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Chapter 171: New World II

When Zhang Sanhe walked out of the bathroom, he felt a very strange feeling.

This feeling is weird.

Can't say it.

When he fled to famine, he felt that he was not even a human being. Even if he arrived in the capital, he could barely have porridge and water to drink it so that he would not starve to death. But deep down he had probably lost the feeling of being a human being.

All I have is numbness. After all, the death of one person after another, the hunger of his body and the despair in his heart have tortured him to the point of being unhealthy.

His clothes were ragged...the dirty smell was actually made him not feel that he was much better than the pigs in the pigpen.

But now, I was wearing new linen clothes and washed cleanly. Even the long hair was tied up with cloth strips. I even had a wooden hairpin in the bathroom. Once the hairpin was inserted, I no longer had a undressed face. This hairpin was actually not worth a penny, just a slightly polished wooden stick. But the remaining soapy smell on his body made him feel like he was a different life.

He suddenly felt like a human being.

This is a long-lost feeling.

He remembered that many years ago, when he was a child, when his family still had a few acres of land, the weather was not as bad as in the past few years. It should have been twenty years ago. Although he was only seven or eight years old, that kind of memory still remains.

Of course, childhood memories are always filtered.

But no matter what, although Zhang Sanhe was hungry, he developed confidence in life at this time.

This confidence made his chest stand up a little.

The servants holding the sign began to lead them to a temporary house.

Let them follow their wooden signs to receive daily necessities.

There are soapcorns, bathing receipts five times a month, canteen meals for one meal a day, and various daily necessities, all of which are new, but most of these things are cheap, and even... tooth powder and face towels are also given.

These... are worthless things after all, but almost everything you can think of is thought of for you.

Someone looked at the canteen's meal tickets and couldn't help but murmur: "Eat one meal a day?"

"You don't understand." A person next to this person said: "Not to mention that this canteen can make you full, it's not that you can drink porridge all day long. After this meal, you have enough energy to replenish your body, let alone you have to do work. Once you do work, you will get money and food."

"oh."

Most people are extremely excited about this.

To a certain extent, although the government does not pay much money, it is not for nothing. It can only be obtained after labor, rather than by giving alms!

They probably didn't know that what rose deep in their hearts was a sense of dignity.

People have self-esteem since they were born, but the vast majority of them were slowly polished and exhausted. Especially for these refugees, when people are too hungry to survive, they are no different from pigs and dogs. Even if there is a bone on the ground, in order to survive, some people will be afraid of eating like dogs.

The destruction of personality by hunger is shocking.

This group of people who did not regard themselves as human beings are now continuing to move into the depths of the resettlement site.

Not long after, I saw rows of houses, and there was a wooden fence outside the house, which occupied a large area.

There are road connections inside, and they are paved gravel roads.

Perhaps because of the fear of rain, it can be seen that drainage ditches are not only that, but the terrain here is also higher.

The rows of buildings built with rammed earth, bricks, and wood are stretched all the way.

Of course... Although this place is known as the Happy Garden, in fact... the living conditions here are still very low.

But for people like Zhang Sanhe and others who have experienced more difficult days, all this is full of hope!

Then, the officer led them to a room called Ding Chen.

This is a huge house. The servant introduced: "There is a public toilet outside, and there is... This building needs to be fed with water. The well is a little far away. You need to turn left and go to the Geng Building to have a well. It is necessary to be hygienic. People come to check your bedroom every day. If you find rats, fleas, garbage, or oil marks, you will have to pay rent in the future. Only neat and clean can you live for free. This is for everyone's good! Twenty-four people can live here. You can live for some time. Then you can push a room to grow. Now the conditions are simple, and everyone will be inclusive. Oh, yes, there are twenty-four wooden boxes inside, all of which can store personal supplies. The wooden boxes have numbers, which correspond to your wooden signs."

"Also, after getting up, you have to fold the quilts and toiletries, and put them here together... The blankets are all here, each of them takes one, if something happens... or someone is sick, you must report it immediately. At the end of the corridor is the infirmary, where you can get some medicine. As for those with family members, you are afraid that they will be wronged. The conditions are like this now, so men and women can only share the same. Those who have children can follow their father or mother, but it is best to let the children register. In Xingfu Garden, the person responsible for the county district mayor, which is the new district, and everything is under the responsibility of the district mayor. He will occasionally bring people to inspect. Please be careful, he has a bad temperament."

The officer kept explaining a lot of information carefully.

Zhang Sanhe and others hurried in.

Here, it is actually just a large bed, not only that, but also getting on and off the bed.

However... this is already very content for Zhang Sanhe and the others.

"Oh, yes." The servant said again: "If anyone has relatives and friends, you can contact them. However, if you don't have relatives and friends, you may have to register tomorrow, so you may assign a job. You can't be picky about the assigned job. Of course, if you think this job is not good, you can take on other jobs yourself."

“Yes, yes, yes…”

Someone was so excited that tears filled his eyes.

Finally... there is a real place to shelter from the wind and rain.

So as soon as the officer left, everyone began to talk.

They feel fresh about everything here, decent new clothes, and a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

The most important thing is… there is an errand.

At least for Zhang Sanhe, compared to his scramble to die in Daxing County, he has always hoped that... he could have an errand.

Although Zhang Sanhe is just the most ordinary farmer, he is almost starved to death and can eventually survive.

Of course, he had never read books or even had no knowledge.

But at least he knew that such porridge could not be distributed forever, and he knew very well what it would mean for him once the cold winter came.

What he wants is not the gift of others. He can endure hardships and has strength. He needs something to settle down.

On the way to fleeing famine, he, his wife, children, and brothers were all separated, and he didn't know where they were now. Although he inquired everywhere, Zhang Sanhe didn't dare to think about the worst.

He only optimistically believed that sooner or later, he would meet them.

But at that time, I have to have the ability to support them.

Everyone sat on the bunk and began to introduce each other. In fact, everyone's fate was similar.

Some people who are familiar with the matter said: "Tomorrow, we will be asked to work. Those who are strong will be asked to go to Changping to dig tunnels and build high walls. In addition... most women are arranged for textiles. I also heard that children who refuse to let them work will be sent to the school. Oh, and the inspection department is also recruiting people... But the best one is to work in agriculture."

When I heard the last sentence, someone couldn't help but say in surprise: "Why is this?"

"You don't know, here... you can rent land for you. You can rent it for thirty years at a time, and there is almost no rent. Within thirty years, you can plant whatever you want. This harvest, not to mention the other, is all your own... Each household can have fifteen acres..."

Someone immediately took a deep breath.

For thirty years of long-term rental, in the eyes of them, that is something that they dare not even think about. You know, in their countryside, landlords wish they could rent it once every six months and raise the rental price at any time. For thirty years of long-term rental and the rent is paid in less. Isn’t this equivalent to giving you land?

Zhang Sanhe couldn't help but be excited: "In this way, isn't this his own land?"

The earth...it's my own land...

This is what many people dream of, let alone fifteen acres...

Everyone held their breath and asked the well-informed person.

However, this person said: "Apart from being unavailable, it is almost a gift of land. As mentioned here, it is said that it is long-term rental, but it is actually a property right to reclaim it, but you are given the right to use it so that someone will not acquire the land in the future. Even if thirty years have passed, the contract will be renewed based on the number of people in the family. This article will be written into the lease."

When Zhang Sanhe heard this, he felt his mind was messy.

When he fled the famine, he had imagined various situations.

Even if he arrived in the capital and had two meals of porridge in Daxing County, he was actually satisfied. What else was he not satisfied? So many people starved to death and it was already lucky that he could survive.

So he did not lie. The magistrate of Daxing County is a good official. He did what he loved the people the most in Zhang Sanhe's world.

But now...here...

land……

Long-term rental, and it's still sustainable...

Isn’t this just giving them the land for nothing?

In the future, my descendants will have a bite of food, and no matter what, they will not starve to death.

Zhang Sanhe couldn't help but tremble. In fact, the people around him were probably similar to him.

In the Ding Chen room, it seemed as if it was in a dead silence for a moment.

The next moment, many people's tears blurred their eyes.

On the side, there was a thin and slim man over 40 years old. At this time, he suddenly beat his heart in grief and anger and cried, "My poor son... why didn't you stand it halfway? If you survived... we'll have a good life..."
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