Using this as a pretext, they joined forces to drive Widow Zhang out of Changfeng Village and seized her three houses.

He Tiantian had already thought of this matter.

Although she felt some sympathy for Widow Zhang, she knew that all of this was her own fault.

He Tiantian said a few words to Erhua's mother, and then followed her forward.

Mo Zhu was also very happy to see He Tiantian.

Huanhuan happily invited He Tiantian and the others inside, and Wang Dazhuang also went in along, saying that he wanted to report some things about the mine to Director Song.

Song Yun has been in Changfeng Village for two years and has transformed from a naive boy into a composed young man.

His greatest wish is to not worry his grandmother, while also being able to spend as much time as possible with her.

He has now fulfilled this wish.

Sometimes Song Yun thought he never wanted to go back to the capital. Nothing beats the freedom and tranquility of this place.

"Aunt He, what brings you to the mine?" Song Yun was quite surprised.

He Tiantian then explained the reason: she first went to see the old lady and brought her some winter supplies.

Although the old lady told her that Song Yun would be back tonight, He Tiantian thought that this was Hong Erniang's first time visiting. She decided to take Erniang around and show her around.

"I came here today to buy some coal from the mine to make coal briquettes so I can get through the winter."

Their family is large, and burning firewood would be too wasteful. It's more cost-effective to burn coal briquettes.

If the price is acceptable to her, then restaurants in the city will also use coal for cooking.

Burning coal lasts longer and provides more warmth than burning firewood.

Song Yun immediately understood. He said calmly, "Last winter, when we were burning coal, I wrote a letter to the court. The court's report has been issued for a long time, but I didn't announce it because the weather wasn't cold yet."

"What did they say?" Wang Dazhuang asked, very curious.

His new wife from the city is also going to bring back some coal briquettes this year to burn for warmth.

Shui Shui is from the city, so she probably isn't used to the cold winters in their countryside.

Song Yun rummaged through a pile of folded documents and finally found the one about coal briquettes.

"The imperial court's intention is that coal can be provided to the people as long as it is safe for them. However, the imperial court has spent a lot of money to mine this coal, and the coal they bought was also more expensive."

Price is also something He Tiantian cares about.

"How much silver?"

Song Yun gestured with both hands to form a ten, "Ten coins per pound."

Coal is very heavy, and ten coins a pound is really expensive. I'm afraid there are very few families in the entire Changfeng Village who can afford to burn it.

“However, miners working in the mine can buy it for seven coins a pound,” Song Yun continued.

Wang Dazhuang's furrowed brows slowly relaxed again.

He had some savings, but he had to grit his teeth to buy coal, which cost ten coins a pound.

He was an absentee worker, so he could buy it for seven coins a pound, which did sound like a good idea.

Wang Dazhuang immediately said, "Director, I'd like to buy ten jin (5 kg). If I make them into coal briquettes, my wife won't feel cold anymore."

“Okay, no problem.” Song Yun readily agreed.