The couple in the last days traveled to ancient times, farming and storing grain and meat in the war

Naturally, many people applauded.

Everyone knows that the finale of tonight's event is at Bishui Lake. Just like Jiang Ningning and the others, they are now visiting other places in the county, strolling around, looking around, and having fun everywhere.

Finally we came to Bishui Lake.

When Jiang Ningning and the others arrived at the Bishui Lake, there were already many people gathered around it. Many children were riding on the shoulders of their parents or grandparents and brothers, all of them were very happy.

Jiang Ningning saw at a glance that several floors of the painted buildings behind her were filled with wealthy people from other counties.

It is indeed the best viewing spot. They even provide fruits so you can eat and watch at the same time. It is really not crowded at all.

Although the fireworks have not been set off yet, music is already floating in the air on the lake. The musicians are sitting on colorful light boats, and they all look very beautiful.

The dance was going on, but when Jiang Ningning and the others arrived, the dance stopped and the music stopped immediately.

Then comes the appetizer before setting off various fireworks, the iron flower making.

Some people were playing by the lake and even let the onlookers join in. It was a beautiful sight.

While watching the iron flowers being made, Jiang Ningning suddenly saw Tao Cheng and other wealthy people coming towards them, inviting them to sit upstairs.

Jiang Ningning and the others naturally declined the kindness of Tao Cheng and other wealthy people. This was originally their last stop, and they would go back after watching the fireworks.

Moreover, although it was a bit crowded to watch it with everyone by the lake, it really had a festive feel, and made them feel like they were part of it, and their sense of participation was really strong.

After about a cup of tea, music started playing again in the pleasure boat on the lake.

The music was extremely exciting.

When the exciting music suddenly stopped, the fireworks in the middle of the lake and all over the county rushed up into the sky and exploded in the sky.

The entire sky over Dengping County was filled with fireworks.

It was as if all of them were wrapped up in it.

"what--"

Everyone immediately shouted with joy.

The fireworks went on for a quarter of an hour before they finally stopped, shooting up into the sky and exploding again and again.

Even the wealthy families who had come from other places to watch the excitement were stunned. This was a huge waste of money. The capital city held a lantern festival every year, but no year could compare to the one held in Dengping County this year.

The lantern festival in Dengping County was truly spectacular. Not only was the service excellent, but they also had a great time. They even took their families on a lantern boat ride, and there were no accidents at all. They even saw the magistrate of Dengping County personally leading people on a tour of inspection.

Even if the finale is over, the lantern festival is not over yet. The lights are still on, the shops are still open, and the stalls are still there. It will not end until dawn the next morning.

In addition to the fireworks, many programs are still going on in various places in the county.

Those who had had enough of shopping, such as Jiang Ningning and others, naturally went back.

But there were also many people who hadn’t had enough of shopping and continued to stroll.

You don’t have to worry about getting hungry in the middle of the night while walking around, because all kinds of snack stalls and restaurants are open.

It really didn't stop until the next morning.

Many people live in Dengping County, so they naturally have to go back today. There are still many yamen runners leading many people to patrol everywhere to ensure that these people can leave Dengping County safely.

And it came out extremely smoothly.

These people actually felt at home.

Everyone was thinking that if there were any activities in Dengping County in the future, they would come again. This was such a great experience.

The Lantern Festival was a great success, so Xiao Yan naturally called the wealthy families who organized the Lantern Festival and praised them.

Including Tao Cheng, the rich people were all grinning so hard that their teeth were showing.

Not only were they proud, but even though they had spent a lot of money on the Lantern Festival, they had earned it all back yesterday.

Not to mention that the business of all the shops under their names increased many times compared to usual yesterday, the business of many other people's shops in the county also increased many times.

Many people will go into some shops to browse after visiting the Lantern Festival, or before visiting the Lantern Festival. If they see something they like, most of them will buy it.

Especially those wealthy people who came from other places, they were not stingy with their money in the gold, jade and other shops, and would buy whatever they liked.

And then there's the money earned from the best viewing spots.

Not to mention the snack stalls, small gadget vendors, etc., they also made a lot of money.

Anyway, not only did they make money, but they were also praised by people in the county for doing a good job.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, arrangements must be made for those who have fled famine in the north to return home in order not to delay their return to plant crops.

The drought in the north should be over, because it snowed in the north last November and then rained for many days.

Seeing that crops could be grown again in the north, Xiao Yan and other officials received orders to arrange for the northerners to return home.

However, because the imperial court still did not allocate enough money and grain to the north to allow all the northerners who escaped to survive until the crops matured in the first half of the year, not all those who escaped were forced to go back.

Only those who are willing to go back can go back.

Emperor Li also knew that people are reluctant to move away from their homeland. Even if people escape temporarily, many of them still want to return to their hometown.

Otherwise, if no one returns, won't the north be deserted? What will happen to the vast fields and land in the north?

Therefore, the order also stated that the northern government would distribute grain and seeds to those who returned to the north.

We can't let such a vast area of the north become a desolate land.

When Xiao Yan received the order, he posted a notice to tell everyone about it.

He was also afraid that some people didn't know, so he asked the yamen runners to notify everyone specifically.

At first, everyone was reluctant to go back because they were worried that they would starve to death and not be able to wait for the crops to mature.

But because Xiao Yan said that the Dengping County Government would give two taels of silver and twenty kilograms of grain to each person who fled famine in Dengping County as travel expenses, many people were willing to go back.

But many people still chose to stay in Dengping County and eventually settled down.

Xiao Yan divided these people equally and settled them in various villages in the county, and Zaoshu Village was naturally divided into more than a dozen households.

The same practice was also adopted in other places in Dayan, where money and food were given to those who had fled famine and were willing to return.

It’s just that the amount distributed is not as much as in Dengping County.

Some of them did so because there were too many people fleeing famine and there was not enough money and food to distribute, or they just felt that it was unnecessary to distribute so much.

Xiao Yan naturally also distributed silver and grain to those who settled in Dengping County, and arranged for these people to start reclaiming wasteland after settling in various villages.

Regardless of whether they were going back to their hometown or those who had fled famine, they all came to the county government office that day and knelt outside the office. They knelt on the ground in huge crowds, crying uncontrollably, and kowtowed to the county magistrate Xiao Yan.

Everyone knows that if it weren't for Xiao Yan, they would have either starved to death or frozen to death last year.

This is their great benefactor!

Xiao Yan couldn't help so many people, so he could only help up the few elders closest to him. He persuaded them for a long time and said a lot of comforting words before these people left the county government office.