Chapter 308 Settlement (3)
A few days later, Jiang Shaohua’s letter was delivered from the capital to Magistrate Cai of Li County.
At this time, Magistrate Cai was leading a group of hungry people to settle in the new house. Li County has many mountains and trees, making it very convenient to build a house.
The time was tight and the house built was not very good, but it was enough to provide shelter from wind and rain.
Looking at the large brand new house, the hungry people were so excited that tears filled their eyes, and some even burst into tears on the spot.
They left their homes and careers behind, and now they finally have a home again.
Magistrate Cai was busy all day long, but he still spoke with great energy. He opened his mouth and shouted: "Shi Dayong, your family of five, come and choose a house first."
Shi Dayong used Wiping away tears with his sleeves, he knelt down and kowtowed three times in the direction of Nanyang Prince's Mansion, and then kowtowed to Magistrate Cai. Then he led the old mother, wife and daughter into the nearest small house.
Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. There are three empty rooms in this small house, and there is a small open space behind the house. Enough for a family of five.
When I entered the house, I saw that there was a simple wooden bed in the house. As soon as he spread the tattered bedding he brought with him, he looked presentable.
"Dad," Dani asked happily after several days of full meals, and her face was finally not so yellow. "Will this be our home from now on?"
Erni followed closely: "Dad, I like it here."
Shi Dayong, a simple and honest man who didn't know how to coax his daughter with nice words, just grinned.
Shi’s mother and stone’s wife kept wiping their eyes with their sleeves.
That day, they were desperate to escape, and they were all ready to starve to death and fall on the roadside. Who would have thought that such a day would come.
By the time all the hungry people had moved into the new houses, most of the day had passed.
Next, Magistrate Cai personally distributed wooden plows, shovels and other agricultural tools to the hungry people. Starting from tomorrow, the hungry people will go to clear wasteland and prepare the land. Once the land is cleared, they can go to the county government to receive grain for farming.
With more than four hundred hungry people, there must be a leader. Magistrate Cai was most familiar with Shi Dayong, so he designated Shi Dayong as the leader of this new village.
Shi Dayong took on the important task, a little uneasy, but more excited and happy.
He said to Magistrate Cai: "Sir, I am just a farmer who only knows how to farm. I have no other abilities. I'm afraid I can't be upright."
Magistrate Cai smiled and said: "Do it first and see, and learn while doing it. No one is born to do things. If it doesn't work, I will replace him with someone else in the future."
Shi Dayong then said shyly Thank you Magistrate Cai for your kindness.
Tang Yamen came over with a happy face and whispered a few words in a low voice. Magistrate Cai's eyes lit up, he quickly gave Shi Dayong a few words, and then hurried back to the county government office.
The princess's personal guard who sent a message from the capital was none other than Sun An.
"Master Cai, this is a letter from the princess." Sun An rode his horse around for many days, his face looked a little tired. After Magistrate Cai received the letter, Sun An said goodbye and left.
The princess specially ordered him to return to the palace and deliver another letter. This was also the princess's consideration, allowing him to spend a few days with his wife and children.
Huang Sanmei gave birth to a fat boy for him two years ago, and she became pregnant again before he went to the capital with the princess. He was working in the capital, and he was always thinking about his wife and children.
Sun An rode fast for two days and returned to the Nanyang Palace. He gave two thick letters to Chen Changshi and Feng Changshi, and then hurried back to be with his wife and children. The naughty and active two-year-old boy giggled and threw himself into his father's arms.
Huang Sanmei, whose belly was already swollen, slowly came over holding her waist, her eyes filled with joy: "Why are you back?"
Sun An usually seemed dull and talkative, but he was gentle and considerate to his wife in private. He reached out to hold Huang Sanmei's hand and said with a low smile: "The princess asked me to come back to deliver a letter and come back to see you. I can rest in the mansion for two or three days. Go to the capital again.”
Huang Sanmei nodded happily: "I made two pairs of shoes for the princess and embroidered ten pairs of socks. You can bring them with you when the time comes."
"You are pregnant. Take good care of your fetus and start making shoes. Sun Anxin felt sorry for her daughter-in-law and whispered: "Besides, there are so many embroiderers in the palace, as well as Yin Zhu Tu and Baizhang's mother, how can the princess have less shoes to wear?"
"That's different?" " Huang Sanmei's reasoning is very simple: "They do it. It belongs to them, and what I do is what I want to do. Thanks to the princess’s kindness, I should make some shoes and socks for the princess.”
If the princess hadn’t come to the rescue that day, I would have done it now. She is afraid that she is still working as a cow and horse in the Huang family.
She was more grateful and respectful to the princess than anyone else. Even if the princess asked her to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire, she would not frown.
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The two elders, Chen and Feng, were reading the princess's letter together.
After reading his copy of the letter, Feng Wenming felt a little disappointed and looked at the letter in Chen Changshi's hand. This comparison immediately made me feel a bit sour: "The princess wrote a three-page letter to me and a four-page letter to you."
Chen Zhuo glanced at Feng Wenming with a smile: "The princess told me in the letter The situation in the imperial court in the capital, as well as the private interactions with officials, will inevitably require more words.”
This also requires comparison. My friend, you are too small-minded.
Feng Wenming smiled awkwardly and read the princess' letter again. Then he said to Chen Zhuo: "Li County accepted more than 400 hungry people and settled them carefully and securely. Magistrate Cai is indeed a hard-working person."
Chen Zhuo nodded: "Let Li County settle the hungry people. According to the method, I will write the official document and have it sent to other counties."
It was really hard for Chen Changshi to write thirteen copies.
Feng Wenming's sourness was over, and he felt sorry for his old friend who was worried about the hard work: "Don't you have a long follower who is good at pen and ink around you? You just write one as a sample, and let them write the rest. ”
Chen Zhuo responded with a smile: "That's what I planned. Don't worry, I won't tire myself out. This old bone will last for a few more years, working as an errand for the princess."
We were about to separate. When he left, the guards came to deliver the message. The men from the second battalion of the guards came back with hundreds of hungry people.
Feng Wenming was angry and funny: "Qin Zhan and Meng Dashan have a tacit understanding. It was only more than half a month later that the Second Battalion of the Guards sent people back."
No need to think about it. I know, I must have "communicated" in private. According to this posture, the Third Battalion of the Guards is about to send the hungry people back.
Chen Zhuo thought for a while: "Send these hungry people to Wuyin County!"
Wuyin County is the poorest county in Nanyang County. In the past two years, the palace has been supporting Wuyin County. Magistrate Gao is also a diligent and good official, leading the people to plant new grains. Now the people in the county can fill their stomachs. Now, taking advantage of the arrival of hungry people, we will first increase the population of several lower counties and actively reclaim wasteland to grow new food.
Feng Wenming nodded: "I will go to the household immediately, allocate some money and food, and send it to Wuyin County together with the hungry people."
This is the confidence of the palace to act. If people are given food but no food, the county magistrates will definitely complain a lot. Now we are providing food to people, which is equivalent to the palace raising a group of people for the county. Who can not be happy?