The bearded man took a step back with an unhappy look on his face, letting the leader Yao Liu explain things.
Yao Liu took a bold step forward, squinting his eyes. He cleared his throat and said:
"Monkey, bring me the paperwork."
He raised his eyes slightly and caught sight of Meng Li bending over with a flattering smile, deliberately speaking in an official tone:
"This is their document, which has already been handed over at the Yun County government office. Their household registration is in your Mengjiazhuang, and they will be your Mengjiazhuang villagers from now on.
These people are under your jurisdiction. I'll leave them to you, so you can make your own arrangements. Let's go." Yao Liu just wanted to get away from here quickly. He also wanted to go to Yun County to relax.
This trip to Jinyang Prefecture is so fucking weird.
In previous years, even if people died or were injured on the road, it was not as evil as this year. In previous years, they would have just dismissed the exiled people, not done this to the officials.
He wanted to relax and then rush back to the capital as fast as he could to get some money and change his job.
Meng Li was hunched over, his mouth stretched to his ears. His voice was a little hoarse:
"I received the documents from the county earlier, and everything has been arranged. Would you please come to my humble abode and have some hot tea to warm yourself?"
Yao Liu and his companions had already noticed that Meng Lizheng's house was also a thatched hut, but with a few more rooms and a fenced yard.
A house like this.
Their precious feet don't want to step in.
"No more tea. Just check and see if there's any problem. Then we can rush to Yun County."
The Yunxian officials who came with them also laughed and cursed:
"Don't fool me, old man. Several officials from the capital have to follow me back. The county has already prepared a welcoming banquet. There are more than a hundred people here, enough for you to be busy. Make arrangements early so that they can have a place to stay."
"Look at my memory. This trip back and forth must have taken quite a while." Meng Lizheng took a look at the document and nodded. "Everything is in order. Please rest assured, gentlemen."
Meng Lizheng put the documents in his sleeves and walked a few steps to escort the official to the intersection.
Peng Laosan and the bearded man turned their gazes to look at Gu Beiheng's family without saying anything. They just turned around and left silently.
Instead, the monkey took a few steps towards him.
"Brother Heng, I'm leaving." The monkey glanced away reluctantly and left.
When Erbao heard the monkey talking, he probably understood that they were going to separate.
It will take some time to see him.
He waved his chubby little hand and shouted at the bearded man's back:
"Goodbye, big brother. Remember Erbao is your brother~"
The bearded man stumbled and walked even faster. After a few steps, he disappeared, leaving Erbao confused and puzzled.
"Brother Bao doesn't talk much."
Meng Lizheng turned around and his smiling face was replaced by a serious one.
As the village head, he also wore coarse cloth clothes with two patches on the elbows. However, he had an extra pair of cloth shoes than the man next to him, and his clothes also had fewer patches. This showed how poor Mengjiazhuang was.
Su Qi remembered that in small villages in Dashun, there was only a village chief, and only large villages would have a village head.
Everywhere they looked, they saw people peeking around who looked just like these exiles.
A shriveled body and skin the color of dried vegetables.
Their clothes were in tatters, and except for the head of the village, most people wore straw sandals.
poverty.
poverty.
Poor. Important things should be said three times.
Meng Lizheng looked at everyone one by one, his wise eyes fell on Gu Beiheng and Su Qi's family. Then he fell on Fang Xiaoya's family, especially the siblings Gu Jingru and Gu Jingfeng.
"The back mountain is all wasteland. It's where you'll settle down. Gouduo will take you there later. Find a way to build a house there.
Don't go to the piece of land south of the stream. It has been bought. Build your house on the north side of the stream."
Everyone in the crowd took a deep breath.
Build a house by yourself? Relying on young masters and young ladies who can’t lift or carry anything?
"Meng Lizheng, building a house takes time. Is there any vacant house in the village for us to stay in for a while?"
The old skin on Meng Lizheng's face trembled, and he raised his eyelids coldly. "Do you think there are any extra houses in our village?
Do you know why no one from the village came out to watch the fun?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Yes, so many people came. Rural people are supposed to love a good time, but why are there only a few hunched-over old men here?
"It's cold. There aren't enough clothes to wear, and everyone else is staying home. We have to take turns getting dressed before going out, so naturally, no one is coming out to watch the fun."
Gou Duo smiled and rubbed his head. "If you have grain and copper coins, you can spend some money and let us build you a house."
"Go ahead. Follow Gouduo and leave quickly. If it's too late you'll have to live in a cave." Meng Lizheng shook his head and waved his hands impatiently.
He sighed and turned away. This group of people looked just like those at the end of the village, useless people who couldn't work.
The others followed Gouduo and walked towards the back mountain.
Along the way.
Su Qi saw that the crops in Mengjiazhuang were sparse. She was not an agronomist and did not know much about farming.
However, there are books in the space. I can go back and look through the books and use the grain seeds in the space to find a way to fertilize the land.
I can't believe this land can be so barren.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, everyone arrived at the back mountain.
There is a lot of land at the foot of the mountain, about twenty or thirty acres.
It was separated by a small stream, with stones placed on the stream for people to rest their feet. To the south of the stream stood two courtyards, both made of black bricks and tiles. They reflected the beauty of the mountains not far away.
There is nothing on the north side of the stream.
Some are also weeds and barren land.
Gou Duo led everyone here and waved at them. "This is where you're going to build your house. If you want us to help you build it, just tell me. Two kilograms of grain a day, or ten copper coins a day."
Fang Xiaoya was the first to step forward. She walked over with delicate steps, "Hey, young man, please find me a few more people. Make sure we have a place to stay tonight."
Fang Xiaoya glanced at Su Qi and smiled smugly. She wanted to see where Su Qi could stay tonight.
He thought he could do anything with some medical skills, and even Gu Beihan was unwilling to help him.
The dogs were so happy. The people in the town didn't like the mountain people. The hard labor was mainly done by the villagers down the mountain. It wasn't easy for them to find a few companions. "Okay. Young lady, I'll call ten people over for you right now. I'll make sure you have a room to stay in tonight."
Two people hurried over from the south side of the stream.
The people in the Gu Mansion did not know these people of the Shadow Generation. They were all orphans rescued by Gu Beiheng when he was in the northwest, and trained them to be his own shadow guards.
It was Shadow One and Shadow Two who came, both dressed in fine cotton robes. Having shed their warrior attire, they looked like the stewards of a wealthy family.
Huh.
Who are these two people?
Everyone looked over curiously. Only Gu Beiheng whispered to Mu Chentao and the others to follow.
"Second Master, you've finally arrived?" Ying Er was extremely excited and shouted from a distance. Ying Liu and Ying Qi had just returned to report that their master hadn't suffered much on the way.
But they all refused to believe it. The young master and his wife must have suffered a lot along the way.
Gu Wujiang's body trembled, and he grinned and said:
"Hey. We're here." Gu Wujiang didn't recognize the two people in front of him, but since he called him Second Master, it must be him.
You can't call him Gu Beiheng, right?
His heart was pounding with excitement, and his gaze towards the others was filled with a hint of pride and boasting. His extensive friendships in the capital over the years had paid off, and the many connections he had made had paid off.
Ying Yi and Ying Er rolled their eyes. Who was so foolish as to agree so readily? They trotted a few steps. Standing in front of Gu Beiheng and Su Qi, tears welled in their eyes:
"Second Master and Second Madam have suffered along the way. The young master has suffered as well."
Ying turned to look at Dabao and Erbao, who were grinning at them, and took another closer look. Why did the little master seem to have gained a little weight? This was unlikely.
Looking more closely, I saw that both little guys had double chins.
Need to lose weight.
Is this a journey of sightseeing or exile?
"Let's go back." Gu Beiheng didn't want to say more. He held Su Qi's hand with one hand. He asked Yingyi to lead the way, and they followed.
Walked a few steps.
Gu Beiheng turned around and said to Gu Beiyao and the others who were in a daze:
"Beiyao, you, Beijing and Beiting come here." He didn't call Gu Beihe because Gu Beihe was Zhang Yunyu's daughter and had to live with her mother.
As for his father Gu Wushen?
As a man, it is natural for him to live with his wife and concubine. Besides, they have already separated.
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