What a sin! The most handsome lazy man in the village married a crazy woman.

Chapter 446 A happy event is coming

The snow is constantly melting, and as the ground warms up, people's lives are gradually getting back on track.

This extreme snowstorm not only destroyed houses and land, but also caused the deaths of many people and animals. This year's food supply will be greatly reduced, and the frozen land will need to be replanted.

The lives of the people were still very difficult. The court continued to open the granaries to distribute grain and porridge, but as for distributing clothing, it was not needed for the time being. Now every household had warm clothing and the weather was still warming up. Warm items were no longer very important. The most important thing was to repair the fields and plant crops while the weather was warm, so as to avoid having no food to eat during the next cold winter.

We must not slacken our efforts in developing water conservancy projects and regulating rivers.

In order to ensure a stable post-disaster reconstruction and to appease the people, Emperor Yuanwu announced a nationwide tax deferral after the snow melted. The people now simply did not have enough supplies to pay taxes, and deferring taxes could greatly reduce their burden and allow them to have more time and energy to deal with post-disaster reconstruction.

In addition, if any house is destroyed in the snowstorm, the court will provide temporary living quarters according to the situation, and the government will continue to arrange for doctors to treat the people who are injured or sick in the snowstorm.

The rescue team and the Flame Army continue to maintain social order during post-disaster reconstruction.

After resting for two days, Shangguan Tang returned to the rescue effort and led the Flame Army to help the people in the capital.

Ten days later, the snow melted completely and grass began to emerge from the ground.

"Mom, the grass is sprouting, I'm not cold anymore!" A little girl happily threw herself into her mother's arms, smiling coquettishly.

Shangguan Tang passed by with two members of the Flame Army. When they saw this scene, all three of them had smiles on their faces.

After finishing the work at hand, Shangguan Tang went to Baixiao Tower.

When the ice and snow disaster came, Bai Xiaolou joined forces with the people in the Lonely Garden to form a support group, and went around helping those in need. Emperor Yuanwu was unaware of this, as were the civil and military officials, and only Shangguan Tang and Xiao Jingxuan knew about it.

At the headquarters of Baixiaolou in Beijing, Yun Zhen and Mei Niang were not there, only Zhu Fu was there.

When Shangguan Tang arrived, he saw Zhufu lying on the bed with frostbite on his hands and feet. He looked a little pale, and there was a woman taking care of him.

"The mistress is here!" Zhufu was about to stand up when he saw Shangguan Tang.

Shangguan Tang hurried over and said, "Uncle Zhu, you don't have to get up, just lie down."

Zhufu lay back down. When the woman saw Shangguan Tang coming, she was about to leave. Zhufu held her hand and said, "Mrs. Lin, don't leave."

Lin Niang blushed and tried to pull her hand out: "The mistress is here, let go."

Shangguan Tang pursed her lips and smiled: "Aunt Lin, you don't have to leave, stay with Uncle Zhu."

Lin Niang's face turned even redder.

Zhufu just looked at her infatuatedly.

Shangguan Tang said, "Uncle Zhu, Aunt Lin, I just came here to see if Uncle Zhu is feeling better."

Zhufu said: "I am much better now. I am sorry to have caused the mistress to worry."

When he spoke, his eyes were always on Lin Niang, as if he was afraid that Lin Niang would leave him.

The smile on Shangguan Tang's face deepened.

Yun Zhen, Zhu Fu, and Cheng Lian were her father-in-law's former subordinates. After her father-in-law died, they had been working for the Pingshan Palace. Later, they became her husband's subordinates and established Baixiao Tower. They worked hard until their death. Over the years, they have been living for her father-in-law and husband. They are in their forties. Others are grandfathers at this age, but they have not yet married and had children.

During the ice disaster rescue operation, Zhufu was hit by the snow falling from the roof while rescuing a farmer's family in order to save the widow Lin Niang.

At that time, he had not had a good rest for three days and three nights, and he fell ill after being hit.

Lin Niang felt bad, and in order to repay Zhufu for saving her life, she kept taking care of him.

Seeing that Zhufu was well and nothing was wrong, Shangguan Tang left a bottle of ointment, then got up and left to find Cheng Lian.

She had someone find out clearly that Lin Niang was 36 years old and had a clean family background. She was born in a peasant family that favored boys over girls. She got married at the age of 15. Her late husband was a sickly man. Three years after she got married, she gave birth to a daughter, and then her late husband passed away, leaving behind a daughter, a younger sister-in-law, and an elderly pair of parents-in-law for her to take care of.

Because the family was too poor, the daughter fell ill at the age of three and had no money to see a doctor, so she died in the dark. After the younger aunt grew up and got married at the age of fifteen, she never returned to her parents' home. Lin Niang took care of her parents-in-law alone. Three years ago, her father-in-law passed away, and less than two years after his death, her mother-in-law also died of worry. Lin Niang has been alone until now.

Shangguan Tang could see that Zhufu had already taken a fancy to Lin Niang, and there was also Zhufu in Lin Niang's eyes, so the two of them would surely achieve good things.

Since the establishment of Bai Xiao Lou, its people have spread all over the world. Shangguan Tang has no idea how many people there are exactly, but every time he asks Bai Xiao Lou to gather information, they are able to find out everything. Wherever he goes, he can meet people from Bai Xiao Lou.

In order to cope with the snow disaster, Baixiaolou suffered huge losses this time. According to Cheng Lian’s statistics, more than one hundred people have died in Baixiaolou.

He wrote the names into the book and handed it to Shangguan Tang: "I have only found people from eight nearby cities. Some of the dead are orphans, some have wives and children, and some only have parents and brothers. They worked hard for Baixiao Tower and never had any complaints."

Shangguan Tang took out the supplies and silver and gave them to Cheng Lian: "Treat their families well, and then continue to check the people in other places. Be sure to count the number of people clearly, treat the injured, bury the sacrificed, treat their families well, and don't let the brothers and sisters in the building down."

"Thank you, Madam!" Cheng Lian nodded and took the supplies and silver.

"You're welcome." Shangguan Tang said, "You are my husband's subordinates, working for the Pingshan Palace. It is my duty to care about you. These are what they deserve. In addition to these silver and supplies, when my husband comes back, we will have other rewards for you. All the brothers and sisters in the building will have rewards."

Cheng Lian was about to kneel down immediately.

Shangguan Tang hurriedly supported the man and said, "Uncle Cheng, you don't have to be so polite. I'm just doing what I should do."

She changed the subject and said with a smile, "Uncle Cheng, you've seen Uncle Zhu's situation. He and Lin Niang are getting married. Isn't it time for you and Uncle Yun to find a wife who understands your feelings and lives with you?"

Cheng Lian smiled and said, "Don't be afraid of being laughed at by the mistress. I have wanted to find a wife for a long time, but no one likes me. I am not good at talking and can't coax a woman, unlike Yun Zhen, who looks cold and heartless, but took Mei Niang into his room without telling us."

Shangguan Tang was surprised: "Uncle Yun and Mei Niang are together?"

Cheng Lian nodded: "It has already been done, but the two of them kept it a secret and didn't make it public."

Shangguan Tang said excitedly: "This is a great event, why don't you tell them! No, I have to prepare wedding gifts for them. Uncle Cheng, do you have someone you like? If not, I will introduce you to someone suitable when I see one."

"I don't have anyone I like, please help me introduce one."

"I will handle it."