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Looking at the imperial city so close at hand, Village Chief Lin couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. It was really not easy to come this far. Many of them had lost their loved ones, and after several months of terrifying journey, they finally arrived at the imperial city.

"The Imperial City is just ahead. We can't all go in. Only a few of us can go to the government office and settle everyone down as soon as possible."

Village chief Lin looked at the imperial city in front of him with a complicated expression. It was already noon, so they should speed up their movements.

"Grandpa, let my father and the second son stay here, I will go to the city with you," Lin Qingchu walked to the side of Village Chief Lin and said with a serious face. He was worried about the old man going to the city alone.

"Let Qingxue and Qingming from your uncle's family go with you," Village Chief Lin said seriously after thinking for a while.

"I understand. I'll let them go with us," Lin Qingchu nodded. He had the same idea.

Village chief Lin had just found the written household registration of the entire village when the brother and sister Lin Qingming and Lin Qingxue came over. There were so many people in their group that they took out an empty carriage, with Lin Qingchu and Lin Qingming sitting in the front driving.

As for Gu Jinxuan, he said goodbye to the Lin family as soon as he was about to reach the imperial city, and returned to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion in the imperial city alone.

When Lin Qingxue and his group arrived at the Imperial City Government Office, the person Gu Jinxuan sent to greet them had already finished his business.

"Qingming, you wait here. Qingxue and Qingchu come in with me," Village Chief Lin took the household registration documents and got off the carriage with the help of Lin Qingxue. He looked up at the plaque of the government office and said in a low voice.

"I understand, uncle, please be careful," Lin Qingming nodded. The imperial city is not like their countryside, so they have to be careful in everything they do.

Lin Qingxue helped Village Chief Lin into the government office. The three of them had household registration documents, which allowed them to easily meet the chief clerk in charge of managing the settlement of refugees in the government office.

"Sir, I am the village chief of Linjia Village. I have fled here due to famine. Please find a good place for my entire village." Village chief Lin was very humble and put himself in a very low position. When he handed over the household registration documents, he also took out two taels of silver and handed them to the chief clerk.

"You are late. There are no good places now. If you are willing to settle down separately, some of you can be arranged to live in wealthy villages," the chief clerk took the silver expressionlessly and said without raising his head.

"No, then please settle us together," Village Chief Lin refused without thinking. If they were separated, what would they do if they were bullied in the future?

If they were from the same village, they could be separated, but they were not only from the same village, but also from the same clan. How could they be separated?

The chief clerk raised his eyes slightly, looked at Village Chief Lin and the others, and snorted softly, saying, "In that case, we can only arrange for you to go to the wasteland in the southern suburbs. Although it is desolate, it can be cultivated and become self-sufficient."

Village chief Lin and the other two looked at each other. Although they felt helpless, they also knew that this was the best outcome at the moment. They just hoped that the land in the southern suburbs would be suitable for farming.

Lin Qingxue held Village Chief Lin's hand tightly and said softly, "Master, if that's the case, let's go to the southern suburbs. As long as we all work together, we can definitely turn the wasteland into fertile farmland."

Lin Qingchu also nodded and said, "That's right, Master. We are not afraid of hardship and can always live a good life."

Village Chief Lin nodded slightly, bowed to the Chief Clerk and said, "Then please assign us to the wasteland in the southern suburbs!"

Seeing that Village Chief Lin and his two companions volunteered to go to the wasteland in the southern suburbs, the chief clerk said nothing more. He registered them and called a guard to take them to identify the land. He stayed behind to rewrite the household registration documents.

The three of them thanked the chief clerk and walked out of the government office. Seeing them come out, Lin Qingming hurried forward and asked, "Master, how is the situation?"

Village Chief Lin sighed softly and said, "We have been assigned to the wasteland in the southern suburbs."

Lin Qingming frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. He just said, "Let's stay in the southern suburbs! It's better than being separated."

Lin Qingchu was about to say something when the guards who were sent to take them to the southern suburbs to identify the land came over, and the group took a carriage to the southern suburbs.

The brothers Lin Qingchu and Lin Qingming were responsible for memorizing the route. When they arrived at the southern suburbs, they circled the area belonging to their Linjia Village at the instruction of the yamen guards. After making sure that Village Chief Lin and the others had memorized it, they returned to the imperial yamen.

The southern suburbs are truly desolate, with weeds and vines everywhere, taller than adults. Large tracts of land are barren. Village chief Lin and his men have made inquiries and learned that as long as the land is within the scope of their Linjia Village, it can be used for reclamation and farming, and is tax-free for the first three years.

Back at the yamen, the new household registration documents belonging to Linjia Village came out. Village chief Lin took the new household registration documents and took Lin Qingxue and his two siblings out of the city to meet up with the main force.

After returning to the main force, Village Chief Lin explained the situation to everyone. Although everyone was dissatisfied, they also knew that there was no other way.

So everyone packed up and headed towards the wasteland in the southern suburbs.

Everyone was in a heavy mood along the way, but some young people were full of fighting spirit and expressed their determination to work hard to reclaim the wasteland and help everyone live a good life.

When we arrived at the wasteland in the southern suburbs, we saw only a barren land with overgrown weeds. However, we were not discouraged and soon began to work together to clean up the wasteland.

Everyone planned to clear away the weeds and stones in the area where they were going to live first, and then start to open up the land after the accommodation was arranged.

"Okay, everyone, get ready. Men, go clear the weeds and rocks! Women, leave a few to guard the luggage, and everyone else go help. It's getting late, so we need to at least clear a space for sleeping tonight."

Village Chief Lin stood in the crowd and shouted, "So what if we're assigned a barren land? We've all been through such hardships fleeing the famine, so how can a small piece of barren land really stop us?"

After hearing what Village Chief Lin said, everyone perked up and started working. As the sun set, the villagers of Linjia Village finally cleared nearly three acres of land.

All the weeds and stones on the three acres of land were cleared and piled separately in the open space next to it.

After finishing the work, each family began to build temporary stoves with stones to prepare dinner. The only thing that made everyone satisfied with Linjia Village in the southern suburbs was that there was a small river next to it, which was at least two meters deep and three meters wide.

Smoke rose from the cooking fires as each family started to prepare food. Everyone had food and vegetables, and there was a small river nearby, so naturally everyone wanted to have a good meal.

After dinner, Lin Qingxue took Lin Qingming to find Village Chief Lin. When they arrived, Village Chief Lin had just finished dinner.