"But if more people come later, I'm afraid the food and shelter we have stored won't be enough."
Qiu Lizheng said worriedly.
Qiu Yinong said soothingly, "Don't worry about the food. I asked Father Zhao to prepare the food reserves earlier."
"If nothing goes wrong, the food stored in my cellar will be enough to feed the whole village for five years."
Hearing Qiu Yinong's words, Qiu Lizheng and the villagers were all stunned.
so much?
And when did this happen?
Uncle Zhao is also in Taohua Village now, and everyone in the family knows that Qiu Yinong has an immortal master.
In addition, before Qiu Yinong left, he took them to see the mysterious warehouse.
So when he heard what Qiu Yinong said, Daddy Zhao said cheerfully, "I told Li Zheng Qiu a long time ago that you don't have to worry about food."
"And the residence?"
"Aren't there refugees? When the rain stops, we can continue to build houses and exchange labor for food. Isn't that too much?"
"This is also a good opportunity for our Taohua Village to expand. I am the Lord of Wen County, and the village expansion does not require approval from the government."
"All the unowned land for sale in Wen County belongs to me, and I can withdraw it at will."
Hearing Qiu Yinong's words, Qiu Lizheng immediately laughed.
"That's great, then let's take this opportunity to expand the village."
"Yes, but the villagers also need to be screened. Those with bad character will not be accepted."
"Furthermore, new villagers do not participate in the village's dividend distribution. This benefit only belongs to the original inhabitants of our village."
After receiving Qiu Yinong's promise, everyone smiled happily.
It was like taking a tranquilizer.
"Then I will go and notify them." Qiu Lizheng said happily.
Qiu Yinong nodded, and Mother Qiu said distressedly: "Now that we've finished talking, let Yi'er go and have a rest. I'm afraid she must be tired from traveling all these days."
"Yes, yes, Xiaoliu, you should go and rest soon." Qiu Lizheng also quickly stood up and agreed.
Qiu Yinong didn't bother to be polite with them. She was indeed a little exhausted from the long journey today.
She stood up, said goodbye and went straight back to her yard.
Zhao Zhiyi rarely came over and snuggled up to Qin Yuerong, just leaning obediently in her arms.
Qiu Lizheng and his group left quickly and went to the village entrance to explain the rules.
Jiang had also come with Qiu Qinghe to listen to the discussion, and was now stunned on the spot.
She didn't hear it in the carriage when she was in Qingfeng Town.
Now when he heard that Qiu Yinong was the county lord, he was completely dumbfounded.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Qiu Qinghe shook her gently. Jiang sighed, "Oh my God, my girl, Miss Qiu, she..."
"Yes, Yinong is the Princess of Changping County. She was personally conferred the title by His Majesty. She is the only Princess of a different surname to have a fiefdom."
"A powerful county lady with much more power than some county ladies and princesses."
"No wonder the mistress of the Zhao family was granted an imperial title. It turns out it was because of the county lady..."
"Well, mother, Yinong doesn't want others to know her identity as the county lady, so you can just call her Miss Qiu." Qiu Qinghe instructed Jiang.
Jiang nodded.
After everyone left, Qiu Qinghe brought Jiang to Qiu's mother and others.
"Second uncle, aunt, this is my mother. Aunt Qin also knows her, so Qinghe won't introduce her in detail."
Qiu Qinghe introduced her mother to Sun Guiying, Qiu's mother, and Zhao's mother.
"Greetings to Madam Qiu, Madam Qiu, and Madam Zhao." Jiang bowed quickly.
Sun Guiying looked at Jiang and had some idea of his background.
"Well, no need to be so polite. Since you are at the Qiu family, just stay here with peace of mind."
"I heard that your master returned your indenture to you. If you wish to be released from slavery, please have Yi'er report this to the authorities."
"Have you thought about your future plans?" Sun Guiying looked at Jiang and asked.
Jiang replied respectfully, "Madam, I still have some savings and I want to open a shop to make a living."
"That's a solution. You're not a servant of the Qiu family, so you don't need to call yourself a slave. Just call yourself one."
Jiang was deeply moved when she heard this and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Madam, thank you, Madam."
"Your mother is too polite." Sun Guiying looked at Qiu Qinghe and smiled.
Qiu Qinghe smiled back and said that it was her duty.
"Okay, take your mother back to rest. She still has injuries on her face, so she must have suffered a lot."
"Now that a natural disaster has struck, I need to take care of myself first."
"Yes, then Qinghe will take mother down first. Second uncle, aunt, and Aunt Qin will see you later."
Qiu Qinghe bowed again, and Sun Guiying waved her hand: "Go."
Qiu Qinghe led Jiang towards her own small courtyard. Jiang was surprised: "You have your own courtyard in the Qiu family?"
"Well, my eldest brother doesn't have one. He lives in the yard under my grandfather's name."
"It's my duty." Jiang nodded. After all, there were women in the family.
Then he looked at the Qiu family's courtyard and the second yard, which looked like it had not been fully built yet.
"It looks like this yard is not finished yet?" Jiang said to Qiu Qinghe after taking a look.
Qiu Qinghe nodded: "Yes, the time for the Qiu family's eldest brother to get married is a bit tight, so we built two courtyards first, and we will add more later."
"I heard from Yinong that the final building will be a five-courtyard building, after all, the Qiu family has many men."
"This yard looks so beautiful now. It will definitely look great once it's all built." Jiang praised with a thumbs up.
"Mom, we're here. This is my yard." Qiu Qinghe pushed open the door of her yard.
Jiang went in and saw the layout inside.
With tears in her eyes, she pulled Qiu Qinghe and said, "You must follow Miss Qiu well. She really treats you as a family member."
Every blade of grass and every tree in this yard is carefully cared for.
Qiu Qinghe smiled: "Mom, you don't have to tell me, I will follow Yinong well, and I will never betray her in this life."
"That's right. If someone makes a mistake once, they can be forgiven. But if you repay someone's kindness with hatred, then you are truly not worthy of being a human being."
"Don't worry, mother. Yinong saved my life. If I still betray her, I am still a human being. I won't be able to forgive myself."
Hearing her daughter say this, Jiang also laughed.
Afterwards, Jiang was arranged to rest in the master bedroom on the first floor of the courtyard, while Qiu Qinghe lived in the boudoir bedroom on the second floor.
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"Wen Xiucai, you are considered the leader of these refugees, so I will be frank and speak to you directly."
Qiu Lizheng found Wencai Xiucai, who quickly stood up and said, "Qiu Lizheng, please speak."
"Xiao Liu has already made arrangements for you."
"Our village is still expanding. We only have ten houses left. If you guys squeeze in, I think you can all live there."
"Later, we'll need your labor and perhaps food. Are you willing?"
When Qiu Lizheng said this, the refugees looked at each other in confusion.
Wen Xiucai asked, "How can I exchange it for labor?"
"As I said earlier, our village is expanding. When it stops raining, we will continue to expand the houses."
"Those of you who can build a house, please sign up to build a house. Women, please help with whatever you can do. Even if you can't, you can still receive a basic ration."
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