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Chapter five hundred and twelve poor

Back at the Zujiayuan and rushed to the lobby of the garrison office, two elderly people invited by Ji Er from the village who specialized in helping with funerals were busy helping Zhang Qingyu shave his body, wipe his body, comb his braids, and put on clothes... The six carpenters Ji Da found were making coffins in the yard, and Wang Hedong and his brothers squatted at the door to burn paper.

Han Xiufeng stood by and watched for a while, and was about to ask the monk and Taoist priest why they hadn't invited him yet, Chen Hu and Li Xingsheng walked in from outside with a package.

"Report to the Fourth Master, these are all things from Qingyu."

"What's there?"

Chen Hu walked to the side of the case and opened the package, took out a heavy purse and said, "It's only a hundred dollars, more than a thousand dollars and a few clothes. Then there's the quilt under him. However, when the coffin is ready to be retracted, the mattress is going to be placed under him, and the quilt must be covered on him, so it can't be counted."

They had a life-long friendship with Zhang Qingyu. Han Xiufeng didn't think they would be greedy for Zhang Qingyu's things. He took the purse and weighed it. He turned around and asked, "Brother Xi, how much pension can relatives receive as a military officer like Zhang Ba Zhang?"

Xi Yibing was stunned and hurriedly bowed: "Report to Mr. Han, Mr. Zhang died of illness and was not killed in battle. According to the "Municipal Resources Rules", the family members can receive 30 taels of silver."

"That's the point?"

"Master Han, death from illness is not like death."

"Just thirty taels of pension, nothing else?" Han Xiufeng asked.

"Yes." Xi Yibing thought for a while and then said, "According to the rules, two taels of official silver can be distributed to organize the funeral. If the family members of Zhang are not supported, they can receive half of their salary in their lifetime until they become adults. If there are children with disabilities and cannot make a living, they can report to the Governor. The Governor found out that half of their salary in Zhang's lifetime will be retained for support."

Before Han Xiufeng could speak, Chen Hu said anxiously: "Fourth Master, Qingyu has a younger brother."

"How old is his brother? What's his name?"

"I'm called Qingfu. I can't remember how old I am. I'm not sixteen anyway."

Han Xiufeng turned around and asked, "Brother Xi, have you checked Mr. Zhang's resume?"

"Reported to Mr. Han, the official has turned over the list and checked his resume. As Mr. Chen Qian said, Zhang always has a younger brother, who is fourteen years old this year."

"Present a copy of official documents, report to the Bureau."

"Affect the order."

As soon as Xi Yibing bowed to take the order, Chen Hu said carefully: "Fourth Master, Bei Zhi asked Mr. Xi and knew that only two taels of money were burned. If this funeral was simpler, two taels would be enough. But for a lifetime, it could not be that simple, so we planned to raise some money and invite more monks and Taoist priests to save us."

Fearing that Han Xiufeng would not agree, Tian Gui said anxiously: "Fourth Master, I used to be in Hai'an, but not in Yangzhou. How many brothers died in the camp after I came to Gu'an! Especially those who died in the battle formation, let alone those monks and Taoists were asked to be sent to the monks and Taoists, there was not even a decent coffin, and they were dragged to bury them like a dead dog, so we wanted to raise some money to sacrifice together."

Han Xiufeng pondered: "We should be saved, but this will not only help Qingyu hold the funeral."

Xi Yibing knew very well that if he wanted to gain a foothold in Heying, he had to establish a good relationship with the Qiu Ba in front of him. He hurriedly said, "Master Han, if you don't have to do it in the camp, it just so happened that the camp's office had some surplus of heart-red paper silver."

"How many days does the monk and Taoist priest come to hold the water and land dojo?"

"It's going to be done for seven days," Chen Hu murmured.

"Seven days are seven days!" Han Xiufeng also didn't want his brothers to die too wrongly, so he stood up and said, "I will fill in the list of deaths later. As long as the family is local and there are relatives at home, I will go and inform you. If they are willing to come, they will kowtow. If they don't want to, we won't force it. But if they come, they will take care of the meal. If they are far away, let them live in the camp and wait until the water and land temple is finished before going back."

"Okay, please prepare now."

"Thank you, Master Fourth!" Chen Hu was very excited and hurriedly bowed to thank him.

"Don't thank you." Han Xiufeng pulled Chen Hu up, looked back at Zhang Qingyu's face and said, "Qingyu is not only your brother, but also my Han Xiufeng's brother."

The man didn't cry easily, and Chen Hu could no longer control himself. He looked back at Zhang Qingyu's body and cried, "Old Zhang, have you heard this? With Mr. Han's words, don't talk about you, even if I let me die now, I will die with peace of mind!"

"Brother Qingyu, please be honest with a hundred times, and you will not lose any money you leave behind. We will definitely help you take it back to your hometown and to your brother. Your brother is my brother, and we will take care of you..." Tian Gui couldn't help crying loudly.

Han Xiufeng was most disgusted by the big man crying. He touched his sore nose and said solemnly: "You guys are busy first, I'll go back first. If you have any questions, go to the river hall to find me."

"Great to see the Fourth Master." Chen Hu reacted and hurriedly wiped his tears.

"Don't give it."

...

Han Xiufeng walked out of the garrison and just walked through the schoolyard to the front of the Heguan Office. Gao Yunfeng was waiting for the waiter to arrive with his family. He was a juren and his situation was slightly better than others. His wife had at least aged old clothes. The other three were terrible. The wife and the child were dressed in tatters, like a beggar who was fleeing.

It is also because of this that in the official uniforms, looking at the glamorous Li Hui, Ding Huixian and Li Xiaosheng were ashamed to come forward to pay their respects, and stood at a loss under the old locust tree, looking at how embarrassed they were.

Gao Yunfeng sighed inwardly, handed his luggage to his wife, trotted and bowed, "Report to Mr. Han, Yunfeng... Yunfeng is planning to find a place to settle in the village first, but he never thought he would meet you again as soon as he came."

In the afternoon, I read his famous post at the entrance of the Dao Bureau. Han Xiufeng knew his name and bowed his hand and bowed, looked at him and asked, "Brother Ji Yue, is the wife of my sister-in-law here, don't you bring the young master?"

"Reported to Mr. Han, when Yun Feng just went to the capital to wait for the big challenge, he brought two dogs and a little girl with him. Later, he had to send them back to his hometown because of his livelihood. At that time, Yun Feng's brother was still alive. With the help of his brother, the eldest brother had already started a family and started a business. The second brother was adopted by a cousin, and the little girl also found a good family."

"Brother Ji Yue, so you don't have to worry about your children anymore?"

"I'm not afraid of Mr. Han's jokes, this is the only thing that Yun Feng deserves to be pleased with."

Han Xiufeng didn't want to circle around them, such as the poor and impoverished candidates, and waved his hand to the point of embarrassing to move forward; Li Hui, Ding Huixian and Li Xiaosheng shouted over, and stood at the yamen's door and said bluntly: "The four should have heard of it. My South Bank Hall now only cares about the river camp, and the river affairs and civil affairs on the south bank are not allowed to be involved. The river camp now, together with the Dusi, the military officers including the garrison and the co-organizers, as well as the general office of the camp affairs office, the assistant committee members and clerks, have only 213 people. In other words, my South Bank Hall is a Qingshui yamen with no responsibilities, no people, and no money."

Gao Yunfeng and the other two were stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Han Xiufeng was too lazy to care about what they thought, and then said, "It can be seen that you have a hard life. Logically speaking, you should have to spend some money to help you. But there is not much food and money in Heying. If you have to spend some money to help you, those Qiu Ba will not only not agree, but may also cause trouble. If the food and money really stir up a mutiny, Xiufeng will not only know whether he can keep this black hat, but he may even say whether his head can be saved."

"The emperor is ashamed, and it makes Mr. Han embarrassed." Gao Yunfeng said hurriedly with a bitter face.

"Brother Ji Yue, don't say that. Who will be fine if you are away?" Han Xiufeng asked back and said, "No matter how hard or hard it is, you have to go on. I have thought of a solution for you, but I don't know if you can endure that hardship."

"What's the solution? Please let Mr. Han tell me!" Li Hui's life was really hard to live. Don't look at the restaurant at the entrance of the Dao Bureau every day, he actually just went to get a bowl of tea and never had a meal there.

Han Xiufeng looked at him with anticipation and explained with a smile: "The River Camp is also a green camp. You should have heard of how much food and salary the Green Camp can receive. As a battalion official, I naturally cannot look at my subordinates. Mr. Qian can't even support the wife and children, so he rented dozens of acres of silt land from the North Bank Hall.

Speaking of silt, the four of you really did not come sooner than they did. The former Du Si Yongxiang of my He Camp was transferred to the guerrilla commander of the infantry army. The previous Qianzong was also transferred to the command of the monk king and led his troops to Shandong to quell the chaos. The dozens of acres of land I rented for them before were vacant. If the four of you were willing, they could continue to rent the plant."

"Farm?" Li Xiaosheng asked laughed and cried.

"What's wrong with farming? I rented five acres of land." Han Xiufeng stared at him and said lightly: "If the four are willing to continue to rent the crop, they will have to take out half of the harvest in the first half of the year for Yongxiang and the others. After all, the seeds were bought by others, the fertilizer was applied by others, and the grass was hoed by others. You can't lose your share just because you didn't plant the harvest in the first half of the year."

Gao Yunfeng planted the land when he was in his hometown. Thinking that the wheat had grown so high that it would be harvested in two months, half of the harvest would be picked up for free, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you Mr. Han to take care of you, Yunfeng is not afraid of hardship, Yunfeng is willing to rent it to plant it."

The alternate juren who was born in the juren said this. Li Hui and others, who were born in a bad family, could say anything else, so they could only bow and thank him.

Han Xiufeng signaled them to get up and smiled, "The original soldiers in the camp were either transferred to the capital to join the infantry commander's office, or transferred to Shandong to quell the chaos, and there were a lot of barracks vacant. If the four were willing, Xiufeng could lend a few rooms for the four of them to temporarily stay."

"I am willing, I am willing, thank you Mr. Han for your compassion."

"Don't thank you. It's not easy to go out. We should have helped each other." Han Xiufeng smiled and continued: "It's the turn of spring and summer, and the green and yellow are not in contact. If the four of you don't have much surplus grain, Xiufeng can help the four of you say hello to President Qian in the camp, and borrow some rice and flour from President Qian first, and return it to them when there is a harvest in the place."

Ding Huixian had no meal after eating, and was worried about how to support her wife. How could she miss this opportunity? She subconsciously asked, "Dare you ask Mr. Han, who will you go to borrow from?"

"You can go to find Chen Hu, the Qianzheng of Zuoying, or you can go to find Wang Hedong, the Qianzheng of Youying. The rice, flour, grain and oil in the camp are distributed to each camp and each post, so if you want to borrow, you can only go to them." Han Xiufeng paused and turned around and said, "Chen is not panicked, send the four masters to the camp first to settle down."
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