Among the nearly a thousand victims gathered, two were literate. Knowing that everyone was eager to know what was written on the notice, one read the contents of the notice and the other explained it to everyone word for word.
Soon all the victims present knew what the government notice said.
"Great! Great! The adults not only assigned a resettlement place for us, but also provided us with a loan of less than ten taels without interest, as long as we pay it back within ten years. It's great!"
"Not only that, but the government also allocates land to us on a per-capita basis, even for newborn babies! Oh my God, such a good thing has happened to us, it turns out that the sky is really full of pie!"
"Haha, it's right to flee to Huai'an Prefecture. It's so right! There are several towns under the jurisdiction of Huai'an Prefecture. I don't know where they will be assigned. It would be great if all the familiar people can be assigned together."
Not only that, people who want to return home after the drought can stay in shacks and receive three meals a day provided by the government.
When they return home, the government will prepare dry food and money for them, so that they can return to their hometown safely as much as possible.
The victims were so excited that they shed tears, and they were all happy for the government's measures to resettle the victims. Many people even knelt down and kowtowed towards the city gate to thank the adults for showing mercy to them.
Song Xixi did not expect that the government would have such comprehensive resettlement measures. Almost every aspect was taken into consideration.
Based on this alone, the person in power in Huai'an Prefecture can be said to "love the people like a son" and is a good official who can solve the problems of the common people.
While the Song family was happy, they thought of another question:
The government has two methods of resettling the victims left behind. One is to resettle the people by households into various villages; the other is to form villages with more than 30 households with mixed surnames and go to places designated by the government.
It is not difficult to understand that the government did this because it was afraid that the victims would become too powerful and have conflicts with local villagers, so they used this method to eliminate such unrest in one fell swoop.
The Songjia'ao people fled the famine in their entire village, and there were more than 30 households. They did not want to be scattered and resettled in various villages, and they could not form a village on their own with the approval of the government. This was really difficult to handle.
Other villagers also thought about this problem and went to the old village chief to ask him to make up his mind.
They were able to escape to Huai'an Prefecture smoothly all the way. Isn't it because the whole village worships the same ancestor, so the relationship is naturally closer than others, and it is easier to unite together to overcome various dangers?
If we were to break up and live in a village with dozens of unfamiliar people, it would be easy to have minor frictions. If there was a fight without even a helper, I would probably be bullied to death.
"This matter is decided by the government. We have no power and power to talk to the people in the government. We can't make the government accommodating!" The old village chief was also very worried. He finally escaped here, and he didn't want to worry about the clan.
People were scattered to various places.
Someone suggested: "How about we talk to the guards here and see if they can let us enter the city and talk to someone who can take charge?"
The old village chief shook his head: "I'm afraid this won't work. We don't run the government office, but we can only see the adults inside?"
Hearing this, many people became irritable: "What should we do, just waiting to be broken up and resettled?"
Song Xixi's time here was too short, she had not yet developed feelings for the villagers, and she had an indifferent attitude towards whether they would break up or not. Anyway, her family would definitely stay together.
But seeing that her elders were worried about this matter, she whispered to Song Qingqing: "If the village is broken up, it will be difficult for everyone to get together in the future."
Song Qingqing looked normal: "Being separated is not necessarily a bad thing. Over time, we have integrated into the locals, and our lives will be the same as before."
The villages in the previous life were also scattered and distributed in various villages under the county seat under the jurisdiction of Huai'an Prefecture. The closest clansmen to my home were separated by twenty or thirty miles.
In the beginning, everyone would try their best to get together, but later they integrated into the village, and gradually the exchanges became less and less, and you may not always see the same clan member throughout the year.
After Song Xixi heard this, she knew that the Song family'ao had been separated in her previous life, but she had no intention of bringing them all together, as long as they could live a good life.
Everyone couldn't come up with a good solution, so the excitement about being resettled by the government faded a lot.
The attitude of other victims towards these two resettlement methods is also very subtle. They all hope to help each other with familiar people in a foreign place. Now that they are about to be separated, the victims feel deep fear in their hearts.
Every day, some people come to the guards to plead for mercy, hoping that they can help and let the people in charge be accommodating and relocate several people they know well to the same place.
However, the guards ignored this request, which was beyond the scope of their duties, and warned the victims to listen to the government's arrangements. Otherwise, if something happened, they would most likely be kicked out of the shack without any resettlement.
Such a warning was indeed effective, and the victims did not dare to mention it again for fear of being kicked out.
Zhou Taohua and Yang Cuilian also have the same anxiety. They are both widows with children, which is inherently more difficult than other women.
Originally, they had integrated into the Song Jia'ao and were ready to live together with the Song Jia'ao people. However, the government wanted to disperse the people of the same clan in the same village, and no one knew where they would be assigned.
"Oh, it would be great if the government would allow us to choose our own resettlement place." Yang Cuilian frowned, her eyes already turning a touch of blue, obviously she has been thinking about this matter these past few days.
"There is no way. It would be great if the government is willing to accommodate us. How can everything go as we want." Zhang Chunlan said comfortingly: "There are so many families in the village, maybe one or two will be assigned to the same place as you."
Zhou Taohua smiled bitterly and said: "It would be great if this were the case. Now I envy your family the most. The whole family is neat and tidy, and there is also a powerful girl like Xixi. She is not afraid of anything she is assigned to."
Niu Hua'er was proud in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it too clearly on her face: "No matter how powerful the baby is, she only has one pair of hands. If something happens, she won't be able to stand in front of her. Alas, I also hope that everyone can get a piece of it."
Son, this is no different from the Song Jia'ao before."
Song Xixi did not get involved in their conversation. She took out two newly bought red hair ties and played with Niu Niu's hair, and finally tied her with two ugly hairpins.
Niu Niu didn't dislike it. She touched the red headband and asked shyly: "Sister Xixi, is Niu Niu good-looking?"
Song Xixi opened her mouth and said, "She's beautiful. Niuniu is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen."
Niuniu was so happy that she hugged her arm and rubbed it: "The most beautiful thing Niuniu has ever seen is Sister Xixi~"
Song Xixi pinched her little fleshy face and remembered that it had been a long time since she had fed the little girl. It happened that there were a few new snacks in the gourmet bag, so she wanted to take Niu Niu to a remote place.
At this time, the three brothers Song Qingshan ran over excitedly: "Little sister, there are many people going up the mountain to pick wild fruits, let's go pick them too!"