When the three village heads heard it was true, they quickly stood up and thanked him. 80 wen was an unprecedented price in their area. Even old cotton was more expensive than that. "Boss, please wait a moment. I'll go back and count it. You have to wait for us."
"Boss, we'll come tomorrow at the latest. You must keep the cotton safe."
The result was said to be tomorrow. In the evening of that day, three people came with several villagers and an ox cart. The village heads also showed her the detailed statistics, proving that it was indeed what each family needed. The least was more than 500 kilograms, and the most was more than 700 kilograms. In the end, a total of 1,925 kilograms was donated. Chunxiao gave 10 kilograms to each of the three village heads. In the end, everyone in the three villages went back happily.
Today, Xingfu took 500 kilograms of cotton to the town. She originally wanted to exchange it for some old cotton, but the shop didn't have any. So she had no choice but to place an order for 150 quilts with the cotton shop, and later asked someone to deliver another 250 kilograms.
The cotton shop owner was already familiar with them. He had come to the village before to ask about buying cotton, but unfortunately he was too late and the cotton was sold out. He was upset for a long time when he learned that they were selling it for 130 wen. Seeing that they were going to make quilts again, he asked them if they had cotton again!
When Xingfu came back and talked about this, Chunxiao said that she would not buy the remaining cotton, for fear that if she needed it for something, she would not be able to buy it at this price.
Things are going smoothly at Zhuangzi's place. The orders for the tools have already been placed with the blacksmith shops in the two towns. However, the quantity is large, so it will take at least 20 days for delivery.
Chunxiao also instructed Yan Mingli to start having people in the town collect cow dung and other fertilizers, and these needed to be prepared early.
One day, she was wandering around her own farm when Zhao Shitou came running over and said that someone from the township government had come and asked her to come over.
Someone from the township government? It must be something important. Chunxiao didn't dare to delay. She asked Zhao Shitou to harness the carriage and went to the town with Meiman.
She had always walked hurriedly through the town before and never paid much attention. But when she returned to the town and walked through the streets, she realized that there were indeed many more refugees in the town. Almost every few steps she could see some people huddled in the corner.
The two of them rode quickly to the township government office, only to find out that she was not the only one there, as there were already several people sitting in the hall.
The familiar constable took them to a seat. After waiting for a while, everyone seemed to have arrived and Chen Tingchang came out.
Everyone stood up and saluted him.
"Everyone, please sit down. We invited you all here to help. There's no need to be polite. Please sit down, please sit down." He pressed his hands down, motioning for everyone to sit down.
"Everyone has seen the recent situation in the town. A lot of people have moved here from Hejian. Some of the wealthy have bought houses in the town, but the majority are living on the streets. This has put a lot of pressure on the town and has also affected public security. Merchants have complained a lot."
"Captain, do you want us to help them?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"You're all the wealthy families in Luokou Town. I called you all here today to get some ideas and suggestions on how to help them. So many people have been displaced with their families, it's so pitiful. Food is expensive right now, and the weather is getting colder. I don't want anyone to starve or freeze to death here."
"Captain Chen, I'd like to find a place in town to give them porridge every day. It's okay for a short period of time, but I'm afraid it won't work for a long time. We have this now, but we can't predict whether there will be more in the future."
"Everything will be easy later. The county government has already issued an official document. Tongzhou Prefecture has been sealed off from today. No one can come in later. We have to find a way to accommodate the people now."
Chun Xiao's heart skipped a beat. If it was locked, how would she get back? "Captain, when will Tongzhou Prefecture be reopened after it's locked?"
"We have to wait for notification from the government office. They will definitely have to come up with appropriate resettlement plans. It's already October, so it's possible that the lockdown will last for a few months until the Lunar New Year."
If I don't go back home for the New Year, I don't know how worried my family will be. Chunxiao felt a little depressed when she thought about it.
"Captain, do you want to donate money to build a charity hall to accommodate these refugees?"
"The township government does have this plan, but it's not just about donating money," Chief Chen glanced at the people sitting below, "Mr. Fang, your family is a large grain producer, so you must have stored grain. I'm afraid you'll have to donate some of it."
"Captain, in these difficult times, I naturally want to do my part. I will donate, but how much do you want?"
"How about you donate 5,000 kilograms!"
The master surnamed Fang gritted his teeth and agreed.
Chen Tingzhang turned his gaze to her again, "Mrs. Yan, you are a big cotton producer, how about donating 1,000 kilograms of cotton?"
What else can he do? Chunxiao nodded and said, "Whenever you need it, I'll bring it to you." Fortunately, there is still some left at home, otherwise it would be difficult to report. He should remember not to sell all the cotton next time.
The headman nodded in satisfaction, and then asked the cloth merchant for cloth, and the timber merchant for timber. In short, he asked everyone who came. Chunxiao finally got to know all the bigwigs in the town today.
"The wealthy people in our town are all kind-hearted and righteous. I feel very relieved. I have donated the items and spent the money according to my ability."
"Captain, since you want to build a charity hall, you should do it as soon as possible. I will give you 100 taels."
Someone took the lead, and others followed suit. Chunxiao also followed the crowd and donated 100 taels.
The head of the pavilion was visibly happy. "Okay, okay, the money and property matter is settled. I have one last thing to say. Yesterday, many outsiders came to the township government. They had money, but not much. They wanted us to help them find accommodation in the town. They didn't want to sleep on the streets with others. It will take some time to build our charity hall. Most of you have farms in the town. I wonder if you can take in one or two of them. They also said that they would pay for the accommodation, but I don't think the money would be much.
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