"After the disaster is over, if you think our Taohua Village is good, you can rent a house. When you earn enough money, you can pay for the house and it will be yours."
"Naturally, you are now official villagers of Taohua Village."
"But let me be frank. We, the original inhabitants of Taohua Village, receive dividends from our workshops. You, the later joiners, are not entitled to any of these dividends."
Wen Xiucai's eyes turned and he asked curiously, "Then may I ask Qiu Lizheng what qualifications are required to enjoy the benefits of dividends in Taohua Village?"
"No, when Taohua Village first started building the workshop, every household contributed money and labor."
The words had been made very clear, and Wen Xiucai knew there was no hope.
"Okay, I'll ask about what you said in public."
"You all heard what Qiu Lizheng said, right? Did it make sense?" Wen Xiucai asked loudly.
The refugees thought for a moment and responded, "I agree. There's no reason for us to keep eating and drinking for free. If we can do something to help Taohua Village, that would be great."
"Okay, since you all agree, then you can divide the space among yourselves. Each yard will have a separate house, a toilet, and a kitchen. If you know each other well, you can consider living in the same house."
"But let me be frank. If you cause trouble or quarrel later, we in Taohua Village have the right to drive you away. Please take care of yourselves."
After hearing what Qiu Lizheng said, even though the refugees were a little unhappy, they did not dare to say it out loud.
"What the village head said makes sense. We'll take note of it."
"Okay, then you can distribute it among yourselves." After saying that, Qiu Lizheng turned and walked towards the village.
The villagers who stayed behind watched them distribute the houses. Some refugees didn't even have quilts, so the villagers who stayed behind took action.
"Refugees without bedding can come and register with me. I'll let you know the price in silver later. If you're willing, you can buy on credit first and then use the work in exchange for the goods."
"That's great. Even though it's just the beginning of autumn, it's still a bit cold at night." The refugee without bedding said happily.
"Those who don't need bedding, please come and register your names with me later. Bring your identification documents. If you don't have any, please tell me where your ancestral home is. I'll check it later."
The villagers quickly brought tables, and those who could write began to record everyone's names, identities, and hometowns.
It is also to prevent fugitives from hiding there.
Most of these villagers came from the same village or neighboring villages to flee together, and there were no extremely vicious people among them.
The village entrance was busy recording, while Qiu Yinong was catching up on his sleep peacefully.
While waiting for dinner, Qing Yuan came to call people.
It started raining heavily outside again. As soon as Qiu Yinong woke up, the small system informed her of a piece of news.
"Over half the people in Qingfeng Town were killed or injured because some residents were dawdling, wanting to bring this and that, which delayed the migration and led to a massive flood along the way."
Qiu Yinong sighed. She had warned him, but it was all fate.
"A big flood will come to Taohua Village at midnight tonight, but don't worry, master, the flood will not reach Taohua Village."
"Okay." Qiu Yinong nodded.
After dinner, Qiu Yinong mentioned: "Dahong is coming, but Taohua Village will be fine, just sleep peacefully."
"What will happen to Qingquan Town?" asked Uncle Zhao.
"Qingquan Town is also located on a high ground, so there won't be any major problems. However, if the water reaches above my calves, I'm afraid I can't escape it."
"Dad, is everything arranged at home?" The servants of the Zhao family were also brought to the Qiu family.
When Daddy Zhao heard his daughter asking, he quickly replied, "All the food in our house has been shipped here, and the grain and oil shop is empty."
"All the valuables are kept with you. The house is now empty."
"Then don't worry, the water will go down soon, but some people will take advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble."
Qiu Yinong looked at Chu Hongyun, and Chu Hongyun understood instantly. He narrowed his eyes and knew that it was time for him to solve some problems.
"Making trouble?" Father Qiu was puzzled, and Father Zhao didn't understand it at first either.
Qiu Yinong smiled and shook her head: "It's okay, it's not a big deal, I'm here."
"Yier, are you saying that someone will take advantage of the flood to cause trouble?" Qiu Wanjin asked, putting down his chopsticks.
Qiu Yinong nodded: "That person has now been demoted to look after the imperial mausoleum. How could he be willing to do so? However, this is also a calamity that must be endured in this world."
"We can't help, all we can do is protect ourselves," said Qiu Wanjin.
Qiu Yinong smiled and nodded: "Grandfather, you are right to think so. We will fight hard outside, and you just need to guard the rear."
"Okay, we will guard the rear for you." Qiu Wanjin understood that his granddaughter was the county princess and would be the third prince's consort in the future, so he must not stay out of it.
"Come and eat and drink well, don't think too much." Qiu Yinong raised his glass and spoke happily.
Seeing how cheerful she was, everyone was infected and raised their glasses.
…
Time goes back six days, to the capital.
Xuan Yi Lan Wu brought Zi Yao back to the capital and rushed to Pingyang Marquis Mansion without stopping.
Zi Yao didn't make a fuss along the way. She ate and drank whatever was given to her.
Xuan Yi and the others were so quiet that they suspected that they had captured a dumb and deaf person, until Zi Yao spoke up and scolded the two of them so badly that they didn't even recognize their parents.
They then frowned and thought that it would be better for her to keep silent.
"Madam, I have fulfilled my mission and brought the person back to you." Xuan Yi reported to Li Yunyan.
Li Yunyan hummed, played with her fingernails, and looked at Zi Yao with disdain.
"You are quite pretty, no wonder you are so arrogant. I have invited you so many times, but you refused to drink. I can only invite you to drink the penalty wine."
Zi Yao looked at her silently. Li Yunyan immediately became displeased and picked up the tea bowl and threw it at Zi Yao.
Zi Yao kicked him away and said, "You really think you are someone important. You are just a poor woman who is not liked and uses her dowry to support her useless husband."
"you!"
"Who do you think you are, you little bitch? How dare you speak to this lady like that?"
Li Yunyan was furious and roared angrily.
Zi Yao scratched her ears and said, "You're trying to steal the credit from your own sister. How dare you think of that? This time, it was the order from the ***. You even dared to kidnap the person. Aren't you afraid that your brain will go out?"
"Humph, do you think you can leave alive after entering my place?"
"Either you work hard for me and embroider a brand new piece for the Queen Mother's birthday, or I will send you to the underworld right now."
"You won't be left alone later. Your family will be with you."
Zi Yao sneered: "Oh, you can threaten me."
"You damned girl, how on earth are you going to embroider something for this lady?"
"Have you ever thought about the consequences of offending me?"
"What consequences will we have?" Showa SS brought his men directly to the main courtyard. Li Yunyan no longer dared to lean leisurely on the small couch.
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