Dressed as a farmer's little blessing, the road to escape the deserted

Li Laoer heard this, and asked, "Master Hou entered the palace today, is this the reason?"

Jiayin was afraid that her adoptive father would lose his sense of proportion because of her, so she hurriedly said, "Father, don't be angry, I'm not afraid! That little black room is where hoes and shovels are kept by the garden, so it's not scary at all. Besides, I only waited for half a day. An hour later, Uncle Huang came to rescue me."

Master Hou took a deep breath, not wanting this sensible fat girl to worry, he patted her on the back and said, "Father-in-law knows well, and he taught the Wu family not just because you were bullied.

"In the past, the Wu family wanted to send people to the Marquis Mansion many times, and forced me to marry through the queen. I shouldn't have tolerated it at that time, so now they are getting worse!"

Li Lao Er persuaded with some worry: "Master Hou, after all, the Wu family has the support of the queen..."

Lord Hou shook his head and sneered, "Don't say you are a childless queen, even if you have a prince by your side, you should be more polite to Fu Niuer for the sake of the military power in my hands. However, this family's idiots jumped out to find a fight. , then don’t blame me for taking the Wu family to the knife!”

Li Laoer couldn't do it, and knew that he couldn't persuade him anymore, so he said, "Then what is Hou Ye going to do?"

Hou Ye replied: "Soon, the emperor will issue a decree to recruit soldiers, not from the common people, but from the families of the rich and powerful and civil and military officials. A family of two must have a legitimate son."

Li's second child immediately widened his eyes when he heard this, and felt inwardly that this matter would cause an uproar.

Big waves, the whole new city will be stirred up.

He hesitated and said: "Master Hou, I am afraid that the nobles of the family and the civil and military officials will object..."

Lord Hou nodded and sneered: "Of course, they will definitely not agree. Their children and grandchildren are extremely precious, and they definitely don't want to be sent to Jiangbei to kill barbarians. They just want to stay in Jiangnan to live and dream. How can you enjoy wealth by giving?

"If they don't want to work hard, they can pay money! The children and grandchildren of the common people can kill the barbarians in their place and shed blood to sacrifice, but they can't even get pensions!"

"Yes, Lord Hou is right, that's how it should be!" The second Li's blood boiled, and he said in a suppressed voice: "They can buy a famous flower, and they can give a few hundred taels without blinking an eye. Naturally, they can also get a few taels." Qianliang will buy the lives of his children and grandchildren!"

Hou Ye's expression softened a little, and he instructed: "If someone asks you and wants to find me for accommodation, you can just mention a few words about the pension."

"Understood!" Li Laoer immediately responded readily, holding up the tea bowl, "I will replace wine with tea, Lord Xie Hou seeks justice for the common people, and peace for Tianwu!"

"I'm coming too!" Jiayin didn't have a tea bowl, so she picked up the rice bowl at hand, and stood with her second uncle in a dignified manner, "Fu Niuer thanked her adoptive father for fighting for the country and the people. The adoptive father is the God of War. He is a great hero!"

Hou Ye smiled, brought a tea bowl and bumped into them together, "For Tianwu, let's drink this cup together!"

Li Laoer

After drinking tea with Master Hou, Jiayin stuffed the meatballs in the bowl into her mouth, her cheeks bulged like a greedy little squirrel.

Both Li Lao Er and Hou Ye couldn't help laughing.

Soon, after eating and saying hello to the family, Lord Hou and Jiayin followed Li Laoer to the relief office.

It's only been a few days, and the previously desolate and dilapidated relief agency has changed a lot.

All the weeds in the yard have been pulled out, the ground has been compacted, and the occasional pieces of old green bricks are used to surround some square flower beds, and some ordinary but brilliant flowers are planted.

Most of the house has been rested and no longer leaks.

Although the paint on the doors and windows has peeled off and is still mottled, the window paper has been replaced with new ones.

In every house, the doors and windows are wide open, taking advantage of the midday sun and summer wind to drive away the darkness and damp in the house.

The rotten grass that was previously used as a bed has been cleared out, and replaced by a newly built big kang with golden kang mats.

One after another, some children and old people came back from the outside carrying hay or broken wood. They were found in dilapidated abandoned houses or remote places in the north of the city. It can be warm overnight.

There is no need to burn too much heat in summer, so that everyone can sleep well.

Everyone's clothes are still old, even a little dirty, but if you look carefully, their hands and faces are clean, and their hair is also clean.

Tried it out as best I could.

The entire relief department seems to have been completely revived because of the few flower beds, the new window paper pasted on the windows, the roof that no longer leaks, and the golden kang mats on the kang.

But it seems that it is not just because of this...

Li Laoer led the Hou Ye and the little niece to walk around, and finally arrived outside the three rooms that served as the big kitchen.

There are two trees not far away with good shade, Zheng Feng and Zheng He put the chairs here.

The two were busy making tea again, and even hugged a box of snacks from nowhere.

Jiayin eats snacks, thinking about what else she can do to support the relief agency.

She could see that the second uncle was working hard to change the relief agency, not only for his official career, but also to save these poor people from suffering!

Apparently, Lord Hou also saw this, and asked: "There are so many people eating and dressing, it's not a trivial matter. I'm afraid it won't work just relying on the imperial court to allocate money and food, and selling flowers to subsidize it is not a long-term solution."

Li Laoer nodded and said: "I am going to repair some houses, partition them, and then rent them out. Although the income is not much, it is enough for the daily maintenance of all the houses.

"Let's find a few middle-aged men from the village to be teachers, and teach the children here to do simple calculations. You can study in the morning and do chores in the afternoon. After a year, these children will be able to go out to be apprentices or boys. You can support yourself.

"That

For people who are slightly disabled but able to walk, I plan to let them sweep the streets.It's autumn soon, the fallen leaves are flying around, and the winter is covered with heavy snow.As long as they clean it up, it shouldn't be difficult to give each family along the street a few catties of grain a month.

"As for the old and sick and disabled, they can only stay in the relief office, weave baskets and do some small work."

Such an arrangement sounds very good.

Although many problems will definitely be encountered during the implementation process, at least a goal of self-reliance has been established.

Just as Lord Hou was about to speak, a few people suddenly walked in from outside the gate. They were all in ragged clothes and dirty, but they were smiling and showing yellow teeth.

Xu Shi smelled the aroma of rice porridge, and they squatted in a sunny place, rolled their sleeves, chatted and laughed from time to time, and occasionally took something out of their arms and pinched it...

Jiayin was stupid for a moment and didn't react. She wanted to take a closer look, but was blocked by Lord Hou.

Li Laoer's face was not good, and he snorted coldly and said: "Master Hou, are there any disabled veterans? Those who can walk around like Uncle Zhao and the others should be more aggressive. Send me about 20 people, and the Baihuayuan side will ask for help." There are four care homes, there may be more than a dozen here."

Hou Ye understood, nodded and said: "Okay, I will choose someone for you after I go back. There are a lot of disabled soldiers this time, and I am worried about finding a place for them. Don't be too angry, there are such helpers everywhere." Mud that doesn't stick to the walls."

(End of this chapter)