Sister Han is good at farming

Chapter 115 Discussion

"So how much do you want to pay or how do you want to exchange it?" Fu Yuanhao asked.

"At least one pound of rice or flour and one pound of charcoal are needed. You adults need to survive, and so do we ordinary people. This way, no one will suffer."

"You little girl, aren't you ashamed to say this? Let alone years of drought and disaster, how much silver does a pound of rice or flour cost in normal times? How much silver does a pound of charcoal cost?" Shen Zhizui asked angrily.

"Then how many copper coins does a pound of charcoal cost in summer, and how many copper coins does a pound of charcoal cost in winter?" Ruan Qingqing asked him back.

"Who would go to buy charcoal in such hot summer? You must be crazy!" Shen Zhizui flicked his sleeves.

"Your Excellency is indirectly admitting that charcoal is cheap in summer and worthless, but expensive in winter? Then by the same logic, if the weather is good and the winter is cold but not snowy, everyone can pick up some firewood to keep warm. It is understandable that the price of charcoal cannot be sold at a high level.

But this year, not only is the road blocked by heavy snow, but it is also raining and snowing continuously. Even if we want to pick up some firewood to replace charcoal, we can't. Charcoal is even more precious. Will the price of charcoal be the same as before? We didn't ask the adults for a pound of charcoal and ten pounds of rice and flour, which is already a great honor for the adults. Are they still not satisfied? "

"What a sharp-tongued little girl!" Yuan Pingzhang's peach blossom eyes curved.

"The analysis is clear and logical, and it's hard to find any fault with it." Wang Sibo chuckled.

"It's just specious talk!" Shen Zhizui glanced at Ruan Qingqing.

Fu Yuanhao coughed lightly and said, "We are not the kind of people who would exploit the common people. Why don't we do as the young lady said, one pound of charcoal and one pound of rice and flour?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone from Zaoziling present looked at each other excitedly, grinning silently.

"If we had known this would happen, we should have burned more charcoal!" some people regretted.

"Let's just be content! If Uncle Ruan Liu hadn't asked us to burn more charcoal later, we wouldn't be able to find enough charcoal even if we paid one ounce of gold for one pound of charcoal."

"That's true!"

The people in Zaoziling, who were far away from Fu Yuanhao and others, couldn't help but whisper to each other.

After completing the transaction with Fu Yuanhao and others, Ruan Qingqing just breathed a sigh of relief, but there was no joy on her face.

Although everyone had more food, she had offended the inspector Shen Zhizui today. It is said that it is easier to meet the King of Hell than to deal with the little devil. Seeing his dandy appearance, who knows what kind of revenge he will give everyone in the future.

But she had to fight for everyone. The food that Chi Hunter brought back could only temporarily prevent everyone from starving to death. Whether it could survive the winter and the lean season was unknown. At this time, only by letting everyone have enough food in their hands could there be a greater hope of surviving until the next harvest.

The biting cold wind howled throughout the winter in Zaoziling. When the wind slowed down, the snow on the ground gradually melted, and the light green decorated every corner of Zaoziling without anyone noticing.

"The wheat is a little frostbitten."

In the fields, the villagers of Zaoziling were all sighing.

"The food supply is decreasing little by little, and a lot of wheat has been damaged by the snow. I'm afraid there will be a big drop in production this year. Life is really unbearable!"

"We have survived the most difficult three years of drought, the plague that killed people, and the snowstorm that happens once in a century... But now I see that all my hard work in the fall and winter has been in vain. I feel so sad!"

"That's right! What's the difference between us and Tang Monk in the Journey to the West? We are even worse than him! He had to go through 81 trials to obtain the scriptures, but what about us? We have to go through all kinds of life and death tribulations just to survive."

"Isn't it? After all, they have the powerful Stone Monkey, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sha and the White Dragon Horse to escort them. What do we have? Just our own hands and feet!"

"No! We also have someone to rely on." Someone corrected seriously.

"What do you rely on?"

"Qingqing and Chi Liehu and the others!"

"Yes, yes! If it weren't for Hunter Chi and his friends who helped us clear the snow in the winter, we would have no idea whether we could still stand here and breathe. And the Sishui family, it was so thrilling back then! If it weren't for Hunter Chi and his friends, in the past, their family would have been buried in the snow and reported to the King of Hell."

"Speaking of what happened to Sishui's family, I still feel thrilling when I think about it now. I heard that at first, Hunter Chi advised them to leave quickly, but they refused. Later, Hunter Chi and his men knocked the whole family unconscious and forcibly carried them out of the house. I heard that the house collapsed almost as they came out."

"In my opinion, Chi Liehu and his men are probably the martial star from the sky that has descended to earth. They have great luck! Otherwise, how can we explain why the house didn't collapse earlier or later, but collapsed right after they came out?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, "That's what happened! Otherwise it's hard to explain!"

"I think they have great merits and should be blessed by God." Someone expressed a different opinion.

"How to say?"

"Have you forgotten? When the plague came, they helped to keep the village peaceful. When winter came, they traveled far to find food for everyone. When the snowstorm hit, they beat drums and gongs to remind everyone to be safe and helped everyone to clear the snow.

Who among us has not received their kindness? Aren’t all these things good deeds?”

"Makes sense!"

"If we talk about great merits, I think the merits of Chi Hunter and his people are not as great as Qingqing. Let's not talk about the method that his family taught everyone to increase production. Just look at the matter of digging a canal to divert the water from Qianlong River. Didn't it allow everyone to harvest a good crop? And the mud from the Qianjiang River, didn't it allow everyone to grow the highest yield of crops in their lives?"

"Need I say that? If it weren't for the disaster, the production would have been much higher."

"And the red mat, even the emperor praised it when he saw it. If we hadn't made some money from selling the red mat, who would have been able to store food during the three years of drought? It's all thanks to the ancestors of our family that they didn't starve to death!"

"Isn't it? In what disaster year could everyone survive in such an orderly manner?"

"Speaking of which, if those families had taken Qingqing's words seriously when the plague came, their entire family wouldn't have lost their lives!"

"Not to mention, she argued with the officials some time ago and won a fair price for the grain exchange for everyone!"

"Qingqing always gives people the impression that she has the ability to turn danger into safety!"

"Isn't it? We have been through all these disasters, and it's all thanks to her!"

"I think, why not ask Qingqing about this little wheat problem? Maybe she can come up with a good solution!"

"Yes, let's go ask! Maybe Qingqing has some good ideas?"

"It's not a big deal if the wheat surface is slightly frostbitten. Everyone should add farmyard manure to the wheat field to promote wheat growth. Those yellow leaves will soon be replaced by new leaves."

In response to everyone's questions, Ruan Qingqing told everyone this.

Because they took proper protective measures, although some of the wheat leaves turned yellow, the frostbite was not serious.

"Okay, let's go back and fertilize the wheat field."

With Ruan Qingqing's words, everyone went back to apply fertilizer with peace of mind.