Chapter 334: Capital City Prohibition
Zhou Huaining rubbed his eyes and asked, "Zen Master no longer worships Buddha, but has changed his job to take care of children?"
"Isn't the temple built yet? The Zen master can only live in Heihe Village."
Zhao Xingjian continued to work on his task. "Those who used to take care of the crops and do farm work in the village have all come out to help the refugees make mud bricks and build houses. Now all the work in the village is done by the girls and the old men and women. There's no one to look after the little ones, so they have to leave it to the Zen master."
Zhou Huaining laughed heartily. "Compared to the job of Zen Master Huineng, the job of a county magistrate doesn't seem so unpleasant!"
Zhao Xingjian smiled and said, "I'm glad you understand. You're not the only one busy."
Zhou Huaining couldn't help but complain, "I've been tired and thin recently, and my bones ache all over my body, as if I had done hard labor."
"What kind of hard labor is this? The Black Eagle Village is doing the hard labor. Their entire village is building a temple on the mountain because Heihe Village really can't spare the manpower."
Zhou Huaining's eyes lit up, "So, Hawkeye is also on the mountain?"
Zhao Xingjian then remembered that Zhou Huaining liked Hawkeye, and instantly shut his mouth tightly.
Zhou Huaining turned around and ran towards the village entrance, "I'm going up the mountain to find Hawkeye."
"Didn't you say that your whole body was aching? Do you still have the strength to go up the mountain?" Zhao Xingjian said speechlessly.
Zhou Huaining didn't answer and ran out excitedly.
But after taking two steps, Zen Master Huineng's voice came, "Is this the young donor from Huaining?"
Zhou Huaining paused, then hurriedly ran towards Zen Master Huineng with a smile, "Master, Huaining was just about to come and say hello to you!"
Zen Master Huineng laughed and said, "I'm afraid there's someone else you want to greet!"
When Zhou Huaining was a child, he was often frightened to faint by birds with sharp beaks. His family could not find the reason and thought he had bumped into something unclean, so Zhou Huaining's mother often took him to Lingji Temple to pray for blessings.
Although Zen Master Huineng clearly said that there was no evil spirit in Zhou Huaining, Zhou Huaining's mother only had him as her son and doted on him like a treasure. She would take him to the temple to donate incense money whenever she had time.
After a few interactions, Zhou Huaining became very familiar with Zen Master Huineng.
"But you've come just in time!" Zen Master Huineng smiled warmly. "Please help me with something."
Zhou Huaining suddenly had a bad feeling, "Master, how about another time?"
"I won't need you next time." Zen Master Huineng said as he took off the "doll pendants" on his body and hung them on Zhou Huaining one by one.
Zhou Huaining tensed up, desperately pushing the laughing dolls out. "Master, I've never taken care of dolls before. I really don't know how!"
"You won't, and I won't either."
The Zen master took off the baby that was gnawing at his bald head and placed it on Zhou Huaining's head. "And you have to adapt to it in advance, because you will have many babies with your beloved."
"Really?!" Zhou Huaining laughed.
Zen Master Huineng flashed into the village and disappeared in an instant.
Zhao Xingjian looked at Zhou Huaining, who was covered in dolls, and said sympathetically, "Can you do it? If not, can you help me collect the money and I'll take care of the dolls for you?"
"No need!" Zhou Huaining laughed so hard that his shoulders shook. "The Zen Master told me to get used to it in advance. I will have many children with her in the future!"
"Him? Which him?"
"Which other her?" Zhou Huaining couldn't stop laughing.
Zhao Xingjian: “…”
Hey, if I had known you were this weirdo who wanted to have a baby with a man, I shouldn't have rescued you when your father locked you in a room full of birds.
…
In the next half month, more and more refugees took refuge in Heihe Village.
With so many people pouring in, they couldn't let them disturb the guests in the inn, so Heihe Village immediately built a wall to separate the two sides.
Then send villagers to guide these people and help them settle down as soon as possible.
Fortunately, these refugees obeyed the arrangements, so there was not too much chaos.
On the city wall of Heihe Village, the village head looked at the bustling refugees with a frown on his face.
Thinking about so many people settling outside Heihe Village, he was so anxious that he couldn't sleep.
The village head looked at the little girl in his arms and said worriedly, "Jiubao, these people have all left their hometowns to settle down in Heihe Village. They have no land, how will they make a living in the future?"
"It's so cool, he doesn't even want to farm!" replied the little dumpling.
"They don't farm?" the village head asked, puzzled. "Why?"
"He's cute, not a farmer!" Little Dumpling's tone was full of certainty, "The farmer's lust hasn't come yet!"
The village head was stunned and suddenly slapped his forehead. "Oh, why didn't I think of that! The crops in the fields will be harvested in less than two months. How can farmers bear to abandon their crops at this time?"
"They must be trying their best to find water to save their crops, just like we did last year! So the people coming to Heihe Village now are not farmers!"
"Yeah!" Little Dumpling nodded.
Moreover, farmers will not abandon the land that provides them with a livelihood unless they have no other choice.
"Jiubao's little brain is really smart!" The village head touched the little dumpling's head. "In that case, they are either small vendors or craftsmen. In any case, they must have a special skill. We don't have to worry about their livelihood!"
“Yes!”
"I'm worried now that more and more people are coming to Heihe Village. If that happens, Heihe Village will attract more attention and cause trouble."
As he was speaking, he suddenly heard a chaotic cry of surprise from the crowd below the city.
"Oh my! Fortunately we left in time!"
“We are so lucky!”
"Those people can't come even if they want to!"
…
The village head hurried down the tower, holding Xiao Jiuer in his arms. "What happened? What are they talking about?"
"Something's happened, Li Zheng!" the villagers said. "A visitor just brought news that the capital has issued a ban on leaving the city."
"Anyone leaving the city must have a document issued by the government stating the reason for leaving the city. With the capital now only allowing people to enter and not leave, it's almost impossible for disaster victims to escape the famine with their families!"
The village head was shocked: "Does this mean they are not allowed to come to Heihe Village? Has the emperor already noticed Heihe Village?"
What he was worried about finally happened.
The villagers said, "Once this ban is implemented, I'm afraid the number of guests staying at the inn will decrease."
"Our village is not short of money now, so whether the inn business continues or not is not a big deal," the village head said worriedly. "I just hope there are no follow-up actions against Heihe Village."
"That's not all!" Zhao Xingjian walked over. "Wu Yong just came to report that Huaining received an imperial decree ordering Xianchuan County to guard the city gates and not admit refugees from the capital!"
The villagers looked shocked and shook their heads.
"What about those refugees who are still on their way? Won't they have to turn back again?"
"The capital is suffering from a severe drought right now. What's the point of keeping the people there? What if they can't survive in the capital? Won't they even have no chance of escaping the famine and escaping?"
"The capital is about to be in chaos." Zhao Xingjian's gaze drifted to the distant horizon. "The show is finally about to begin."
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