bayedsolid Chapter 125 Refugees Arrive at Daqing Village
Chapter 125 Refugees Arrive at Daqing Village
"It will definitely work. I have confidence in Lord He and myself." Shen Wanning said firmly.
"I await good news."
Shen Wanning and Lin Jingce returned to Daqing Village and told everyone that the refugees would come to Daqing Village tomorrow.
Since they had announced the arrival of refugees yesterday, the village head and the villagers had already built a few thatched huts nearby. They planned to build the rest together once the refugees arrived.
The sun sets in the west and rises in the east, and another day has passed in the blink of an eye.
Today, Shen Wanning had specially waited in Daqing Village for the arrival of the refugees. The other villagers, while building their houses, watched the village entrance. They were a little nervous, wondering if the refugees would get along well.
Around nine in the morning, a large group of people appeared at the village entrance, all riding in oxcarts. Officials with swords in hand stood guard on both sides, looking like they were transporting prisoners.
Upon seeing Shen Wanning, Captain Yan stepped forward and said, "Miss Shen, these are the refugees who have come to work. In addition to the 183 people who signed up yesterday, the county magistrate has recruited another 27 people today, making a total of 210. This is the list the county magistrate asked me to bring you."
After thinking about it, Shen Wanning immediately understood why ten more people were recruited.
"Thank you, Captain Yan, for taking the trouble to bring them here. Please send them to the foot of the mountain first. Later, please bring your brothers to my humble abode for tea." Shen Wanning led them to the top of the mountain.
As they walked, Captain Yan continued, "The Lord has instructed us to be at Miss Shen's disposal for the time being."
"Could you please, Captain Yan, lead the brothers to stay in Daqing Village for the next few days? I'm worried that these refugees will take action at night, and it will be difficult to manage them at night." Shen Wanning asked.
"Of course. Everything will be up to Miss Shen. But our clothes are still in the county town. I'll ask my two brothers to go back and get them."
Shen Wanning nodded. "Okay, I happen to have a carriage at home. I'll ask my second brother to take you to the county town."
Captain Yan leaned over to Shen Wanning's ear and whispered, "The ones sitting on the first ox cart are the brothers Hei Ba and Hei Bao, and the others sitting on the same ox cart with them are their subordinates."
Shen Wanning nodded slightly. She had noticed the two people at first glance. It wasn't that she paid too much attention, but it was simply because they were taller than the others, probably about 1.8 meters tall.
Plus, perhaps because they had plenty of food, these two were stronger than the others. The others were thin and not as dark as them.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Heiba and Heibao were the first to jump off the ox cart. However, they didn't look at the top of the mountain, but at the blue brick and tile house of Shen Wanning's family.
"From now on, Miss Shen will be your boss. Behind her is her family, the Lin family, who are also your employers." Captain Yan pointed at Shen Wanning and introduced her.
"I don't have much to say. Captain Yan has already told you all what I wanted to say on the way. I just hope that everyone can get along well in the days ahead. As long as you work hard, the people of Daqing Village will naturally treat you as one family."
Hei Ba casually pulled a piece of grass and put it in his mouth. He looked Shen Wan Ning up and down and said teasingly, "You are just a little girl, what kind of business can you do? You are so beautiful, why don't you follow me, Ba Ye? I promise to make sure you have everything you need."
"Since you can eat and drink delicious food, why do you have to come here to suffer? Why don't you continue your life and go back to the county town to eat and drink delicious food?" Shen Wanning said to him sarcastically.
"It is my honor to suffer for such a beautiful woman. I just don't know if the girl will appreciate it or not?" Hei Ba continued to tease.
"Appreciate it? So many people have suffered for me, do I have to accept it?" Shen Wanning pointed domineeringly at the other refugees and the villagers who were watching the excitement on the periphery.
After saying that, without waiting for Heiba to speak, Shen Wanning continued, "Since everyone is here, let's start building a house! Otherwise, we will have nowhere to stay at night."
She had originally planned to place the refugees in their old house, but now that the officials were here, she had no choice but to arrange for them to live in the old house first. As for the refugees, with the few thatched huts built yesterday, if a few more were built today, it should be enough for them to live in.
"I said, we just arrived today, shouldn't the little girl take us around first to familiarize us with the environment?" Heiba continued.
Shen Wanning was so annoyed by him that she said coldly, "You are here to work, not to visit the garden. Anyone who doesn't help build the house today will sleep on the mountain, using the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed."
Heiba spit out the weeds in his mouth with a "Puh" sound, narrowed his eyes and said, "The little girl has a pretty bad temper, but I like it."
Shen Wanning ignored him and said to everyone, "Okay, everyone can go build a house. Follow the villagers and you will find stones and mud. The straw is in the village rice field and they will see it as they go forward. Adults will get 100 coins a day and children will get 30 coins a day. I will send people to check every day. If anyone has started working, I will put a check mark on the list and settle the accounts at the end of the month."
As for food for the immediate future, ten cents a day for adults and five cents a day for children will be deducted from the account. Of course, after five days, I will pay everyone back their wages. Everyone will have a day off and go to town to buy what they need. From now on, everyone will cook their own food, and there will be no deductions from wages.
The refugees had just arrived, so it was impossible for them to go to town every day to eat. So Shen Wanning planned to have someone go to town to buy some steamed buns every day, two per person for each meal, and one for each child. This would also save Aunt Zhang and the others the trouble of cooking for so many people.
The refugees had been skeptical when they signed up, but when they heard Shen Wanning say this, they were so happy they almost jumped for joy. Only Heiba and Heibao looked indifferent.
After that, Shen Wanning and the village head led the refugees to build houses. Captain Yan still followed them with the officers to prevent the refugees from causing trouble.
Shen Wanning watched from afar. Except for the Heiba brothers and their younger brothers, the other refugees were working very hard.
"I'm afraid these two Heiba brothers are difficult to tame." Captain Yan looked at the two of them and shook his head.
Shen Wanning shook her head. "It's okay. If they really start making trouble later, I have my own way to deal with them."
Not to mention that there are so many anesthetics in the space. What if she is really offended? The injections for several poisonous snakes that the black boss sent her last time have not been used yet.
Seeing everything was in perfect order, Shen Wanning went to find Lin Jingcheng again and asked him to drive a carriage with two officials to the county town to help retrieve the officials' spare clothes and buy a few large bags of steamed buns on the way back.