SFS Chapter 141 Don’t Be Cruel to Everyone
Chapter 141 Don’t Be Cruel to Everyone
The eldest boss looked at the third boss with appreciation and said to his two brothers, "It's settled now. You two should hurry up and make plans. Try to make that woman surrender as soon as possible and let her surrender to our Nanshan Village. Then we can have a good New Year."
"Yes, big brother." The second and third in command answered in unison.
In Fuzhai, Shen Ruolan felt refreshed after a night's rest. After she had breakfast and fed the two children, she told Aunt Liu and Aunt Shi, "Aunt Shi, Aunt Liu, you two just need to help me take care of the children. Leave the kitchen matters to Aunt Li and the others."
"Yes, master." Liu Gu and Shi Gu responded.
Seeing that there was no work for her, Ji Ning at the side hurriedly asked Shen Ruolan: "Master, what about me?"
Shen Ruolan looked at Ji Ning and said, "You are responsible for keeping accounts every day."
After Shen Ruolan finished speaking, she took out an account book from the house and handed it to Ji Ning, saying, "This is the daily expenditure account book for the entire kitchen. From now on, you will distribute food to everyone every day. Remember, food is limited now, and the daily consumption of food cannot exceed 300 kilograms. Do you understand?"
She now has less than 700,000 kilograms of grain in total, and there are more than 10,000 people eating every day. If she saves some grain, she can last a few more months. Otherwise, the grain will be gone in a few days, and everyone will have to eat wild vegetables every day in the future, which is unbearable.
Ji Ning took the account book and nodded to Shen Ruolan seriously, saying, "Master, I understand."
"Well, go to the warehouse now." Shen Ruolan said.
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Ji Ning took the notebook and turned to walk towards the granary where the grain was stored.
After Shen Ruolan arranged everything, she found Ji Han and asked, "Ji Han, how much saltpeter and sulfur have you made?"
When Ji Han heard his master asking about saltpeter, he glanced around and told Shen Ruo truthfully: "Master, this thing currently only weighs about 100 kilograms."
He paused and added, "It's mainly because it rained for a month and the firewood supply is insufficient. Otherwise, there would be more."
When Shen Ruolan heard that there were about 100 kilograms of raw materials, she responded in a good mood: "Well, you can move the raw materials to the side room later. I will need them."
"Yes, Master." Ji Han was about to move the things when Shen Ruolan quickly stopped him and said, "Ji Han, wait a minute."
Ji Han turned around and said to his master: "Master, is there anything else?"
Shen Ruolan said: "Take me to see the reclaimed wasteland first."
Although she could see all the wasteland at a glance at home, she still wanted to go to the fields to see it in person to make her feel more at ease.
When Ji Han heard that his master was going to the wasteland, he smiled and replied to her, "Master, please follow me."
Shen Ruolan once again asked Liu Gu and the others to look after the children, picked up a backpack, and followed Ji Han in the direction of the land to be reclaimed.
As Shen Ruolan walked, she looked around her Fuzhai and couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. In just a few short months, this once barren mountain and old forest had been transformed by their people into a brand new look.
The village is no longer just a few houses as it was before she came here. Now it has expanded to more than 40 houses, making it a truly large village.
Looking forward along the river, the originally dense forests on both sides of the river have disappeared, and what appears before our eyes are pieces of newly dug wasteland of varying sizes.
In some places with higher terrain and where water cannot reach, pieces of wasteland have been built up, crisscrossing each other in a regular and orderly manner, making people like it more and more the more they look at it.
If someone were to ask her whether it was worth spending so much energy to support so many people?
Her answer is, it’s worth it, and it’s very worth it!
Soon, the master and servant arrived at the wasteland. Miao Wei, who was in charge of the land reclamation, saw Shen Ruolan coming. He hurriedly stepped forward to greet her and said, "This subordinate greets the master."
Shen Ruolan nodded at him and asked, "Miao Wei, how is the progress of the land reclamation?"
Miao Wei followed Shen Ruolan and pointed to the front and said to her: "Master, look, a lot of trees have been cut down in front. It's because of the lack of farm tools that the excavation can't keep up with the clearing of land by cutting down trees."
When Shen Ruolan heard that there were not enough farm tools, she paused for a moment and asked Miao Wei, "How many farm tools did Bai Zhen send?"
Miao Wei glanced at Ji Han and said to Shen Ruolan, "My Lord, the farm tools sent by Master Bai were arranged by Manager Ji. I roughly estimated that there should be about a thousand sets."
After Miao Wei finished speaking, Ji Han nodded to Shen Ruolan and said, "Master, Bai Zhen only sent a total of 1,050 sets of farm tools. He said that the ironmaking process could not keep up, so he asked us to wait a little longer."
Shen Ruolan was silent for a moment, then said to Ji Han, "In that case, after tomorrow, you will take people to transport all the farm tools in the village back, and then we will all start to reclaim the land and try to plant more crops next year."
"Yes, master." Ji Han replied.
Shen Ruolan looked at Miao Wei and asked, "Miao Wei, how many acres of wasteland have been reclaimed so far?"
Miao Wei made a rough calculation and said to his master, "Master, the land should be about 300 acres."
Although most of the mountain is flat land, because it has never been reclaimed, there are intricate old tree roots everywhere, which are extremely difficult to dig. Therefore, although there are many people digging, the progress is not very fast.
When Shen Ruolan heard that there were 300 acres, she nodded in a good mood and said, "That's right. There are still three months before spring planting. Let's try to dig out 1,500 acres of land before next spring planting."
Miao Wei swore to his master, "Master, don't worry. When Manager Ji brings back all the farm tools in the village, I promise you that unless there are any accidents, I will hand over 2,000 acres of land to you when planting next spring."
Shen Ruolan looked at Miao Wei and nodded with satisfaction, and reminded him: "Well, now everyone is hungry and many people are in a weak state, so don't be too harsh on them."
"Yes, I understand." Miao Wei replied.
Ji Han said at the right time: "Master, you underestimate us. The villagers in Fuzhai are no longer the refugees who first entered the mountains. They have almost never stopped eating meat except for the month when it rained. Although the staple food is limited every day, when cooked with meat, their life is much better than before at home."
When Ji Han said this, he was filled with admiration for his master.
She was a woman with nothing, and a big belly, but she dared to accept more than 10,000 refugees who couldn't even get water to drink. Her courage and magnanimity are not something that ordinary people can have.
He was once a young master from a wealthy family. Now that he has nothing, it would be difficult for him to support even a hundred people, let alone ten thousand.