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Almost every day, at least one ship sails into Keelung Port, although compared to the Dutch in Tainan, although this Keelung port has only been open for two years, but now, it is already a large city with a population of more than 30,000 people, even in the mainland, Keelung's population is not inferior.

And this is so precisely because the demographic composition here is different from other places. There are almost no active immigrants here. Most of them were forced to come here, so coming here was more of a coercive factor, after all, the vast majority of them were exiles.

Among the ships entering Keelung, there are always many exiles or their families on board, and the identities of these exiles are probably either Qing army green battalion soldiers or Qing puppet officials, and their families are probably exiled together, and only a few family members of exiles will take the initiative to come here. The reason why they came here was to reunite with their families, and that's why they came so far. Come to this wild land and start a new life here with their families.

In this regard, Wannian Mansion of course welcomed them with both hands, and even offered them all the help such as ferry tickets. It was with this help that the population of Wannian Mansion would rapidly surge, and soon surpass many prefectures in the interior, and in fact, the population was constantly increasing, after all, there were always too many people who needed to be exiled. And with the start of the Northern Expedition, only more and more people will be exiled here.

After leaving Keelung, the young man sitting in the carriage looked at the dense forests on both sides of the mountain road with curious eyes, as a native of Shanxi, he was no stranger to the mountains, but it was the first time he had seen such a dense forest.

For all this, of course, it is curious. Occasionally, I looked at the remnants of snow hanging from the treetops. They even felt as if they were back in the north, but to their surprise, despite the snow hanging from the treetops, the leaves were still green. Unlike the trees in the north, the leaves fall completely in winter, and most of the trees remain green even when it snows.

White snow, green mountain forests. Everything looks so fresh. So much so that young people forget the troubles and uneasiness of being depressed.

"Quan'er, when you stay in Wannian City, you can see your father."

The woman spoke with a hint of anticipation, three years ago, her husband, like the rest of the villagers, had gone south with the army of the imperial court, carrying grain for the imperial court along the way, and doing business with the soldiers. Originally, I don't know how many people made their fortunes from this.

But who would have thought that a few months later, the news of the defeat of the army, the killing of tens of thousands of court officials and soldiers, and the capture of tens of thousands, from that day on, she prayed day and night for the Buddha to bless her husband for a safe return.

After waiting for several months, news came that her man had not died, but had been captured by the Ming army, along with more than 20,000 other merchants and coolies who accompanied the army. Later, he was sentenced to hard labor for "helping the captives", and finally exiled to Taiwan.

From that day on, she was looking forward to her husband coming back alive, but the wait was two years, until last year after the death of her mother, she decided to leave Shanxi with her two sons, to find her husband in Taiwan, although a woman with two children from Shanxi to Qinghe on the way is quite difficult, but after arriving at Qinghe, everything is very smooth, the Qinghe government learned that she is going to Taiwan to accompany her family, not only to help her arrange accommodation, but also to help her arrange boats.

She didn't know that the reason why the government treated her so well was because Taiwan needed people, especially women like her, and only when they brought their children there could Taiwan become a part of China forever. Therefore, whenever someone is looking for a husband to Qinghe, the government will try to take care of them as much as possible, and then send them to the boat in Taiwan.

For women, they naturally don't know about military affairs, for them, the only thought is to reunite with their families, and it is these women who have traveled thousands of miles to find Taiwan that have prospered Keelung and ten thousand years a little bit, making it prosperous here.

After all, it's these people who make the demographic of the place more reasonable. The prosperity of the city does not depend entirely on the exiles. More dependent on their families.

"Brother, I saw a snake just now, and there was such a big snake on the treetops."

Lin Nian pointed to the treetops and said, but Lin Quan didn't pay attention to these, sitting next to his mother, he could feel that his mother's hand seemed to be trembling, and his mother was worried. Because on the side of this mountain road, you can see a cemetery every other section, and the tombstones in the cemetery can clearly see the words "Shanxi ** Mansion" or "Zhili ** Mansion", for other people, this is just a coolie who died here during the construction of the road, they will not even look at it, after all, for them, these people are just dead people.

But for those who have traveled thousands of miles to find their loved ones, it is likely that their loved ones are buried here. Will their hopes be dashed. I don't know how many people, after coming here thousands of miles, often waiting for them is just a cold tombstone, and their relatives have long become the souls of a foreign land.

Dad, are you still alive?

Only when I arrived at Wannian Mansion did I know, and after I arrived at Wannian Mansion, I checked the roster of the government there to know my father's whereabouts.

Bodhisattva bless, Dad must live!

Holding his mother's hand, Lin Quan prayed silently. Perhaps that's all there is to pray. After all, no one knows if Dad is dead or alive when he doesn't get anywhere.

As long as Dad is alive, everything will be fine. But what if Dad is gone? Lin Quan's heart couldn't help sinking, and his mood became a little heavy.

I don't know how long I walked, when the carriage drove out of the mountain, it was already noon, as soon as I got out of the mountain and entered the basin, Lin Quan immediately felt the difference here - as far as the eye could see, the land of Yima Pingchuan was full of rice fields, and in the rice fields, there were still people working in the fields, it was hard to believe that this place was still a land two years ago. And you don't seem to be any different from Gangnam here. Even the farmer in that field is a little better than Jiangnan. Not to mention compared to Shanxi. It would be nice if you could farm here.

As the family looked curiously at the fields outside the car. A man in the same car, however, occasionally looked at him. He threw himself at the woman, and there was some envy in his eyes.

"Housheng, you see, when we came here two years ago, there were weeds growing here, and the swamp people died if they fell into it, not to mention, there were big snakes with a thick waist in the ground......"

The man sitting in the same car pointed to the rice fields outside the car, and his expression and tone were a little complicated. After all, only those who witnessed it know what happened to them when they pioneered here.

The man's words made the woman's heart tighten, and the man noticed that her face had changed, and comforted her.

"Hey, sister-in-law, you can rest assured, eldest brother Ji Ren Tianxiang, it must be fine, when you arrive in Wannian City, you go directly to the yamen, and then go to the criminal department to check the roster, big brother is so blessed, let sister-in-law you find this ...... thousands of miles away"

There was a hint of envy in the man's tone, after all, not everyone's family would find here, and many of them married a native because they felt that their family would not find them. Many people don't believe that their family will find this place, he doesn't believe it, after all, he doesn't have a daughter-in-law at all, how can anyone find this place.

Along the way, after getting in the car, men will always look at this woman, although her face looks a little dark, but in the eyes of men, this woman is undoubtedly beautiful. Far from being comparable to those natives.

After almost an hour, the carriage finally drove into Wannian City, and it was not until this time, looking at this lively Wannian City, which was no different from the big cities in the mainland, that the woman breathed a sigh of relief, at least this place was not as she imagined, it was simply a wilderness. And sometimes the accent of her hometown in Shanxi makes her feel a little kind.

He's dead!

Finally, after receiving the answer, the woman's whole body collapsed as if she had collapsed.

He's dead!

The third of them found this all the way from their hometown in Shanxi, why did he die.

In an instant, his whole body became desperate. He didn't know why this was happening. Why did the three of them go all the way here, but in the end they got such an answer.

Dead, he's dead, what should we do with the third mother!

"Official, official, I, my father died, died there......"

Lin Quan looked at the official and asked.

"Well, let me show you, dying in District 13 of C, it is a matter of June today, the water and soil are not adapted, and if you fight the pendulum, you will not be cured."

The official looked at this mother, for this scene in front of him, he saw too much, among the people who found here, at least Xiao Sancheng failed to reunite with his family, before they came here, the family had already died, the prosperity of this place, that was exchanged for life.

"Brother, let's, our father is dead......"

Looking at his younger brother with tears on his face, Lin Quan hugged his younger brother and did not speak, as the eldest son, he knew that from now on, the Lin family would rely on him.

"Dead, dead......"

Muttering, the woman asked, looking up.

"That, then he is buried there, I, I want to take him back to his hometown in Shanxi."

Despair!

When the woman walked out of the yamen, her bloodless face was full of despair.

I can't go back to my hometown in Shanxi!

The government gave them a ticket to come to the mainland to find relatives, but if they wanted to go back to the mainland, they had to buy the ticket themselves, and a ticket cost a few taels of silver, and she had the money to buy a ticket.

What now?

Standing blankly at the entrance of the yamen, the woman holding her two sons by hand, but she didn't know what to do in the future. If the man is still alive, he can go to the man, but the man is dead, and now their mother can go there?

"Big sister."

At that moment, a voice reached her ears, and when she looked up, she saw that the man in the car was standing in front of her, a man in his thirties.

"No, didn't find the eldest brother?"

Looking at this tear-stained, bloodless woman, Li Ping, who had seen too many of these things, already knew the answer.

The woman didn't answer, she looked blankly ahead.

"Big sister, if you don't dislike it, just go to me."

Li Ping's tone was a little nervous. This, could this be taking advantage of people's danger? Although it is known that many people brought back their daughters-in-law at this gate, some people even think that the reason why the government does not give these women who are looking for relatives from the mainland to settle them is to keep them here so that others have the opportunity to "take advantage of the danger of others". After all, a woman who dragged her family here and had no relatives to live is the best choice to remarry.

"You ......"

The man's words made Lin Quan immediately glare at him angrily along the way, I don't know how many people had the idea of beating his mother, just when he was about to break out, he only heard Li Ping say.

"Big sister, don't get me wrong, I'm also from Shanxi, I'm from Yangquan, you're looking for relatives here, the man is gone, a woman is in trouble, if I take advantage of people's danger, is it still a person? I have land, there are more than 20 acres of land, just, just one person can't finish planting, want, if you don't dislike it, go to live in me first, I will give you a few acres of land to plant, no matter what, settle down in this place first, and then make plans in the future, isn't it ......"

Li Ping's words made the woman listen, and she looked at this person with some puzzlement, her eyes were also full of vigilance, while Lin Quan's eyes were full of doubts.

In the confusion of the three mothers, Li Ping continued.

"If you don't feel at ease, come with me to see, I have a grass hut left over from the wasteland last year, and you can live there then, but you need to clean it up yourself, after all, there has been no one living in it for so long."

Having said this, the woman naturally no longer has any doubts, and it is indeed as the man in front of her said, no matter what, it is important to settle in this place first, and as for the future, it is important to settle down first.

"So, then...... Then thank you, big brother. ”

Although she was a little relieved, it didn't mean that the woman would be completely relieved, after all, she had to go out, what if she ran into a bad guy outside the city?

However, the woman's concerns were then dispelled by Li Ping's words.

"Eldest sister, it doesn't matter if you don't know how to farm, my land is not far from the city, and it is closer to the barracks outside the city, if the eldest sister does a good job of needlework, sewing clothes or something, she can also earn some subsistence money, after all, now the emperor is in Wannian Mansion, and there is a large army stationed in this mansion."

"The emperor is in the Wannian Mansion?"

Without waiting for his mother to speak, Lin Quan asked in surprise.

"Is that the emperor?"

As soon as the words came out, Lin Quan understood that he had lost his words, and Li Ping immediately lowered his voice and said.

"In the future, if you say this, you can't talk nonsense, this is the Wannian Mansion of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor who lives here is naturally the emperor of the Ming Dynasty......."