During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

The next day, Qin Shuangshuang arranged a house for Lin Zheng near the county government office, as Lin Zheng had instructed.

Holding the map in her hand, she led the group of people in her team behind her.

Qin Shuangshuang turned to Uncle Li and said, "This is where we'll be living from now on."

Looking at the small courtyard house in front of them, although it looked small, the entrance was much better than the places they lived in the countryside, and everyone there was extremely happy.

"I never imagined that one day we would be living in a place provided by the Shangguan family."

"Those officials are really different; even the houses they're given are different!"

"Yes, yes, yes, this looks like a place where rich people live."

At this moment, Qin Hao grasped Qin Shuangshuang's hand, shook it, and said happily to her, "Do we have a home now? Do we have a home of our own?"

Qin Shuangshuang smiled and said to him, "This house was given to us by the county magistrate. When I've earned enough money, I'll definitely buy you a bigger house."

We'll definitely live better then than we do now.

Thinking about having a big house to live in in the future, the younger brother ran around excitedly and said to Qin Shuangshuang, "Sister is the best! We have a home! We have a home!"

Watching my younger brother running around beside me.

Qin Shuangshuang was overjoyed. She never expected that the goodwill she had built up through her own hard work would finally allow her to have such a nice place to live.

Qin Shuangshuang turned around and, like a leading older sister, said to them, "From now on, everyone will follow me. We'll stay here for now. I'll arrange the rooms for everyone once we're inside. After all, there are many elderly people and children here, so we need to plan the rooms well."

Otherwise, it might cause inconvenience for everyone in the future.

Everyone's face was beaming with joy.

At this moment, Zhou said to Qin Shuangshuang, "Child, if we live here, will we have to pay money to the government officials in the future?"

Qin Shuangshuang shook her head and said, "Mother, don't worry. This place was given to us by the adults to thank me for saving the lives of all the soldiers. Don't worry, they won't pay us."

Mrs. Zhou was overjoyed and said to her, "If your father knew, he would be so happy. His daughter is so successful. As her mother, I am overjoyed."

The thought of their father filled everyone's eyes with a sigh.

Qin Shuangshuang understood Zhou's sadness and said to her, "Mother, don't worry, with me here, as long as there is even the slightest trace of Father, we will be able to find out and ask around. Our lives will get better and better."

Qin Shuangshuang took out the key from her pocket, waved it at everyone, and said, "From now on, this will be the key to our house."

Qin Shuangshuang happily opened the door. Inside the courtyard, there was a tree, and behind it, she saw the rooms.

Qin Shuangshuang then said to everyone, "Everyone, please wait here while I go in and take a good look at the layout and environment inside, and then I will make arrangements for you one by one."

Everyone nodded in agreement. After watching Qin Shuangshuang leave, they all sighed, wondering how comfortable it must be to live in such a nice house.

Qin Shuangshuang walked into the house, looking at each room. There was a lot of dust inside, and it looked like no one had cleaned it. But fortunately, not many places in the house were leaking. It was much better than the house she had lived in before in the county government office.

She walked inside. The house was small with more than ten rooms. In addition to the kitchen, there was a small garden at the back and an open space outside. She was quite satisfied with the place.

Qin Shuangshuang looked around at the area near the pond, where there were several rooms. That would be a good place to accommodate the elderly, as the air was fresh. The others could be arranged for the younger people first.

After observing carefully, Qin Shuangshuang returned to the courtyard.

As soon as he came out, he said to them, "I've already arranged a room for you. There are four elderly people in our group."

The elderly will move to the back yard; the air there is better. We young people can stay here, and the children can stay here too, because there's a pond in the back, making it the safest place.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Uncle Li assigned tasks to them and then they all returned to their rooms.

Qin Hao approached Qin Shuangshuang and asked, "Sister, where will we stay?"

Qin Shuangshuang wanted a place closer to the kitchen that would be more suitable for her to live in. In addition, there was an extra room in the backyard besides the four rooms, so she thought it would be better to let the family live there. So Qin Shuangshuang said to him, "Come with your sister." Then Qin Shuangshuang took her mother and younger brother and went to the backyard with the elderly people.

After calming down the elderly people, Qin Shuangshuang led them to the largest room in the courtyard.

After pushing open the door, Qin Shuangshuang looked at the room, which seemed to be the place where the previous owner of the house had lived.

There were also some bottles and jars inside, some of which looked quite valuable.

Zhou said to Qin Shuangshuang, "Are we really going to stay here? This place looks so big."

Qin Shuangshuang nodded and said, "Nian, don't worry, I will let you live in a bigger house."

Qin Shuangshuang looked around and saw that there were two beds in the room.

She then looked at her younger brother in front of her. He was getting on in years, so it was reasonable for him to sleep alone.

Qin Shuangshuang moved down and said to Qin Hao, "I hope you can sleep alone now. After all, you're getting a bit older. What do you think?"

Qin Hao readily agreed, saying, "I'm a man, of course I'll sleep alone."

Zhou disagreed and said to her, "No, these are your father's children after all. You are all your father's children. Let's live in the same house."

Since Qin Shuangshuang thought that her mother thought so, she had no choice but to agree.

Then he noticed that the room was quite large, and that it would be possible to add another small room behind his mother's bed.

So he said to her, "Mother, I see there's a long distance behind your bed, why don't you let my younger brother sleep there? I'll have someone arrange it; after all, he's getting a bit old."

It's good to let a man get used to things beforehand.

The younger brother nodded and said to Zhou Shi, "Mother, don't worry, I can manage on my own. Don't always treat me like a child."

Looking at the little man, Qin Shuangshuang touched her head, but then she suddenly realized that she hadn't arranged a room for Lu Jun.

She suddenly woke up with a start, and Zhou asked, "What's wrong?"

Qin Shuangshuang said, "I suddenly remembered someone very important."

Then Qin Shuangshuang went out to take a look. All the houses, big and small, were occupied. She then pushed open the door of the last house.

The room was small, but there was a desk inside, which seemed to suit him quite well.

Then he said to Uncle Li, "Leave this room for Lu Jun."

Uncle Li was like a housekeeper, following behind her.