Chapter 98 Chapter 97 Preparation

At noon, Qi Kang'an came back, and after learning that some villagers wanted to stay, he took Qi Kangtai to count the number of people.

When he came back, he came back with a hidden smile in his eyes, and the old man He Qi whispered in the corner of the house: "There are still 59 families in our family who have decided to go down, and the total number of people is 390 or six."

The numbers three, six, and nine are considered auspicious numbers by the people on their side.

But that's not why he laughed, but: "Many households in our village are troublesome and have many things to do, so they have to stay."

The old man prayed: "Do you remember everything clearly?"

"Well, most of the people who want to stay are families with many children." It is also understandable that the chances of surviving children who flee from disaster and travel long distances will be even smaller.

The third room of the old man's family also wanted to stay, and it was said that there were too many children and they didn't want to leave, but Qi Kang'an could see that they didn't want to take care of the old man, the demented ancestor.

There is nothing to comment on. What he can do is to take care of the old man's family in the future.

The old man Qi also nodded with joy in his eyes, "Go to eat, they bought a big stupid chicken at noon and boiled a big pot of chicken soup."

Break the flatbread into pieces and stir it in the chicken soup. It smells delicious and makes you very hungry.

"Hey, Dad, have you eaten yet?"

"Eat." The stewed rabbit meat that I ate with Bao'er was brought by Mr. Yang from the blacksmith shop.

The old man Qi is very happy, why is his family so cute.

Seeing that he was in a bad mood and didn't eat two bites of the meal, he deliberately brought out the stewed rabbit meat that his wife made for her alone, and insisted on coaxing him to eat it.

In fact, at that time, Qi Baoer said this: "Master, we don't have much salt, the price in the inn is extremely expensive, and it is even more expensive to buy it outside, and we may not be able to buy it.

If you don’t eat anymore, you won’t have the strength to walk, and when you set off, your father and uncle will have to push you away, and we will have to throw away another carload of things to fill you up. "

These words were too poignant, and the old man Qi stopped immediately.

Eat, it's not that he is reluctant to take a load of things, the main reason is that he doesn't want to drag his sons down.

Mrs. Tian is boiling water in the kitchen.

When praying for health in the mountains, I kept confessing that I couldn’t drink raw water. The villagers didn’t take it seriously at first. They worked in the fields when they were at home. When they were thirsty, they found clean water from the field and drank it directly. I didn’t see anyone drinking it. ?

Granny Tian was the same at that time, how could she be so particular about escaping, not to mention the water in their house was brought by Bao'er, which was much cleaner than the water taken casually from other people's mountains.

Later, there was a man who drank the water seeping from the stone wall on the side of the road. Good guy, he had diarrhea and almost went to see Bao'er's highness father, and the villagers were generous to exchange for the big guy all the way, so he recited the mountain.

Only now did everyone become obedient, afraid, and dare not not listen, troubles are more troublesome, life is still important.

From then on, Mrs. Tian also boiled a large pot of water whenever she had time, and the water bags used by the whole family must only be filled with boiled water.

The cook lady came in, and saw that Mrs. Tian was filling each water bag with cold water, she was very curious: "This is the old lady?"

"This water has to be boiled to drink before it is cleaned. If it is too hot, it will be cold before storing it. Drinking unboiled water will make you sick."

She is telling the truth, a truth that has been verified.

It can be heard in the ears of the cook's grandmother: Pay attention to people is to pay attention to people, even drinking water has to be boiled and then let it cool so troublesome.

It also became more and more true that Mrs. Tian is a rich old lady, who would have such trouble drinking water for ordinary people, and who would drink directly from the well?

The cook lady was sitting in front of another stove where the steamed buns were being steamed, helping to add firewood, and asked seemingly unintentionally, "Old lady, where are you going? The soldiers are in a panic outside, and it will not be peaceful outside our town. "

Mrs. Tian's heart skipped a beat, she was really convinced by her obedience.

Just now before she went downstairs, her darling told her that so many people in the village decided to stay in Beiyang Town, except that they didn't want to take any further risks, it was very likely that someone persuaded them.

And these people were not from their own village, but only from Beiyang Town, and a group of people barely left the inn, so the most likely ones were these few people in the inn.

She still remembers asking at the time: "What are we going to do with those who want nothing?"

Si'er, who was also next to her at the time, answered her: "For the sake of political performance. Officials are evaluated every three years, and the first test is the total number of local residents."

Beiyang Town is poor. People in their own town keep running out, so why would people from other places be willing to settle here?
Doesn't the county magistrate of Beiyang Town always have to be at the bottom of the first line of performance appraisal?Not to mention other per capita incomes.

But these are just Qi Kangtai's guesses, and they can't know the facts for the time being. They can only be sure that the staff in the inn must have broken their mouths, and they are working for the county magistrate, so it can be inferred that this is the county magistrate's meaning .

Mrs. Tian was thinking in her heart, but she didn't show it on the face, and said Qi Baoer taught her how to answer if she was asked.

"There is no way to go to Beijing. We all know that the road is not peaceful, but our relatives are in Beijing. We can only feel at ease when we get there."

Beijing? ! ! !
Nothing!
The cook's grandma changed from being flattering to respectful in an instant, "You have relatives in the capital, that's great."

Granny Tian waved her hands humbly with a smile on her face, "It's nothing special, just an ordinary relative."

The cook's granny also had a smile on her face, and she also thought about it: ordinary relatives can take the whole family to go to the capital at risk?What a fool.

The cook lady wanted to inquire again, when Qi Bao'er's voice came from far and near outside the kitchen: "Grandma, grandma, are you in the kitchen?"

Granny Tian breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she was still not proficient at bluffing people, she was always feeling guilty, when she heard the obedient voice, it was like listening to the savior calling, and hurriedly shouted:
"Here, grandma is in the kitchen."

I could only hear the sound of small footsteps approaching from far away, and after a while, a small head poked out from the side of the kitchen door.

"Grandma, my father is looking for you."

"Hey, here we come." Mrs. Tian wiped her hands and hurried out. When she reached the door, she turned around quickly as if she remembered something.

"Grandma, my mother and the others are here." Qi Baoer called her from behind.

After Qi Baoer's words fell, Li Qin's voice came from outside: "Mother, let us come. It seems that the elder brother is in a hurry to find you."

There is indeed a big event for Qi Kang'an, and it is the most important event for their family and the 59 families who want to go down.

Early in the morning, Qi Kang'an walked around the town with Niao Zai and the others, and when he came back at noon, he didn't say a word, obviously there was no result.

I still went to the nearby village to bring back some good news.

Good food is not specified, remember the key words, this is a poor town.

Poor towns and poor towns are not only poor due to inconvenient transportation, but also a more critical reason, their output here is also low.

Otherwise, in the current dynasty where grain is money, all grain production here is the same as outside, they will be targeted, and someone will build roads for them.

Here, mere manpower is cheap.

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