Chapter 240 Heavy Snow

It was Lijia Village who got the news first, and then Zhoujia Village. Zhou's second child went to Zhoujia Village to spread the news, and Xuemei followed her back, and brought back the dried bracken and day lily at home.

Xuemei's mother dried everything, so she followed suit. The rented house had a large vegetable garden, and she also planted a lot of spinach and radishes, and dried a lot of dried vegetables.

After the bamboo orchid was weighed by the eldest daughter’s family, the money was calculated. The eldest daughter was free at home, so she really didn’t lose much. The fungus and mushrooms brought five catties, and the monkey’s head was less than one catty. The spinach was dried and looked heavy. It's only two catties, the day lily is two catties, the bracken is eight catties more, the dried dandelion is two catties, and the dried radish is thirty catties more.

After calculating it, it is six hundred and fifty Wen, which is more than half a tael, which is not a small amount of income. If Xuemei didn't remember the child, she might have sold it all in the future, and her mother would subsidize her in the future. She wished she could sell the whole family. up.

In the early morning of the next day, the gate of Zhulan's house was not open, and those who knew the news came to guard it early.

Zhou Laoer is good at calculation and helps to do the accounts. Li's natal family also sold a lot. Originally, they picked more for winter vegetables and saved some food. Now they are all exchanged for silver coins, although they are all mushrooms. Dried fungus and radishes are available in large quantities, selling for more than six dollars.

There are many boys in Lijia Village, and every household has a lot of them. There are no high-priced ones, but there are quite a few low-priced ones, especially dried radishes.

Zheng Yang didn't dislike it either, he took all those who came and gave them away, and taking them back for food or sending them to the barracks was also a favor.

After harvesting for two consecutive days, they will not be harvested. These dried vegetables take up too much space, and the amount for two days is too much. In order to prevent moisture, they can’t go by water, they can only go by dry road, and they have to cover the shed to avoid snow and water. There are too many. not come.

If it weren't for the Zheng family's usefulness and money, ordinary businessmen would not engage in such a loss-making business. The travel fare is too expensive, and the waterway is damp, and the loss will be even greater.

Moreover, green vegetables can be eaten in winter in the south. People in the south are not rare in dried vegetables. It is good to eat green vegetables, and dried vegetables are popular in the north and northwest frontiers.

When Zheng Yang was leaving, Zhulan took out half of the monkey head and dried dandelions and gave them to Zheng Yang. As for how the talk with Mr. Lu went, I knew from Zheng Yang's good mood that the deal would definitely come to fruition.

Zheng Yang left in a hurry a few days after he came back. This was to return to the Northwest before the Chinese New Year.

As for Jiang Shengniang's illness, Zhu Lan didn't even need to ask. From Jiang Sheng's stiff face, she knew that the possibility of pretending was not small. Alternating thoughts, it's not a little bit of work, as long as she doesn't bully her daughter, she doesn't bother to pay attention.

Half a month after Zheng Yang left, it snowed for the second time this year.

Zhulan looked at Li's natal boy helping Qingxue outside, and said worriedly: "Although it's not snowing like a goose feather, it has been falling for two days and one night in a row, and the snow is waist-deep. When will this snow day Is it a head?"

Mrs. Sun felt uneasy, "It's only been a few years, and if there is a snowstorm this year, life will be difficult."

In winter snowstorms, there is no place for houses to collapse. People who have a lot of surplus food are not afraid, but they are afraid that there is not much firewood left. Every time a snowstorm kills many people.

And there will be wild animals coming down the mountain, just afraid of the hungry wolves!

Zhulan was thinking about Xuemei, "I don't know what happened to the old house, Jiang Sheng is the only one in the family, and it's hard to sweep the snow off the roof."

Sun comforted: "Your old house is strong and won't collapse, and Jiang Sheng is also capable, and with Zhou's help, everything will be fine."

Zhulan is no stranger to all kinds of disasters in modern times, but modern mechanization, high rescue efficiency, and complete medical facilities are not possible in ancient times. When will there be refugees, and when will they pay attention to them, and the local rescue depends on the county government officials, dreaming Well, who cares about you.

The disaster is serious, and the reports are counted on the capital layer by layer, and there are layers of corruption in the allocation of funds for disaster relief. The rest can set up a porridge shed, and don't expect anything else.

Zhulan doesn't want snowstorms to happen. In ancient times, no matter what kind of disaster, people would die, and the people who died most were the elderly, women and children.

The heavy snow fell for another day before it stopped. That night, Zhulan heard the sound of wolves howling. Lijia Village was close to the mountains and forests.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren lit candles and stood in the yard with their clothes on. The family dog ​​kept barking, and the sound of wolves howling outside was very close. They had entered the village.

Zhulan's house is not afraid, the courtyard wall is high, and the snow outside the courtyard wall has been cleared. The snow that is half a person's height is gone, and there is no fear of wolves jumping up if there is no stepping point.

After a while, Zhou Boss and Zhou Lao Er came over with torches, Zhou Boss followed Li Shi and Zhao Shi, they held the child, Ming Yun pulled Ming Teng and Yushuang, and Li Shi sent the child inside The son came out with a worried face, worried about his mother's family, but no one dared to open the door at this time, who knows how many wolves came down.

Zhulan clenched Zhou Shuren's hand and was frightened. These wolves were not domesticated in zoos. The ancient wolves were full of wildness and really ate people.

Zhou Shuren was still able to hold back, but his heart was also heavy. No matter how many men there are in Lijia Village, there will always be places he can't take care of. He really rushed into the yard and broke the window to go in. Death and injury are certain. No way, infection and fever are also fatal.

The doors of the village are now closed, and shouts and howling of wolves can be vaguely heard.

Zhulan said worriedly: "There are many men in Li's Village, will the wolf detour to Zhou's Village?"

A quarter of an hour's journey is not far away. Zhoujia Village is not full of high walls like Lijia Village. Some people have no walls but wooden fences.

Thanks again Zhulan, last year I built a new fence. The fence is not low, but it is safer.

Zhou Shuren could hear the screams of wolves, and he was a little uncertain. Wolves are very smart animals. "It's useless to worry about it now. I'll know tomorrow morning."

Yang Dayong squatted and smoked a cigarette, "Animals have the most accurate instincts. The wolves have gone down the mountain to look for food just a few days after it snowed and closed the mountain. It looks like there must be a snow disaster this year."

The current situation is not considered a snow disaster. In his memory, the real snow disaster happened when he was a child, and many people died.

Zhou Shuren said: "Zheng Yang's luck is really good. According to the distance, he should have passed the capital by now, at least he is not stuck on the road."

Zhulan hummed.

Zhou Shuren saw that he didn't turn his attention, and said to Zhou Boss and Zhou Laoer: "You two are leading the dog, you watch it in the middle of the night, Chang Lian and Chang Zhi Rongchuan watch it in the middle of the night, and the rest are back to normal." Let’s rest in the house, it’s safer for the whole family to stay together.”

One night, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren had no sleep. When it was dawn, Zhou Boss and Zhou Lao Er led four dogs out of the door to check.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren waited for the news, and they returned soon.