls and corners of the various places, while Shi Xianrou was responsible for the roof.

After the three of them checked all the wine rooms, it was already nightfall when they returned to Fucheng.

Liu Zhixia also just came back from work.

Several people met at the gate of the yamen and went back to the mansion together.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard a commotion inside.