Before going to the county seat, you must first register with Li Zheng.
Fortunately, Jiang Sanlang is now a village official, so he can fill in the household registration guide for his family, and then confirm it and stamp it.
Since the farming work has come to an end and the big ditch in the village is about to be completed, Jiang Sanlang simply took his wife and children to visit the county town and take a look at his new home.
So Chun Niang asked her elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law to take care of the chickens, dogs and ducklings at home, and then she walked in the carriage.
Yingbao picked two baskets of apricots and peaches, preparing to give them to Wu Daozi, while chatting with him about the specialties of Qinchuan County.
The carriage ran faster than the mule carriage. It set off before dawn, rested twice on the way, fed some fodder and water, and drove into the county gate in the afternoon.
Jiang Sanlang drove all the way to the door of his new home, jumped out of the car and hugged Dong's three children, and then supported his wife on the car.
Ying Bao raised her head and looked at the house in front of her.
There are a few bluestone slabs paved in front of the small courtyard gate, and there are horse posts on both sides of the gate. The mottled and worn gate can easily tell whether it has been painted black.
Jiang Sanlang tied up the horse, took out the key, unlocked the door, and opened the door to let his wife and children in. "Then it's our new home."
Chun Niang stepped forward to the threshold with her skirt in hand.
There is no hidden wall outside the door, and there is a large courtyard in front of it, with a lotus tank in the middle.
For example, there is no water or lotus in the lotus tank, and there is only dried mud and weeds.
Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu followed Aniang into the yard and looked around happily.
There are three main rooms. There are wooden pillars and eaves in front of the main room, two side rooms on the east side, and a flower garden on the west side.
There is little furniture outside a few rooms, just some shabby tables and chairs.
There was no pot on the stovetop in the kitchen on the east side. There was a cupboard against the wall that had holes gnawed by mice, and there were no rat droppings in the cupboard.
Several pots and jars in the corner were all broken and covered with dust. There was only one large water vat in the entire kitchen that could be used.
It seems that it needs to be tidied up before moving in, and I hope to buy a lot of home furnishings.
Ying Bao looked around and found no well, so she couldn't help but sigh.
I don’t know if there are public wells around, or even close to a river.
There will be one or two wells in the main streets and alleys of the county to facilitate residents to drink water.
But there are no remote places. People have to go far away to fetch water from rivers, or fetch water from very shallow earthen wells.
The water in earthen wells is certainly not as clean as deep well water, and will dry up in the event of drought.
"Dad, is there a river near our house?" Yingbao asked.
Jiang Sanlang: "There is a river. He has visited it and the water is quite clear."
The river water there is naturally not as clear as the river, but it is no problem for doing laundry and vegetables.
The only drawback is that it is very troublesome to get water. You have to go to the shared well to get water.
"Why don't we dig a well for our family? It will be convenient to drink water in the future." Yingbao suggested.
Jiang Sanlang nodded, "Let's talk about it after a while."
It cost nearly a hundred taels of silver to dig a deep well. He had no money for the time being, so he could sell the golden ears to someone else and ask someone to take a look at them.
After seeing the new home, Jiang Sanlang took Yingbao to the county government office to meet the county magistrate Wu Shi, while Chun Niang took Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu to clean the house.
It's not like that in front of the county government office. It hasn't changed at all. Even the government officials guarding the gate are not like these two people.
"Hey, you brought Xingzi to see our senior official again!" The yamen servant recognized the little baby in front of him and teased with a smile.
Ying Bao raised her head and smiled and said: "No, I would like to ask uncle to tell you." As he said this, he picked up two baskets from the carriage, filled with ripe apricots and peaches: "That one is not grown at home, specially made for me."
Bring it to my two uncles to try."
The two yamen servants smiled and narrowed their eyes, then went to take it: 'Oh, that's so embarrassing. Thank you so much, Xiaoyingbao. Uncle, he will go and send me a message.'
Le Diandian, a yamen servant, ran to the yamen outer courtyard.
Another yamen servant smiled and chatted with Ying Bao: "My peaches are born very early. It's only been a few months, and they are already ripe."
Yingbao nodded: "That's right, the fruit trees at our house ripen early. After a few more months, the pears and grapes will also grow. If he comes to the county soon, I will bring some to my uncle to try."
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The yamen servant laughed from ear to ear, "Thank you so much, Xiao Yingbao. If you can be of use to your uncle in the future, just speak up and don't say anything else. There is no one in the county who doesn't know Jin Wu."
Yingbao bowed to Jin Wu seriously, "With Uncle Jin's words, he is afraid of being bullied by bad people."
Jin Wu chuckled and said, "That's right. If you encounter those who are not discerning in the county town, just come and tell them. I am not as good as Uncle Jin. I can deal with a few street gangsters."
Ying Bao didn't expect those words and went to thank her.
He then asked his father to introduce him: "Dad, that's Uncle Jinwu. Uncle Jin, that's his father Jiang Sanlang. He's the mayor of our village."
Jiang Sanlang and Jin Wu clasped their fists and saluted each other, and then started talking.
At that time, the Yamen servant Cheng San took Wu Rui out of the outer courtyard.
Yingbao saw it and ran over immediately, "Uncle Wu! Isn't it convenient for him to come and see Uncle Wu?"
Wu Rui smiled and said, "Is he coming to take us in?"
Jiang Sanlang hurriedly came over to greet him.
Otherwise, Wu Rui and Jiang Sanlang each carried a basket of peaches and apricots to the outer courtyard.
Yingbao jumped behind the two and walked inside.
Wu Rui led the two of them to the backyard and saw two people in blue robes walking east of the wisteria frame in the courtyard.
There was an old man with red hair and a long beard, about sixty years old, and the other was the county magistrate Wu Shi.
"Uncle Wu!" Yingbao ran over happily and saluted Wu Shi seriously: "Uncle Wu, are you okay?"
Wu Shi laughed and said, "Uncle Wu is doing very well. Thank you very much for remembering me, Xiaoying."
He turned around and introduced the old man next to him: "That man is not his father. Tomorrow he also wants to meet the young doctor who treats him."
Ying Bao quickly saluted the red-haired old man again: "Hello, Grandpa Wu."
Mr. Wu touched his red beard and said with a smile: "Okay, that kid is really smart."
Jiang Sanlang, who was standing outside, turned his head and said, "That's Jiang Cunzheng, come here quickly."
Jiang Sanlang then walked into the east of the wisteria shelf, clasped his fists towards Mingfu and Mingfu's father, and walked cautiously to the side.
Wu Rui took the tea cup, poured a cup of tea for Jiang Sanlang and Ying Bao each, and then left.
Wu Daozi asked: "Jiang Cunzheng, has all the cotton in our village been planted eastward?"
Jiang Sanlang quickly stood up and replied: "When I return to the Ming Dynasty, I have all gone to the east."
"Shut up, Hui Dong." Wu Shi picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "Did our place suffer any damage during the bandit attack?"
Jiang Sanlang walked east as he was told, straightened his back and replied: "It's a bit embarrassing. Most of the houses in our village were destroyed, and several people were injured. Fortunately, no one died."
Wu Daozi nodded: 'He also heard from people in the east that we moved the village to live on the hillside for this reason.'
"No." Jiang Sanlang said: "There are not many good houses in the village anymore. It is not cost-effective for us to rebuild them on the original site. And the fields on the south slope do not produce food, so..."
Wu Shi: "He is bright red."
After thinking for a while, he asked: "Will we have any difficulties in the summer festival next year?"
"There will definitely be difficulties when we return to the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, what can we do?" Jiang Sanlang said with a sad look on his face: "No matter how poor or difficult it is, we have to go east."
Wu Shi paused while serving tea.
The villagers complained in front of him, but he was speechless.
