When they reached the city gate, they saw Lin Yiheng directing the villagers to move the grain outside the city.
"Is this the grain that was given to us?" A villager asked excitedly, and stepped forward to help.
The villagers of Linjia Village smiled, revealing a set of bright white teeth. "That's right, be careful when you move it, don't tear the bag."
Outside the city, Lin Yiheng and Lin Yuanzhi and several others had already begun distributing food according to the number of registered people.
When the first person in line took out their bag and saw that it contained snow-white rice, they couldn't help but exclaim, "Rice! It's rice! The city lord is actually giving us rice!"
As he spoke, he could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
Those at the back of the line raised their sleeves to wipe away tears; they couldn't remember the last time they had eaten such a good meal.
In just two days in Longtan County, they had already eaten five meals of thick rice porridge.
With chaos erupting in the north, they only knew to flee south, unafraid even though the south was a wild and untamed land.
Although there was no war in the south, most of the places were inhabited by powerful families, and to settle down there, one had to become their slave.
Being a good slave is not so easy; sometimes you're even worse than a pig or a dog.
After a long and arduous journey, witnessing the coldness and warmth of human relationships, they can finally settle down in Longtan!
After the grain was distributed, the new residents of Longtan were divided into twenty teams, including those led by Yunyu and Yunming, who used oxcarts to carry various farming tools and set off to settle in different villages.
All the refugees left Longtan with their families and belongings, and Chen Gu praised them but felt even more admiration for them.
He didn't linger long and quickly left Longtan, accompanied by Wu Xingwang and his son.
Inside the building that the county government office used to be used as a school, Lin Shuo nervously rubbed his hands. He knew he wasn't good at studying, but he never imagined that one day he would be standing in a classroom giving a lecture.
Lin Yinan told him to select people with rich planting experience and good comprehension for systematic training, and he selected more than a hundred people in the first batch.
What he was going to teach was not the Four Books and Five Classics, but rather practical teaching related to farming.
Lin Yinan took the stage and gave a brief opening speech, “I believe you all already know why we are holding this class here. You will receive relatively systematic short-term training here. After the training, you will be the first batch of Longtan rice planting technicians to go down to various villages to guide the people in rice planting.”
"Whether the people in each village can have enough to eat depends entirely on you!"
After she finished speaking, the audience felt a heavy responsibility on their shoulders, but were also very excited, as they were about to help more people achieve basic needs.
After Lin Yinan finished speaking, she stepped aside, leaving the podium to Lin Shuo.
Lin Shuo took a deep breath, walked onto the podium, and stood behind a smooth wooden board painted black.
After making a slight adjustment, he began to speak.
"Rice is what we commonly call cooked rice after the husk is removed. The growth cycle of rice can be divided into eight stages..."
From Lin Shuo's initial awkwardness to his eventual eloquence, everyone listened attentively with a sense of mission.
Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, Lin Yinan quietly left the classroom.
Walking quietly along the half-repaired streets, she was greeted from time to time by people hurrying by in the city.
"Greetings, Lord City Lord!"
Lin Yinan smiled and nodded at him.
"Anan, why are you out here?" This was a familiar villager from Linjia Village.
"Let's go for a walk," she said with a slight smile.
Turning into a wide alleyway that could accommodate a horse-drawn carriage, Lin Yinan stopped in front of the Longtan Medical Clinic.
As the number of people increased, Lin Yinan asked Lin Qingxiang to choose this secluded location, which was not far from the county government office, as the clinic.
The Longtan Medical Clinic was built with funds from the county government. She asked two doctors, Lü and Lin, and both of them expressed their willingness to work at the clinic.
She would offer generous rewards to any doctor who was willing to stay at the clinic, ensuring they would not be treated unfairly.
At this moment, Dr. Lin and his apprentices were organizing the herbs on the shelves.
"Lord of the City, why are you out at this hour?" Doctor Lin looked up and saw Lin Yinan standing at the entrance of the clinic. He quickly put down the herbs in his hand and invited her to come in and sit down.
Lin Yinan sat down and looked around the clinic, asking, "Are you still managing to handle things?"
"It's alright, Dr. Lin and I can handle it. Hold out your hand so I can take a look." Dr. Lin said as he took her pulse.
“The surrounding villages outside the city will gradually receive refugees. I think you and Doctor Lin can bring some apprentices out so that the villagers can solve the problem of difficulty in accessing medical care,” Lin Yinan said thoughtfully.
Dr. Lin closed his eyes and pondered for a long time without speaking.
Lin Yinan thought he was unwilling. She knew that in ancient times, many craftsmen passed their skills down from father to son, and there was no reason for them to pass on their unique skills to their disciples.
If he and Doctor Lin refuse, she'll have to look in the two prefectures.
After a moment, Doctor Lin slowly opened his eyes. "This is alright. I am happy to take on more apprentices on my own. As for Doctor Lü, you will have to ask him about it yourself."
Lin Yinan said, "Okay, I'll ask him how I am when he gets back."
"You've been overworked and overthinking lately, which has caused some liver fire. You don't need any medicine; just get some rest," Dr. Lin said sincerely.
"Okay, I'll be careful."
As Lin Yinan left the clinic, she suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, followed by a warm flow.
She smiled wryly, knowing the baby must have woken up and wanted to nurse.
Back in the backyard, I heard the little girl's earth-shattering cries.
Yunmu held her and walked around the room trying to soothe her, while anxiously looking out the door.
"Oh, don't cry, baby, don't cry, your mommy will be back soon."
Lin Yinan went into the room, washed her hands, and wiped her chest with a handkerchief.
Sitting down in the chair, Yunmu placed the crying child in her arms.
As soon as the baby was in Lin Yinan's arms, he kept nuzzling his head against her chest, sucking on her nipple, and chattering away.
"Mother, look, she's scolding me," Lin Yinan said to Yunmu with a smile.
Yunmu brought over a bowl of chicken soup and pushed it in front of her. Hearing this, she smiled and defended her, saying, "Nonsense, you're so busy, how could the baby bear to blame you?"
Lin Yinan picked up the chicken soup and drank it all in one go. After putting down the bowl, Yunmu ladled out another bowl for her and added a few pieces of chicken to it.
"Drink more, you've lost weight."
Yunmu sat down next to her at the table, looking at her gently. "Anan, have you decided on a name for the baby?"
Lin Yinan picked up her chopsticks and ate the chicken in her bowl. Perhaps because she was breastfeeding, she felt particularly hungry.
"Not yet, her father said he needs to think about it carefully."
"Did Mo'er say when your wedding will be held?"
Yunmu was very worried. Her youngest daughter was about to get married, and her third son and his wife had already had a child, but they hadn't held a wedding ceremony yet.
"Mother, there's no rush for the wedding."
Whether in modern times or ancient times, weddings are complicated and tedious, but Lin Yinan doesn't care much about them.
"Why don't you two hold the wedding together with Yunying?"
Lin Yinan disagreed with Yunmu's suggestion, saying, "Mother, that's not appropriate. It's not good for my younger sister to get married and become her brother and sister-in-law together."
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