Farm widows have space, pick up a treasure on the way to escape

Chapter 36
"Mom, just let the third brother and sister go," Boss Lu said, "The third brother and sister are capable, everyone knows this."

Boss Lu followed He Jiuniang to the rogue den and admired He Jiuniang so much. Now he just went to Jingzhou City to buy some things, which shouldn't be a problem.

But he didn't expect Mrs. Sun to wait for him and scold him: "She is not your wife, don't you feel bad!"

Boss Lu was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say for a moment.

But who told Jingzhou not to accept young men? Otherwise, the three younger brothers and sisters would not be allowed to make such a trip.

"Okay, okay, mother, I know you love me!"

He Jiuniang hugged Mrs. Sun and shouted for a while: "This is only ten miles away. I can still go there on horseback. It won't take long, so don't worry! I'll come back and buy you delicious food!"

She was like coaxing a child, making Sun lose her temper, and scolded: "Who cares about you? You are so thick-skinned, you don't know how to be ashamed!"

He Jiuniang still got the chance to go out alone. She unloaded a horse from the car, jumped on the horse's back and rushed out.

Everyone was stunned. Lu Guilan couldn't help but sigh: "When will my third sister-in-law know how to ride a horse? She's so awesome!"

"Third aunt has always been great!"

Youya looked at her little aunt very proudly, as if she was the one who could ride a horse.

Not to mention the women who were surprised, even the old men were dumbfounded. Their equestrian skills were beyond their reach.

Many people gave a thumbs up, showing their admiration from the bottom of their hearts.

He Jiuniang didn't think about this. Although she had never ridden a horse before, couldn't she master this thing just by looking at it?
After finally getting out on her own, she was still very happy, riding her horse and having fun.

In fact, she just wanted to buy some cosmetics to put on some scar makeup. These things may not be available in Jingzhou City, but she still had to go there so that the things she took out from the space could pass through, otherwise it would easily arouse suspicion.

The most important thing is to go to the city in advance to explore the news and see if it is true that no strong men will be accepted?

It was really fast to ride ten miles on a fast horse. We arrived in a short while, and there was a line of people lined up at the city gate waiting to enter the city.

There were men and women in the crowd, but most of the men were elderly, and it seemed that they all knew the news.

He Jiuniang led the horse forward to ask people. The person at the end of the queue happened to be an old man with a hunchback, and asked: "Old man, does Jingzhou really not accept strong men?"

The old man sighed after hearing this: "Isn't it true? There were four sons in my family, but only two were left after fleeing, and they all went to the military camp. Now I am the only old man to lead this group of orphans and widows. In the future, But how can we survive!"

As the old man spoke, he began to wipe away his tears. There were several women and children standing in front of him, and their eyes were red. They had clearly stepped out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's den.

The others listened with earthy faces and did not interrupt, but there was sadness in their expressions.

Although Jingzhou is rich, they are all farmers and have to farm. There is not a single strong laborer in the family. How can this family starve to death?
This is indeed a problem with the imperial court. They just don't know how they are going to end it. If they don't handle it well, civil strife may break out again.

But these are not what He Jiuniang should consider. She is only responsible for letting the Lu family live their own life.

People queuing up here are waiting for officers and soldiers to check their household registrations, and then they have to go to a designated place in the Yamen to wait for arrangements to be made.

He Jiuniang just went into the city to buy some things and didn't need to queue up, so she led the horse and went directly to the city gate. She took out a document that could prove her identity and checked her household registration with the officers and soldiers. After confirming that she was a good citizen, she was released.She went directly to the Yamen to see what the situation was like. When she arrived, she found that the area around the Yamen was full of refugees, all waiting for arrangements from the Yamen.

"Brother, official officer, how should the Yamen resettle these refugees?"

She squeezed forward and stuffed some copper coins into the yamen servant's hand before she opened her mouth.

The yamen servant was about to scold her for obstructing official duties, but looking at the money in his hand, he couldn't say anything about chasing people away.

"Looking at your accent, you're not from Jingzhou, either?"

The yamen servant weighed the silver in his hand and looked at her with some scrutiny in his eyes.

He Jiuniang had been eating and sleeping with everyone all this time, and she didn't pay much attention to her grooming and maintenance. Her tan was unusually tan, and she looked unappetizing.

Therefore, even if the yamen officer looked at her blatantly, he didn't arouse any bad thoughts.

"Yes, our family also fled here, but everyone is still behind. I was sent to inquire about the situation."

He Jiuniang smiled apologetically, showing her white teeth.

The officers and soldiers saw that she was really ugly like this. They turned their heads to the side in disgust, pointed at a group of refugees and said: "Our Jingzhou is the fiefdom of His Highness King Chen. We should not care about you, but His Highness is kind-hearted and not only takes in women and children. , and is willing to give you settlement expenses, so you can just have fun!"

Later, He Jiuniang roughly understood some basic information from what the yamen servant said.

Jingzhou was rich, and King Chen also had plenty of money. Seeing that most of the refugees were women and children with little strength, every one of them, no matter how old they were, was given a settlement allowance of two taels of silver.

Two taels of silver is a lot. In the past, these two taels of silver were enough to feed a large family for a year. Now that each person gets two taels, it is already smoking from the ancestral graves.

In addition, there are many people in Jingzhou and the land is not enough to be allocated, so the government cannot directly allocate fertile land to them. They can only temporarily send them to the village to settle down. If they are willing, they can go up to the mountains to open up wasteland. If they are not willing, they can also get land from the landlord's home. Although life is harder when renting farmland, at least you won’t starve to death.

Of course, if conditions are good and those with extra money can buy fertile land from local people, there are still many people buying and selling land these days, as long as it is legal and reasonable, and the buying and selling is free.

"I see, His Highness King Chen is such a good person! Thank you, brother official, thank you very much!"

He Jiuniang's eyes sparkled with praises, which made the yamen servants feel proud.

After finishing the superficial work, I disappeared into the crowd and left, and then I was in the mood to slowly stroll around the street.

Jingzhou City is worthy of being second only to the capital in prosperity, and is completely different from Qianzhou City. The streets are filled with the cries of various vendors, the play of children, and the restaurants and shops are overcrowded with families. This is when He Jiuniang arrives The most prosperous city I have ever seen in this era.

The streets are twice as wide as Qianzhou City, and the area has not been affected by drought. Except for the disgraced refugees, everyone else's faces are happy and full of joy.

Looking at this scene, He Jiuniang was very satisfied. If the Lu family could settle here, their life would only get better and better.

The city is very big and there will definitely be endless sightseeing in a short time. He Jiuniang went shopping in one street, bought some snacks for the children and then went back. It won't be too late to go shopping tomorrow when everyone enters the city.

The crowd not far away suddenly became bustling, and He Jiuniang went up to take a look, what a guy!
(End of this chapter)