After entering Sun City, they saw rows of neat houses with red walls and red tiles, and people were walking in and out. Li and the old woman were so shocked that they stopped involuntarily.
Lin Yan didn't rush him and just let them look and observe. When they came to their senses, he took them to his home and introduced the fire kang, furniture, kitchen, etc. at home with gestures.
From the beginning to the end, Li and Li were so shocked that they couldn't say a word. Everything they saw today was so shocking that it was completely beyond their imagination.
Seeing Hua Hong rolling out the noodles and frying the meat neatly, and the aroma of rice wafting out during the whole process, Li took a few deep breaths and chirped excitedly with the old lady.
After eating delicious noodles, drinking broth, and eating scrambled eggs with leeks, Li couldn't bear it any longer. He gestured excitedly to Lin Yan, pointing at himself and then at the house, eagerly thinking You need to know if you can have such a good place.
Lin Yan made some lame gestures, and after confirming what Li meant, he nodded affirmatively, pointed to where Li and the old woman were, and then pointed to the south, which meant that all their tribesmen could move here.
After both parties struggled to understand each other's intentions, it was getting late, and Lin Yan helped them arrange a place to stay, so that they could go to the tree house tribe to pick up people tomorrow.
There are still a few empty houses in Sun City that can be occupied by people after being tidied up, which is just right for Li and the others to stay temporarily.
The cold season is coming soon. When people arrive, we will communicate well in the next few months and strive to have smooth communication before discussing follow-up issues.
After the people arrived, Hua Min was given to teach them how to read and count. Over time, they would gradually become able to speak the same language as the people in Sun City.
Li barely slept that night, his mind was in a mess, thinking about all sorts of things, but in the end he was conquered by the house he was about to stay in and the delicious food.
Early the next morning, he urged Lin Yan to go back quickly.
Lin Yan knew that he was anxious, so he immediately rowed off with Yun Qing and others. There were only eight people going this time, and the space on the boat was limited, so we had to leave room for the people in the tree house tribe.
It can be reached in three hours by going down the river, but it takes four hours to return. If you want to send people back, you have to make many trips.
Today is already September 20th, and there is not much time left for them.
When they arrived at the Treehouse Tribe, they were all looking anxiously north by the river. Li and the old woman did not return home all night, and the clan members were all worried.
Seeing them back safely, he immediately smiled with joy.
When they saw the linen clothes on their bodies, several people touched them.
The people from the Treehouse tribe chattered a lot around the two of them. They looked at Lin Yan and others in confusion. After nearly an hour of intense discussion, they finally reached an agreement.
Li arranged for the first group of people to leave with the boat. They were all little children. The remaining people packed their things first and waited for the next boat to pick them up.
Looking at the nervous children, Lin Yan took out the food he had prepared and distributed it to them.
After tasting the novel food, the children were not so wary of Lin Yan. They looked at her curiously and said something she didn't understand from time to time.
After arranging the first batch of children, Lin Yan no longer followed the boat to pick them up. Yun Qing arranged for someone to row a boat to pick up the rest.
The boat departed early and returned late, making two trips a day. Five days later, everyone in the Tree House Tribe was brought to Sun City and their accommodation was arranged.
People's ability to learn and adapt should never be underestimated. When the people from the Treehouse Tribe first arrived, they didn't dare to move around and secretly observed everything going on in Sun City.
However, within three days, someone had already seen the existence of the iron coin and understood its value.
The arbitral tribunal arranged for Hua Xiang to be responsible for the follow-up communication of the Treehouse tribe, and she happened to cooperate with Hua Min to teach them the language and writing of Sun City.
After they were brought back, Lin Yan didn't do anything else. He helped harvest the last crop of roe and prepare supplies for the cold season at home.
On September 29th, the temperature dropped sharply and the cold season came. The kangs in every household were lit, and braziers were lit in the houses for warmth.
Lin Yan was still a little uncomfortable with the sudden cold and wrapped in thick clothes. She stayed at home, peeling hemp silk with Huahong Jinzai.
I didn't want to peel it off, so I picked up paper and pen to copy the book. After being lazy for five days, I started teaching Shi Zhi and others again.
There are only two hours of class every day. After several years of study, they have mastered the basics. Lin Yan will go deeper every year and teach more difficult knowledge.
For the people of the Tree House Tribe, this cold season is like being in paradise, with hot Kangs and fire pits, so they never have to freeze to death again.
There is plenty of food, so there is no need to worry about going hungry. Just don't be too happy.
This kind of life feels like a dream to them, and they are afraid that their dream will be shattered. But it was freezing outside, and as soon as they stepped out of the house, it became clear that everything was real.
The people of the Tree House Tribe eat meat and other foods prepared by themselves, but they have to pay for flour. If they don’t have money, they take credit, and they have to pay back the money in the future.
The arbitral tribunal cannot use everyone's tax revenue to support outsiders. Some people are not willing to accept them, let alone spend money on them.
Although everyone's life is getting better, they can't squander it arbitrarily. In the eyes of many people, it is useless to accept people from the Tree House Tribe.
In the end, the arbitration tribunal came forward and made it clear that the resettlement of the Treehouse tribesmen would not harm everyone's interests, so it reluctantly passed the decision.
In fact, it has little effect on most people, but Hua Xiang and Hua Min are very troubled. It is not easy for them to teach the people of the tree house tribe to speak and learn writing.
On the first day we met, we couldn't understand each other at all and we had to guess the whole time. After several days of this, Hua Min had an idea and took out a pen and paper to start drawing simple paintings.
She first drew a sun with words next to it, and taught them over and over again, correcting the pronunciation.
To say that this cold season has not had a big impact on other people, they stay at home even if they don't go out. Only Hua Min and Hua Xiangniang are busy every day, and their heads are very big.
In December, the arbitral tribunal began to collect agricultural taxes. This was the first tax collection. Every household calculated the amount of tax and went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to pay the tax.
There was a bumper wheat harvest this year, and the family had enough food to eat. Most families chose to use wheat to pay taxes and carry sacks to the civil service.
At this moment, a family of three was sitting around the fire pit, and Hua Hong asked: "It's time to pay agricultural taxes. Should our family use wheat to deduct the tax, or pay directly. I've asked around, and everyone said it's cost-effective to use wheat to deduct the tax." Anyway, I have a lot of food at home, so I don’t have to pay for it.”
Lin Yan didn't think so, "Just pay. Our family runs a restaurant and has a big demand for food. Next year the restaurant will move to the commercial street. If the business gets better, we will have to buy food. We don't have enough food at home."
"Do we really have to pay? Our family has five acres of land that we have to pay tax on, and one acre of land costs three cents. Next year, we will have to pay tax on even more land."
Lin Yan was speechless, "You still have to pay taxes. It's easier to pay now. You don't have to buy food at the same time. Isn't this the same thing?"
Hua Hong thought carefully, "That's the truth, but I always feel like I lost money."
After struggling for a while, Hua Hong chose to listen to Lin Yan and pay.
(End of chapter)
