The Little Lucky Girl

More than 500 villagers from Daqi, bringing their families, poured into Daqingshan, heading towards a new life.

Because a large proportion of the people were elderly and children, the team only traveled for two days. When they felt it was safe, they slowed down their pace to make it easier for everyone to keep up.

We occasionally heard wolf howls and found bear feces along the way, but fortunately we never had a head-on encounter with these wild animals.

Perhaps it was because there were so many of them and the noise was so loud that they scared the wild animals away first.

In this way, they spent more than ten days without any danger, and finally reached the outskirts of Daqing Mountain.

Old Man Shi saw that the trees on both sides were not so dense, so he asked his nephew, "Da Lang, are we almost there?"

Shi Dalang recalled the route they had taken and nodded happily, "That's right, uncle. I think we'll see the village in half a day."

The old men stopped the team and led everyone to kowtow three times to the highest mountain to thank the mountain god for his protection. They then kowtowed three times in the direction of Da Qi. Everyone couldn't stop crying, and from then on they were no longer people of Qi.

Feng Liang was arranging people to return to the county government office to report the news. When he turned around and saw this scene, he couldn't help but fall silent.

He saw that everyone was sad, with a mixture of nostalgia for their hometown and fear for the future, so he comforted them, "Don't worry, folks. Lord Tao is a good official and will properly settle everyone down. The future will definitely be fine."

Someone came over and said, "I heard that the county magistrate will give us houses and land, but is it true?"

Feng Liang nodded vigorously, "The land will definitely be divided. Each male adult will have 20 mu. If a family feels that the land is not enough for farming, they can go to the foot of the mountain and open up some land. Whatever they open up will be theirs, and they can be exempted from tax for the first two years.

But there are no ready-made houses, after all, there are too many of us, but don't worry, the county government will provide the materials and help us build them when the time comes."

This sounded more reassuring than having everything prepared, and everyone immediately laughed and said, "We don't dare to trouble others for help, we can build it ourselves."

Someone had already asked Shi Dalang and Dayu about their taxes in advance. They were similar to those in the Da Qi period, but without all the messy levies, and the corvée was also lighter than theirs.

However, everyone felt that Shi Dalang's words were not as credible as those of the official, and that good things seemed to come too easily, making them feel uneasy. "Can we really be the same in the past? Wouldn't the county magistrate increase our taxes?"

These days, while everyone is on the road, they have been lowering their expectations little by little, feeling that they can afford a little more as long as it can give people a way to survive.

Feng Liang had been asked this question countless times. He smiled helplessly and comforted him again: "Our master said that once we arrive in Dayu, we are his people. He will treat everyone equally. We will be treated the same way as the people of Yuqing County."

Everyone has heard this answer many times, but they just want to hear it again. Every time they hear it, they feel like their legs are so tired that they can't even lift them, but they can still try to walk a few more steps.

"Master Tao is truly an upright and wise ruler. Once things settle down, the people in our village will erect a longevity tablet for him."

Everyone expressed their gratitude to Magistrate Tao and slowly walked out of the forest with trepidation but hope. No matter what, they finally had hope for the future.

Magistrate Tao led all the people in the yamen and had been waiting on the side of Hongling.

When Magistrate Tao heard from the person who came back to report that they had brought 500 people, he was stunned.

This is really,

What a big pie fell from the sky.

No, this didn't fall down. It was snatched from someone else, from Da Qi who had bullied them for years. This pie tastes even better.

If this happens two more times, they will not be short of people in Yuqing County. If they cultivate the vacant land in the north and repair the water conservancy projects, they may be able to create a land of fish and rice on the border.

When Master He saw Magistrate Tao standing there with a silly smile, he knew that their master was daydreaming again, and he couldn't help but remind him: "Master, there are so many people coming to seek refuge, we should make preparations early."

Magistrate Tao then came to his senses. Yes, there were not only hundreds of laborers coming, but also hundreds of mouths.

Originally, they planned to bring dozens or even hundreds of people at most, and then place them in Dafeng Village. They are all related and can take care of each other. The county government only needs to send supplies such as food and then provide assistance later.

But now the number of people has increased fivefold, and it is definitely not enough for Dafeng Village alone to handle it. The weather is getting colder, and he can't let people sleep outdoors anymore.

Magistrate Tao rubbed his temples and sent people to invite the leaders of Dafeng Village and Xiaguan Village.

After hearing Magistrate Tao's intention, the uncle came forward without hesitation and said, "Sir, the people of Xiaguan Village are willing to take in half of the villagers to live there."

Magistrate Tao pondered, "This matter concerns every household in the village. You should go back and discuss it with everyone before making a decision."

"No need," the uncle shook his head, "I, an old man, can make the decision."

He bowed and said, "The village is what it is today, all thanks to you, sir. Without your help in developing the business on the official road, we wouldn't have such a good life today. One should not be ungrateful. If anyone dares to oppose, I, the old man, will be the first one to not forgive him."

Village Chief Guo also smiled and said, "That's right, everyone in the village is grateful. Everyone has money, and many families have rebuilt their houses, so it's not a problem to accommodate a few more people. Besides, several girls in our village have married in Dafeng Village, so their relatives are also our relatives, right?"

Village chief Shi was so moved when he heard this that he almost shed tears. Although Lao Guo and his friends flattered people loudly, they were also sincere in helping others.

In the past, he always wanted to compete with Xiaguan Village and regain the status of the richest village. Look at their style, he is ashamed, ashamed.

Magistrate Tao was very happy. He opened the map and showed it to the old men. "I plan to settle people in the Songshan area, between your two villages."

"If this area can be developed," Magistrate Tao said meaningfully, "the scale will exceed that of an ordinary village, and it is not impossible to increase by one level."

Several old men were startled and looked at each other, and saw joy in each other's eyes.

Magistrate Tao coughed lightly and said, "It's getting late. I guess people will be here soon. Let's get ready."

Ming Youyou, who was called over to work but had actually been slacking off for quite some time, whispered to the three people around him, "Master Tao, are you just making big promises?"

Zheng Huan asked with a smile: "Do you want to eat this pancake?"

Ming Youyou chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter whether I eat or not, but I think the village chief and the others must be enjoying the meal. Look at Second Grandpa, he has been acting strange since just now, the corners of his mouth are so raised that he can't even suppress it."

Seeing that Magistrate Tao was busy dispatching troops and not paying attention to this place, Village Chief Guo couldn't help but talk to his uncle, "From what the adults said, are you going to turn our place into a town in the future? Oh, are we going to become town residents?"