"Godmother, are you busy?"
As soon as he entered the door, Cheng Neng spoke loudly, with joy in his tone.
"Here you are, Neng boy." Mother An put down the work in her hands and brought out a glass of water.
Cheng Neng also took a sip and drank it without hesitation, "Look, godmother, take these three pieces of silk and see what kind of clothes you can make."
Mother An looked at the silk that Cheng Neng brought. This was a good thing. Farmers like them could not usually get access to it. Only wealthy masters could wear it. She touched the oily and smooth fabric carefully, afraid of snagging it. "Cheng Neng, take it home. This is a good thing. Keep it for when you get married. Our family can't take it."
"What's the big deal? Aren't you my mother? Your family is also my family. Take it, my son is showing filial piety to you. This was given to me by Commander Fu Zhu of Brother Jing."
After listening to Cheng Neng's explanation of the whole process, she said, "Although I haven't been educated, I still understand this principle. If I hadn't met you, I don't know where my family is now, and it's hard to say whether I can still be alive. This silk should be yours."
After a struggle, An's mother couldn't bear it any longer and finally left one piece for Cheng Nenghe, thinking that she could make some clothes for him. Although he was training and fighting in the military camp all day, he still needed a few decent clothes in his wardrobe.
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"Are we really going to divide the land?"
"It's true. All the officers are in a meeting today. My cousin is the sergeant. He told me so himself. It can't be wrong!"
"That's great! My family will finally have our own land."
"Be quiet!" Hong Tao roared at the noisy soldiers in front of him.
No one dared to speak again.
Half an hour later, everyone lined up in an orderly manner, with ecstatic expressions on their faces.
The land distribution presided over by An Jingzhi convinced everyone. It was not divided according to the level of position, but by drawing lots. Moreover, some fields were good and some were bad, so it was impossible to be fair. But if it was by drawing lots, then it would be decided by oneself.
Those who were unlucky enough to catch more inferior land, although with some annoyance on their faces, could not hide their joy. From now on, everyone in the army was considered a small landlord.
Zhu Kang personally handed the land deeds to every soldier. Winning people's hearts cannot be delegated to others.
"Sister He, I heard your army has started to distribute land?"
"Yes, I went to see it with my husband today. He was unlucky. One piece of land was of low quality, but the others were of medium or high quality. There are five people in my family, and because my husband is a centurion, he got five more acres, a total of ten acres. Commander Zhu is really a good man!" Mrs. He's face was full of hope.
After chatting with Mrs. He for a long time, Qian couldn't wait to go home.
"Mother! Mother!"
"Why are you howling? Are you trying to call for your soul? You're nowhere to be seen all day, but you're here on time for dinner!" An's mother retorted. Qian went out because there was nothing wrong at home, but it had become a habit for her to suppress her daughter-in-law all the time, especially since Qian had such an unstable temper. If she wasn't disciplined every day, who knows if she would cause trouble for the family in the future. The eldest daughter-in-law was better, as she had the same steady temperament as the eldest daughter. It was the old man who decided on her personally.
Qian Shi didn't care. Her mother-in-law's comments didn't hurt her at all. She was constantly being nagged by her every day. "Oh, mother, listen to me first. The army really has distributed land! I just went out and asked around, and the He family next door has been allocated ten acres!"
"Ten acres? Aren't there five people in their family?" An's mother was not surprised. Jingzhi had said that the land would be divided, so it must be true, but it seemed a little different.
"His man is an officer in the army, not a soldier, and he got five more acres of land." Qian was envious.
"Mom, do you think Jingzhi is an official?"
"It should be considered, but sitting in the county government office all day long is not like soldiers going out to fight in wars. It's not as dangerous as them. It's good enough that you can get a share! Why are you thinking so much?" Soldiers are risking their lives for their future. Even if she is blind to An Jingzhi, An's mother does not think her family can compare with them.
"Master An, this piece and the ones to the west are yours." Liu Sheng pointed to the fields in the distance.
The land was distributed quickly in the army, and after half a month, most of the other people had received theirs. After the An family got theirs, they wanted to go out and see their own land with their own eyes. They happened to meet Liu Sheng, who had been to the An family before and naturally recognized the An family. He enthusiastically took them to the land they had been allocated.
Father An stroked his beard with trembling hands, "Good, good!" Although the land they had worked hard for all their lives was gone, they owned more land. All this was thanks to Jingzhi. Jingzhi did not have a high position, but he was the only scholar under Commander Zhu and a talented person. Commander Zhu also gave their family an extra ten acres of land, making a total of twenty acres!
Father An squatted down and stroked the soil in the field. After a while, he led his family to buy farm tools and prepared to start working. At least they had to turn the field over first, as it looked like it had been abandoned for a short time.
The people of this county died or fled in the war, and it was not until Zhu Kang occupied the county that it settled down. Most of the people in Lan County now are refugees from other places.
Autumn came in the blink of an eye. Lan County is located in the north, and the weather is gradually getting colder.
"What's written here? I can't understand it. Are they going to increase taxes?" This made people worried, and they finally calmed down.
"Who can read please come and help me read it."
"Everyone, please don't make any noise. I know most of you can't read. Let me read to you. Be quiet!" Liu Sheng, wearing a yamen runner's uniform, stood next to the bulletin board. It was obvious that he had become a formal employee of the county yamen. The smooth distribution of land was due to the contributions of the three of them. An Jingzhi certainly wanted to let the tool continue to shine.
"This isn't a tax increase. Mr. An is recruiting people to work for the county government. Anyone between sixteen and twenty-five years old and able-bodied can apply. Literacy will be a plus."
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