When several families heard the words of the officer, they were both surprised and apprehensive.

Gu Dalin was a little anxious, and asked the leading officer: "This poor brother, is Tianfu County far away from the capital city?" Knowable ......"

"Don't ask so much, it's already a good fate that you can be placed before the New Year." The leading official interrupted Gu Dalin's words, and said in an unkind tone: "Remember, don't run around, wait in the grass hut, if the people from Tianfu County come and can't find you, you won't go to Naritafu County, you will be driven away." ”

After saying this, he left with the three servants and rushed to the next straw hut to inform the other victims.

After the servant left, several women surrounded him and asked, "Is this really going to settle us?" The speed is really fast enough, Brother Qin just came back from inquiring about the news last night, and there will be a government official to inform us tonight, and I don't know if Tianfu County is okay? Which village will we be assigned to? ”

Chen was most worried: "Tianfu County won't be a poor place, right?" What can we do if we are too poor? Will the locals bully us? Who escaped with us was assigned to Tianfu County? No, I have to go out and ask and see which one has been assigned to Tianfu County? ”

Gu Dagui grabbed her: "You can stop, the officials and soldiers are all circling around, if I see you running around and arrest you, I can't save you." ”

Because the suburbs were full of victims, the government was afraid that something would happen, so it imposed a curfew and sent soldiers to patrol, and at night they would arrest and beat the victims who ran around.

Qin Sanlang is not afraid of this, he is very skilled, and he was dragged by his family to do scout training before, and there is a way to avoid the patrolling soldiers, knowing that everyone wants to know about Tianfu County, so he said: "Don't worry, everyone, I'll go out and inquire." As he spoke, the man had already left the hut.

"Eh, it's still Brother Qin, be careful, go early and come back early." Chen shouted behind him, wishing that Qin Saburo would go out to inquire about the situation.

Several families were used to Qin Sanlang going out at night to inquire about the news, and they didn't worry too much.

Qin Erlang hated Qin Sanlang for helping outsiders like this, and when he heard his words, he snorted coldly, left this grass shed, and went to the grass shed of their ancestors and grandchildren to rest.

Qin Gu Luotian has a lot of families, and it is not good for men and women to live together, and in the past few days, they have built a small grass hut to rest, but they will come to this largest grass hut when they eat.

Qin Saburo came back less than an hour after going out, with the cold of hoarfrost on his shabby cotton clothes. He stood in front of the straw shed and patted the hoarfrost on his body, and said to the few families who were waiting in a hurry: "I inquired, Tianfu County is not bad." ”

When several families heard this, they were very happy, and hurriedly welcomed Qin Sanlang in and let him sit on the fire to roast the fire.

Gu Jinli poured a bowl of hot water from a wooden bowl and handed it to Qin Sanlang: "Give it." ”

Qin Sanlang took it with a smile, and after drinking a few sips of hot water to warm his body, he continued: "Tianfu County is a large county under the jurisdiction of He'an Mansion, and it is about five days' walk away from He'an Mansion, which is one of the three counties that are relatively close to the prefecture. ”

"Which village will we be assigned to?" Chen was the most anxious, and asked without waiting for Qin Sanlang to finish speaking.

Qin Sanlang said: "I haven't heard the names of the villages and towns that have been confirmed, but there are many mountains in the west of Tianfu County and there are fewer people, so it is very likely that we will be assigned to the villages in the west of Tianfu County." ”

Tianfu County has been established for a long time, and there are people living in good places, and more than ninety percent of these outsiders will be assigned to remote villages.

"Mother, isn't this going to divide us into a ravine?" Chen was very dissatisfied with the place that might be assigned: "Although we used to be in the northwest, Gujia Village is very close to the county seat, and we can reach it in half an hour. If you enter the ravine of Tianfu County, let's not talk about going to the county seat, you have to walk for half a day to get out of the mountain! ”

Chen's family has a relative in the mountains, and if the relative wants to go to the market, he has to travel a day in advance, walk in the mountains for a day and a night, and only arrive at the county market at dawn the next day.

Chen is going crazy, she doesn't want to go to the ravine.

The third grandmother said: "This is a helpless thing, the government has already allocated a place for us, if we don't go, we will be driven away, we can't afford to toss." ”

They fled all the way from Gujia Village, Gaoshui County, Long'an Prefecture in the northwest to here, and they had been walking on the road for more than half a year, and they were already exhausted, and if they were restless, their bodies would be boiled to death.

Qin Sanlang saw that everyone was a little sad after hearing about the situation in Tianfu County, so he said: "Not necessarily, there is a bad brother who said that we are the first to go, and there is a great possibility that we can be assigned to a good place, and those who go later will be stuffed into the mountains." ”

When several families heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen almost wanted to kill the pig to reward the gods: "God bless, we must be assigned to a good place, not to go to the ravine." ”

After Qin Sanlang finished talking about the matter, the families dispersed.

In the next time, several families were waiting in the grass hut, even if they wanted to go out to fetch water, they would go and return quickly, and they did not dare to delay, for fear of missing the people from Tianfu County who came to find them.

During this period, Zhou Laolin came to their grass hut and asked where they were assigned?

Hearing that it was assigned to Tianfu County, Zhou Lao Lin was very happy, and they were also assigned to Tianfu County.

It's just that the numbers on the bamboo plaques of the two of them are 612 and 615, which is too far from a few of them. Qin Lao said that the two parties may be divided into villages and towns that are some distance apart.

Zhou Lin's family followed Qin Gu and Luotian's family for nearly two months, and they were very dependent on several families, and when they learned that they might not be in the same villages and towns, Zhou Lao Lin was a little panicked, but this was something that could not be helped.

Zhou Lao Lin could only leave in frustration.

In the afternoon of the next day, the officials of Youtianfu County came to the grass hut and informed them to assemble at the flat land outside the city gate at the next hour and set off for Tianfu County.

The victims who were assigned to Tianfu County packed up their things and prepared.

Before dawn the next day, many of the victims set out for the city gates.

Outside the city gates, the officials of the eight counties rang gongs and shouted the names of their respective counties, asking the victims to gather at their places.

"Those from Tianfu County, those from Tianfu County, all come here, move faster, don't delay your efforts!" The head of the government team shouted so loudly that his voice was hoarse, scolded his mother countless times, and after half an hour of confusion, he finally gathered the victims and began to number the bamboo card.

"Our Tianfu County is very good, you can be assigned to Tianfu County, you have to cherish the blessings. After arriving in Tianfu County, you must be honest, don't make trouble, and those who dare to make trouble will be dragged to the yamen and beheaded! The cold eyes of the head of the official team scanned the more than 1,000 victims, warning them, and did not withdraw their gaze until the victims trembled.

A quarter of an hour later, the victims were escorted by a team of officials and a team of soldiers to Tianfu County.

The officials hurried back for the New Year, almost rushing the victims on the road, and finally on the morning of the fourth day, they took them to the county government of Tianfu County.

In the compound of the county government, the chiefs and village chiefs of various villages and towns were already waiting, and as soon as the victims arrived, they led the people according to the numbers on the bamboo plates.

And Gu Jinli's family was assigned to Dafeng Village, Qingfu Town.