The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

Chapter 182 Snow disaster on the Kang (two updates combined into one, 4000 words)

 The Su family returned home happily after listening to music and watching a play. When Su Sanlang and Su Xiaosi went to bed, they even talked about asking Brother Zhao to take them to see the general riding a real horse next time. The two brothers were noisy for a while before falling asleep.

Su Yanli took care of his son, passed by his daughter's room, and knocked on the door, "Ajin, go to bed early."

 “I got it, dad, good night.”

"Good night!"

Every time he said these two words, Su Yanli always felt weird, but it seemed very appropriate.

With three girls waiting on her, Su Ruojin is now a well-off daughter. She doesn’t have to do anything, just get into bed and lie down in bed and sleep soundly.

I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but I feel that the bed is very cold today. I covered it for a while and it didn’t get warm. He was really baring his teeth, “Why is it so cold?”

Today it was Chunxiao's turn to be on duty. She turned around and asked, "Is it too cold for one Tangbaozi? How about I drink another one?"

 “Are there so many Yubozi at home?”

"I'll try and find it."

 Winter is here, and there are many people in the family. If everyone puts one under the quilt, it is already a well-off family.

While Su Ruojin huddled up to cover herself with heat, she thought, in her last life, she was from the south. In winter, except for air conditioners, heating was basically carried on her shoulders. She had never enjoyed heating methods such as kang and floor heating. In this life, she was born in the north, and from the age of one to six, she Don’t mention it for a few years. Winter can be easily carried through.

In the past two years, the conditions at home have improved. Each room can have a fire cage, but the fire cage is still much inferior to the kang. It will be extinguished when it is lit, and it can barely avoid freezing. I heard that the big kang and floor heating But she was comfortable, but there was no way to warm the floor. How about she build a kang and enjoy it?

The more Su Ruojin thought about it, the colder she felt under the quilt. Finally, it was so cold that she asked Chunxiao to sleep with her, so that the two of them could keep each other warm.

Is it really as cold as Qin Tianjian said this year? If the winter is very cold, what else do I need to prepare?

Su Ruojin may be worried about her life. When she hears the wind, she already thinks of the rain.

On the second day, Su Yanli was on duty as usual, and Su Ruojin asked Shu Tong, "Uncle, did you feel that it was cold when you slept last night?"

 Shu Tong is a man with an angry temper, and now he has a wife and a son. The three of them are squeezed into the same bed. It’s very warm. “I don’t think so.”

Ludani put her son in the cradle, and the couple worked together to put the cradle in the side room where Madam did her sewing, and asked Mother Ji to take care of it. She went to the kitchen to work, and when she heard what the little master said, she interrupted, "I feel that this year Colder than previous winters.”

Shu Tong still didn’t think so and shook his head.

 Is it because she is being pretentious? Su Ruojin looked up at the sky. The sky was not as blue and clear as before. It had become gray, and the sun had lost its warmth. It was eerie... cold.

 She looked away and shook her head: "No, I feel cold."

 “Add extra quilts?” Or make the fire cage bigger?

Su Ruojin continued to shake her head: "I want to make a bed on the bed." Since you are not cold, I am not polite. I have worked hard for a year, so giving myself a bed on the bed as a reward is not too much.

Just get on with it, Su Ruojin went to her father's study and started writing and drawing again. She was not busy enough.

Cheng Yingzhen glanced at the study and asked, "Haven't the drawings for the little prince's shop been finished? What else is there to draw?"

Shu Tong replied, "I didn't understand what the second lady was talking about about the fire bed."

“This kid spends all day in his father’s room looking through those incomprehensible books and making weird things!”

Shu Tong smiled and said: "They are all good things that can make money."

 That's true.

Cheng Yingzhen smiled and stopped caring about her daughter. She turned around and went back to her room. She and Ding took care of the children while doing needlework, feeling very comfortable and comfortable.

After drawing the picture and buying the materials, Su Ruojin asked Uncle Shutong to find a good Panzao master. Master Xue found out about it, so he quickly stopped Shutong and said, "I'll come, I'll help Ah Jin find it."

Shu Tong didn’t want to trouble a senior official from the Ministry of Industry for such a trivial matter, so he quickly waved his hand: “Just…panzao…it’s easy to find on the street.”

Mr. Xue was unwilling to let go and insisted on taking over the matter. Shu Tong had no choice but to come back from the street and tell Mr. Xue that he was eager to find a craftsman.

Su Ruojin pursed her lips and said, "Mr.

　　　　　　　… I deeply believe it.

With Mr. Xue’s help in finding craftsmen, construction started quickly.

After the construction started, Su Ruojin moved into a room that had been used by the employees. As soon as she finished packing, she went to find Shu Tongshu and said, "The craftsmen are making kangs in the past few days, let's go shopping."

The Su family now has a shopping plan. After Shu Tong sends the adults on duty, they basically bring things back every day. There should be nothing missing at home. He asked doubtfully: "Preparing for the New Year?"

 “No, prepare for the cold winter.”

Su Ruojin was born with a sense of worry. Ever since the fourth prince told her that it would be a cold winter this year, she became addicted to hoarding goods. She always felt that she had to stuff her home full to feel at ease, otherwise she would not be able to sleep well at night.

Shu Tong was puzzled: "Isn't it already prepared? There are firewood and carbon, and the utility room is full.

Su Ruojin shook his head, "The firewood is not enough."

 “You’ll buy it after you use it?” It’s not like I won’t buy it, it doesn’t matter if the book is the same.

 “No, I have to buy two months’ worth.”

"I really want to buy it for the Chinese New Year!" He also said that it was not for the Chinese New Year. Although Shutong thought it was not necessary, the second wife said that she should prepare it, so she should prepare it. It would be better to prepare it all at once, so as to save him from running out every day in the winter. Isn’t it nice to spend time with your son?

Thinking that he would be able to stay at home and take care of his son less often, Shutong suddenly became more motivated than the young lady. He drove a mule cart all over the streets, buying rice, noodles, pork, radishes, eggs, etc., as long as they were easy to store. purchase.

 The most difficult thing to buy is salt. Su Ji needs salt to do business. This can be seen clearly, but there is no reason to buy too much salt for no reason.

Other than the Wenshan shop, Su Ruojin had not asked Zhao Lan for help with anything. This time, for the sake of salt, Su Ruojin asked Uncle Shu Tong to ask Siping for help to get more and store it.

 “Buy salt.”

 “How much to buy?”

Shu Tong was embarrassed to speak directly, so he asked, "How much can the fourth manager buy for us?"

Si Ping thought to himself that the little prince could get you a sack, but he did not dare to say. After all, salt and iron were things controlled by the court, and it was not easy to hoard them privately without a legitimate purpose.

Seeing that Siping refused to reveal his true identity, Shutong had no choice but to ask, "We... want to pickle a lot of pickles. Can you give us a hundred catties?"

Isn’t it just a sack?

 “I want to report back to the little prince.”

"Okay, okay, I'm not in a hurry." Shutong went to the street to buy thick cloth, kapok, blankets and other cold-proof materials. Zhao Lan was puzzled that the young lady wanted so much salt all at once, so she went to Su's house in person and saw the table where the young lady lived, and asked, "What are you doing?"

"I'm afraid of the cold, so I asked someone to make me a bed with a fire."

Isn’t that bed on fire?

Su Ruojin saw Zhao Lan's expression of disbelief and quickly took him to the room. The craftsman inside was like a stove and a bed.

“Not a wooden bed, but a bed made of stone bricks, so that no matter how you burn it, it won’t catch fire.”

“Would you like to sleep on such a bed?”

"Won't."

There were no kangs in the Northeast in Bianjing during the Dayin Dynasty. People in Dayin used fire pots and fire cages to keep warm. Su Ruojin didn’t know if there were kangs in the northeast of Dayin, but in the Song Dynasty, fire pits were also used in the Northeast for heating. This heating method is still used today.

This kind of kang is used by people for cooking during the day. At night, they seal the mouth of the stove and use it for heating. A kang can be used for both keeping warm and filling the stomach. It kills two birds with one stone and is very practical. .

Whether he wants it or not, Zhao Lan usually accepts everything the young lady makes. Since it is better than a charcoal brazier, he will make one in his private courtyard and ask the young lady for the drawings.

Then asked her why she used so much salt?

Su Ruojin was confused by his question. Could she tell him that she was actually afraid of heavy snow in winter and would sprinkle some salt to melt the snow? Let's not talk about whether there is so much snow, and let's talk about the low productivity of salt in the Dayin Dynasty, and the output is very low. The court releases salt for sale, and the control is very strict.

 “This...I want to pickle a lot of pickles.”

At first glance, it was an excuse. Even if she took it and resold it, Zhao Lan wouldn't mind and said with a smile, "I brought it over for you."

Santai asked two guards to carry him in.

 “Will you be allowed to...”

"No." Zhao Lan said directly, "You have a shop, so stocking up some salt for the shop doesn't count as a mistake."

"Thank you, little prince." Su Ruojin quickly thanked her. After saying so, she did not forget to remind her, "Qintian Supervisor said that this winter will be colder than usual. If the little prince has subordinates, please remind them to stock up on food and drink to save money. Catch the blind when you get it.”

Qin Tianjian said every year that Zhao Lan didn't take it seriously, but Su Ruojin didn't have the opportunity to come into contact with Qin Tianjian. When she heard it, she took it to heart and prepared a lot for it.

Zhao Lan may have never been a householder after all, or maybe it's what he thought: Qin Tian Jian said it every year, but he ignored one thing. If the fourth prince can personally supervise the renovation of the building, store, public rental housing, it must be Qin Tian Jian The emperor asked his son to take action after telling the emperor in private. However, natural disasters were taboo in ancient times. Natural disasters were always closely related to fire disasters, and they would not be prevented in advance. It seemed that they were 'crow's mouth'.

In fact, this is really not good for the people, but the ancients were so superstitious. His Highness King Yan said that this winter will be very cold, which was also a way to carry out errands. Unexpectedly, Su Ruojin heard it and prepared a scene for it. Not only In this way, Mr. Xue, who came to observe the craftsmen at work, saw that the master and servant Su Er Niang had prepared a large amount of winter food and winter clothes. He asked and found out that this was the case, and hurried to prepare it.

Yang Siniang often came to Su's house to play, and she also told Mrs. Yang that it was extremely cold this winter and it was inconvenient to travel.

“Is it Mrs. Su who said this?”

Yang Siniang nodded, "Her family bought a lot of firewood, charcoal, and rice and noodles... Anyway, they bought everything for food. I think it's enough to last until the first lunar month."

Mrs. Yang has never regarded the second lady as an ordinary young lady. She would also hoard when she saw her hoarding. Anyway, she had money in her hand. Even if she couldn't eat it, it was not bad in the winter. At worst, we would wait until next spring.

Yang Siniang asked: "Mom, Ah Jin also made a bed for himself to warm himself by the fire. Do you want to make it?"

 “A bed by the fire?”

"Um."

This...Mrs. Yang really didn't accept it all of a sudden. She had to think about it.

The winter of the 16th year of Chengxi was indeed very cold as predicted by Qin Tianjian. At the beginning of the winter month, the first heavy snow fell from the sky and covered the ground for two days and one night. The snow on roofs, yards and roads reached up to the calves. , causing great obstacles to people’s travel.

In addition to important government agencies and offices, many shops on the street have closed down, and private schools, academies, Imperial College, etc. have even closed early.

The Su family got Zhao Lan's favor, because they met His Highness King Yan's repair shop in the public rental house and knew in advance that winter was cold, so they stocked up a lot of rice at home and in the shop early. When the heavy snow blocked the road and closed the shop, The Su family stayed at home for the winter, and Su Yanli took the children to draw pictures of ninety-nine to relieve the cold.

The neighbors of the Su family also prepared enough winter food due to Su Ruojin's stocking up. When the heavy snow trapped the shops in the capital, their lives were not affected. They were at home waiting for the snow to melt.

But the people at the bottom of Bianjing were not so lucky. The heavy snow fell non-stop for two days and one night, and then continued intermittently. Many people did not have food stored in their homes. It kept snowing, the market was closed, and they could not buy food. There is a faint image of chaos, which makes people feel frightened.

On the tenth day of snowfall, Su Ruojin got up early in the morning and opened the door of her room. All she could see was white snow. The patio that had just been swept yesterday was covered with a thick layer, and even the corridor had accumulated a lot of it.

Shu Tong put on his felt hat and asked, "My dear lady, do you still want to use salt to sweep the snow on the patio and in front of the door?"

 “Sweep.”

Shutong was worried: "I can't afford to use salt to clear the snow every day!"

 “Are you running out of salt?”

“It’s enough for the time being, but I’m afraid the snow won’t stop for a while!”

"It's okay, just sprinkle salt on it."

Shu Tong was stunned. He finally understood why the Second Lady had hoarded so much salt and used it to melt snow. It was really enough... He was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

Su Ji Barbecue has stopped early. Su Ji only left two kinds of food for breakfast, which were steamed buns mixed with thick flour and soy milk made from soybeans. This was not to make money, but to provide convenience to the residents near the shop.

 The supply is limited every day, two pieces plus one soy milk per person per day, until 500 pieces are sold out every day.

Although the three-in-one plan that King Yan got from Su Yanli was not fully implemented, the emperor still let him try it out with public rental housing on two streets to see the results before fully implementing it. As a result, before it could be fully implemented, heavy snow fell on the city. .

For the convenience of work, Zhao Lan did not go back to the Jin Palace during the heavy snow. He has been working in the secret stronghold of the Detective Department. Due to Su Ruojin's influence, his men also stocked up a lot of food and drink, as well as the kang under him. The bed is on it almost twelve hours a day. When working, roll up the quilt and put it away like a little lady. When sleeping, remove the desk from the kang and spread the quilt on it. It will be warm and sleep well. Daybreak.

King Jin was worried. When his son came to see him, he sat on the kang and his eyebrows flew up in surprise, "My son, how did you come up with this? No wonder you didn't even go back to the palace."

Zhao Lan suppressed the smile at the corner of her mouth when I said, "Father, the king is here today..."

Hearing this, King Jin felt depressed again, "The king of Wei fought with the king of Yan, and the emperor turned a blind eye. Let me remind you not to get involved in their fight."

"I know."

 King Jin frowned: "How did I hear that the idea of ​​letting tenants repair their houses to pay the rent was your idea to King Yan?"

Zhao Lan narrowed her eyes: "Last year, many spies were arrested at the Ministry of Industry, which caused the fourth brother to be scolded, so I asked Mr. Shen to help him come up with this idea."

"You..." King Jin pointed at his son without blaming him for a long time. In fact, his son was only fourteen. He did a good job and was already pretty good. He didn't want to blame him, but he couldn't be careless about the prince's struggle. If you are careful, you will lose your glory and may even lose your life.