The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 171: Heavy Snow Blocks the Gate

Xie Yulan covered her face, looked at Wang Tongpan with great grievance, and defended herself: "Master, I have no other intentions. I just want to find a rich wife for Wengui to reduce the burden on the family."

Wang Tongpan's face, which was originally full of anger, was stunned: "She has money? Where does she get the money?"

So, Xie Yulan quickly told the story of Jian Yue stealing 90,000 taels from her stepmother and Meng Tongzhi paying 100,000 taels in compensation.

In fact, the incident of Meng Yuan hiring a killer was a hot topic, and many people knew that Meng Tongzhi paid 100,000 taels of silver to detoxify his son. However, the information received by outsiders was that Meng Tongzhi used 100,000 taels of silver and a manor to exchange an antidote for his son. Now Xie Yulan said that the 100,000 taels of silver belonged to Jian Yue, which was obviously misleading.

But Wang Tongpan was no longer willing to think about it. The only thing on his mind was the number of 200,000 taels. Just imagine, if a bastard who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun married a gold nugget, if he could get hold of it, all the money would be from the public. To put it bluntly, it would be no problem for the bastard's wife to support the entire Tongpan Mansion.

Wang Tongpan's heart was burning with anger.

However, he was not a brainless person. His son did something inappropriate, angered someone, and was beaten up. He had to find a way to calm the person down before discussing marriage.

Wang Tongpan asked his servants to carry his son in for treatment. Then he called his wife and Xie Yulan to the warm room to discuss countermeasures.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and everywhere you looked was a sea of ​​white.

This heavy snow lasted for four days and four nights. The snow was more than two feet deep, and it really blocked the way home.

After the snow stopped, the weather was still gloomy. The government organized people to clean the streets and reminded residents to clean their houses to prevent them from being crushed by the snow.

The houses in the city are basically fine, except for some houses in the west and north of the city that have been in disrepair for a long time. The most worrying thing is the villages outside the city, where there are many thatched houses and mud houses with straw mats as roofs, which are most likely to collapse under the pressure of snow.

Jian Yue was also worried about the village outside the city and Gejia Village. Although she had asked them to inspect their houses in advance, she was still afraid that something unexpected might happen.

Jian Yue decided to go to the manor to have a look. The light-weight skill she practiced was "Floating on Water", so she probably couldn't float on water, but she could try floating on snow.

Jian Yue was eager to try.

Fu Yun agreed very much.

Practicing martial arts on the snow is a great opportunity to improve your skills, and it certainly cannot be missed.

The two of them carried bows and arrows, prepared themselves, and rode in a carriage to leave the city. When the carriage reached the outside of the city, they got off and walked, and the carriage turned back.

The snow on the streets in the city was cleared by people organized by the government. However, only a section of the official road outside the city was cleared. In particular, no one cleared the village roads leading to the villages.

Thick snow covered the village road. Without a clear map route, it would be impossible to find the way. Fortunately, Jian Yue drew a simple map when she came out.

The two of them took the map and compared the routes again, preparing to go to Yuzhuang first.

Fu Yun originally practiced Qinggong, but she was not an expert in it and could only reach an average level at best.

When Jian Yue arrived, she took off the sandbags on her body. She took a deep breath, held her breath, and took a deep breath. She landed lightly on the snow. Before her feet could sink, she jumped up and was already ten feet away. When she was distracted again, the figure on the snow was getting farther and farther away. The footprints left on the snow were only half an inch deep.

The highest realm of Qinggong is to walk on snow without leaving any trace. Therefore, Jian Yue still has a long way to go in Qinggong.

The two of them leaped all the way, using branches and snow as leverage. As they headed straight toward Zhuangzi, they almost cut the distance in half.

Jian Yue was sweating and panting from exhaustion, but she gritted her teeth and persisted, not stopping to rest until the last moment.

During practice, she constantly adjusted the strength and posture of her footsteps, accumulated experience, and summed up a training method that suits her.

Fu Yun also wanted to improve his martial arts skills, so he gritted his teeth and persevered.

When the two arrived at Yuzhuang, Liu Dazheng led the tenants to sweep the snow. Some houses were newly built, and some were under repair. The snow on the roofs had been cleared.

The appearance of Jian Yue and the others surprised the people in the manor. They were both wearing cotton hats, and when they took them off, steam rose from their heads.

Jian Yue asked Liu Da to take them around and check, asking them to try to clear the road from the village to the official road.

The tenants had built kangs in their homes, prepared enough firewood, and had sufficient food storage. So Jian Yue taught the people in the village how to grow bean sprouts. The village was covered with snow, and there were few vegetables to eat in winter. Bean sprouts would definitely make everyone happy.

After explaining to Liu Da some more things that needed attention, the two went to Yangzhuang again.

The small village that Xie Chujiao had asked for was called Xiaodong Village. It had only 60 mu of land with average soil quality. There were five tenants. The village head was surnamed Qin.

After Xiaodongzhuang came into Jian Yue's hands, she sent Fan Da to inspect the houses and distributed some food, meat and vegetables to the tenants for the winter to ensure that they could survive the snowstorm.

The two of them wasted a lot of time in the three farms. They could not reach Gejia Village before dark, so they stayed in the farms.

The next morning, the two of them used their Qinggong skills to set off for Gejia Village.

Since the Qingshan Sugarcane Factory was built in Gejia Village, the villagers have made a little money. Add to that the money from selling the mountain, and every household has some extra money. The living standards of Gejia Village have improved instantly.

Jian Yue and Fu Yun arrived at Gejia Village in the afternoon. They were almost exhausted. After eating and drinking, they rested for an hour before going to inspect the village.

Because of advance preparations, no houses collapsed due to the heavy snow. The snow on the village paths was cleaned up. The villagers were in good spirits.

Jian Yue was very satisfied.

Village Chief Ge is a good village leader. He strictly implements all the suggestions made by Jian Yue. So when Jian Yue said there would be another blizzard, he believed it without a doubt and actively asked Jian Yue for advice on how to deal with it.

In the evening, heavy snow fell again. After a night, the snow was almost knee-deep. At the call of the village chief Ge, the people of Gejia Village came out to sweep the snow.

Jian Yue and Fu Yun braved the snow to return to the city. They were both afraid of being trapped in Gejia Village.

Practicing in the snow was very helpful to the two of them. They became more and more proficient in their practice. Although they braved the snow to return to the city, they saved some time compared to the time they went there. At noon, they arrived at the city gate.

Fu Wu was waiting at the city gate. The carriage couldn't get out because of the snow, so he came out to meet Jian Yue and the others.

There was no one on the street, and the three of them used their Qinggong to pass by. When they returned to Yue's house, Jian Yue and Fu Yun were exhausted.

After taking a comfortable medicinal bath and sleeping for two hours, Jian Yue was having dinner when Yun Zhonghe told her that someone from the mansion had asked her to go back for the New Year.

To be honest, Jian Yue really didn't want to go back.

Although the population of the Mansion is simple...