The sky has not yet dawned, and tens of thousands of people have gathered in the open space in the north city of Jiuyuan County, they are waiting in excitement, people are whispering, they are all talking about today's lottery meeting, talking about the land in the north of the city.

In the Fengzhou official office, Guo Song's expression was very serious, just now, Zhang Xiang, a scribe who participated in the numbering, reported urgently, and he found that there were three draws with the same number in a row.

The county commander Xie Changzhi immediately stopped the lottery and urgently reported the matter to Xue Changshou who was present.

There are generally only two reasons for this situation, either it is a mistake in copying the number, and there is a duplicate copying, after all, it is seven people who copy the number at the same time, it is possible that a batch of numbers was copied by two people, and there is another reason that there is a cat hidden in it, and some of the land in a good position is determined.

This is also something that Guo Song must not tolerate, Xue Changshou sighed and said to Guo Song: "I reviewed it again just now, and I found that the numbers are relatively chaotic, and there are more than three duplicate numbers, so why don't you cancel it today!" We renumbered. ”

Guo Song shook his head, "It's better not to do this kind of untrustworthy thing, if you don't keep your word for the first time, who will believe us in the future?" ”

"However, it will take at least a day or two to reorganize the lottery, and I have to go to the scene to check one by one, and it is really too late today."

"Then don't draw lots!"

Guo Song turned to Xue Changshou and said, "Another way is more direct and fair." ”

"What's the best way to make you?"

"Of course, there are ways, and fairness is guaranteed."

Guo Song then said to Xie Changzhi: "Lead the people to the land and tell them that the land distribution will be held on the land." ”

"Obey!"

Xie Changzhi saluted and hurried away.

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The sky was already bright, and the wilderness outside the northern city next to Xintian was full of people, and a new rule spread rapidly among the people, and the official lottery was canceled, allowing the people to choose the land they liked, based on the wooden stakes on the plots.

One person from each household ran and grabbed the ground at the same time when the signal sounded.

He Xiaobo was very excited in his heart, he finally had the opportunity to grab the land he liked.

His father He Chinese New Year's Eve repeatedly told his son: "That piece of land is more than ten miles away, it is too slow to run in the field, run flat along the official road, it is close to the main canal, next to a big willow tree, you remember!" ”

He Xiaobo nodded again and again, he was already holding back his strength, and a cavalryman rushed and shouted: "Everyone stand in front of the rope, it's time to run away!" ”

He Chinese New Year's Eve patted his son on the shoulder, "Go!" If you don't grab that piece of land, you can also grab the one next to it, but remember to grab the red pile. ”

He Xiaobo came to the white line, the soldier drew a long white line with lime, he stood close to the official road, the white line of the official road was already crowded with people, everyone knew that it was faster to run along the official road.

Many people are still complaining, suspecting that someone has gotten the inside information and has taken the first step to grab the land, at this moment, the drum suddenly beats, thousands of people rushed out, scattered their legs in the wilderness, many people preemptively occupied the nearest land near the county seat, and more people ran to the depths of the land.......

He Xiaobo ran wildly all the way, his shoes ran away, he didn't care about putting on his shoes, pinched his shoes in his hands, and ran with his feet open.

Someone kept rushing into the field, and someone in the land ran faster, running in front of him, He Xiaobo only felt that his leg was about to break, and at this moment, he suddenly saw the main canal in front of him, and he turned around and ran in the direction of his right.

A few miles away, he vaguely saw the big willow tree, and then his heart sank suddenly, and he saw two men running from the south, also rushing towards the big willow tree, almost as far away as him.

He Xiao screamed anxiously, the soles of his feet were poked by the wooden stubble, the flesh and blood were blurred, he suddenly stepped on the air and fell to the ground, he struggled to get up, stumbled and ran towards the field, and the other two almost reached the edge of the land.

He Xiaobo rushed into the land with all his might, and finally saw the red wooden stake, which stood out in the sunlight.

"That's mine!" The other two also shouted.

He Xiaobo's eyes were already blurred, he fell down again, but he crawled over, and suddenly pressed the wooden stake under him, he grinned, and cried hoarsely.......

The other two were a step too late and did not grab the best piece of land, so they were disappointed and had to occupy the two plots of land next to them.

A similar tragicomedy is being staged in the whole field, grabbing the land you want, dancing with joy, and being a step late, the land you want is snatched away, and you beat your chest and are very annoyed.

At noon, the peasants who had grabbed the land began to return to the starting point one after another, each holding a stake in his hand, some elated, others listless.

He Chinese New Year's Eve looked through his eyes, and finally saw his son limping back, and he hurriedly greeted him and asked, "How is it?" ”

He Xiaobo nodded, and said in a hoarse voice: "I grabbed it!" ”

He Chinese New Year's Eve shouted happily and hugged his son, who was so capable that he actually grabbed their favorite piece of land, and He Chinese New Year's Eve really wanted to yell at a few people who complained about injustice, 'Who said it was unfair!' ’

At this time, he suddenly found that his son's pants were full of blood, he was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter with the feet?" ”

"I stepped on a stubble and was stabbed, but now it's out of the way, the bleeding has stopped."

He Chinese New Year's Eve raised his son's feet and looked at it, only to see that the flesh and blood were blurred and the injury was very serious, he shook his head repeatedly, "No!" You sit down quickly, I'll go register the land, and let your mother-in-law go to the doctor and take medicine. ”

He called his daughter-in-law up and told her to go to the doctor, and he had just seen a military doctor.

He Xiaobo's wife was also shocked when she saw that her husband was seriously injured, and ran to the doctor in a panic.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, he took a wooden stake to register the land.

The government had set up a long row of tables, and a dozen officials were methodically registering the peasants, and a long line was formed in front of the tables, each holding a stake in his hand and holding a bronze medal, which was equivalent to their household registration book, and each household had one such bronze medal.

The He family was no exception, and He Chinese New Year's Eve held the bronze medal in his hand and slowly walked forward holding the wooden stake.

Someone next to him suddenly asked, "Lao He, which piece of land did your family grab?" ”

The person who asked him was a fellow villager from Hebin County, and now he lived in a village called Xia Laohuai, and He Chinese New Year's Eve scratched his head and smiled: "To the south of the first main canal, close to the main canal, about two miles away from the official road. ”

"The location of that area is good, close to our village, the water source is not worried, it is a treasure land, my family is a little unlucky, the land that I fancy was robbed, so I had to go to the north of the first main canal to find a piece of land, but I always feel that there is something missing?"

He Chinese New Year's Eve comforted him and said: "In fact, to be honest, the land in Fengzhou is almost the same, very fertile, and it is not dependent on the sky to eat, and when the branch canal is dug, the water source is sufficient, I rely on the main canal to choose the land, mainly considering the convenience of using the boat in the future." ”

"That's right, if you use a boat, it's the same in the north and south of the canal." Xia Laohuai's heart was balanced.

In fact, He Chinese New Year's Eve is just comforting his fellow villagers, relying on the main canal is too important, because the water needs to be pumped out of the river through the waterwheel, others pump water, and the water must flow through the fields of He Chinese New Year's Eve, which is equivalent to helping his family fetch water for irrigation first, and their family will save a lot of effort.

There are many advantages of relying on the main canal, and for example, you don't even need to build a thatched hut to watch the fields at night, you can drive a canopy boat and live directly on the boat.

He Chinese New Year's Eve was really proud in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face.

"Next!"

The official shouted, and He Chinese New Year's Eve realized that it was his turn.

He hurriedly stepped forward and handed over the sign.

"My father-in-law's family is Xiabai Village, surnamed He?" The official confirmed.

"Exactly! The villain He Chinese New Year's Eve, son He Xiaoji, daughter-in-law Han, a family of six. ”

The official nodded, "According to the regulations, your family can get a maximum of one and a half acres of land, plus ten acres of vegetable land, right?" ”

"That's right! What we pulled out was the red stake. ”

The official took the red stake, followed the number, found the corresponding plot in the land register, and registered the family's household registration.

"You check, if that's right, press a fingerprint on the back, and that's it."

He Chinese New Year's Eve only knew his own and his son's names, and he confirmed that the names were correct, and carefully checked the number on the stake and the registration book, Ding 175 plot.

"That's right!" He Chinese New Year's Eve nodded.

"If that's right, just put a mudra!"

He Chinese New Year's Eve painted his thumb all over the vermilion mud and pressed it heavily on the register, his high heart fell to the ground, their family finally had a large piece of land, they were tenant farmers since the time of Zeng Gaozu, their own family's land never exceeded ten acres, and by his son's generation, their He family finally turned over.

"Daddy, are you alright?" He Xiaobo limped up and asked.

"It's already registered, how are your feet?"

"The doctor said that the problem is not big, rest for three days, and after the scab, you can go down to the ground, but you can't touch the water for the time being."

He Chinese New Year's Eve was full of pride in his heart, and he patted his chest and said, "Then you will rest at home, and tomorrow I will be responsible for digging the ditch." ”