Chapter 62 Your sister-in-law has a solution
The officers took the Huo family to a low, dilapidated thatched house.
There are only two rooms in total.
Not only the four walls, but also several earth walls have collapsed.
"This place is only across the road from Huo Baohong's house. The county magistrate specifically asked us to take care of you.
You guys pack up and stay here."
The Huo family was dumbfounded.
This is special care, not targeted at you, right?
This shabby house is only slightly better than the open air. The thatch on the roof is thin and can be blown away by strong winds.
It's almost like a bullpen.
And there are only two rooms, how can so many people accommodate them?
Seeing that the officer was about to leave, Sang Ning hurriedly called out to stop him.
"Sir, please stay."
Sang Ning was still unsure of the situation here, so she didn't dare to take out any silver rashly. Seeing the conditions here and the shortage of food, she took out four wild duck eggs.
"Sir, when I came here, I saw an uninhabited mud house on the side of the road. Can't we allocate that to us?
There are simply too many old and young people to accommodate us. Should we ask the county magistrate for advice? "
When the two officers saw Yadan, their eyes lit up and their throats gurgled.
"That house you mentioned is unlucky. A family of five who lived there just hanged themselves."
"If you're not afraid, I'll talk to the adults."
Sang Ning was naturally not afraid, but she didn't know whether other people would be superstitious about this.
So she looked at the others.
Huo Changan was the first to express his opinion: "What's so scary about someone dying before?"
It was as if he had never died before. The evil spirit on him was heavier than that of a dead person.
"Sister-in-law, it's up to you to decide."
Everyone else looked at Sang Ning with trust.
The two little kids didn't know what was going on. They just looked around with their big eyes.
Okay, then let’s stay!
"Sir, may I ask why that family hanged themselves?"
"Hey, you guys from the capital don't know that Liangzhou hasn't had a harvest for two whole years, and everyone is starving.
It’s easy for locals, they have land and can get some surplus goods, but you guys from outside…”
He understood what it meant. After being exiled, he could only find a job for himself and wait for help from the government or relatives from other places.
"The other day, this family sold a gold hairpin left by their ancestors, bought a piglet and a bag of rice, locked themselves up and ate it for ten days, and then hanged themselves after they were done!"
This situation is not uncommon in Liangzhou.
The two officers looked helpless, shook their heads, and took the duck eggs away.
These duck eggs are really big, one is just right for each of the two children.
"Just go ahead and I'll tell the adults."
It’s not a big deal. The house will be abandoned if it’s empty.
In Liangzhou, there are many abandoned houses, but what is lacking is people.
Especially those nobles who were exiled.
After one winter, it can be reduced by half.
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Liangzhou, although also a city, is similar to other towns.
There is not much to sell on the streets and people are short of clothes.
The advantage is that the land is vast and the population is sparse, and there is a piece of open space around each household where you can grow things.
But now, it's dry everywhere and nothing can grow.
Sang Ning helped everyone clean up their new home.
In fact, this place is only slightly better than the two thatched houses.
There are four rooms in total, facing north and south.
There are two main rooms on the north side, and the other two are side rooms, one of which is the kitchen.
In other words, there are three rooms that can be used for sleeping.
Sang Ning was in a dilemma. She didn't want to share a room with Huo Changan.
It was okay to sleep side by side on the road of exile, but now we really have to live behind closed doors.
Sleeping in the same bed.
No, no, really not, she doesn't sleep well.
"Jintang is old enough to sleep with his sister-in-law. Let him sleep with Silang."
"Mother, please share a room with Jinxin and Jinxiu, and we, your sister-in-law, will share a room with Jingya."
This statement was opposed by everyone.
This is the first time since Sang Ning took over the family, and the whole family is here.
"Husband and wife should be together and cannot be separated. Jintang will sleep with grandma first." said the old lady.
Jintang nodded vigorously.
Fourth Uncle should sleep with Fourth Aunt. He can’t be so ignorant.
"Yes, sister-in-law, no matter how hard it is, I have to leave a room for you. Jintang is fine, she can still hold on for two years."
"Oh, I see." Sang Ning looked at Huo Changan.
He closed his eyes and leaned against the narrow wooden headboard, as if he was asleep.
He doesn't seem to lie down much lately, and is always sitting up without a stick supporting his back.
Is it the spiritual spring water that works?
"Okay then, we'll live in the side room. Jintang will sleep with mother first. I'll ask around in the next few days to see if anyone knows how to build a kang, and then I'll build a small one for Jintang in mother's room."
Sang Ning discovered that the master bedrooms of the people here all had kangs, but the other rooms did not.
It will be very cold in winter.
It would be better to remove all the wooden beds in all the rooms and turn them into kangs.
The room allocation issue has been resolved.
Everyone cleaned the whole house.
There were also some worn-out clothes and bedding left by the previous owner.
There's nothing you can do about living in a house where someone just died. Everyone is actually a little nervous.
The most important thing is that they were extremely dirty, so Sang Ning threw all these things at the door.
Whoever wants to pick it up can pick it up. If no one picks it up, she will burn it.
"I'll go out and see if there's any bedding for sale," said Sang Ning.
The bed was too hard, and Huo Changan was probably woken up by it and opened his eyes.
"Be careful."
"Well, hold on for a while longer. Let me put down the bedding before you go to sleep."
Huo Jingya went with her, while Li Yuzhi and Xie Yurou went to ask about the water source.
Everyone acted separately.
Half an hour later, Sang Ning and Huo Jingya only brought back two quilts.
Prices are too high, a bed costs ten taels of silver!
The most important thing is that even with ten taels of silver, they were not very happy and said that they could exchange it for food.
Three liters of millet can be exchanged for a quilt!
Everyone is short of food now!
Nothing else matters anymore; it all depends on who can survive this famine.
When he said this, the shopkeeper's eyes were earnest.
Sang Ning and Huo Jingya are new faces, and people who have lived here for a long time naturally know that they are new arrivals.
As long as the newcomers' families are not too poor, they basically have things bought by their relatives, and they all want to get the first share.
Sang Ning asked Huo Jingya to clean up at home, and he went out with a clay pot.
"Fourth sister-in-law, what are you going to exchange for it?" Huo Jingya asked curiously.
She knew that Sang Ning liked to hide things in the pottery jar, and she could always find something, but not much.
It should take a lot to change the bedding, right?
Where would they get so much rice?
"Don't worry about it, your sister-in-law will naturally find a way." Huo Changan scolded.
There is no need to explain Sang Ning.
But he felt something was wrong and couldn't help but look at Huo Changan.
He seemed to be covering for her.
Could it be that he actually knows about space?
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