The two of them really asked for a room in the next door inn to rest for a while. Shen Qing helped Song Kaiji go in, and felt funny. Anping County is so small, and they have their own house, which is only a quarter of an hour's walk away. Why did they have to spend this money to go out and mess around?
Song Kaiji was extremely excited. They stayed in a suite in a four-star hotel in the end times, and it felt like a new experience. They wanted to do it in ancient times too! He took advantage of the alcohol to do something inappropriate on Shen Qing, but he didn't do it until the end because he had to visit the Lin County Magistrate's house in the afternoon.
Shen Qing grabbed Song Kaiji's hair and lifted him off his chest. It was December, but he was sweating all over. His hair was sticking to his forehead, and his neck and chest were red. Shen Qing's breath was a little unstable, and he complained, "I don't think you are sleepy at all, you are not drunk at all!"
Song Kaiji chuckled twice and licked a few times with his tongue, making Shen Qing couldn't help but kick him. Then he hugged the fragrant Qingqing and rolled on the bed contentedly. Finally, he stopped messing around and obediently hugged Shen Qing and buried his face in his warm embrace: "Let's go to sleep now, let's go to sleep now."
Then it really quieted down. Shen Qing, on the other hand, was in a trance for a while when he held her in his arms. It took a while for her to calm down her disordered breathing. She gathered the clothes that were scattered on her chest, and asked softly with thought: "Do you want... another one?"
It's no wonder Shen Qing has such doubts! Before, he was pregnant and stayed in the village to take care of the baby. He and Song Kaiji hadn't seen each other for several months. Recently, they finally reunited. During this period, Song Kaiji asked him very hard, as if he had been holding it in for a long time. Shen Qing herself... also wanted it very much, so she let him do it at first.
But recently, it's too frequent... He didn't seem to have told Song Kaiji that generally, boys can only have one child. Shen Qing didn't have the idea of having an only child. Isn't it a blessing to have many children in the village? Although it's difficult for boys to give birth, Song Kaiji had said something about estrogen and eating tofu to recuperate... Zhao Yu also successfully gave birth to her second child, which is not without precedent. Shen Qing thought, if Song Kaiji really wants to have another child, should he eat to recuperate recently?
But Shen Qing was a little nervous. The last time she gave birth, it was too dangerous. Although most of the danger was caused by external factors, the pain was real. But Song Kaiji loved children so much, and he held Quan Jie'er tightly every day. Would he want to have more children?
Song Kaiji was really a little sleepy at this moment. He leaned against his chest and said vaguely in a half-awake state, "Why have so many children? Only children are good. It doesn't matter whether you have a boy or a girl..." He himself was an only child and enjoyed all the love from Zhang Sujuan and Li Aiguo. Naturally, he also hoped that his child would be the same as himself. Suddenly, he wondered if he had been making too much noise recently and scared Shen Qing?
Frequent births are not good for the mother's health. He forced his eyelids open and comforted Shen Qing: "It's okay, next time I go back to the end of the world, I will find a way to get some small umbrellas, and I won't get pregnant..." After saying this, he could no longer hold on and fell asleep in Shen Qing's arms.
Shen Qing hugged his fluffy head and kissed Song Kaiji on the top of his head after a long time. It turned out that he was worrying too much. Not everyone likes a bunch of children.
He also felt that it would be good enough to have only Sister Quan.
The two of them took a nap in the inn for more than an hour, and Song Kaiji sobered up. He wasn't really drunk, but he was excited when he heard about booking a room, and he was thinking of ways to take advantage of Shen Qing. After they had rested, they went to visit Lin County Magistrate's house.
This was the first time that County Magistrate Lin's family had met Shen Qing's man, and they were all very curious about Song Kaiji. Especially Lin Ning, who had rushed to Lantang Village to watch the excitement the last time, but hadn't seen Song Kaiji. Now she secretly glanced at Song Kaiji several times: He is indeed the man who made Qing Ge'er so fascinated and gave birth to a child. This man is really handsome, as handsome as Qing Ge'er dressed as a man, what a perfect match!
Lin Ning held his face in his hands. He didn't look like a foreigner with blond hair and blue eyes. He looked the same as them, except that his hair was a little shorter. But with a hat on, he wasn't noticeable in the crowd.
Qingge'er has really good taste!
He focused on his appearance, but County Magistrate Lin was more concerned about Song Kaiji's character and ability, and called Song Kaiji aside to drink tea and chat. Song Kaiji was sweating. Shen Qing did not recognize Shen Zhigao. He had never experienced being tested by his father-in-law, but this time he experienced it in front of County Magistrate Lin.
County Magistrate Zhengjun stood up with a smile and said, "Stay for dinner tonight. I will cook two delicious dishes myself."
He took Lin Zao'er to the kitchen to work, while Shen Qing and Lin Ning chatted with each other. Lin Ning took out a small box with a few exquisite things in it and pushed it to Shen Qing: "Ou Ge'er got married a few days ago, and I didn't go back home because of something. Please help me bring this to him and wish him a happy wedding."
Because of Shen Qing, Lin Ning and Lian Ou were somewhat close, and the things in the box were very delicate, but not expensive, and they were all little toys that the boys liked. Shen Qing took a look and put them away for Lian Ou, and then asked casually: "What happened at home? Is it serious?"
Lin Ning had a look of sadness on his face: "Someone from my hometown has come. My hometown was hit by a flood. It was harvest time, but the crops in the fields were gone and the houses were washed away. They had a hard life and it took them a long time to get to Anping County. They wanted my father to help them." The rest of the people were crowded in a dilapidated temple in the county town with people from other villages. More than ten people died in their village, some from their Lin family and some from other families. They used to be fellow villagers, and they would see each other every day. Now they were gone just like that. After hearing the news, Lin Ning naturally had no mood to attend the wedding banquet.
"They also said they wanted to send a few promising boys from the village to work with my father." When they said learning to work, Lin Ning knew that the village hoped his father could choose one of these boys to be his son-in-law, so that the connection between County Magistrate Lin's family and the village would continue to be close. Lin Ning glanced at Shen Qing and said with envy: "You are really amazing. You found such a handsome man without making any noise. You don't have to worry about anything."
Shen Qing didn't know how to comfort Lin Ning. However, the disaster in their hometown made Shen Qing think about it. After dinner, Shen Qing went to see County Magistrate Lin and said that he was willing to donate some money.
County Magistrate Lin was stunned. His hometown was a little far from Anping County and was not under the jurisdiction of the same prefecture. Even if Shen Qing donated money, he should not have donated it to his hometown and through him. To put it bluntly, this was not much different from bribing him. However, County Magistrate Lin really had no way to refuse at this moment: he was not a corrupt official, he had only been an official for a few years, and his savings were limited. Otherwise, his family would not have lived in the back hall of the government office and could not even afford their own house.
A few days ago, someone from his hometown came to visit, and he scraped together only fifty taels. This was already a lot, enough to build two or three blue brick houses in the village, and buy several acres of land. But compared with the losses caused by natural disasters, this money was a drop in the bucket.
It costs money to buy food for the winter, it costs money to repair the houses in the village next year, and it costs money to treat the diseases infected by the flood... County Magistrate Lin is not the kind of person who can abandon his fellow villagers after he has made progress and passed the exam. It is really a timely help if Shen Qing wants to donate money to him at this time.
He had just righteously taught Shen Qing not to bribe casually, but now he couldn't bear to accept it, and felt a little embarrassed. Shen Qing said calmly: "This is different from before. This is not for you, but for the people there. The money didn't go into your pocket."
But the people there were his relatives and friends after all. County Magistrate Lin sighed. It didn't fall into his pocket, but he had to accept this favor. Glancing at Shen Qing, County Magistrate Lin said, "If you have any request, just say it."
When Shen Qing arrived today, County Magistrate Lin could tell that he had something on his mind.
Shen Qing was a little embarrassed, but still said: "Last time I presented you with the crossbow, I actually had something to ask for, and I'll tell you all at once this time." He glanced at Song Kaiji and said: "My man... is from somewhere else. His family used to do business, but later his father died, and the family property was divided with the people in the clan. He didn't want anything from that place, and only brought my mother to find me."
He looked at the expression of County Magistrate Lin again and again, and gritted his teeth and said, "Merchants are inferior to people after all. If you get promoted to a higher position in the future, it would be fine if the county magistrate you get is easy to deal with, but if he is a difficult one, our lives will be in jeopardy. So I thought, no matter where he is from, I just ask you to register him in Anping County and let him pass the imperial examination in the future. We don't ask to be officials either, but we want to have the reputation of a student or a scholar, and be respected by capable people, so that we can protect ourselves."
After he finished speaking, he looked at County Magistrate Lin. County Magistrate Lin's expression did not change much, he just sat down and drank a cup of tea in silence. Shen Qing did not dare to say a word, just sat beside him.
After a long time, County Magistrate Lin said, "Actually, even if you didn't mention it, I was planning to give you a guarantee." But it was different from what Shen Qing thought.
Shen Qing could imagine what would happen after Magistrate Lin was promoted, and of course Magistrate Lin himself could imagine it too. In particular, if he could be promoted, 60% of it was thanks to Shen Qing. It was a high-yield grain and excellent weapons.
But once he is promoted and leaves Anping County, it is hard to say what the next county magistrate will do to Shen Qing, a local businessman. Lin Ning and Shen Qing are good friends, and County Magistrate Lin actually wants to improve the relationship between the two families. He has no son, and Lin Ning may have to rely on Shen Qing for help in the future.
County Magistrate Lin even thought about asking Shen Qing to take Miao Chunlei as a concubine - don't get me wrong, he has no feelings for Miao Chunlei and only loves her husband. But in this era, taking a concubine is actually a way to exploit loopholes in the rules and cross classes.
Especially in the army, when soldiers are dying, they often entrust their wives and children to the commander. If the commander takes his wife as a concubine, his children will be legitimate stepchildren of the general's mansion. The dead soldier does not have to worry about his wife and children being bullied and having their property taken away by the clan members, and the children's career and marriage will be much smoother. For the general, it is not a bad thing to have more children marry and contribute to the family. As for whether this concubine serves the master behind closed doors or treats him as a sister-in-law, who would know what is going on in the backyard?
If County Magistrate Lin could take Miao Chunlei as his concubine, then Shen Qing could be included in the Lin family's genealogy, and he and Lin Ning could be brothers with different fathers and mothers. Even if he was promoted and left, the new county magistrate would not neglect Shen Qing much because of this.
It was just that County Magistrate Lin subconsciously felt that Shen Qing might not agree to his proposal, so he hesitated to speak. Later, he also thought about adopting Shen Qing as his adopted son: of course, it was not as intimidating as a stepson who was listed in the family tree, but it was better than nothing. But he didn't expect Shen Qing to be so stubborn and wanted her husband to earn a reputation for himself.
Creating another household registration for Song Kaiji - this is both difficult and simple. The simple part is the procedure, as he has a good way to accomplish it. The difficulty is that County Magistrate Lin has to guarantee Song Kaiji. Once Song Kaiji regrets, he will not only want to gain fame, but also take the exam to become an official. When the fake household registration is exposed, he will be in trouble.
After hesitating for a long time, County Magistrate Lin finally decided to believe Shen Qing: "My hometown was hit by a disaster this time. One of my cousin's family members was infected with the plague and died. His family has a boy, who is seventeen years old and has not yet arranged a marriage. There is no need to find another one. I will use some tricks to let your man take his identity." It just so happens that his hometown wants to send a few boys to work with him, so he can mix the identity of this cousin among them. "My family has been farming for generations, and this identity will not hinder him from taking the imperial examination."
After that, County Magistrate Lin said seriously, "But I hope to adopt you as my adopted son. From now on, I will not say that I will treat you like Ning Ge'er, but I will give you all the care that a father would give to his children. You can act under my name. As for your man, I will not ask what he did before. But from now on, he is my nephew, and I will naturally take good care of you."
The subtext is: Don't screw me. I promised not to be an official, so don't mess with me. Let's help each other and make progress together.
Shen Qing was stunned. He thought that County Magistrate Lin might hesitate and eventually agree, but he didn't expect that County Magistrate Lin had really planned for him. Adopting him as his adopted son, he could act under the name of County Magistrate Lin. This was a good background for Shen Qing. Of course, stepchildren were not as good as biological children, but they were better than the background of a farmer's boy, and they were very tempting.
But Shen Qing thought for a long time and finally declined with difficulty.
County Magistrate Lin was a little surprised. Shen Qing hurriedly said, "It's not that I don't want to be bound to your family." It's just that he had finally escaped from the old Shen family and Shen Zhigao. He didn't want to have the title of a father weighing on him again.
Even though it seems to bring more convenience at present, Shen Qing knows that this is a patriarchal society. Filial piety and the name of father are overwhelming! If something happens in the future... the room for struggle for the adopted son and the nephew of the same clan is very different.
"I can become sworn brothers with Ning Ge'er, and from now on I will treat Ning Ge'er as my own brother. Or, my mother can also become sworn brothers with County Magistrate Zhengjun." Shen Qing said. But he just didn't want to find another father for himself. At this point, Shen Qing was ready to give up if County Magistrate Lin didn't agree. But he really didn't want to put himself in a passive situation again.
Fortunately, County Magistrate Lin thought for a moment and did not force it: "I originally thought that maybe you would not agree." He could not say why, but based on his understanding of Shen Qing, he had such a feeling. Even Shen Qing, the adopted son, was unwilling, let alone taking Miao Chunlei as a concubine and becoming a stepson. County Magistrate Lin was even a little glad that he did not mention it.
Shen Qing was pleasantly surprised, and felt warm in his heart. He did not expect that County Magistrate Lin would not be angry and would agree to it. Being able to be tied to County Magistrate Lin was actually an advantage for their family, so he immediately called Song Kaiji to come over and thank him.
Song Kaiji was also smart and called him uncle. County Magistrate Lin waved his hand and said, "You guys go back first. I still need to spend some time on this matter. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month after the New Year, you can come back to get your household registration. Then I will have a banquet at my house and invite people to be witnesses. You and Ning will become sworn brothers." He did not mention the matter of Miao Chunlei and Fulang becoming sworn brothers. The two people did not know each other and had no relationship. Since the relationship between the two families could be bound by other means, there was no need to force the two people together.
Shen Qing quickly agreed, and before leaving, he left behind 1,000 taels of silver and a box. County Magistrate Zhengjun looked at her husband, and County Magistrate Lin frowned, but finally let him accept it.
After Shen Qing left, County Magistrate Lin and his wife opened the box, and inside was a glass apple tree. It was only about one foot tall, and there were many glass apples hanging on it, in all colors, small but lifelike. County Magistrate Zhengjun's eyes widened: "This, this is made of glass? How much is it worth!"
Each apple looks like a real one, it's no exaggeration to say that they are exquisitely crafted!
"We can't afford such valuable items in our house. I'd be heartbroken if they got bumped or scratched!" The county magistrate's husband clicked his lips.
County Magistrate Lin looked around the apple and said, "This is not for our family. I was asked to take it as a gift." He shook his head and smiled, "This is Shen Qing!"
Shen Qing felt that being tied to County Magistrate Lin was an advantage for his family, and County Magistrate Lin felt the same way? Not to mention that Lin Ning would have a layer of protection in the future, Shen Qing would take out some rare items from time to time, and he would use them to please his superiors, and his promotion would be twice as easy with half the effort!
We haven't even become a family yet, but we're already helping each other.
Shen Qing and Song Kaiji left the government office, and Shen Qing asked, "What did the county magistrate ask you just now?" Before dinner, County Magistrate Lin acted like a father-in-law, drinking tea and chatting with Song Kaiji. Shen Qing came to his senses a little bit now, it turned out that County Magistrate Lin had the intention of being his godfather at that time.
Song Kaiji scratched his hair and said, "I didn't ask anything." He was a little nervous at first, afraid that he would reveal something. But County Magistrate Lin did not ask too much about his background, but only asked him if he planned to settle in Anping County in the future and what his plans were for his future life.
Shen Qing finally felt relieved. The two of them went to the house in the north of the city to take a look, and gave out bonuses to the store. Shopkeeper Xiaomiao, Ruyi and others had worked hard for a year, and they received a big red envelope, so they could have a good rest and spend a peaceful year.
The store was closed from the beginning of the year until the sixth day of the first lunar month. Shen Qing also allowed these little girls and boys to go out together. They had to spend their reward money somewhere, right? Lian Ye also got a red envelope. He didn't know where to put his hands and feet: "I, I only worked for two days, how can I take it." After he came, he lay in bed for a few days to recover from his injuries. Sister Ruyi and other friends in the yard were very good and asked him to recover before working. He hadn't done anything, how could he take money!
"Take it." Everyone has one, so why would it be bad if he was left alone? "If you feel bad, you can buy some things and give them to those who took care of you when you were recovering from your injury."
Lian Ye accepted it with tears in her eyes. She was moved.
After everything was arranged, Shen Qing and Song Kaiji returned to the apocalypse. The time they had agreed with the military at Hongcheng Base was approaching.
This time, perhaps because it is close to the end of the year, their small base has also added a lot of New Year atmosphere. In the past, especially for these people who were struggling to survive in the refugee camps, who would have thought that they could still live such a stable life and have the mood to celebrate the New Year?
The hairpin girls that Shen Qing raised were very skillful and could make delicate velvet flowers. Couldn't they make a few red lanterns? The base was not very large, and one or two decorations could be seen not far away. The strong New Year atmosphere made passers-by feel good, and they felt that in this end of the world, there was hope for life.
Chen Jiaqian flipped through the account book and reported to Shen Qing one by one: "In recent times, the base has added more than 2,000 people, and the total population has reached 9,167. Among the more than 2,000 new people, 422 of them are psychics, 261 are young and strong people who can use crossbows and guns, and the rest are family members who have no combat ability."
Qu Weiwei interrupted unhappily, "I suspect that Shao Nan's grandson leaked the location of our base to the refugee camp. Originally, Sister Jiaqian and I would go to the refugee camp to select people, and then bring the selected ones to us. But recently, several waves of people have come here, and they all walked here on their own."
Although their base doesn't mind the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are also thresholds, okay? Those who committed crimes before the apocalypse are definitely not allowed. After the apocalypse, those who pushed people to block zombies and stole other people's food are also not allowed. When Chen Jiaqian went to the refugee camp to select people, she didn't just select their abilities, but also screened out those with bad character who might endanger the stability of the base.
In fact, the Hongcheng base was also afraid that the base would be in unrest, so it set up an entry fee and then increased the efforts of the patrol team to maintain order.
Now, the people that Hongcheng Base couldn't take and didn't want to take in were pushed to them to deal with! How abominable! Fortunately, although the waves that came here were not as good as the people they carefully selected, at least there were no big problems with their character. They took such a big risk and walked more than ten kilometers from Hongcheng Base. Some people died on the way, but they finally accepted them.
Shen Qing pressed his forehead. There was nothing he could do. With the continuous expansion of the base, more and more people would come to join them. Moreover, from the perspective of healthy development, they also needed people. Only when there were more and more people and the strength of the base became stronger and stronger, could they compete with all parties.
"Let's build the outer city from now on." Shen Qing thought for a while and said. The Hongcheng base has an inner city and an outer city, but the difference between the inner and outer cities is the division of class. Most of the middle and high-level officials and military personnel, as well as the wealthy and powerful superpower teams, live in the inner city. The outer city is the world of ordinary people and low-level superpowers.
The outer city that Shen Qing plans to build is a "refugee camp with security guarantees."
"All those who come here voluntarily will live in the outer city first. After Sister Jiaqian screens them, those with good character can enter the inner city. Those who don't have good character will stay in the outer city. We can provide basic food for the people in the outer city, but they must also work."
Their base now needs ordinary people to do a lot of work. Building walls, building houses, harvesting food... Wood-type mutants can only promote the growth of food, but cannot harvest it with one click. Harvesting food also requires people.
Those who enter the inner city can team up with the superpowers to hunt zombies. The superpowers kill the zombies, and ordinary people dig crystal cores. With character protection, at least you don't have to worry about any emergencies, or people around you suddenly stab you in the back.
Chen Jiaqian hesitated for a moment: "But if this happens, conflicts will break out between the inner city and the outer city sooner or later."
"Yes," Shen Qing said worriedly, "but this is the only way for now. Once everything is settled at the Rainbow City base, we can talk to them properly."
You are obviously the official base, but you push the people to us. Do you have any shame?
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