Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 57 Design
But Su Tong didn't care at all, what she wanted was this kind of effect—in fact, no matter what Zhao Ziheng was doing, even if he hadn't forgotten Xue Min, he wouldn't bother trying to please her, as long as Xue Min's good looks , I am afraid that it is far from reaching the point of fascinating a nobleman.

The little things that Xue Min received now were all sent by the fake Taoist priest in Xixi Town entrusted by Su Tong. As for the handwriting of the letter of the little prince, it is even simpler. How can you tell the difference with the little ink in Xue Min's stomach? True or false?
Moreover, all the letters were not signed, and at most the four words "well-known and unacceptable" were written. Miss Xue guessed that it was sent by the young prince. Even if the matter was revealed one day, including Liu, she would probably only think that she had misunderstood No matter what, I couldn't think of Su Tong who was in another place.

Mrs. Liu and her precious daughter are now dreaming of prosperity and wealth. It is that Xue Tiannan. For the benefits you can get, face doesn't seem to be that important anymore.

After all, Xue Tiannan's eyelids are too shallow, he is not smart enough, and his head is stiff when he reads. He doesn't understand how important a truly clean and good reputation is to a scholar.

Liu's mother and son, mother and daughter, became more and more flamboyant.Su Tong fueled her arrogance even more.

As for Su Wencheng, he didn't have much energy to pay attention to the situation of the Liu family.

The current situation in Rugao County can be regarded as a turbulent undercurrent. Because of the heavy snowfall in the past few days, an accident occurred on the Dayan construction site, a large area collapsed, and two people were injured. The disturbance was not serious, but in connection with the migrant workers who died in the past few months, it can be said that everyone became nervous.

I don't know when it started, there were rumors that the higher-ups would be held accountable, and those officials who supported the construction of the weir were likely to be unlucky.

At the beginning, only a small number of people had various concerns, which were not serious, but they still caused panic.

Su Wencheng didn't worry much about being held accountable. Anyone could see that this was a purely natural disaster, not a man-made disaster. Even if any official was here, he wouldn't be able to stop the raging waves.

He was just a little worried that the imperial court would abandon the construction of the Dayan because of this, not to mention that everyone has made so many preparations, the expensive materials that have been consumed, and so many human lives, just for the future, for the future generations of Rugao County If you don't suffer from this year after year, the big weir must be repaired.

The heavy snow never stops.The magistrate of Zhou County was very worried. He went to inspect the construction site every day, and Su Wencheng naturally followed him. Even Hu Lingyi lived in the yamen for several days and did not go home.

Su Tong made all kinds of raincoats for Su Wencheng at home. The inside is lined with windproof leather, which is very effective in keeping warm. Unlike other raincoats, it doesn't leak wind all over the place, and it is very cold. He also made a pair of high-waisted non-slip The leather boots let him walk on the snow without falling.

The so-called non-slip leather shoes are also very simple, but a few small iron nails are nailed on the soles to increase the friction, and thin iron chains are attached to the shoes, but they are very useful. The members of the working yamen followed suit one by one.

A group of officials and yamen servants wearing bamboo hats, coir raincoats, and iron chains on their feet patrolled around. In addition to inspecting the weir, they also paid attention to the farmers whose houses were damaged by the heavy snow.

Su Tong knew it well, she knew that at least Dayan would continue to repair it, but she really didn't expect that the process was so difficult, and she couldn't do much as a woman. After thinking about it, she discussed it with Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Gu. Let's contact the noble ladies in Rugao County and even Taizhou to donate money and materials together, open porridge sheds, and buy medicines. At any rate, the people in Rugao County will freeze to death, starve to death, and a few fewer people will die of illness. up.

These women are very leisurely, and now they have something to do, and it's not bad, they are more caring than Su Tong.

Naturally, the government also provided relief. The Song Dynasty had its own set of procedures in the face of various disasters, large and small, and the relief supplies distributed by the court were indispensable.

But there are so many people, and the imperial court can provide little assistance after all. It is always a good thing to have this group of women who have nothing to do to come forward to rescue the disaster.

For a time, there were more and more porridge sheds in the whole Rugao County, and the distribution area became wider and wider. However, except for those made in the name of the government, other people were very measured. Every household only provided twenty pots of porridge and rice. , no more will be added, after all, it is not easy to make people suspect that buying people's hearts, although the law does not blame the public, the number of participants is relatively large, and generally no one will care too much, but Su Tong discussed it with Zhang and the others at the beginning So, made such a decision.

"Twenty pots are almost the same. The imperial court has disaster relief measures. I heard that for a while, refugees and disaster victims will be hired to work. They will manage food and housing. As long as they work, they will have food. Although we are kind, we can't develop the habit of eating free food for them. Besides, we only give out twenty pots of porridge and rice a day, and others can easily follow suit, if there is more, it will be a burden for us, and others will not be willing to follow suit."

Mrs. Zhang is also a smart person, so she has no reason to disagree.

Sure enough, these women took the lead together, and the noble ladies in Rugao County followed suit.

Although the disaster relief work in Rugao County went smoothly, when the information was sent back to Xixi Town, it was obviously out of shape. Just yesterday there was a gossip that the officials were furious and wanted all those involved in the construction of the weir to be imprisoned , Today I said that the old man and the gentleman slapped the table angrily, and angrily scolded the magistrate of Rugao County and a group of government staff.

Zhouzhi County and Su Wencheng were busy with disaster relief, and the rumors were not in Rugao County, but in Xixi Town, so they didn't pay attention for a while.

But most people in Xixi Town listened as a joke, and no one took it seriously. Those with brains naturally knew that the rumor was not true, and those without brains didn't care about the chaos in the neighboring county. Anyway, their Xixi was still calm.

Only Mrs. Liu was shocked when she heard the news, and quickly sent a letter to ask questions. The letter naturally fell into Su Tong's hands. Su Wencheng was too busy to return home, so she simply took over the work of answering the letter. .

Anyway, Su Tong can still imitate Su Wencheng's handwriting. Although it is more soft and less tough, it is generally not bad. At least except for those handwriting identification experts, most people can't recognize it. Liu can't read at all. Whether to let her son read the letter, or go out and find someone to read it, the focus must be on the content, not the person who wrote the letter.

In the letter, Su Tong did not describe how critical his father's situation was, but both inside and outside the words revealed a feeling of support.

(End of this chapter)