On February 2, the dragon raises its head. The spring thunder sounds during the Waking of Insects, and farmers are busy from idleness to busyness.
The winter in the mountains has finally melted away! After three or four days of sunny weather, the muddy dirt road has become dry and hard, and it is finally passable for pedestrians and vehicles.
Laohu Town also awakened from hibernation and farmers began to get busy.
At the same time, Laohu Town welcomed the second batch of residents. The village chief Li Zhong had been busy cooperating with the government to settle the new villagers.
At once, more than 30 households and more than 150 people came. It was really sudden. When did this place that everyone avoided suddenly become so popular?
The yamen runner impatiently took the dozen copper coins handed over by Li Zhong, and his face became better. After drinking another cup of sugar water, he couldn't help but complain.
"It's not that we have to send them here. There are refugees everywhere under the walls of Weizhou City. Weizhou City can't accommodate many people. If the court sends people here, how can we feed them?"
The yamen runner said, "Fortunately, we have nothing but a lot of wasteland, so the prefect had no choice but to let those who stayed behind to open up the wasteland and grow crops. At least there is hope.
It's not just you who are sending people. Basically all the villages in this countryside have to accept a group of refugees heading south!
I tell you, Laohu Town has to resettle more than 200 people, and there will be another group coming later. If you want to open up more fields, you have to hurry up, otherwise if there is not enough land to go around, you will have nothing to do!"
Li Zhong stood up immediately after hearing this and bowed, "Sir, this is a remote place with many tigers and wolves. With so many people coming, I can't guarantee their safety! Can you send fewer people?"
The bailiff glanced at him and raised his chin. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, a pack of tigers and wolves? How much prey did you send to the city in winter? You can hide this from others, but how can you hide it from the prefect..."
Li Zhong's eyelids jumped, and he said, "Yes, yes, yes, your Excellency has a keen eye, and of course he can't hide it from you. I am just begging for food."
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At the same time, Nanny Qin finally reached the gate of the Qiao family. At the gate, they happened to meet Qiao Xin who was going to the fields.
When Fan Jihuai saw the person, he hurried forward and said, "Auntie, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you now?"
"Oh, Brother Fan, it's you. I heard that you became an official. I haven't had the chance to congratulate you. What are you doing?" Qiao Xin glanced at the farm tools and three buffaloes behind him, his heart pounding.
"I'm here to deliver something on behalf of several generals!" Fan Jihuai is now working as a thief under the governor of Weizhou, and is in charge of the public security in Qiao Xin's area.
Although he holds an official position, he dares not be arrogant. Although Qiao Xin is not an old lady of any rank, she has three promising sons. Qiao Yunxin and Qiao Yunting have been promoted twice in just a few months in the army, and their ranks are higher than his. Although he works under the eldest brother, he still has the support of a young general.
Let's just talk about Qiao Yunqing. Since he entered the official school, he has been praised repeatedly by his father, and everyone is optimistic about his performance in the spring examination.
Fan Jihuai bowed and said, "Young General, I heard that you were looking for a nanny for the young master and the young lady, so I found one for you. The Zhaowu Captain asked someone to buy a few buffaloes from the south, and they have arrived now."
"Young general? Captain Zhaowu?" Qiao Xin was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
"Young Master Heng has been appointed as a guerrilla general by the imperial court, and is now stationed at the border! Both the Qiao brothers have been promoted, and are now sixth-rank officials."
After Qiao Xin said this, she understood. The eldest brother did send a letter home some time ago. The second brother mentioned it to her, but she didn't take it to heart. Now when she heard someone mention it, she couldn't react for a while.
"Look at me, I'm old and can't remember things. It turns out it was Heng Wen. He is really thoughtful. He has been away for so long, but he still cares about an old woman like me?
If you can reply, please thank him for me! Didn't the boss say he was going to the southwest to fight? Are they okay?"
Fan Jihuai smiled and said, "It's fine. I heard from my elder brother that Brother Qiao is very brave and has made many contributions. Auntie, you can rest assured and be a noble from now on!"
Qiao Xin clasped her hands together and bowed to the sky, and said quickly, "Don't dare to think so. I wish they can come back safely. This thing was sent just in time. It can be used for spring ploughing now!"
In joy, Qiao Xin took out a ten-liang silver note from her purse and handed it over.
Fan Jihuai quickly refused, "Madam, you can't do this!"
Qiao Xin smiled and said, "Thank goodness you call me Auntie, so I'm not allowed to feel sorry for the hard work of you youngsters running around?"
Seeing that Fan Jihuai still wanted to refuse, Qiao Xin sneered, "What's the matter? You said nice things, but now you are being so formal? Your brothers are not at home, so I can't entertain you at home. Use these to buy some food. It's okay for you to make a wasted trip for me, but why should your brothers do the same?"
Fan Jihuai didn't expect Qiao Xin to think of all these little details for him. His heart warmed, "I'll take that boy! If you have any problems in the future, just let someone bring me a message!"
Qiao Xin nodded repeatedly, "Yeah, don't worry. If there is something wrong, can I still be polite to you?"
After explaining everything that needed to be explained, Fan Jihuai said goodbye, "I have something else to do, so I won't bother you any more!"
"Go ahead, come and sit down when you have time!"
Fan Jihuai quickly said yes and said goodbye and left.
Nowadays, there are more refugees and more thefts. As a thief officer, he has a lot to take care of. He was away from work for a while, and several waves of people came to find him.
The two families are now familiar with each other and don't care about the red tape. Seeing that he is busy, Qiao Xin didn't want to keep him.
As soon as Jiang Enfei left, Qiao Xin rubbed her hands, turned around a few times, and muttered: "I'm rich, I'm rich!"
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