Twelve days later.
We arrived at Pyeongchang in late September.
Pyeongchang City is located in the central and southern part of the country, and the drought here is not particularly serious.
The trees and grass along the roadside were green with a hint of yellow, and the weather was a little cooler.
Although it is dry, the air is not so suffocating, probably due to climate reasons.
When taking a break, if you walk further into the mountains, you can see small puddles of water flowing down from the cracks in the rocks.
Near noon, Liu Shinan, Xu Fugui and Liu Laizi, who were sent to the city gate to understand the situation, all returned.
A notice was posted at the city gate saying that people could enter the city and the entrance fee was five cents per person.
Pingchang City is vast and sparsely populated, so the government office also posted a special notice. If there are victims fleeing famine, they can take their original household registration to the government office to register and change their household registration. The government office will arrange for them to be dispersed to various villages and towns.
Everyone was a little moved after hearing this.
Liu Yuhan looked at today's weather. The sky was full of red clouds in the morning. There was no wind at all and it was very stuffy.
She guessed that it was going to rain, so she decided to take everyone into the city first and rest for a few days. After walking for a month, everyone was exhausted.
Liu Yuhan discussed the matter with her grandparents, parents, and uncles. Everyone agreed with her. Liu Shinan privately gave the village chief ten taels of silver and spoke to him.
Liu Mang picked up his little notebook again. This was the money the villagers had borrowed from their uncle's family.
Find the village chief and elders of Xiaoshi Village, and start notifying them by banging a broken gong.
Each person has to pay the five-cent fee to enter the city. If you really can't even afford five cents, you can buy on credit from the villagers first.
Everyone agreed. Five cents was a steal for most people, and they thought it was a good idea to get into town and rest. If there was water, they could wash up. They were covered in mud and had lice on their heads.
Thinking of lice, I shiver...
Everyone took their money and entered the city one after another. Such a large group of refugees attracted the attention of the people at the city gate.
Although this group of people looked sloppy, they were well-organized with their families, and it was obvious that someone was leading them.
In two quarters of an hour, all the people entered the city and gathered inside the city gate.
Liu Yang, Xu Fugui and Liu Laizi's group, Liu Shihu, Liu Shinan and Yang Nianhua's group, and the old hunter with two young men, the three groups walked towards the city to first disperse and gather information.
They wanted to see if there was a large and cheaper house available for rent, as they planned to stay there for three days to rest.
Liu Yuhan secretly took out chocolates from the space and shared them with Xiaosi, Xiaowu, Liu Yao, Liu Guang, Liu Lu and others.
He also took out some chrysanthemum tea in a water bag and gave it to them to drink, and also gave it to his grandmother, mother, and aunt.
She brought some dried tofu to her grandfather. Her grandfather accidentally tasted the bulk dried tofu given by Liu Yuhan and couldn't stop eating it. He often chased his granddaughter to ask for it. He loved it.
The three groups returned soon.
When it comes to gathering information, it is Liu Laizi's team that has to be the one. The information he gets is the most comprehensive and includes both good and bad information.
He said that most of the people living in the south of the city are ordinary people. There is a temporary shelter for refugees from famine and disasters at the very edge of the city. During the day, everyone can get a free bowl of porridge based on their household registration.
But the outsiders are complicated and the place is rather messy.
They were not afraid of this, and everyone decided to go to the place he mentioned.
You don't have to go around the main street to go to the South City, just turn right from the city gate.
On the contrary, if you turn left after entering the city, you will see some wealthy families or officials' homes.
There is a main street in the middle, with distinct paths.
One cannot help but marvel at the wisdom of the ancients, as well as the ever-present class division between the rich and the poor, which has existed like gods from ancient times to the present.
Liu Laizi led them to find the human trafficker, and he had heard some of the information from here.
The villagers finally decided to spend money to rent a place to live, as there were too many people and it was too complicated to accommodate the victims.
The human traffickers were quite honest. Judging from the group of people fleeing famine, they must have suffered a lot. The places they recommended to them were all affordable and spacious.
They decided on one of the three, which was a courtyard with two entrances.
The walls were low, and the exterior of the house a bit shabby, but the yard was large. Excluding the kitchen, there were twelve rooms in the front and back yards combined. The monthly rent was three taels, and the daily rent was 200 wen.
Let’s decide on this yard first.
Liu Yuhan then asked the trafficker if there were any larger houses available for rent nearby. The trafficker was delighted and led them nearly a hundred meters further into the alley.
It was a larger, smaller courtyard with two entrances. The outer walls of the house were also more dilapidated, but the walls were higher. Besides the kitchen, there were 16 rooms.
The monthly rent was four taels of silver, and the daily rent was 260 wen. Liu Yuhan agreed on the spot, giving the trafficker two taels of silver and booking a three-day stay. If he wanted to stay longer, he would contact him a day in advance to let him know.
If there is any extra money, ask the trafficker to get two carts of firewood. If there is any extra money, you don’t need to give the change.
The trafficker was delighted. He had thought that the group might bargain for a lower price, but he didn't expect them to be so generous. After getting two carts of firewood, he should be able to earn half a tael of silver. It was worth it for his hard work for half a day.
Liu Yuhan and his family lived in the larger courtyard with Liujia Village, while the other courtyard was given to Xiaoshi Village. The men lived in the front courtyard, and the women lived in the back courtyard.
The money was paid by Liu Yuhan, and the women in Liu Yuhan's family naturally got a room, and the men also got a room in the front yard. This was arranged by the village chief.
The rest of the villagers could squeeze in and live there. The villagers were very happy. After so long of fleeing famine, they finally had a house to live in. Some people couldn't help but sigh.
There is a well in every yard.
Everyone got busy, some cleaning the house, some cleaning the kitchen, some boiling water, saving some water, and cleaning themselves and their children.
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