That night, Zhao Luoyang didn't sleep at first and kept thinking about things in the village.
Everything prepared now is obviously not enough for everyone to survive the winter. There is not enough food in the village, and there is not enough firewood. Feng Laosan took a few people to find wood and firewood, and walked a long way, and also used a donkey cart.
, only then can one car be pulled back.
This cart of firewood seems to be a lot, but it is only enough for everyone to use for three or four days, so we have to save it.
We can't rely entirely on firewood in winter, we have to get some charcoal anyway.
At the third watch, when Zhao Xueli came back from his inspection, Luo Zhenniang went to the ground to greet him.
Zhao Luoyang listened to his parents talking.
Zhao Xueli said: "What did you do when you got up? Go back to sleep, my body is too cold."
Luo Zhenniang said: "Who will replace you?"
Zhao Xueli said: "Brother Niu and the boy from the Wei family, as well as the boy from the Shi family and Wei Shan."
Luo Zhenniang nodded: "That kid from Weishan doesn't like to talk much. I remember when I went to the mountain stream to stop the bandits, he was so scared that he ran around. Now he seems to be okay."
"Well," Zhao Xueli responded, "The child has grown up, and he told me yesterday that if something happens to him next time, he won't be like last time."
"Didn't he avoid hiding to save Mr. Zhao? Old Huang's calendar, let's turn to the chapter!"
"I said the same."
Listening to the sounds in the outer room, Zhao Luoyang turned over and began to feel sleepy again.
When Shi Jiu was here, she slept soundly every time, not because she felt that there was a system and she didn't have to worry about anything, but because she was used to Shi Jiu being here.
Only by knowing that everyone around her is good can she feel at ease.
Now everyone is together, but Shi Jiu doesn’t know where he has gone and when he will come back. If Shi Jiu disappears like this...
Zhao Luoyang had never thought about this before.
Could she ask the system if Shi Jiu could be allowed to stay after completing the mission in the future?
At that time, she would definitely not use the wealth and charm points in the system, and she would no longer use the system to help. As long as Shi Jiu was always there and talked to her every day, it would be good.
Zhao Luoyang knew clearly that Shi Jiu was not a person but a system, but her concern for Shi Jiu was the same as that of her family.
I just don't know if Shi Jiu is willing. After all, the world in the system is much better than hers.
"Can't sleep?" Old Mrs. Yang's voice came.
Zhao Luoyang was startled: "Nai, why aren't you asleep yet?"
Old Mrs. Yang sighed softly: "Let's think about charcoal. You can't keep burning firewood all winter. Burning firewood cannot be separated from people, and no one can sleep well."
"In the afternoon, Mr. Song said that he can make charcoal. He read about it in a book and asked everyone to try it tomorrow. In the past, we all went to the charcoal kiln to make charcoal. Now he says he can burn it by himself. You say you can?
Can’t you trust it?”
Mrs. Yang admits that Mr. Song is very clever, but can he do what he sees in the book?
She didn't believe it.
Seeing how Mr. Song couldn't even hold the bowl when he was eating, she felt that this man was not good enough and would make him mad to death if he couldn't do it.
Zhao Luoyang said: "Then let sir try it."
Old Mrs. Yang stared: "Is it so easy to try? You can't find soil to build a kiln? Even if you build a small one, you will have to have several people walking around it for a day."
Zhao Luoyang said: "What do you think if it works? If you go further, you can still find wood. It is cheaper to burn charcoal with wood than to buy charcoal."
That's true. Old Mrs. Yang thought about it: "I'll think about it again." The main reason is that the old beast used to say that he could do this and that. After reading some books, he felt that he could become an immortal. If he couldn't do it, he would lose his temper.
Who knows if Mr. Song will be like this?
Zhao Luoyang talked to her grandma for a while and then fell asleep. When she woke up again, it was just dawn. She got up quickly, got dressed, ate some food, and then followed her father and third uncle.
Hit up the car and go find that village.
While walking on the road, I saw a lot of people on their way.
Zhao Xueli said: "The area around Taozhou City is full of people. These people have settled in other places."
When the three members of the Zhao family drove the donkey cart past, they could clearly see the envious look in those people's eyes.
Zhao Xuejing said: "We are lucky enough to be able to come here. We also made money on the way and bought livestock."
Moreover, not one of the sixteen households was left behind on the road, and even the child in Mrs. Tao's belly was fine. In May next year, the Zhao family would be able to have a child.
The three of them talked all the way, and successfully spotted a village.
Zhao Xueli said: "There are quite a few Zhuangzi here, one on each side of the east and west."
The surrounding land is flat and easy to cultivate, so it is no surprise that Zhuangzi is here.
Zhao Xueli jumped out of the car: "I'll go find out which one it is."
Zhao Luoyang saw her father going to the east, so she walked to the west and wanted to ask him. Before he reached the village, he saw someone coming out.
Zhao Luoyang hurriedly greeted him: "Auntie."
When the woman in her forties heard this, she looked at Zhao Luoyang.
Zhao Luoyang smiled and said: "Auntie, I want to ask you something."
Before the woman could speak, Zhao Luoyang saw dirt on the woman's dress and hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help pat it: "Where are you going?"
Mrs. Lu was unwilling to speak at first, but when she saw how kind the little girl was and how she helped her tidy up her clothes even though she was dirty, she sighed softly and said, "What do you want to know? Ask for directions?"
Zhao Luoyang shook his head: "We are from Fengxia Village. I heard before that there was a fire in a village here and people were needed to pull bricks. I happened to have some idle animals at home, so I came to ask if I could get some work and earn some fodder money.
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When Mrs. Lu heard this, her expression became more relaxed. It turned out that she knew exactly what was being asked.
Mrs. Lu stretched out her hand and said: "You found the wrong one. It's not this village, but the one across the road. The owner's family name is Huang. A few days ago, there was a fire in the village. Half of the sky turned red. It's amazing. They
I'm shopping around to buy bricks and earth these days. But I don't know if they are short of manpower, you can go and ask."
Zhao Luoyang hurriedly thanked him: "Are you going out? If you are not in a hurry, we will make room on the donkey cart to give you a lift in a while, but we don't know if you are going to the city."
"No need," Mrs. Lu waved her hand, "You still have to find a job, and I have to go back quickly. There can be no delay."
Lu and Zhao Luoyang asked as they walked: "Fengxia Village, your surname is Gao?" Most people in Fengxia Village have the surname Gao, and those with other surnames have moved here one after another over the years.
Zhao Luoyang shook his head: "We are recent immigrants and are not familiar with the place. Thank you for meeting you."
I heard that they were immigrants. A strange look flashed across Lu's face. The people here didn't have much favorable impressions of the immigrants. After all, they came here to compete with them for food and drink. Who would be happy?
But the girl in front of me looks pretty good.
"There have been too many changes recently," Mrs. Lu said. "It's not easy for you to find a job. Fortunately, you still have livestock. If it were in the past, I could help you ask the village head if he had anything to do, but not anymore.
Zhuangzi here has been bought by others, let alone you people outside looking for work, even those of us who often work for Zhuangzi, we don’t know if we can still stay."
Zhao Luoyang glanced behind him again: "Did someone change?"
If the owner changes, maybe Zhuangzi will make a big move, which is when it needs manpower.
Zhao Luoyang said: "Auntie, do you think this will work? If Zhuangzi here needs manpower, please help us talk to us. We will definitely not be in trouble, Auntie. We are in Fengxia Village and belong to a family named Zhao."
In the past, Mrs. Lu would help Zhuangtou find people. Maybe the new owner would be able to work on Zhuangzi. Zhao Luoyang would keep an eye on Zhuangzi himself. Telling Mrs. Lu now is to prepare an extra path for himself.
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Who knows which way can lead?
As for how much money Zhuangzi will give and whether they want to work or not, that is their business.
"I don't have anything else here," Zhao Luoyang took out a few pieces of candy from his pocket and stuffed them into Mrs. Lu's hand, "Auntie has to walk a long way, and it's good to be sweet on the way."
Mrs. Lu's eyes widened and she smiled: "Okay, the girl from the Zhao family in Fengxia Village, right? I remember it."
Mrs. Lu collected the candy and walked forward. Zhao Luoyang stood there and looked around. Zhao Xuejing kept staring at his nieces and did not come forward when they saw the women talking.
After a while, Zhao Xueli came back with a smile on his face: "They have broken bricks, but they don't want them anymore. Let us take them away for 20 yuan per load."