Chapter 210 Settling Down
As soon as the accommodation was arranged, Tang Yueguang took the Qin family to find his friend who was responsible for arranging jobs for the fugitives.
In fact, he didn't have to go. After gathering tomorrow morning, the manager would assign them tasks. However, he had to go because he felt he had to take the money. Besides, he also wanted to get to know these people better.
Along the way, Tang Yueguang briefly told them what kind of life these exiles were living in Xiangping.
Lu Songli understood that for the county town of Xiangping, the fugitives were like free bricks and could be moved wherever they were needed.
She had known before that life for most exiles was not easy.
It is not just talk that the people in Guanzhuang are all skinny. When the criminals arrived at the place of exile, some did hard labor, some became slaves. All year round, they were either farming, hunting, burning lime and charcoal, or going up the mountain to quarry stones and build city walls. They had no free time at all.
Of course, there were also those who had it easy, such as our Lord Ji Xiaolan, who was escorted to Urumqi after a long journey. However, at every post station he arrived at, Lord Ji wrote official and private letters for officials, which allowed him to ride in a carriage during his exile. He also enjoyed firewood for heating and fruits and game.
When he arrived at the place of exile, he was even valued by the local leader and appointed as a secretary, responsible for drafting memorials and handling general government affairs.
From this we can see that whether you can live well in exile depends entirely on your ability.
Their Qin family needs to work hard to emulate Lord Ji!
After walking for less than a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the place, and Tang Yueguang successfully found the person.
"Lao Mo, this group of fugitives is now handed over to you. Please assign tasks for them tomorrow." While speaking, Tang Yueguang secretly winked at him.
Mo Lianfeng was one of the managers of the military settlement, and even without Tang Yueguang's reminder, he knew this group was no ordinary person. He had never seen anyone who had made the three or four thousand li journey from Chang'an to Pingzhou and Xiangping, through winter and spring, arrive safely with so many children.
Lu Songli stepped forward with a smile, "Master Mo, I'm really sorry to trouble you."
Before Mo Lianfeng could react, a golden bead the size of a finger was stuffed into his hand.
Mo Lianfeng took a deep look at Qin Sheng who was following Lu Songli. He himself was also a martial artist and had some martial arts skills, but this young man was really too fast.
"Starting tomorrow, you need to plow the soil. Adult men should each plow three mu, women should each plow two mu, and children between five and ten years old..." Mo Lianfeng pondered for a moment, "Everyone, go pull weeds."
Even if they didn't give him the gold beads, he would still treat them this way. For the prisoners under his command, whether they lived a good life or a bad life depended entirely on their ability. If they were given tributes, he would take them; if they were not, he would still oppress them.
Especially for the fugitives from Chang'an City, he would not deliberately oppress or insult them, because they were like firecrackers that suddenly became silent. Who knows which one will explode after they are lit?
Lu Songli asked, "Excuse me, Master Mo, do you use a hoe to plow the soil?"
"Yes." Mo Lianfeng looked at her strangely. Without using a hoe to turn the soil, did she want to do it with her hands?
Lu Songli thought, their family has ten adults in total, four boys and six girls. Wouldn't they have to cultivate 24 mu of land in a day? Just using a hoe would be exhausting.
She herself wasn't up to the task, and Qin's mother was old and in poor health, so she probably couldn't do it either. Third sister-in-law Nie Yunniang had just given birth two months earlier, so she couldn't bear to let her do hard labor. Shen Erniang, second sister-in-law Cai, and fourth sister-in-law Su seemed stronger than the others, but they didn't look like the type to handle hard labor.
Therefore, the job of turning the soil will eventually be taken over by the four Qin Sheng brothers.
She felt sorry for her own man, so she thought that Quyuanli could be arranged.
"Master Mo, how long will it take us to turn the soil?"
Mo Lianfeng felt that this question was not impossible to answer. "We're preparing for spring plowing now, and the convicts are all working on this. It will probably take them ten days to half a month."
"Lord Mo, could you allocate us a piece of land of approximately 240 mu within ten days? Don't worry, we will definitely be able to plow the land within these ten days. If you are worried, can you come and check on our progress every three to five days?"
"If you're sure you want to do this, it's not impossible, but there will be penalties if you fail to complete it."
Lu Songli nodded, "We're sure. By the way, Lord Mo, can we ask for a favor? We'd like to go to a blacksmith shop and get a tool that will help us turn the soil. Of course, if you're busy, we can go find a blacksmith shop ourselves."
Mo Lianfeng looked at her in surprise, then looked at Tang Yueguang.
Because Tang Yueguang looked like a good guy and was in charge of the handover, perhaps because the exiles were timid in Pingzhou and had a little bird complex, Tang Yueguang usually handed people over to him, and these people would habitually ask Tang Yueguang for help when they had problems, which made him very annoyed.
Lu Songli naturally wouldn't make such a lowly mistake as bypassing a higher-up's level to report. No matter how difficult Mo Lianfeng seemed, he was still the one in charge. No matter how easy Tang Yueguang was, he had already handed them over to Mo Lianfeng. Going over the direct supervisor's shoulder to report to another supervisor would be embarrassing for the direct supervisor, perhaps because he thought his life was too comfortable.
Mo Lianfeng readily agreed to her request, "You can go to the blacksmith shop, but only one person can go out. I'll have someone send you a plate later, which can only be used once."
He seemed to understand a little bit about how the whole family had arrived safely in Xiangping. With foresight, money, and the ability to handle things, who could stand this?
Mo Lianfeng was very busy, so when he saw that they were fine, he waved his hand and sent them away.
Tang Yueguang was going back to the yamen, so he sent the Qin family back to their residence on the way.
"Later, I'll have someone send you rations. This ration will probably only sustain you for about half a month. As for the subsequent arrangements, we'll see."
"Thank you, Master Tang."
Next, the Qin family began to repair and clean the house.
There is strength in numbers, and they cleaned up the house in about an hour.
Qin Zhao and Qin Sheng were in charge of repairing the roof. Qin Sheng was good at it, so he went up there, and Qin Zhao was in charge of passing things. By the time the roof was finished, he was exhausted.
"Finally, I've settled down and moved into my new home. It would be nice if I could have a meal of wine to warm my stomach." Qin Zhao sighed, touching his belly which was a little flat due to excessive exercise, while looking at Qin Sheng and hinting wildly.
Qin Sheng was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Lu Songli coughed lightly, "That's fine."
Qin Sheng immediately caught her voice and turned to look at her, "Do you really want to eat?" As he said that, he reached out to touch her soft belly.
Lu Songli quickly dodged it.
In less than a quarter of an hour, a fat rabbit came running down the mountain on its hot wheels.
He was running so fast that afterimages appeared, causing passers-by to suspect they were seeing things.
"What is that?"
"Looks like a rabbit?"
How could the rabbits grow so fat after winter? It's weird!
Bang!
"What's that sound?" The collision attracted the attention of the Qin family in the yard.
When they opened the door, they saw a fat rabbit bumping into their door!
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