The evil mother-in-law does not whitewash, she only abuses her children

Chapter 592 The Extreme Cold Weather Has Arrived

"Damn it. Why is it so cold this year?"

Master Su went out with his hands waving, and met Tong Huaqiong, who complained about the weather.

Tong Huaqiong asked, "The New Year is coming soon, why hasn't Master Su taken a holiday yet?"

She remembered that the private schools in the town used to be closed in the twelfth lunar month. Was Mr. Su planning to extend the holiday until New Year's Eve?

Tong Huaqiong thought that there was no need to be so harsh on the students.

Master Su rubbed his hands and sighed, "Manager Tong, you don't know that some students don't have enough charcoal at home, or their families are reluctant to burn charcoal. During the holidays, their hands are shaking while writing at home, and they get sick from the cold. I asked them to come to the private school. I have charcoal burning here, so they won't get cold."

Tong Huaqiong understood.

Master Su extended the class hours out of consideration for his students.

He moved all his charcoal to the private school and burned the house hot every day, so the students would rather sleep in the private school than go home.

But Master Su only bought a cart of charcoal, which was enough for him to burn for himself this winter, but not enough for the private school.

Tong Huaqiong admired Master Su's selflessness.

Tong Huaqiong said, "You gave all your charcoal to the private school, what about your own room?"

Master Su smiled bitterly and said, "Yesterday I asked the village chief to go to town to buy me another truckload, but there is a shortage of charcoal everywhere. Now charcoal is not available even if you want to buy it. It's not about whether it's expensive or not, the key is that it's not available."

Master Su felt a little regretful. Tong Pandid told him last time that the weather would be very cold this year, but he didn't expect it to be this cold.

If he had known earlier, he would have stocked up a few more carts of coal.

Tong Huaqiong looked up at the sky. It was gloomy and it seemed that another heavy snow was about to fall.

It's time to put out her charcoal fire.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Master Su, don't worry. The private school is not just yours, it belongs to everyone. I still have some charcoal here, I'll give you some to ensure the supply of the private school, but you have to burn your own house too. You are a master, you must not freeze to death."

Just as Master Su was about to decline, a voice came from behind him.

"Master Su, please don't refuse. Shopkeeper Tong is right. You are our private school's most precious treasure. No one can freeze to death. You can burn the charcoal that Shopkeeper Tong gives you yourself. I will take care of the charcoal for the private school this year. I am afraid of the cold, so I stock up a lot of charcoal every year. The charcoal I stocked up two years ago was not burned up yet. It would be a waste to leave it there. It is better to give it to the private school so that the children in our village can study in a warm classroom with peace of mind."

There is no doubt that the person who is so arrogant is Qian, the boss of Fengle Building.

Boss Qian smiled at Tong Huaqiong and said, "Boss Tong, tell me if what I said is right."

Tong Huaqiong naturally agreed with Boss Qian's charitable behavior and echoed, "Yes."

Master Su bowed and said, "In that case, I will accept it."

Boss Qian stamped his feet and said, "It's really cold today. Do you know why I stock up on coal early every year? When I was a kid, my hometown experienced extremely cold weather. Many people froze to death at that time. There was no time to bury the dead bodies. In the spring, the stench of the corpses attracted plague, which really left a shadow on me. Why do I feel that this weather is a precursor to extremely cold weather? If it is true, it would be terrible."

Soon the villagers gathered together, blowing their hands and discussing the weather.

"Boss Qian, is what you said true? Can it really freeze people to death?"

Most people in the village doubted Boss Qian's statement about the extreme cold weather.

How colder can it be?

The main reason is that everyone has no idea about extremely cold weather. The coldest time in Ningcheng is only about ten degrees below zero. Although water freezes into ice and there are blizzards, people can hold on by gritting their teeth.

Boss Qian said, "If you pour a basin of boiling water out, it will freeze in mid-air. Do you think this level of cold can kill people?"

Tong Huaqiong said: "Regardless of whether it is true or not, everyone is dealing with the extremely cold weather as described by Boss Qian. I advise everyone to burn charcoal and wear cotton clothes. Don't save a few dollars. It's not worth it if you get sick from the cold."

If we were to ask who the villagers trust the most, it would of course be Tong Huaqiong.

When they heard that Tong Huaqiong agreed with Boss Qian's statement about the extremely cold weather, they looked at each other in surprise.

"In previous years, the winters were warm. Who would have thought that this year would be a cold winter?"

"Luckily, my house got a thicker layer this year."

"If I had known I would have bought charcoal before winter. Charcoal is really expensive this year. Aunt Tong just said that we should burn charcoal. We want to burn charcoal too, but we can't buy charcoal in town now."

"Now you can't buy it even if you have money. According to previous years, the charcoal I bought can be burned until the beginning of next spring. This year, I don't know if it can be burned until the first month of the lunar year."

Everyone expressed their opinions on the extreme cold weather, and finally settled on the charcoal fire.

The problem with charcoal nowadays is not that it is expensive, but that it is not available.

Tong Huaqiong has a clear understanding of the charcoal fire situation in the homes of the villagers in Qinghewan. As it stands now, they can basically hold on.

She wouldn't let on that she had charcoal at this point.

So she said, "If we really encounter extremely cold weather, County Magistrate Liu will definitely find a way to get everyone to buy charcoal. I still say the same thing, everyone must not resist it, and must burn charcoal when the cold is unbearable."

The problem of not being able to buy charcoal is not just the case in Qinghewan Village or Yanguan Town.

Tong Huaqiong sent people out to inquire, and found out that charcoal was unavailable in the entire Pingchuan County. As for the surrounding counties and towns, they encountered the same situation as Pingchuan.

Tong Huaqiong had reason to suspect that all the charcoal on the market was hoarded by the Zheng family.

The Zheng family hoarded charcoal and refused to release it because the weather was not yet cold enough to freeze people to death, and everyone had already bought a wave of charcoal so there was no panic about a shortage of charcoal.

In a few days, there will probably be panic about the extreme cold weather and charcoal shortage. At this time, if the Zheng family releases charcoal, people will buy it no matter how expensive it is.

Sure enough, as the weather got colder and snowstorms became more frequent, news of the arrival of extreme cold weather began to spread everywhere.

It caused panic among the people for a while.

This news was released by the Zheng family to warm up public opinion in order to sell off the charcoal.

When news of the arrival of extreme cold weather spread, Tong Huaqiong was also prepared.

As soon as the Zheng family starts selling charcoal, she will ask Jufulai to immediately display the charcoal they have stockpiled in order to compete with the Zheng family.

Another heavy snow fell.

Gu Ruinian stood under the eaves looking at the white snow outside, feeling happy.

God finally stood on his side.

He wished the snow was heavier and the weather was colder, so that a large number of people would freeze to death. This would prove his worth to the Zheng family and that the records about this dynasty in the history books of later generations written by him and Zou were correct.

As long as the Zheng family trusts him, he can turn the tables.

Even if he couldn't build heavy artillery, the Zheng family would not abandon him as long as he could prove that he had the ability to predict the future.

In the past few days, he witnessed with his own eyes the panic of the villagers over the lack of charcoal. He knew that most of the charcoal in Pingchuan was currently in the hands of the Zheng family.

When the time is right, the Zheng family will sell off.

He will benefit from this extreme cold weather.

A smile appeared on Gu Ruinian's lips.

The extremely cold weather will come more violently.