Chapter 257: Shanzheng Village

Early the next morning, Zhao Zhixue, Cheng Kuan and Xiao Zhao specially accompanied Chenguang to Shanzheng Village.

Shanzheng Village is not far from the county seat, and it takes two quarters of an hour by car.

At the foot of the mountain, Yamasho Village is a village of 500 households, and from the outside, it is quite peaceful.

In the non-farming season, the villagers do not have to farm, and on the way, they meet many people carrying flat burdens for sale, including grain, vegetables, and handmade small objects, all of which are ready to go into the city to do small business.

Children run around on the village road, laughing and playing.

The carriage was driving on the dirt road, looking at the fields that had become barren because of the cold, and suddenly asked Zhao Zhixue:

"How's this year's harvest going?"

"The previous war did not reach Gaosong County, and this year's harvest in the fields is still the same as in previous years, relatively abundant. But Linxian is not good, although it has not yet reached the point of famine, but life is tight. Zhao Zhixue said, paused, and said with a smile, "But Your Highness can rest assured, the silver replenished by the imperial court has been put down, and the damaged fields have almost been repaired, and after the winter, it will be fine next year." ”

The morning light was silent, looked out the window at the field, and after a while asked:

"How much has changed in the days now compared to when I was still in the South Vietnam Kingdom?"

Zhao Zhixue was stunned, this kind of question is difficult to answer, and if you don't answer well, you may lose your head.

Chenguang saw his concerns, and said lightly:

"It doesn't hurt if you say it directly, even if you say that the Nanyue Emperor was better when he was here, the Nanyue Emperor would not be able to come back to life, and I won't cut you down because of a dead man, after all, I think you are still available."

When Zhao Zhixue heard this, he almost laughed, although he was only a seventh-grade petty official, he really thought that His Royal Highness the Phoenix Lord was very interesting. This legendary tyrannical ruler is actually a very interesting person, and after getting along for a while, people can unconsciously let go of their guards, as if they have known her for a long time, and there is no strangeness and wariness of meeting her for the first time.

"If you talk about changes, that is, the relocation of the Feng Ming and the North Vietnamese has caused a lot of chaos, there are really no other changes, except for the edict issued by His Highness to promote the integration of the three tribes, other rules and regulations are still the same as before, so there is really no change in other aspects."

"South Vietnam is dead, don't you hate it in your heart as a South Vietnamese?" Chenguang looked at him and asked, completely unable to see what she was thinking at this time.

Zhao Zhixue couldn't answer this sentence, and his expression was dumbfounded.

"Even if you say you hate, I won't kill you." Chenguang said.

Zhao Zhixue smiled dryly, paused, and said in a low voice:

"The minister was born in Gaosong County, and the minister has been the county magistrate of Gaosong County for eight years, and the minister only hopes that his hometown can be prosperous and rich, and the people in his hometown can have no worries about food and clothing."

"You're pretty clever in replying." Chenguang said.

Zhao Zhixue's smile became more and more stiff.

The carriage stopped in front of the Cheng family's small courtyard.

The area is full of newly built courtyards, and not far from the newly built courtyard is a large area of newly cultivated fields, where the newly relocated Feng Ming and North Vietnamese people lived.

Chenguang noticed that although it was also in Shanzheng Village, this area was clearly separated from the other villagers' residences, and even though it belonged to Shanzheng Village, the invisible boundary could be seen at a glance, like another small village in the village.

"Putting all the people who moved in here together?" Chenguang asked Zhao Zhixue.

"At that time, when the imperial court issued an edict, it was said that the local officials should settle the new immigrants, and the minister thought that there would be a lot of unaccustomed people in the new place, and they should still let the same people take care of each other."

Chenguang didn't speak.

Cheng Kuan said outside: "Girl, father-in-law, it's here!" ”

"Girl, it's here." Zhao Zhixue changed his name and said softly.

Chenguang got up and helped Huo Wu's men get out of the car, and Chang Xi and Zhao Zhixue followed.

In front of it is a clean and simple courtyard.

Cheng Kuan's father went up the mountain to chop firewood with someone and was not at home, only Cheng Kuan's mother and Cheng Kuan's sister Cheng Mei were at home. The mother and daughter were doing needlework, and when they saw Cheng Band's in-laws and a few unknown guests coming, they were sincerely frightened and hurriedly entertained.

Chenguang didn't let Cheng Kuan explain his identity, and Cheng Kuan explained to his family that Chenguang was a friend of his father-in-law.

The father-in-law's friends alone were enough to make the Cheng family panic, and the mother and daughter were busy pouring tea and taking fruits.

Cheng Mei saw that Chenguang and the others were dressed richly, and became more and more restrained, so she secretly glanced at Chang Xi, and immediately blushed. She ran to wipe the small stool in a panic, wiped it over and over again, and then stood aside shyly.

Zhao Zhixue didn't dare to sit down, and stood beside Chenguang.

Cheng is a middle-aged woman with a gentle temperament, although she is dressed plainly, she has the natural beauty of a phoenix. She made the tea, served it respectfully, and placed it on the table.

Morninglight invited her to sit down.

Cheng Shi saw that both Zhao Zhixue and Cheng Kuan were standing, and only Chenguang was sitting at the table, where did he dare to sit, and waved his hand again and again.

Morning Light still sat her down.

Seeing this, Cheng Kuan urged his mother to sit down, but Cheng couldn't shirk it, so he had to touch the stool and sit down, half of his body on his side, with a smile on his face.

Chenguang saw that she was nervous, so he asked Zhao Zhixue, Cheng Kuan and others to go out to take a look, and she talked to Cheng.

Zhao Zhixue and Cheng Kuan went out.

Even so, in the face of a veiled but noble girl, Cheng was still trembling.

Chenguang asked Cheng about some trivial things in his life, as well as what happened on the way here.

Chenguang was gentle, and when she talked about what she knew, Cheng gradually relaxed, and she told Chenguang many things.

During the great migration of the Feng Ming people, many old and infirm people did not leave the Feng Ming Kingdom, they chose to continue to live in the land where they were born, and despite the harsh environment there, they still chose to fend for themselves in the familiar land. Some people don't love the land, but because their bodies can't support them out of the desert, and they are likely to die on the way, which will cause problems for their families, so they choose to stay.

Cheng's parents and in-laws are those who chose to stay.

When Cheng said this, he couldn't help but wipe the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.

Most of the people who walked out of the desert were young people, as well as middle-aged people like Cheng and her husband, who were physically stronger, and even so, they had seen too many deaths on the way here, and Cheng said that it was really a blessing from heaven to be able to walk here alive.

The Cheng family did not have a situation of adaptation, but there are several families in the neighborhood who are still lingering on the sickbed, and some have passed away due to illness not long after arriving in Gaosong County.

Chenguang asked Cheng Mei about it again.

Cheng was a little embarrassed to say to a girl in front of her, but he still whispered to her that because the girls of Feng Ming are generally beautiful, and the Feng Ming people are often bullied by the South Vietnamese people, the girls of Feng Ming are often harassed and bullied by the prodigal son, if it were not for the imperial court to include the rape of Feng Ming women as a capital crime, I am afraid that there will be more bad things. Even when the death warrant is issued, bad events still happen from time to time.