Manbao and the others did not go directly to the county government, but brought flower baskets to the street where they often sold flower baskets. But strangely, the children who used to play here were all gone.
Zhou Lang looked around and found a vendor who was kinder and looked familiar to ask.
The stall owner also has an impression of Liu Lang. In fact, these children are young and do many unique businesses that are different from them. There are so many people on their street that it is difficult not to remember them.
Knowing that they were looking for children, he smiled and said, "Who dares to let their children run out now? Didn't you see that even the candied haws sellers didn't even leave their stalls?"
Glancing at the flower baskets in their hands, he said: "It's hard to sell snacks now, let alone things you shouldn't eat or use. I think it's harder to sell, so it's better to save time and go back."
Weeding the fields."
Saturday Lang does not believe in evil. You must know that their flower baskets are not only beautiful, but also contain delicious candies. This has always been the reason why their flower baskets are more popular.
Even if we can't sell out, three or four can always be sold, right?
At least I can earn money for lunch.
So the four of them didn't leave, so they walked down the street carrying flower baskets. When they saw children, they shouted at the top of their lungs to sell them. Manbao even ran past people with flower baskets, but although the children watched eagerly, the adults
Didn't pay for it.
By the time they walked down the street, they had not sold a single flower basket when they reached the county government office.
The four of them looked at each other, and Da Ya said: "Maybe it really can't be sold. I just saw that the business of buying snacks on the street is very bad."
Datou said: "It must be because of the heavy rain that their family has no money."
Liu Lang looked at the flower basket in his hand and asked, "What should we do? We have made many flower baskets."
The key is that the bamboo basket can be taken home, but the flowers cannot be left overnight.
And to be honest, the most indispensable thing in their house is bamboo weaving. It is too laborious for him to bring these small bamboo baskets home.
Zhou Lang slumped his shoulders. It seemed that the flower basket business would not be possible this year.
Man Bao also sighed and said, "Since you can't sell it, just give it away."
"To whom?"
"In a while we will go find those sisters who always buy a lot of candies with us and give them all."
Da Ya had no objection, but Zhou Lang thought about it and felt that it would take a lot of space to store it when he carried it back. In that case, let's give it away.
So the four of them walked skillfully behind the county office and knocked on the door.
When the doorman saw them, he smiled and said, "The sky is clearing. I guess you will come soon. As expected, you will come today. Just wait, I will send a message inside."
Fu Wenyun quickly ran over with her skirt in hand. She pulled Manbao into the yard and talked, "Is your family okay? I asked Qiuyue to go find your brothers on the street. But the person setting up the stall said that your family has been
None of them came."
"My family is fine, but it's raining and it's difficult to walk on the mountain road," Man Bao said. "There was mud in one section, and a lot of water rushed down from the mountain, directly blocking the road. People in our village and Wuli Village
It took two days to clear the road."
Fu Wenyun was speechless, "Isn't that very dangerous?"
Man Bao nodded repeatedly and told her about the collapse of a house in their village. Although Fu Wenyun had heard a lot of such things from her father, she always felt far away from her. Now I heard Man Bao say that her neighbor
I can kick down the house with my feet, and then I feel that this kind of thing is quite close to me.
Man Bao told her a lot of what he had seen and heard in the village, and Fu Wenyun told her what he had seen and heard in the village, as well as some rumors that only people in the officialdom would know.
During this period, the master and the county magistrate often had meals at their home. They came and went, and Fu Wenyun listened to a lot of things even if he didn't want to listen.
Their mother did not allow them to gossip like this, and the eldest sister was not interested in such things. Fu Wenyun couldn't find anyone to talk to, so when she saw Man Bao, she naturally had endless things to say.
Liu Lang and others were also rarely invited into the yard, and the boy quickly brought out some stools and wooden pillars from the small house on duty for them to sit on.
Then he closed the door and squatted aside curiously to listen to the gossip.
"I heard from my father that the Jiedu envoy and the governor of Yizhou were all reprimanded by the angels from the capital. Even the king of Yizhou was impeached. They are currently engaged in disaster relief, so the saint did not ask for guilt. He just waited for this matter to be over. I am afraid that the entire sword
All the officials in South Road will be held accountable." Fu Wenyun was a little worried, "I don't know if something happened to my father."
Man Bao said: "Our Luojiang County dykes haven't burst, and your father can't do anything if it rains, so it should be fine, right?"
Fu Wenyun whispered to her, "Listen to my dad, if something happens or not, you have to look at what happens next. If the resettlement of the refugees is not good, or there are people who are exiled under the rule, the population loss is serious, even if the Luo River does not burst its embankments, we will not be able to escape.
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Man Bao's heart moved, and he whispered in her ear: "I have a way to do this. As long as people don't starve to death, they are basically reluctant to leave home. Now with this rain, the food harvest will definitely be reduced, but
No one is dead, and the ground is not too seriously soaked. If the county government provides some relief food, we should be able to get through it."
"The county magistrate said the same thing, but my dad said it's difficult, because the number of refugees coming in will only increase, and the county government has to leave part of the relief food for them, otherwise they will definitely cause chaos."
"What about the autumn taxes? We don't even have anything to eat. How can we pay taxes in the autumn? Everyone will definitely be more sad by then. If one mistake is made, it will really cause chaos."
Fu Wenyun started to think about it. She had never thought about this.
Man Bao asked her, "What are you reading recently? Because of the rain, our husband has let us read a lot of history books recently, and he also told us about Jianwei Weir."
"Jianweiyan?" Fu Wenyun thought the name sounded familiar.
Manbao nodded, "It's the Jindi that happened in Yizhou this time. The gentleman said that Jindi is only a part of Jianwei Weir."
No wonder, that must have been what she heard when her father was talking to others.
Fu Wenyun said: "I have finished reading the Book of Songs. I originally wanted to read the Great Learning you mentioned, but my mother said it was the book my brother should read, and she asked me to focus on the piano art taught by my husband.
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Man Bao exclaimed, "Can you still play the piano?"
Fu Wenyun nodded, but her face looked a little bitter, "Now I practice piano for two hours every day, and I only have a little time to read in the morning and evening."
Man Bao expressed sympathy for her, and also expressed a bit of envy, because she couldn't play the piano, and she thought people who could play the piano were very good.
The two of them talked about the refugees outside, and Manbao gave her the six flower baskets he had brought and said, "You can put them in the study, or hang them by the window. If there are any good-looking ones,
Just put on the flowers, I think the flower basket is very beautiful."
Fu Wenyun also thought it looked good and accepted her kindness.
Manbao felt that time was almost up, so he asked: "Do you still want to buy candy?"