The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 1142

Chapter 1142: Chapter 965, One Hundred Thousand Whys

Li Xingnian brought some sweet potatoes, of which Daohua took half to the manor for breeding, while the other half was planted in the space, preparing to start cultivation next year.

"Why is it so hot this year?"

After mid-June, the temperature in Liangdu rose higher each day, the ground was scorching hot, and water sprinkled on the soil evaporated in moments. Everyone felt listless in the heat and didn’t want to move.

Daohua worried about her son getting heatstroke and forcibly kept him indoors, preventing him from going outside. Fortunately, the toy room was filled with toys, and although the little guy fussed at first, he eventually calmed down.

It wasn’t until mid-August that the temperature began to drop.

However, the temperature drop was quite drastic. The autumn, which should be cool and pleasant, brought a chill instead.

Some experienced elders showed their concern: "The weather this year is a bit abnormal; we better hurry up and harvest the crops from the fields."

The scholar Mr. Wang shared this concern and immediately reported it to Xiao Yeyang.

After hearing this, Xiao Yeyang consulted with some experienced farmers and got the same conclusion, so he ordered all the military outposts to harvest the crops in advance.

Indeed, by September, several outposts in Xiliang experienced frost, and many crops that had not been harvested in time were severely frost-damaged.

"This winter might be very cold; we need to prepare more supplies for it."

After returning to the residence, Xiao Yeyang mentioned this to Daohua.

Daohua nodded, "I’ve noticed it too. In previous years, Xiliang would start feeling cold in September, but it’s never been as cold as this year. Even some of the servants who are not in good health have put on cotton-padded clothes."

Xiao Yeyang said, "I have already sent people to the Gan State Guard to get more coal for storage, so we can be prepared to deal with any disaster in time."

Daohua responded with a ’hmm’: "I will take care of the preparations at the residence; just focus on the matters outside."

Xiao Yeyang added, "Luckily, this year you taught everyone how to knit sweaters. The military supply department has prepared tens of thousands of sets of sweaters and trousers, and if distributed among the twelve military towns, the patrolling soldiers should each be able to receive a set."

"As for the ordinary people, there are many herdsmen in Xiliang, and wool is not hard to find. If they save up, every family should be able to make something to wear."

In October, many places in Xiliang saw heavy, goose-feather-like snow.

In less than half a month, many outposts reported snow disasters within their jurisdiction.

After this, Xiao Yeyang became even busier than before, leaving early and returning late, and Daozi often complained about not seeing his father for a long time.

Thanks to this year’s repair of the official roads by all the outposts, transportation was much easier. With Xiao Yeyang’s forceful intervention, winter supplies were transported to the disaster areas on time, preventing a large number of deaths and injuries from the cold.

Wangjia Village.

Clan Leader Wang, leaning on a walking stick, went from house to house checking on the clanspeople, afraid that someone might have frozen or starved to death.

Fortunately, after making the rounds, there were no such cases. The widowed and elderly of the clan had clothes and food provided by the community, allowing them to survive the winter.

Although the lives of the clanspeople were not wealthy, they could still get by.

The Clan Leader tightened the cotton-padded coat he was wearing. Underneath it, he had on a sweater and wool trousers, and walking in the snow didn’t feel too cold. In previous years, he wouldn’t dare to go out at this time with only a cotton coat for warmth.

Speaking of which, the knitted sweaters, trousers, gloves, and socks made of wool are really warm. Next year, he would consider if the clan should buy some sheep to raise.

Without these sweaters and trousers, he wasn’t sure if the elderly of the clan could have survived this cold winter.

Previously, wool wasn’t very valuable, but now that everyone knew how to knit sweaters and trousers, the herdsmen were reluctant to sell their wool.

Some merchants were buying up wool in large quantities. As the woolen sweaters and trousers are so warm, these merchants saw a business opportunity, planning to knit them and sell them to other provinces.

If the clan also raised sheep, apart from providing for its members, they might even earn some Silver to supplement their household expenses.

Snow began to fall from the sky again, and the Clan Leader shrank his neck and hurried home.

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Not until the end of the year did Xiao Yeyang finally find some leisure time.

Daozi hadn’t seen his father for two or three months, and he was momentarily stunned to see Xiao Yeyang during breakfast.