My delicate husband

In the past three days, Lan Euan always felt that his right eye was twitching faster and faster, and it seemed that a disaster was really about to happen.

Lan An looked at the random tasks in the space. This was the first random task without any rewards, which made Lan An feel a little strange, but he didn't have much expectations.

Lan An had not made a choice for the previous reward. He really wanted to choose corn and potatoes, and had not considered anything else. It was just that Lan An thought Zhang Xiaomo would like it. After hesitating for a few seconds, Lan An made up his mind.

After getting the seeds, Blue Eucalyptus immediately planted them in the space. When the corn was ripe, he would make sweet corn and pork ribs soup for Zhang Xiaomo.

Lan Euan has been really tired these past two days. Washing, drying clothes, and cleaning the house have made his back and waist a little sore. He even suspected that the original owner might have kidney problems. Fortunately, all the winter clothes and quilts have been packed.

The new kitchen is built. Blue eucalyptus used traditional methods to remove moisture. The charcoal was burned for almost a day and the house became very dry. The previous temporary kitchen was also dismantled. After the yard was cleaned up, it looked pretty good.

The only drawback now is that the house is a bit far from the kitchen, but Lan Euan is still very satisfied. Once the main house is built, it will be harmonious.

"An An, are you tired recently?"

"I'm tired, and my waist is a little sore. Brother Xiaomo, can you massage it for me?"

Ding ding ding, the familiar three bells rang again, followed by two more in a row. Lan An knew that what was coming had finally come.

"Brother Xiaomo, I'm going to a meeting at the village entrance. Be good and don't go out."

"Go quickly, An An."

Lan An went to the east end of the village alone for a meeting, and asked Brother Xu to stay at home and watch over Guo Ge'er and not let him run around.

When Lanou arrived, almost all the villagers were there, and the joy on their faces was in stark contrast to the sadness on the face of the village chief.

Lan An listened to the discussions of the surrounding villagers, all of whom were expecting the village chief to bring good news. Lan An just watched coldly, feeling out of place.

Muramasa and the elders all looked unhappy. The village chief had already held a meeting with them in advance. When they heard the news, they were all worried and couldn't sleep at night.

Amidst everyone's expectant eyes, the village chief spoke.

"I called the villagers here today because I have some news to announce. Let me be clear, it's not good news."

When the villagers heard the village chief say that it was not good news, they began to whisper, and the empty threshing ground suddenly became noisy.

"Be quiet, listen to me, don't be anxious. A few days ago, the county chief called all the village heads over and told us some things and gave us some tasks.

The south has been hit by a disaster, and several counties are facing severe consequences. Thirty to forty thousand refugees have fled, many of whom have come to our county. We already have five to six thousand refugees, and more are expected to come. The county seat cannot accommodate so many, so the county magistrate has mandated that every village accept them, otherwise all villagers will be punished. Our village must accommodate at least five hundred people.

Secondly, all men in the village who are 16 years old or above should go to the village chief to register. Remember that you are not engaged and do not have anyone you like. Register your detailed information and the county magistrate will arrange a marriage for you.

In the village, those who have been married for more than two years and have no children, or perhaps only have one child, also go to the elders to register and prepare to adopt a child."

As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers of Lotus Village were furious and started arguing with Uncle Zhang in a hot temper.

"Village Chief, what does this mean? You're forcing us to raise someone else's child."

"That's right. We didn't say we were going to force you to get married. It's all about mutual consent."

"Refugees are human beings, but are we not human beings? We don't even have enough food to feed our own families, so how can we have extra food to feed our children?"

Everyone expressed strong dissatisfaction.

"All of you please be quiet. I know everyone is unhappy. I was only released yesterday. The county magistrate has been keeping us there to discuss matters. Of course, some village heads have not returned to their villages and are now in the county jail.

Also, in three days, people from the county government will come to collect taxes. All male adults over the age of 14 must pay corvée tax. If they don't pay, they will go to the south to dig a canal, and each person will be charged one or two taels of silver.

In addition, when the county government collected grain, it required oral sex for half a day for a family of less than three, and one day for a family of more than three.

The county magistrate asked our village chief to notify us in advance so that all villagers can prepare and cooperate."

After the village chief finished speaking, the villagers looked at each other, looking at each other with ugly expressions.

"What? Do you have anything else to say? If not, then let's go. Go back and get ready. I have to pick someone up this afternoon. An Ge'er, come with me."

"Uncle Zhang won't be going either. Zhang Xiaomo has been vomiting blood recently, and I want to stay by his side."

"Anger, this is a big deal. It's not nice of you to refuse."

"Uncle Zhang, I can only say that I'm doing my best to cooperate with the work. The rest has nothing to do with me."

For the first time, Lan An explicitly rejected Uncle Zhang in front of everyone, giving him no face. The villagers also supported Lan An, but for a while, they were also very resistant and unwilling to cooperate with the work. Everyone was complaining and resentful.

The village chief had no choice but to go and select people first, and deal with other matters after returning to the village.

When they arrived at the pick-up point, there were about a thousand more refugees. The county magistrate forced each village to add more people. The village heads were very dissatisfied and were unwilling to take the initiative.

Among the refugees, some people collapsed, convulsed all over, foamed at the mouth, and died on the spot. The village heads were also very frightened when they saw this situation. They were afraid that there was a plague, so no one dared to take people home easily.

The county magistrate urged him several times, but the village chief was still unwilling to take the initiative. There was no other way, as they couldn't just take them all to the county government office. The two sides were deadlocked and no one was willing to compromise.

At the reception point, several more old people collapsed, and everyone was in a panic. Manager Xia came over with the doctor from Chunqiutang. He understood what was going on after just one look. He took the county magistrate aside and asked the village chief to go back to the village and wait for news.

All the village chiefs breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that they had survived a disaster.

“Yan Chu, let the doctor take the pulse of all the refugees first. Those with serious illnesses and the elderly should be given a fever.”

"Xia Runzhi, how can you be so cold-blooded? These are all citizens of the Chuqi Nation. Have you forgotten your identity and your beliefs?"

"But Yunling County simply can't accept these people. If you don't control them, the entire county will be destroyed. Now there's a plague, you must listen to me."

"But these are all living lives. What's the difference between you and an executioner? What's the difference between you and those noble families in the capital?"

"Yan Chu, we can't be so naive. I am the prince, you must listen to me."

"Xia Runzhi, you have changed."

Manager Xia had the county magistrate brought back to the yamen and ordered the yamen runners to block all the intersections leading into Yunling County to prevent any more refugees from entering.

He also ordered the doctors in Chunqiu Hall to take the pulse of all the refugees. Those over 50 years old were directly cremated, as were those with serious injuries and those with severe disabilities.

The remaining refugees will be quarantined for a week, and once there are no problems, the village chief will be notified to come and collect them.

Thanks to Manager Xia's iron-blooded order, Yunling County has basically stabilized and no more refugees are pouring into Yunling County.

Manager Xia came to the refugee camp. Originally there were 6000 people, but now there are only more than 4000 people left, half of whom are young men, a few women, and some girls and boys.

"Constable Peng, go and count all the men over the age of 18. Once the quarantine is over, take them to dig the canal and repair the city defenses. All the damaged buildings and streets in the county government will be handed over to them."

"Constable Zhao, count all the adults in these brothers and sisters, organize them, and hand them over to the county magistrate when the time comes."

"Constable Wang, count the names and ages of the remaining children and hand them over to the county magistrate when the time comes."

After arranging everything, Shopkeeper Xia went to find County Magistrate Wu, but County Magistrate Wu was angry and didn't want to see Shopkeeper Xia. Shopkeeper Xia thought about it and decided to go to Lianhua Village. He wanted to talk to An Ge'er.

The village heads returned home and breathed a sigh of relief. Uncle Zhang went to the Zhang family several times to talk to Lan An, but Lan An was not at home, so Uncle Zhang had no choice.

In Lotus Village, the villagers were waiting for the village chief to bring people back, but the village chief came back alone and his face didn't look very good. The villagers were a little curious, but didn't ask much.

"An An, why don't you meet the village chief?"

"There's a plague in the county government office. It's not safe to see the village chief."

"An An, how did you know?"

"It's just a guess. Our county magistrate is too kind and naive. I think there are more refugees than the village chief said before. Brother Xiaomo, let's not talk about it anymore. As long as our family is well, that's all that matters."

Seeing that Lan An was unwilling to say more, Zhang Xiaomo did not say anything else. Most of the villagers in Yunling County were worried about the refugee incident and could not sleep at night.