The end of natural disasters: the daily life of child brides in ancient times

Seeing the expressions of the crowd, the old man thought they were embarrassed and continued:

"Don't be embarrassed, if you want water, just go and get it.

This dam was built free of charge by people sent by King Huai, and it is a good thing that benefits our people.

Since we have received these benefits, we naturally have to do some good things to repay King Huai's kindness.

We are all King Huai's subjects, so you don't need to be polite."

Hearing this, Lu Tianming bowed to the old man earnestly and explained:

"Uncle, we are from Yong'an County, where there is a severe water shortage.

I heard that King Huai was accepting refugees, so I decided to come here."

The old man was also a little surprised when he heard this.

“I heard that Prince Gong in the north has sealed off all the entrances and exits to the two places.

Apart from passing merchants, no one has come here for a long time.

You guys are amazing for coming here!"

The old man said, looking at the reserved look of the crowd, and said with a smile:

"It doesn't matter where you were from before. Our King Huai said that anyone who is willing to come to our fiefdom will be welcomed.

From now on, you will all be King Huai's subjects.

Don't be shy, just come and get some water."

Then he turned to the back and said:

"Kugen, Caigen, both of you come here and help me get some water!"

"Here I come, Dad!"

Two tanned men came running over with buckets of water and were about to go down to help fetch water.

Seeing this, Lu Tianming hurriedly said:

"Uncle, brothers, thank you so much.

We do need some water, but don't bother you two, we can do it ourselves."

As he spoke, he called on the men in the team to fetch buckets of water and come forward.

When the old man saw them start to fetch water, he said no more, turned around and went back to the field to get a hoe and continue working.

While everyone in the team was fetching water, Lu Tianming took some food out of the car and placed it at the entrance of the car.

When everyone finished fetching water, they came to the old man's field next door carrying half a bag of grain.

When the old man saw the food and heard Lu Tianming say that he would give it to them, he quickly refused.

But soon, Lu Tianming resolved the issue with just a few words.

The old man thought for a moment and said,

"If you want to settle down, you can continue south along the official road.

When we arrived at Yining County, there were officials responsible for registration at the city gate.

At that time, you can apply for a new household registration there directly.

As for the location to settle down, I heard that the disaster in the east of Yining County was less severe.

If possible, try to go there."

After listening to this, Lu Tianming thanked the old man again and again before leading the team away.

Ground.

After Lu Tianming left, the old man's two sons ran over, opened the bag and saw that it was half a bag of fine grains. They were surprised and happy.

"Dad, there's so much food! Those people are so generous!"

"Yes, with so much food, if we go to the city and exchange it for coarse grains, it will be enough for the whole family to eat for a long time!"

The old man did not respond, but looked around and saw someone looking at this place.

When he looked at the food again, his eyes were filled with reluctance, but he still said:

"Don't touch this bag of food. Give it directly to the village head when you return."

When the two sons heard this, their faces suddenly became sad.

"Dad, this food was given to us by that person, why should we hand it over?"

"Yes, Dad, this food was given to us!"

The old man sighed:

“The man gave me this bag of food in exchange for the water I fetched.

The water in this dam does not belong to us.

The current King Huai is a man who truly cares about the people, and his rule is mostly peaceful and prosperous.

Chief Qu has been here for so long, and you can see that he is a person who cannot tolerate any sand in his eyes.

Not to mention that I am the village chief, even if I were an ordinary villager, it would not be good to take these grains.

Okay, stop talking.

Kugen, if you send the food over, maybe it can add something to your resume.

In the future, you will have more opportunities to succeed the village chief."

After hearing what their father said, the two Kugen brothers put down the bags obediently and went back to continue watering.

In front, Lu Tianming and his group continued their journey, following the path indicated by the old man.

In the afternoon, the team arrived in Yining County.

The city wall of Yining County is much higher and stronger than that of Yong'an County.

It is obvious from the appearance that cement was also used on the city wall.

When the team arrived at the city gate, they saw a table under a shady tent.

There was a white cloth hanging on the table, with the three big black characters "Household Registration Office" clearly visible on it.

Sitting at the table was a thin man dressed like a scholar.

Lu Tianming stopped the carriage, walked over, saluted the man and said:

"Brother, we are from the north and would like to settle down here. Can we apply for it here?"

The man dressed as a scholar saw Lu Tianming's proper manners and refined speech, and he also said seriously:

"This is where we handle it. Where are you from? Do you have household registration?"

Having said that, he added another sentence.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have a household registration. Just tell your family where you are registered and I'll register everything."

Then, he took the brush from the table, dipped it in ink, and hung it over the paper, waiting to hear what Lu Tianming said.

Lu Tianming took out the household registration from his arms and handed it over.

The man took it and began to copy it carefully.

When he copied down his registered residence, he was obviously stunned.

Then, he looked at Lu Tianming and his group in shock.

The location of Yidu County is thousands of miles away from them.

If shown on a complete map of this dynasty, one would almost be the northernmost point and the other the southernmost point.

He suddenly realized that the location of Yidu County was the place where the barbarians captured last year!

Since the barbarians took back the loot, disasters have occurred everywhere in the past one or two years, and countless people have been killed or injured.

The people in this team not only escaped from the barbarians, but also made it through the disaster areas.

Even families could drive their horse-drawn carriages here, carrying so much belongings.

The more he thought about it, the more shocked he became.

He looked carefully at the people in front of him, but his mind was thinking of the recruitment notice issued by King Huai a few days ago.

The most attractive thing about this recruitment list is the generous reward.

If you can recommend capable talents and they are successfully hired, you will receive a generous reward.

If the person who is recommended makes a contribution, the person who recommended him will also be rewarded.