Heavenly Blessed Baby: Fleeing Famine, Busy to Prosper!-Chapter 135: Qin "Old Bastard" Minglang

As they traveled, the four families, along with the two old doctors, had already begun to consider each other as family. The thought of being separated made everyone uneasy.

Qi Quanjin thought for a moment and said, "Then let’s discuss with the person in charge of the household registry and try to get settled together!"

"There are quite a few outsiders coming into the city right now. If everyone tried to negotiate like this, how would the people in charge of the registry get anything done?"

Yin Cheng rolled his eyes again.

Qi Quanjin wiped the snow off his face and sniffed before saying, "Mr. Yin, just tell us your thoughts directly! We are just a bunch of simple folks who really know nothing."

Qin Minglang chimed in, agreeing, "Senior brother, if you have any good ideas, just share them!"

"Hmph!"

Yin Cheng snorted and then said, "If you ask me, there’s a lot of us, roughly around thirty people. Why not find a place and build a new village? This way, we don’t have to separate, nor do we have to worry about being ostracized by the original villagers."

"A new village?"

Qi Quanjin was shocked, "Can we manage with so few people?"

"Why can’t we?"

Yin Cheng glared at Qi Quanjin discontentedly, "On this journey, haven’t we handled everything ourselves? It’s not like we want to be refugees, trapped in the mountains forever. Otherwise, we could have just built houses in the forest and lived there, couldn’t we?"

Although everyone was quite shocked about starting a new village, they felt that Yin Cheng wasn’t wrong.

If they hadn’t feared being arrested as vagrants, they really wouldn’t need to enter the city. They could choose a place with mountains and rivers, build a few houses, and live quite well!

This time, Qi Quanjin didn’t immediately express his opinion. After seriously contemplating, he said, "We now have over thirty people, quite a few, but still only a few households in total. I’m afraid establishing a new village might not work."

"I heard from the village chief before that even the smallest village in the county has at least a dozen households. Although there are many people in our Qi Family, we could put together ten households if we divided up, but the household registry is shared. Even if we want to split, we would have to make it official at the government office."

Mentioning dividing the family made Qi Zheng’s mouth twitch.

Good lad, I’m still here, and you’re already thinking about splitting the family?

Qi Quanjin gave a sheepish smile as his father glared at him, "Dad, it was just a suggestion, not actually planning to split."

"Hmph!"

Qi Zheng snorted but said nothing.

This time Yin Cheng didn’t speak immediately either, pondering how to reach a group of ten or more households. Otherwise, entering an unfamiliar village would be unsettling.

Qin Minglang was also analyzing the feasibility of this matter.

After thinking it over, Qin Minglang lowered his voice and said, "What if we include those people nearby? Could we reach a dozen households?"

Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes turned to him simultaneously.

Feeling a bit awkward under their gazes, Qin Minglang cleared his throat, "It just crossed my mind suddenly. If you all think it won’t work, then it won’t."

This time, Yin Cheng surprisingly didn’t retort against his junior, but instead looked at Qi Quanjin, "Little Fourth, although this old-timer doesn’t have great character, his idea is feasible. The only issue is whether we can trust their character."

Qin "Old-timer" Minglang: Senior Brother, you might’ve forgotten you’re older than me.

Qi Quanjin nodded but remained silent.

Qi Ercai spoke up from the side, "Looking at how they would rather freeze and collapse than come over to kneel and beg us, they must have some principles."

This time, Qi Quanjin spoke up, "The old man that came over at the beginning seemed decent, and he sounded educated. I think it might work. But getting them to join us in establishing a new village, I’m afraid they might not agree."

Qi Zheng finally spoke, "First, let’s ask if they have relatives in the city. If they do, then we won’t mention it. If not, we can ask if they’d like to join us."

Pausing, Qi Zheng continued, "But we have to make it clear that we won’t be taking care of them. Whether they need to build a house or eat and drink, they’ll have to manage on their own. If they want to hire us for help, they’ll have to pay for it."

"Alright."

Qi Quanjin agreed.

No one else objected.

They also didn’t want to live in someone else’s village.

After all, a village they lived in for decades could throw them out to face wolves, so in a new village, wouldn’t they be seen as outsiders even more?

As for taking in a few more families, they weren’t opposed given the circumstances.

After all, they’d just be gathering to form a new village. Each family would live their own life. They wouldn’t interfere with those people, and if those people wanted to take advantage, it would depend on whether they allowed it.

With a plan in mind, Qi Quanjin personally delivered some firewood.

"Thank you, thank you."

The old man seemed to have become the spokesperson among the thirteen people. As soon as he saw Qi Quanjin, he tried to get up.

Qi Quanjin put down the firewood, "No need to get up. I just came over to have a chat."

As he spoke, Qi Quanjin sat down next to the old man.

The person who had been sitting there before automatically shifted to the other side.

Qi Quanjin sat down and surveyed the thirteen people.

Five adults, five children.

The youngest child was the boy next to the old man, around seven or eight years old.

There were two other boys, but they looked to be around twelve or thirteen years old. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Everyone appeared nervous, watching Qi Quanjin, unsure what this benefactor intended to do.

Qi Quanjin cleared his throat and said, "No need to be nervous. I just wanted to ask if you came to the city to seek relatives or for something else."

Upon hearing this, everyone visibly relaxed.

The old man spoke first, "There are a few of us..."

He pointed to the two adults and two children next to him as he spoke, "We originally came from the same village, but after the village suffered, we fled in search of survival. We heard that the Northern Garrison General accepts refugees, so we came here."

So, they were not here to seek relatives.

Qi Quanjin looked at the other people.

The others quickly explained as well.

Just like the old man, they all came aiming for the Northern Garrison General’s promise to accept refugees. In the city, they didn’t have any relatives, let alone acquaintances.

Once the topic was opened, the old man couldn’t help but lament, "So many people died along the way; we’re all that’s left."

Qi Quanjin couldn’t help but feel a wave of sorrow.

Weren’t they just left with these people too? As for the villagers who parted ways, not seeing them here meant they didn’t know if they went to Tabei Prefecture as planned or changed paths toward the Capital City.

But regardless of the situation, they were left with these thirty-odd people.

Qi Quanjin wiped away the snow and prepared to reveal his true purpose for coming over.