The happy little days of the Ye family

Scholars with meritorious status can be given priority to be placed in the county or town.

Others can only listen to the government's arrangements and arrange them in the nearest villages.

Tangshan has become a mess here, so we quickly drove the ox cart back to Taohua Village.

On the way back, the number of refugees had decreased a lot. Every time Tangshan saw a refugee, he would kindly remind them to go to the county gate, where officials would arrange for them to settle down.

Moreover, the rich households and government officials in the county still provide porridge at the gate of the county, twice a day.

The refugees who had been wandering for nearly a month cried with joy when they heard that they could settle down. While crying, they ran in the direction pointed by Tangshan.

There was a lot of delay on the way, and it was already late afternoon when Tangshan returned to Taohua Village.

The village chief and people in the village are anxiously waiting for Tangshan to come back. On the one hand, they are anxious to know the situation in the county, and on the other hand, they are also worried about something happening in Tangshan.

Seeing Tang Shan enter the village, the village chief hurried forward and asked anxiously: "Why are you coming back so late? How is the situation in the county?"

Tangshan smiled heartily, "The county magistrate is a good official. He has united with some wealthy businessmen in the county to provide porridge at the gate of the county and has already appeased the refugees."

"And when I left, an official came out and said that the refugees would be registered and settled in the villages below the county. Each person would be given a resettlement fee of two taels of silver."

As long as these refugees are settled, the county will soon return to its former peace.

"When I came back, there were very few refugees on the road. For the refugees I met on the road, I told them the county's arrangements and asked them to register and settle in the county as soon as possible."

At this time, the village chief was relieved, "Although we suffered a disaster, as long as the people are still there, they can still survive with the resettlement fee of two taels of silver."

Mr. Ye also nodded, "Yes, as long as Qingshan is here and you are not afraid of running out of firewood, and as long as you work harder, life will always get better."

Now that the government has made arrangements, people in the village are no longer worried. Many people asked the village chief whether the village patrol team should continue to patrol? There is still a lot of work in the fields.

The village chief felt that he still couldn't relax. "The government has just issued a notice, and there are still many refugees who don't know whether they can settle down. It's better for everyone to be more vigilant."

"Everyone should patrol as usual and wait until these refugees have settled down."

At this time, someone thought of the three refugees imprisoned in the ancestral hall. Previously, they were afraid that the refugees would know that there was food in their village, so they did not dare to give food to those people, and they did not know what happened to those people.

The village chief quickly asked his wife to prepare three black-faced steamed buns and three bowls of sweet potato porridge.

The village chief and Tang Shan delivered black-faced steamed buns and sweet potato porridge to the three of them.

Tangshan told the three people about the government's arrangements and asked them to quickly go to the county to register and settle down after eating.

When the mother and daughter heard that they could settle down in the county and that they would receive a resettlement fee of two taels, they hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Seeing that it was getting late, the village chief reminded: "Let's eat first. It takes more than an hour to go to the county. If we are late, we will have to travel at night."

The mother and daughter quickly took the steamed buns and porridge and ate them hungrily.

Another middle-aged man does not want to settle here. He has lived in Hehua County for decades and still wants to go back to his hometown.

The man was also very happy to know that the county government would provide porridge every day and would send people back after the disaster passed.

The three of them devoured their food. After eating, the three of them thanked Tangshan and the village chief and trotted all the way to the county.

The village chief pulled Tangshan and didn't let him go, and asked many questions about the county.

"Approximately how many refugees were there in the county when you came back?"

Tangshan thought about it and said, "There were at least 4000 to [-] people."

"And this is only a part of it. There are still many refugees scattered in other parts of the county who have not been rushed over yet."

The village chief frowned, "It seems that there are only 7000 or [-] refugees in this group. With such a large number of refugees, it is estimated that some refugees from our village will be resettled here."

Tangshan was not worried, "At that time, the official said that it was arranged nearby. It should be arranged to go to a village near the outskirts of the county. We are so far away from the county, so we may not arrange to come here."

"It's hard to say. Shanzi, please go back and rest first. I'll go and see how many vacant houses there are in the village."

"In case the refugees are arranged to settle here, there will be a place to resettle them."

Although the village chief does not want refugees to settle in the village, he will not ignore them if he really wants to arrange for them to come here.

The village chief walked around the village and found that there were currently three vacant houses in Taohua Village.

One of these three houses is a small two-room house at the entrance of the village. It was originally occupied by a lonely old man in the village. After the old man passed away a few years ago, the house became owned by the village.

One is at the foot of the back mountain. It was originally the old house of an Orion hunter in the village. Later, the family moved to the town.

The other one is at the end of the village, a dilapidated thatched house.

Although these three houses are relatively dilapidated, they can still be lived in if they are renovated. Anyway, there are resettlement fees. After settling down, we can slowly think of solutions.

After the village chief looked at the house, he was about to go home for dinner when he met Mr. Ye on the way.

The two chatted about the resettlement of the victims. Mr. Ye frowned when he heard the village chief talking about the idle houses in the village.

"Those three houses have been in disrepair for a long time. They are small and dilapidated. Can't they be inhabited by people?"

"The weather is hot now. Let's make do with it for a while. Don't they have resettlement money? At the worst, they can buy land and build a house in the village."

Mr. Ye thought that their home was on the outskirts of the village. Taohua Village had a prosperous population and the land in the village was particularly tight now.

If the refugees want to buy land and build houses in the village, wouldn’t they have to build houses near their homes? Mr. Ye is not willing to do this.

The Ye family lived a good life, and they could eat meat almost every day. Their family was located on the outskirts of the village. When the north wind blew, the smell would float to the mountains, and no one knew that their family ate meat every day.

If those refugees built houses near their homes, these people would definitely feel uncomfortable with the gap in living standards. What if their homes become famous?

At least the people in the village knew everything about it, but they didn't know what kind of people these people who had fled the country were.

In his heart, Mr. Ye doesn't want to be neighbors with these refugees.

Seeing Mr. Ye frowning, the village chief smiled and said:

"What's the big deal? Don't you have two grandsons at home? You might as well buy the homestead in front of your home. You'll have to use it in the future."

Behind the Ye family is Tang Xiao Jing's family, on the left is Ye Qingmei's family, and on the right is Tang Yilin's and Tang Erlin's families. Only the front is empty. It would be great if the land in front is bought.

"Brother, if you have any idea, I'll go back and talk to the old lady." After saying that, he hurried home.