The Huai'an government was willing to build shacks for the victims and provide them with three meals a day. Even if they would not take in the victims in the future, they would not violently evict them. This made the villagers of Songjia'ao very excited.
Now that we have a safe place to live and don't have to worry about food, this is much better than expected. Even if we can't stay in the end, at least we can have a good rest.
Therefore, everyone was very satisfied, no one complained, and they all happily followed the guard who led the way to the shack on the outskirts of the city.
The shacks are made of wood and thatch and are connected in rows. There are roughly thirty shacks, each of which can accommodate at least thirty people.
There are also thirty guards stationed in the shack to maintain order in the shack and prevent fights, petty theft and other vicious incidents from happening.
At this time, most of the sheds were occupied by victims who had fled from various places. In the open field, a group of children were playing and playing.
Just looking at their spirits and complexions, you can tell that they are living a good life here.
Everyone looked at it and felt more and more at ease.
When the victims in the shack saw Song Jia'ao and his entourage, they showed no signs of caution and politely asked them where they were from and whether they had seen such and such (names of relatives and friends) on the road.
Everyone answered one by one and got some news from their mouths.
There were more than 120 people in Song Jia'ao's party. The guard directly took out the keys to the four shacks and asked them to distribute them among themselves. After explaining some rules that needed to be followed here, the guard left in a hurry.
There have been many victims fleeing the famine recently, and we receive several waves every day. The guards are also very busy.
After everyone put down their luggage, just as it was time to eat, they saw carts pushing large wooden barrels parked in the central open space.
The next moment, the victims in the shack filed out with bowls and all stood in front of the trolley in an orderly manner. No one jumped in line. The order was extremely good.
Everyone was dumbfounded and then very happy.
If everyone follows the rules, you don’t have to worry about anything irregular happening!
Then everyone followed suit and took out their own bowls and chopsticks, and lined up behind the others honestly.
However, they came at the wrong time, and the porridge they delivered was obviously not enough. Fortunately, another cart came after a while, and finally everyone received porridge and a small multigrain flour pancake.
"The government is so generous. The porridge is white and thick, and the bread is thick. It's even better than what we eat during the harvest years!"
"Yes, yes, if I had known there was such a good place, we should have come here long ago."
"Aren't you talking nonsense? If our hometown hadn't been hit by a big disaster and we had to leave our hometown and flee, who would have known that there would still be Huai'an Prefecture."
"Speaking of which, I have to thank the traveler. If he hadn't told our old village chief about this place, the old village chief wouldn't have thought of taking us here."
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On the one hand, everyone was amazed at the generosity of the government and the delicious rice porridge and bread, but on the other hand, they were looking forward to staying in Huai'an Prefecture.
It's a pity not to be able to return to my hometown, but people have to have food and clothing to live. Who doesn't want to live a good life without worrying about food and clothing?
This is the first time Song Xixi has eaten rice porridge in this time and space. As 001 said, the taste is far worse than in the previous life, but it is better than rice porridge, at least it will not irritate the throat.
As for the multi-grain flour cake, the raw material is rice wheat mixed with other grains. The texture and taste are not very good, but it is very good for filling the stomach.
After the meal, a guard came over with pen, ink, paper and inkstones to verify and register the identities of Song Jia'ao and his party.
Niu Hua'er's eyes lit up and she asked: "Master, do all disaster victims need to be registered?"
After receiving a positive answer, she said excitedly: "Master, my father, mother, brother and sister-in-law may also have escaped here. Can you help me find their names?"
Zhang Chunlan and Huang Qiuyun also stepped forward and looked at the guards expectantly.
The two sisters are also separated from their natal family. If the natal family also fled here, can they be found?
Seeing the impatient look on the guard's face, Zhang Xiaomei immediately stuffed a handful of copper coins into his hand: "Master, take this for tea, and please help my poor daughters-in-law."
There were twenty or thirty copper coins in total. The guard didn't take it very seriously, but he finally felt compassion and agreed to look through the register of victims' information when he went back.
Niu Hua'er's third sister-in-law was so excited that she quickly reported the names of her family members one by one and watched as the guard wrote them down on another page.
The other villagers were inspired and offered some benefits to the guard, asking him to help find the names of their relatives.
The guard responded, and the last page was filled with writing.
After registering everyone's information, the guard left, but the atmosphere in the shack was extremely silent.
Niu Hua'er's eyes were red as she looked at the scorching sun outside and murmured: "I don't know what happened to them. Are they as lucky as us to find a place to stay and have warm food to eat..."
Song Cai put his arms around her shoulders and comforted her: "We will all be fine. My father-in-law and mother-in-law are fine. They must be trying to find you now."
Song Xixi also rarely spoke up and said: "If Huai'an Prefecture can't find it, we will offer a reward when we have money in the future and hire people to look for it in various places. Sooner or later we will find it."
Song Cai smiled and said: "This is a good idea!"
With the comfort of her husband and daughter, Niu Huaer's mood gradually improved, and she began to criticize Song Cai: "It's easy to say, this money is so easy to make? I still want to find someone all over the world, I'm afraid I will sell you a thousand times
It’s not even enough!”
Song Cai chuckled: "Where can I find a man as good as my husband? Are you willing to sell it?"
Niu Hua'er spat and said disgustedly: "Who can't bear to part with it? As long as someone wants it, just give me money!"
Song Cai looked heartbroken, pointing at Niu Hua'er with a trembling index finger and accusing: "You, you cruel and heartless woman..."
This flirting scene made Song Xixi roll her eyes. She said hello to Zhang Xiaomei and left the shack wearing a straw hat. She planned to walk around the city gate and try to see if she could sneak into the city.
"Little sister, wait for me." Song Qingqing chased out and held Song Xixi's hand: "Where are you going? Take me with you."
Song Xixi didn't refuse, she took back her hand and walked forward: "Let's go, I'll be back for a nap later."
Song Qingqing smiled and did not hold her hand again.
But after the two of them had walked a few steps, Song Niannian ran out again and asked to play with them.
On this trip, Song Xixi didn't want to do anything outrageous, so she didn't reject Song Niannian, the little tail.
However, Song Qingqing was not very happy, and her face returned to the same indifference it had when facing Song Niannian. Seeing that Song Xixi didn't say anything, she also didn't say anything about not letting Song Niannian go with her.