There is no telling how prosperous Yong'an City is. The old man knows everyone too well. It's just like what he said. He hasn't really settled down. Everything else is just empty. He doesn't have the energy to pay attention to other things.
What's more, the Wu family was too down-to-earth. There were dozens of carriages waiting not far from the ship. They almost got off the ship and got into the carriage, and then they all sat in the carriage and were pulled all the way out of the city.
The carriages and horses at the wharf here are not parked outside the wharf. Because of the high price of cattle and horses, there are not many people who actually own horse-drawn carriages and carts. They are generally people with some wealth. The wharf is large enough, and the docking points for each ship are many.
There is a certain distance between them, so the horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts that pick up and drop off people park directly on the shore.
In addition, those like the Wu family who have their own ships all occupy a large area separately. The Wu family's ships are parked at Yong'an City Pier alone, including the one they just got off the ship, there are four of them.
The stopping point, marked with a large wooden sign with the Chinese character Wu, could accommodate hundreds of carriages without being too crowded.
From this we can see that Mr. Wu’s business is quite successful.
After leaving the pier, about four hundred people were divided into two groups, one on the left and the other on the right.
One group of people was led directly out of the city by Mr. Qi, while the other group was led by Butler Wu and Qi Kang'an and representatives from each household to the government office to change their household registration books.
What they changed this time was their real place to stay in the future, and it was also their future root.
Although Butler Wu had sworn that there would be no problem, and Shopkeeper Zhao also said that Mr. Wu had made arrangements, he was still worried when he didn't see the changed household registration in front of him.
"Sister, do you think it will go well?" Da Lang bit the steamed bun, his face wrinkled into a bun.
Qi Bao'er sat directly on the ground and leaned against Yin Zai's belly. She was also holding a steamed bun and gnawing on it. She didn't even raise her eyes when she heard these words.
"It must have gone well. Otherwise, why would they go to such trouble to transport us here?" Butler Wu was so down-to-earth that each bun was bigger than her face.
Listen, listen to this, why do you think they are shipping goods by sea?
"Brother, I think you are so stupid. We are all here, but things are not going well. Is it possible that we can be driven away? We have to be arranged." The one who spoke was San Lang who was also eating steamed buns.
The steamed bun in Er Lang's hand, which was squatting next to San Lang, suddenly lost its aroma. The hand holding the bun was frozen in mid-air, and he looked at San Lang in a dull manner.
"Third brother, you are wrong to think this way. If things don't go well, we will still be refugees, but we will just change from refugees in Yingzhou to refugees from the imperial court." It was Siliang who spoke.
As for the five, six, and seven men, they were holding on to the fragrant scallion pancakes and munching on them. They had no intention of listening to what the brothers and sisters were talking about.
Fortunately, Daliang's and the others' worries did not come true. On the contrary, Qi Kang'an and the others were not only smiling when they left the city, but they also seemed to have brought back some great news.
"The place originally assigned to us was a place called Rongxi Village. There are more than 70 households there, and about 500 people are registered. The clerk said that if we include those who are not registered, the number will be about 600.
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Oops, looking at this worried old man who always talks and misses the point at first, old man Qi's hands are itchy again.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Let's get to the point."
Qi Kang'an immediately lost his smile when he was yelled at, and stood up straight and said: "The scribe told us that Rongxi Village is almost the same as our village. They are all from the same clan. If we go to their village, we may be excluded. Buy
Nothing is convenient.
He also showed us the map. There was a village about the same distance from Yong'an City and Rongxi Village. The clerk didn't say what it was called before, but now that village has been abandoned.
I inquired and found out that the village was not abandoned due to some major disaster, but that the village was originally small and the epidemic a hundred years ago was also affected. Later, the people in the village moved to other villages, so it was abandoned."
"What do you mean?" It's not what he thought, right?
Old man Qi was not happy at all about taking advantage, but instead stared at Qi Kang'an with an increasingly unkind expression.
Not only the father, but also the daughter next to him looked at him like a fool.
This made Qi Kangan's originally excited mood feel as if a basin of cold water had been poured over his head. Once the excitement subsided, he finally came back to his senses and realized that something seemed to be wrong.
At this time, a middle-aged man from the three government officials who came with Qi Kang'an and the others came over. He had a very good attitude and didn't speak as arrogantly as the government officials they met in their hometown.
"Old man, it's like this. All the people in Rongxi Village have the surname Pang. They are a branch of the large family in Jingzhaoyi in the capital. If you merge into it, maybe...
The terrain of the abandoned village that Brother Qi mentioned is no worse than that of Rongxi Village, and is even better. It is also surrounded by mountains and rivers, but the terrain there is higher than that of Rongxi Village.
Not only do you not have to worry about flooding, there are also many places that can be used for farming.
Moreover, our prefect has also made a special exception for you. After you settle in, you will become your own village. You can choose the name of the village by yourself. You can also choose the position of village chief or village chief and submit it later.
The land will be allocated based on headcount first. If you feel it is not enough, you can buy it yourself.
As for the other matters, you can first elect the village chief or Li Zheng, and then let him directly negotiate with the prefect."
Hearing this, Old Man Qi became even more suspicious.
This benefit is also huge.
Let's not talk about the refugees being able to form their own village. Let's just say that they were originally under the control of Jiuchang Town, but now they have to discuss matters directly with the prefect. No matter how you look at it, you think there is a big problem here.
Old man Qi looked at Qi Kangan.
His stupid boy looked so guilty that he didn't even dare to look at him.
hehe.
There is no better son than a father.
Seeing the stupid boy's reaction, old man Qi didn't realize that the matter was basically a done deal.
What else can old man Qi think about at this time?
We can only take it one step at a time. Is it possible that the father will disgrace his son in public?
In just a blink of an eye, old man Qi smiled and thanked the middle-aged government servant: "It's too troublesome, Lord Prefect."
The yamen servant, Xing Yatou, is well-informed. Although the expression of old man Qi changed only for a moment, he could still see clearly and knew that he was a smart man.
In addition, the prefect had mentioned it several times in front of him, so he had a pretty good idea of where he should place this group of people.
The smile did not change and he said: "It just so happens that I am on duty today, so I will escort you there. It also happens that you know the way. If anything happens in the future, you can come to the city to find me."
Oh, I forgot to mention that my surname is Xing, and I am currently serving as the head of the Yamen."
Oops, the meaning of friendship was conveyed directly through the words.
I hope the old man is not a ungrateful person. He doesn't care what people really think in their hearts. These words sound comfortable to him, but they don't.
However, Old Man Qi is not a self-deprecating person. He did not climb down because of Xing Yatou's words, nor did he shrink from lowering his worth.
He also offered his hand to the Xing Yatou with a smile on his face, "Thank you very much. It is really inconvenient for us to be in trouble now. When we are settled, if the Xing Yatou wants to show his favor, he will definitely come to his house for a drink."
The smile on Xing Yatou's face became more and more genuine, "Of course, of course. When the time comes, the old man will not think that I am nagging."
Oops~, now I am called the old man.
"It's too late to welcome her. My old lady's craftsmanship is quite good. Don't be disgusted by it then."
"Oh, then I will definitely come to ask for a bite. Old man, you don't know, the food cooked by my family is simply inedible."