Chapter 507: Mining
This large action immediately attracted the attention of the townspeople, who all gathered on both sides of the road.
Looking at the prisoners who were taken away, they all started talking.
"And where did the general take these prisoners again?"
"There are so many prisoners, let me count them."
"Mother, that's grandpa."
"Son, son."
"Daddy, Daddy, I'm here."
Some of these people were puzzled, some were just watching the excitement, and some saw their relatives in prison.
Seeing that there were relatives among the prisoners, the family members crowded into the outskirts, but they were stopped by the officials.
Such a big event attracted the onlookers of the whole town, and they didn't even do the business of the stalls, and they all ran out to watch the excitement.
Such a big action is the first time in the history of this bluestone town, and their hearts are naturally enthusiastic about watching the excitement.
The prisoners, who were tied to the ranks and shackled with their hands and feet in hand, all hung their heads, and their dirty hair was promised on both sides of their faces, covering their entire faces.
Naturally, they heard the call of their relatives, but they must have been ugly like this, so they didn't dare to let them see it.
Mrs. Gu, who was also in the team, was seen by so many people, and her face was panicked.
In the crowd on the side of the road, the old man Gu, who had a lot of white hair on his head, stared at them tightly.
His eyes were full of consternation, he didn't expect to see them again after so long.
Seeing them so embarrassed, he was a little reluctant in his heart, after all, one was still a wife who had been with him for decades, and several children were his daughters and daughters-in-law.
Feeling the reluctance in his heart, Old Man Gu decided to send them some delicious food next time, and by the way, he asked where they were going to escort these people.
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I don't know how long they were escorted and walked, but it was about half an hour before they came to the foot of a mountain.
At the foot of the mountain there was a wide, paved path that was guarded by soldiers with spears in hand.
When they saw General Wang, they all saluted.
He led a group of prisoners along the paved road that had been opened up and went straight up the mountain.
After walking for nearly three quarters of an hour, the vision in front of them suddenly widened.
This area is sparsely planted, rocky, and the ore is still exposed.
There were also a number of tents set up around the area, and the soldiers patrolled and set up tents and huts with great discipline.
When they saw General Wang coming, they also knelt down on one knee and saluted.
After General Wang got them all up, he turned to the prisoners who had lined up in several rows, and said in a very strong and stern tone: "This is a mining land, and you will mine ore here in the future, and if you find anyone who escapes, you will all be killed."
When it came to killing, the killing aura on his body was suddenly released unsuppressed, and it was also accompanied by a stream of blood stained with human blood.
These breaths suddenly made the prisoners in the field feel that they couldn't breathe, their hearts trembled extremely much, and their bodies were so weak that they were about to collapse to the ground.
They were terrified in their hearts, and at the same time they did not have the slightest hint of resistance.
People are afraid of death, no one is not afraid, in the face of death, they will choose to compromise.
As soon as Mrs. Gu and the others heard about mining, their whole faces turned like earth, and when they looked at the surrounding scenes, her face became even more ugly.
There was a lot of dust around, and the ground looked and felt solid and hard, and mining ore in such a place would literally cost her half her life.
Thinking of this, she also looked at the rough whips on the hands of those officials, and she wanted to die.
Gu Zhidong, who was separated from them, had an unbelievable look on his face, mining ore, these places are still so bad.
I didn't do any heavy work at home, at most I did some work in the fields.
Now let mining, how heavy is the work of mining, this is simply not letting him live.
However, he cherished his life very much, in fact, he wailed in his heart, but he just didn't dare not disobey.
After speaking, General Wang asked his lieutenant to distribute all the tools and let them cooperate in the division of labor.
The sound of pickaxes digging through the entire mine was constantly heard.
During the mining period, if anyone is slow, he will be rewarded with a fierce whip.
These people who oversaw the work with whips were all soldiers who had killed the enemy in battle, and the ruthlessness in their hands could make those people cry bitterly.
Gu Xiaomei and her sister-in-law, who were tasked with mining stones with pickaxes, felt that their hands were shaken and hurt, but they didn't dare to slow down.
After digging for more than an hour, she didn't know how many whips she had received on her back.
And the elderly Gu Laozi was responsible for pulling and dumping the wooden carts with wheels. It takes a lot of effort to dig ore, and who made her fifty or sixty years old, swing a pickaxe, how fast can it be?
As a man, Gu Zhidong was also arranged to mine stones.
After working for so long, they were all untouched, their lips were dry and cracked, and their sweaty faces and necks were stuck with a thin layer of dust, making their whole person yellow.
Complaining in their hearts, they kept praying that they could rest soon.
While they were shouting for a long time, a soldier with some official rank came up and shouted solemnly to the crowd: "Stop and get food."
With their feet still shackled, they were so excited that they dropped what they were holdings, and then walked quickly towards the place where the food was distributed.
"What? Don't cut in line, everyone queues up. ”
The soldiers who maintained order in the field waved the whips in their hands and drank, and at the same time, several whips hit the prisoners who flocked to receive food, so frightened that the necks of the prisoners who had not been beaten around them shrank and they all consciously lined up.
After working for so long, they can be described as thirsty, tired and hungry.
Looking at the rice porridge in the cauldron and the steamed buns on the side, they all swallowed their saliva eagerly.
Mrs. Gu, who was squeezed into the bottom of the line because of her old age, looked at her sons and daughters-in-law in the middle of the line, and she wanted to go up and change positions with them, but she was afraid of being whipped.
She also received several whips on her body, and now she is still in hot pain, and it is estimated that her skin is broken and bleeding.
After waiting in line for a long time, it was finally the turn of Mrs. Gu, with a lot of folds on her dirty face, she trembled and reached out to take the bowl of porridge handed over by the soldier, as well as the hot steamed bun stuffed into her hand, and then carefully held it to the side like a treasure and ate it in a big gulp. I want to talk with more like-minded people about "Peasant Girl Poison: Lord Wang, Please Respect Yourself", pay attention to "Youyue Literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find a confidant~