Yanghe City, the West Gate Shelter for Displaced People.

At this time, a dense crowd of displaced people gathered, but under the occasional patrol of the Jinyi guards, no one dared to make trouble, and they all lined up honestly, waiting for the registration arrangement.

At the registration office, Wang Dingan led the people to make records in a busy and unhurried manner, and not far away, two large cauldrons were set up, and in the pot, fragrant rice porridge was boiling.

The aroma of the city filled the gates, and the sound of homeless people swallowing saliva could be heard from time to time.

"Name!

The pen in Wang Ding'an's hand did not stop, and after recording the last batch of homeless people, he looked up at the homeless people in front of him, and then asked habitually.

This is a family of four, a middle-aged couple, with a pair of children.

The adults were dressed in shabby sacks and carried luggage behind them. The child was wearing a torn cotton jacket that had been worn out for the most part, and all four of them were dirty and unkempt, and it was almost impossible to see the specific appearance.

"My name is Li Tiezhu, this is my mother-in-law, a native of Yan'an, Shaanxi!"

The man was quite tall, but he had lost some weight, and in the face of Li Ding'an's questioning, the whole person looked a little cramped, and he didn't know where to put his hands.

"The child has to make a record, do you have a name?"

"Yes, yes!"

Speaking of his own children, the man suddenly talked more.

"This is my eldest son, named Li Dingguo, almost ten years old. On the day he spoke, a fortune teller happened to pass by, saying that this kid was a good man and a rich and noble person, and he gave him the name of Dingguo!"

For the villagers who don't know a few big characters, the name Li Dingguo sounds like a great momentum, and after giving his son this name, the people in the village have been envious for a long time!

"What about the girl, does it have a name?" For the child named Li Dingguo, Wang Dingan couldn't help but look at it a few more times, but he didn't see anything special.

"The girl's name is Erya, Li Erya, she is seven years old this year! Don't look at her small, she can boil water, cook and work in the field, she can do everything, and she won't cause trouble to adults!" It seemed that he was afraid that the officials on the East Road would not accept children, Li Tiezhu eagerly explained a few more words.

Wang Dingan smiled noncommittally, "I see that there is nothing wrong with your body, can you talk about it, why do you have to come to Yang and Donglu?"

was asked like this, Li Tiezhu, a tall man, his eyes suddenly turned red.

"I can't live anymore! The land at home was taken away by the old men in the town. I heard that the East Road is in charge of food and housing, as long as I work to open up the wasteland and return the land, I will bring the whole family over!"

"Got it!"

Wang Ding'an made a record, and then raised his hand and waved.

The next moment, a civilian member of the General's Office stepped forward and led a few people towards a large steaming house in the back.

"My lord, where are you going?"

Looking at the person in the General's Mansion wearing official uniforms, Li Tiezhu was a little flustered, this wouldn't be to drive them back, right?

"Take a bath!" The man goes to the bathhouse on the left, and the woman goes to the bathhouse on the right!"

In front of the steaming house, there were more than a dozen sergeants stationed on the side, and after seeing Li Tiezhu and the others, they couldn't help but divide the family of four into two groups and push them towards the bathhouse.

"My lord, can you not wash it?"

Li Tiezhu was a little reluctant, it was only March, the weather was still a little cold, and the dirt on his body was also a kind of thermal insulation measure for them as villagers.

"When outsiders enter my East Road, they must first clean themselves, otherwise they will all be expelled!" The civil official had an undoubted look on his face, "This is an iron law set by the general, the order of the Lord, no one dares to disobey it on the East Road!"

As he spoke, several sergeants had already pushed Li Dingguo's father and son into the bathhouse.

As soon as he entered, there were still officials waiting inside, and when he saw someone coming in, he stripped the father and son of their clothes and pushed them into a steaming pool.

In the pool, there were already seven or eight people washing their bodies inside, Li Dingguo and his son were still a little dazed at first, but the moment the warm water flowed on their bodies, the comfortable feeling still made the two subconsciously rub the stains on their bodies.

After washing and washing off the dirt on his body, Li Tiezhu subconsciously wanted to look for his previous clothes.

But after searching for a long time, I didn't find it, but a clerk came with two new sets of clothes.

"Don't look for old clothes! The general has a rule that the old clothes of the homeless people will be collected and burned and buried, and the general's mansion will issue new clothes!"

Li Tiezhu took the new clothes blankly, a set of lined clothes, a pair of cotton pants, and a dark green cotton jacket that could be wrapped around his knees.

After putting it on, looking at his son who was wrapped in a padded jacket, Li Tiezhu was a little excited.

In this life, it was the first time they had worn such good clothes.

This cotton coat is so thick, it must be expensive, and the general is so expensive, what is he trying to do?

Walking out of the bathhouse, Li Dingguo and his wife had already finished washing and were waiting outside.

At this time, the mother and daughter, wearing a floral cotton jacket, looked left and right with red faces.

If it is in the later generations, the kind of cotton jacket embroidered with broken flowers is estimated to be slag, but in this era, it is definitely extremely foreign, seeing her husband come out, Li Tiezhu's mother-in-law's washed white face even showed a little shyness.

For example, Li Dingguo's family had just taken a shower and changed into new clothes, and there were many people, and after seeing that dozens of people had gathered, one of the staff officers clapped his hands.

"It's noon, everyone come with me, go to eat first, get beds, bedding and some simple daily necessities after dinner, follow closely, don't fall behind!"

After walking for hundreds of meters, I came to a wide field, where there were rows of tables and chairs, and on each table, there were stacks of pickled pickles and peanuts.

At this time, a clerk was guiding everyone to take their seats, and then bowls of steaming and fragrant sticky rice porridge were placed on the table.

When one of the officials passed by Li Tiezhu's table, he took out two hard-boiled eggs and stuffed them into the hands of Li Dingguo and Li Erya in Li Tiezhu's surprised eyes.

"The general has an explanation, and when he enters the East Road, he is the people of the East Road, and although the East Road is not rich, he cannot treat the children badly. Families involved in land reclamation, those with children at home, have daily supplies of eggs and other supplements!"

"Those who perform well in land reclamation can let their children go to school for free!"

As soon as these words came out, they immediately caused an uproar among the displaced people.

In this era, the cultural popularization rate is extremely low, and ordinary people even have a problem supporting themselves, how many can afford to send their children to school?

Studying, that is the power of the gentry and the sovereign nobility, and the children of the Zhuang family have nothing to do except look at it.

And at this moment, what did they hear?

Free school for kids?

Aren't you kidding?