After receiving the order from County Magistrate Zheng, the notice was quickly posted on the city wall.
When the people in the city, who had been nervous for many days, saw this scene, they rushed forward curiously. However, most of them were illiterate, and they curiously asked the people around them what was written on it.
At this time, everyone was very sensitive, fearing that something might happen again.
"Oh, don't worry, the refugee problem has been solved!" someone suddenly said excitedly.
"Really? What does the notice say? Did the court order disaster relief?" someone in the crowd asked.
"It didn't go into detail. The notice only said that the maximum number of refugees assigned to Rongcheng would be a thousand, so there's no need for us to panic!"
Compared with the tens of thousands of refugees, when the people heard that there were only less than a thousand refugees who needed resettlement, they naturally accepted it easily.
The news from the city gate spread quickly to the market outside the city as if it had wings. When the people guarding the shops heard the news, they couldn't help but feel excited.
The reason is simple. Due to the uneasy mood of the people these days, the business of the two shops has declined a lot. Now that the situation has stabilized, I believe that in a few days, the business of the market will be prosperous again!
"Daya, you and Xiaocao go back and tell your second sister this good news!" Li Jianmin said to his sister.
It's past dinner time now, so I think two people will be enough in the shop!
These days, he often saw his grandfather sighing at home, and he could tell from his frown that his grandfather was anxious.
Li Jianmin could see his grandfather's worry. There were fewer people placing orders, but the fermented bean curd workshop was still open every day. Although Grandpa Li didn't say it, he was worried in his heart that the goods would be unsold!
After receiving instructions from the eldest brother, Daya was about to leave when a group of people came to the soy sauce shop next door to buy goods.
"Well, I can't leave now, you should go and do your work first!"
It turned out that they were merchants staying in the inn next door. After learning that the refugees outside the city were no longer a threat, they could no longer sit still. Without any scruples, the first thing they thought of was to buy goods.
They have been waiting for these days and are worried that the Li family will stop work again because of this incident and there will not be enough goods prepared. If they want to purchase more goods, won’t they have to wait for a while?
Now that they had no worries, they had no time to wait and all ran to Li Ji's soy sauce shop.
Some who were slow to react, when they ran to Li's shop, found that there was no room for them, so they simply asked their followers to get on the carriage and go to Lijia Village.
At this time, Mr. Li was sitting in his second son's yard, looking at the goods piled up in the yard, and he became more and more worried!
"Girl, do you think we should close the fermented bean curd workshop for a few days? Not many people are buying now. How about we wait until the refugee issue is resolved before reopening it?" Grandpa Li said to his granddaughter who was teasing the child.
This kid is really carefree. At this moment, he is still in the mood to play with two kids!
Every day this fermented bean curd workshop is open, more than one or two taels of silver will be spent. The sales in a day are not enough to pay the workers. The old man is so worried!
Seeing her grandfather's worried look, Li Yan withdrew her hand from teasing the little guy and said soothingly, "Grandpa, don't worry. I've found out that many merchants are stranded in the city. When they leave, they must be buying goods to take back with them!"
"It takes about ten days to make this fermented bean curd. If I don't prepare it now and wait until the last minute to make it, it will obviously be too late!"
"But..."
Before Mr. Li could finish his words, Maomao came running in excitedly: "Second sister, second sister, look, there are many mule carts coming to the village entrance!"
Before Li Yan could react, Old Man Li stood up and ran out the door. He had been feeling very anxious these past few days and couldn't find peace. When he heard what his grandson said, he wondered if there really were merchants coming to buy goods.
As if he wanted to confirm his guess, he couldn't wait any longer and ran out the door first.
When those people stopped in front of his house, the smile on Mr. Li's face became more genuine.
"My dear, we are here to purchase goods. Is this Li's?" asked a merchant who got off the car first.
"Yes, yes, yes. This is it. What do you want to buy? Please come in!" Grandpa Li greeted warmly.
In just a cup of tea, most of the goods that were originally piled up in the yard were consumed.
Old Master Li stood at the door and saw off the last batch of shoppers. At this moment, there was no trace of sadness on his face.
After seeing off the merchants, Mr. Li returned to the courtyard and said to his granddaughter with a smile, "Oh, girl, I actually calculated it for you!"
Then he scratched his head and said cheerfully, "You are the one who will succeed!"
From the conversation with the merchants just now, they also learned the news that the refugees had been resettled. The shadow that had shrouded Mr. Li's heart was immediately and easily lifted.
He was originally worried that the government would collect more money and grain to resettle these refugees, and he was also afraid that these refugees would disobey discipline and commit crimes in the city.
I was also worried that my granddaughter's two shops would no longer be able to operate because of such things. Now the clouds have finally cleared and the sky is clear!
Li Yan, who was standing in the yard, was also surprised. She didn't expect that the matter would end in this way. It seemed that the methods she had thought of to help her father would most likely not be used!
"I don't know if your father will come back tonight." Lin murmured while holding the child.
During these days, Li Erlang was often unable to return home because he was discussing the resettlement of refugees with the county magistrate. Later, Lin also learned that there were refugees outside.
At first she was also shocked. Those refugees had no way to survive, but they were capable of doing anything. She was actually worried about her husband's safety.
Fortunately, her daughter explained to her that the refugees were not gathering outside Rongcheng, and her pounding heart finally settled down.
Now that she had heard the government had issued a notice, it seemed the matter was over. She was eager for her husband to return soon! She wondered if he had slept well these past few days and if he had eaten well.
Li Yan heard her mother mumbling and stepped forward to comfort her, "Don't worry, Mom. Now that the matter has been settled, there's no need to worry anymore! Mom, Dad has been working hard these past few days. Should we stew a chicken for him tonight?"
Lin glanced at her daughter and said with a smile, "I think you want to eat it!"
Having asked this question, in the end a chicken was killed!
By the evening, as Li Yan had expected, Li Erlang, who had not been home for a long time, finally returned home.
"Mom, Dad is back!" Li Yan, who was handling goods in the yard, shouted to her mother who was busy preparing meals in the kitchen.
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