Survive through the ancient apocalypse

When the Ye family went to the room, Mr. Ye and Mrs. Wen were discussing the marriage of their youngest son.

"Old man, I asked someone to find someone from Liu County Cheng's family to inquire about it. His second daughter is not domineering, but she is an official girl after all, and she can't be as easy-talking as other daughters-in-law. I think if this relative If it can be done, it is estimated that her family will ask to buy a house in the city." Wen Shi is very close to her youngest son Baobao, so naturally she spent a lot of time inquiring about it.

Ever since Mr. Ye knew about his youngest son's marriage, he had considered this possibility.The county magistrate is the eighth-rank official. Although he is a small official, he is the second in command in Yangshan County. Except for Cao Zhi County, he has the highest official position.Such a person is usually out of contact with his family.Miss Jiao, who was pampered and raised since childhood, let him live in Yejia Village, even thinking about it, I think it is impossible.

"The county magistrate's family just has that intention, and it's not confirmed yet. We'll all come back later, you tell him what you've found, and listen to his opinion before making a decision."

"That works. Old man, then I'll be busy." Although Wen's partiality to his own children, he is diligent.

"Zequan, come here. Mother has something to do with you." Wen took her youngest son who had just arrived home and walked up to the room.

Mr. Ye was sitting on the kang, saw his younger son come in, and beckoned him to sit opposite him.

Wen shi told his youngest son some details about the woman's situation, including her own opinions.

"Father, mother, I'm about to tell you about this. Xuezheng told me today that our county's chief clerk will retire next month. With the help of Liu Xiancheng, I'm very likely to win this location." Ye Zequan was never opposed to this marriage, and with this opportunity, he would not give up, "Father, we must act quickly, we must first confirm the marriage."

"Success, I'll find a matchmaker to propose marriage to the Prime Minister of Liu County tomorrow." Mr. Ye was a little excited about the upcoming official in his family.

Ye Zequan's life is very good. There is a mother who protects the cubs. She has never done farm work since she was a child, and she only concentrates on studying.Except that there is no servant girl to serve him, he is also similar to the son of a rich family.He couldn't lift his hands or shoulders. Apart from teaching and educating people, and being an accountant for others, he could also find a job in charge.

If there is no accident, Ye Family Village is not a place where he can stay for a long time.

This side just invited a matchmaker to propose marriage, and the other side quickly agreed.After all, both parties are interested and will not deliberately make things difficult.

After consultations, the two sides finally decided to get engaged next month and get married in March next year.

Because the betrothal object is a lady from an official family, the dowry must be higher than that from a peasant family.The woman's family reduced and decreased, and finally settled on 30 taels.This number is already the minimum standard, if it is lower, the county Cheng's family will have to make a joke.

Mr. Ye called his five sons together, talked about the situation of the youngest son, and finally proposed to pay 55 taels from the public house, 30 taels of dowry, and the rest can barely buy a small courtyard in Yangshan County.Five taels is the dowry silver that should have been given.The other 50 taels were divided in advance, and each son had 40 taels, of which [-] taels were borrowed by Ye Zequan and would be repaid after next year.

In this regard, the other four sons expressed their understanding and had no objections.

Over there, they are busy arranging for their marriage, while Ye Mingze is also worrying about food.Excluding the two masters, Jiang's house has a population of 37, seven of whom are children.Over the course of a year, more than 2 catties will be consumed no matter what.Jiang Jingzhi's dowry field only harvested more than 1 catties, and there was a huge food shortage.

These days, I have been out of the boat several times, but the harvest is not very great.On average, one trip to the sea can cost one or two taels of silver.Ye Mingze did the math, he now has more than thirty taels on hand, and Jiang Jingzhi has almost the same amount in his hand.

Ye Mingze decided that he would keep enough money on hand, and the rest would be kept by Jiang Jingzhi.After collecting 50 taels of silver for Jiang Jingzhi, he only had a dozen or so taels of silver left in his hand.

He doesn't plan to use these money for the time being.After that, he planned to spend half of the money he got when he went to Haidao to buy coarse grains.In previous years, sweet potatoes and corn were sold at rice shops for two cents a catty. This year, affected by the drought, they rose to two cents and five cents, but Ye Mingze had no choice but to buy them.

He can't wait for next year's harvest.Since it is possible to face the end of the world, the world will definitely be chaotic. He must have the ability to protect himself. Buying people is the fastest and easiest way.The loyalty of ancient people was far higher than that of modern people, especially those servants who had signed death contracts. As long as the master treated them well, they would not easily betray them, even if they were very capable.

The minimum requirement for treating them kindly is to feed them, and the more food, the better.Ye Mingze planned to keep buying as much as he could.Even if his premonition is wrong and the end of the world has not come, the remaining grain can be sold again, and the actual loss is not large.

After the autumn harvest, it is the time of the year when grain prices are the cheapest. If you don’t buy now, when will you wait?Do we have to wait until the crops fail and food prices rise?

According to the current income of one tael of silver a day, half of it is used to buy grain, which can buy almost two hundred catties a day. After a month, at least five thousand catties can be bought.By the time of cat winter in December, Jiang Zhai's rations for the next year will be almost full.

Ye Mingze also suggested Ye Mu to buy more coarse grains for preparation.The Ye family only has more than 4 catties of grain in their hands, and they can eat it openly, and it may not be enough for two years.Besides, when the fifth uncle gets married next year and separates the family, the family can only get six or seven thousand catties.There are seven people in total, all of whom are young and middle-aged. This little food is only enough for a year and a half, and their ability to resist risks is too poor.

Ye Mingze only discussed this matter with Ye's mother, but did not inform Ye's father.In case of a famine, it is known that his family has a lot of food. Isn't this the concern of the thieves?

The purchase of grain was done quietly.There are 37 servants in Jiang's house, except children, there are [-] adults who can take turns to buy food.There is more than one rice shop in the town and the county seat, and everyone walks through all the shops. It is estimated that there will be more than one round of walking by the end of winter.Ye's mother asked her to buy food, and Ye's family had no place to put it, so it was stored in a specially separated cellar in Jiang's house, so there was no need to worry about being discovered.

Fast forward to the end of October and the weather is getting colder and colder.During the period, Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi sneaked out to dry the salt several times, and they didn't stop until they filled two sacks.As long as you don't sun-dry too much seafood, the salt is enough for the whole family to use for a long time.

At the beginning of November, the first snow fell, and the one-year drought came to an end.The snow was heavy, and when Ye Mingze got up, it was already a foot thick.

Everyone in Yejia Village has experience, and the few households with thatched roofs have all moved into the mud tile houses shared by the whole village.The room is specially made, and the kang occupies half of the area.There is one room in each family, and everyone is crowded on a kang, crowded together on the ground.

After breakfast, the Ye family began to get busy.The snow from the main room to the gate must be swept away, and the roof must not be covered with snow.Don't you see the snow is still falling?What if the roof is crushed?I can only work hard to clear the snow.

Of course you can't go to sea when it snows.The average temperature in November here is generally around zero degrees, and this year is considered a relatively warm year.In previous years, the first snow fell in October, but this year it came late.

A few days ago, the Ye family started to burn the kang.In order to save firewood, people in each room are crowded into a room with the largest kang bed.Those with daughters-in-law like Dafang only have small spaces separated by screen curtains on the kang bed, which can be regarded as a private place.

Of course, Jiang Jingzhi couldn't do the same. He and Ye Mingze were still in the original new house, and they were responsible for the firewood problem.

This heavy snow has been falling for three days, and the Ye family has also swept the snow for three days. They are cold and tired, and they have to do it, which is really uncomfortable.In November, although the temperature often reaches a few degrees below zero, human activities are quite frequent.

On the second day after the snow stopped, the people of Yejia Village seized the time and started to go to sea.It is not suitable for human activities until December.

Ye Mingze and Jiang Jingzhi equipped each seafarer with a thick attire: hats, gloves, scarves and cotton coats.Adding these together, it is not a big problem to resist the cold around zero.There is a stove on the fishing boat with a kettle on it, and you can drink hot water or ginger soup to warm your body from time to time.Each person is also provided with a small jug of wine, just take a sip when it is really cold.

Although this temperature can still be tolerated, there is wind all year round on the sea, the wind level is not strong, and it hurts when it blows on people.Hey, it's really not easy to do anything!

The two of Ye Mingze are already considered very good hostesses, and basically everything that can be considered has been considered.They were dressed thickly, but they still couldn't stop the cold from attacking.

December is coming, and this is the last time I go to sea this year.Ye Mingze stood on the boat, feeling the biting cold wind, with a solemn expression.He lowered his body and helped Jiang Jingzhi beside him tighten his cloak.

Since the vision doubled last time, Ye Mingze's ability has not increased significantly.Now he can only see clearly at a depth of 27 meters, and no matter how deep he can see, he can only see blurred shadows.

He thought for a while, and let Jiang Jingzhi concentrate and focus on him.Jiang Jingzhi did as he did, but there was no response at first.After a while, Ye Mingze felt that the places he couldn't see clearly became clear, but it only lasted for a moment, and then became blurred in a blink of an eye.

Ye Mingze asked Jiang Jingzhi to remember the feeling just now, and do it again according to the method just now.Over and over again, Jiang Jingzhi's time of entering that state became shorter and shorter, and the duration became higher and higher.Ye Mingze became his test subject, his field of vision expanded and decreased for a while, making all of him who was not seasick feel a little dizzy.When Jiang Jingzhi could fully grasp it, he felt like vomiting.

With Jiang Jingzhi's support, Ye Mingze's field of vision doubled again, whether in the air or in the water.However, because Jiang Jingzhi was using it for the first time, his mental power was consumed a bit quickly, and if it lasted more than a quarter of an hour, he had to rest for a long time.

With a larger field of vision, Ye Mingze's chances of finding fish schools have greatly increased.The hard work paid off, and when the work was about to end, the fishing boat ran into a school of tuna.They swim at a depth of 40 meters, and ordinary people can't see them clearly.The people on the boat only thought that Ye Mingze was more experienced and knew how to watch fish schools, but they didn't think much about it.