MTL - Rebirth Married The Control Group Fulang-Chapter 99

The desolation and desolation of late autumn seems to be a late horse, galloping with full force, neighing loudly, sweeping the autumn leaves all over the place.

"It's so cold~"

Brother Xiao Li woke up, his feet habitually stick out the soft quilt first, he was a little surprised why his father didn't come to wake him up today, but the cold wind wrapped around him like a little hedgehog pierced him, the child was so frightened that he quickly shrank his feet went back.

He hastily stretched out his two fat arms to hug Ruijin who was sleeping on one side: "Brother is so cold."

The icy feet blown by the wind attacked Ruijin's warm stomach, waking up the sleeping person.

Ruijin rubbed his eyes, his face was squeezed like deformed dough by the little carp who was pasting him: "Why did you wake up so early?"

"It's so cold."

Ruijin was well covered under the quilt, but he was a little out of breath being strangled by brother Li, he looked towards the door and said, "Daddy!"

At this time, the two fathers hadn't got up for a long time, and they noticed the change of the weather, so they didn't even wear their coats, so they turned around and went to the yard to check.

There was autumn rain and heavy fog in the village, and the rustling rain fell very quickly, as if to make up for the rain that did not fall in summer and autumn. From time to time, there was a gust of wind, and goose bumps popped up immediately.

Zhang Fangyuan didn't rub his arm, but instead stopped Xu He who was beside him and rubbed his shoulder. Both of them were wearing thin clothes, looking at the weather and wind and rain, they didn't feel cold, but they felt comfortable in their hearts.

"The carbon fire is finally hopeful!"

"It's not just carbon fire, the spread of disease will also drop a lot when the weather cools down."

Xu He was happy, and shrank into Zhang Fangyuan's strong arms. The two looked at each other and moved closer involuntarily, but Zhang Fangyuan suddenly felt that the hem of his trousers was falling down.

He frowned impatiently, and squinted at the trousers that got in the way, only to see the little winter melon with his chin up, pulling him.

"What happened to Ruijin?"

Xu He followed her husband's gaze to see the cub, and he quickly retracted his slightly raised chin, coughing dryly.

Zhang Fangyuan leaned down and hugged Xiao Ruijin: "Is it cold? Run out by yourself."

"Brother Li is cold, he wants a quilt, but he doesn't answer when he calls his father."

Zhang Fangyuan touched the tip of his nose and glanced at Xu He, but he really didn't hear it. Usually, the two children got up a little late, the weather changed, and the couple got up very early. I didn't expect Zai Zai to wake up so early.

The two went back to the house, Rui Li was sitting on the edge of the bed, as if he was waiting for his brother to call his father over.

"Do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Xu He went over and hugged Brother Xiao Li into his arms. He didn't know how long the two brothers had been arguing in the house. Their bodies had lost the warmth of the blanket and turned cold. Afraid that the child would catch the wind and cold, he hurried to Add a cotton coat to the child.

Brother Xiaoli yawned, he was sleepy at first, but his feet woke up from the cold, which drained some energy, and now he was drowsy again when he put on warm clothes.

Ruijin also drooped on Zhang Fangyuan's shoulders: "Sleep."

The couple put the two children back on the bed again, and asked Licorice to take out the soft and thick quilt for the winter and cover the child with a thin quilt for warm autumn.

Now that it's getting cold all of a sudden, not only the quilts in the children's room need to be changed, but also the quilts in their room.

Autumn rains come and go, the wilderness is wet and muddy, and few people go out. Even a few farmers go out to hunt pigweed with bamboo hats and thick coir raincoats. The originally lively village suddenly becomes depressed.

This is not only the case in Murano, even the city is not much better now.

The bluestone long street was washed by the rain all night, and it was shiny, half a pair of cloth shoes were soaked, there were very few people setting up stalls and doing business in the city, but all the shops were still open, but the doors were deserted.

Every now and then a merchant walked out of the eaves, looking at the rain curtain with hands behind their backs.

There was no rain for a long time, but the sudden rain was cold, but it comforted the people in the city.

It was almost noon when Zhang Fangyuan arrived in the city, the rain outside had no intention of stopping, and the sky was too dark to tell the time.

He went straight to the charcoal fire store in the city. There was some business at the time, but it was not good, better than Xia Qiu. Perhaps it was because the weather suddenly became cold, and people who didn’t have any charcoal fire at home suddenly remembered this because of the cold weather. Just came to the carbon fire line.

Zhang Fangyuan asked the price, it was still the same, and it hadn't risen yet. He didn't take any other actions, and went back to the village, and talked to the village chief, so that everyone still had time to stock up more charcoal and dry firewood.

"What are you afraid of if it rains all day? It's almost winter, and it must be cold in the autumn rain."

The villager said: "There are still unsold charcoal and dry firewood left in the house. I just need to use what I have. Why are you greedy for so much?"

"Besides, even if you want to stock up, you'll have to wait until the weather clears."

The village head brought the words, but he didn't persuade him much. Even he felt that the weather might be hot again.

But seeing that the Zhang family had bought a lot of charcoal fire, he still planned to get some firewood after the weather cleared, not afraid of ten thousand but just in case.

But this sunny day, the common people have not waited for half a month, the days are cloudy and rainy, and the best day is just no rain, but the weather and the wilderness have not yet dried, and it is raining again.

In the next three or two days, everyone is in a good mood, thinking that the spread of the disease can be prevented. It has been raining for half a month, and it is cold and humid, and the people will inevitably feel a little restless.

Xu He and Zhang Fangyuan went to the city again.

The village road is very muddy, and few people have gone out recently. Even so, the dirt road is soaked by rain, and mud is everywhere, and the road is so slippery that it is easy to dare not go on the road.

The couple put a chain on the wheels of the carriage, and then drove Xiao Hei to the city. The official road, which is usually quite lively, did not see a carriage for an hour or two this morning.

The business of tea sheds is a decadent one that can be seen with naked eyes.

"Twenty Wen, twenty Wen!"

The couple got out of the carriage, held a long-handled oil-paper umbrella, and as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the charcoal fire shop, they saw that there was a lot of noise inside, and the pedestrians on the street were lonely, as if they were all gathered in the charcoal fire shop.

Xu He glanced at Zhang Fangyuan next to him: "The price has increased?!"

"The last time I went back, it was still fifteen yuan. If it is the price of Zhongtan, it will be an increase."

Xu He hurried in, grabbed a clerk and asked some questions. As expected, the prices of charcoal and firewood of various qualities had increased one by one.

Even so, there is still an endless stream of people buying charcoal.

"These charcoal fire dealers are really good at taking advantage of the fire. They are so expensive after only a few days of coldness. If it is still so cold after winter, how can they afford it?"

"After so many hot days in a row, there is no business in the charcoal fire shop. It's getting cold, can they not raise the price? Even in this season of previous years, it will rise, so I'd better buy more during this time."

"Yeah, if it grows like rice grains, then there is really no place to cry."

"I don't believe in this evil. It's so cold that it's not hot anymore. When the weather clears up, I can take a car to the village. You can buy a catty for ten yuan. At that time, it's not much more cost-effective to pull a car back than to go to the city. "

There was a long line of people cursing, some insisted on buying, and some asked the price of the charcoal fire and retreated.

Zhang Fangyuan and Xu He went to several charcoal fire shops in the city. The prices of large and small charcoal fire shops were all increasing, but the price increases were different. The most expensive one was five coins, and the lowest was two coins.

Previously, Zhang Fangyuan bought all the large orders in the charcoal fire shop, and it was not too much to replenish in the future because of the warm winter. Now the shops in the city are rushing to stock up on the current weather, but it is raining and cold , firewood and charcoal are not easy to produce.

Xu He felt a little relieved: "Then shall we open a warehouse to sell charcoal now?"

"There's no rush, we'll talk about it when winter officially enters."

"That's it."

On the way back to the village, the couple saw several ox carts driving towards the village, and some turned back. As the people in the charcoal shop said, people from the city have come to the village to stock up on firewood and charcoal.

I don't know if the people in their village have sold it. When the two went back, they were surprised to find that the people from the city who had entered their village drove back without success.

After I went to the village and asked, I found out that the price of the people in the city was low, and everyone looked down on the price. Although the price was already a few cents higher than Zhang Fangyuan's previous purchase, but with the previous experience of food price increases, the villagers all agreed. Want to wait and see.

Zhang Fangyuan couldn't help laughing: "Everyone has gained a lot of wisdom through a pitfall."

However, the villagers were wise for the first time this morning. After the autumn rain ended, it was a sunny day, and then snow particles fell overnight, making the smashed roofs rustle.

Then came the endless days of snowfall, and entered the depths of winter without a breather.

People in Siyang City immediately became anxious. There was not much work in the villages and fields in winter, but it was not easy to go out to hunt pigweed in the snow all over the sky. The hands are purple.

Under such circumstances, it is not easy to go up the mountain to collect firewood and burn charcoal.

If the village households are still like this, the city is in chaos, with rice grains that are much more expensive than in previous years at one end, and dry wood and charcoal that have to be used at the other end.

People on both sides scolded their mothers for the price increase. The high price of rice and grain was affected by natural disasters and epidemics in other counties. The people still had some grain on hand, but the cold wave fell directly on Siyang. the price of grain.

The common people are frowning all day long, but they can bear the cold and not buy charcoal to cook, but they still have to cook with firewood, and they still can't do without firewood.

The threshold of the carbon fire industry in the city is about to be stepped on. It’s nothing if you think the price is too expensive. If you go late, it’s even out of stock for a while.

At first, the people in the city thought it was fun to drink tea and talk about the disasters in other counties, but they didn't expect that there were sorrows from all over the place, and the disaster in Siyang was waiting here.

On the way home, Zhang Fangyuan picked up two radishes from the field to eat with stewed mutton. Even though his skin was rough and his flesh was thick, his hands were still stiff from the cold.

There is a charcoal pot in the house, and now they are probably the only ones who are so luxurious, they can put a large charcoal pot in the middle hall to keep the whole house warm.

Zhang Fangyuan threw the radish in the kitchen, went to the central hall to untie his robe, shook the snow, and hung it aside. He stretched out his hand on the charcoal brazier to warm his hands, and said to Xu He, "It's time to open a warehouse!"

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"Take dry firewood and charcoal fire! Collect charcoal fire!"

Shouts rang out again and again in the wilderness of the village households. The villagers carrying pigweed and carrying burdens seemed to be used to this scene, and no one responded.

"Brother, do you have any dry charcoal for sale at home? The price has increased again!"

Called to stop by the charcoal fire dealer driving the car, the villager still asked: "How much is the price now?"

"China Charcoal has 18 characters!"

The villager smashed his tongue and charged this price, and the market price in the city may be unbelievable.

But the more gratifying the price, the more villagers dare not sell it. Who knows how long the endless snow will fall, and the people are also frightened by the weather. It is more important to save their lives if they are less greedy for those two dollars.

Although the villagers in Jijiu Village also complained about the changeable weather and being trapped in the snowstorm, they were fortunate to have stockpiled goods for Zhang Fangyuan to burn charcoal before, and everyone kept praising Zhang Fangyuan.

Feeling that Zhang Fangyuan was very foresight, everyone respected him even more.

"Hey, don't go, the price is negotiable."

Stepping on the snow, the villagers walked towards their homes step by step with their backpacks on their backs, and waved their hands: "No, I don't have enough for my own home!"

The charcoal fire dealers took off the thick felt hats that covered their heads. The thick snow that had accumulated had melted and piled up again. After coming out for a long time, the hats were already wet.

Looking back at the pocket that was still empty, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

The charcoal fire dealers couldn't receive the charcoal, and the people in the city were running around too hard to buy charcoal. The women and brothers hid their tears with empty baskets.

"How can we live without charcoal fire? Let alone the children, the adults in the family can't bear the cold and cough for several days."

"The Tianyan Charcoal Store in the north of the city has charcoal, haven't you gone to have a look?"

"China Charcoal costs thirty-eight yuan a catty. How can I afford it? The previous one bought two bundles of firewood and it cost more than one hundred yuan. This day can't be lived."

As he spoke, he sighed, and the woman who had run into a wall buying charcoal fire several times even cried. The people at the other end were downcast, but several chatting and laughing women and brothers came in front of them, carrying large baskets of charcoal fire. , making people greedy.

Seeing this, people came forward to inquire one after another, and several crying women rushed over immediately.

"It's sold at the southwestern entrance of the city, but you have to queue outside, and you can buy as many as you want."

As soon as the words fell, and even without asking the price, the women with empty baskets ran towards the southwest entrance of the city without stopping.

Now the southwestern entrance of the city is full of people, and the queue has reached the corner of the street, and the unknown people behind quickly asked: "Is this place selling charcoal fire?"

"Exactly! Come and line up, I'm afraid it will be sold out if it's late!"

"How much does it cost per catty here?"

"I just heard that the charcoal I bought earlier is only thirty yuan."

"thirty?"

Hearing this price, passers-by were very moved. Compared with other charcoal fire shops selling for thirty or forty yuan, this price is definitely not high in the city's charcoal fire shops.

Of course, there are also one or two pennies cheaper than this, but they are often sold out before they reach the store.

"Is it true or not?"

After finally asking about a charcoal fire shop with a moderate price, everyone was afraid that the price would be fake, and they were afraid that their place would be sold out, so they waited in line under the snow without any scruples, stretching their necks and looking forward anxiously.

"Don't worry, everyone will be sure to have it! Don't squeeze, don't squeeze!"

Zhang Fangyuan expected that the business of opening a warehouse would be extremely hot, but he didn't expect that there would be so many people queuing up. Some came to buy once and even came to buy a second time. They said they were buying for relatives, and some said they were afraid of tomorrow. The price has come up.

He maintained order and yelled for most of the day, not to mention eating, but he couldn't even take a sip of water.

At a later time, Xu He held an umbrella and walked through the long line as if it hadn't moved. He hired a few people from the martial arts gym to help pick up the goods and maintain order. Only then did Zhang Fangyuan take a breath. .

After drinking a cup of **** tea, Zhang Fangyuan went to move the full box of copper coins into the inner room, packed them, and took out another empty one.

The warehouse is busy, Xu He especially likes to count money and has no time to deal with the pile of copper coins.

"It's really pitiful to see the common people have no charcoal in such a cold sky. The price can actually be sold at a lower price, but if the price is too low, it will mess up the financial resources of the merchants in the city, and we will not be able to negotiate."

Zhang Fangyuan said to Xu He while he was busy: "The price is quite satisfactory, neither the highest nor the lowest. It is the best to ensure that everyone can buy it."

Xu He nodded. He also agreed with this statement. Just as he was about to speak, the clerk ran in and said, "Master, a master came outside and said he wanted to discuss business with you."