She Song

Chapter 78 Broken Cooking Cake and Fish Head
There are eleven members of Liu Shumiao's family, including grandfather, father, mother, second uncle, two aunts, unitary uncle, elder sister, younger brother, and one younger brother and one younger sister from the second uncle's family.

Because there were military disasters and banditry nearby, several nearby villages were either robbed of food or massacred and burned. Many people wanted to enter the city to escape the disaster, but no one answered the city gates.

So, grandpa decided to follow the villagers to the south. They said that Kaifeng Mansion is at the foot of the emperor. You can't ignore the life and death of the people, right?

As a result, hundreds of refugees fled towards Tokyo.

However, there were bandits and bandits along the way, who plundered these refugees cleanly like a grate.

When they finally saw the Yellow River, before they had time to rejoice, they were blocked by officers and soldiers with swords and guns. They said it was the imperial court's ban: they were not allowed to cross the river!
Just when they seemed to have been doused with a ladle of ice water, a government official kindly informed them that they could go to the wasteland, where the Hanji Chamber of Commerce could help them.

When they arrived at the wilderness, they could hardly stand, and many collapsed in the weeds.

Han Ji's people came, pointed to the ten large pots that were cooking, and said that they could provide two servings of rice porridge a day, as well as a bamboo shed for living, but they must abide by the rules.

Soon, Willow Sapling knew what "rules" were.

Children from five to 12 years old are in one group, elderly people over 50 years old are in one group, then the remaining women are in one group, and finally men are in one group. Children under five years old can follow their immediate elders, and orphans are given to Han Ji for custody.

Grandpa was worried that the family would be unsafe after being separated, so he proposed that the eleven Liu family members should be together, but the other party refused politely.

Soon, the hungry refugees lined up according to Han Ji's request. After a period of commotion, no one dared to crowd in and jump in line, and they all stepped forward quietly.

The cause of the commotion just now was that some people were robbing rice porridge. More than ten rogue refugees who caused trouble were beaten out with sticks and were not allowed to enter Hanji. What awaited them was nothing more than starvation or freezing to death.

Seeing that Han Ji is so domineering, the Liu family reluctantly accepted the grouping. They can't help but starve to death!
Soon, Liu Shumiao followed his father Liu Dashan to the cauldron. The documents recorded on the side would promptly ask about the place of origin, name, age and family relationship of the person who received the porridge. He also asked about professional skills, such as farming, fishing, hunting, craftsmanship, etc.

Everyone received a pot of rice soup. Although it was so thin that people could be seen in it, it seemed to have been added with precious salt.

After drinking rice soup, Willow Sapling finally recovered and was about to lie down in the grass nest to sleep. An assistant from the Civil Affairs Department of Hanji came over and arranged them in a large bamboo shed. This area was called a temporary resettlement site.

At the same time, a series of specific rules were announced.

For 50 people per bamboo shed, one tent director and three deputy shed directors are temporarily appointed to manage the people and things in the bamboo shed.

You must receive porridge at a fixed time in the morning and evening. In addition to cooking rice, the big pot also boils water. No one is allowed to drink raw water. You must go to the public toilet when convenient and are not allowed to wash it anywhere. Take a bath every five days. For injuries and illnesses, you are not allowed to go to temporary treatment centers. Bullying of the weak by force is not allowed, and stealing and sexual immorality are not allowed.

Violators caught will be punished with military sticks, hard labor, and direct expulsion for the third time.

The assistant's explanation was very detailed and in plain language, so that everyone could understand it. In short, Han Ji needs everyone to be safe and sound, and dishonest people will be driven away.

So, after confirming that everything was understood, the assistant began to appoint managers.Liu Dashan was appointed as the shed director because of his loyal appearance and the ability of the three brothers plus Liu Shumiao to convince everyone.

When everything was ready, the assistant took everyone to the bathhouse to take a bath, and explained that everyone must maintain good personal hygiene to prevent diseases.

Although everyone didn't understand the relationship between taking a bath and being sick, it was really nice to be able to take a bath, so everyone followed the assistant to the bathhouse.

The bathhouse is a larger bamboo shed with a charcoal stove inside, so you won't be unbearably cold after taking off your clothes.

Afterwards, each person was given a basin of hot water and a cloth towel. According to the requirements, the body and limbs were wiped clean and the hair was freshened.

Soon everyone carefully cleaned up as required, and Willow Sapling was rubbed all over by her father until she was all red.

After leaving the bathhouse, to Liu Shumiao's surprise, his father and the deputy director were given bright blue uniforms and red armbands one large and three small. As the director, Da Liu also had an extra wooden whistle to greet the 50 people in the bamboo shed. .

Looking at his father in uniform with armbands and holding a wooden whistle, and accepting compliments from the deputy shed chief and others unaccustomed, Liu Shumiao suddenly realized that their lives seemed to have changed since then.

However, he did not expect that huge changes would also come to him.

On the way back to the bamboo shed, Assistant Han Ji, who was originally aloof and indifferent, suddenly ordered everyone to stop. In full view of everyone, the assistant trotted forward and saluted several people on the roadside.

"Wow, the assistants are all respectful, those people must be big shots in the Hanji Chamber of Commerce!"

The people queuing up guessed.

Soon, the assistant came over with a group of people.Liu Shumiao discovered that the leader was actually a girl about the same age as him. Under the introduction of his assistant, he remembered the girl's name.

Shen Sanniang, Minister of Civil Affairs of Hanji.

As for what she said, Liu Shumiao didn't listen to a word. Until the other party left with a smile, he was still staring at Shen Sanniang's back stupidly.

Yao Shu Liu Dali, who was only five years younger than him, suddenly put his arms around his nephew's neck with a smile and asked quietly: "Do you like this third lady?"

Liu Shumiao blushed instantly and categorically denied: "No, I don't like it!"

"Haha! Silly boy, you can't wait to lie to Uncle Yao when your eyes grow on people? You are also fifteen, and it is not a shame to like good-looking female dolls. Look at these people, most of the eyes just now Look straight, if you are really serious, Uncle Yao will go find out for you..."

The more Liu Shumiao listened, the more she felt guilty. He knew that there was obviously a huge gap between him and Shen Sanniang in terms of status or money.

As a poor boy, if he wants to discuss marriage with the minister, it would be weird if he doesn't make people laugh. He just secretly likes him in his heart and that's enough!

"It's true, Uncle Yao, please stop making trouble!"

Willow Sapling broke away from the other party's arm and took two steps to follow her father.

Liu Dali laughed and did not continue to pester.

In the evening, many Han Ji team members gathered outside the temporary resettlement site to inquire. These people had learned that the newly arrived refugees had their fellow villagers or relatives in their place of origin.

The assistant informed the Liu family that someone was visiting, so Liu Dashan rushed to the door with his son, and sure enough he saw the uncle from the neighboring village who had fled here earlier.

The fellow villager saw the two fellow villagers burst into tears, and both of them had indescribable emotions.

Perhaps hoping to help the Liu family, the man secretly stuffed a package into Liu Dashan.

"Daliu, I don't have anything good to do, just a few broken cooking cakes and bones to give the baby a belly..."

Before Willow Sapling could say thanks, the guard snatched the package from behind.

"Tell me, what is here?"

Facing the guards' harsh interrogation, the uncle from the neighboring village panicked and apologized profusely.

"It's just some broken cooking cakes and fish heads. Their family has taken care of me before, but I didn't hear that they were here, so I just wanted to help..."

The guard opened the package and found a dozen pieces of cooking cakes of various sizes and two fish heads. Stealing food was a serious crime, so he blew the wooden whistle.

Seeing that this posture seemed not good, Liu Dashan immediately said: "No, I don't want a single piece, we don't know that we can't accept things here..."

The whistle sounded sharp, and three or four people from the management office immediately ran over. After understanding the situation, they began to investigate the source of these cakes.

An uncle from a neighboring village applied to be a cleaner at the training camp. These broken cooking cakes and fish heads of different sizes were what he quietly picked up leftovers from the team members when he was clearing the dining table.

The four managers on site had different opinions on whether the cleaning uncle's behavior was considered theft.

A representative from the Ministry of Civil Affairs said: "This is the leftovers of the team members. Saving money for cleaning is also a sign of economy. How can it be considered theft?"

A person from the Finance Department said: "The training camp is the property of Han Ji. The leftover food eaten by the team members also belongs to Han Ji. There is no problem for the cleaning staff to eat it themselves or turn it in, but taking it out secretly is considered theft!"

The security team provides personnel to support the finance department.

The hospital sent personnel to support the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The two sides could not settle down, so they reported to the higher authorities that Liu's father and son, together with Uncle Cleaning, were temporarily detained.

Encountering such an unexpected situation when they first arrived, the Liu family and his son were panicked, and the cleaning uncle also regretted being suspected of theft.

Seeing the fierce quarrel between Hanji's management staff, this disaster must be serious!
(End of this chapter)