Otherworldly Days

In July and a half, it is the Ghost Festival, and the moon in the sky is covered by clouds and has not yet come out.

As soon as it got dark, someone was burning paper money outside, and they were talking about something.

After the children in the family were all asleep, Cao Xiangnan and Qi Wanfeng went out to burn paper money.

He didn't tell the truth about this matter before, and he was afraid of revealing the slightest tricks and making it difficult to explain, so he didn't dare to do anything.Now that this matter has been revealed, taking advantage of the Ghost Festival, Cao Xiangnan will also burn some paper money for the person who has left. After all, everything he has now is taken from others.

Originally, he was also an atheist, but when these things happened to him, Cao Xiangnan had to believe that there are some things in this world that science can't explain, so he would rather believe in them than others none.

"I hope he can vote for a good family in his next life." After the paper money in the basket was burned out, Cao Xiangnan got up, pulled the people around him to stand up together, and held his hand tightly.This person belongs to Cao Xiangnan, and it will be his for the rest of his life. He will never let it go.

Since you don't know how to cherish and love him, it's up to me to cherish and love him.

Qi Wanfeng hummed, "Yes." He glanced into the distance, then turned his head and said to Fu Lang, "Let's go into the house."

"it is good."

Cao Xiangnan held the basket in one hand and Wanfeng's in the other. The two went into the house together, turned around and closed the door.A gust of wind blew outside, and the burnt ashes on the ground were blown away by the wind.

The fire that had been extinguished was extinguished, and every household in the village closed their doors, and there were still men guarding the door at the entrance of the village.

The night passed without incident.

As soon as the Ghost Festival is over, half of July is over.

After the grain in the field is harvested, the stubble left after the seedlings are cut must be planted, otherwise it will be difficult to grow things in the field.They also belong to the Northland here, and they grow food for one season a year.At this time, the grain can be harvested in the field, and some vegetables can be planted. At this time of the year, some vegetables such as earth eggs and radishes can be planted, and they can be stored for a whole winter.

Every year at this time, seeing that winter is coming, everyone must hurry up to prepare the food for the winter, otherwise when it snows in winter, the sky will be freezing, and the whole long winter will be nothing but food. Could starve to death in the house.

There are refugees coming from Nanyang constantly in the town, how to deal with and arrange these people is also a troublesome thing, if left alone, it will definitely cause turmoil.Cao Xiangnan sent him instructions on how to deal with these people. After reading it, Prophet Zhao asked people to send them to Nanyang quickly, and he also started to arrange for the refugees who kept coming here.

Serving as an official but not making decisions for the people, watching the people starve to death and freezing to death, what is he still doing as an official?Prophet Zhao's conscience does not allow him to watch these refugees have nowhere to go, and continue to die on the road, either from illness or starvation, and finally one of them dies in a foreign country without even returning home.

The prescription Cao Xiangnan sent him was exactly what he had been thinking about, how to better arrange these people.Now that there is a solution, it depends on how he, the parent official, arranges these refugees.

A temporary porridge shed was set up at the entrance of the yamen, steamed buns made of coarse grains were steaming on the stove, porridge water was still boiling in a pot, and pairs of starving green eyes stared at the fragrant over there in the shed.If it weren't for the many officials with big knives on their waists standing here, these people would rush there to grab food, but no one would dare to really do that just looking at the big knives held by the officials.

There was a table next to it, and the master was temporarily arranged to register the surnames of these refugees, who they were, and where they came from, all of which were clearly registered.

After registration, a badge will be issued. This badge is a temporary identity plate. With this badge, you can go to get food, and then follow the official messengers who lead the way to get work. After work, you can take the badge to get food.

The way Cao Xiangnan gave was to work in lieu of relief. All the donations were not free, but had to be paid in order to get the corresponding food.

There were already people lined up at the shed to get food, and those who got food hurriedly stuffed them into their mouths, and there was no rice in the porridge water.Men can get two corn buns and a bowl of porridge water, while elder brothers and children can only get one corn bun and a bowl of porridge water.

Seeing the people over there eating, those who have not registered here are ready to move.

"Mum, I'm hungry... woo woo..." The child was crying there, the officials with no expression on their faces were selfless, and they didn't let the crying child go over to get food first. If you want to get food, you have to follow their rules here, No one can be an exception.

"Hey, wait a little longer, we'll have something to eat later."

"Everyone line up and line up. The men stand on one side, the brothers stand in the middle, and the old and children stand on this side." The officials of the yamen stood there to maintain order, and let these people stand in the same order as the men, the brothers, the old and the children. Stand out one by one.For those who were disobedient, the officer raised his foot and shouted, "What are you yelling about! If you want to get food quickly, please line up for me quickly, and anyone who dares to jump in the line should tighten the skin for me, don't come Sometimes blame me for being rude..."

The officials in the yamen have been rectified by the newly appointed county magistrate, and they are doing things in a decent way now.At first, they also thought that their county magistrate, who looked weak and weak, was easy to bully. Those who thought so did not get good results in the end. Now it is their magistrate who orders them one by one, and they have to work obediently.

The crying child was coaxed by Eminem and stopped quickly.

The crowd lined up nervously, wanting to get a sign and go there to get a bite of food. They haven't had a bite of hot food for a long time, and their mouths are watering just thinking about it.

The master with two mustaches at the corners of his mouth sat at the table and wrote with a brush in his hand. From time to time, he asked the person standing in front of him to write something in the notebook. After registering a person's name, he issued a sign and said, " Take the sign and go over there."

"Yes, yes, thank you, my lord."

There are officials who ask the registered people to line up to get food, and other people will wait there after receiving the food. When there are enough people, they will take them to arrange a place to live. Someone below will arrange for these people to ask for food every day. work done.

Strong men do heavy work, and get more food; men with less strength, the elderly and children do light work, so naturally they don’t get so much food, and the food they get is just right. It is enough to fill the stomach, but it is absolutely impossible to be full.

These refugees have traveled such a long way, looking for nothing more than a place where they can have a bite to eat.

They walked all the way, wherever they went, they were driven to wherever they went, with nowhere to go and no home to return to.People continued to die of hunger and sickness along the way, until they came to this small place, where the magistrate not only gave them food, but also arranged for them to live, but the only thing was that they had to work in exchange for all these things. thing.But even so, there are still many people who are willing to stay.

Seeing that winter is coming, they want to survive this winter, and this is their only way out.

Not far away, Prophet Zhao and Cao Xiangnan stood there, seeing that there were quite a few people here, and the arrangements were well organized, most of them were still willing to stay.But judging from the people here, there are very few old people and children who can come to them, and there are only a few brothers. Don't think about them. They must have lasted for a few days. As for what happened along the way And know.

"Xiangnan, now it seems that the method you gave is feasible." Prophet Zhao turned his head and said to Cao Xiangnan who was standing beside him.After the two got along and got to know each other during this period of time, Cao Xiangnan didn't talk about a county magistrate. After hearing what Prophet Zhao said, he smiled and said, "It's an honor for Xiangnan to do anything for the people."

"Oh, that's right, I greeted old doctor Luo. If any of these people are sick, the officials will take them to the Luo's Medical Center to have a look. As for the medical expenses, I will pay them here first. The workmanship is repaid." Cao Xiangnan told Prophet Zhao what he had discussed with Dr. Luo, and Dr. Luo said that they only charge for medicine in the clinic, and they don't charge taels for seeing Dr. Luo.

But he can't lose to the Luo Family Medical Center. He got a lot of medicine from Luo Rongheng, most of which are medicines for stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis, cold and cold, and these medicines are continuously sent to King Yi. past.

Cao Xiangnan is now looking forward to King Yi's ascension to the throne, and his benefits will definitely be indispensable at that time.Thanks to Fang Zi, who made ice, and there were quite a few who made ice drinks and food, Fang Ziye made him a very considerable amount of money in just two months, and the money distributed to him made his eyes shine.

He counted the money he was holding now, as long as there were no unfilial descendants, the money he earned would be enough for three generations of them to live a prosperous life.It's just that things like money, if you don't bring them with you when you die, you don't know if they can live on the ground if you leave them to future generations. It's the ability to make money. Leaving too much wealth to future generations is harmful. them.

At this time, if the country is gone, how can we talk about family?So the country is at home, as long as the world is peaceful, with his ability, he is afraid that the family will not be able to eat if they are hungry?So Cao Xiangnan tried his best to do whatever he could do with the things he held in his hand, and he couldn't do anything that wasn't within his range.

"Yes, Prophet, I have something to tell you when I come here today."

"Oh, tell me, what's the matter?"

What Cao Xiangnan meant was that he wanted to pick some people who could work from here. Given his ability to eat underground, he still didn't mind helping to distribute the next part of the labor force. Naturally, he would give these people food accordingly.Although it may not be very good, as long as you work hard, you won't be hungry with him.

"Of course it's good." Prophet Zhao smiled as he wished for it.

The two talked briefly about this matter, and Cao Xiangnan asked the people he brought to go over there to pick people. Being able to work is the most important thing, but this character is also very important, and he doesn't want to pick some bad people. When he went back, he was the one who had a headache in the end.