As the old saying goes, July is like a fire. This year, it has been extremely hot since May. By July, it is absolutely like a fire. The ground is so hot that you can fry an egg!
In the afternoon of this day, Jintong took Qiao Lu Ning Zi to study a new summer ice drink, preparing to add it to the menu of Xiangrui Restaurant.
The master and servants were enjoying themselves happily, and the scene was extremely harmonious. Suddenly there was a violent shaking, and Jintong was shocked: "Earthquake!"
Qiao Lu and Ning Zi picked up Jin Tong and ran outside without thinking. Su Bai and others in the outer room threw down their needlework and rushed into the inner room. Before Jin Tong could recover, a group of people were stumbling around in confusion.
His feet directly carried Jintong to the open space outside without touching the ground.
Jintong was calm. She counted to 33 in her heart before she felt that the ground had calmed down.
A maid brought a stool, and Jin Tong sat down calmly. He glanced at Jin Pancake, who was playing with a yarn ball carelessly, and then picked up Snowflake Velvet, who was shivering with fear, and calmly petted the cat!
Wu Ping from Wu'an and several housekeepers came to Yanbo Haomiaoxuan first. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Jintong was safe and sound.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the servants of the Hou Mansion came running in panic one after another. Aunt Cai, who was educating the little maids in Jiqing Hall, also came with a group of little maids.
The panicked crowd saw Jintong sitting on a chair and petting a cat as if nothing had happened, and they couldn't help but calm down.
Jintong calmly smoothed the hair of the snowflake velvet and said with a pun: "What are you afraid of? You two are the fastest in the entire Yanbo Haomiaoxuan. Look! Your husband still has the leisure to hold all the toys in his mouth."
Let’s go out and play!”
Snowflake meowed softly and crawled into Jintong's arms. She was still a baby, so it was normal for her to be timid. Jin Dabiping was on the side and continued to play with the yarn ball calmly.
When the little maid Cui Jue heard Jin Tong say, "You two are the fastest," she lowered her head and hid behind her.
Today she and Jin Ye were responsible for cleaning the courtyard. Aunt Cai said that the weather was too hot and asked them to watch the door first and wait until Shen Mo cooled down before cleaning. When the earthquake happened, she was so panicked that she didn't know what to do. When she saw Jin Ye lifting up
The skirt ran out, and she ran out without thinking. It wasn't until everyone came out to protect Jintong that she thought that as a slave, the safety of the master comes first! How could she just run away first? She regretted it endlessly.
If you can ask God to bless you, please don’t blame Jintong on her!
Jintong naturally wouldn't blame her. The world is big and the best thing is to keep her own life. She has a modern soul inside her shell, so she naturally won't require her slaves to be loyal to her even if they don't care about their lives.
Naturally, she will definitely value those who are loyal to her even to the point of abandonment.
While she was talking, Aunt Shi walked over with Sister Zhan, who was crying loudly, and several maids.
"Why are you crying? Although I don't expect you to be able to survive the collapse of the mountains without changing your appearance, just cry a few times in panic during the earthquake! Why are you still crying now?" Jintong looked at Zheng Zhan, except for his hair and clothes.
It's a bit messy, but it doesn't hurt at all. I can't help but blame it!
Sister Zhan quickly stopped crying, but her shoulders were still twitching uncontrollably.
Jintong did not want to abuse children, but it was not easy for women these days. As the eldest daughter of the concubine of the Marquis of Pingning, Zheng Zhen already had an awkward status. If there was another reputation for being cowardly, it would be even harder for her to propose marriage.
Most children of nobles in Beijing begin their education at the age of five. Boys learn to read, write, and practice martial arts, while girls become needleworkers and stewards of a family. They can get married when they are eight or nine years old, and get married when they turn 15.
Zheng Tong has basically been following Aunt Shen since she was a child, and she was completely defeated at the starting line. Forget about her upbringing, she didn't know a few words. As for the needleworker, Jintong sighed, she was an older leftover woman in the 21st century and could still do it. When it comes to cross-stitching, Sister Zhan's handkerchiefs are all cut crookedly, let alone embroidered. Only Su Bai and a good character can teach her patiently. If it were Jintong himself, she would have resorted to violence long ago!
Forget it, Jintong rubbed his forehead, it was important to deal with the matter at hand first.
"Wu Ping, except for a few gatekeepers, gather everyone in the mansion." Jintong commanded calmly.
Then he turned back and told Zheng Zhan: "Wipe your tears away, straighten your clothes, and follow me."
Aunt Shi quickly pulled Zheng Zhan behind Jintong and helped her tidy up her appearance.
In two quarters of an hour, all the servants in the Hou Mansion were basically present.
"Anyone who is seriously injured, has broken muscles or bones, or is bleeding too much, come forward!" Only three servants came out. One had his foot injured, two had his head injured, and they were all dripping with blood. Jintong told people to take them Help him to go to Jiqingtang, stop the bleeding first, and then wait for the doctor to come and treat him.
"Wu Ping, take twenty able-bodied people and go to West Street to help rescue people! They all ride there and report any situation as soon as possible!" West Street is actually a slum area, and the houses are basically made of scrap wood. If it was built haphazardly, it would definitely not be able to withstand such a severe earthquake.
"Mother Liang, Chef Liu, Su Bai, take my badge to Xiangrui Building and tell me to bake pancakes and vegetable porridge first. Don't be too particular about it. Remember to put some meat in the pancakes. It can serve at least a thousand people. To eat, you must prepare it at the earliest and then send it to West Street."
"Mom, why do you have to go to Xiangrui Tower all the way? Besides, is the portion too small?" Zheng Zheng asked boldly.
Jintong knew that there were tens of thousands of people in West Street, but the government and other powerful families in the capital would definitely express their opinion that food rations for a thousand people would be enough.
She asked Zheng Zheng patiently: "Sister Zhan, if you have a maid who is particularly capable, who is at the forefront of everything and takes care of all Yaxinxuan's work, what will you do? How will other maids do this? Maid?"
Zheng Zhan was not stupid. He knew as soon as he heard this that he had gone astray, so he just blushed and lowered his head in silence.
Jintong continued to order: "Mama Liu, send people from Huamu to inspect everywhere, pay special attention to the walled houses. If there are any cracks or damage, report them immediately. Aunt Chu and Aunt Jiang, the thicker fabrics in the warehouse can be used to temporarily build tents. The kind that can protect you from the sun and rain. Find at least ten of them first, then check for any damage everywhere, count them carefully, and report them to Grandma Cai for verification."
"Aunt Shi, send a girl to Yaxinxuan to have a look. If there are any problems, report them immediately. Sister Zhan, Wu An, follow me!"
In her previous life, Jintong had been to the Forbidden City, a masterpiece of ancient large-scale architecture, and knew that that kind of construction method could prevent a magnitude 10 earthquake! So she especially compared her Yanbo Haomiaoxuan with this, and found that the construction method of her mansion was basically the same as that of the Forbidden City. It is extremely strong! Therefore, Yanbo Haomiaoxuan can be said to be the newest, strongest and safest building in the Hou Mansion!
Wu An carefully followed Jintong into the inner hall.
Aunt Shi knew that Jintong brought Zheng Tong with her to teach him by words and deeds, so she quickly pulled Zheng Tong to follow Jintong closely.
"Wu'an, please send someone to find out where was the most severely affected by this earthquake, besides Beijing." Jintong originally wanted to ask directly whether there would be any ministers in the court using this earthquake to express their opinions? After all, in ancient times Natural disasters such as earthquakes, droughts, and floods, and locust plagues, can all be related to the affairs of the former dynasty and the harem today.
For example, in the early years of Taihe, there was a severe drought in Jiangbei, which involved her father Jingbei Hou killing too many people, so the drought came from the sky and alerted the Holy Lord! He almost recalled her father who was fighting with Changmaozi in the north.
Now that the crown prince has died early, the Holy Queen has no other legitimate son, and the Holy Lord has not established a new crown prince yet, the courtiers will definitely use the topic to their advantage! Moreover, Zheng Qiyan is trying to pacify the southern border, and if someone with ulterior motives does something wrong, it will be a headache!
Although Jintong knew that there would be constant natural and man-made disasters in the next few years, she did not know the specific time and place, the extent of the disaster, the impact on the court, and other details!
Jintong could only use the power he had at his disposal to quietly hoard food and other supplies, just in case. Besides, it seems that women in ancient times couldn't interfere in government affairs, right?
Her head hurts a little! Take it one step at a time. Now, let’s help Jingbei Marquis Mansion, Jian’an Marquis Mansion and Pingning Marquis Mansion gain a reputation for charity. Let’s talk about the rest!
Wu An didn't dare to say anything and just nodded in greeting.
About half an hour later, the maid came to report that there was no serious damage to Yaxinxuan.
Jintong told Zheng Zhan: "Sister Zhan, please go back and calculate by yourself how many objects were damaged in Yaxinxuan and Tingyu Xiaozhu, how much money was lost, and what do you think should be done with it? Then tell me, it will be clear."
Zheng Zheng bowed to Jintong in a standard way: "My daughter understands!" and then went back with Aunt Shi and a few maids.
In less than an hour, Wu Ping sent someone to report that the ground on West Street collapsed, more than half of the houses were damaged, and less than a thousand people escaped. There are only more than 20 people from the government, which is far from enough.
Jintong was startled, and immediately sent more people to help. He also ordered Nanny Cai, Su Bai, Qiao Lu, and Ning Zi, who were well-known, to go to the houses of several meritorious nobles with whom they usually had friends to move reinforcements.
If you get the first shot and have a chance to show your face, the best thing is to show everyone together!
Later, Wu An was asked to send a thousand taels of silver to Huichun Hall to hire some doctors and bring medicine to help save people.
Jintong called Danzhu again and whispered a few words. Danzhu nodded, hurriedly changed into coarse clothes, held up her skirt and ran straight to West Street.
Jintong lowered her head and thought for a long time, and wrote a letter in handwriting, asking her third brother to take over the hard work of donating disaster relief on West Street, and entrusting Mr. Gongsun to go and help.
The Marquis House of Jingbei is now in decline. Since Jinchen took over the title of Marquis of Jingbei and lives in the north, it can be said that it has no sense of presence in Shangjing.
Now that Jin Tong has moved to Beijing, she must find a way to help Jin Tong regain the glory of Jingbei Hou. If the Jingbei Hou Mansion can be established, Jin Tong will have a strong backing. And this backing is the most powerful one.
It does not involve party disputes and has good reputation among the people.
Jintong generally knew that in less than ten years from Zheng Qiyan's campaign in southern Xinjiang until the new emperor ascended the throne, natural disasters had not stopped. In the 21st century, the most common trick used by celebrities is to do charity. This is the best way to earn popularity from passers-by.
Path, this is also the path Jintong plans to take.
Although Jintong didn't know what the specific natural disaster was, he knew in his heart: No matter what kind of natural disaster, the most important thing is to pacify it without causing any serious problems. Money, can money make the world go round? The second thing is to ensure that the money can be used in real ways.
When applied to disaster victims, talents are needed. As long as the victims have enough to eat, a place to stay, and hope for tomorrow, basically nothing will happen.
It would be best if you can help the emperor deal with a natural disaster properly, and then give the credit to those who are ahead of the curve, while you leave the work and hide your merit and fame. With your reputation among the people, others will not be jealous of you.
superior.
Jintong's brain was racing, thinking about how to help her third brother with his career during this earthquake.