Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 343
Chai Lin explained: "I am the master of the county government. I was entrusted by the county magistrate to bring some things to your house."

Peng San was at a loss, and said, "I applied for a special poor household some time ago, but I was not evaluated."

"Yes, you are only 35 years old this year, but you have a disability in your right foot, and your wife has a normal labor force. Of course, you are not a poor household, but you belong to a poor household and need to get rid of poverty as soon as possible." Chailin said.

Peng San hurriedly said: "A few adults, please."

The light in the room is not good, and it is rather dark. It is better to be in the yard.

Chai Lin said: "There are things here to help you, you come and collect them."

Peng San saw that there was a mule cart outside, and there were quite a lot of things.

"A new black cotton coat, a second-hand sheepskin padded jacket. Ten catties of salt, fifty catties of millet, two hundred cash, and four poverty-relief goats. This is the warmth given to you by the county government. I hope you can live a warm life." Cold winter." Liu Zhuang, a local, explained it to Peng San in detail, and asked Peng San to draw a bet.

The neighbors in the front and back yards didn't know why, so they gathered dozens of people to watch the fun, and seeing that they were delivering something to Peng San, they all looked enviously.

"Tsk tsk, this Peng San is really lucky, the county official came to deliver things in person." Someone said.

Some also said: "He is disabled in his legs and feet, he should be concerned about it."

Peng San picked up the warm cotton coat, which was new and warm, very soft and comfortable.Although the sheepskin padded jacket is a bit old, but the workmanship is fine, it looks like it is not worn by rich people, and the four goats are very lively and well-behaved.

Peng San knelt down and said, "Thank you so much, the county government, and my lord."

"No, get up quickly. The rest are issued to you and don't have to be returned, but these four goats are lent to you, so that you can raise them well, and strive to raise lambs as soon as possible, and return them to the county government. Four lambs, so the county can use them to help other people, can you understand what I mean?" Chailin asked.

Peng San said: "I understand that there are guards in the village. It's the same with the distribution of two sheep. They are not given, and they will be returned when they are raised."

"A ewe can give birth to three lambs a year, and four is twelve. A four- to five-month-old lamb is priced at around [-] yuan, which is more profitable than a long-term laborer. Take good care of it. Build a strong sheep house in the yard, and with a lot of care, it will definitely succeed."

Peng San wiped his tears with his sleeve. The rich have distant relatives in the deep mountains, and the poor have no one to ask them in the downtown. Since he became disabled, he even has fewer friends. Brought something to myself.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will risk my life to live like a human being." Peng San said.

"You don't need to be under too much pressure. Don't you have five acres of land in your family? It's not convenient for you to plow the land. In the spring of next year, you will be planting sweet potatoes. The commercial company is contacted by the county government. It will give you free arable land and free seedlings. One year You will be able to solve the problem of food and clothing, and after a few years, when the children grow up, they will go to work in the factory and earn a few hundred cash a month. Isn't this a good life?" Chailin said.

"Okay, my lord, don't worry. I understand." Peng San said.

Peng San took the things and put the big cotton coat on for the daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law gave it to the daughter.The family helped and put the sheep in the sheep house.

Chai Lin said to Peng San's wife: "I have to say a few words to you. Your man is struggling. You have to understand his suffering instead of complaining all day long. Where are you going? How old is the mentality? Is it possible to find someone better than Peng San? Husband and wife are of one mind, loess turns into gold, I hope you two live a good life and stop arguing."

"The women know they are wrong, so they don't dare to mess around anymore. What about this big meat pie?" Peng San's daughter-in-law said, pointing to the meat pie that Dian Zhengnan threw to him just now.

"Eat it, live with peace of mind, less quarrels. Others help you just in case of emergencies, you have to live on your own, don't leave the front and back of the house empty, plant some green vegetables and beans in spring, enough for your family to eat. More Work hard, and life will gradually get better. By the way, there are pumpkin seeds here, keep some for your family, find a place to plant more than a dozen trees, and they can grow hundreds of catties, enough to eat for several months. If you can’t finish eating, you can raise chickens and sheep.” Chai Lin said and gave Peng San a small bag of pumpkin seeds.

"What you can do is still that strong man. This little thing won't overwhelm you." Chai Lin patted Peng San on the shoulder and said.

With tears in his eyes, Peng San nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, my lord, Peng San will definitely do it."

After Chai Lin and the others left, the third daughter-in-law of Peng felt a little embarrassed and said, "It's my fault for being in charge, so don't be as knowledgeable as I am."

Peng San said confidently: "It's okay, there is no reason not to quarrel. From now on, I must cheer up, isn't it just that one leg is inconvenient? I can work as usual, let's not talk, I will go to hug the grass."

Peng San picked up the hay rake and went to the field to find hay, which he wanted to feed the sheep.

Peng San's wife said, "Wait for me, I'll go too, and find some twigs to light the fire."

That's how life is, bullying weak people, if you don't bow to him, he won't bully you anymore.

Chai Lin and others will continue to send warmth to the next family. Happy families are all the same, but unhappy families have their own misfortunes.

After visiting Chailin, I found a big problem, that is, people from difficult families, especially women, are very pessimistic. The lack of supplies makes them pessimistic and world-weary. Almost every village has people who dive or hang themselves every year. The major issue is that poverty alleviation requires not only material help, but also spiritual help. The reason is that there are no entertainment activities these days, and people sleep when it gets dark, and there is no square dance to dance.

Chai Lin asked Liu Zhuang: "Are there any drummers in general villages, who play for weddings and funerals?"

"Yes, but there are not many professional ones and many amateur ones," Liu Zhuang said.

"Okay, I understand." Chai Lin said, Chai Lin decided to let Zhu Wu and Chen county magistrate study a square dance, so that these women and aunts could dance and move around every night, so as to save them from being busy and quarreling all day long.

There are five poor households in Hongshan Village, and the materials distributed to each household vary according to the population, more or less.It’s not a simple matter of posting things and leaving. Every family has to chat, which is a waste of time. By the time the work is over, it’s already dark.

Chai Lin and others went to the entrance of the village and saw that there were dozens of strong men waiting there with sticks and torches.

A strong man came over and clasped his fists and said, "Your Excellency is dedicated to the people, which is touching. There are many tigers and wolves on the road at night, and I will escort you along the road."

Chai Lin was very moved, this is the common people, don't think they are stupid, if you do something for them, they will remember your kindness.

Chai Lin clasped his hands and said: "Thank you all, but the police are besieging and hunting down the beasts day and night. Now the number is very small, please don't disturb. What's more, we all carry swords. Let's all go home and organize patrols at night. Strictly prevent wild animals from entering the village and causing harm."

Even so, all the villagers still sent Chai Lin and others out for three or four miles with torches, and finally bid farewell.

Chai Lin sighed: "Have you seen it? This is the power of the masses. Treat them well, and they know how to be grateful."

Now that the main roads in the county have been repaired, it is the turn of the small roads in the villages.Dacun asked for a horse-drawn carriage, and Xiaocun asked for a wheelbarrow.This project is very huge. Large villages are easy to say, with a large number of people, and the original roads are good, but small villages are in trouble, requiring a lot of manpower and material resources. Distributing craftsmen's wages, subsidizing pickles and food, etc., is a long-term project, and it will take at least a year or two to complete.

Chailin stayed in Yizhou for more than ten days, and carefully checked the arrangements for road construction and water conservancy construction in each village. Throughout the winter, except for the extremely cold half month, construction was not started, and construction continued at other times. Under the encouragement, I was full of energy, thinking that a good official came, and life had hope.

(End of this chapter)