"Escaped from Yanzhou? His ancestral home is Shanyang County?"
After hearing Xu Da's self-report, a group of officials gathered around them, looked at them and said in surprise:
"There are actually refugees who fled from Yanzhou to Jizhou. How did you get here?"
Looking up and looking behind them, there were no carriages, horses, or even mules for transportation, but I also knew that it was impossible for ordinary people to afford these precious livestock.
"So, you all came here?" the official asked curiously.
The five members of the Xu family nodded neatly.
Wang Dayou's family also agreed.
The officials looked at each other. Since the decree was promulgated, this was the first batch of Yanzhou refugees to come to the city. They had no experience in how to deal with them.
Several officials exchanged offers, and finally an official who seemed to be the oldest stood up and motioned to the Xu and Wang families to follow him.
"Come with me, first go to the government office and check in." The official greeted, his expression neither impatient nor enthusiastic.
Xu Da and Wang Dayou thanked him, and then led their family members to follow the official into the city.
The county town is not large, with a total permanent population of less than a thousand households, but the neat streets, orderly shops and stalls, and the people walking on the streets give people a thriving and prosperous scene.
Xu Yue had seen too many deserted villages and abandoned cities along the way. When she suddenly stepped into such a city full of fireworks, she suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion.
"Woooooooo..."
There was a suppressed sobbing sound beside her. Xu Yue turned around and saw that Tong was covering her mouth with tears in her eyes. The hardships she had endured for the past few months seemed to be released at this moment.
Xu Yue: It seems that I am not the only one who was moved.
"My surname is Xu, I wonder what the official calls me?" Xu laughed and chatted with the official.
The official looked back at him, as if he was thinking whether Xu Da was worthy of talking to him, but seeing his sincere eyes, he paused for a long time and replied coldly:
"My surname is Liu."
Xu Da nodded, "Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Liu."
"You don't dare to act like this, I'm just a small official." Liu Rong retorted firmly.
If it had been anyone else, they would have been so embarrassed at this moment that they didn't know what to say. They would have laughed flatteringly at the end, fearing to offend the adults, and would not have dared to speak again.
But who is Xu Da?
The person in front of him is the only official he can come into contact with in his current status, although as Liu Rong himself said, he is not worthy of being an official.
But they are people in that system, and their family will soon settle in Hejian. I don’t know what the specific situation will be. If they can get more useful information from this population, for them, their uncertain future will be uncertain.
It can add a little more certainty.
There was no trace of embarrassment on Xu Da's face, but he changed his title seriously and called him Mr. Liu Cha.
Then he asked questions about his own business, such as how to resettle the refugees, what fees need to be paid, etc.
While asking, he held Liu Rong's hand and handed him a heavy money bag calmly.
Liu Guancha, who was originally aloof and unapproachable, suddenly raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xu Da in surprise. This refugee didn't look like a refugee.
The guys at the door saw that they were not making any money, so no one was willing to take the job. He didn't want to, but he came a few years earlier than these guys. If the superiors wanted to hold him accountable, he would be the first to take the job, so he had no choice but to take the job.
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Unexpectedly, there could be unexpected gains?!
Liu Rong secretly weighed his money bag and estimated that he had two hundred dollars, enough for two kilograms of beef and a kilogram of fine wine.
The indifferent look disappeared immediately, and he revealed a kind smile, "You are the first batch of refugees here. The specific details will depend on Mr. Hucao's arrangements."
"But I once heard your Excellency say that there were too many deaths in the surrounding villages last winter and a lot of fields were laid waste. I think I will arrange for you to go to those nearby villages."
After saying that, for the sake of two hundred dollars, he kindly comforted me, "All the villagers in these villages have had wine with me. When the time comes, I will tell them and I will arrange for you well."
Liu Rong spoke quietly and quickly, and in dialect. Xu Da tried hard to understand and Xu Yue translated quietly from the side, and then he understood what he meant.
Xu Da nodded and asked tentatively: "Master Liu Cha, do you have to go to the village? What if you stay in the county?"
Xu Yue, who was specially held in Xu Da's arms as a translator, heard her father's words and knew that he did not want to go to the village but wanted to stay in the county. She pricked up her ears expectantly to hear Liu Rong's answer.
Unexpectedly, Liu Rong paused, suddenly became cautious, and asked curiously:
"You want to stay in the city? How can you make a living without land?"
Today is a troubled time. While Jizhou is on guard against the Black Rock Army to the west, it is also at war with the Yanzhou Refugee Army. Earlier, when preparing to take in the refugees, the superiors had warned that there might be spies among the refugees, so be careful.
Now when he looked at it, he suddenly felt that the Xu Da in front of him was very suspicious!
Xu Da and Xu Yue felt Liu Rong's unkind gaze at the same time. The father and daughter felt a little bit in their hearts. They never expected that they would be regarded as spies after just asking so many questions.
Xu Da hurriedly explained, saying that he was scared by the previous refugee army and felt that the city was safer, so he just asked casually. This dispelled Liu Rong's suspicion.
It was just this test that made Xu Yue's family clearly feel the tension of the current situation.
The bustling fireworks we just saw are just a facade of peace that people work hard to maintain.
In essence, the Daqing Kingdom is now on the verge of collapse.
However, after bringing the two families to the government office, Liu Rong suddenly said to Xu Da: "If someone from this county can help you guarantee, it is not impossible to stay in the city."
The family of five, who had been living in exile since then without any relatives, suddenly fell silent.
It seems that it is almost impossible to stay in the county now, and the nearby villages are their final destination.
However, it is relatively peaceful here and there are no disasters. If you go to the village, just go to the village. Once you have settled down, you can slowly make plans.
The family of five looked at each other and seemed to have accepted the fact that they would continue to be farmers.
Wang Dayou's family didn't have so many ideas. They were satisfied just to have a place for them to stay.
He has observed that the villages near Hejian County are quite good, with open land and rivers. They are much better than their Dawang Village with more mountains and less water.
Once we have a field, we will cultivate it well in the spring next year, and things will gradually get better.
Wang Dayou waited with longing, but the Xu family still wanted to work harder.
Seeing Liu Rong entering the county government office alone, Wang whispered to Xu Da: "You can go find this Liu Rong official to hold activities. Although they are all in villages, there are differences. Try to arrange one with good conditions."
Xu Yue heard what grandma said and quickly reminded her: "If you want to be rich, build roads first. Dad, you want convenient transportation!"
Seeing his daughter's anxious and worried look, Xu Da nodded her little head in a funny way, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
After that, he took out the big money bag from the wooden box, motioned to his family members to stay where they were and not to move around, and quietly followed Liu Rong's direction.
