Perhaps it was because he was touching Xiao Ruge's little hand that Mu Gu's expression returned to its original state, and he looked full of enjoyment.

Xiao Ruge just stared at him and suddenly found that this man had lost weight.

In Qizhou City, he couldn't eat or sleep well, and he had to worry about the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the people of Qizhou every day. In the past, these were all taken care of by Chang Yunfei. After the two of them came, they only shared part of the responsibilities.

The entire Qizhou city was in a state of disrepair, and there were so many things to deal with that sometimes Mu Gu and several officials including Chang Yunfei had to discuss things until late at night.

After letting this guy show off for a while, Mu Gu left reluctantly after a while because Chang Yunfei sent someone to call him, so he had no choice but to leave.

"I'm leaving now. Take good care of yourself and take a rest if you feel tired. Senior Brother Lan Shi and the others are here with you. You don't have to be too tired!"

Mu Gu kept instructing Xiao Ruge and left, looking back every few steps.

Looking at the small potato left in her hand, Xiao Ruge wrapped it in a handkerchief and prepared to take it back for Chang Junyuan to eat.

Although Chang Junyuan was only nine years old, he was taught very well by Chang Yunfei.

Usually Chang Yunfei and Mrs. Chang were busy with work, so he would gather together those children who had lost their parents and take them to do things within his ability.

Sometimes they would go to Xicheng District to help move bricks, but later Mu Gu thought they were too young and sent them back.

The day's medical consultation ended quickly. When Xiao Ruge followed Lan Shi and others back to the County Magistrate's Mansion, Mu Gu, Chang Yunfei and others had not returned yet.

Fortunately, Mrs. Chang said that hot porridge had been sent over and told her not to worry too much.

Looking at Xiao Ruge, Mrs. Chang no longer had the contempt she had before, because she already knew Xiao Ruge's true identity.

In addition, Xiao Ruge invited the apprentice of the miracle doctor from Wuai Mountain, so Mrs. Chang became respectful to her.

As soon as they returned to the yard, Chang Junyuan diligently brought basins of hot water for everyone to wash their hands. After washing their hands, Xiao Ruge waved to Chang Junyuan.

Chang Junyuan immediately ran over and said, "Brother Xiao, you called me?"

Xiao Ruge took out the potato from her arms, stuffed it into the child's hand, and whispered, "Ask your mother to heat it up for you!"

When little Chang Junyuan saw the potatoes wrapped in the handkerchief, his eyes widened. After being shocked, his face was filled with joy. After thanking Xiao Ruge, he quickly ran to find Mrs. Chang.

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Time flies. Chinese New Year is just two days away, and Xiao Ruge and several of his senior brothers and sisters are still busy in the City God Temple.

However, there are fewer people getting sick in the past few days because Chang Yunfei handled the first step properly and burned the bodies of the victims in time, so no plague occurred. This also reduced the workload of Xiao Ruge and others a lot.

"Ruge! The tube house has been built. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Early in the morning, Mu Gu did not go to the west of the city to do any work, but instead knocked on Xiao Ruge's door with a smile.

Xiao Ruge was just about to go to the City God Temple. She was moved by his words and asked Bai Song to tell Lan Shi, and then she followed Mu Gu to the west of the city.

Previously, the people living in the west of the city were ordinary people with no money or power. Some of the houses had been occupied for decades, so when the snowstorm came, almost all the houses here collapsed.

Now it has been cleared out, and rows of newly built tube houses stand on it, which looks much better than before when it was dirty and messy.

Each tube house is fifteen meters long and six meters wide. Because the roofs are connected, only simple partitions are made inside the house.

Because there was no time to make anything else, there were only two rows of long wooden beds in the room, one on the south and one on the north.

Although the house is simple, it can accommodate many people at once, so they no longer have to squeeze into the shabby sheds outside the city.

Many such tube houses were built. After this difficult period has passed, if anyone wants to separate them in the future, they only need to build a wall inside the house to divide it into several households.

"very good!"

Looking at the newly built house, although it is a bit simple, it is already very good for the suffering people.

After receiving the compliment, Mu Gu was very happy, "I have asked Lord Chang to take people to register the population. The elderly, women and children will move in first, and then the young and middle-aged people. It is expected that everyone will move in tomorrow!"

After the snowstorm, only half of the original population of Qizhou City remained.

The area in the west of the city is not small. He has been working hard these days to build tube houses on half of it, which will definitely provide space for everyone to live in.

Looking at Mu Gu's bright eyes, Xiao Ruge also smiled from the bottom of her heart.

"Our efforts have finally paid off!"

"Yes, it finally worked!"

Perhaps he was too excited, Mu Gu turned around and hugged Xiao Ruge, his big hands trembling slightly with excitement.

Xiao Ruge curved her brows and gently hugged Mu Gu back. They had experienced many difficulties together, so how could they not be excited to see Qizhou gradually recovering.

Just as Mu Gu expected, with the efforts of Chang Yunfei and others, the people outside the city finally moved into the tube houses.

The tube houses in the west of the city are divided into three parts. The northernmost part is home to women and children, followed by children and the elderly, and the outermost part is home to all the young and middle-aged people.

On New Year's Eve, in order to celebrate the fact that everyone moved into new houses and no longer had to suffer from the cold, many young and middle-aged people spontaneously ran to the bamboo forest outside the city to cut bamboo, preparing to throw it into the brazier to burn firecrackers at night.

Chang Yunfei specially leveled a large piece of open space in the west of the city. At night, he asked people to set up large pots on the open space, cook thick white porridge, and light many braziers.

When the porridge was ready, Chang Yunfei stood on a large rock excitedly, looked at the people around him, and said loudly: "Tonight is New Year's Eve. After tonight, it will be the new year. Although we have encountered many hardships this year, I believe that next year will be better!"

Although the living are excited, some people can't help feeling sad when they see the strangers around them.

Some of the surviving elderly people have already started wiping away tears. While they are mourning the death of their loved ones, they also feel that they have met a good official who helped them through the difficult times.

"I've had a lot of porridge cooked tonight, so feel free to eat as much as you can! Light the firecrackers and eat!"

Chang Yunfei waved his hand, and someone immediately threw bamboo into the fire.

Although the crackling sound is not as loud as real firecrackers, it also brings everyone a feeling of new year and new atmosphere.

Some of the half-grown children were brave enough to throw bamboos with the adults. When they saw the bamboos explode in the fire, they ran away screaming and laughing.

The people were able to eat their fill tonight and smiles of relief appeared on their faces.

No one rushed to grab the food, but lined up spontaneously to wait for the porridge to be served.

Chang Yunfei said a few more words, said something to the steward who had received Mu Gu and others that day, and then hurried to the county magistrate's mansion.

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