The Xue family and their daughter had been waiting at the door for a long time, but they still didn't see Han family coming. They both knew that their head of the family was obsessed with this house again.
To be honest, Xue Xun also likes this house very much. It is quiet in the bustle. Although there are many inns and restaurants outside, after closing the door, it is another world, very quiet, and the walls are high, and the various small scenes are very exquisite.
The house is also very new, with three courtyards, so that the guest area and the master living area do not need to be mixed together.
What satisfied Xue Xun the most was that he found that he could actually have an inner and outer study. This was almost every official's dream, to have a private inner study and an outer study where he could receive close friends.
Xue Tao stood aside but looked very calm. There was something she didn't know whether to tell her parents.
After hesitating for a moment, Xue Tao couldn't help but whispered: "Dad, the proprietress of Jubao Pavilion told me something about this house."
"What's up?"
"A few years ago, there was a fierce battle here. Dozens of Yu Chaoen's warriors came to assassinate Mr. Guo. It seems that more than thirty people were killed instead. It happened in this house."
Xue Xun was startled and asked urgently: "Did it happen in the house?"
Xue Tao shook his head, "Mrs. Li said it was mainly on the roof. The tiles have been re-layed. It didn't happen in the room."
Xue Xun breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Generally, a suicide or murder can only be called a haunted house if a suicide or murder occurs in the room. If the evil spirit cannot gather on the roof, it is not considered a haunted house, not to mention that the tiles have been replaced."
After hesitating for a moment, he whispered again: "But it's best not to let your mother know about this matter, so as not to cause further trouble for her."
Xue Tao nodded repeatedly, and her mood improved again. In fact, she didn't care too much. She was afraid that her parents would care about it. Her father's explanation was very reasonable. As long as it didn't happen in the room, it couldn't be called a haunted house. Besides,
She didn't think it was a homicide at all, just a fight in which people died.
Speaking of which, one person could kill more than thirty warriors. Is Mr. Guo really that powerful? Xue Tao's thoughts were far away again.
At this time, Han Shixing hurriedly walked out of it, with a smile on her face, "I really like this house, I like every place, Tao'er, and Tao'er's father, we will go back and clean up right away."
Let’s move the things here tomorrow, okay?”
"Mom, are you too impatient?" Xue Tao was worried about being laughed at.
This time Han became more confident, "Have you forgotten? The landlord asked us to move out within three days, and tomorrow is the last day. I don't want to be kicked out on the street."
The family of three went back to pack their things. Mrs. Han was very proud, but in her heart she was thinking about when to invite Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Chen to sit down."
Xue Tao actually wanted to move quickly so that the shameless bastard could not find him.
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Time gradually came to mid-April. It had been almost two months since the Shuofang Army launched the Jinshan Offensive to sweep across Xue Yantuo, but there was still no news.
During this period, Guo Song was not in Jiuyuan County, but in Yongfeng County, one hundred and fifty miles away. Yongfeng County is the fourth county in Fengzhou after Jiuyuan County, Feng'an County, and Yulin County. It originally had always been
After the Anshi Rebellion, as the three surrendered cities were abandoned and a large number of people evacuated Fengzhou, Yongfeng County gradually became an empty city. Just more than twenty years later, Yongfeng's city gates decayed, weeds grew wildly in the city, and wild foxes
swarms.
But just last month, the first batch of more than 300 soldiers and more than 1,000 family members came to Fengzhou from Longyou, and Guo Song began to make various preparations to restore Yongfeng County.
Three thousand soldiers set up camp next to Yongfeng County. They were busy for ten days. A large amount of garbage, waste materials and various weeds were cleared out, and a large pit was dug outside the city and filled.
Guo Song led several officials on horseback to inspect Yongfeng County, including Wang Liao, who had just been promoted to Yongfeng County magistrate by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Wang Liao was originally the Jiuyuan County magistrate. He was quite capable and was recommended by Guo Song as the magistrate of Yongfeng County.
Magistrate of Yongfeng County.
The look of Yongfeng County has been completely renewed. All kinds of weeds in the city have been pulled out, and all collapsed houses have been demolished. Large open spaces have been cleared in the city, and useful building materials are neatly stacked in the open spaces, including large bluestones, timber and green tiles.
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Guo Song pointed to the building materials piled up like a hill and smiled at Wang Liao: "These materials will be used to build the county government office for you first! The county government office is really a bit unsightly. I will arrange for craftsmen to repair the county government office as soon as possible."
Wang Liao was a little embarrassed and said: "We should repair the people's houses first. I don't think the county government is in a hurry. If it doesn't work, we can temporarily handle official business in the big account."
Guo Song said with a smile: "I know whether it's urgent or not. There are only more than 300 households in the first batch, and the empty houses in the county are enough to accommodate them. Before the second batch of people arrive, repair the county government offices and warehouses first, and I'll handle the rest."
I leave it all to you."
Wang Liao nodded, "We will go all out to make the county run smoothly."
The newly transferred county magistrate Han next to him asked: "Excuse me, envoy, how many households will there be in Yongfeng in the end?"
Guo Song pondered for a while and said: "The preliminary estimate is that there are two thousand households, about fourteen to five thousand people. Your county government office is equipped with forty people, not counting the three chief officials, there are ten civil servants and thirty government servants, horses
One hundred and twenty horses and fifty carts, the first thing you have to do is to measure the farmland, divide the plots, and strive to allocate the first batch of land before autumn."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "But you don't have to worry. Yongfeng County is a newly restored county. The state government will definitely provide full support, both in terms of manpower and material resources. We will not let it go until the county is fully operational."
Wang Liao was obviously relieved. A new county might not be able to be supported by people like them alone. If the state government is willing to help, their pressure will be much less.
"Your Majesty, will there be a military garrison in Yongfeng County?"
The person asking is County Lieutenant Li Hun. He was ranked third in the Ming Dynasty last year. After serving as a Hucao in Lantian County for a year and joining the army, he was promoted to a ninth-rank official and officially entered the official career. However, this was his first stop in the official career.
But it is Yongfeng County, Fengzhou New County.
Although he was located on the frontier, he was very satisfied, mainly because he was promoted from a clerk to an official and finally entered the officialdom. He was only twenty-five years old and his future was bright.
Guo Song shook his head, "The military garrison is all in Jiuyuan County. Yongfeng County is not considered for now. Yongfeng County is mainly owned by the military. The army will participate in farming. This is inevitable, but it is not a dedicated military field."
At this time, a cavalryman rushed over and said to Guo Song: "Please inform me, the people from Jiuyuan County have arrived."
Guo Song turned around and smiled at everyone: "The rightful owner of our county is here, let's go and have a look!"
Everyone turned their horses and rushed out of the city. They saw that the originally empty camp in the distance became lively. More than a thousand people arrived in Yongfeng County from Jiuyuan County.
A state official came on horseback and saluted Guo Song on horseback: "Your Majesty, the first batch of Yongfeng County people have arrived safely. There are 347 households and 1,445 people in total.
Except for an old man who died of illness in Jiuyuan County, the others are all safe and sound."
“Have all the family members of the deceased been notified?”
"We have been notified that his son has arrived from Xishou Jiangcheng. His family is currently handling funeral arrangements in Jiuyuan County, and the old man has been buried."
Guo Song nodded and said: "Let's stay here temporarily! Tomorrow morning, let the people go into the city to choose their own houses."
"As you command!"
The clerk turned around and went back, and Guo Song smiled at the county magistrate Wang Liao again: "You will visit every household today and tell everyone the rules for selecting houses."
Early the next morning, the people who had just settled down did not care about the tiredness of their horses, so they went into the city to look at houses, family by family.
The first batch of more than 300 households are mainly concentrated in Dongcheng. There are more than 500 cleared houses in Dongcheng for everyone to choose from. Each house is marked with a serial number. According to the rules, each household can choose two houses.
, write it on two slips of paper, one for formal and one for alternative, and then put them into a wooden box. Finally, announce them together. If several formal houses you like want, then draw lots to decide it.
belonging.
If you don't win the lottery, you can only consider your own alternative house. If the alternative house has been listed as an official house by others, you can only wait for the third round and re-select, just like this round by round.
, I can definitely choose one from more than 500 houses. Although it is not the most satisfactory, it is not too bad either.
This selection method is relatively fair, but it also tests skill and luck. Especially when determining the alternative house, it is best to choose a lower-end house. It doesn’t matter if the house is a little bit dilapidated, but the location must be good and the area must be large. In the worst case, it will be heavy if the house is demolished later.
make.
In addition, house exchange is also allowed. The government has specially opened a house exchange corner, where people who want to change houses can inquire about each other's information.
In the afternoon, in an open space in the center of the camp, the lottery for houses started immediately. More than a thousand people gathered together and talked with each other. It was extremely lively, and the topic was inseparable from various housing information.