Chapter 29 Settlement 2

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But no matter how great the blow was, life still had to go on, so Zhou Jin listened to Song Yamen's question and replied:

"Brother, I've already discussed it with Zhou Luo and Zhou Dai. If possible, our three families would like to be separated into one place. Also, my sister's new master is an old man named Zhou Ruifeng from our clan. He has no children, and my sister wants to take care of him in his old age, so she wants to arrange for him to live with us."

Zhou Luo and Zhou Dai were Zhou Jin's followers. Song Yayi had become very familiar with them these days, so he naturally knew which family they came from. As for Zhou Ruifeng, he was just one person, so it was just a matter of a word. After hearing it, they all nodded in agreement.

Zhou Jin was naturally grateful again.

Song Yamen stretched out his hand from the mule cart and shook it.

"Hey, we're brothers, so why bother thanking each other? If we really want to thank you, it should be you, the eldest brother. This is just a small favor, and it's far less than what you did to help your brother!"

Zhou Jin knew that Song Yayi was referring to the perfume bottle he had given him and the fact that he had helped him deal with the bandits, so he stopped being polite and bowed to him with a smile.

"Since Big Brother said so, then I won't be polite with you. I just hope that we can have a long time together. When we meet again next time, if I can get through this embarrassing period, I will definitely have a drink with Big Brother Song!"

"Hahaha, I've long seen that you are an ambitious guy! Okay, okay! If we have the chance to meet again in the future, I will definitely drink until we are drunk!" Song the yamen runner also laughed out loud, and gave Zhou Jin a few more words of advice before the two reluctantly parted.

On the second day, after walking for half a day, they arrived at a place that looked like a government office.

The prisoners were taken to a large courtyard for observation. Song, the yamen runner, took two of his men and took the prisoners' travel permits to hand over to the local chief.

After waiting for another half a day, Song the yamen runner came out with a few soldiers. The soldiers began to arrange the prisoners to stand in groups according to their families. Song the yamen runner took advantage of this opportunity to walk to Zhou Jin and told him that everything had been arranged for him and he should just wait with peace of mind.

Just as Zhou Jin was about to say something, the yamen runner Song shook his head, patted his shoulder solemnly, and leaned over to his ear and said:

"Good brother! This is all I can do for you. Be careful of yourself from now on. Remember! If you ever have to go to the battlefield, don't just rush forward. Save your life first!"

After saying that, he patted Zhou Jin on the shoulder again and left with his officers.

Zhou Jin watched Song the yamen runner leave before he heaving a long sigh. He thought to himself, although Song the yamen runner took care of him because he accepted his perfume bottle, it was still commendable that he did this for him. If they were lucky enough to meet again in the future, it would be fine for him to acknowledge him as his elder brother.

Of course, this is all later. After watching the yamen runner Song leave, Zhou Jin turned around and took his family to line up behind the crowd. They waited for about an hour.

Then, a dozen soldiers holding household registration documents came out of the post station, stood in front of the team and called out names. Anyone whose name was called would automatically stand behind the soldier and follow him.

In the end, the 208-person exile team was divided into eight small teams based on family units, with each team consisting of 20 to 30 people.

Thanks to Song's advance arrangement, Zhou Jin's family was not assigned to the same place as Old Man Zhou's family. Instead, they were assigned to the same place as Zhou Zelin's family, the Bai family, Zhou Ruiquan's family, and Zhou Yu's widowed master Zhou Ruifeng. The total number of people from these families was exactly 22 people. They formed a team and followed a soldier in his thirties.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhou were very dissatisfied with this, but they were helpless and did not dare to make trouble in public. They could only look over angrily.

Zhou Jin and his sister simply ignored their gazes, not wanting to waste their time competing with such a top-notch person, but Zhou Luo and Zhou Dai didn't think so.

Some time ago, when the side branch was trying to seize the main branch, Grandpa Zhou and his wife were always at the forefront. This left a deep impression on the two of them about their boss and the evil-hearted grandparents. Later, when they heard about what they had done to their boss's family, they despised them even more. Seeing their resentful eyes, they were so angry that they immediately glared back on Zhou Jin's behalf.

In order to irritate Mr. and Mrs. Zhou, Zhou Luo rolled his eyes and stuck out his tongue at them, and only stopped when Zhou Po hit him on the head. However, he was not angry at all, because he was so happy that his family could be separated from Zhou Jin's family!

Zhou Dai and Zhou Luo were assigned to Zhou Jin as they wished, and they were extremely happy. However, the other friends who followed Zhou Jin were not so happy. But there was nothing they could do, as they had little influence at home and could not make decisions.

Fortunately, we have agreed that if anyone has the opportunity to visit the county town or provincial capital here in the future, they will carve a mark on their address in a conspicuous place not far from the city gate, and then we can find a way to get together!

Having said that, all the young men knew that after this separation, it would be difficult to get together again in the future, so when the time came to say goodbye, many young men with shallow eye sockets wiped away their tears.

I didn't dare cry loudly because the officers and soldiers wouldn't let me. I could only follow them and wipe my tears quietly while walking.

Zhou Dai and Zhou Luo also cried, but Zhou Jin was an adult at heart. Although he felt sad, he didn't shed a tear.

Zhou Jin and his team then followed the soldier who led them and walked around for two hours before arriving at a village at the foot of a mountain.

The village was very small, with only about ten households. The houses were also dilapidated, mostly made of mud and thatch. The people seen on the road all had haggard faces and were skinny. When they saw the officers and soldiers who brought them here, they didn't even dare to raise their heads and all avoided to the side of the road.

The soldier who brought them here ignored them and led them for another hundred meters until they reached the westernmost part of the village. He then pointed to a piece of wasteland in front of them and said:

"From here to the foot of the mountain, this is the land allotted to you. Divide it among your families as you see fit. As long as you have the strength, you can take as much as you like!"

After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.

Leaving everyone staring at each other in bewilderment...

What's going on? Are they just going to leave them here?

Zhou Jin and his sister were hoping for such a good thing, but they also knew that it was impossible.

Seeing this, Zhou Ruiquan hurried forward a few steps, stopped the official, and before he could speak, he stuffed a golden bean into his hand. He bent his old waist and smiled at the soldier, saying:

"Sir, we are new here and unfamiliar with the place. Please give us some guidance."

The soldier felt the gold beans in his hand and felt that there were almost half an ounce of gold. He then stood still with satisfaction and said arrogantly:

"Hey, alright, you guys look so pitiful, so I'll give you some advice!"

Zhou Ruiquan cursed in his heart, but he still had to nod and flatter, making the soldier even more satisfied, and then he said:

"The land allocated to you is called Taohua Village, which belongs to Bailitun of Liaodong Military Commission. Bailitun is a military settlement under Fuzhou Guard. From now on, all of your families will belong to the military households of Fuzhou Guard.

The wasteland in front of you is the place allocated to you families for you to build your own houses. As for your household registration, once you have settled down, you can go to the centurion office to which you belong to register within three days.

As for where the centurion in charge of you will live, you can ask the military households next to you later. I will not explain in detail. How to distribute land to your families will be the responsibility of the centurion.

Also, you have been given one month to settle down. After you are settled, the male members of your families must go to their respective garrisons on time to await assignment. Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. If you are late or miss the opportunity, you will be punished with a beating at the very least, and beheaded at the worst!

Here, this is the household registration of your several households and the number of soldiers each household needs to provide!"

After saying that, the soldier took out a stack of papers from his arms and handed it to Zhou Ruiquan.

Zhou Ruiquan took it and looked at it. In addition to the household registration of several families, there were also several pieces of paper with the population of each family, age, number of males required to serve in the army, time and place of reporting, etc.

Zhou Ruiquan...

You bastard! If I don't give you some money, you're going to take it away, right?

But a phoenix in trouble is no better than a chicken, so he could only curse in his heart, but he had to express his gratitude profusely. Then he thought, fortunately I gave this person some silver. If this thing was taken away, it would be difficult to get it back!

The author has something to say:

Mr. Zhou: (glaring) Cursing inwardly: Grandson! Just wait! Sooner or later, you’ll get what you deserve!

Zhou Luo: (rolls eyes) sticks out tongue: La la la… la la la… lu lu lu…

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