Chapter 102 103. County Town

County Office

"Sir, Captain Li is back to report." When the lawyer Mao Li saw the county magistrate Tian Xiuwen come in, he quickly stood up and reported.

Tian Xiuwen, "So fast? Where are the people?"

"I just went to the back hall to tidy up my appearance and will be out soon." He was so dusty from the journey that his beard was covered with dust.

In less than a moment, Li Yong came out dressed in his best clothes.

Tian Xiuwen, "Why did you come back so soon? Didn't I tell you to wait for Lord Niu to give you orders?"

Li Yong handed the number of refugees and the allocation documents to Magistrate Tian. "Lord Niu allocated the people on the same day. In order to prevent people from gathering at the city gate, we were asked to bring them back as soon as possible. Now we are just waiting for the order from Lord Niu to settle these people down. We will have completed our mission."

County Magistrate Tian flipped through it casually and said, "This is a great thing for Fu County. It finally injected new blood to fill up those villages.

They are all poor people. You should take some people there tomorrow and try to make arrangements for everything.

By the way, how are the people who came this time? "

Although he wanted to add a few more villages to the county, he would be troubled if they were the kind that caused trouble.

Li Yong, "I have inquired about all this. Although they all come from the same place, these people are honest and have been relatively united along the way. They are considered a team with relatively little population loss.

It was only through the mediation of Judge Geng that this team was assigned to us. I also observed some other more scattered families along the way, and they were not very prominent. "

Magistrate Tian nodded in satisfaction, "I am very confident in the work of Captain Li. You have worked hard on the journey. Go back and have a good rest. When this matter is settled, we can have a few drinks together."

Li Yong even said he dared not, and expressed his loyalty a few more times before leaving.

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"Why are you spending this money? Just lean against the wall for a night," Li Cuicui was dragged into the inn. Seeing the clean and tidy room, she felt uncomfortable and wanted to leave.

"This house is quite nice. It must have cost a lot of money, right?" Gu Dashi looked it up and down, thinking of the look in the waiter's eyes just now, and looked down at his patched clothes, "Old lady, where should I put the robe I just made two years ago?"

"Over there," Li Cuicui casually pointed at a package, "You have to be careful with your money. You have to prepare everything yourself when you get here. Your family is worth a fortune, so there are many things to buy."

Gu Wenheng, "Mom, we all know what's going on. I've asked the waiter at the inn to bring two bowls of noodles over in a minute. After you finish eating, go out and look around to see if there's anything you need to buy."

"Hey, Old Seven, you see, your mother and I are getting old, why don't we just..." Gu Dashi was interrupted by Li Cuicui before he could finish his words.

"Hurry up and see what you need to buy. You didn't bring anything with you. There are a lot of things to prepare. Don't just stand here. Your father and I will make the arrangements."

After saying that, he pushed the two of them out of the room and quickly closed the door.

"You old woman, why are you chasing them away when I haven't even finished my words?"

Li Cuicui glanced at him and said, "I don't know what you are thinking. Don't forget what you said in front of the whole village. You said that when we can't move, we will ask our sons to take turns to take care of us.

In the past, you favored the youngest, and they all knew what was going on, otherwise they wouldn't have let you act so recklessly."

"Old Seven has a loose hand. If we follow them, at least we won't have to suffer too much." Gu Dashi muttered, and he was very confident. "I'm doing this for your own good. You see, you have a filial daughter-in-law, so you don't have to work hard all day long."

Li Cuicui, "Since the day I entered the Gu family, when have I ever had any free time? I have been here for decades, and I have long been accustomed to it.

Besides, we have resettlement funds, plus the money we saved before, we can definitely support another family."

"Is this necessary? Anyway, my sons will have to take care of me in my old age. I've suffered all my life, and it's time for me to enjoy a peaceful and comfortable life."

"Ah, look at Uncle San. Has he stopped at such an old age? Stop giving me those nonsense all day long. Pack up your things quickly. We'll go out and buy some household items later."

“…”

Jin Qianqian shrugged. No matter how good she was about the old lady, she didn't want to carry two more big Buddha statues on her back.

Gu Wenheng also shook his head, took Jin Qianqian's hand and disappeared out of the room.

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There are so many things needed to set up a home. Although there are markets in the countryside, they are not as complete as those in the county town.

"Except for the things we bought before, I always feel like there is something missing." Jin Qianqian held the seeds in her hand and took a fancy to the furniture next door.

"Even if we need a kang, we still need a table. Unfortunately, we already have too many things, and it would be inappropriate to carry a table." Jin Qianqian sighed, "These early days are really difficult."

Gu Wenheng touched her hair and said, "Don't look at these for now. If it doesn't work, I'll go there again when the time comes."

"Is it you?" Li Yong had just finished eating and drinking in the back hall, and when he came out he looked at Gu Wenheng. He still had an impression of the two scholars in the team. The son of the head of the village and the young man in front of him had both passed the examination for becoming a student, so naturally he looked up to them.

"Captain Li, is this your house?" Gu Wenheng was a little surprised.

Li Yong, "My father is an old carpenter who has been working all his life. He can't sit idle, so he hired a few apprentices to support him. Are you planning to buy furniture?"

Gu Wenheng, "Just take a look first. After all, we don't know what the house will look like. At least we have to settle down before we can consider these things."

Li Yong, "That's true, but you have to be mentally prepared. Although each household will be given a piece of land, the original house will definitely not be habitable and must be demolished and rebuilt.

All this will probably take a long time.

It’s almost winter now, if you have some extra money, you should first solve the housing problem.”

Gu Wenheng, "Thank you for the reminder, Captain Li. I have one more thing to ask you. When can we get our household registration?"

With a household registration, even if the land in the countryside is not satisfactory, you can consider buying a place to settle down in the county or township, and other things can be dealt with slowly.

Li Yong, "It will probably take some time, but the legal advisors in the government office have already started to get busy today. Once the household registration is completed, they will send someone to deliver it to you.

What? Do you need it urgently? "

Gu Wenheng did not hide it, "My family has some extra money, and I'm thinking about whether I can find a house in this county town, so that I can concentrate on studying for a while."

(End of this chapter)