Ye Mingxiang and Ye Daqing first went to find Li Zheng from three villages.
After listening to their suggestions, the three of them discussed it and felt that what Ye Daqing said made sense, and staying outside the city all the time was not an option.
They don't have many acquaintances here, so they can only take some money and go out.
Li Zheng gathered the villagers together again and asked each family to contribute ten cents to go to the government officials to make some arrangements.
Some villagers were not happy. They almost ran out of food and relied on the little money they had to buy food.
Li Zheng glanced at those people and said, "It's okay if you don't want to pay, and we won't force you, but if you get through the relationship, don't follow."
Those people became anxious upon hearing this. In such troubled times, if they didn't follow the large army, how could they survive? In the end, they all obediently paid.
I exchanged those copper plates for scraps of silver, selected a few representatives, and went to the government officials to inquire about the news.
Ye Daqing, a scholar from Hujiacun, and Li Zheng from Hujiacun, the three of them went together.
They came back after a while, with joy on their faces.
Li Zheng from Yejia Village came over and asked, "How are you doing? Can you go in?"
Li Zheng from Hujia Village said happily: "Although we can't enter the city, we have already issued an order from above. Starting from tomorrow, the fleeing victims will be resettled one after another. I heard from the gentleman just now that they will be resettled near the capital."
"Is this news true?"
"Of course it's true. According to the adult, a notice was posted immediately."
"That's great. No matter where it is placed? It finally has a place to stay."
The villagers all cried with joy after hearing this. They had been traveling from their hometown to the capital for almost two months, and now they were able to settle down.
Ye Yuqing was not particularly disappointed. Although she could not go to the capital, she knew that this was temporary.
After the nearby refugees are settled, the city gate will be reopened, making it easier to enter and exit.
They waited until the next day for the notice to be posted, but what was written on it was far from what they expected.
It is said to be resettlement, but in fact it means that they are scattered in various villages to open up wasteland. There is no resettlement fee, no resettlement food, and they have to find their own accommodation.
The victims were greatly disappointed, but they had to obey the arrangements, otherwise the superiors would ignore them and send them back to their place of origin.
But with so many people in their village, it’s impossible to arrange them all together.
Yejiacun was divided into two large villages not far from the capital. The other two villages that fled with them were also assigned to nearby villages.
The villagers over there were very reluctant to see so many people being divided into their village.
But this was an arrangement from above, and they had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.
The people of Yejiacun settled here.
Although there is no house or food, there is not much drought here. Going to the mountains to dig some wild vegetables and build a thatched shed is always better than running away.
Go open another piece of wasteland, or buy some fertile land from the villagers, and you can have a harvest next year.
Shitou had a clever mind, and when no one was paying attention, he stuffed a piece of silver into the village, and occupied an unowned and dilapidated yard in the village.
The three rooms are all roofless, but the walls are still good and covered with thatch, so a family can fit in even if they squeeze together.
The rest of the people were very envious when they saw it, but who made them a step too late? They secretly cursed Shi Tou for being too evil-minded.
Old man Ye and his two sons also went to find the village leader.
Judging from the fact that Li Zheng from Yejia Village and the landlord from Hujiazhuang were also there, they must be here to establish relations.
This village is called Dongzhai, and the villager's name is Dong Yong. He is about forty years old and looks like a very smooth man.
Seeing the three of them, father and son, he enthusiastically welcomed them into the house to sit down, called his son to pour them water, and asked them about the situation on the road.
After hearing them talk about the tragic situation on the road, Dong Lizheng sighed: "This damn world doesn't leave a way for the people to survive, right?"
Seeing that they were hesitant to speak, he quickly said: "Although our place is better than other places, this year's grain production has also been reduced by 20 to 30%, but the taxes are much heavier than in previous years. Now every family I dig wild vegetables to satisfy my hunger."
After hearing what he said, several people in Yejiacun looked at each other, knowing that this matter would definitely be difficult to handle. Before they could open their mouths, they were blocked from talking.
Li Zheng from Yejia Village bowed his hand to him and said helplessly: "Dong Li Zheng, let's not talk about anything else. As we are raising a family, can you please help us arrange a place to live?"
As he said that, he put a piece of silver on the table. Old Man Ye and the landlord of Hujiacun also took out the gifts they had prepared, which were all small pieces of broken silver.
Dong Yong glanced at the money on the table, and then said with an unbearable face: "Although life in our village is also difficult, since the government has arranged for you to come here, I can't just ignore it. There is still an open space at the foot of the mountain, which is crowded. If so, it would be enough to build a house in your village.”
Several people hurriedly stood up and said gratefully: "Thank you Li Zheng."
The landowner of Hujiacun asked again with a smile: "Li Zheng, I wonder if there is any wasteland near us? We have finally settled down here. We will have to eat in the future, right?"
Dong Yong said generously: "There are everywhere on the east hillside. Go over and take a look. Where there are no crops, you can open up wasteland."
Several people hurriedly thanked him, said a few more polite words, and then left.
When they walked out of the door, the faces of several people were not good-looking. They originally thought that if they gave the money, they could give them a shabby house in the village like Shitou's family. Who knows if there is nothing, we still have to build our own house.
But now there is nothing we can do about it. People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.
A few people walked quickly towards their families. Since Dong Yong had already said that the open space at the foot of the mountain would allow people from their village to build houses.
Then go get a good place early, you can't give away the money in vain.
In this way, Yejiacun settled down in Dongzhai. Shitou and his two brothers each carried a tree and came down from the mountain.
Yesterday, their family tidied up the yard. Needless to say, this yard is really nice. You can live in it as long as the roof is put on it.
When conditions permit in the future, they will build two more western rooms, which will be almost the same as their previous house.
Shitou's own family was settled, and he began to miss Yongchang and Wenxiu's sister-in-law again.
I don’t know if they have reached the northwest? Is everyone safe? Have you found a place to stay?
What he didn't know was that the group of people he missed were now planting sweet potatoes.
"Uncle Yongchang, Uncle Wencai, you can just plant them like I do. You should put the seedlings flat so that they will produce more sweet potatoes."
Li Yunze is instructing them to plant sweet potatoes, which he learned from Ye Yutong in space last night.
Yongchang, Wencai and a few women nodded cautiously and carefully planted the sweet potato seedlings into the ridges they had dug a few days ago.
Seeing how cautious they were, Ye Yutong was very anxious. How long would it take for this to happen?
She grabbed a handful of sweet potato seedlings and demonstrated to them, "Uncle Yongchang, you are planting too slowly like that. Like me, just press it into the soil and it will be ready."
The adults watched her move quickly with her hands and feet, and within a short while, a large number of sweet potato seedlings were planted. He planted it quickly and well, just like what Ping An taught him just now.
Yongchang asked: "Tongtong, how come you know how to plant sweet potatoes? Did Ping An teach you?"
Ye Yutong shook his head, "No, I was listening to what he just said. Isn't it very simple?"
Several adults were silent, fearing that the children would be harmed just now.
They didn't allow the children to come over, but they didn't expect that they themselves were the ones who were clumsy.
Li Yunze said with a smile, "Uncle Yongchang, you don't have to be so careful. This sweet potato is very durable and not as delicate as other crops. Just put it in the soil and press it."
"Oh, okay, we get it."
