The fierce wife is the happy head of the family

Chapter 367 Refugees
The war in the north, coupled with floods and natural disasters, caused refugees to flee in disorder, and they all migrated to the south.The imperial court used a lot of money to fight wars, and the treasury was scarce. There was no way to solve the refugee problem. Small merchants in the south opened porridge houses according to their own capabilities.Most of the refugees couldn't get enough to eat gruel, so they turned their attention to the countryside.

They live in groups in caves. The climate in the mountains is not good. Children, old people and women are all sick. They simply found some herbs and boiled water for them to drink, but some people could not resist the troubles of the disease and left. Those who barely survived were also weak and sick. A few young and strong people with a little martial arts thought about catching some chickens from the village to nourish their bodies. They still wanted face, so they stole black clothes and wore them. Three villages appeared in front of you.

As the scholar said, they were active in the village first, and then they found that the villagers were on guard, so they went to the fields to get crops, and moved back to the cave to cook food for everyone to eat.

Chen Bopi and Ada went to the mountains to dig medicinal materials and accidentally found these refugees. They observed secretly and found that what the refugees were eating was the crops in the villagers' fields. Seeing so many poor people, they felt very sympathetic. When I came back, I didn't dare to hide it, and explained it to the villagers.

"What, our chickens and the crops in the field were stolen by refugees?" The villagers were very angry, so they organized everyone to go to the cave.

When they saw the lost crops, they hurried forward and pointed at them and shouted, "You thieves, we finally found it."

A few young and strong refugees stood in front of them, reaching out their hands to stop the people behind, "We stole your things, and you can kill or cut them up as you please." They didn't lower their heads, and they had the determination of a hero to die.

"Don't catch them, we instigated them." The people behind all knelt down, "I beg you, for the sake of our homelessness, let's take it lightly."

It was the first time for the villagers to be kneeled by so many people, and they were somewhat unaccustomed to it. They looked at Chen Shengcai and asked softly, "Village chief, what should we do? Shall we turn them over to the newspaper officer?"

Chen Shengcai went outside when he was young. Because he had no money, he also lived a life as a refugee. He especially understood the despair of these homeless people for the current life and the uncertainty of the future. When he saw the dirty The children and the weak women couldn't bear to attack them.

"Folks!" An elderly man came out, and it could be seen that he had been ill for a long time, and his voice was weak, "We were originally from a village in the northern region, and we lived like everyone else. Carefree life, who knows that our village has become a place where two countries clash. Fortunately, we found it in time and hid quickly, otherwise we would be burned alive, and wars are everywhere. We have no choice but to go to the south Come to take refuge. We don’t know how long we walked. Many people fell ill and died. There were originally 3000 people, but only 500 people were left here. We were so hungry that we stole your chickens and fields. crops, we know that you are not easy, do you think this is good? After we settle down, how about we help you to make up for it?"

Then a lot of people started crying.

"Village chief, the war, will they affect us?" Immediately, some people worried that the war would spread here.

"Don't worry, our place is too far away from the capital, surrounded by mountains and the sea over there, so it's not easy to have a war." Chen Shengcai still has some knowledge, otherwise these people would not have fled to the south.

"We are brothers all over the world, and we all belong to the same country. Please forgive us." Several old people came out again.

"You stole our things, and you still want to be forgiven? Hmph, we're going to arrest you and report you to the police, and we're going to put you in jail." Sister-in-law Tian was really angry. When she heard Chen Bopi say that she had found the chicken thief, she Just followed.

"My sister-in-law, please show mercy, don't be so cruel to us, we are also forced." Many women cried and went to jail, which is something ordinary people have never thought about. I heard that life in prison very scary.

"Village chief, they are too miserable. If we compare our hearts with our hearts, we can live a prosperous life. Or, let's forget it and forgive them?" Some soft-hearted farmers said, compared with their displaced lives, those crops are nothing. what.

Soon lost dozens of chickens and some worthless crops?Chen Shengcai felt that the reporting officer was a bit harsh. He thought for a while and said to the refugees, "The climate in the mountains is not good, and you will get sick if you live in the mountains. How about this? You all follow us to the village. There is no food, and there are still melons and fruits." There is no shortage, let’s continue life for now.”

"Village head!" Some people were dissatisfied.

"Everyone is sad. Now that you help others, you may need help from others in the future." Chen Shengcai ignored it.

"Thank you!" The refugees kowtowed, and the strong men in front also knelt and kowtowed.

"Let's go." Chen Shengcai led the way. Several villagers were aggrieved, but other villagers were quite enthusiastic. The refugees simply packed their things, and then they followed.

When the villagers saw Chen Shengcai bringing so many people back, they didn't understand at first, and then they got angry. Seeing their miserable appearance, they lost all anger.

"Qinglu, we will build a big shed in the village for them to live in. These people are poor, and there are not many rich people in our village. Look, can you give them some money to buy some clothes and utensils for them?" Chen Shengcai found Qinglu, and he took part of the money himself, which was far from enough. He went to Chen Bopi, and Chen Bopi gave some money. His money was lent to many people. He really didn't have much money, so he thought of Qinglu of.

"No problem." Qinglu was very straightforward, and then took some money from her home and handed it to Chen Shengcai. Chen Shengcai ordered the villagers to go to the city to buy some things for the refugees. , Knelt down directly in front of Qinglu Gate, saying that he met a living Bodhisattva.

Er Yiniang and Sui Po accepted their kneeling and bowing, and they left only after Qinglu was revealed.

"You don't need to be so polite, be a good person in the future, don't be a thief again." Qinglu called them up and helped an old lady herself, and they followed suit.

People in Gaojiapo knew that there were refugees in Chenjiacun, and they all came to see them. Suddenly there were so many people in a village, and they always felt a bit crowded.They didn't have much stolen, and considering that the people in Chenjia Village were so magnanimous, they couldn't care less about it, so they left after scolding the refugees a few words.The refugees lamented that they were lucky to be discovered by the people of Chenjia Village. It would be very miserable if they were discovered by people from other villages. Presumably, the people of Chenjia Village are quite easy to get along with.

(End of this chapter)