The winter of the seventh year of Zhengde left a deep impression on many people, especially the Qinling Mountains and the vast areas south of the Huai River. The winter there was not very cold and snow was even rare, but the winter of the seventh year of Zhengde was

It was extremely cold, and snow was falling in most parts of the south, and even Hainan Island, which is known as the summer season, had a considerable snowfall.

In this unusual winter, the north of the Ming Dynasty was better. After all, they were used to the cold weather in winter and prepared more well before the beginning of winter. However, the southern region did not expect that the winter this year would be so cold. In addition, the southern region would not have thought that it would be so cold.

The building structure is not very suitable for winter, so many people's houses are overwhelmed by snow, and many people are frostbite. Occasionally, it is reported that weak or elderly people are frozen to death.

Zhou Chong only learned about the disaster this winter, but did not see it with his own eyes. However, now his carriage is walking on the road, looking at the villages almost covered with ice and snow on both sides of the road, occasionally passing by the town,

The streets are also deserted, and most of the people they see are frostbite, and even the food prices have increased by several% compared to usual. This shows the impact of this severe cold this year on the southern part of the Ming Dynasty.

"Wenda, this cold disaster is even worse than we expected. Look at the road under our feet, the local county magistrate led the people to dig it out, otherwise the heavy snow just before this would be possible

Closing the entire county town!" Li Zheng lifted the cotton curtain on the car window and sighed at the scenery outside.

"Indeed, the county magistrate here is pretty good. He knows to organize the people to save himself. When he sees Prefect Xu in the future, he must ask for credit for him!" Zhou Chong nodded at this time.

When Li Zheng visited Zhou Chong, he told him that Zhang Kuang and Zheng Jing wanted to become officials. As a result, Zhou Chong was greatly surprised. Until Li Zheng explained the reasons why Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang wanted to become officials, he finally fell silent.

Although it is not difficult to arrange two people to become officials under his rule, Zhou Chong felt that he had to meet Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang in person.

Originally, Shuangyu Port was frozen, and ships could not drive at all. Everyone in the port was trapped on the island. Zhou Chong and Li Zheng couldn't get out for a while, but Shuangyu Port was originally a strait, and this year it was not only unexpectedly iced.

The closure and the cold was very cold. Even the two sides of the Taiwan Strait could walk on the ice. The traffic problem was finally solved. So Zhou Chong and Li Zheng traveled together and climbed Ningbo Prefecture on the ice all the way north. Today, it finally

Entering the territory of Songjiang Prefecture.

Songjiang Prefecture is located on the beach, and the climate is warmer than inland, but now even the beach is frozen, so it is actually not much warmer here. On the contrary, because the water vapor is too heavy. So it snowed a lot a while ago, and it was enough.

It was waist-deep. Almost all the roads were blocked. Zhou Chong and Li Zheng and others also circled several times before they found the way to Songjiang City.

Zhou Chong and Li Zheng walked and looked while walking, and found that compared with Ningbo and other prefectures in the south, Songjiang Prefecture was more north, so it was more severely affected. For example, in some villages I passed by, some houses of some villages were buried.

The heavy snow collapsed, and Zhou Chong and Li Zheng stopped the car to ask for it. They found that there were still some casualties, which was much worse than that of several southern prefectures.

After passing through several county towns outside Songjiang Prefecture, Zhou Chong's carriage finally arrived at the prefecture city. When he saw this familiar Songjiang Prefecture, Zhou Chong couldn't help but sigh that he rarely came again since he got married here.

I haven't been here for more than a year recently, so when I see Songjiang Mansion, I can't help but feel very moved.

Zhou Chong was visiting a friend this time, so he did not bring his own ceremonial war, nor did he intend to be too arrogant. Therefore, this time, except for a carriage, he only brought more than a dozen guards including Wu Shan, and these people rode.

He followed behind with a horse, but even so, when the city gate official saw the momentum of Zhou Chong and his team, he immediately nodded and asked them to enter the city, not daring to delay at all.

Zhou Chong and the others were wasting a lot of time on the road. It was already dusk when they entered the city, and it was really not suitable for visiting at this time. What's more, he and Li Zhengyi had been riding in the carriage for so long, so they were very tired, so they both

The man simply went to Li Zheng's house to rest first. As for Zhou Chong's house, there were people taking care of him, but if he didn't live in a long time, the mansion would be less popular, so it would be better to go to Li's government for a few days.

When the sun was slept until the sun was over, Zhou Chong woke up and put on his clothes to find Li Zheng. The two of them didn't eat breakfast at all. Instead, they went out to the North Street of Songjiang City, which is the most lively area in Songjiang Prefecture.

Every morning, countless stalls are set up, and all kinds of local food are available. Zhou Jindao has a rice dumpling, that is, glutinous rice wrapped in fried dough sticks, and a bowl of salted tofu brain. It is very sweet with pickles. Although

The food at Shuangyu Port is similar to that at Songjiang, but Zhou Chong still thinks the food here is the most delicious.

After having breakfast on the street, Zhou Chong and Li Zheng came to Zheng Jing's home with a few gifts they selected at Shuangyu Port. The old servant guarding the gate had known them for a long time, especially Zhou Chong is very identifiable now.

The same is true, so they were immediately invited into the living room and then rushed to the backyard to invite Zheng Jing.

But in a while, he saw Zheng Jing hurried to the living room. When he saw Zhou Chong and Li Zhengshi sitting in the hall, he also said enthusiastically: "Wenda, Shrike, aren't you all in Shuangyu Port?

, Now the road is closed with heavy snow, when will I return to Songjiang?"

"Haha, Minglun doesn't know anything. We were trapped in Shuangyu Port, but this year it was so cold that the sea was frozen, so we stepped on the ice to the shore, but from Ningbo to Songjiang

There was ice and snow all the way, and I took a lot of effort when I came. I just returned to Songjiang yesterday!" Zhou Chong also stood up and smiled.

"Yes, we have suffered a lot along the way, and we have never seen many people lose their residence and relatives due to the cold disaster. The rest of them can only live in other people's homes. It's so pitiful!" Li Zheng was also

He spoke.

"Oh, I have also seen the people who were affected by the disaster outside the city. They are indeed pitiful, but their situation is much better than the refugees I met before. After all, they can still have a warm residence and can also be used every day.

After eating hot rice, you just need to survive this winter!" Zheng Jing sighed.

The next three chatted for a few gossips, and then Li Zheng suggested to visit Zhang Kuang together. After all, Zhou Chong rarely came once, and the four of them had not been together for a long time. Zheng Jing also agreed very much about this.

So the three of them came to Zhang Kuang's house together again, but unfortunately, the servants of the Zhang family told them that their young master was not in the mansion, but went to Zhangjiazhuang outside the city a few days ago, where

All the people living in the Zhang family were tenants. I heard that they had suffered a disaster, so Zhang Kuang went to Zhangjiazhuang to deal with it.

Speaking of which, Zhang Kuang's family is also very good. What is completely different from Li Zheng's family is that the Zhang family does not have much business industry, but it is one of the famous landlords in Songjiang Prefecture. Not only does it have industries outside Songjiang City,

At the same time, there are also a lot of land in several nearby counties, and there are tens of thousands of tenants hired. For example, Zhangjiazhuangzi outside the city, the whole village is a tenant who farms for the Zhang family.

Hearing that Zhang Kuang was outside the city, Zhou Chong and Zheng Jing and Li Zheng discussed it for a while, and finally decided to go outside the city to find Zhang Kuang. Anyway, they were idle, let alone in this cold weather.

Bai Xue went to find friends outside the city, and it was also a good thing to tell them out. In addition, they also wanted to learn more about the disaster situation outside the city of Songjiang.

He went there as soon as he said that, Zhou Chong and Zheng Jing boarded the carriage again and drove towards Zhangjiazhuang outside the city. Although the coachman did not recognize the road, the Zhang family sent a servant to lead the way, so there was no need to inquire with others.

I soon arrived near Zhangjiazhuang, but when I was nearly ten miles away from Zhuangzi, the carriage stopped because the road ahead was covered with heavy snow. Although a small road was cleared out, it was too narrow.

Can't get in at all.

In desperation, Zhou Chong had to let the coachman wait here. The three of them led Wu Shan and several guards, and the front road was blocked by the servants of the Zhang family, and they walked forward along the path. Although the land under their feet was rugged,

Fortunately, the weather is very cold, so it is very hard to freeze. If the snow melts in spring, the whole road will probably be muddy and unacceptable.

After walking all over, Zhou Chong and his group finally came to Zhangjiazhuang. Zhang Kuang's home built a villa here. When the city was too hot in summer, the Zhang family would bring their families to the villa.

Zhang Kuang lives here now when he escapes the summer heat. However, Zhou Chong and the others are out of stock again, because according to the servants in the other courtyard, Zhang Kuang went to the village to visit several affected tenants, but has not returned yet.

Although Zhou Chong and the others felt a little tired, they did not go to the villa to rest. The three of them immediately followed the Zhang family servants from the villa to look for Zhang Kuan. As a result, Zhou Chong found that the Zhang family village was pretty good, although they lived there.

They are all tenants of the Zhang family, but the houses are quite neat. Unlike what I saw in later films and TV shows, all tenants are not full or warm in food. At least the houses of these tenants he sees can cover them now.

The wind and rain are blocking the rain. Although the children I occasionally see are wearing patched clothes, their complexions are rosy and do not look like they are often hungry.

However, Zhou Chong also knew that he saw these tenants only a few. After all, Songjiang Mansion was rich, and Zhang Kuang's family was also a family of poetry and books, so he treated tenants more preferentially, so tenants could also have a few bites of full meals, but if so

If it were other masters, if the land was relatively barren, the tenants would have lost enough food for many years, otherwise there would not be so many rebellions in the Ming Dynasty. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels and more.
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