Chapter 264: Letting them work instead is also a good idea.
"Now that he's dead, it's redundant for us to stay here. We're also afraid that his men will come after us and kill us, so we're running away."
"But...but we are penniless, we..."
Before they could finish speaking, Ruan Mian had already signaled the soldiers to beat each of them up first.
Then he pulled Yuan Laosi to his side, remembered something, and said, "I can leave you a way out."
After the checkpoints were unrestricted, the villagers became busy and a large part of them had no time to maintain the land.
They were sent to dig up the hundreds of acres of fields to ensure that there was enough land available for growing winter crops even in winter.
Otherwise, the villagers will not be able to free up their hands and will have to wait until the next spring to plant crops, which will result in a lot less food.
Letting them work instead is also a good idea.
As for the stolen properties, Ruan Mian took them back to the house, and then asked the villagers who lost their properties to report how much they had lost. After verification, he asked Mei Xi to distribute the money to the villagers.
When Cuizhu passed by Yuan Laosi and the others, she spat on the ground and glared at them with great disgust.
"Young lady, you've got the perfect idea. I was worried before about how much crops we might grow in the winter, but now it's perfect to let them reclaim the land and grow vegetables! They won't dare to act rashly anyway, as they're all afraid of death. This can be considered a disguised way of making the best use of resources!"
Ruan Mian smiled. There was no need to say too many profound truths to low-level villains like Yuan Laosi.
It allows them to find their own value and benefits while creating value for themselves, and they will be much more honest in the future.
What's more, they are all young and middle-aged laborers, so it would be a waste if they were not used.
After returning the property, Ruan Mian and Cuizhu walked out of the house. At that moment, heavy snow began to fall.
As magnificent as goose feathers.
Cuizhu wrapped her fur scarf tightly and couldn't help but sigh.
"Girl, it's winter again. This furry scarf was made for me by you when I was in exile. It keeps me warm."
"So Meixi and I thought about making some of these scarves, gloves, and hats in the Ladies' Workshop. That way, the girls will definitely like them. They're warm and beautiful."
"By the way, our down vests are selling really well, girl, don't you know about this?"
Ruan Mian naturally knew this after looking at the account book from last month.
I just don’t know if this winter will be filled with natural disasters and man-made disasters like last winter.
The snow came a little late this year. Once this heavy snow comes, we will probably have to spend a long time in cold and snow.
It seems that we need to prepare for the winter for everyone in the next two days.
So that afternoon, Ruan Mian took some people to start preparing for winter.
After repairing all the kangs that needed to be repaired, he called Mr. Xue over and asked him to build a kang and warm windows in the private school.
As for the crops, she allocated some wasteland and asked Yuan Laosi and others to cultivate it and plant winter wheat.
And the most important point is that the peat stored in the space last year can now be put to use.
In the name of buying it from other places, she pulled a large cart of dry peat from the space back to the village. After distributing it to each household, she went on a cargo run and found some villagers to drag a lot of peat into the military camp.
Let Huo Zong buy it with disaster relief money and distribute it to the people in need in the city.
As soon as the payment was received, New Year red envelopes were distributed in advance to the goods transport company, the tussah silk farm, and everyone in the weaving workshop.
Everyone was surprised and grateful.
"Madam Ruan, these...how can we accept these? The normal wages are already very high, and now there is an additional silver reward, we can't afford it."
"Why should you deserve this? You deserve this. It's because of your hard work that we can sell more and earn more money."
"Next year, when Wuheng City is rebuilt, I will find a way to do some business in the city and expand our livelihood. After the spring, I also plan to build more houses in the village so that everyone will have a place to stay."
These words immediately brought hope to many people.
The warm red envelopes are just like their warm hearts.
After several days of busy winter work, no one in the village has a moment to relax.
A lot of food for the winter was stored in those cellars, and Ruan Mian even put all the food for his family of more than ten people in there.
She also took the time to go to Guancheng and brought back a lot of new goods from Guixiufang to replenish the stock.
Unexpectedly, under the management of my aunt, the Lady's House spread from one person to another and became the favorite place for the women in Guancheng.
During the days when the goods were stuck, almost all the items in the Guixiufang were sold out.
Especially winter clothes, there is not a single piece in stock.
It was Ruan Mian who came with more stock, and the shop was crowded for a while.
My aunt was so satisfied when she saw this scene.
"Mianmian, during the time you were away, I had an idea."
"Aunt, please speak."
"I want to open a health club in Guancheng, where I can give you massages, drink tea, soak your feet, and listen to music. How do you think?"
In the entertainment industry, as long as my aunt has an idea, she can just decide to do it.
"Aunt, do you have any specific business plans for the location? If so, I'll fill in any remaining gaps."
My aunt immediately smiled happily, but this time she really didn't need to provide the capital.
"I've found the location and everything, and even found investors. Mianmian, just wait for my good news."
"Investor?"
"Yes, that big grudge, Mr. Wang Er, he has a lot of stolen money in his pocket anyway, so it's okay to take it and use it."
Speaking of this Mr. Wang Er, Ruan Mian found it funny.
I don't know what got into my aunt, but I tolerate her in every way and go along with everything.
With this backer, my aunt's business in Guancheng will naturally flourish.
After leaving Guancheng, she specially brought back some delicious Guancheng desserts, and personally sewed a down vest for Xie Huaian and sent it to the post station.
However, unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the door of the post station, he saw a servant running out in a hurry.
"Oh no, oh no! Hurry! Go call the doctor! Master Xie is vomiting blood!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the servants at the door began to jog.
Ruan Mian frowned slightly, quickened his pace and ran straight into the front yard of the post station.
I saw Minister Dong helping Xie Huaian sit down on a chair. There were many officials from the post station standing beside him. They all looked at Xie Huaian in surprise.
Minister Dong also saw Ruan Mian: "Madam Ruan?"
However, just after he finished speaking, Xie Huaian suddenly vomited blood again, and the light-colored cloak on his chest was stained with blood, which was horrifying to look at.
Ruan Mian immediately ran over: "Sir! Sir, are you okay?"
As his heart ached, Ruan Mian hurriedly called to Minister Dong, saying, "Help the master to the bed first. Someone, go to the west wing and get the medicine box."
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