When the people suffered a disaster, the first thing they would think of was the imperial court. Kang Yueran added, "It would cost a lot of money to resettle so many disaster victims. The imperial court can't possibly be responsible for it all."
Shopkeeper Hao nodded. "I think it's hard to say about the money, but the disaster in Anzhou is very serious. The court should allocate some disaster relief grain!"
Although the current emperor is a benevolent ruler, once this loophole is opened, if disasters occur in other places, everyone from the people to the officials will inevitably follow suit. When that happens, all the relief will be dependent on the court, which will be unable to bear the burden.
Droughts, rain disasters, floods, snow disasters, plagues, earthquakes, etc., it is not uncommon for local disasters to occur. Where would the imperial court get so much money to provide relief to each of them?
Shopkeeper Hao sighed deeply and said, "I sincerely advise you to return to the village as soon as possible."
Kang Yueran raised her head suddenly, "Is the city very chaotic?"
"Yes, people's homes are often robbed. Also, there are more and more disaster victims outside the city. No one knows if there will be trouble, or when it will happen."
Kang Yueran agreed with Manager Hao and thought it would be safer to return to the village.
She then asked, "Manager Hao, I'd like to rent a house in the county town temporarily. Can you recommend a good broker for me?"
"Aren't you going back?"
"My family and I followed the people from the same village to the provincial capital to seek refuge with relatives, but it's so chaotic out there, I thought I'd stay in the county town for half a month. One is to find out the way to the provincial capital, and the other is to prepare some dry food for the journey."
Shopkeeper Hao thought for a moment and said, "The aunt of one of our shop assistants wants to rent a house. It's a separate courtyard with eight rooms and a well. The location of the courtyard is also good, but the price is high, five taels a month."
Seeing Kang Yueran hesitate, he continued, "In the past, that yard would have cost only two taels a month. But Changming County is located at a high altitude, and many people come to the county town to rent houses temporarily, so the housing prices have skyrocketed."
Having a separate yard is safer, and having a well is also convenient. "Okay, I'll rent the house! Just for one month."
Manager Hao called the waiter, and the waiter led Kang Yueran to the yard. The yard was a blue brick house that had been built for some time and was a little dilapidated, but the yard was very clean.
Kang Yueran was very satisfied, so he gave the landlady five taels of silver and rented the place.
After renting the house, she left the city. It took her half an hour to find Kang Hong and the others.
She repeated what Manager Hao had said, and everyone sighed. It seemed that they could no longer rely on this government office and the court.
Kang Hong encouraged everyone, "I think it's been sunny lately, so it shouldn't rain anymore. Once the water in the village recedes, we can rebuild our houses. It's only mid-April now, and there's still half a year before winter begins. We can get through it."
Some people were still reluctant to leave and were about to speak up to persuade Kang Hong when a few disaster victims were seen scuffling not far away. After several rounds, the faces of the fighters were covered in blood.
Seeing this, the villagers who still wanted to stay backed off and decided to go back to the village. At least they were familiar with the villagers and could help each other if anything happened.
The matter of returning to the village was thus decided.
Kang Hong asked Kang Yueran, "Are you and Yuan Chen's family planning to continue to the capital? Your grandmother..."
"Well, my master is in the prefecture, so don't worry, Village Chief. We don't know when my uncle and his family will return to the village, so I'll take my grandmother with me."
Kang Hong praised Kang Yueran a few times, and then told her worriedly: "If you are not happy in the city, come back to the village. My house is still standing, and I can squeeze out two rooms for you to live in."
Kang Yueran's nose felt a little sore, and she nodded heavily. "I understand!"
She pulled Kang Hong aside, leaned in close and whispered, "I found two hundred taels of silver when I went hunting in the mountains. I buried the silver under a poplar tree at the foot of the mountain.
We passed that poplar tree on the day of the heavy rain when we were going up the mountain. I broke several branches off, you can see it at a glance." She buried it the day before she left.
Kang Hong's eyes widened in shock. "Yueran, you found some silver? Yueran, since you found the silver, just take it. There are plenty of places to spend it in the capital."
"Don't worry, Village Chief. My master is very rich. Take the money home and help the villagers rebuild their houses."
She was afraid that Kang Hong would be too kind again, and said, "Grandpa Lizheng, please make good use of this money."
Wang always called him a pushover, and Kang Hong was well aware of this flaw. "I can't help it, Yueran. The village head thanks you on behalf of the villagers of Fengtou Village. When the disaster is over, come back often to visit the village."
Kang Yueran took the two families away.
Kang Hong was moved and worried as he looked at her from behind. "I don't know when we will meet again. I just hope you are safe and happy!"
Kang Yueran was missing on the return trip, so Kang Hong decided to stay here for one night and lead the villagers back along the main road early the next morning instead of going up the mountain.
After paying the silver, the group entered the city.
Kang Yuanhao found everything new and exciting. "Sister, shall we stay in an inn? I've never stayed in an inn before."
"If you don't want to stay at the inn, we have a place to stay. I just rented a house through the introduction of Manager Hao from Qiongbo Building."
When she saw the rented courtyard, Huang kept muttering that the courtyard was too big.
There are eight rooms in total, five of which are suitable for living, except for a kitchen, a toilet and a storage room.
Zhao lived in one room by herself, Huang, Ye and Yuan Hao lived in one room, Kang Yueran lived in one room by herself; Yuanchen, Yuanwu and Yuanfeng lived in one room; and one room was left as a bathroom.
Kang Yuanchen carried all the things he brought into the kitchen. Huang saw that there was still a small pile of firewood in the kitchen, so she hurriedly washed the pot and started cooking.
Kang Yueran took Kang Yuanwu out shopping.
First, there was cloth. Except for Huang, they all had the clothes they were wearing. Then there were firewood, rice, oil, salt, vegetables, meat, and bedding. Since they were only staying for a month, they bought a lot of different items but in small quantities.
In the small courtyard, Zhao paced back and forth in the room. She was used to being the head of the household. Now that the money and food were not in her hands, she felt lost and extremely uncomfortable.
No, she has to seize the power to manage the family!
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