Annan County is the southernmost county at the end of the Yellow River. Because it is far away from the Yellow River and close to Gulu Mountain, the land is barren. However, because of its high terrain, many victims came to take refuge when the Yellow River flooded, and they were all punished.
Taken in by Chang'an.
Annan County has a lot of land, so the victims gathered together and built some simple sheds. Ji Changan sent people to bring quilts and food, and they survived the winter.
When Song Tuanyuan and Ji Chang'an arrived in Annan County, it was almost the Lantern Festival. Song Tuanyuan specially made a large number of Lantern Festivals and took them to Annan County. They set up a big pot and distributed the Lantern Festivals, so that everyone could have a festive atmosphere.
"Isn't this a kind lady!" Song Tuanyuan was serving Yuanxiao to the victims when he heard a woman shouting.
Song Tuanyuan raised his eyes and saw that the woman looked familiar, as if he had seen her before somewhere.
"My wife wanted to go to Gulu Mountain before, and she asked us for directions!" The woman pulled her child in front of her.
Song Tuanyuan looked at the little girl who was about the same age as Song Laidi, and then remembered that he had met her on the way to Gulu Mountain before. He also gave the little girl some dried meat to eat, but he couldn't remember her last name.
"My husband's surname is Zheng, you can call me Zheng!" said Zheng.
Song Tuanyuan asked: "Has your husband found you? Why are you here in Annan County?"
"We escaped and headed north. When we heard that Annan County was taking in refugees, my child's father changed his route and came here!" Zheng said, "By the way, the child's father will be back soon. I asked him to come and thank you.
! The child’s father knows some martial arts and has taken great care of everyone along the way. Everyone trusts the child’s father very much!”
When Song Tuanyuan heard this, he had an idea in mind. He made two bowls of Yuanxiao and asked his mother to sit next to them and eat them.
"Master Ji is here!" Suddenly, a refugee from the front shouted.
The refugees all came forward and knelt down to salute Ji Changan.
Song Tuanyuan stood here with a spoon in his hand, looking at the people kneeling on the ground. In the distance, Ji Changan had black hair and green clothes, with picturesque features. He stepped forward and helped the person closest to him up first.
He said loudly: "No need to give this big gift!"
"Mr. Ji, thank you, otherwise many people would have froze to death this winter!" someone shouted.
"Yeah yeah!"
Everyone did not stand up, but knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ji Changan.
Song Tuanyuan looked at the scene in front of him, his nose suddenly sore.
For the first time, she felt righteousness, saving so many people, but it was much more difficult than treating illnesses and saving people!
"Madam, is that the Living Buddha Mr. Ji?" Standing next to her, Mrs. Zheng stepped forward and asked.
Song Tuanyuan nodded: "Yes!"
"Rui Zhuang, let's go, follow my mother and kowtow!" Mrs. Zheng called to the child.
Song Tuanyuan quickly stopped her: "It's so far away, and there are so many people there. The children are still young, so don't go there, in case you get crowded!"
Zheng had no choice but to give up.
"Madam, Rui Zhuang!" At this moment, a tall man came forward, hugged Rui Zhuang, and gave Zheng a tug, looking at Song Tuanyuan warily.
Mrs. Zheng quickly said: "Dad, do you still remember the kind lady we met when we first came out of Gulu Mountain? This is Mrs. Song. She dried meat for Ruizhuang at that time. I didn't expect to meet her again here!"
The man's name was Zheng Dahu. He quickly saluted: "It turns out to be my benefactor, Mrs. Song. I was rude just now!"
Mrs. Zheng pulled Zheng Dahu's sleeve and said to Song Tuanyuan, "Mrs. Song, I'm so sorry. Didn't I scare you just now?"
Song Tuanyuan shook his head.
At this moment, Ji Changan didn't know what he had said before, and everyone stood up one after another. After a while, some people were rushing to eat the glutinous rice balls, and the queue to receive the glutinous rice balls suddenly became crowded.
Mrs. Zheng was almost pushed down.
Zheng Dahu glared, stepped forward and shouted loudly: "We are all lined up, why are we grabbing? I won't spare anyone who robs again!"
When Zheng Dahu shouted, those who were fighting immediately did not dare to say anything.
After a while, four or five brothers came forward to greet Zheng Dahu.
Song Tuanyuan took a look, and it seemed that Zheng Dahu was really capable and could be regarded as the leader of these refugees, so it would be much easier to handle.
Song Tuanyuan handed over the task of distributing Lantern Festivals to Huahu and Jianglong, and she took Zheng Dahu and his family to find Ji Changan.
Ji Changan was discussing with Shen Lin and others how to build villages for the refugees in batches. When he saw Song Tuanyuan coming in, he got up and stepped forward, "I heard from Dashan that you cooked Yuanxiao early in the morning and came here. Are you exhausted? "
Song Tuanyuan shook his head and introduced Zheng Dahu to Ji Changan.
"Are you Zheng Dahu?" Ji Changan asked, "I have heard of you!"
Zheng Dahu saluted solemnly: "I have also heard of Mr. Ji. We, thanks to Mr. Ji, took us in. Otherwise, how many people would have froze to death this winter!"
"We are discussing the construction of a village. You are familiar with these refugees. Do you have any good opinions?" Ji Changan stopped being polite to him and asked Zheng Dahu directly for his opinion.
Zheng Dahu stepped forward and looked at the map in front of Ji Changan and said: "Actually, Nan'an County is not very big, but there is a lot of wasteland. Before Mr. Ji came, the seven of us had discussed it, and each of us would lead seven or eight thousand people to open up wasteland and cultivate land." , we help each other and are responsible for the people below, but we need tools to reclaim wasteland, and we need seeds to grow food. In addition, there are still three months before the city is defended. Food for so many people..."
"There are seven of you?" Ji Changan quickly grasped the key points of Zheng Dahu's words.
Before coming, Shen Lin had received news that in the past few months, in addition to Eagle Guards, there were people organizing refugees to live together. Ji Changan was worried about how to find these people for his use, and unexpectedly they came directly to his door.
"Yes, there are so many refugees. Sometimes there will be disagreements over the distribution of food, clothing, and quilts. We divided the refugees into seven tribes for seven months. We negotiate with each other to tide over the difficulties together, reduce fights, and live easier. Some!" Zheng Dahu said.
"Before the harvest, there will be no problem with the equipment for land reclamation, seeds and even food for living, but I have one condition. I want to meet the other six of you!" Ji Changan said.
Zheng Dahu glanced at Ji Changan: "I know what Mr. Ji means. Mr. Ji has taken in so many of us refugees. Apart from his good intentions, he must have some purpose. In fact, what else can we people do besides manpower? Don't worry, Mr. Ji, we We have discussed it before, as long as he gives us a good life, we are all willing to follow him!"
Ji Changan did not expect that Zheng Dahu turned out to be a smart man, so he nodded and asked him to call the six people to discuss together.
Zheng Dahu said goodbye first and left the camp, only to find that Mrs. Zheng was handing out Lantern Festivals with Song Tuanyuan, and Ruizhen was also playing with the maid next to Song Tuanyuan.
Listening to the child's laughter, Zheng Dahu sighed. He had been aloof for half his life, but in the end he still had to follow others!