Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

At the gate of the Yamen, Jiang Zhengmao was called by a clerk, "It's getting late. You go find a place to rest first. Your lieutenant will come to take you to Jiuxi Village early tomorrow morning."

Jiang Zhengmao responded while thinking about the name Jiuxi Village. He stopped the clerk who was about to leave and asked: "Master Guan, is there a lot of water in Jiuxi Village? Why is it called this?"

He was really worried. After a flood, his village was submerged, and his bones that were about to fall apart would not be able to withstand another flood.

The clerk was amused and said with a smile: "That place is backed by a mountain. There used to be many small creeks, but now they have stopped flowing."

"Backer!" Jiang Zhengmao was shocked. He didn't even see the mountain when he walked into Chongming Mansion. Why was there a mountain where they went?

"We shouldn't live in a ravine, right?"

The clerk waved his hand, "It's not a ravine. We don't have many mountains in Chongming Prefecture. There is only one mountain from Qianzhou to our Beichuan County. Don't worry."

Hearing what the clerk said, Jiang Zhengmao still felt a little uneasy.

In the evening, everyone made do with sleeping outside the county government office. The old cotton-padded clothes they were given out came in handy immediately. After a night, when it was dawn, Jiang Zhengmao and Jiang Boliang moved to keep warm while looking to see if anyone was coming to the county government office. .

At 3:30 p.m., I finally saw an old man who was over fifty years old. The old man came on foot with a young man, still coughing.

The brothers watched the two people walking into the county government office with eager faces, not noticing the vigilant look the young man looked at them.

The villagers woke up one after another, and Jiang Huaixu also quickly walked to a deserted place and simply washed up.

It’s okay not to take a shower, but it’s going to kill her if she doesn’t brush her teeth.

After washing up and returning to the motorcade, the man who took them to the village was talking to Jiang Zhengmao. Jiang Huaixu heard his uncle call him Zhou Lizheng.

Zhou Lizheng looked to be in his early fifties, tall and thin, with dark complexion and a somewhat serious face.

The serious Zhou Li was indescribably shocked at this moment. When he saw the convoy, he thought it was bought by a wealthy businessman who had fled, but he didn't know that it was actually a villager assigned to Jiuxi Village.

Not knowing what he was feeling, he glanced at the villagers behind Jiang Zhengmao and asked the young people around him to count the number of people.

After checking the number of people and household registrations, he cleared his throat and said: "From now on, I will be your Li Zheng. No matter where you came from before, from now on you will be a member of Jiuxi Village. I will open up wasteland honestly and live my duty. There is no room for evil people in my eyes, and if anyone dares to deliberately cause trouble, I will take you directly to the Yamen, do you hear me clearly?"

Facing Li Zheng, the victims did not dare to say anything and just obeyed.

Zhou Lizheng asked again: "Have you finished changing your household registration?"

Everyone looked at each other in shock, not knowing that there was such a thing.

Jiang Zhengmao said at the right time: "I haven't changed it yet."

"In that case, first change to a new household registration in the county government, then you can be completely settled. Each household needs to pay two taels of silver, so go quickly."

When they heard the two taels of silver, the victims exploded. Along the way, apart from the porridge shack, they were looking for money everywhere. They were victims of the disaster, and they were not money makers. Where could they get so much money?

Some victims were clamoring for not changing their registered residence. Zhou Lizheng looked at them coldly and said, "The law is like this. You need to pay money to change your registered residence. If you don't pay, you won't have a household registration. You can do it yourself!"

Things have come to this point, and the choice is not in the hands of the victims. They have to spare two taels of silver no matter what.

Jiang Zhengmao and his party naturally don't have to worry about money. If someone else's family has no money, they can just advance it first, and then calculate the accounts carefully.

After changing his household registration, Jiang Huaixu learned that there were 300 people assigned to Jiuxi Village. In addition to their group, there were several families of victims named Lin who were assigned to Jiuxi Village with them.

Jiang Huaixu glanced at the group of people named Lin calmly. If she remembered correctly, many of them had sold their children.

Before she could think about it carefully, Zhou Li was heading towards Jiuxi Village with the young people around him and three hundred victims.

The walk was very fast, and Jiang Huaixu made a note of the road to the county seat. It was already afternoon when he arrived at Jiuxi Village.

The victims stood under the big locust tree at the head of the village, dumbfounded by the situation in front of them. Jiang Zhengmao was approaching Zhou Lizheng, so he asked: "Li Zheng, is there no one in this village?"

Zhou Lizheng walked all the way and coughed all the way. At this time, his voice was hoarse and he said, "The houses and fields in Jiuxi Village are empty. You are the first batch of victims to come to Jiuxi Village, and you will come one after another in the future." Some, since you used to be the village chief, you will temporarily be the village chief of Jiuxi Village. You can choose the houses as you see them, they are all dilapidated and there is nothing to choose from. "

He called over the young man who had been following him, "Mancang, you take them to settle down, I'll go back first."

"Dad, please go slower on the road. I can handle it, don't worry."

Jiang Huaixu stood up at the right time and said, "Stay upright, wait a minute. Can you take a step to speak?"

Zhou Lizheng didn't know what Jiang Huaixu meant by calling him, so he could only look at Jiang Zhengmao.

Jiang Zhengmao didn't know what Jiang Huaixu wanted to do, so he was a little confused for a moment. Jiang Huaixu pointed to his throat and winked at Jiang Zhengmao.

Jiang Zhengmao understood: "Oh - I wonder if Li Zheng's cough can be cured?"

"Ahem, not yet."

"My little niece has good medical skills. Why don't we let her help you check your pulse, apply acupuncture, etc. The effect will definitely be unmistakable! Brother Zhou, could you please take us to the village for resettlement? Guys, follow us!"

After a few words, everyone was arranged properly, including Li Zheng, but Li Zheng didn't know what to say.

When everyone left, only two female dolls of about the same age were left standing in front of him.

Jiang Huaixu pointed to the stone bench under the tree, "Grandpa Lizheng, you have to believe me. I have saved many people along the way."

She wanted to see a doctor for Zhou Lizheng, which was a decision she made after observing his words and deeds all the way. It would be easier to get things done if she could make good friends with him.

Zhou Lizheng was tired after walking all the way. He walked to the stone bench and sat down. He pressed his eyebrows tiredly and asked Jiang Huaixu: "You look young, but you can treat diseases?"

"That's natural. If you don't believe me, ask my cousin!"

Jiang Fu nodded vigorously to show the authenticity of Jiang Huaixu's words.

Zhou Lizheng felt helpless as if he were playing house with his children. He stretched out his hand, "How about you help me feel my pulse?"

Jiang Huaixu first looked at Zhou Lizheng's face and tongue coating, and then began to inquire and feel his pulse. After a long time, she removed her hand from Zhou Lizheng's thin wrist and muttered: "Grandpa Lizheng, you are overworked and your righteousness is weak, resulting in If the external defense is not strong, external evils will take advantage of the weakness and invade the lungs, which is a symptom of lung heat. You have just started to have a fever, if you don't treat it quickly, you may suffer."

Zhou Lizheng was so shocked that he could not speak for a long time. Seeing Jiang Huaixu lying on the stone writing, he felt even more unbelievable, "Are you ten years old?"

"Second cousin turns ten years old!" Jiang Fu said very proudly.

Jiang Huaixu quickly wrote down a prescription, "This is the prescription. Take it. You have to cure it quickly. Don't delay. It's our first meeting. I won't charge the consultation fee. It's just a meeting gift. Grandpa Lizheng, let's go It’s time to choose a house.”

She stuffed the prescription into Zhou Lizheng's arms, pulled Jiang Fu and ran away.

Zhou Li was looking at the backs of the two of them, and it took him a long time to realize that his jaw had not been closed. He looked at the paper in his hand, his expression full of indescribable complexity.