Mrs. Zhou added firewood to the simple earthen stove and said worriedly, "When will these days end?"
Aunt Yue also said, "If the government doesn't resettle the victims and refugees, we won't be able to survive." Almost all the supplies they brought out were used up in the past half month.
Yue Shu worked silently, and he was also worried. Although the government and the wealthy households in the city provided two meals of porridge a day, they were just enough to survive starvation.
Living in such a place, the young people are fine, but the elderly and children cannot survive and will get sick.
At this time, a cry came out, "The list has been published! The government has published the list!"
"Starting from tomorrow, the government will recruit refugees one by one to work. As long as they work, they will distribute food, clothing, medicine and other supplies! Those who want to work, please sign up!"
After they confirmed the news, countless refugees began to cheer, "Great, great!"
Everyone believed everything would be fine.
At night, after the Yueshu family drank the gruel they received, they were ready to discuss how many people from their family would sign up to work.
Yue Shu was about to go in when he felt a hand on his shoulder, and the person behind him called out his name, "Yue Shu!"
He looked back and said, "My benefactor!"
The young man Yue Shu met that day was none other than Qin Sheng. When he went to help with the delivery that day, Liu Erxi asked someone to bring a message back, saying that the buyer's child might have worms in his stomach and asked him to bring some pagoda candy.
Didn't he just happen to meet Yue Shu and his son on the road? Seeing the child's sick appearance, he casually gave them two pagoda candies.
Time was urgent. Qin Sheng got straight to the point and stated his intention directly, "I came to you to ask you something. The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce will transport a large amount of grain northward in the near future and plans to hire a group of people to escort it. Are you interested?"
Liaodong Chamber of Commerce? Yue Shu had heard of it. Although he was outside the city, news came out from within the city from time to time.
He quickly asked, "My dear friend, are you from the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce?"
"That's right."
"It stands to reason that I will help my benefactor no matter what, without any wages. However, my family has not been properly settled yet, so I can't leave and go too far away." When he said this, Yue Shu was very Guilt.
"Then bring your family with you!" Qin Sheng said.
ah? Yue Shu was stunned.
"Young adults escort the grain and give them three to five kilograms of grain every day."
Yue Shu's heart moved, "Can my brother and the others be hired too?"
"Yes. People like you are given five kilograms a day. Ordinary young people are given three kilograms a day."
Yue Shu calculated that there were four young men in their family, and they could earn more than ten kilograms of grain a day, which was enough for their rations, and there might be some surplus.
"On the way, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce will hire some strong women to cook and provide food."
"My benefactor, allow me to ask my father what he wants?"
"Go ahead and think about it carefully. I'll wait for your news."
Yue Shu came back not long after he left, "My benefactor, we have decided to accept the employment of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce."
The main reason is that Nandi has ignored the victims for more than a month, which is so disappointing.
Although the list was announced today, saying that food, clothing, medicine and other materials will be distributed for work, but it is still unknown how much will be distributed.
The family discussed it and felt that the southern government could not be as generous as the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce. Moreover, Qin Sheng is the benefactor of their family. Without him, there would be several big bugs in the child's body, and they would have no idea. It's scary to think about it.
Anyway, they have no home now. They escort the food all the way north. If there is a good place, they will deliver the food and then go back and settle down.
Qin Sheng asked him, "The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce has a lot of people to hire this time. Do you have any candidates here?"
Yue Shu nodded, "Yes." He knew many families like them.
"Then can you help me find a way to talk to him?"
"Okay, please trust me, benefactor, I will go and ask."
"Then I'll leave it to you. By the way, if the other party is an experienced craftsman, you can also hire him."
"Ok, I see."
Yue Shu first looked for people in his own village. The people in his village were interested, and then he looked for his relatives and friends.
In this way, people bring people, guests bring guests, and more and more refugees plan to go north.
In the original work, Yue Shu was a famous general in the South. His wife, children, and parents all died from the epidemic caused by the flood. He joined the Conquering Southern Army alone and became one of the three most powerful generals of the Conquering Southern Army. Later, he faced Qin Sheng and was subdued by Qin Sheng. After Qin Sheng died of illness, he became one of the main generals in the fight against Xianbei. After a lifetime of military service, he eventually died under the siege of the Xianbei army due to lack of food and grass.
The time for the opening of the major city gates in the Southland has been decided.
Since Xie Zhan did not want to cause unrest among the refugees, he agreed to their request to open the east gate of Nancheng in the middle of the night and evacuate the refugees outside the gate.
Xue Xu, Qin Sheng, Wu Ren, Liu Erxi and others were ready to go, preparing to transport a large warehouse of grain to the dock.
This time, they also hired Cao Gang members and all Ji's associates at high prices.
This night, the section from Nandi's east city gate to the dock was very lively, with countless men working sweatingly.
On the city wall, Xie Zhan watched this scene quietly.
"Master, the grain transferred by Liaodong County is about 100,000 shi."
"Master, they have transported a total of 200,000 shi of food. Do you think they still have food that they have not transported out?"
"There should be, but the food they didn't transport this time won't have another chance."
It was so busy that after they loaded all the food onto the ship at dawn, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce immediately paid them their wages.
After paying the completion money, they were also given five kilograms of grain each.
The men who received their wages and food were all happy. Food is so expensive now. Five kilograms of food is enough to feed the family for two or three days.
Xue Xu was about to board the ship, but was stopped by Qin Sheng, Wu Ren, Liu Erxi and others.
Xue Xu:? ? ?
Wu Ren said with a smile, "Mr. Xue, you don't need to follow the ship north this time."
Xue Xu's heart moved, and sure enough, she heard the next words.
"Mr. Xue has not returned to the south for three years. How can he live in the house without entering? The master has already told us to prepare gifts for Mr. It’s not too late to return.”
Xue Xu looked back and found that the things prepared for him were piled all over the floor.
Xue Xu felt warm in his heart, these people were hiding this from him.
"That's alright. I'd rather be respectful than obey. You guys have to be careful all the way back."
"Mr. Xue, don't worry."
Then, Wu Ren took Mr. Ji and Mr. Gu on board the ship.
