Wear ancient times with a house

Chapter 338 Grain Shop
Of course Song Nian agreed with this point, and he didn't want to get into trouble with the local forces as soon as he came up. Qianglong didn't overwhelm the local snakes, not to mention that he just wanted to do something practical and have some political achievements, not to show his prestige.

However, it is not for Song Yun to participate in the specific operation. Song Niande discussed with Master Chen.

Master Chen is quite old and has spent most of his life being a master to others. He has seen too many fights, and there is not much innocence and kindness left. When he should be ruthless, he is more ruthless than Song Nian.

But with regard to Zhang Xiancheng's handling, Master Chen basically agrees with Song Nian: there should be some leeway.

One is that the behavior of the other party is only a test in the final analysis, and it has not really harmed Song Nian's interests.

The other is that unless it is found out that the Zhang family or the Zhang family's in-laws have committed serious deviant behavior, it is really not easy to bring them down.

The two people have different considerations, but they reach the same goal by different routes.

As for Song Jun, she might be able to use the miscellaneous knowledge she has seen in her previous life to discuss these matters on paper, but if she really wants to help her figure out the details, it is absolutely impossible. With this skill, it is better to understand What about Qinxi County?

It happened that Mrs. Song and Mrs. Shen also felt that there were a lot of things that needed to be added at home, so they decided to go out for a stroll together.

If you want to go out, you need to wear more clothes.

Song Yun thought of the strong wind that slammed the window paper when he went to bed at night, and silently found the three-piece winter suit-fur hat, wool scarf and wool gloves.

In fact, it's already early spring now. If you really want to say how low the temperature is, it's okay. At least Song Yun thinks it's not as cold as the places they passed by on the way.

Most of the reason why Qinxi County is so cold is because of the wind. When the wind blows, all the heat is carried away.

But there are pros and cons, at least in this climate, summer doesn't look sultry.

What Zhang Xiancheng said is right. There is only one main street in Qinxi County. From the beginning to the end, it includes most of the shops necessary for life. Those who sell iron, sell grain, sell cloth, cut meat, and sell things. There are also stalls selling prey, fur and snacks.

There were not many pedestrians on the road, they walked in twos and threes, their clothes were inconspicuous, most of them were made of sackcloth and Gebu mixed with animal fur, and there were quite a few patches, and their faces were red with two spots blown out by the wind.

During the few days of living in the county government, Song Nian did not miss reading the documents and records. Song Yun and his sisters helped to sort them out, and they also took a rough look.

Qinxi County is located at the westernmost end of Qinzhou Prefecture. It is far away from the capital city, and it can be regarded as far away from the political center. So far, no important strategic materials - copper, iron and tin mines, or precious metals - gold and silver mines have been unearthed, so It has always been a small transparent position.

Because the importance is not strong and there are not many jobs, it is difficult to attract population inflow. Leaving aside the hidden households, this part is indeed not counted as the population. There are about 240 registered households in Qinxi County, and there are three households under the jurisdiction. villages with about 470 households.

This is data from five years ago.

Up to now, some people may choose to leave because they can't live on, thus losing a part, or they may separate because of marriage and childbirth, thus increasing their household registration.

However, according to Song Nian's analysis, the population growth situation is probably not optimistic.

It's very simple, five years ago, just before the previous county magistrate took office.

In the performance appraisal of ancient county magistrates, a very important item was population.

This is also very intuitive. If you govern well and the people live and work in peace and contentment, you will be able to have children and the population will increase.

And how did the previous county magistrate leave?It's very disgraceful, he was demoted, of course he must have made a mistake, but it must be because his performance in the assessment was not outstanding, that's why he stepped down so quickly.

Therefore, Song Nian did not have much expectations for the population of Qinxi County at this time.

There are more than 600 households in total, and if one household has three generations and ten people living under the same roof, that's 6000 people.In modern times, a medium-to-large community can house thousands of people, and the contrast is quite stark.

Even in ancient times when the population did not explode, the population of Liyang County towns and surrounding villages was more than 1, and there was also a gap.

At the moment, on the main street of the county seat, the most crowded place is the grain shop.

February is the time when the harvest is green and yellow, especially in the north. In February in the south, wild vegetables may have already appeared. If you are hungry, cutting some and eating it with old grains is enough to fool you for a while.

As for the north, you can't even see a little green in the field, but you can hunt, and you can eat the food of the ancient people, but not everyone has the physical strength to go hunting in the mountains.

If there is a sickness, a wedding or a wedding, the grain stored in autumn will not last until the next spring, and some people may eat the grain they have left.

It can't be said that they are short-sighted. They all know that they won't be able to plant food in the second year, but this matter has to survive the winter before they can consider it.

So in February and March, the family slowed down a bit. It was inevitable that some people pawned their bedding and clothes, and exchanged money to buy grain seeds. In autumn, the harvest was better. Back to winter stuff.

The Song family didn't bring much food, and it was only prepared to eat on the road, so they had to replenish it when they got there, so the group of people also went to the door of the grain shop.

The people surrounding the entrance of the grain store noticed that the line of people behind them were dressed in different clothes and demeanors, and they all took the initiative to move out of their positions.

Even the guys skipped over those people who asked about the price, replaced their unenthusiastic faces with smiling ones, and greeted them.

Shen was not in a hurry to buy, she also wanted to see more about the prices of various grains, so she politely declined the waiter's hospitality and asked him to weigh the other guests first.

In Qinxi County, rice is rarely seen, basically millet, millet, wheat, barley, beans and so on.

The quality is not very good, and the flour with the highest price on the counter is also gray. It is obvious that the impurities have not been sieved and they have been ground together into powder.

In fact, the flour the Song family ate before also had this problem. In the absence of available machinery, it was difficult for manpower to grind white and bright flour like modern ones, but the quality was still better than that of Qinxi County.

When I asked about the price, good guy, the quality of this flour is not very good, but the price is not low, almost as expensive as the kind the Song family used to buy before.

According to the shopkeeper, there are better quality ones, but the quantity is very small and will not be displayed on the surface. They are basically ordered directly by some people in the county, and the price is doubled.

In fact, the Song family could afford this kind of food, but before they came out, Song Nian had told them that the food they bought didn't have to be very good, just medium-to-high quality.

Although it is their own money that is spent, and their own money is not obtained through corruption, they still have to pay attention to the impact. Parents and officials will buy the most expensive ones when they see it.
This is just like Song Yun's previous life. No matter how rich the family is, a public official can afford hundreds of thousands of bags and watches, but if you wear them, others will have bad associations.

To be honest, the Wei Dynasty did not require officials to have transparent sources of income and clear family property registration, which is already a lot of tolerance, so don't test the bottom line.

In addition to buying enough grain for her own family, Shen also bought some other quality grains, as well as grain and vegetables, and was going home to let Song Nian see the situation.

Let Uncle Li drive the car to send the food back first, and the others continue to stroll.

Song Yun's eyes were sharp, and he saw a few prey on the ground in front of him, and a strong man with an unshaven beard was standing aside and bargaining with someone.

It just so happens that there is not much meat left at home, so while the natural refrigerator can still be used for a while, buy some meat and eat it slowly.

There are hares and pheasants, and half wild boar meat, which are common prey for Song Yun in Liyang County.

But one of them, with light brown hair, horns on the head, long legs and long neck, was vaguely familiar.

Is it a deer?
Just a little smaller in size.

Song Yun turned around for half a circle, went around behind it, and saw a white, fluffy butt——

Come on, now I recognize it, roe deer.

Not to mention, Song Yun could still recognize them when they jumped up, but now that they were dead and lying on the ground, it was hard to recognize them.

Shen's also felt that it was rare. Jinzhou Mansion also had this product, but not many, and their family had never bought it. Now that they have encountered it, the price is not too high, so let's buy it back and try it.

　The background of the times is different, and the customs are also different. In reality, you should not try these wild game, many of them are to protect animals.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)