A Lucky Wife Born Again From a Farm Family

Chapter 2273 Firewood is expensive

Gu Jinli immediately shouted into the room: "Er Qing, Er Qing, don't look for leather clothes yet, go tell Lu Da that the brick kiln will stop working immediately, and all firewood will be reserved for heating and keeping out the cold. Don't waste a single firewood to bake bricks. If Qing Qing If the bricks are not delivered on time, we will lose money!”

  Extremely cold weather can freeze people to death at any time. If people want to survive in this kind of weather, they must have enough firewood. Therefore, firewood is the most precious material now, and it is much more valuable than bricks.

"Yes." Erqing responded, quickly put on his cloak and went to the brick kiln.

Before he arrived at the brick kiln, he met Lu Da. When he saw Erqing, he guessed what he was doing. His face showed joy and he asked, "But sir and madam, do you want to stop burning the kiln?"

Erqing nodded: "Exactly, Madam said, the brick kiln will stop working immediately, and not a single firewood will be wasted."

After hearing this, Lu Da breathed a sigh of relief... He was just about to ask the Lord and Madam for instructions on this matter, when the order came.

but…

“After the fire ceased in the brick kiln, the firewood inside has not been burned out. Please ask Miss Erqing to go back and ask the madam for instructions, but do you want every household to come over and dig out charcoal fires and go back to keep out the cold?”

 On snowy days, firewood is the most expensive, so don’t waste it.

Before Erqing could say anything, he heard the sound of a gong. It was Xiaoji driving the car, and Yang Tao struck the gong and shouted: "Madam has given an order, every household should take the iron pot and soybeans to the brick kiln and roast the soybeans to prepare food!"

As soon as Erqing left, Gu Jinli asked Xiao Ji and Yang Tao to inform every household about preparing food to keep out the cold.

After Lu Da heard this, he finally felt relieved. This time he was not afraid of wasting firewood.

Dang, Dang, Dang!

Yang Tao was still banging the gong and shouting: "Madam has an order. Within two quarters of an hour, each household must carry the iron pot and soybeans to the brick kiln and roast the soybeans to prepare food. Those who exceed the time will be fined one tael of silver. A fine of one tael of silver!"

"What? If you are late, you will be fined one tael of silver. Are you crazy?" Widow Xiao and the others were just about to have breakfast when they heard this and almost jumped up with anger.

Xiao Ji was very angry, stopped the carriage, and said to the Xiao family's house: "Madam, our wife has a certain rank. If you insult your wife, you will be fined at the least, and beheaded at the worst!"



Widow Xiao quickly covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Little Ji, why are you so angry? I didn't mean it, I just said it casually...I have to take the soybeans to bake in two quarters of an hour, right? Then I won't talk nonsense to you. , let’s roast the soybeans.”

 After saying that, he hurried back to the house.

Yang Tao added: "Madam also said that every household should not waste firewood, wear more clothes in the house to keep out the cold, and don't take off your clothes to add firewood to the fire!"

"I know, I know, there are so many things to do." Widow Xiao responded. After entering the house, she said to her family: "Don't eat any more. Go get the iron pot and soybeans and go to the brick kiln. You will be fined for being late. Just one tael of silver!"

"Mom, what are you doing roasting so many soybeans?" Sister Xiao asked, holding Xiao Qingyun between her legs to put on a big coat, and throwing the clothes to brother Xiaogui: "Brother Gui, you can wear it yourself, mother has to take care of you. Your uncle."

"Oh." Brother Xiaogui responded with a sweet voice, holding a thick winter coat and putting it on with difficulty.

Widow Xiao responded to Sister Xiao's words: "How could I know? Anyway, we have to roast the soybeans. If we don't roast them, we will be fined... I didn't say that your cousins ​​are the shrewdest, and they will pick out the money whenever they see it!"

Xiao Mei hurried to prepare things and asked Widow Xiao: "The eldest brother and the second brother are going to Duchonggou to report today. In this kind of weather, are they going to go?" Widow Xiao said: "Of course, your second brother is going to do it. Officer, let alone the snow, I have to go to my mother for the knife!"

　　It was not easy for me to get an official in my family, so how could I stop going because of a heavy snowfall?

 Bang, bang, bang!

The old daughter-in-law came to knock on Xiao's door. After Sister Xiao came out and opened the door, she said: "The brick kiln is too dangerous. Don't take your children there. If they are burned by the charcoal fire, they will die. Leave them at home, I will Ieyasu-nii will come and take them to school."

 “Hey, I got it.” Sister Xiao responded.

Due to a heavy snowfall, the entire Changliang Guard became busy. Gu Jinli issued a lot of orders, and everyone carried them out one by one.

  Xiao Yantai's family is in the school. His father, Yan Wenlang, has already received the news that there are so many children today that he doesn't need to teach them to read, he can just watch them.

There is also breakfast to be prepared for the children. Every household is too busy to cook for the children.

"Ms. Gong, you go pick up the children. I'll light the fire." Yantai Niang said softly. After raising her for a few months, her health improved a lot. Because she found her son, she didn't have to suffer from her husband's family. When she was angry, the sadness on her face disappeared, and there was joy in her eyebrows.

Yan Wenlang thought for a while and said, "Okay, but you can only light the fire and don't touch anything else. It's too cold, so your health will be better. If you are irritated by the cold water, I'm afraid you will get sick again."

Yantai Niang nodded: "Yes, I understand. Go and get busy. I heard the children's cries. I'm afraid the children from each family are about to arrive."

“Hey, I’m leaving then.” Yan Wenlang moved the chopped firewood to Yantai Niang’s feet so that she could grab it with her hands.

Yantai Niang smiled when she saw this... She originally thought that life in the Weisuo would be very difficult, but she didn't expect that it would be very good.

　　In addition to practicing martial arts, their family spends most of their time teaching their children to study and doing business in the afternoon. After the children leave, their family can have some free time and live a comfortable life.

 “Woo, mother, mother, I want mother!” Soon, the school became lively, with children laughing and crying.

"Don't cry, don't cry. Your mother went to the brick kiln to roast soybeans to prepare food. Today you will be with brother Yantai. Brother Yantai will take care of you." Xiao Yantai became the king of children after Dou Chengzi, helping Parents take care of the children in school.

 But there were too many children here today. After he finished coaxing one, the other one cried again.

"Don't cry, don't cry, there is candy." Xiao Yantai took out all the candy from the bottom of the box, and remembered what Gu Jinli said, children who are too young will easily choke when eating candy, so he took a hammer and smashed the candy into pieces. , give them small pieces to eat.

 After distributing all the sweets at home, including those containing Fukang, the children finally stopped crying.

 …

In the brick kiln, Mr. Bao came with thirty soldiers and built a human wall to stop the family members who were roasting soybeans, shouting: "Stay away from the brick kiln, stay away! Wait for the soldiers to arrive." In front of you, the soldiers will put your soybeans and the iron pot into the brick kiln. Don't fight. If you fall into the brick kiln because of the fight, you will be killed!"

After hearing this, the relatives of each family stopped arguing and lined up honestly. When it was their turn, they poured the soybeans into the iron pot, marked them, and pushed them to the soldiers, who then sent them to the brick kiln for roasting. .

Wang Dayou's wife was queuing up. When she saw the old Bao's wife passing by him, he took the opportunity to ask her: "Mrs. Bao, is there going to be a war? Roast so many soybeans?"

 (End of this chapter)