Chapter 169: I’ll have to eat this for the rest of my life, right?
Hearing the words "Tangchaolizi", Bai Jinyang said without hesitation, "Okay, I understand, sister."
The white goldfish smiled happily.
She can’t bribe the younger one, but there are still two older ones, right?
The two older ones were in school, and no matter how far Jiang's reach extended, she couldn't go to school and keep an eye on them every day.
She asked her brother to build a good relationship with them, and in the future, she would use her brother to win over Dabao and Erbao, and it would definitely work.
Most people favor boys over girls, and Brother Wang is definitely no exception. It doesn't matter if the youngest daughter doesn't like her, as long as the two sons like her, it's fine.
She just didn't believe that she couldn't drive Jiang away.
She heard that Jiang used to be very mean to the kids, beating and scolding them. It was only some time before Big Brother Wang was about to return home that she changed. Wasn't she just putting on an act for Big Brother Wang to see?
Also, Jiang had beaten and scolded several of the cubs in the past, which must have left shadows and trauma in their hearts. How could they truly like Jiang?
As long as she is truly kind to these children, they will understand her painstaking efforts, and Brother Wang will also understand.
The platinum fish is full of confidence in himself.
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After returning home, Shopkeeper Yu and his wife specially ordered a plaque and sent it to Jiang's Medical Clinic.
Miraculous healing!
Everyone came to watch.
The whole street was filled with joy. The entrance of Jiang's Medical Clinic was crowded with people, watching the plaques being taken down and the wall being hung.
Jiang Lianzhu was not stingy either. She turned around and went to the grocery store next door, bought some wedding candies, took them out and distributed them to everyone.
Many children rushed to grab them happily.
After a lively moment, the crowd dispersed after the person who presented the plaque left.
Early in the morning, Wang Laowu drove a horse-drawn carriage to the county town to buy food. He came back after dark in the evening. The carriage was full of food, including rice, millet, coarse grains, and mixed grain noodles.
Behind the horse-drawn carriage was an ox cart, which was also carrying food.
Because Jiang Lianzhu's family's carriage was small and couldn't carry much, at most a few hundred pounds, which was definitely not enough to meet the demand, so Wang Laowu hired another ox cart near the grain store in the county town and followed back.
The two carriages entered the backyard. There were no patients in the clinic now, and there was no need to worry about disturbing the patients. It was convenient to let the carriages go directly into the backyard to unload the goods.
They had planned to buy it in town, but the grain store in town was running out, and their family wanted to buy more, so the supply couldn't meet their needs.
Wang Laowu was also afraid that all the rice would be bought up by his family and others would have nothing to buy. Generally, the rice stores in small towns have limited reserves. After years of business, they know the limit and supply according to the quantity.
So, after discussing it with Jiang Lianzhu, since they had a horse carriage at home and it was convenient, they decided to go to the county town to make purchases.
Shamen County is a big county after all, with water conservancy and convenient transportation, and its supplies are definitely much richer than those in the town.
While helping to unload the goods, Jiang Lianzhu asked, "How is it? Is everything going well? Why did you hire an ox cart?"
Wang Laowu was handing a grain bag to Jiang Lianzhu on the ox cart. He looked down at her with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. He was handsome and full of masculine hormones, which made Jiang Lianzhu take a few more glances.
He said in a deep voice, "There's not much food in the county town. I bought from several stores before I could fill two carts. And the price of food has generally gone up. Compared to before, it's increased by more than one-third. I'm afraid the price will go up again tomorrow, so I might as well buy it all at once."
The price of hiring an ox cart is not cheap. It costs at least one or two taels of silver for a round trip, after all, it is such a long distance.
Jiang Lianzhu gave him thirty taels of silver, and he bought two carts.
If it were in the past, I could buy more.
"Everything is fine, why are food prices rising so fast?" Jiang Lianzhu bit her lip and thought.
"There was a severe drought in the north this year, and there was basically no grain harvest. In addition, the migration of northern refugees to the south was also affected. With so many people, the food here is naturally tight. However, it should only be temporary. The court will send people to transport food from places with abundant food." Wang Laowu answered seriously.
Although the two were talking, they did not delay the work at hand.
First, unload all the grain from the ox cart and let the ox cart driver drive back to the county town.
Then, he unloaded the food from his own carriage.
Erbao and Nanbao were watching from the side and asked curiously, "Dad, Mom, what are we buying so much food for?"
"I'll have to eat this for the rest of my life, right?"
Jiang Cheng closed the gate of the courtyard and held up a lantern to illuminate them. "You bought so much food, my daughter, are you going to open a grain order again?"
Jiang Lianzhu said, "No, haven't there been a lot of refugees passing through our town recently? My husband and I have discussed this and we're planning to set up a porridge stand at the town gate to give hot porridge to the refugees passing by. It's a small gesture of our kindness."
Erbao and Nanbao both applauded.
"Mom, there were a few dirty dolls at the door today. They are all gone. I don't know if they left. I gave them some candy yesterday."
"Our teacher also said that there have been refugees in the town these past two days. We should provide aid to those who can, and those who cannot should not speak ill of the refugees or bully them. He also told us to pay attention to safety, fearing that the refugees will steal things, and be careful of those extremely vicious people..." Erbao said.
Wang Laowu said, "What your teacher said is very reasonable. Listen to him and be careful."
Mr. He is worthy of being a juren. He used to be an official and is knowledgeable.
Erbao agreed.
Only Jiang Chengshi was older and more thoughtful. "Well, Lianzhu, we are neither officials nor wealthy. Is it okay to give out porridge like this?"
Jiang Lianzhu replied, "Mom, we've thought about all this. Wang Laowu went to the town government office to talk to the officials. Nowadays, the officials in the town government office are all reasonable. It's already agreed that our family will provide the food and make the porridge ourselves, but we'll use the government's reputation. That way, no one will say anything..."
Jiang Cheng looked at Wang Laowu...
Wang Laowu nodded politely, "Don't worry, mother. I've already made arrangements with the chief clerk in the town government office. We won't show up. We'll cook the porridge, and special yamen runners will come and pick it up every day and distribute it at the town gate."
The town chief Bo was very happy to have such a good thing.
Without spending a penny, you gain political achievements and reputation for free.
Anyone who disagrees is a fool.
Jiang Chengshi was still a little worried. "If you guys have a plan, I won't worry about it. I'm just afraid that even if I spend money and effort, sometimes I won't be appreciated."
"That's fine. We just need to do things with a clear conscience. We can't do anything big, so we're just doing small things. There aren't that many refugees passing through our town every day. I've only seen a few dozen in the past two days..."
Half of them are children, and the children who have lost the protection of their parents are particularly pitiful.
"Okay. You guys decide. If there aren't many people, I'll make the porridge..."
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