It was still a little bit before dawn, and the sky was still cloudy.

The corners of Zhongxing Mansion were quiet, and even the refugees who had nowhere to be outside the city were still asleep.

But at this time, there are street vendors entering the city one after another!

There are those who sell vegetables, oil, firewood, and water. Although the refugees are in trouble, the boundaries around Chung Hing Province are not stable. But the hundreds of thousands of people living in the city still have to continue to live. Especially those dignitaries and royal clans, the extravagant life has not been affected in the slightest.

For example, mountain spring water!

This is water brought from Helan Mountain outside the city. Compared with the well water in the city, there are more impurities, and the taste is salty and bitter. The mountain spring water is clear and sweet, and it is a necessary water source for the high-ranking families in the city. Even for bathing, they only use mountain spring water.

Zhou Sheng is the small steward of the water delivery team and belongs to Zhou's Water Village. I heard that the back of Shuizhuang has something to do with the court officials, and the backstage is also hard. In the end, mountain spring water is a business-free business, and it has long been pocketed by those big people.

Ordinary people can't occupy the spring at all.

This time, more than 20 people were organized and more than 50 buckets of water were transported. Due to the unevenness outside the city, this freight has also risen a lot. Some wealthy families have begun to hoard water, so that the amount of water transported each time is much higher.

But it's not about the people of the water transport team!

They are all domestic slaves, and it would be good for the Zhou family to give them a bite to eat, where would they pay them wages. Only when you get mixed with the stewardship can you have a chance to get some oil and water. Otherwise, your life will be a life of hard work.

If the owner is kind-hearted, he may give an easy job when he is old and can't move, counting the days and eating together. But if it is the master of the iron rooster, he will be driven out of the house directly.

When the time comes, just like the refugees outside the city, they will have no land, no livelihood, waiting to starve to death.

Zhou Sheng is clever and diligent. So when I got mixed up with the errand of the manager, I felt that my life was complete.

After entering the city, they began to deliver water one by one. The Dayuan embassy was also on the list of water deliveries, and knocked on the door, and someone inside opened the door and said, "What are you doing?" ”。 Seeing the bucket behind Zhou Sheng, he immediately understood.

"As our adults said, there are no people in the embassy, and we can't drink all the water. You don't send it from tomorrow onwards. ”，

"But you've already set this month, and you suddenly don't want it, and you can't get back the money you paid before." , Zhou Sheng explained with some flattery.

The Yuan people were superior people in the Xia Kingdom, and the Mongols were also superior people in the Xia Kingdom. Only the Xia people are inferior, and when there is a conflict with the Yuan people, it is often the Xia people who are punished. Over time, ordinary people couldn't stand up in front of the Yuan and Mongols.

Now that the Dayuan Embassy represents the Dayuan official, a little steward like Zhou Sheng really doesn't dare to offend at all.

"There's not much money, and our lord said he didn't want it." , The clerk of the embassy was quite financially obstructed and said: "Okay! All right! Ship it in! ”。

In the end, the embassy people only needed half a bucket of water, and paid a little more. In addition to the fixed amount, Zhou Sheng found that he could pay a lot more.

The other members of the water delivery team were also much more interested, and some people said happily: "I heard that the Yuan Kingdom was founded on business, and the people were all extremely rich. Now that I've seen it, I'm really convinced. ”。

"What's this? The Yuan Kingdom no longer has a cheap status. If you do things for the eldest master, you can get paid. A lean man said with a wistful face.

"Won't it?"

"And such a good thing?" , most of these people are descendants of the family, and the previous generation is a slave of the Zhou family. I have always thought that doing things for the Zhou family and giving food is the biggest reward. Who would have thought that there is still a wage in the world?

"My aunt's son, my cousin. A few years ago, he fled to Ganzhou. I saw him come back last winter, and heh, I was relieved. Wearing silk satin, he also wore leather boots made in the Yuan country. It is said that he runs errands for a Yuan merchant over there, and he can have a salary of three gold coins a month! ”。

The purchasing power of gold coins is very strong! In particular, the gold coins of Da Yuan, which are in good condition, have now become the hard currency of the Xia Kingdom.

"Shhh , these words caused a burst of amazement from everyone.

"If only I could go to Yuanguo." , someone said what everyone wanted.

Even Zhou Sheng, who thinks he is a good mix, is faintly envious. But he still remembered that there were some things he couldn't say, so he hurriedly reprimanded in a bad tone: "What nonsense are you talking about." No matter how good the Yuan Kingdom is, we are also members of the Zhou family. And us! It doesn't have anything to do with it. ”。

These words were like a basin of cold water, which extinguished the illusions in everyone's hearts at once.

The lean man felt that Zhou Sheng's gaze at him was not good, and he quickly dodged behind others.

By the time they had finished delivering all the water, it was already dark. The capital is also noisy, and the cries are endless.

Everyone came in the morning, but they were hungry. Smelling the fragrance of steamed bun shops and noodle shops, some people's saliva is about to flow out.

Zhou Sheng knew everyone's thoughts, and he also had the heart to ease the previous atmosphere. So he took out some of the copper coins that were more than he had today, and asked people to buy some cooking cakes and buns.

Since it is impossible to leave a drop of water in the bucket when changing the water. So every time the water is delivered, everyone will put the bucket upside down. It's not much, but with so many buckets, you'll always have a few bowls. A few more sips per person can be regarded as an additional benefit for the water delivery team.

So the people ate and drank the water of the mountain springs, and went out of the city all the way.

But before he returned to Shuizhuang, Zhou Sheng felt unwell. First I was dizzy, and then I had a sudden headache. It's as if someone is cutting off their own head with a saw, and it hurts maddeningly.

Not only him, but the rest of the water delivery team also hugged their heads and screamed.

Only the lean man was still standing, and he was not surprised at all when he saw the changes in everyone. Zhou Sheng also saw the only person who was still standing, but his head hurt too much, and he didn't have the energy to pay attention.

The lean man ignored them and ran away.

At this time, the nearby refugees heard the movement here, and some approached without fear of death. Seeing that the people in the water delivery team fell to the ground one by one and screamed in pain, they were not afraid.

Instead, he ran over and began to search for the sons of the water delivery team members. In particular, Zhou Sheng, because his clothes were obviously different from ordinary team members, was taken care of by five refugees. Even before each other, they scrambled like food.

And Zhou Sheng's eyes were red with a headache, and gradually, he let out a roar like a beast. He bit down on the arm closest to him.

"Ahh , with cries of pain, the field was like a chain reaction, and refugees were bitten one after another.

"Ahh Eat - eat people! Some refugees shouted as if they had seen some extremely terrifying picture, and their legs and feet weakened in fright.