vrcanaries Chapter 277 A New Lease on Life!
Chapter 277 A New Lease on Life!
Because the contents of the letter were somewhat urgent, Li Qingqing decided not to go to the border town herself.
She instructed Yun Su to inform the village head and have him select some people interested in studying medicine and send them to the main city to study medicine under the medical officer.
On the way, he also delivered the blueprints for building the greenhouse to Li Tiezhu.
After making the arrangements, she went directly to find Li Feng.
Li Feng was checking on the progress of Hu Dabao and his team's house construction.
After the city wall was completed, Hu Dabao led a group of people to start building brick houses. They would be living here for a long time, so they needed a lot of housing.
It's worth mentioning that Li Feng had previously instructed Hu Dabao and the others to thoroughly familiarize themselves with the law.
Hu Dabao, in a moment of inspiration, had people take turns using a megaphone to read the law aloud each day. Unexpectedly, through daily exposure, everyone completed the task.
It is clear that as long as we don't give up, there are always more solutions than problems.
But this time, Hu Dabao couldn't come up with a quick solution again.
Because Li Feng had just instructed them that in addition to building houses, they would also have to train for two hours every day, which meant they couldn't slack off at all.
Poor him!
He's not a soldier, so why should he have to train every day?
Swords have no eyes. What if, during training, someone carrying a spear accidentally stabs the person in front of them?
But he couldn't protest; the boss's own brother was also the boss, and he couldn't afford to offend him!
Li Feng seemed oblivious to the grievance on Hu Dabao's face. Upon hearing that Li Qingqing needed to speak with him, he immediately rushed back to the council hall.
"A lot of refugees have come to Qiushui Town? They are unwilling to accept resettlement?" Li Feng frowned and took the letter handed to him by Li Qingqing.
“That’s right. Zhou Yimo told us to be on guard in advance. These refugees might be heading our way. Moreover, according to the Shadow Guard who delivered the message, he also encountered several refugees lingering on the road on his way here, not knowing who they were waiting for.”
As Li Qingqing spoke, she casually found a chair and sat down, waiting for Li Feng to finish reading the letter.
The letter said that a large number of refugees suddenly poured into Yuntai County, and almost all of them came to Qiushui Town.
Fortunately, Qiushui Town had recently built new city walls, so those people did not break into the town.
Zhou Yimo has ordered men to guard the city gates, temporarily resettling the refugees outside the city, and has already begun distributing porridge from the official granaries to provide relief.
Unexpectedly, the refugees ignored the porridge distribution and resettlement provided by Qiushui Town. After only half a day, they began to try to bypass Qiushui Town and leave through side roads.
Judging from the direction they left, it seemed they were heading towards the border city.
Therefore, Zhou Yimo wrote about this matter in detail in his letter, so that Li Qingqing and the others could take precautions in advance.
At the same time, he instructed Li Qingqing not to send Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang back for the time being, as the road from Bianguan City to Qiushui Town might not be safe.
Li Feng quickly finished reading the letter before saying, "These people are really strange. How could a border town be as wealthy as Qiushui Town is now? If they came here, they wouldn't even have anything to eat!"
With several years of natural disasters and war in the north, it is normal for local villagers to move from their homes in the north to the safer south in order to survive.
However, Yuntai County is developing well now, and if one can be resettled and accepted by Yuntai County, it would be a good place to live. There is really no need to come to the border area.
I really don't know what these people are thinking!
Li Qingqing caught the grumbling in Li Feng's words and couldn't help but chuckle.
"There are few people and plenty of land in the city. If these people are really coming to our border city, we should accept them. Later, I will have Yunwu arrange another hunting team to go out and hunt more game before the refugees arrive.
Fortunately, it's winter now, so the prey won't spoil if it's salted.
Regardless of what they think, if she could, she really wanted to keep these refugees here.
Li Feng thought to himself that she was really broad-minded to be able to smile at this critical moment.
He chuckled along, "We don't know how many refugees will come. If there are too many people, even if we hunt more, it won't be enough to go around!"
Li Qingqing thought for a moment and said seriously, "Then let's arrange more hunting teams. I remember that there is only a deep mountain forest between the border city and Lihua Village. Let them hunt in this area. In the future, there will be no wild animals here. We can open up a convenient passage from here, killing two birds with one stone!"
"You've got a pretty deep mind! But shouldn't we first solve our current predicament?"
Li Feng was taken aback by Li Qingqing's words at first, then a self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips.
"I originally planned to borrow some grain from Zhou Yimo, but now it seems that even if I could borrow some grain, I could only use it to settle these refugees! Right now, I am eager to know where a band of bandits came from. Let's act on behalf of Heaven and seize some grain as soon as possible to send to General Zhao!"
Upon hearing this, Li Qingqing's eyes lit up. "That's a great idea! I know a place that can solve our immediate problem!"
"Oh?" Li Feng was somewhat surprised. "There really is a bandit's den around here?"
"It's not a bandit's den, but it's richer than a bandit's den!" Li Qingqing shook her head with a smile.
"I want to go to Qi'an Kingdom and steal grain from the Northern Region. Without grain, they will retreat without a fight!"
At that time, the surplus grain and fodder can be brought back to help the refugees, which is a win-win situation!
Li Feng's expression froze instantly; he shouldn't have mentioned the bandit's den earlier.
He stared at Li Qingqing speechlessly, "How could you even think of such a thing! Even if you wanted to take over the grain supplies of the Northern Region, it would have to be General Zhao who sent people to do it himself."
"No, no, no, only I can solve this problem. Only I can ensure that the grain supplies remain intact and are not wasted!"
Li Qingqing smiled slyly, and the more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
It's like finding a new path after a dead end!
She jumped to her feet and said impatiently, "It's settled then. I'll arrange a few things first, and then we'll set off!"
"Wait a minute!" Li Feng immediately called out to Li Qingqing. He stood up and walked to Li Qingqing. "Alright, I'll go with you. It'll be good to have someone to look after you!"
My sister is right, she really has to go in person.
Li Qingqing shook her head and refused, "You can't come with me. If the refugees come, you'll be responsible for settling them in. You also need to keep an eye on the greenhouses and the winter vegetable growing in the greenhouses."
Li Qingqing paused for a moment, then added, "Don't worry, A-Ye is with me. He's quite skilled in martial arts, so we'll be fine."
“But last time…” Li Feng thought back to the time she sneaked into the enemy camp at night, and felt lingering fear.
"Last time was an accident, this time there will definitely be no problem!" Li Qingqing interrupted Li Feng with a smile.
"Alright, time is of the essence. I promise you, I'll be right back as soon as I've finished this!"
After thinking for a moment, Li Feng finally decided, "Take Yun Ting with you. He knows the situation there and can avoid some detours."
"He's recovering from his injury. Just have him draw a map for me, and I'll go and make some preparations."