Rebirth of marriage

Xie Jiu asked a lot about the Zhenguo Duke's mansion. The old couple thought she was interested in Nihuang's engagement with Gu Xiao and wanted to know more about their love rival, so they knew she would tell her everything.

It's a pity that Xie Jiu couldn't find any clues from these things about why he was transferred.

"Look, she is no better than you. When you get married, you need to find someone who is considerate and understands both cold and hot." The old lady concluded in the end.

The old censor nodded in agreement.

They also worked hard for Gu Xiao. Under normal circumstances, any elder would want a noble junior to marry a woman of her status.

But the old couple knew very well that Gu Xiao was a man who didn't even want the country, so how could he want the marriage arranged by the emperor.

It just so happened that they could see that Gu Xiao was slightly different towards her, so they pinned their hopes on her.

After all, they were really thinking about Gu Xiao at the moment. Xie Jiu smiled a little more sincerely and said, "I'll try my best."

The old lady's eyes lit up and she happily grabbed Xie Jiu's hand, "Good girl, I'll leave him to you."

Xie Jiu shook her hand in return, smiled and said nothing.

Human nature is complex, who can predict that their attitude towards her will not change in the future.

When Gu Xiao becomes nostalgic for this world and is willing to fight for his life in the future, will the old couple have other expectations for him and feel that her status is not enough to help him?

People's requirements will always change with their desires.

However, that is in the future.

And no matter what their attitude is, they can't shake their original intention of thanking the wine.

After sending the two old men away, Xie Jiu picked up the account books sent from the Lu family. The temperature dropped sharply, and coal cakes became a hot commodity, with demand exceeding supply.

Considering safety issues, her previous order was to stop work when it snowed, but the entire Yuyou Pass was covered in heavy snow, and the woodcutter could not go up the mountain to cut firewood. Even the firewood that was cut was difficult to burn, but the coal cake was different.

Now that it has been snowing for more than ten consecutive days, there is not much inventory in the coal cake shop. These days, the sales are limited and cannot supply the entire pass.

This was something Xie Jiu had no choice about. When she was reborn, it was only a month before the snowstorm, and she had already expanded the scale of making coal cakes as much as possible.

According to the news reported by the Lu family, many people in Yuyouguan have burned out their firewood and are struggling to even get hot water, let alone provide warmth.

Xie Jiu looked at the account book and pondered deeply. Since ancient times, natural disasters have always suffered the people at the lowest level, and death is unavoidable.

No matter how considerate Gu Xiao was of the people, he could not fight against natural disasters, let alone deliver firewood and charcoal to every household.

She also doesn't have the ability to save the world.

However, Xie Jiu wanted to try his best.

In the previous life, a sudden snowstorm and a cold epidemic depleted Prince Xiao's Mansion, and [-]% of the people in Yuyouguan still lost their lives in this catastrophe.

In this life, they prepared medicinal materials in advance to reduce some of the deaths. If they kept up with the supply of coal cakes, they might be able to keep some people alive.

Just think of it as a way to build virtue for Gu Xiao and her daughter.

She closed the account book and left the room.

When the palace guards sent her back, they left the carriage with her.

Fortunately, the road to Lu's house was considered a main road. Gu Xiao ordered his army officers to clear the main roads to ensure the passage of people in the city. Xie Jiu and Feng Zhilan arrived at Lu's house smoothly.

"Girl, come and warm yourself up." Seeing Xie Jiu coming in the heavy snow, everyone in the Lu family hurriedly came out to greet her.

The two of them were pulled by the Lu family woman and roasted by the fire for a long time before their bodies warmed up.

She had worn thick cotton-padded clothes and a windbreaker before she came, but she was still frozen like this. It was even more difficult for the poor people who had no cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold.

Xie Jiu sighed softly and said to Lu Hongyuan, "I'm here today to see if there is any way to continue making coal cakes."

"The snow in the mountains is very thick. It is difficult to enter the mountains. It will be even more difficult to transport things down." Lu Laosan sighed. The business was so good now, but there was no goods for him to sell at will. He was very worried. pity.

Boss Lu asked Xie Jiu, "Miss, do you have any ideas?"

Xie Jiu smiled and said, "Sir, please invite the carpenter from before. I would like to ask him to make a few things."

As soon as he finished speaking, the clever nephew of the Lu family ran out to ask for help.

Boss Lu asked again, "Girl, are you going to the mountains?"

Xie Jiu nodded.

"Girl, this coal cake is indeed very profitable right now, but the risks in the mountains are also very high. You are a girl, so why don't we just wait a little longer."

Lu Laosan hurriedly tried to dissuade him, "Making money is not just a matter of time. As long as our products are good, we can still make money in the future."

Boss Lu glared at his younger brother, "How could the girl just want to make money? The girl is reluctant to let the people suffer the cold without being able to buy coal cakes."

With the medicinal materials in hand, he was determined to thank him for this reason.

If it was really just to make money, she could have raised the prices of medicinal materials and coal cakes, but she didn't, which shows that she is kind-hearted, which made Boss Lu admire her.

Xie Jiu did not explain much, and guided the carpenter to make several sleds that could slide on the snow, as well as a large wooden frame with the sliding sled underneath.

She tied the sled to her feet and held a stick in one hand to try sliding on the snow.

Feng Zhilan walked up to her and asked, "How about I give it a try? You don't look very safe. I have Qinggong and can't fall."

"I'll give it a try. Just protect me a little." Xie Jiu smiled. In fact, she was somewhat sure of it. Master had told him that this was very stable in the snow.

Everyone in the Lu family came out and watched. At first they were worried, but later they saw Xie Jiu holding up his hands and his feet slid a long way away. He held up again and covered another distance without any effort at all. It was much easier than walking in the snow. .

Xie Jiu tried skating for a while, and when he had a good idea, he asked Feng Zhilan to practice with the skilled guards of the Lu family.

Feng Zhilan was very courageous, wild-tempered, and had a lot of Qinggong skills. She immediately made tricks on the sled. With one point of support, she was able to directly cross a huge chasm on the sled. She kept saying, "It's simply better than my Qinggong skills." It works fine.”

Seeing her like this, several boys from the Lu family were eager to try it. A few fell down occasionally, but they could basically walk in the snow with this sled. Xie Jiu asked the carpenter to make some more overnight.

He also took Lu Hongyuan and others to the yard specially used for making coal cakes. It was a snowy day, and the coal cakes were made without sunlight and could not be dried.

Briquettes that are too wet are not easy to burn and will release more toxic gases, so you have to find a way to dry the briquettes slightly.

Xie Jiu wandered around several rooms and finally settled on a larger room. He pointed at a place and said, "Mr. Lu, think of a way to renovate this place. The surface will be generally flat and can be used to place new products." The wet briquettes below can be used to burn fire like a stove..."

"I know this." Lu Laoer answered, "When I was traveling when I was young, I once saw people in extremely cold places building warm beds in their houses. It's probably similar to what the girl said. Let me try it."