Chapter 52 Settling in Bo County
The fleeing team has been moving northward, probably heading towards the capital.
Moreover, along the way, Lin Qian discovered that there were more and more fleeing teams, and it seemed that the enemy had not been controlled yet.
After driving the carriage to catch up with the main force, Lin Qian pulled out the silver needles from Lin Changcan and Meng Yi, and the two soon woke up.
After Lin Changcan woke up, he saw himself lying in a carriage. He immediately stood up in shock, and then he found that there were familiar faces around him, and then he felt relieved.
Zhao Xiu quickly helped him sit up and comforted him, "Dad, don't be afraid, we are safe now."
Only then did Lin Changcan nod.
Meng Yi glared at Lin Qian at this time and said unhappily: "How could you knock me out too? How unfilial."
"Master, I don't need to tell you how your health is. Can you withstand the hardship? It's better for you to have a good sleep, and you will be fine when you wake up." Lin Qian said.
Meng Yi also knew that Lin Qian was doing this for his own good, so he didn't say anything. After a while, he asked again, "Now, where are we going?"
Lin Shuo had just looked at the front of the army. The one in the front was an officer. "I asked around. This group is heading to Huizhou Prefecture. We're close to Huizhou Prefecture, and there are soldiers stationed there. It's very safe there."
After hearing this, Meng Yi nodded and continued, "Even if we go to Huizhou Prefecture, the local government office will not open the city gates to let us in."
There are so many fleeing groups that no official would let them enter the city. If something happens, they cannot bear the consequences.
"Let's take it one step at a time. Even if we are outside the city, it is better than staying at the border." Lin Wu said.
For the next five or six days, they followed the main force all the way to Huizhou Prefecture.
They are all very hungry now.
In the hasty escape, no one brought any food with them. Lin Qian was careful enough to store all the rice and flour in the kitchen into the space, but she didn't dare to take it out.
Everyone around them was hungry, and if they had food, they would definitely be targeted.
Fortunately, there was cold spring water. Although the family was hungry, they still had strength.
Lin Qian rubbed her hungry stomach and whispered, "Why don't we leave the main group and find a place to go by ourselves? I'm almost starving to death if I don't have enough to eat if I follow them."
In fact, Lin Wu also thought so. If they flew out alone, they would definitely not go hungry.
Meng Yi and Lin Changcan heard what Lin Qian said, but shook their heads and said in disapproval, "No."
Lin Shuo didn't know why the two people objected and asked why it was not possible.
Meng Yi explained, "We are following the main force and are considered refugees. Once we arrive in Huizhou Prefecture, officials will help us settle down, so we don't have to worry about household registration documents.
But if we were to leave the main group, we would become refugees without any household registration documents. It would be difficult to settle down and buy land. We would also be easily targeted by traffickers and might even be reduced to slavery."
Lin Changcan also nodded: "That's right, so we can't leave the main force."
Their whole family came from other times. Even though Lin Wu and Zhao Xiu inherited the memories of their original bodies, they did not expect this incident.
If you can't run, you can only endure it.
At night, Lin Qian entered the space, roasted some sweet potatoes, made pancakes with flour, and quietly took them out of the space.
"I hid a small bag of noodles and put it under the carriage. I couldn't help it, so I ran away and made some pancakes. Grandpa, Master, you guys should eat them quickly." Lin Qian gave the pancakes and sweet potatoes to Lin Changcan and Meng Yi and explained.
The two were also hungry, so when they saw the bread, they immediately started eating it and at least filled their stomachs.
After marching for about three or four days, the large army finally arrived in Huizhou Prefecture.
The prefect of Huizhou did not allow the refugees to enter the city, but opened many soup kitchens to distribute porridge and food. Fortunately, it was already March and the weather was neither too cold nor too hot. The refugees were not cold except for being hungry.
This went on for about ten days.
The government finally received instructions from their superiors. All those who were willing to return to their hometowns were returned to their hometowns, and those who were unwilling were asked to reclaim wasteland and settle down here.
The border is really dangerous, and Lin Qian and the others are unwilling to go back.
The villagers in the village were also quite frightened this time. Their Linjia Village was too close to the border, so no one wanted to go back.
The prefect of Huizhou Prefecture designated an area near Bo County for them to live in.
They also exempted them from taxes for one year and sent them grain seeds to help them resume production.
The wasteland is vast, with each household allotted seven or eight mu. Reclaiming it will probably take some time, but right now the most important thing is to build a house.
"Haha, Bo County is great! Bo County is great." Meng Yi immediately smiled when he heard that they were going to settle near Bo County.
Lin Qian was confused and asked, "Master, why are you so happy when you heard about Bo County?"
Meng Yi glanced at Lin Qian and said, "Do you know Hua Tuo?"
Lin Qian nodded. Anyone who studies medicine knows Hua Tuo.
"Haha, this Bo County is the hometown of Hua Tuo. Do you think this place can be bad?" Meng Yi said with a smile.
Bo County is actually the hometown of Hua Tuo? Lin Qian was also a little excited after knowing this. Hua Tuo's hometown, ah, wouldn't it be full of doctors with superb medical skills?
"Let's build the house quickly, and then we'll go to Bo County for a good look. This is my first time here, and I'm very curious about this place." Meng Yi said.
Lin Qian nodded.
The people in their village all had money because of the fine powder business, so they got together and found a bricklaying team and handed over the house-building work to them.
The villagers are reclaiming wasteland. After all, the planting season is almost over, and if they don't plant crops quickly, they will starve in the next six months.
Reclaiming wasteland is hard work, which consumes the most manpower and material resources. They worked day and night, and with the help of oxen and horses, it took them ten days to reclaim the wasteland allocated to their family.
The next day, the government sent corn seeds.
Before the corn seeds were taken away, Lin Qian watered them with cold spring water.
This led to complaints from people who came to collect seeds, saying that the government was perfunctory and the seeds they sent were wet.
At any rate, the corn was soon in the field.
After planting corn, they began to help build their own houses. Soon, one yard after another was built, and this place had become a small village.
That day, Lin Wu returned from Bo County and said, "I finally heard that the refugees were divided into four groups, heading to Huizhou Prefecture, Dongchang Prefecture, Hejian Prefecture, and Jizhou respectively.
We haven't encountered Wei Jing and his mother in Huizhou Prefecture, so I think they must have gone to the other three places."
Lin Qian and Lin Shuo nodded after hearing this. Wei Jing's martial arts skills were not weak, and he would be fine no matter where he was. The only thing was that they didn't know if they would meet again in the future.
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