After County Master Zhu knew the purpose of Xiao Ling'er and her two sons' visit, he picked up the notebook and began to look through it.
After looking through it for a while, he frowned slightly, looked up at Xiao Ling'er and the others, and told them the truth without hiding anything:
"The nearest villages are already full. The remaining ones are all farther away and surrounded by mountains. You should decide for yourself whether you are sure you want to stay."
"It doesn't matter that we are surrounded by mountains. We are determined to stay!" Xiao Ling'er answered without any hesitation.
Surrounded by mountains, it was just what she wanted. It would be more convenient for her to find various wild vegetables and wild animals in the mountains in the future.
[Yes, that's right. It's better to be close to the mountains. There are treasures in the mountains.] 009's voice rang out excitedly in Xiao Ling'er's mind.
Xiao Ling'er ignored it and looked at the county magistrate with sincere eyes.
After listening to Xiao Ling'er's words, County Magistrate Zhu continued to explain the situation: "You need to build your own houses and cultivate your own land.
If you have no objection, I will start assigning you villages to stay in.”
"Okay, we have no objection. It's entirely up to the county magistrate." Xiao Ling'er answered firmly.
Magistrate Zhu said nothing more, but picked up the plan book and looked through it carefully. Finally, he arranged for the mother and her two children to go to a new village.
There are only a dozen households in this village, and all of them are refugees who fled famine before Xiao Ling'er and her son.
Xiao Ling'er was very satisfied with this kind of village where she settled. There were not many residents and it was quiet, not too messy, and there wouldn't be too many troubles.
The mother and her two children happily rushed to their future home, Misty Village, holding their newly acquired household registration books.
However, Xiao Ling'er never thought that she was wrong to think that there would be only a dozen households and it would be quiet without too much trouble.
An hour later, the mother and her two children arrived at the entrance of Misty Village smoothly. Looking into the village, they saw that there were only a dozen or so households.
Except for the house in the middle which looks quite grand and has two entrances and two exits, the rest of the houses are ordinary wooden houses.
The land around the houses has been cultivated and some of the land has been planted with vegetables.
The village as a whole looks a bit shabby, with weeds growing all around, and I don’t know where everyone is cultivating the land.
"Oh, there are people coming to our village again. The county magistrate is really something. He sends all kinds of cats and dogs to our village."
Just as Xiao Ling'er, her mother and her two sons were looking around the village, four or five women came over. One of the women looked at Xiao Ling'er and her mother and her two sons and spoke to them in a sarcastic tone.
"Mrs. Wang, don't say that. We are all here to escape famine." One of the women responded with some disapproval.
The woman who was called Mrs. Wang's face quickly turned gloomy, and she looked at the woman who refuted her with displeasure.
The woman didn't dare to say anything more after being looked at by her, and lowered her head silently.
"The village head's wife is right. The county magistrate stuffed these orphans and widows into our village just to hinder us."
Another woman responded in a flattering manner. She looked at Xiao Ling'er and her two children with undisguised disgust on her face.
"That's right. If this continues, how can our Misty Village compete with other villages in terms of reclamation? I'm afraid we'll be last."
Another woman took over, and while she spoke, she glared fiercely at Xiao Ling'er, her mother and her two children.
Xiao Yuhao and Mu Xiya clenched their fists and resisted the urge to rush forward. They remembered what Sister Lingling had said on the way here: don't use your fists against ordinary people.
Xiao Ling'er listened to the conversation between several people and got a piece of information. There seemed to be a comparison between villages, and the comparison was about the cultivated area.
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