After Ma Changshan's report, he couldn't stay up and rested, everyone sat around and continued to discuss, overall, everyone's mood was not bad, the situation was better than they thought, there was no expulsion, no indifference, as long as they were registered, they would not become homeless, as for the others, slowly earn a little more.

Only Xu Huaiyi was a little worried and uneasy in his heart, and after returning to the house, he called Wei Liang in and asked, "What Ma Changshan said is true, right?" ”

Wei Liang nodded, "It's basically true, except for ......"

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, Xu Huaiyi said, "You say it boldly, and I don't blame you for saying it wrong." ”

"Yes, master......" Wei Liang pondered, "the slave thinks that Master Qiao may not be as good as the people say." ”

Xu Huaiyi raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Tell me more about how you judge. ”

Wei Liang said, "There is no relief food. ”

Xu Huaiyi laughed silently, he was also suspicious because of this, other state capitals do not provide disaster relief, maybe there is a real shortage of food, but the capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the powerful gather, how can there be a shortage of food?

Since they passed Pingjiang Province, the crops in the field have not been affected by the drought, and they have not grown badly, and the Gyeonggi territory will definitely only be better, and after receiving so much grain, will they all be sent to the northwest to fight?

The soup soup at the gate of the city is to make a look to appease, as for the resettlement in the village, there is no cost, not only to avoid the risk of the disaster victims gathering to make trouble, but also to the disaster victims to remember his good, heh, he is really a good official who cares about the people, he should find a way to apply for relief food, not just do this superficial work.

As for watching the victims sell their sons and daughters and become tenants, it is even more ridiculous, and a responsible good official can do this?

Therefore, this Lord Qiao is a hypocritical villain who sells his reputation nine times out of ten.

"Anything else?"

"The few officials at the gate of the city who are responsible for the resettlement of the victims receive benefits in private."

"Collect money from the victims?"

"Well, the victims of the disaster have made money, they should be assigned to relatively better villages, and if they don't express it, they will be resettled at will, and the servants inquired about it, and the better villages outside the city are Shuangliu Village, Daqiao Village, Shanghe Village, etc., the village atmosphere is good, the land is fertile, the villagers don't have to worry about food and clothing, and there are ...... schools."

"What about the bad ones?"

"Leaning on the mountains, Iwaqiao ......Village," he paused before continuing, "there is also a Hutian Village, which is considered the worst village, and no disaster victims want to be assigned there. ”

Xu Huaiyi asked curiously, "What is wrong with this Hutian Village, which is so disliked by people?" ”

Wei Liang hesitated and said, "I heard that the land in the village is not good, and if you plant crops, the harvest will always be less than that of other villages, and for a long time, some people will say that Hutian Village is cursed, because of this, no one is willing to marry into Hutian Village, resulting in the population of the village becoming smaller and smaller, and later, there was a plague in the capital, and many people in Hutian Village were infected, so they were sealed off the village and left to fend for themselves......"

Xu Huaiyi furrowed his brows, "When is this plague?" ”

Wei Liang said, "Five years ago. ”

"What kind of plague?"

"It's said to be smallpox."

Xu Huaiyi sensitively grasped the words, "It is said? Still not sure about this kind of thing? ”

Wei Liang explained, "The people have different opinions on this matter, most of them say that it is smallpox, but there are also a few who shake their heads secretly, vaguely saying that those who are infected with the disease, the symptoms are indeed like smallpox, but they are not the same as smallpox, smallpox is generally for children, adults rarely get it, especially when they were children, they should not get sick again, but some people also get sick." ”

Xu Huaiyi instantly smelled the smell of conspiracy, "Don't mention these things to others in the future." ”

Wei Liang should be immediately.

Xu Huaiyi asked again, "Is there not a few families in this Hutian Village now?" ”

Wei Liang nodded, "It is said that there are less than twenty households, and most of them are elderly, and the plague has vacated a lot of houses and land in the village, but in the past five years, no one has bought it, and no one cares about the land when it drops to one or two silver per acre, and the nearby villagers have avoided that village, thinking that those who survived are unknown, and they are unlucky." ”

After hearing this, Xu Huaiyi couldn't help sighing.

Wei Liangyi would, "Master, are you worried that you will place the people of Xujia Village there?" ”

Xu Huaiyi smiled bitterly, "Yes, the other victims are scattered, and you can fit it into a random village, but there are so many of us and we don't want to be separated, what is a more suitable place than Hutian Village?" ”

After speaking, he waved his hand, "Go and rest, let Wei Ci deliver you food later, you just lie in the car." ”

Wei Liang thanked him awkwardly and left.

After he left, Xu Huaiyi got up and went to the inner room, Gu Huanxi and Gu Xiaoyu were sitting on the edge of the bed and were playing with Ah Li, Ah Li has been around for almost three months, and began to practice turning over, cooling down in the past two days, and wearing a padded jacket and pants for her, a little clumsy, but she worked hard with perseverance, and her strength to breastfeed came out.

Seeing this, Xu Huaiyi couldn't help but want to help, but was stopped by Gu Huanxi, "Forgot the story of breaking the cocoon into a butterfly?" There are some things that you have to work hard to achieve what you want, and others help you, but it may hurt it, you feel sorry for your daughter, and you have to feel sorry for the right place. ”

Xu Huaiyi was counted down, and he didn't dare to stretch out his hand, so he simply sat farther away, which made him uncomfortable.

Gu Huanxi said, "Finished asking?" ”

Xu Huaiyi said "um", did not avoid Gu Xiaoyu, repeated what Ma Changshan said, and Wei Liang's words, and said with a wry smile at the end, "Daughter-in-law, I'm afraid we are going to Hutian Village." ”

Gu Huanxi is quite calm, "Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, it may not be a good thing, first of all, if you settle in Hutian Village, you don't have to separate, so that you are not easy to be rejected and bullied by the locals, what is Village Chief Xu struggling with these days?" In addition to worrying about the livelihood of each family, isn't it just worrying about how to divide it? ”

Xu Huaiyi nodded.

"Now, don't worry, there are less than 20 households in Hutian Village, we have more than 30 households, all stuffed in, it is not a problem at all, secondly, the problem of the house has also been solved, those empty houses, it is estimated that they are ownerless, then discuss with the village, give a little silver, you can buy it, and finally, it is the field, isn't it said that one or two silver and one acre, where to find such a good thing? The cheapest land in Qingzhou also costs three taels of silver per acre, and the villagers don't spend much money on the road, who doesn't have any money left? When the time comes, just buy a few acres, you will have a head, and your heart will be steady. ”

"The only disadvantage is reputation, but if we don't care about it, the people on the other side won't be hurt, and when the villagers live their lives, they will be prosperous, and those messy rumors will be self-defeating."

(End of chapter)