As soon as Zheng Gaoyi came in, he asked about the garlic. Seeing that Song Ning's face was blue from the cold, he quickly calmed down.
Song Ning thought he would wait until she calmed down before talking, but unexpectedly, he took out a map of Tianxiang County from his sleeve and started talking non-stop.
From population to city walls, from city walls to commerce, and from commerce to farming.
After finishing his speech, he asked, "Er Ya, what are your thoughts on the future path of Tianxiang County?"
Song Ning is currently sealed inside the blanket and doesn't want to say anything.
What could she possibly be thinking? All she was hoping for was that her family wouldn't freeze to death this winter.
Song Ning pulled the blanket tighter around himself and still spoke up: "Lord Zheng, there's no rush for the development of our county. We still have a winter to think about it. Even if people really come to the county now, where will they stay?"
"It's too cold to build houses. As for farming, we can talk about that next spring. Right now, what we should be doing is figuring out how to design the entire county town."
"Tell me about it?" Zheng Gaoyi quickly said.
"Besides where people live, there must be shops to buy things in the county town, right? There must be restaurants to eat in, right? And, once all these are in place, we need to build roads. Once we have roads, we need to think of ways to make money."
What are the specialties of Tianxiang County? What can be grown and produced here in the future? Also, Tianxiang County has a river; shouldn't we develop its canal transport system?
These are just the most basic things. Developing a city is not that easy.
First, satisfy your material needs. Once those material needs are met, your spiritual needs will come.
The things Song Ning just mentioned would not be completed in less than a few years.
Moreover, Tianxiang County has nothing right now, and everything has to be figured out by trial and error.
Zheng Gaoyi clicked his tongue twice: "No wonder they all say you're the smartest kid in the village. I didn't misjudge you."
Song Ning: She didn't say those things to get him to praise her.
"Anyway, that's all we've been thinking about this winter. Lord Zheng, you have a long way to go!"
Upon hearing Song Ning's words, Zheng Gaoyi not only didn't feel discouraged, but instead perked up.
He had been racking his brains trying to figure out where to start, but now that he finally had a direction, how could he not be excited?
"Er Ya, you're right. There are a lot of things that can't be done in winter. We need to think about it carefully. By the way, is it really possible for you to grow vegetables in your cellar? What are you going to do with that truckload of garlic and scallions you brought back today?"
Song Ning smiled and said, "This can be considered a way for us to get rich. Once our vegetables grow, we'll definitely send them to you first."
Zheng Gaoyi now had to admire Song Ning, after hearing what Gao Tiedan and the others had said.
They owe their journey to Song Erya; without her, they would have been dust by now.
On the road to escape famine, although the two village chiefs were the leaders, in their hearts, Song Erya was the backbone.
Back in the village, everyone would go to the village chief for all sorts of things, big and small. Now, everyone comes to Song Erya.
Although Song Erya was still a little girl under thirteen, they just felt she was reliable.
Two days after Song Erya fell off the cliff, everyone felt like the sky was about to fall.
Take these recent events, for example. They came to Tianxiang County with nothing to their name.
But in just two days, they had blankets, food, and even pots and pans, and now they've even settled down in the county town.
With winter fast approaching, the subsidized grain was far from enough to last the entire winter, so Song Erya came up with another way to make money.
Could anyone else do this?
Therefore, these people now only recognize Song Ning, and Song Ning's words are now more effective than those of County Magistrate Zheng Gaoyi.
I heard that those who had grudges against the Song family before are now completely submissive.
These people saw hope, and Zheng Gaoyi also saw hope.
Zheng Gaoyi suddenly became serious, got up from the kang (a heated brick bed), and gave Song Ning an official salute, which startled Song Ning quite a bit.
Let's talk this out calmly. Don't make such grand gestures all the time; she really can't accept them.
“Er Ya, I was stuck in a rut before, but after listening to your words today, I finally understand what to do. You are worthy of this bow.”
Tianxiang County has been abandoned for so many years. Restoring it to its former glory is Zheng Gaoyi's lifelong wish, which is why he rushed here from the capital regardless of the consequences.
This is his first time serving as a county magistrate, and after being here for so long, today is the first time he feels that his wish can come true.
Song Ning sighed: "Sir, you should think about how to get through this winter first. Although we have heated kang beds now, without thick clothes and quilts, the winter will be hard to endure."
We can't just stay indoors all day and never go out, can we?
It's not even the coldest time yet. Imagine if you went out wearing only thermal underwear during the coldest days of winter, when the temperature was below -20 degrees Celsius or even lower. What would happen?
Before the snot could even freeze, the person froze first.
"I've already asked the higher-ups for charcoal, and it should arrive in a few days." The only way to keep warm right now is by burning charcoal, but without winter clothes and bedding, this winter will be tough.
Winter is a hurdle; those who are lucky and wealthy can survive, while those who are unlucky will never see the sun of spring again.
There's nothing we can do about it; it's the same all over the north. They're already considered lucky here because they have Xie Linzhou.
After seeing Zheng Gaoyi off, Song Ning felt that the room was still not warm enough. It would be nice if there was a stove that could be used to start a fire.
In the past, there was no central heating in the countryside, so every household would light a stove. In winter, once the fire was lit, the whole house would be warm.
Even the blacksmith shop didn't know if they could make it.
After resting for a while, Song Ning finally left the courtyard. There were already people in her cellar, and Song Dahai was busy planting garlic in the ground.
One group of people planted garlic in the ground, another group was responsible for watering, and Song Ning followed behind, secretly releasing spring water.
The firewall is now managed by dedicated personnel, working in pairs and rotating every two days, organized by Village Chief Luo.
Three hundred catties of garlic is just enough for this cellar.
After watering each scallion and garlic clove, Song Ning came out of the cellar.
As soon as she stepped outside, a cold wind blew, and Song Ning quickly went back inside to sit on the kang (heated brick bed). Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she prepared to go into her spatial dimension to take a look.
Silently say to yourself: Go in.
Nothing happened.
I repeated "Go in, go in, go in, go in..." dozens of times, but there was still no response.
Is it possible to let her in peacefully?
The moment those words crossed her mind, she appeared in the space.
...Does this mean I still have to ask a question in this space?
She didn't rush to plant anything after coming in; instead, she squatted down to look for the things she had encountered yesterday.
I spotted a tiny mushroom in the grass.
On the lush green grass, a bright red mushroom sits atop.
Why do we say "put" rather than "grow"? Because you can pick up those mushrooms.
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