After drinking two large cups of tea, Qin Xiaoyao felt more comfortable.

Song Que was amused and chuckled softly.

Seeing Qin Xiaoyao looking over, he stopped smiling.

"How is the situation at my father-in-law's house?" he asked.

In his previous life, he had little contact with the Qin family, so naturally he didn't know about the Zhang family and the Zhang family's situation.

But knowing that there are gamblers in the Zhang family, the Zhang family are not good people.

Therefore, he had been a little worried after Qin Xiaoyao left.

So much so that he didn't fall asleep even when he was lying in bed.

Later I got up and started practicing calligraphy.

I have been waiting for a long time, but fortunately this woman is back.

"Everything goes well!" Qin Xiaoyao smiled.

Then, he told Song Que what happened to the Qin family and the subsequent arrangements.

"It's a good thing that my sister-in-law is willing to raise that child. Forget about the worries between her and her brother." Song Que said after hearing this.

Qin Xiaoyao nodded.

"You don't know how happy my sister-in-law was about this. Later she held my hand and thanked me!" she said with some excitement.

Song Que then smiled.

"It seems that you have gained a lot from this trip back to your parents' house."

"Of course!"

"Now my eldest sister-in-law and my second sister-in-law don't hold any grudge against me. My eldest brother, my second brother and my father all trust me very much!"

Song Que smiled again. He found that he really liked seeing Qin Xiaoyao's complacent look.

"That's good."

Qin Xiaoyao smiled and turned around, "By the way, I'm afraid you won't believe me if I tell you something."

"What's the matter?" Song Que's eyes flashed with interest.

"Our father originally planned to stock up on food." Qin Xiaoyao looked at Song Que and said.

Song Que was startled, a little surprised.

Then, Qin Xiaoyao told about her father.

"My father lost all his money to the Zhang family. In the end, it was the eldest brother and the second brother who contributed the money to hoard grain together. Each family had 400 kilograms, totaling 800 kilograms in total."

After saying that, Qin Xiaoyao looked at Song Que again.

"I guess if they don't have enough, our family can help some in time."

"By the way, according to your prediction, how long will the famine last in Lingquan Town? Should our family stock up on more food?"

Song Que was slightly silent.

"The disaster is quite serious, probably not as severe as the drought my father-in-law experienced twenty-five years ago."

"Since Lingquan Town took almost three years to barely recover at that time, then the situation should be similar this time."

In his previous life, he followed the emperor not long after winter began.

In addition, I didn't pay attention to the situation in Lingquan Town later on, so I naturally didn't know that clearly.

But at that time, the entire Hua'an City and even the surrounding areas were suffering from drought.

It did take a lot of time for the court to provide disaster relief and resettle the refugees.

It seems that the following year, the imperial court was still releasing taels of silver for disaster relief.

Seeing Qin Xiaoyao frowning, Song Que added: "You don't have to worry too much. Our Lingquan Town is the largest town in Zhao County. And it is at the transportation fortress of Hua'an Prefecture, where there are many merchants coming and going."

"If there is a famine in Hua'an Prefecture, even if the towns will be short of food for a short period of time, once the merchants come in, the food will arrive very quickly."

"We will be more secure if we live in the city. Once winter is over and the snow melts, food stores in the city will reopen, so people should not be hungry. However, food prices may not come down in the short term."

At that time, it will be time for each family to fight for their wealth.

Qin Xiaoyao nodded.

"Three years... is too long..."

"I'll check the money at home later and try to stock up on some more grain. Anyway, when the price of grain rises, you can make money by flipping it," Qin Xiaoyao said.

It's good to have a prophet in the family. She has nothing to fear when making this kind of investment.

"Yeah." Song Que did not object.

It is a good thing to buy more food.

The two chatted for a while, and then Qin Xiaoyao went to take out the three money boxes from home.

As a result, after counting, only fifteen taels of silver were counted.

There were quite a lot of copper plates left, filling two large boxes.

Looking at the scattered copper coins stacked together, Qin Xiaoyao glanced at Song Que and directly assigned him the task of counting the copper coins.

"I have to pack preserved eggs, so I'll bother my husband to count these copper coins. Put a hundred of them into a string, and I'll take some to the grain store to buy food later." It also saves me having to go to the bank to exchange them for silver.

Song Que raised his head and glanced at Qin Xiaoyao.

"Yeah." I agreed.

Qin Xiaoyao smiled.

"Come on, sir!" I encouraged him before going out.

After the women had left for a while, the clear laughter of the woman disappeared in Song Que's mind.

Unable to help but shake his head to clear away the emotions, Song Que began to count and handle the copper coins.

After Qin Xiaoyao left the room, he went to prepare the preserved eggs.

As a result, the mud for the preserved eggs was not ready yet, so Liu came to the alley.

At this time, Song Yun, Wang Xiaomei, and the little baby Song Ye were also there.

"Girl, how are the Qin family's affairs being handled? Is there any need for our family's help?" Madam Liu asked with concern.

The in-laws' family had been very helpful to their family before, but now it's their turn to have trouble at home, and they must help as much as they can.

"It's okay, everything has been taken care of." Qin Xiaoyao smiled and replied.

Then I told my mother-in-law the general situation.

When she heard that Ms. Zhang had been divorced and that her child would be brought back to the Qin family, Ms. Liu breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good. Without a monster, the family will be more harmonious in the future." Then he sighed and said.

"You should also give more advice to your father. Be more open-minded about everything." Thinking of something, Mrs. Liu said to Qin Xiaoyao again.

Qin Xiaoyao was amused.

"I know, mother."

Seeing Qin Xiaoyao still smiling, Ms. Liu was finally relieved.

After comforting Qin Xiaoyao for a few more words, he went back to his room and continued his embroidery work.

Qin Xiaoyao smiled and continued to wrap his preserved eggs.

After the preserved eggs were wrapped, Qin Xiaoyao only rested for a while and then returned to the room.

Then I don’t know what I talked about with Song Que, and laughter could be heard from time to time in the room.

After about half an hour, Qin Xiaoyao went out with a money box in his arms.

Then I went to push the trolley in the utility room.

Seeing this situation, Song Yun asked her sister-in-law what she was doing.

Qin Xiaoyao only said to go shopping and left.

After leaving the yard, Qin Xiaoyao was familiar with the roads and went to the grain store where he bought grain before.

At this time, there were no customers in the store. When the waiter saw his "big customer" come to the door, his face was as happy as a flower.

"Ms. Qin!" she shouted excitedly to Qin Xiaoyao.

Qin Xiaoyao smiled back.

"I'm here to see you again, little brother. This time, in addition to brown rice and flour, I also want to buy some soybeans."

"How are the prices in your store now?"

Speaking of this, Qin Xiaoyao moved forward a little further and whispered: "Old rule, give an honest price."

The guy smiled.

"The prices given to Madam Qin are all honest prices."

"However, the price of food has increased recently, and the shopkeeper has said that he will not allow the price to be reduced."

Qin Xiaoyao frowned.

"But Mrs. Qin has always taken care of our store's business, how can she be the same as others." The waiter smiled cutely and lowered his voice.

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