Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Pan Qingfeng walked out of the crowd and saw Lin Yinan looking at the unburned mugwort in the fire. He smiled and explained, "There were too many mosquitoes at night, biting the children. The herbalists in the team who had some knowledge of medicine smelled the scent of mugwort wafting from the city wall, so they learned to collect some mugwort in the forest and light it to repel mosquitoes."

"I took it without asking. Please don't blame me, Lord City Lord!"

As he said this, he led everyone to salute Lin Yinan, and took the initiative to present the booklet that registered the situation of each household last night.

Lord City Lord, Lin Yinan actually likes this title. She waved her hand and said, "It's okay. Anyone who knows medical knowledge knows that mugwort has the effect of repelling mosquitoes and insects."

Then she told Pan Qingfeng and others about Longtan County’s shelter policy.

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other with expressions of disbelief.

"As long as we work for ten years, will the house really belong to us?" someone asked cautiously.

“Do we still get food every month?”

"Three meals a day?"

Some people even pinched their thighs hard to make sure they were not dreaming.

"I'm not dreaming!"

The journey south was full of hardships and they did not question Lin Yinan like the people who came down from the mountain. Instead, they suspected that they were hallucinating.

Otherwise, how could such a good thing happen to them?

"It's really not a contract to sell yourself?" Pan Qingfeng confirmed with Lin Yinan again.

"no!"

Lin Yinan stood there quietly, her features clear and her belly bulging. The rising sun shone down, casting a layer of golden light on her body.

"She is the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara who saves people from suffering!"

Several elderly men hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

Lin Yinan winked at his brother, and Lin Yiheng hurried forward to help up the old man who was leading the group.

"Old man, please get up quickly."

At this time, the secret guards carried out several tables and chairs, and Lin Yuanzhi and Lin Tiezhuang helped to put out the pens, ink, and the contract copied last night.

Lin Yinan picked up a contract from the table and handed it to Pan Qingfeng, "You can read, read this contract to them first, and then line up to sign."

Pan Qingfeng took it and unfolded it. Every clause that the city lord had just mentioned was written clearly on it, with clear rewards and punishments.

In the end, the more he looked, the more frightened he became, and his hands began to tremble involuntarily.

What kind of mind does this pregnant woman have? She has such a lofty ambition.

As soon as Pan Qingfeng finished reading, he turned around and signed his name on the contract without hesitation.

With him taking the lead, other people who reacted came forward one after another to sign the contracts.

In less than half an hour, Lin Yinan's legs felt numb from standing. She whispered a few words to Lin Yiheng and prepared to go home.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Pan Qingfeng hurriedly stopped her.

"Lord City Lord, please stay!"

Yun Mo supported his wife, with a somewhat unhappy look on his face, "Do you have anything else to do?"

Looking at Lin Yinan's inquiring eyes, Pan Qingfeng mustered up the courage to say, "I want to ask the Lord City Lord if he is still accepting people?"

"Is there anyone else who hasn't arrived yet?" Lin Yinan stopped.

Pan Qingfeng, "My grandfather and other members of the clan are in Shigong City. If the Lord City Lord needs them here, can I go and fetch them?"

Just when you feel sleepy, someone hands you a pillow. Lin Yinan couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips. "What a coincidence. We have a convoy going to Shigong City today. You can go with them."

"That's great!"

"How many people are there in your tribe?" Lin Yinan asked.

Pan Qingfeng's eyes dimmed when he heard this. "There were thousands of people before they went south, but when they arrived in the south, there were only more than 200 people, and many are scattered all over the place."

As soon as he said this, the group of people who were signing the contract fell silent. On the road to escape the famine, everyone had lost someone in their family. It was not easy for them to reach the south after going through so much pain.

"When we settle down in the future, we can slowly look for our lost family members. As long as they reach the Southland, there will always be a day for them to be reunited."

Lin Yinan's expression was indifferent and his tone was calm, but his words were inexplicably convincing, just like the contract they had just signed.

After signing the contract, the people in the team picked up their few luggages and followed Lin Yinan into the city.

Zhang and Yunyan came towards them hurriedly.

"Anan, are we going to cook lunch for these people?"

Lin Yinan nodded, "They have already signed the contract. From now on, they are our people in Longtan County. They need to be cooked three meals a day."

Zhang glanced at the large group of ragged refugees following behind them and became worried that there might not be enough food in the warehouse.

"So is it boiled dry or watery?"

"Let's cook some rice." Lin Yinan thought for a moment and continued, "See if the new canteen has been cleaned up. If it has been cleaned up and there are many people, we can move to the new canteen to cook."

Looking at how thin Pan Qingfeng and the others are, they have no strength to work if they don't eat well. She will not do anything that puts the cart before the horse.

Zhang laughed out loud, "It was cleaned up two days ago, so we'll go back and have someone move the stove over."

When the people behind him heard that they could have rice at noon, they were all excited and looked forward to the lunch.

Lin Qingxiang hurried over with a small team responsible for building the house.

"Anan, the house they live in has been cleaned up. It is guaranteed not to leak. But we need their help to set up the beds for them to sleep in."

Lin Yinan turned around and said to Pan Qingfeng behind him, "Take your people and go with him. I'll send someone to call you when we get back."

Pan Qingfeng nodded and followed Lin Qingxiang with more than 700 people.

Cross Main Street and walk all the way back.

When everyone saw the dilapidated houses, the high spirits just now faded away, leaving only inner uneasiness.

Lin Qingxiang looked back at them from time to time. How could he not know what they were thinking?

So he took two quick steps and deliberately led the group around, passing in front of their newly built house.

When you see the rows of half-built houses with black tiles and blue bricks, they look majestic.

Then the villagers introduced to Pan Qingfeng loudly, "This is our newly built house. The Third Madam said that a wall will be built around each house so that neighbors will not disturb each other. The courtyard inside is so comfortable to live in."

Seeing that it is only half built and no one is working on it, some people questioned, "Why is it not being built?"

"Yes, why don't we see anyone working on it?"

Could it be that they were lied to?

"They stopped tilling the land and transplanting rice for nearly half a month. They just finished the work in the field yesterday and moved the materials to the other side. They can start work again today."

"Oh, now that you're here, we can build the house much faster."

Pan Qingfeng took two quick steps to catch up with Lin Qingxiang, "Uncle, I think the houses on Main Street are good enough to be lived in after some repairs, why did the city lord insist on building the house here?"

"Lord City Lord?" Lin Qingxiang didn't react for a moment.

"It's the one with the big belly." The person who came up next to him gestured with his hand.

Lin Qingxiang laughed out loud, "You are talking about Anan, yes, she is indeed our city lord. Anan said that the houses on Main Street should be planned in a unified way and will be used to attract investment in the future."

As he said this, he glanced at Pan Qingfeng and the others, "Do you understand what it means to attract investment? It means to attract some businessmen to come here, revitalize the economy of Longtan County, and make Longtan County prosperous again."

At this time, another person pointed to the endless rice fields behind the house and said with great pride, "Look, that's the rice field we just planted."

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed. The paddy fields were shining brightly under the sunlight, and the green seedlings were waving in the wind.

Looking at the rice field, everyone finally felt relieved.