Hulan and a few companions pushed a cart of iron ore out of the mine slowly, the dazzling sunlight suddenly shone on his face, I skillfully squinted my eyes and glanced into the distance, got used to it, and then shouted the trumpet to beckon my companions to push the minecart forward quickly.

Soon, they came to the bend of the dense staircase-like track, and the Ming army Xiaoqi, who was in charge of the measurement, glanced at the minecart slightly, and then smiled: "The pile is full enough, I will count 1,500 catties for you, 300 catties per person, which is good." ”

Hulan and his companions thanked him, and then pushed the minecart to the chute at the bottom of the mountain to skillfully untie the buckle lock, pour the ore into the chute, and then turned the minecart around and lined up behind a long line of empty minecarts, and then untied the towel around his neck to wipe his sweat.

He felt that he still had no strength to dig another three hundred pounds, but he and his companions did not go down to the cave again, but walked to the temporary shelter at the bottom of the mountain, for tomorrow it was their turn to take a vacation, and they had to pack up and catch the last train of the day to the city of Dottro.

They came to the temporary residence with a smile, packed up a little change of clothes, and then rushed all the way to the station, at this time the train to Dotro City still had an ore cargo compartment that was not full, and there was still more than half of the empty passenger car in front of them, they quickly took out their waist cards, and showed the Ming sergeant at the door of the carriage, and then poured into the carriage, and sat and chatted with the familiar clansmen.

Soon the train started, and after about an hour, the station of Dotro City arrived.

This Dotro City has only been newly built in recent months, and the area is not as large as Datong New Town, and there are not as many consumption places as Datong New Town in restaurants, tea shops, and green buildings on the street, but the shops selling rice, flour, oil, salt, pots and pans, cloth, clothes and other daily necessities are quite complete.

There are still many small courtyards built in the city, the price is less than half of Datong New Town, a set is only about twenty taels, many herdsmen from the Dotro tribe and nearby tribes have bought small courtyards in the city, one is for the convenience of going home, but also because the life of grazing is really a little unsustainable.

At this time, the drought continued, and the pasture on the grassland was simply not enough for so many herdsmen to graze, and the cattle, sheep and horses of each herdsman were drastically reduced.

Now it's different, young and strong people with the strength can choose to dig a pit in the mine, and they have at least about ten taels of income a month, and the old and weak women and children who have no strength can also choose to work in the workshop in the city or in the ironworks outside the city, and there is almost an income of four or five taels a month.

It's easy to find a lucrative job these days, and the city is full of weaving, garment, high-end woollen products and cream, cheese, and milk wine workshops, and there's a huge ironworks just outside the city, so it's not hard to make money to feed your family, as long as you're not lazy.

Hulan is one of the earliest residents in the city, because his family is okay, after the family's cattle and sheep are sold out, not only enough to buy a small courtyard in the city, but also a large surplus, plus he has a stable income of more than ten taels a month, moving into the city to live in his family is not pressure at all, and at this time his old father is also working in a mare's milk wine workshop in the city, because he is experienced and has good skills, there is also an income of about ten taels a month, and their family is now living a prosperous life.

He said goodbye to his acquaintances as the crowd poured out of the station, and then hurried home.

At this time, the sky was already a little dark, everyone was starting to cook dinner, and the smell of food wafted everywhere in the city, and he was already hungry, he subconsciously quickened his pace, trotted all the way, and soon returned to his yard.

As soon as he entered the door, a pair of children cheered and pounced, he picked up his children one by one, walked into the hall quickly, and saw his wife who was pregnant with Liujia was carrying a pot of rice to the dining table, he hurriedly put down the children, ran up to the rice bowl in her hand, and said with a little reproach: "You have such a big belly, just sit well, there is not much work at home, let your mother do it will not tire her old man, if you have a mistake, how can you get it." ”

At this time, his mother came in with two bowls of vegetables, and she said with a smile: "Yes, just cook a meal and wash some clothes, it's much easier than when I was grazing on the grassland before, I can still do it for a few years, and it's only serious for you to have a few more children." ”

Hulan looked around and couldn't help but be curious: "Dad, he should get off work early at this time." ”

His mother laughed and scolded: "This old fellow, I forgot that you would come back today, he only remembered when he saw me cooking so many dishes, and he was going back to the workshop to make wine." ”

At this time, his father happened to walk in quickly with a big leather bag of mare's milk wine, and when he heard his mother's complaint, his father couldn't help laughing and said: "Yes, I'm old, I don't have a good memory, and I forgot everything when I started this work." ”

The family sat down with laughter and laughter, the father and son took a rice bowl, a bowl of dry mare's milk wine, and the two women smiled and took care of the two naughty children, and the whole hall was full of laughter.

When their father and son had almost drunk and each had a bowl of rice, his mother suddenly coughed dryly and said, "Hulan, you should know that my mother married from the Horqin grassland." ”

Hulan was already a little dizzy from drinking at this time, and he nodded again and again: "I know, I know, doesn't Dad often say that you are a flower in the Horqin grassland." ”

His mother gave his father a sweet look, and then recalled warmly: "At that time, your father participated in the Horqin Alliance with the leader of the Duotro tribe, and I don't know if he fell in love with the evil or what's wrong, but he took a fancy to this guy at a glance, and despite the opposition of his family, he came to the Chahar grassland with him. ”

When his father heard this, he boasted proudly: "The life you live with me is much better than at home, especially now, my old bones can still earn ten or two taels of silver a month, and my son is so promising, what do you have to regret." ”

His mother smiled and nodded: "Yes, you are amazing, and your son is also promising, my life is indeed worth it, it is my poor brothers and sisters." ”

Speaking of this, she suddenly wiped away her tears, and Hulan hurriedly asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you?" ”

His mother choked up and said: "This train is about to be repaired to the Horqin grassland, a few days ago, your uncle sent a message that their life is very hard, and the children in the family are hungry every day, and my mother feels uncomfortable." ”

When Hulan heard this, he put down his rice bowl and said with concern: "Why don't you buy a few hundred catties of grain for each of their families and ask someone to send it over, it won't cost much silver anyway, and our family will not lack this bit of silver." ”

When his mother heard this, she couldn't help but burst into tears and smiled: "I know that our family Hulan is a good child, and he will not forget those poor relatives when he lives a good life." ”

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