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After seeing off the villagers who came to pay New Year's greetings, Old Man Lin and his family prepared to have lunch, which they had was mutton dumplings.

Lin Qingming and his brothers, who had big appetites, each ate at least fifty mutton dumplings made of white flour. After eating and drinking their fill, the four Lin Qingming brothers took the eight Lin Xiaoshan brothers and Jiang Bin and others out to collect firewood.

On the first day of the New Year, people pay New Year's greetings to their elders in the same clan. On the second day, they go back to their mother's home. On the third and fourth days as well as the rest of the days, they visit relatives.

The entire Linjia Village had just settled in the southern suburbs of the imperial city. Everyone’s relatives were in the same village, and basically everyone had paid their New Year’s greetings on the first day of the new year.

After that, they would stay in their own kang to spend the winter. When the firewood at home was almost burned out, the whole family would go out to collect firewood.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Qingran and his wife took their two sons to visit the Liu family next door to pay New Year's greetings. However, they did not expect that after they sat there for a while, Liu's second daughter-in-law started to get busy, and the whole family became busy.

It was not until eight or nine in the evening that Liu Er's wife gave birth to a son who was slightly bigger than the kitten. This was the result of them settling down in Linjia Village and eating some nutritious food.

Otherwise, it would be unknown whether the baby in Liu Er's wife's belly could be born.

Therefore, the Liu family's gratitude to the Lin family reached a new level.

Liu Er's wife gave birth to a child. Since Lin Qingxue had sent her pig's trotters and soybeans to increase milk production, her milk supply was still plenty.

The baby was very small when he was born, but with the help of breast milk, he weighed five or six kilograms in less than half a month. The Liu family was relieved.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the three brothers Lin Qingming and their three couples returned to the city with Lin Xiaoshan's ten children and Lin Qingmin.

The shop has been resting for so long, it’s time to start operating and making money. The same goes for the children, who have gone to college.

After the children left home, the house became quiet, which made Old Man Lin and Mrs. Lin quite uncomfortable. Fortunately, Lin Qingxue was still at home.

However, she didn't stay at home for long. On the tenth day, Lin Qingxue sent Lin Qingyue to the city and asked her to learn to read with her.

The weather was getting colder and colder. A thick layer of ice had formed on the road and the ground was frozen. Every day the villagers either stayed on the kang to keep warm or went out to collect firewood. The surrounding area was extremely quiet.

The villages near the imperial city were fine, but in the villages farther away, a large number of people froze to death or starved to death. They had already experienced famine and had to flee, and many people died.

There was another blizzard at this time. Not only was there a shortage of food, but there was also a shortage of winter clothes. Houses collapsed under the pressure of the blizzard, crushing countless villagers to death. A large number of deaths were reported to the court every day.

When the court received urgent reports of disasters from various places, the emperor was extremely anxious and immediately summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.

In the court, ministers expressed their opinions. Some advocated opening the granaries to release grain, some proposed to collect cotton clothes and quilts from the people and send them to the disaster area, and some suggested sending troops to provide disaster relief.

However, all of this has nothing to do with Lin Qingxue and the lower-class people in Linjia Village. They just need to live their lives well.

As the blizzard continued, snow disasters broke out over a large area, and the prices of food and heating charcoal rose rapidly. Fortunately, the villagers of Linjia Village had stockpiled food in advance and would go out to collect firewood every few days.

Therefore, no matter how severe the snow disaster outside was, Linjia Village was not affected. However, in the villages near Linjia Village, many villagers' houses had been in disrepair for many years, and many houses collapsed, crushing many villagers to death.

Because of the lack of food, many villagers had to sell their children. Some villagers in Linjia Village also thought about taking this opportunity to spend some food to buy a daughter-in-law or a child bride.

But after it was raised, it was suppressed by Village Chief Lin. He told the villagers that if anyone used grain to buy a daughter-in-law or child bride and revealed the fact that there was grain at home, it would bring disaster and the family would be responsible for their own life and death.

Having experienced the journey of fleeing famine, the villagers did not have the courage to buy people. They stopped thinking about it and focused on taking care of the food, drink, and toilet of the whole family.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Lin Qingming and his friends stayed in the city because their shop was doing a booming business, while Lin Xiaoshan and his friends stayed in the city because I was studying, so they didn't come back to celebrate the festival.

After dinner, Lin Qingxue sat with Old Man Lin and the others in the front hall, warming themselves by the fire and chatting about family matters.

"Grandma, uncle, aunt, I plan to go to the city tomorrow. This snow is abnormal, and a snowstorm is inevitable. You should also pay more attention at home. I am a little worried about Xiaoshan and the others."

Lin Qingxue sat next to Mrs. Lin and whispered, the worry in her tone obvious. Her brothers and sisters-in-law were busy with the business in the shop and would inevitably neglect the children. She was a little worried.

After hearing what Lin Qingxue said, Mrs. Lin held her hand and patted it gently: "Go, Qingxue girl, you are thoughtful and can take care of things in the city. This snowstorm is really worrying. We have so many people in the village and we can take care of each other. You brothers and sisters have to be careful in the city."

"Yes! Qingxue girl, your brothers are not very smart, but they are obedient and calm. You should take more care of them. There are many important people in the city. Don't let them offend anyone."

Uncle Lin also warned with concern that among the children in the family, the smartest ones are the brother and sister Lin Qingxue and Lin Qingmin. Although the others are somewhat smart, they are not meticulous enough and have calm temperaments.

Old Man Lin also nodded and said, "Yes, it's good that you're going to the city. You don't have to worry about home. We can still handle it. No matter how heavy the snow is, we've been through a lot and know what to do. You guys just stay in the city and don't worry about home."

"Yes, Qingxue, take good care of yourself. Let your brothers and sisters-in-law do anything," Aunt Lin patted Lin Qingxue's hand and said in a low voice.

"Okay, you guys should also be careful at home. Just have Butler Jiang take people out to collect firewood every three or four days. Don't worry about food. I'll have someone send some food back every once in a while."

Lin Qingxue smiled and said that she believed Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin would take good care of her grandparents, otherwise she would not have gone to the city.

"I understand. You just need to stay in the city. We are grown-ups now and know what to do," Aunt Lin agreed with a smile. She had to live frugally before because she had no money. Now that her family has no shortage of money, she naturally eats and drinks as she pleases.

Lin Qingxue smiled and said nothing more. Compared with Mrs. Lin and Aunt Lin, she still trusted them very much.

After chatting for a while, Lin Qingxue was sent back to her room by Aunt Lin to rest. It was already late, so Old Man Lin and Mrs. Lin also supported each other and went back to their room to rest.