Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 356: Something that cannot be eradicated
"I wanted to have someone send you to the academy, but if I only give it to you, it won't be acceptable to the other students." Meng Changqing said, "Give it to all of you. I don't have enough here."

Luo Yun looked at the large white paper in front of him with surprise. This was much better than what Mr. Cai had given them. He wanted it in his heart, but he held back and said, "We can't take things from adults. Mr. Cai has already given it to me again."

Meng Changqing folded the paper and stuffed it into their hands. "For the sake of our past friendship, this is my gift to you."

"Thank you, sir." Upon hearing this, Luo Yun accepted it. When Luo Shitou saw that his sister accepted it, he also happily accepted it.

"I only gave you a piece of paper. Do you think I'm stingy?" Meng Changqing wanted to ask.

Luo Yun and Luo Shitou immediately stated that the adults were not stingy at all and that this was the best paper they had ever seen.

Meng Changqing listens to good words at the right time and to the right people.

If these words were spoken by anyone else, she would definitely think that the other person was being sarcastic, but the ones who said these words were children from her county.

The two men accepted what she gave with gratitude and did not waste her kindness.

She felt relieved but also a little guilty.

Meng Changqing treated them to another plate of snacks. Looking at the time, he saw that the afternoon class was about to begin, so he asked Bafang to send the people back.

Luo Yun held the piece of paper in his arms and did not take it out in school. He took it home, wrapped it in cloth, and hid it under his pillow. He would take it out and look at it whenever he had time, but he was reluctant to use it.

After seeing the brother and sister off, Meng Changqing originally planned to find Qi Renli to go to the market, but was blocked by Yang Zheng halfway.

Yang Zheng's face was full of joy, and he excitedly told Meng Changqing, "Sir, there will definitely be a lot of people moving here this year!"

"How to say?"

"I have reported to you before that not long after the autumn harvest, many people came to the government office to inquire whether the rules for moving to Beishan County are the same as before.

I will follow your advice and tell them that no one from outside our county will come to pick them up this year. If they want to come again, they have to go to the local government office or the head of the village to get a certificate.

I thought they would be troubled by the locals, so not many people came.

As a result, you see, in just a few days, that row of resettlement houses is almost full again.

It can be seen that as long as the benefits are in front of them, no matter how difficult the task is, there are people willing to do it. "Meng Changqing said: "It is human nature, who doesn't want to live a better life?"

Yang Zheng nodded and said, "Hey, sir, didn't you say that you want to build a new street? When will you issue a notice to recruit people? Most of the people who came this time are middle-aged and strong. Now we don't have to worry about not having enough manpower to do the work."

When Meng Changqing heard that most of them were middle-aged people, he felt both happy and sad. Thinking of the money he would have to pay back next year, he quickly found a wall to lean against.

"Wait a little longer. We can take two days to settle the newcomers. We still need to pay attention to safety and take precautions."

"Yes, I have asked my men to take care of it. Just like before, we will increase the number of patrols."

"I'm sorry to trouble you again. If you don't have enough manpower, you can organize the original people." Meng Changqing said to Yang Zheng, "Brothers, you have been tired and suffered since you followed me to Beishan County, but after the first two or three years, everything will be fine."

Yang Zheng believed what Meng Changqing said.

Aren’t the days now much better than they were at the beginning?

What it was like before was that we would sleep in a hole dug in the wild. Now we live in a house and have family to accompany us. Life is much better than in Weishanying.

Things are getting better.

This is not only the feeling of Yang Zheng and his men, but also the experience of the people of Beishan County. They have spare food and their children have the opportunity to study and learn to read. The county government is always recruiting workers, and if they are diligent, they can save some money, which will also provide money for their children to get married in the future.

But not everyone has a good life.

Some people don't have any extra thoughts when they are suffering, but as long as their lives become a little more comfortable, they have to find something to do.

The beginning of the story started with the gambling led by Sun Zixiao.

Although Meng Changqing punished Song Xiyu and his grandson Xiaohen, he also included all empty houses in the inspection scope of the yamen runners.

But gambling has not been eradicated.

The yamen runners had seen Meng Changqing's methods and dared not gamble again, but the common people did not know that.