With the deepening of the shogunate's work to take care of the guests, some of the guests have been allowed to live in the workshop, and Yongheibo in the west of the city is one of the areas where the guests are settled.

After finishing work in the evening, Liu Yu hurriedly returned to the workshop from the Yong'an Canal construction site, clasped his hands on his chest, and held a small pocket. When he walked to the gate, the man guarding the door was already quite familiar with him, and nodded with a smile.

Yongpingfang is a Shurenfang area in Chang'an City, before the chaos in Chang'an, there were only 100 households, which seemed quite empty. However, after the riot broke out, the government successively arranged more than 300 guest homes in the workshop, which made the workshop more popular.

"Liu Sanlang, got off work? Wait a minute, the robe that your lady sent her to mend the day before yesterday has been mended, and I will take it out for you. ”

Liu Yu just turned into the song, he was called by a middle-aged woman sitting at the door, the woman turned into the door, and soon took out a collar of cloth robes and handed them to him, the cloth robe was also wrapped in two chickens, the woman smiled and said: "I know that your lady is about to give birth, and I should accumulate some strength for a ride in the ghost gate." ”

Liu Yu bowed and thanked him again and again, until the woman was a little impatient, smiled and waved her hand to chase him, and then she left and went to her house.

The natives in Chang'an City have always looked down on the guest people, but they are not without exceptions. After Liu Yu's family lived in the fang, they often helped the neighbors and people in their spare time, and they were not a noble family living in this kind of fang area.

There are not many houses in the village, and there are large pieces of idle land, which are all sorted out and used by the residents to plant some vegetables and hemp seeds, which is also a key income for subsidizing the family.

Liu Yu's home is located in Zhongqu in the fang, an area of more than one acre of residential land, there is a half-acre vegetable garden surrounded by a fence outside, and there is a chicken coop set up by Liu Yu in the wall, but it is still empty at the moment, but it will not be too long, it is said that other workshops have begun to distribute chickens and ducks and other poultry cubs, and it should be the turn of Yongping Fang soon.

There are a few women in the yard, while peeling hemp, gossiping, sitting in front of the door of the house a woman with a bulging belly is Liu Yu's wife, the back of her hand is slightly swollen, but she is still concentrating on the numbness.

Hearing the footsteps, several women got up one after another, and while greeting them, they asked about their male servants, and there were no lack of people who envied them: "San Lang's talent is really true, he can return home to visit every day after entering the official door, not like the clumsy man in my family, he disappeared when he went out at the beginning of the month, if it wasn't for the rations sent every day in the workshop, he really didn't know if he died!" ”

These families were all family members of the guests, and the men's performance in paying for their crimes was not bad, so the family members were also placed in the city for temporary sojourn. Those servants have no freedom of movement, and their food and lodging are in the work camp.

The reason why Liu Yu was able to return home after work was because he was selected as a member of the government, and he could go home for half an hour every day to have a look.

It is not easy to get this place, I don't know that I need to be of good character, literate and hyphenated, and I need to have ten hometown households to be insured. If something happens to the insured, the ten families will be punished, and if they don't know each other well and have a deep friendship with each other, no one wants to take such a risk in vain.

Liu Yu simply coped with the women's greetings, then turned to the kitchen in the side room, poured some grain from his pocket into the clay jar, and poked his hand into it, and found that the accumulated grain was already without a fist, and the corners of his mouth were full of smiles.

The shogunate servants were also paid, twenty dollars a day. And Xu workers like Liu Yu have a higher wage rate, which can reach fifty yuan a day, and if they save all of it, they can just buy two buckets of grain in the industrial camp.

The price of grain in the industrial camp is five yuan cheaper than that in the city, twenty-five yuan per bucket, but each person can only buy one bucket. In this way, even ordinary laborers, as long as they work for a full day, they can barely support their families with money. As for the laborers, they were given one meal a day at noon, and there was no limit to what they were fed.

To be honest, this kind of life is not only not a punishment, but a kind of preferential treatment for Liu Yu and his already displaced guests. In previous years, they worked in the countryside, and they were busy working on the anniversary, with little to spare, and there were no children left at home all year round.

Now as long as you work hard, you can get money to support your family, and even survive for a few years, and you still have the hope of settling in Chang'an. Although the labor is very hard, who doesn't hope that these people who have lost their homes can take root? What's more, it is still where Chang'an, the capital is located.

Therefore, in the recent period, not only the guests who participated in the disturbance have been working hard, but many out-of-town refugees have also flocked to the city. One of Liu Yu's jobs is to compile a book for these later guests, and he has handled thousands of people recently.

"His Royal Highness King Yong's rule of Chang'an, it's really a blessing for all the people!"

Thinking of the chaotic scene when his fellow villagers came to Chang'an years ago, there are more people pouring in now, but everything in Chang'an is still operating in an orderly manner. The difference between before and after is so obvious, Liu Yu is really grateful from the bottom of his heart for giving them all this stable life.

At the same time, he is deeply proud to be a part of the creation of this stable life. It's a pity that His Royal Highness King Yong patrolled the camp one day, but he was afraid to see the nobles, if he could rush to the front at that time, he might be able to witness His Royal Highness King Yong's demeanor with his own eyes, and there was also a topic to show off to the villagers.

After a few thoughts in his heart, Liu Yu chopped firewood in front of the stove again, and soon after, his own lady helped the door and walked in, Liu Yu hurriedly dropped the firewood knife, stepped forward to help, looked at the numb crumbs on the lady's skirt, and couldn't help complaining: "Your lady is better than two people in one person, why do you have to work so hard!" Raising a fetus with peace of mind and giving birth to a child is better than splitting hemp! ”

"It's not a heavy labor, and it's a pastime between gossip."

After hearing this, the lady showed a gentle smile, and said: "Aunt Nanqu Su came to see her at noon, and the production should be in the near future." Lin Niangzi and Chen Sanniang both said that they would come to help, and San Lang didn't have to worry about it. ”

Liu Yu helped the lady to sit by the stove and comforted the lady: "The situation of my family, Song joined the army and knew it, and I was allowed to stay at home in the near future and work early in the morning." As long as a child is born, whether it is male or female, it can be directly settled in Chang'an, and the government will also give it to him. ”

"His Royal Highness King Yong, what kind of benevolent gentleman is he? San Lang, you can follow such a master, and in the concubine's house, you can also gain a little respect. ”

When the woman heard this, she couldn't help but be surprised, and couldn't help but sigh.

When Liu Yu heard this, his eyes were also shining: "His Royal Highness King Yong, that is the benevolent and noble species that the Tang family has accumulated for many years!" Such a person was born to be the envoy of all the people, and he enjoyed the destiny of heaven! ”

"But I heard that King Yong is not the same as today's saints?"

"It doesn't matter, don't we Xiaomin have no intention and no feelings? Living in the workshop, I have to say that there are contacts and contacts. King Yong's grace descended, and there were countless living people, although this life was not a weapon, but except for His Royal Highness King Yong, who was worthy of the imperial envoy? ”

Liu Yu whispered after hearing this, took out more than a dozen treasure coins in his arms, stuffed them into the mother's hand, and then said: "Put it away carefully, after the child is born, you have to use money everywhere." I, alas, since there is nothing to do today, I still have to work at night, so I will not stay at home. ”

"Saburo eats and then leaves."

While speaking, the woman took out a single cloth wrapped dough cake from the side of her bosom and handed it forward. In order to let her husband eat a warm mouthful, the woman put the dough close to her body from the afternoon and moistened it with her body heat.

"If you don't eat it, the food in the camp is much more abundant than at home. When I rushed back, I had a meal in the middle of the night. ”

Liu Yu pushed the dough back with a smile, continued to bow his head to chop wood and advised: "You are alone at home, don't be reluctant to afford the stove." It's a big deal that the neighbors share it, and they don't lose care. ”

After the husband and wife talked for a while, before the door of the workshop was closed, Liu Yu hurriedly left the workshop and went to the industrial camp.

There are many construction projects in Chang'an City, such as the dredging of the Yong'an Canal, which needs to be carried out day and night. In order to save materials, while lighting the fire at night, it is also necessary to boil water for cooking. In this cold season of early spring, hot water is also a luxury.

Soon after Liu Yu returned to the camp, an official came to inform him that he had joined the army, and Song Jing wanted to meet him. After learning of this, Liu Yu did not dare to slack off, took a note in the camp, and hurried to Da'anfang at the south gate.

Located outside the straight hall of Da'an Fang, many people lined up outside the door to wait for the summons. Song Jing, who joined the army, managed the affairs of the guests and the people, and was so busy almost day and night, and everyone did not dare to urge.

Liu Yu waited here for nearly an hour before it was finally his turn. After entering the hall, I saw that there were scribes on the left and right sides of the room, and the same was true of Song Jing, who joined the army in the hall.

"Liu Yu, the warden of the third battalion of the lowly post, has seen Song join the army."

Liu Yu stepped forward to salute and spoke.

"Liu Yu?"

After hearing this, Song Jing pondered for a while, and glanced up at Liu Yu before remembering: "Yes, I summoned you to ask, are you going to Shuofang with the army?" Is it a decree that one year of military service can be exempted from crime and naturalization? But I heard that your lady is about to give birth, and the child is born from naturalization, don't you know about this? ”

"The lowly duty knows, but the lowly post joins the army not for naturalization, the young brother was wrapped in the Suzaku Street turmoil before, the humiliation checked the body, did not see the young brother, asked in many ways, I heard that there seemed to be a young man like my brother among the criminal soldiers sent to Shuofang before, and the humiliation wanted to go to search."

Liu Yu replied truthfully.

When Song Jing heard this reason, the tip of his pen paused, and then he glanced up at Liu Yu again, and then said, "You are not allowed to go, you will go to the hall tomorrow to take care of things." You have a deep brotherhood, but your pregnant wife will give birth, and it is also immoral to give birth without teaching. ”

"Humble ......"

Liu Yu's face suddenly became anxious after hearing this, and before he could argue, Song Jing had already bowed his head again to review the documents, and said quickly: "Leave your brother's name and face, if you can use it to make a profit, I will ask someone to help you ask." ”

"Thank you Song for joining the army! My brother's name is Liu Gan, and he is the fifth and sixteenth year old......"

Hearing this, Liu Yu was overjoyed, he knew that even if he went, he would be looking for a needle in the bottom of the sea and aimless, if he could get Song to join the army to help, he would undoubtedly be more sure of finding his brother.

At the same time, in the camp tent of the soldiers heading to Shuofang, a young man was hiding his face and sobbing, and one of the people on the side was woken up, and he couldn't help cursing: "Wang Wu, if you cry and disturb people's sleep at night, don't blame the old fist!" ”

"Lao Tzu misses my family, what's the matter with you! Woo, brother......"

Not to be outdone, the young man replied, and after roaring, he couldn't help but grin and cry.

"Silence! Whoever howls again, get out of the tent and patrol the camp! ”

The commander of the tent shouted violently, and after a few moments all that remained in the tent was snoring.