After the whole sect traveled to ancient times, I led the rebellion

"Grandma Li, I hate it. I hate it in my heart."

Yuehong refused the porridge handed to her by Granny Li.

Granny Li sighed:

"If you go like this, what shall I do? If you go, I, an old woman, will not live either."

Granny Li pretended to be angry.

Grandma Li and Yuehong met on the way to escape famine, and Grandma Li's family members died one after another during the escape.

Yuehong couldn't bear to see Grandma Li, who had a lame leg, alone, so she helped her.

Yuehong stared at Granny Li blankly, and her numb face finally showed some life. Yes, her life was worthless, and she would die, but Granny Li would be the only one left.

The world is already difficult, and Yuehong can't imagine how an old man survives in this world.

Yuehong said nothing more. She silently took the porridge and drank it all. She still had to live, so that at least someone would take care of Grandma Li.

"My dear child, you are alive. Only when you are alive there is hope, right?"

Granny Li muttered, "I heard the new magistrate will give us some work soon. Maybe things will get better for us."

People who can read can earn 20 cents a day if they work in Huang County. Yuehong knows a lot of words, so maybe she can get a job there.

Grandma Li thought so.

Countless refugees like Grandma Li and Yuehong were given porridge, and they survived tenaciously.

Like vine buds hanging on the wall, once they absorb nutrients, they will move upwards.

Mu Qing handed over the task of repairing the canal entirely to Mu Shu, and dismissed those who had been eating for free in the county government office and trained those who needed to be trained. In an instant, the number of people was reduced by more than half.

In this way, Mu Qing had to do the work of two people and was very busy.

There are still too few literate people.

Those who do the accounting, those who screen the application forms, those who help solve the case...

These are just the current vacancies within the county government, including the village heads and officials who are responsible for promoting and implementing subsequent policies in various parts of Huang County.

It is not okay to be illiterate, as it is related to Huangxian's ability to smoothly overcome the disaster at this stage.

Mu Qing is really short of people.

Yesterday, she called on the literate people in Huang County to work in the county government.

In the past, the people of Huang County were very envious of the officials who received salaries from the imperial court.

In recent years, the imperial court has gradually withheld officials' salaries, the county government has become poor, and the county magistrates are no different from ordinary people.

In addition, now that they see the officials in the county government busy, they are even less interested.

If it weren't for Mu Qing's recent good reputation for work-for-relief in Huang County, the county government would have been unable to recruit many people.

Although I still didn’t recruit many people.

In this dynasty, knowledge was monopolized by the powerful and wealthy, and the four treasures of the study were expensive. Ordinary people had to live frugally throughout the year to support one person in their family to study.

Moreover, in the Tianchi Dynasty, books were expensive, and printing technology was not yet popular, so all books could only be copied by hand.

What's more, children from poor families have never worked or done farm work since childhood and have only focused on studying. So how can their families survive?

Mu Qing lamented that she had seen too many families like this in Xiaoniu Village, and it was not that they didn't want to study.

Mu Qing used to teach some children to read whenever he had time, but they couldn't even afford paper.

It is unrealistic to ask them to persevere while they are not getting enough food.

Mu Qing finally set his sights on the children of landlords and wealthy businessmen.

She even wrote a notice that anyone who could read, regardless of gender, could become a minor official in the county government once they passed the test.

Of course, we not only recruit people within the county, but also Mu Qing from outside the county.

There are many people who have left Huang County. Although the proportion of those from poor families or those who have received education is not large, there are some.

Mu Qing lightly entrusted the affairs of the Yanei clan to Mu Wu and his senior brother Shen Moyan. As the eldest senior brother of the Tianjian Sect, he handled the sect's affairs every day.

I believe that for a small county like Huangxian, this is no problem.

Shen Moyan willingly accepted Mu Qing's forced labor.

Mu Qing came to the city wall that separated Huang County from the refugees outside.

With more deaths, the rotting corpses are more likely to cause epidemics. Mu Qing frowned as he thought about the mess in Huang County.

Difficult!

Mu Qing found the captain of the group, Tietou:

"After seven days, those who are free of disease can enter the city. Famine after disaster is most likely to cause disease. Please patrol more recently."

"It's not hard, it's not hard, I'm here."

Tietou was picked up by Mu Qing. Since he was born strong, Mu Qing kept him by his side. When Mu Qing practiced martial arts, he also took Tietou with him.

Tietou is only sixteen years old, but he's already muscular. Mu Qing feels relieved to have him in charge.

Mu Qing looked at these refugees and waved his hand. Buckets of hot water began to boil outside the city wall.

"Everyone has it. The county magistrate said that everyone must wash it clean, otherwise their porridge for today will be cancelled."

The weather is not cold now, so wiping your body and taking a shower are within the body's tolerance.

The refugees didn't know why they had to take a bath before drinking porridge, but after a few days, they had hot porridge every day, which made them feel a little more grateful to the Huangxian County Government.

It would be bad to not care about anything. The officials of Huang County are willing to take care of them. Even if they don’t understand, they know that being willing to take care of them means they have not given up on them.

Maybe they can actually survive.

Soon, most of the refugees obediently followed Tietou's instructions.

Even Grandma Li and Yuehong were delighted. They hadn't washed themselves for a long time. As women, they both loved cleanliness.

There were several thatched huts outside the city wall as a place to accommodate refugees, with men and women separated.

Mu Qing asked everyone to wash off their dirt and then asked Tietou to gather all the corpses around and burn them. Mu Qing did this without telling anyone else because people nowadays are more superstitious.

Cremation was not popular in the Tianchi Dynasty, so Mu Qing told the public that he had dug a big pit and buried everyone together.

However, a place was indeed cleared and a tombstone was erected, but the person was cremated instead of buried.

After a few more days, Mu Qing saw that no one among the refugees was sick for the time being.

She couldn't wait to run from the county government office to the thatched cottage.

The refugees felt very friendly towards Mu Qing. Soon they learned that it was Mu Qing who gave out porridge and it was also Mu Qing who was willing to take care of them before.

Although Mu Qing looked like a child, many refugees secretly called him "adult" when they saw him.

Mu Qing looked up at the bright black eyes, her throat rolling:

"From today on, those who have not committed murder, theft or adultery can be checked and registered to enter the city and temporarily reside in Huang County. Those who know the thousand-character arithmetic and pass the test can enter the county government as minor officials and become official residents."

Mu Qing's clear voice struck the hearts of every refugee.

They looked at Mu Qing in disbelief. Most of them had not yet reacted until the words had been repeated over and over in their minds. Only then did they realize the weight of these words.

You can enter the city now!

The adults really didn’t give up on them!

There was a huge cheer from the crowd.

Some refugees cried bitterly, or cried for joy, or lamented for their dead relatives, some refugees pinched their thighs desperately, fearing that this was just a dream.