This time everyone found an open space to rest not far from the city.

This side is a bit like the one in the closed city. In addition to the official road leading directly to the city gate, there is also a large open space in front of the city gate.

So they don't have to go to the trouble of finding another place to camp.

It was getting dark soon, and they hadn't determined their direction yet. It was inconvenient for so many people to walk around.

And not far from the moat, there is a large pool.

It's the waterfall that Jiayin saw before. It flows down from there and it's convenient to get water there.

Everyone pitched their tents directly near the waterhole, so that they would not block the city gate and dazzle others, and they would not be too far away from the city and under the eyes of the soldiers.

With those soldiers patrolling the city walls, there was no need to worry about any bad guys coming to harm them at night.

Although you will feel like you are being watched, you will also feel safe.

I picked up some hay and dead branches nearby and made several fires.

Everyone gathered around, warming themselves by the fire, and discussing the future arrangements.

Fang Yunping spoke first: "When I went to the city to buy something, I made some inquiries with the shopkeeper.

There are a total of six counties in the north of Nanyue County. Among them, the two closest to the county seat are Nanping County and Huayang County.

There are so many people in these two counties that we may not necessarily have so much spare land to allocate to us. Even if we have a personal letter from the governor, the land we can get will not be too big."

After a pause, he added: "Of course it's not absolute. Youwei and the others have learned martial arts now. They have been traveling in the mountains and forests for so long, and they have some rules for hunting.

We can definitely find a place with some backing and fields to settle down. In this case, we will have fields to farm on weekdays, and we can occasionally go up to the mountains to hunt. Not only is it convenient to eat meat, but we can also exercise our skills."

Fang Youwei said: "What the second uncle said makes sense. How about we go to these two counties first? Can the shopkeeper tell me how to get to these two counties? If they are not far away, we can bring a few people with us."

Go and inquire first.

Take a look at the geographical location of these two counties and the density of the towns and villages they belong to. If they are far away, let’s go there together so as not to separate the family members and worry about being in danger.”

Fang Yunping nodded and said, "I actually asked about this. The shopkeeper said that after exiting the North City Gate, take the first fork to the east and drive for more than an hour. If you walk, it will only take two hours at most."

When everyone heard it, it was really not that far away.

They all expressed that they could ask a few skilled and eloquent people to inquire separately.

Fang Youzhi said: "This is the place where we will live in the future, we must find out carefully.

The key point is to inquire about local folk customs and the behavior of county magistrates and officials. Don’t encounter a confused official, or the folk customs are too tough and unsuitable.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Fang Yunping then added: "Except for these two counties, the rest are farther away. Three counties we passed through before, and the other two are over a mountain to the west. It is said that there is a river across there, and we have to cross it.

Jiang can do it.”

Everyone said in surprise: "It's the counties we passed through before we came over the mountain? Doesn't that mean we have to go back?"

Fang Yunping nodded and said: "We have gone in those counties when we passed by them before. We have also seen the villages on the roadside, so there is no need to explore them again.

Although we don't know the specific situation, we also know that there is not much land in those counties. Most of it is stone land and ponds.

Although it is a plain, most of the towns have been built. The real villages are just like our original Fangjia Village, which are basically located near mountains..."

They discussed this until dinner, and then stopped. After dinner, they talked for a while, and finally decided to let a few people set up cars and go separately to inquire about the situation in these two counties tomorrow.

If it is really not suitable, then they have to go back the same way. The last county town before going up the mountain is actually not bad, not only covers a large area, but also has a good location, close to mountains and rivers.

Much better than those in the middle of the plain. This is a plain, but the ground is also undulating.

And it was mostly stony land, with very little cultivated land, and many ponds. They saw dry lotus leaves in the ponds, which should be the lotus roots they planted before, or the fish they raised. Some of the fields on the side were planted with them.

It's some vegetables.

Furthermore, there is rice in places a little further away from the county seat, but it is not like the wheat and sorghum fields in Qiyang County where there was no drought before.

There are individual paddy fields here, either separated by ponds or stones, which are very irregular anyway.

Jiayin used his spiritual consciousness to explore the surrounding area.

Although the two county towns they mentioned could not be found, there were still villages around.

I found that just like what they said, they were all irregular paddy fields.

Occasionally, there are some dry lands where vegetables and other crops are grown. There are also many ponds, numerous large and small. I can’t complain that there are always floods here. There is so much water, but a little rain can cause those ponds to grow.

It will surge. It will definitely flood the surrounding land and villages.

Jiayin is not afraid, she can control rain and water. If she chooses a location later, she can make the floods bypass it.

Just don't make it too obvious, otherwise it will be a bit scary.

Presumably, they would not choose a terrain that was too low-lying. After all, Fangjiacun had suffered this loss before, so they should have chosen a slightly higher terrain to build the village. Even if there was flooding, it would not be affected.

It's best to be one that's close to the mountains and forests, where you can hide directly on the top of the mountain, which is safer.

When Jiayin saw that they were no longer chatting, they all got up and went back to the tent to rest. He took back his spiritual consciousness, pulled out his soul and entered the space to continue practicing.

After finishing practicing today, she cannot continue for the time being because she has used up all the golden light of merit inside.

She tried to get the golden light of merit today, but she didn't succeed...

She had scanned around Nanyue City before and found no refugees or beggars.

Only a few people in need of help were found, and she took action.

The first one was a man who was kicked out by the drugstore clerk. He cried and begged at the door of the drugstore that his wife was seriously ill and he really had no money. He hoped that the drugstore would give him credit first and he would definitely pay it back later.

But the drug store clerk was indifferent and even spat at him and turned back to the drug store.

Jiayin threw a tael of broken silver directly at the man's feet. Seeing the man pick it up happily, she thought he would go in to buy medicine immediately, and she would get a golden light of merit...
Chapter completed!