New refugees arrive in Lingqiu every day.
Zhaojiayu is just one resettlement site for refugees. There are five such settlement sites in Lingqiu, and many adobe houses have been built in each place to accommodate refugees.
The weather is cold and there are no houses. The refugees cannot survive this winter.
The adobe houses were built in rows, and families with three generations of blood relatives lived together. However, when the clan members came to Lingqiu together, they were all dispersed to different resettlement sites.
"Brother, what do you think this is?" Lao San walked into the house with a jar of wine in his hand.
Zhou Youshun and Lao San were brothers and were arranged to live together as a family, with two adobe houses.
"Brother Youshun."
Danuo and Ma Datou, who followed Lao San into the house, greeted Zhou Youshun at the same time.
"Come in and sit down." Zhou Youshun stood up from the kang and greeted Daniel and Ma Datou warmly.
Ma Datou held this piece of meat in his hand and placed it on the table nearby.
"What are you doing? No one is rich. Why are you bringing such expensive meat? Take it and return it as soon as possible. With this money, why not prepare more food for yourself, and your life will be easier." Zhou Youshun looked unhappy. explain.
They all fled from disaster-prone places, and he knew that life was difficult for everyone.
The third person who entered the house first smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, they have all found a living, and there will be no shortage of meat to eat in the future. Look at me, I bought a jar of wine. This is good sorghum wine. When I was in my hometown, , Brother, you can’t afford to drink even if you want to.”
He lifted the wine jar and shook it.
Then he put the wine and the meat on the table.
"Have you found a living too?" Zhou Youshun looked at the wine and meat on the table, and finally his eyes fell on Lao San.
The third child bared his big teeth and smiled, and said: "Brother Ma, I, and Da Niu found a living together, so I bought some wine and meat with Da Niu and Brother Ma, and came to your place to celebrate together. "
"It's good to find a living. If you have a living, you won't be hungry in the future." Zhou Youshun said with a happy face.
Ma Datou smiled and said: "Brother Youshun, don't worry. The job we are looking for earns 800 yuan a month, and three meals a day. I heard that every meal is shiny."
"Yes, yes, yes, not only do you get wages, but you also get food every month." The big cow next to him added.
After hearing these words, the smile on Zhou Youshun's face gradually disappeared, his brows furrowed, he looked at Lao San and said: "Lao San, tell me, what kind of business have you found?"
"I joined the Tiger Flag's baggage team with Brother Big Tou and Da Niu. Not only me, but many people also joined the baggage team. The money for buying wine and meat was given by others after joining the baggage team." The third child He said in a brisk tone, not noticing Zhou Youshun's ugly expression.
On the other hand, Ma Datou and Da Niu, two people on the side, noticed that Zhou Youshun's expression was not good.
"I'll beat you to death for being ignorant." Zhou Youshun raised the wooden stick in his hand and whipped it towards Lao San's leg.
The third child, who had been hit with a stick on his thigh, jumped up in pain, hid aside, and shouted: "Brother, why did you hit me? I brought wine to see you."
"You bastard, you didn't even discuss such a big thing as joining the army with me. People say that an elder brother is like a father. Today I will teach you a lesson for my father." After saying that, Zhou Youshun raised his stick and wanted to hit the third child again.
Ma Datou and Da Niu on the side quickly stopped him.
One of the two men grabbed the stick with his hand, and the other stopped Zhou Youshun from chasing the third child.
"Brother Youshun, Brother Youshun, don't do anything. If you have anything to say, just say it." Ma Datou grabbed the stick with one hand and persuaded him at the same time.
Zhou Youshun shook the stick several times, but was unable to pull it out of Ma Datou's hand. Finally, he had no choice but to give up and said, "Brothers, you shouldn't be soldiers."
"Brother Youshun, don't you want the third child to be a heavy soldier?" Ma Datou said with a frown.
Zhou Youshun sighed and said: "A good man should not be a soldier, and a good man should not make nails. Even if he is a tenant, it is better than being a soldier."
"You can't fill your stomach as a tenant, but you can fill your stomach as a soldier. And as they say, you can eat three meals a day," said the third child who was hiding by the wall.
After hearing this, Zhou Youshun grabbed his stick and was about to hit Lao San, but was stopped by Ma Datou, who had quick hands and eyes.
Just listen to Ma Datou say: "Brother Youshun, there is some truth in what Lao San said. When I was in my hometown, my family rented land from a wealthy family. After a year of hard work, most of the grain harvested was paid for the land rent, and the rest was The little grain I eat can’t even fill my stomach, so I have to dig wild vegetables to eat every year just to keep from starving to death.”
"We all inquired before joining the baggage corps. The Tiger Character Banner's baggage corps never defaults on wages and pays them in the first month." Daniel said at the side.
Zhou Youshun patted his thigh and said, "This is not wages. This is the pay for being a soldier. If you join the Tiger Flag's transport team, you will be the soldiers of the Tiger Flag."
"Tiger-Character Banner is a business name, and we serve as Tiger-Character Banner's transport team, which is similar to caravan guards. We are not considered soldiers." Lao San retorted.
Zhou Youshun pointed at Lao San with his finger and said, "You still dare to be so stubborn, haven't you seen the soldiers of the Tiger Flag? There are cavalry on horseback and infantry with cotton armor. Your baggage soldiers are the same as those soldiers." .”
"Even the soldiers are the soldiers of the company. They don't have to go to the battlefield to fight, and they are not counted as military households. They get such a high salary every month. Brother, you haven't seen it. There are so many people signing up!" said.
Zhou Youshun said with a sad face: "It's just because he is a soldier of a company that it is more terrifying."
"What's so scary about this? Brother, you're just worried. So many people have signed up to join the baggage team. I don't see any problem." The third child said disapprovingly.
The big man on the side also said: "There are a lot of people who have signed up to join the baggage team! Not everyone can join, and they have to choose. The third child, me, and Datou were selected by others, and there are some people with poor health. He was not as good as the three of us and was not selected."
"Confused." Zhou Youshun cursed, and then said, "Tiger Flag is just a business, why do you have so many soldiers? Have you ever thought about it?"
Ma Datou and the others on the side were stunned for a moment.
As Zhou Youshun's younger brother, the third child was the first to speak: "I heard that Tiger Character Banner's business is quite big. Is it possible that they raise more soldiers for this reason?"
"You are just a pig-brained person. No serious businessman would keep so many soldiers by his side." Zhou Youshun said sternly.
The third child hesitated and said: "No, it's not that serious. It's not that the owner of the Tiger Flag is a high official. We are working for the government."
Although his elder brother called him stupid, he was not stupid. He could hear the meaning in his elder brother's words and felt a little panicked for a moment.
