This is an ordinary family, with mottled and old doors and walls. There are two jujube trees planted in the small outdoor yard and a few chicks. The one who opened the door was an old woman feeding the chickens.

Because it was the busy farming season, all the men in the family went to work in the fields and even their daughter-in-law went to the fields to help. Therefore, in this family, there was only this old woman with a bad look.

Although his eyes were not good and he could not see clearly, the old woman was still shocked after hearing the solemn introduction of Li Zheng in the inner world.

Their family was originally a refugee who left their hometown and was in danger of protection. After Yan Xing pacified Baibo, Hedong, he resettled some of the refugees to Linfen, and they were able to settle down and became the home of the civilian household.

In the past, they were all ordinary families, even Huang Po, who was guarding the Linfen Order, had never seen them. Today, the prefect of the county government in Anyi arrived at their home. How could this old woman not be shocked?

The old woman immediately bowed to Yan Xing and his group of people. Fortunately, Yan Xing had expected it, so he quickly said that old age is respectful and there is no need to be too polite, so that the officials should help the old woman up as soon as possible.

Next, during Yan Xing's warm inquiry, she learned that the family's surname was Chen. The old woman gradually calmed down and could answer some of Yan Xing's inquiry in a low voice. She also specially brought a wooden slut and presented warm water to Yan Xing.

Yan Xing did not dislike this old-looking wooden slut. He took a sip of water and started chatting with the old woman again.

Speaking of some of his daily trivial matters, the old woman's words gradually became smoother.

"Last year, there were traitors in the county, but I heard that it was very far away, but there was no impact in the village pavilion. Later, the snow fell a little longer, and there was a winter clothes at home. Chouer had to go out to pick firewood and had to wear it for him. Others could only hide at home to avoid the cold. Although there was a layer of hay on the couch, the clothes and bedding were thin, and the hemp and floss in the home were not enough. The life of relying on the fire to keep warm was really hard. At the end of the year, the roof was crushed by heavy snow...

Yan Xing did not dislike the old woman's slow speech, but gently and carefully asked her how she was doing last year. The old woman hesitated for a moment. The situation at home was indeed a bit embarrassed and it was difficult to talk to outsiders. But the prefect sat in front of her, and she did not dare to delay hiding it, so she could only slowly tell Yan Xing what happened to her last year's family.

Yan Xing looked kind and listened quietly to the old woman's words, and occasionally asked about one or two of them. He did not blame him for the occasional vulgarity and restraint in the old woman's words, but Huang Po, who was sitting beside him, was a little worried when he heard it.

Although it was normal for people to live in difficulties after the Hedong War, this time it was the prefect Xingchun, and he came to the place where he first cultivated the farmland. If he heard about the old woman's difficult livelihood, it would undoubtedly expose the incompetence and negligence of these officials who were either side.

Huang Po is the old man under Yan Xing's tent. He was not as trembling as Li Zheng. He lowered his head in fear, but his heart was also a little upset. He didn't know what Yan Xing was thinking about at this moment. Whether he was already brewing anger. He could only swallow a mouthful of saliva, moisturize the dry throat, and then subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

"Can the situation at home improve this year?"

Yan Xing finally asked the most question that was most concerned about the future of everyone present, and many people's hearts were in their throats. Li Zheng even turned his eyes to the old woman. In front of the prefect, he did not dare to act, but there was no shortage of the meaning of begging the old woman to say something good and good.

Unfortunately, the old woman had bad eyes, but she didn't notice him. She continued to answer Yan Xing's question and said:

"The day of spring is naturally better. Wang Lizheng also asked people from the village to help, and the roof of his home was repaired again. If the weather is good this year and there is a good harvest in the fields, our village households will have to share the 50% share with the Guan Temple, but they can always have food to live. Now the village households have less taxes. I will raise silkworms with my daughter-in-law and wrap silk and weave some linen. At the end of the year, I will add one or two winter clothes to the family, and this year's winter will be easier to get over."

The old woman's nagging words contained her longing for the future, which finally made Li Zheng breathe a sigh of relief. Although she talked about some difficulties in people's livelihood, she finally said some of the things she had done in front of the prefect, at least she could prove that she was not negligent in politics and underestimating the people.

After Yan Xing finished chatting with the old woman, he thanked the old woman's warm water and asked someone to leave two stone valleys for the old woman's home, five shreds of wine as a thank-you gift. Then, amid the old woman's gratitude, he left the old woman's home and came to the alley again.

At this time, due to the arrival of Yan Xing and others, many families in the village had been alarmed. Because Yan Xing did not let the village go and report, most of them hid behind the door curiously and fearfully, and secretly watched the group of officials who suddenly arrived through the crack of the door.

Yan Xing asked a few people in the middle of the room, asking about their livelihoods, and finally a few children playing barefoot under the big tree.

Compared to the trembling adults, although these children were a little bit harmful, the ignorant ones were fearless, but they were not afraid of Yan Xing and others. They were just curious why such a group of people appeared near their doorstep.

Yan Xing gently asked them what game they were playing, but the answer they got made him laugh suddenly.

It turned out that these children were rehearsing the military formation, imitating the story of the ghost captain Dabi Baibo.

Yan Xing pacified Bai Bo and had experienced dozens of battles. Some of them, such as the story of defeating the enemy through Fen and defeating the enemy with fewer defeats, spread throughout Linfen. When the children were young, they always envied those generals and heroes who could command thousands of troops, like the ghost captain, who defeated Bai Bo, naturally gained their preferences.

Yan Xing then asked about the children's admission situation and learned that the children would also go to the middle school to recognize words, and the local school also provided a meal for children who entered school every day, but the local school was not always available and would only be held during the slack season.

Speaking of school enrollment, these children who were playing argued about who knew more about the words. In the end, each of them gestured on the ground with a branch. Looking at the crooked and ugly fonts, Yan Xing also smiled knowingly at this time.

After giving each child a small piece of malt candy, Yan Xing led people out of this place.

Everyone thought that after the prefect inspected the people's conditions, they would definitely order the car to enter the city. However, Yan Xing did not rush to enter the city. Instead, he asked someone to level the land by the bamboo forest beside the road and lay the mats. Here he met the officials from the county temple, the elders of the city, the wanderers, the rose husband, the head of the pavilion and others in the town.

Yan Xing sat upright on the mat, his body as straight as the bamboo behind him. He looked at Huang Po and the officials of the county temple who were bowing down and sighed:

"Although I know that the people's livelihood is difficult in Hedong, if I had not seen it with my own eyes, I did not expect that the people's livelihood would be so difficult."

Hearing Yan Xing's sigh, the officials of Linfen County temples who were bowed down were worried, and did not dare to defend themselves, and could only kowtow to apologize to Yan Xing.

"We are incompetent in governance, which has led to the decline of people's livelihood. Please punish the Mingfu Lord!"

Huang Po kowtowed and apologized, and was trembling. He was forced to enlist in the camp by Yan Xing from Yangcheng. He was a clerk in the army as a literary official. Later, he assisted Yan Shi in the northeast of Hebei to settle refugees, and he worked hard. Now he has accumulated merits and finally made his fortune.

As Yan Xing led his troops to Dinghedong, he completely controlled the entire Hedong territory. An old official in the army, he was also sent to the place by Yan Xing and became an order to defend Linfen. Although Huang Po was just trying to defend, he believed that as long as he handled the military farms and civil affairs in Linfen, the county government would become a regular in the future and he would immediately transform himself into a local official of a thousand stones.

This kind of prominent identity was a few years ago, Huang Po didn't even dare to think about it. At that time, he only wanted to have a place in the army and be able to live with his salary, and not be treated like earth and stone, and just thrown into filling the gullies.

But now that he was about to come true, he was trembling and feasting, but because of the matter of prefect Xingchun, he might be held accountable and lost his official position, which immediately made Huang Po very sad.

Fortunately, Yan Xing's sigh was not for the purpose of holding him accountable.

"Forget it, you can get up first. The people in Hedong are difficult to live in. There are many wars and chaos, but it is not your fault. Besides, I have been going on along the way, and the farming and farming have been smooth and never been abandoned, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. It can be seen that there are also the contributions of you to wait for it!"

Yan Xing's words made Huang Po and others feel as if they had returned from the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month to the current beginning of spring. They all humbly expressed their merits, thanked Yan Xing, and then stood up and returned to their seats, bowing slightly to wait for Yan Xing's instructions.

"Now that Hedong has been pacified, the party has given me a riot, and there is no more war. The people are overwhelmed, and all industries are waiting to be developed. Since you are a person in any county, township, or pavilion, you should know the principle of "one man will not farm, or you will suffer from hunger; a woman will not weave, or you may suffer from cold". It is important to encourage farmers and serenity to focus on their own business, and you must always warn yourself. This year's farming work must not be slacked off!"

Huang Po and others immediately bowed to the promise. Yan Xing nodded and continued:

"The poem says, 'Big rats and rats, I don't eat my millet!' The people in Hedong are in a difficult situation. Linfen had already collected tuition from the people last year. According to the county government's orders, this year, it cannot be collected again. County temples and towns pavilions should not be established by mistake. You should also collect more taxes from the people. For any party, remember to be an official who loves the people, and not a rat who is a disabled person. Otherwise, the county government will also have a system and a criminal name. I swear to leave you!"

This time, Yan Xing's tone of missionary education increased a lot. Huang Po and others quickly bowed to the promise again and accepted the order respectfully.

After conveying the instructions to the county and temple officials, Yan Xing summoned the elders of the great surname who had been waiting for a long time, Li Tian Xiaodi.

"You may be a family of a great family or a family, and have a reputation in the village. You must know that 'the foundation of farming lies in the interest of time and soil, work on manure and gravel, and get early and early harvest'. When you are in this spring, you must set an example, guide the people to be kind, teach the relatives, work hard on farming and sericulture, and do not commit crimes, wander around and mislead farmers, and violate the orders of the county government!"

Yan Xing sat upright and said with a serious tone. The summoned elders of the great surname, Li Tian, ​​filial piety and brothers, respectfully bowed again and immediately agreed.
Chapter completed!