Song Yuehua didn't believe everything Baozi said, but it always felt right to be on guard.
There was no need to keep what was being done now secret, and since the person had come to her door, why not just go with the flow?
Song Yuehua poured a cup of tea for the man and said, "Brother Bao has come to my house, and I have nothing to hide. If you don't plan to seek refuge in the south, you have to prepare for the worst long-term plan."
"If the drought continues like this in the second half of the year, not only will we not be able to plant crops or harvest food, but there will be starving people everywhere. It will be almost impossible for you to stay out of it. So if you want to survive, you either have to flee south or make other preparations."
Baozi had never experienced drought, so he didn't think too deeply about it. But after hearing Song Yuehua's terrible words, he couldn't help but ask, "Why did Miss Song stay here? No matter how good the house and land are, they are not as important as life."
"Of course I understand this principle," Song Yuehua said, "Brother Bao, have you ever thought that if we are hungry without food, then the bandits who rob the road will not be hungry either?"
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Song Yuehua continued, "What the village is building now is a defensive wall, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources. If we have the support of Brother Bao, whether the invaders are bandits or rioters, we won't be like fish on the chopping board, being slaughtered by others."
"How...how can we support it?" Baozi asked cautiously.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "500 taels."
"It's too much, and I don't have that much money..."
Guan Yingwu left 1,000 taels of silver at the beginning, and later used part of it to open up the land, recruit people and pay wages. Now there are only more than 900 taels of silver left, and half of it will be taken away in an instant...
Baozi wanted to avoid those people in Guanfu and survive, but he didn't want to survive like this!
Song Yuehua didn't say anything, just looked at him. Baozi said ruthlessly, "300 taels, that's all I can take out."
"Don't be nervous. No matter how much money it is, it's a token of my appreciation. The money will not pass through my hands. It will be handed over to the clan, and the village head will keep accounts. All the money will be used to build the defense wall." Song Yuehua said.
Baozi shook his head helplessly. He couldn't escape now and could only survive where he was. If the wall built by the village didn't work, he would hire two strong men to carry him into the mountains.
The next day, after Zhou Lizheng received the money, he came to Song Yuehua and asked, "Did you ask him to pay the money?"
Song Yuehua said, "He bought land in the village, so he is considered half a villager. When encountering a situation like this, we naturally have to unite."
"That's right. Those who have money can contribute money, and those who have strength can contribute strength. Only by working together can we get through this disaster year together." Zhou Lizheng said.
With money, I can have more money on hand.
Zhou Lizheng took out 100 taels of silver and bought long arrows, lamp oil, hemp ropes, and a lot of medicine bags in the county. With the 100 taels of silver, he brought back several carts of stuff.
He used the remaining 200 silver coins to buy 5,000 kilograms of corn from Ji Ming.
After Ji Ming learned about the situation, he discussed with Zhang Rushan, Niangzi and others and decided to send another 500 kilograms of grain to the village.
The total amount was 5,500 kilograms of grain, which was enough to mobilize the entire village without even asking. As long as they worked in the village, each person could get two bowls of thin rice porridge every day. At this time when grain prices were rising and each family had little grain in stock, no one would refuse to exchange the least valuable physical labor for food.
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