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After Xu Shun sent them there, he left. He lived in the next village. He usually made a living by running errands for the government. Although they were all trivial and complicated tasks, such as helping to deliver documents and letters, or assisting government officials in running errands and doing handy things, he could at least make a living.

Fortunately, the village next to where he lived was relatively close to the garrison village where Xie Songlin and his team were, so it was convenient to travel back and forth. Xie Songlin said that he would definitely invite him to dinner after the renovation was completed.

Uncle Lin turned to look at his son and introduced him, "This is my fourth son, Lin Jian. Fourth son, take them to the empty house in the north first. On the way, tell them about the village so they can get familiar with the environment as quickly as possible."

After hearing what his father said, Lin Jian immediately responded, "Okay, Dad, don't worry."

Then he turned to face Xie Songlin and the others with a warm smile on his face and said, "Uncles, brothers, aunts, let's go now. I'll take you to where you're staying. If you have any questions along the way, you can ask me."

Xie Songlin quickly nodded in thanks and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Lin."

The other villagers also echoed their gratitude, and then followed Lin Jian towards the north of the village.

There is indeed a large area of empty houses against the mountain on the north side, and these houses seem to be built according to uniform specifications. The layout is quite regular, and rows of houses are neatly arranged. It seems that you can still see the planning and care when they were built. However, because no one has lived there for many years, they appear rather dilapidated.

Cracks have appeared on the walls of many houses, and some roof tiles are broken, revealing the beams inside. If there is a heavy rain, the houses will be in trouble as rainwater will pour in.

Moreover, compared to the houses in the village ahead, there were significantly fewer brick houses here. Most of the houses in the village ahead were made of bricks, looking brand new and solid, and probably newer. In contrast, these empty houses seemed to have been forgotten by the villagers, exuding an air of age and desolation.

Looking at the worried expressions on everyone's faces, Lin Jian scratched his head in embarrassment and began to explain, "Dear uncles and aunts, I'm really sorry. Our garrison village is usually visited by few outsiders except for the retired veterans of our Chengling Army. Before, the prince, considering the situation in the village, specially ordered people to build a batch of new houses. But the population of the village is small to begin with, and not all retired veterans come here. Some have returned to their own families. The people living here are basically those who have no home to return to, or those who are disabled and don't want to go home and burden their families. So even with the addition of some new people, there still aren't enough houses to accommodate them.

The houses on the north side of the village, close to the mountain, have been gradually abandoned. Over time, no one has taken care of them, and coupled with the wind and rain, they do look a bit dilapidated now. But don't worry, although the current condition of these houses is not very good, as long as they are properly repaired, there will be no problem living in them.

"We've suddenly sent so many of you here, and the village can't spare any more good houses right now, so we have to ask you to settle down here for now. But don't worry, if there are any difficulties, we can solve them together, and we will definitely let everyone live a stable life here."

After hearing Lin Jian's words, everyone's worries, though not completely dissipated, were much better. Xie Songlin quickly said, "Brother Lin, thank you very much. We are very grateful to be allocated such a large area. Having a place to stay is better than anything else."

Xie Songbai: "Yes, Brother Lin, thank you very much."

"None of the houses here are occupied. You can arrange them yourselves." Lin Jian gestured roughly, then suddenly seemed to remember something important and asked hurriedly, "Oh, by the way, can anyone here read?"

Xie Songbai said, "My fourth brother can read. He is a student. Several other boys in my family are also students."

Lin Jian's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this, and he smiled and said, "That's great. After you divide the houses, you can register them directly. Then let my father go to the town to handle the formalities. There are not many people in our village who can read, and only my father knows a little bit, so we chose him as the head of the village. In the past, if we encountered anything that required reading, writing, and recording, we had to go to great lengths to find someone to help. If we had a Tongsheng here, it would be different. In the future, when there are some paperwork matters in the village, we may have to ask him for help."

Xie Songlin nodded repeatedly and said, "Of course. If there's anything the village can do for me, just let me know."

Lin Jian smiled and waved at Xie Songlin, saying, "Then I'll go back first. Brother Songlin, remember to pick a few people. I'll come back tomorrow to take you to the town to collect relief food. This is the most important thing right now. We can't let everyone go hungry. Besides, we have to deal with the land distribution as well. When the land is divided, everyone can start planning to plant some crops early, put down roots in our village, and live a stable life."

Xie Songlin nodded and said, "Brother Lin, don't worry, I remember everything. Thank you so much for thinking of us. I'll trouble you to make another trip tomorrow."

After Lin Jian left, Xie Songlin began to think about allocating houses. The place was large and should be spacious enough to live in, but it also needed to be allocated properly. This was a top priority and had to be arranged as soon as possible so that everyone could have a stable place to live.

Xie Songlin discussed with the village chief and took quick action. He took Xie Dazhong and several other strong young men with him, and chose an ox cart to unload the luggage for transportation.

The ox cart moved slowly forward on the bumpy path. Xie Songlin sat in the cart, his eyes constantly scanning the houses on both sides. They patrolled the entire area carefully along the boundary of the area. Every time they passed a row of houses, Xie Dazhong and his team would count the number loudly and take a general look at the condition of the houses. Xie Songlin took notes on the side. After a careful inspection and counting, they finally determined the exact number of houses that could be allocated.

When they returned to the place where everyone was resting, they were sitting together, waiting for Xie Songlin and the others to come back. When they saw Xie Songlin and the others appear, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd. Everyone stood up and gathered around them, obviously eager to start distributing the houses.