This commotion led to another quarrel.
It took a while to calm down.
It was only when they calmed down that they realized that if they continued to quarrel like this, the city gate would never be opened for them again.
No, it should be said that if they don't line up and enter the city in an orderly manner, their city gate will never be opened again.
"Draw lots. We line up to enter the city by drawing lots. Each village has a bamboo stick, and we enter the city in order of length. Is there a problem? This is fair and just, right?"
The man spoke to the crowd again.
The man's name was Zhou Heiniu. It was thanks to Zhou Heiniu that they survived the entire journey.
Including which road to take, most of the time we followed his advice.
Many people didn't listen to him and died on the way.
Although it was difficult for them, they managed to survive.
When encountering bandits, Zhou Heiniu often stepped forward.
Hearing him say this, everyone had no objection.
Besides, this is quite fair and just.
When fleeing famine, most people traveled together from the same village, and few people would travel alone.
So each village can just send a representative to draw lots.
After counting, there are more than 20 villages here.
Zhou Heiniu took more than 20 bamboos and cut them into pieces of different lengths.
Only then did they go to each village one by one.
"Okay, you can take a look at the bamboos in your hands, compare their lengths, and then start lining up. If it's already afternoon, if we don't hurry up, we'll have to stay outside the city gate again tonight. Looking at the weather, it should rain heavily tonight."
Zhou Heiniu spoke to everyone again.
Outside the city gate, everything was bare, and it was impossible to find a place to shelter from the rain.
The real place to take shelter from the rain is to go down the mountain and find a cave.
This trip back and forth would take up most of the day.
If possible, they would have a place to shelter from the rain when they went into the city later in the evening.
Everything outside the city gate was seen by Zhang Feimo.
On the surface, he left, but in fact, he never completely left the tower.
If we don't pose any threat to these refugees, they will never enter the city safely.
He knew very well that these were refugees. While allowing them to enter the city, he had to ensure the safety of the good people of Heshan County.
He wanted to let them know that getting into the city was not easy.
If you want to enter the city, you have to abide by their rules.
If possible, he even wanted to select a few of them to make an example of them.
It plays a certain role, so that they dare not act arrogantly in front of themselves.
"What's that man's name?" Zhang Feimo said, looking at the man who was in charge of everything.
Judging from his appearance, he is not very old, and does not look like the age of a head of a village or a village chief.
Usually, people who serve as lizheng or village chiefs are people of a certain age.
"Sir, this man seems to be called Zhou Heiniu. He has been the one who has upheld justice many times when these refugees have been in chaos."
Xiao Wen said very seriously that he had already noticed this person among the refugees just now.
"Very good. After we enter the city, ask him to come find the officer."
Xiao Wen was stunned. Although he was confused, he still nodded, "Yes, sir."
Outside the city gate, when he saw that everyone had lined up, Zhou Heiniu looked up and shouted to the yamen runners above:
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