In the face of absolute force, the leader gained a place.
Zhu Wentian didn't care about that. He took out food and wine from the car and ate and drank with the mayor.
He had wanted to take over this place for a long time, but he just didn't have time to come and take a look.
The more peaceful a place seems to be, the more chaotic it is, mainly because someone wants to control it.
"Who are the people living here?" The mayor looked around and saw that the place was big.
During the war, part of the wall was destroyed, but the main building inside was not burned.
Now that the imperial city is being built, I don't have time to deal with the palaces of the previous dynasty, so I will leave them like that for the time being.
During the day, it is a lively market, including stalls selling various snacks.
At night, everyone else left, and a group of people who had no idea where to go during the day came to look for a place to stay.
"People with questionable identities ran away because of the war and have no place of origin.
Some people cannot go back to their place of origin even if they want to. Everything there is destroyed and the land has been occupied.
Others are just like the migrant workers from other places. Some of them don’t even have road guides. If they are caught, it will be troublesome!
The other part belongs to distant relatives in Yingtian Mansion. Come and see, they can't support them.
People who commit crimes outside, hide in various places, and feel safe when they come here.
Then there are the Nanjing locals, they come here to collect money, like the one just now, thinking they can bully outsiders.
There will be refugees from disaster-stricken areas before, but if the asylum can receive them, they will not stay here.
There may be people who come here for other reasons. Anyway, it is very chaotic. They wander around to find things to do during the day and come here to sleep at night. "
Zhu Wentian said, setting things up and pouring wine for the two of them.
The headman picked up the chicken rack that Hanhan had given him before, bit into a little bit and chewed slowly: "Are we staying here at night? Will they attack us?"
"We will stay here. Let's go in. There is a place inside that is occupied by a Taoist priest. He is a Taoist temple. Go and set up a tent at the entrance of the Taoist temple. Give the Taoist temple money."
Zhu Wentian had already planned it. Without a safe place, he couldn't rest at night.
"I didn't bring any money." Li was worried.
"I didn't bring it either." Zhu Wentian smiled.
"Then how do you give money?"
"We brought a lot of food for them to eat."
"Yes, food is fine too, sometimes it's more useful than money."
"And it's attractive, huh? Okay! I'll talk to you while I'm eating."
"Is there someone here from the group that was beaten just now?" the chief said and looked at the person walking over.
"Don't do it, I'm here to save you. Do you know whose person you just beat?"
The person who came over was seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing patched clothes, but not dirty, and his face was straight.
The chief looked at the other person: "What do you want? Eat something first and talk while you eat."
"How many things do you have here? How many people do I have here?" The man's Adam's apple twitched and he looked at the cooked food on the display.
"How many people are there?" The mayor also looked at the things in the car.
"Count me six." The man gestured with his fingers.
"Come on!" Seeing that Hanhan didn't stop him, Li Chang agreed.
"Okay!" The man waved back.
Five people quickly ran over there, but they didn't look very old. The younger ones were around seven or eight, and the older ones were twelve or thirteen.
The five people took the packages and ran to the place to look at the people who came first.
"Something good happened today. A kind person invited us to eat. Leave the package here and follow me over there to wash our hands."
The man greeted them, took five people to a place with flowing water nearby to wash their hands, and then came back.
The headmaster gave them a roasted chicken. The oldest child took it and broke off a chicken leg first and gave it to the youngest child, and then divided it according to size.
"Do you want to drink?" Li Chang asked. He and Hanhan brought a barrel of wine.
"Wine...hehe! Thank you!" The man took out a bowl and ran to wash it.
The store manager poured him a bowl and he took a sip: "Eh? It tastes better than the usual ones. Come on, be careful, don't choke."
He passed the bowl to the people next to him, and even the smallest child took a sip.
"The man you just fought is called Er Biao, he is Guan Si's subordinate, and then you came here, this is Shi San's position.
When the people in Shi San see that you can fight, they don't want to cause trouble, about the three cents.
People in Guansi cannot go to other people's territory if they want to take revenge. They can only think of other ways, or wait. "
The man told the village chief and Hanhan the situation and told the village chief that he was lucky.
"How do you save us?" The head of the village also found it interesting that the territory could be so divided, and if it crossed the boundary, it could not be controlled.
"I can't help you beat people. You have nothing to do tonight. Naturally, they won't dare to do anything during the day.
But at night, even if you are here, they will talk to Shi San.
Guan Si, money is a small matter, but face is a big deal. If I don’t deal with you, who will pay in the future? "
"That's the truth." The chief nodded.
"I think you two can work, so I'll help you arrange a place to live. You don't have to pay for it until you make money.
Unlike here, it was a house. This brother was very capable and could earn a month's rent in just two or three days of work.
You agree! I will arrange for you to come in, and you will write me an IOU. Each of you owes me fifty, no, thirty yuan! "
This person wants to help arrange accommodation, and the mayor sounds familiar.
He asked the other person: "What's your last name?"
"We have two names, Shisheng and Lian. We all have the surname Lian. We used to live in Fujian, where we were at war and moved around. We had no family, so we got together to make ends meet.
We now have household registration in Shangyuan County, Yingtian Prefecture, and we have a house here. you……"
The man named Lian Shisheng introduced his situation and asked the chief.
"It turns out it's little brother Lian. Is this wine good? Everyone can eat it. Also, I'll get it for you."
While the chief was talking, he went to get something again. This time he took a pack of braised beef, took a plate, and poured garlic sauce from a small glazed pot.
"Here, grab the garlic sauce and dip it in it. I didn't add a lot of salt when marinating it, so it's a little light." The manager greeted.
Lian Shisheng: "..."
He suddenly realized that the other party drank good beer and had meat to eat. Now he would take the beef.
Obviously, people won’t go looking for a house with me because they have money! That……
"Thank you, um... are you sleeping here tonight?" Lian Shisheng didn't mention what happened before.
"I originally wanted to sleep at the gate inside, but I don't have to sleep now. You have a house, why do you want to come here?" The village chief also noticed the situation and asked the other party by the way.
"It's making money! Let's find someone in the south. The yamen will check and find that there is no problem. Find someone to give us ten cents, ten cents a month.
Find a hundred, one month is consistent. There are so many people here, and people without a native place are a minor problem, as long as they don't come here because they committed crimes outside.
Then take thirty or fifty cents at a time from others, and slowly give it to us when they make money.
Otherwise, of the six of us, only two can do the work, and the younger ones will be exhausted if they do strenuous work. "
Lian Shisheng told him about his job and he came to pull people in at night.
(End of chapter)
