Wang Laoshi was originally an ordinary farmer in Zhengzhou, Henan, but recently he had to become a refugee!
Because in the past few years, his family has been struggling on the edge of bankruptcy... God does not help, disasters every year (Henan is a high-risk area of disasters), and then all kinds of land taxes have to be paid, plus the repayment from time to time There are a variety of powerful officials who have come out to encroach on farmland, so low-level peasants like him have been forced to go to a dead end!
But now? This time God did not show kindness again, and suddenly a drought that lasted for several months came down! Then, seeing all the crops in the field withered, his family finally couldn't support it. They could only become a refugee. The family of five people embarked on a life of fleeing and begging!
But just after they started begging, they discovered that Henan was already like this everywhere. There were thousands of miles of red land and bones everywhere. Even if they were begging everywhere, they couldn't live...
Even in the end, they were desperate. In their army of refugees from the same village, they heard that they already had children who exchanged each other, and then the terrible thing of cooking and eating happened...
When Wang Laoshi first learned about it, he firmly believed that his family would never be like this, but after a month of fleeing, after one of his youngest children was starved to death, his beliefs began to collapse...
But on this day, when he was about to implement it cruelly, he suddenly saw a burst of violence in front of him! That is, when they walked to a small village in Zhengzhou, they suddenly heard someone shouting in surprise: "Villages, hurry up! Go! The government in the village in front is doing porridge!" "
"What? Porridge?" After Wang honestly heard this, he felt like a fantasy. In his impression, apart from tax collection, the government had never used porridge before? But when he saw more and more refugees in front of him, he began to exhaust his last effort, and after speeding up and running past, there was a glimmer of hope in his heart.
Then when he arrived there with the remaining family of four, he was stunned... Sure enough, he was making porridge!
This is a very ordinary small village, which looks the same as other villages in Henan, and in the middle of it, there is a building similar to a bastion. Obviously it was built by a large local household to prevent robbers, but it looks like it is already Deserted.
But it was such a lifeless little village. At this time, at the intersection of the village, a full five large pots were slid open, and it was gurgling hot porridge! And this porridge seems to be very greedy... Because it is so far away, you can smell that tempting fragrance!
"Daddy, I'm hungry! I want to drink porridge!" Seeing that they were serving porridge, Wang Laoshi's remaining two children pleaded in a low voice.
"Yeah, we'll have porridge." Wang Laoshi was quick to comfort him, and then he saw that the originally noisy group of hundreds of refugees was now lined up in a long line in a regular manner. , And then everyone holds a household item that can be used to make porridge, and prepares the porridge in a proper manner.
The reason for this is that there are two sturdy officers and soldiers who are responsible for maintaining the order at the congee-making scene.
It’s like some dishonest people among the refugees, after seeing the porridge, wanted to rush to drink more, only to be beaten with sticks by these officers and soldiers. In the end, they could only queue up honestly, and even if they didn’t listen to the advice, these officials The bird blunders on the back of the army are obviously not decorations either.
So in the end, these large numbers of refugees can only honestly queue up for porridge, and never dare to mess around.
It’s good to have the order... Wang Laoshi exclaimed, because he had seen it before, and sometimes everyone rushed up because of something, and then trampled some children to death...
Then just like that, when it was finally Wang Laoshi’s turn, after he was marked with a bowl of thick and white hot porridge in the broken bowl he held high, Wang Laoshi almost cried when he saw it... This is great. The white rice porridge! It's still thick and thick! How long have you not eaten such a good porridge? Is there half a year? But now
What made him even more surprised was that the man who served him porridge at the scene was actually a fat official! Although he could not understand how old this official was, the clothes worn by this official official was actually a set of authentic official uniforms (actually this is a county magistrate, but farmers like Wang Laoshi will spend their entire life under normal circumstances). I won’t see the county grandfather once, so I don’t know each other).
And to his surprise, the old official who didn't look at them straight in the past is now very amiable. He not only took his bowl personally, served him porridge, and even had a smile on his face, this was abnormal. Treatment...
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So after Wang honestly made the porridge, he was so frightened that he went to the side and hid, but according to his observations, the reason why the official behaved like this is probably related to the two young men standing beside him, and according to Wang Honest observation, These two younger generations were also members of the government, but they were wearing the clothes of officials (the officials who came to ask him to collect taxes before also wore this kind of clothes, so Honest Wang knew this).
But the problem is that the fat official looked at the official being older than them, but why did he feel so afraid of them? Even the attitude is respectful
However, although Wang Laoshi couldn't understand this, it did not hinder their family, including his nine-year-old and eight-year-old baby girl, after he was given a bowl of fragrant hot porridge, they all drank desperately!
Even after they finished drinking, Wang honestly heard that they could add a bowl, so he boldly walked over, and as a result, he could add another bowl! Although the weight of this bowl is only half of the last time, because I heard the two young people say that they can't drink too much the first time, but after drinking these two bowls of porridge, it is already a great happiness in life!
Even touching his slightly swollen belly, Wang honestly felt that the government really did a good thing this time...
Then he heard that the two young people were still communicating with each other: "This is already the second batch of refugees received today, right? Look at their skinny and skinny appearance, it doesn't look like they can be on the road right away. Just do the same as before, and we will raise it for a few days before going on the road."
Then after hearing that they had discussed it in this way, one of the young offspring came over and said to all their refugees: "My fellow villagers, we are from the government, and we also know that you have had a hard time, but you don’t have to We are fleeing everywhere again. Our newly appointed Special Envoy of the Four Provinces, Mr. Yangshan Luyang, will send you to Liaodong, where we have a good day with fields and land, food and clothing!"
"Have a good time to eat and wear warmth?" These refugees don't believe it at all. Isn't this a lie? Would the government be so kind? But at last they felt that these people were different from the common government officials, and they had just drank the fragrant hot porridge, so no one refuted.
And this young queen didn’t care when he saw it, but just continued: "My fellow villagers, you will live in this village for a few days. After the situation is reported, a new set of clothes will be sent to each of you at that time. It is a kind of thick cotton clothes, and both adults and children will have it."
I rely on, hearing such words, these refugees can't believe it... Even their expressions are only sluggish! is it possible? It all feels like listening to a story! The ruthless and unreasonable bureaucratic master in the impression, would he still do this kind of thing
However, a faint thought arose in their hearts, what if this was true? You must know that although it is already March, the weather is still very cold, and the air coming out of Ha is white mist! People even die of freezing and starvation every day! But now? Not only will you continue to serve porridge after you live, but you will even give out clothes? Such a good thing...
"What should we do?" Wang Honest's wife asked nervously at this time, but even so, her already numb face revealed a glimmer of hope... After all, everyone wants to live. Yeah, isn't it
Including his two children, both raised their dry faces and looked at him closely. The children did not understand the sinister heart, but the look of expectation in their eyes could not be concealed.
"Hey, then stay." Wang honestly thought about it for a long time, and said that, although he felt incredible, but even if he was deceived, where could it go bad
Moreover, they used to move blindly like them, and the best result is just to live a few more days, but now? After all, it's still a hope, isn't it
So just like that, Wang Laoshi and his family, along with the more than 300 refugees, stayed in this small village.
Then after they stayed, they realized that they did it right! This group of officials is completely different from the usual officials... In the next few days, not only will there be hot porridge to drink every day, but even at night, they will even give a bowl of broth!
Although there is only a pitiful bit of minced meat in this bowl of broth, it is extremely delicious to them... because this is the first time their family has eaten meat in more than a year!
Not to mention that after a few days, two large carriages came and delivered a lot of clothes. Although these clothes were made out of temporary work, and the size and specifications were not so neat, but at this time, it still Want more
After all, these are really made of thick cotton cloth, and they are all brand new! Even if such good clothes are placed in the world, at least ten catties of white flour can be exchanged, but now
So after Wang Laoshi's family, including his two children, put on such new clothes and ran around happily, Wang Laoshi felt for the first time that there were good people in the government! It turns out that there are still some human touches in the government!
And with this kind of experience, they really started to pay attention... Well, remember that the two young officials seemed to have said before, why Master Yang wanted to send them to Liaodong? Have you ever been to the kind of good days when you have fields and land, eat and wear warmth
So in the next few days, more and more refugees asked about the situation in Liaodong, because they had already begun to believe.
The two young officials also had a very good attitude. They even proactively promoted to them every day without asking. After listening to them a few times, Wang Laoshi began to understand the situation slowly... That is, if they wanted to, they would pass through. After four or five days of recuperation, they will then send them to Liaodong, and they will still go by sea without bumps.
And when they arrive, everyone can get 50 acres of land! And taking into account their actual situation, after Liaodong, each household can be allocated a relocation allowance of two taels of silver, and each person can be allocated ten kilograms of rice, as well as some household appliances. In short, it is heaven. Like a day!
And after hearing such propaganda, the faces of many refugees revealed something called hope for the first time! Even many people can't help but cry! Oh my god, isn't this a dream? Is this really God's eye opening? Someone came to rescue them from the sea of suffering
So just like that, after raising them for half a month, the faces of these refugees are already much better, no longer like when they first arrived, they were just walking skeletons...the bones are covered with a layer of skin. That's it, but everyone has some blood on their faces, and they look like a living person!
(Three days before the opening, the government also issued them a piece of pancreas to each family, and asked them to take a bath in the nearby river, so that after boarding the boat, they will be kept clean and hygienic and reduce the chance of illness).
Two days later, they officially boarded the ship. They didn’t know how long the bumps were until they set foot on the land again. Looking at the vast wilderness in front of them, Wang Honest and the others knew that they should have arrived outside the customs this time. Talking about Liaodong...
It’s just that this land looks really fat! It's even black and shiny... For an old farmer like Wang Laoshi who is accustomed to planting land, just take a look and know that this is definitely the best land! Put them in Henan where they want to grab their heads!
However, this kind of good land here is endless, and basically no one is planted. Such a scene really makes Wang honestly unable to understand (actually I am from Manchuria, who is better at looting than farming). Now...
And after arriving here, Wang Laoshi was even more pleased that not only was there a young official to maintain order here, but as they had promised at the beginning, after they arrived, Wang Laoshi’s family was allocated two taels of silver. A ration of forty catties of rice.
In addition, they also gave them a hoe, a pair of scissors, a kitchen knife, a set of embroidery needles, and an axe. They called this an Anjia five-piece set.
It's like a hoe can be used for farming. With an axe, you can chop some tree branches in the nearby woods and build a nest!
Even after Wang Honestly took these things, he was so excited that they burst into tears...Because of these things, they can really settle down!
Even after the young officials left and said that the land deeds would be delivered in a few days, Wang Laoshi still felt like a dream... Is this a new life? Is this the road to heaven and earth? This is the poor peasants for generations, and have hope of survival
And such a scene is happening everywhere in the entire land of Liaodong and even the entire Hetao region.
Households of refugees that had already gone to death have begun to regain their vitality, including brand-new villages that have begun to reappear on this vast land outside the Great Wall! The ancient land outside the Great Wall has returned to the embrace of the Han people after a hundred years! (End of this chapter)