Chapter 121: Hundred Bird Valley
The clothes were worn by the monks, and the villagers had already regarded Tang Ningnan as a living bodhisattva who rescued the suffering, presented the clothes to her, and knelt on the ground one after another.
Although the villagers were enthusiastic, they still knew how to measure themselves, Tang Ningnan's leg injury was inconvenient, and he needed to rest more.
The weather was very good on this day, Feng Feihan left early, Tang Ningnan came out, and the sun just shone on the top of the mountain in the distance.
Although Meixian is farther south than the capital, the terrain is relatively high, and the weather in late August is not very hot.
All around, although the broken trees were lying on the road, and there were traces of dried yellow mud everywhere, and there were traces of the flood, the river had begun to clear, and the young men began to clean up the damaged places, and the trees on the mountains had become very green and shiny after the rain, and everything seemed so vibrant.
The newly appointed county magistrate also brought officers and soldiers sent by Mishui to help Meixian rebuild the village, and Van Si searched along the river embankment to find out what needed to be repaired and rebuilt.
"Sister Tang, I'll take you to a place." Xunbao said mysteriously in Tang Ningnan's ear.
Taking advantage of Li Lanshi and Ran Jiang's inattention, they pushed Tang Ningnan outside, gradually moved away from the village, and came to a valley.
The mountains are sparsely populated with dark green pine trees, and the mountains are full of low shrubs and light green grass.
Along the mountain road, the entire county seat of Meixian County was presented in front of Tang Ningnan, and his vision suddenly became brighter. The mountain road should have been repaired by the villagers, and there was no gravel and mud on the road, so Xunbao easily pushed Tang Ningnan up.
The wheelchair was parked on a slightly flat platform, the sun was softly casting, and on the grass below, yellow, pink, and white nameless flowers bloomed together, and listened carefully, and the sound of birdsong of various colors came from the valley.
Tang Ningnan looked at the valley, wanting to find the figure of these birds, but was attracted by a pool of lake water in the depths of the valley, not long after the flood completely receded, the lake water was not very clear, showing the color of the sky and water, but with the sound of the birds, it gave people an ethereal and calm feeling.
I didn't expect Meixian County to be like a paradise after the flood receded, and I went up the mountain that day, and I didn't pay attention to the children who were abducted and trafficked.
Xunbao told Tang Ningnan that this place is called Hundred Bird Valley, and there are all kinds of birds inhabiting those low bushes.
But that's not even the best time, in the spring there are countless butterflies in this valley that break out of their cocoons, and the whole valley is surrounded by fluttering butterflies.
Butterflies in the mountains, a pair of spring days. The body is like He Lang's full Fu fan, and his heart is like Han Shou's love to steal incense. Talent and frivolity, after a light rain, thin wings greasy smoke.
Tang Ningnan imagined with Xunbao's description, what a beautiful thing it would be if he could lie in the grass of the valley with Feng Feihan at that time?
Butterflies have high requirements for the natural environment, a little change in temperature will affect the living conditions of butterflies, some butterflies if there is no clean water source, but only survive for half a day, it is conceivable, the natural environment of Meixian County is very superior.
"Xunbao! What are you doing! Ran Jiang's voice sounded at the bottom of the mountain.
The place where Tang Ningnan and Xun Bao were was just shining by the sun, and it was obvious that she was wearing a white dress. Ran Jiang came out after cooking lunch and was looking for Tang Ningnan's figure, when she saw that she and Xunbao had already run to the top of the mountain.
"Eh, how did you get Madame there, come back quickly, be careful, don't fall."
Xunbao squeezed his eyebrows at Tang Ningnan, and motioned to let her help her, otherwise she would be scolded by Ran Jiang's sister-in-law, Tang Ningnan understood, and when she went down the mountain, she told Ran Jiang that she asked Xunbao to take her up.
Ran Jiang actually didn't intend to blame Xunbao, this child is smart and likable, mainly because his parents died early, and Ran Jiang can't bear to blame.
Thinking of this, Tang Ningnan also began to feel distressed about Xun Baolai, after the death of his parents, he has been raised by his uncle's family, but in this flood, his uncle's family also suffered heavy losses...... An uncle who already has a few children, and it may be a little overwhelming to raise another Xunbao.
Not only that, but the children who lost their parents and became orphans due to the flood need to be properly arranged.
Tang Ningnan thought in her heart, Ran Jiang had already brought the meal to the table, and it was always boring to eat alone, so she asked Ran Jiang to eat with her every time.
The dishes in the mountains have a unique flavor, the stir-fried tips of the stir-fried potato, Jiang Tang Ningnan likes it very much, and the bad goose and stewed double miscellaneous next to her have failed to make her so hungry.
"I only knew that sweet potatoes could be eaten, but I didn't expect that its leaf tips could also be eaten." Tang Ningnan picked up a piece of the tip of the pot and put it in his bowl and said.
Ran Jiang felt a little embarrassed, there were no good vegetables left after the flood, this dish was eaten by the wife of the official from the capital, it was too rough, so he kept sandwiching other meat dishes for Tang Ningnan.
The sauerkraut and pickled ginger in the stewed double miscellaneous gave Tang Ningnan's taste buds a new experience, and he also specially asked Ran Jiang how to make this pickled ginger, so that he could go back and let the chef in the palace make it with him.
After dinner, Tang Ningnan got up and went to meet the new county magistrate.
"Xiaguanmei County, the county order Zhang Yuan, see Xiao Guifei Niangniang."
The new county magistrate knew Tang Ningnan's identity, but when he came, various affairs in Meixian County were waiting for him to take over, so he only saw Feng Feihan, and he hadn't met Tang Ningnan yet.
"Zhang County's order is polite." Tang Ningnan let him get up and said, "The county order is busy, so I'll just talk straight." ”
"Mother, please speak."
"In this flood, 100 villagers were killed, are there many children who have lost their parents and become orphans?"
Zhang Yuan was very interested in the resettlement of the victims, and soon told Tang Ningnan about the casualties of the flood, including six orphans.
"Six." Tang Ningnan muttered in his heart, there are already a lot.
"How are these children housed?" Tang Ningnan asked again, and Zhang Yuan replied that if there were relatives other than their parents, they would let them take them, and one or two were brought by their grandfathers and grandmothers.
Tang Ningnan was brought up by his grandmother, and he knew how difficult the life of his grandfather and grandson was, so he couldn't rest assured that his grandfather and grandmother would take these orphans.
At that time, she was kicked around like a ball by her brothers and sisters on both sides of her parents, and she had already understood that people were warm and cold, even if the people of Meixian County were simple, there was no guarantee that a family would be so friendly to a foreign child, so we must find a way to properly settle these orphans.
Tang Ningnan thought of the orphanage when she crossed over, maybe change the system a little, maybe it will work in Meixian, once Meixian has an effect, it can be promoted like the whole Liang country, and orphans in other places can also be well cared for.
She soon learned that some women had lost their husbands, lost their financial resources, and some had lost their children, and she was devastated for a while.
Aren't these people just right together to form an orphanage in Meixian County?
In a new courtyard, women who have experience with children help take care of the children, and the county government pays them a certain amount of remuneration and ensures their source of livelihood.
Tang Ningnan quickly discussed with Zhang Yuan At this time, although Zhang Yuan had never seen this form before, he felt that he could give it a try.
However, if you want to implement this system, you still need to get the approval of the people of Meixian County, and after discussing the details with Tang Ningnan, Zhang Yuan instructed to go down and find several respected old men in Meixian County to inform them of the operation mode of the entire system.
Tang Ningnan felt that it was not enough to be just a respected old man, the old man's thinking was inevitably relatively closed, which may not be conducive to the implementation of this system, and let Ran Jiang find the parents of the rescued children, they had been different from the children, and they might be able to understand Tang Ningnan's mood.
Things are going on in an orderly manner as Tang Ningnan expected, and there are indeed some old people who oppose it, but only a few, plus the parents of those abducted and trafficked children are on Tang Ningnan's side, this system was quickly recognized by the people of Meixian County.
Without further ado, Tang Ningnan asked Zhang Yuan to do it immediately.
So, the next day, a square courtyard outside the county government was contracted by Zhang Yuan in his own name, and those children who lost their parents were taken here.
Contracting it in his personal name is his heart for Zhang Yuan's children, he feels that these children are pitiful without their parents, and he wants to do something for them.
Tang Ningnan thanked Zhang Yuan for the kindness in his heart, and was also pleased for the people of Meixian County, the new county magistrate is a capable person.
But it was naturally inappropriate for him to support the lives of so many children and the cost of renting a house, so he wrote a letter to people and passed it on to Feng Feihan. Tang Ningnan promised Zhang Yuan that as long as the emperor received the letter and agreed to her approach, the cost of contracting the courtyard and the children's food and clothing would be funded by the government, and Zhang Yuan would not have to worry about it.
After hearing this, Zhang Yuan hurriedly saluted Tang Ningnan, "Niangniang thinks far away, the lower officials are far away, and it is really a blessing for the people of Meixian County to be able to take care of the noble concubine." ”
Tang Ningnan motioned to Li Lanshi to help him up, and said: "The order of Zhang County is serious, I am now in Mei County, so I naturally have to put myself in the shoes of the people of Mei County, not to mention, if they hadn't helped, I am afraid I would have died in the cave a long time ago." ”
"Cause and effect are rewarded, Niangniang went to the soup to save the abducted and trafficked children, how can the people not help after being in distress, Niangniang is virtuous, and the people naturally support you." Li Lanshi added on the side that what he said was also what Zhang Yuan wanted to say.
Ran Jiang's husband was killed in the flood, and it was difficult for her to make ends meet with her two children, so Tang Ningnan persuaded her to stay here to take care of these children, and the county government would give her a certain amount of remuneration every month, and she did not have to run around to raise her two children.