"Everyone's household registration is in Lishu Village."
"Pear Tree Village?"
"Why does this name sound so familiar?"
Everyone was talking at once.
Li Lanzhen explained to him, "Lishu Village is the village where Xinghua and Sanwang's eleven children lived."
Everyone then realized what was going on.
"Our household registration is there, so do we all have to move to Lishu Village to live?"
Han Shunde asked this question, which is also what everyone is most concerned about.
Hua Zixi looked at the people staring at him expectantly, and then glanced at Li Lanzhen.
"That depends on Madam Li's decision."
When everyone heard that it depended on Li Lanzhen's decision, they breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Li Lanzhen with smiles.
Li Lanzhen, seeing their confident expressions, teased them with a cold face.
"I think so too. You should all move to Pear Tree Village."
"ah?!
"Lanzhen, this won't do! We're not leaving here!"
Han Dazhong stood up, stiffened his neck, and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Li Lanzhen couldn't contain herself and burst out laughing.
Her smile made everyone burst into laughter.
Li Lanzhen said, "If we want to register our household in Lishu Village, let's inform the children, Shanxing and Sanwang, first."
Xue Nizi and Huang Shanhua stood up and said they would go and call the children over.
In the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, all eleven children had arrived.
They looked at the people from the village committee with a blank expression.
I don't know what to say to them.
Only after they sat down did Li Lanzhen begin to speak to them.
"Shanxing, Sanwang, children, I have something to tell you today."
Li Lianzhen spoke to them to tell them something, not to discuss something with them.
This is because Lishu Village is a village belonging to Youzhou Prefecture.
They have no right to refuse or interfere with the decision of who should settle in Lishu Village.
Sanwang looked at Li Lanzhen, then glanced at everyone else, and asked, "Auntie, what is it?"
"Now, Youzhou City is assigning household registrations to all those who have fled famine and come here."
Last year, the situation we inquired about was that we would be dispersed and assigned to various county towns and villages.
Because no single village can accommodate so many people at the same time.
Sanwang quickly interrupted her, "Auntie, you can all register your household in Lishu Village."
Li Lanzhen smiled. This child was very perceptive. They had said before that if Li Lianzhen had the ability, she would let them all settle in that village. They didn't want to accept other people who didn't understand them.
"Yes, so I want to tell you that everyone in our Peach Blossom Spring has settled in Pear Tree Village."
Your household registration also needs to be reviewed and registered again at the government office.
Sanwang quickly asked, "Auntie, does that mean we all have to move back to Lishu Village?"
After he asked the question, the children stared at Li Lanzhen with wide eyes, feeling uneasy and anxious.
They felt the warmth of home living here. Everyone here cared for them, they ate well, dressed warmly, and were able to go to school to learn. Most importantly, it was very safe!
They didn't want to go back to the village, where they were always reminded of their deceased relatives and felt bad.
Seeing the children's uneasy eyes, Li Lanzhen felt sorry for them and quickly said, "No, you can go back to Lishu Village if you want."
"We don't want to!"
Eleven people said this sentence in unison.
Everyone burst into laughter.
“If you don’t want to, then stay here. We don’t want you to leave either,” Zhang Deshui said, affectionately patting Sanwang’s head.
Han Dazhong patted the boys' heads and said, "That's right, it's so good for you to stay here. If we go back to Lishu Village, we wouldn't feel at ease with just you kids."
Aunt Huaihua held Shanxing's and the girl's hands.
"Shanxing, you should stay here. We'll all be worried about you going back."
The children's eyes were all red, and several girls wiped away their tears, nodding repeatedly.
"We're not going back! We're staying here! We're not going back! We're staying here."
Li Lanzhen nodded in agreement, saying, "As long as you're willing, you can stay here."
Shan Xing'er looked at Li Lanzhen with red eyes.
"Aunt Lanzhen, our household registration is in Lishu Village, but we have to pay taxes every year if we don't live there."
Moreover, officials from the government office would come to inspect the spring planting and autumn harvest.
They'll also come to collect a head tax.
Li Lanzhen patted her arm, "You don't need to worry about these things. When I called you here, I told you that the people here are going to settle down in Lishu Village."
Then I'd like to ask, are you living here or going back to Lishu Village?
"Since you all wish to stay and live in Peach Blossom Spring, that's good. Leave the rest to us adults."
He looked up at Hua Zixi and Xuan Shen.
"Manager Hua, I plan to buy some people and have them live directly in Pear Tree Village."
When managing a village, grow as much grain as possible.
What do you think of this idea?
Hua Zixi nodded. He had reminded Li Lanzhen many times that they could buy a group of people to come in, and this time, she finally agreed.
"Yes, that's fine, Madam Li. I suggest you buy more people to live with you."
This Peach Blossom Valley Grand Canyon is so vast, and there are so few of you here now.
"You're right, you should decide what to do. It's best if the whole family buys them together."
There are many children in Peach Blossom Spring, but a significant shortage of labor.
After she finished speaking, she looked at Zhang Deshui and asked, "Brother Zhang, approximately how much arable land is there in our Peach Blossom Spring?"
“The village chief, Da Zhong, and I asked Master Xu to help us calculate. We looked around and found that there are about 30,000 mu of arable land over the peach orchard.”
"Good! The only problem right now is manpower! No rush. Half of the land will be reclaimed this year, and we'll continue reclaiming land next year. We'll reclaim 30,000 mu of land in two years, and we'll plant grain on all of it."
Li Lanzhen's words were like a shot of adrenaline for both adults and children.
She then shared her plans with everyone.
"We not only need to grow grain, but also raise chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep."
May the Peach Blossom Spring be teeming with cattle and sheep and overflowing with grain!
During the off-season, granaries also need to be built to ensure adequate grain reserves.
Everyone was so engrossed in the wonderful vision described by Li Lanzhen that they didn't notice the Crown Prince, who was sitting at the back, was already flushed with excitement.
Su Beisheng was so excited that he almost broke the calligraphy brush in his hand!
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