Chapter 21 Helping the Needy Doesn't Help the Poor

"Xianggong, ...... they?"

Su Xiaoyong glanced at the more than two dozen refugees standing outside the store, and saw Chen Jing beckoning to the young man: "Zhang Liang, come in." ”

Led by the young man, these refugees rushed in, and Chen Jing said to Wu Sisi: "Go and make them something to eat." ”

When these people all walked into the back hall, Zhang Liang bowed: "Thank you, Brother Chen." ”

"Hey, you're welcome."

When Zhang Liang also entered the back hall, Chen Jing explained to Su Xiaoyong and the other four women: "Halfway, they used their dead companion to touch porcelain, but fortunately they were recognized by the big cow. ”

Zheng Shishidai frowned slightly: "Didn't you say that the state and county are distributing food and relieving refugees?" Why didn't you have anything to eat, and starved to death? ”

"I'm afraid that they are selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, saying that they are distributing food, but some people fill their own pockets or keep it from it, and the food may not be distributed to the refugees."

Chen Jing nodded at Qiu Feifei's words and said, "Fei Fei is right, Zhang Liang and the others only received two portions, but they are twenty-three people, which is not enough for them to eat." Moreover, it has been more than ten days, and I have only received two copies. ”

"These corrupt officials!"

Lin Xiaoxi pursed his lips, looked like a fierce woman, and said, "Xianggong, should we help them?" You have a lot of ideas, think of a way, and I don't know how many people will die if this continues? ”

"Okay, we've only had a good life for a few days, and my husband is not an official, so he can't influence those people's decisions."

Su Xiaoyong said, looked at Chen Jing, and said softly, "Husband, what are you going to do with them?" ”

"They can't be left behind...... Xiao Yong is right, we still live in a dilapidated house, how can there be a place to leave them, but it is still okay to give a gruel. ”

When Lin Xiaoxi heard this, he frowned and said, "Xianggong, why don't you let them follow you to catch fish and let them make money." ”

"Help the urgent, not the poor."

Chen Jing glanced at Lin Xiaoxi and said with a smile: "It's good that you are kind-hearted, but I give them a bowl of gruel today, which can save their lives, but if you give them jobs, then there are hundreds of thousands of refugees outside, do I have to give them jobs?" ”

"This ......"

Lin Xiaoxi seemed to be stumped by this moral topic. Chen Jing glanced at the back hall: "This Zhang Liang is still a conscience, if these refugees are really forced to be helpless, entangled, and make trouble, it will be a troublesome thing." ”

"Husband, that's what you were worried about that day, right?"

Qiu Feifei walked up, also looked at the back hall, and muttered: "If this continues, the refugee situation will become a more serious problem sooner or later...... In that case, I'm afraid this Qinghe Town won't be as peaceful as it is now! ”

"So, we have to hurry up and build a high wall."

A few days later, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching.

On the eve of the festival, fish sales in Chenjiazhuang are even more in demand.

The young people in Zhuangzi went to catch fish.

Older people like Chen Honghai stayed in Zhuangzi and packed up farm tools to prepare for the autumn harvest.

Early in the morning, Chen Honghai had just had breakfast, and he was going to go to the field to have a look, but several uncles trotted all the way into the yard.

"Let's go, Hong Hai, come with me to the back mountain."

"What for?"

Without waiting for Chen Honghai to ask, these people dragged him to Zhuangzi.

In front of the dirt slope at the bottom of the back mountain, there is a puddle that is not too big or small.

Before they could wait for the slope, Chen Honghai saw three smoking conical kilns.

"What is this?"

Several uncles dragged Chen Honghai to the kiln, and Chen Jing was directing more than a dozen villagers to put bricks into the kiln.

"Jing'er, you're burning bricks!"

Seeing them coming, Chen Jing nodded with a smile: "I didn't tell the owner, I don't know if it can be done, this has been tested for two days, and it is my finished product over there." ”

Following the direction he pointed, he saw that several rows of green bricks were already placed on the ground next to the puddle, and Chen Honghai stepped forward and whispered: "These people are ...... You hired? ”

"Well, it's also ten wen a day."

"Do you want to build a house when you burn this brick?"

"yes, I'm going to flip my dilapidated house."

Chen Honghai stuck his eyes: "Your three dilapidated houses, you don't have to make such a big battle with a flip cover, right?" Three kilns, you, how many bricks are you going to burn? ”

"Oh, I'm here to prepare for the construction of a wall around Chenjiazhuang in the future."

"What? You want to cultivate outside Chenjiazhuang...... Build the wall! ”

Chen Honghai's face was full of incomprehension, and he shook his head: "Jing'er, you make money, take everyone to do it together, I can understand, I also admire you, and I also approve of your flipping and breaking house." But, but you want to build a wall in Chenjiazhuang, why is this? Do you have money and nowhere to spend it? ”

Chen Jing beckoned a few villagers to send the freshly made bricks into the kiln, and then he pulled Chen Honghai and several uncles to climb the dirt slope behind the kiln.

"Uncles, look ......"

He pointed to Chen Jiazhuang in front of him, Chen Honghai and a few people standing next to Chen Jing, looked at it for a long time, but they didn't know what he wanted them to see.

"Jing'er, you, what are you letting us see?"

"Chenjiazhuang is surrounded by water on one side and backed by mountains on the other, but what about the other two sides? One leads to Qinghe Town, and the other leads to Liujiazhuang. ”

"Oh......"

Chen Honghai and the others were still confused.

"In the past few days, I have learned through Sun Abshisi that in the six districts of Quang Ninh Province, there are already refugees and displaced people robbing each other, and some people have even entered the villages to steal things."

Chen Jing said and looked at a few people: "Owner, uncles, what if the refugees fall in love with our Chenjiazhuang?" ”

"This ......"

Chen Honghai seemed to understand Chen Jing's intentions, and he nodded: "You want to take precautions and prevent trouble, right?" ”

"That's right."

"This ...... I'm in favor of it, but it takes a lot of money, now? ”

Chen Jing smiled: "Don't worry, we can burn the bricks ourselves, is this stone?" Are we still short of stones in Chenjiazhuang? ”

He pointed to the stone mountain behind him.

"As for the money, I'll find a way."

Seeing him say this, Chen Honghai glanced at several uncles. Now Chen Jing's reputation in Chenjiazhuang has a great influence, and they are all favored by him, so naturally no one opposes it.

"Okay, since Jing'er wants to do it, let's do it with you!"

"Yes, yes, we agree."

Several uncles also smiled and nodded.

At this moment, a carriage came speeding from a distance, and soon arrived in front of the kiln, and the big cow jumped off the car sweating profusely: "Brother Jing, Brother Jing...... The messenger from Wanlimi Rice is here! ”