Chapter Eighty-Six: The Land of Exile
The Hou Mansion and his party finally arrived at the place of exile, the temperature was getting lower and lower, and they had already begun to put on thick cotton clothes here.
is well prepared, and there are not many crimes, at least the old lady and the little young master are still healthy, but they have lost a lot of weight.
When they arrived at the place, the officials were handed over, and the splints were removed, and these people could survive here.
Exile at this time is not too difficult, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can farm and raise animals.
Not only the people of the Hou Mansion, but even the doctors and subordinates who followed with them all relaxed.
Qi Shan stepped forward and said to Master Chu and Young Master Chu.
"Master, young master, are we going to buy a mansion? There are so many people, and you have to live here for a long time, so it's better to buy one! ”
Young Master Chu nodded, these people were given to them by Mo Xuan, and they didn't have to be polite, although they belonged to the families of the criminal ministers, the deed of sale of these people was in his hands, and it had been filed by the government, so naturally there was no need to worry.
"I'm sorry for you."
"The young master is polite."
Brother Li and his wife helped together, plus Uncle Li and others, and began to look for a house with the money in their hands.
There were many exiles here, who married and had children here, forming large families.
Seeing that there is no hope of going back, these people stay here with peace of mind, and those who have skills will even do some business.
The weather is cold, but the houses here are not very thick, and coal is very expensive.
These people had very few clothes for the winter, and their faces were red from the cold.
Looking at the group of people who suddenly arrived, although they were dressed ordinarily, they looked relatively warm.
He is an exile, and he has some murders in his hands, and it is becoming more and more dangerous to watch everyone's eyes.
The guards drew their swords and protected everyone behind them, looking at the crowd with a fierce look on their faces.
The crowd moved, and there was some jealousy in their hearts.
Young Master Chu smiled bitterly, it was really a tiger falling into the plain and being bullied by dogs, if there was no guard, I am afraid that he would be robbed directly.
People here don't have to work every day, there is no hard labor, as long as they have enough food and drink, and they don't go out.
Fortunately, he was afraid that these women would be in danger if they appeared outside.
Soon, Li Bo found a house on his side, bought it directly, with a single courtyard, three courtyards, very large, enough rooms, and a kitchen for each entry, and even a wing room.
The yard here is not particularly expensive, it is estimated that it is too expensive to afford it, and most of them are rented!
A total of 1,000 taels of silver was spent, and when they arrived at the place, everyone saw that although the house was a little dilapidated and leaky, there was only a little dust on it, and it was enough to live in.
All the women are working together, regardless of the master's subordinates, everyone is working.
The old lady and her brother naturally didn't need it, they stayed in a cleaned room and burned a charcoal fire.
Looking at the empty home, thinking about the scenery of the previous home, the old lady sighed for a while, the huge gap is not acceptable to everyone.
A group of men went out to buy ox carts to buy coal, and cotton bedding was not used, which saved a lot of money.
Coal is expensive to buy, food is also expensive, there are many people, and there are naturally more things to eat, so you should prepare a lot.
A total of three ox carts were brought back, all of which were grain and coal.
The weather was cold, there were no vegetables and fruits, but there were frozen fish, which were much bigger and cheaper, and some were bought.
There are wild things here, but there are not many, and they are very expensive, and the food can only be improved occasionally.
Young Master Chu sighed, fortunately, Mo Xuan had prepared a lot of things, and he himself had made preparations in advance, with the current money, the family should be tight, and it should be enough to live for a few years.
After wandering for nearly three months, my family ate a meal of dumplings, filled with fish and meat, not to mention quite delicious.
I bought a lot of wine, one table for the master, two tables for the slaves, one table for the maid and the mother-in-law, and the food was lively.
The weather is too cold, Young Master Chu does not restrict anyone from using charcoal, as long as it is not frozen or cold, it can be used vigorously.
When it was not enough, they had the strength to go out to work in a few days.
These maids and slaves had all come from the capital with them, and they were loyal enough, and he didn't want to chill them.
After resting for a few days and regaining their strength, they began to go out to find work, there is a county office, the population is sparse, talented people will be hired regardless of their status, and even the military advisors of the county government are exiled people.
Master Chu and Young Master Chu are martial arts, he stretches his hand well, Young Master Chu's literary style is also very good, Young Master Chu found a job in the county government to manage the warehouse, not much, but there are two hundred Wen a month.
Young Master Chu smiled bitterly for a while, he was not necessarily willing to pick up his two hundred wen on the ground before.
Master Chu is a criminal minister, the county master heard that he was the Hou Ye, and he didn't dare to slack off, Hou Ye, what if he turned over?
This person may hold a grudge, but it is better to be polite.
So Master Chu found a more economical job to help teach the officials their skills, half a tael of silver per month.
The rest of the people are like Li Bo found a job as a hotel housekeeper, 100 wen a month, and Brother Li found a job as a kitchen helper.
The people who stayed in the nursing home, everyone else started to make money.
Each family manages its own family, no matter who makes money, Master Chu and Young Master Chu don't want it, let them keep it for themselves.
The maids also found some simple sewing and laundry work.
Even the doctor agreed to a pharmacy to sit in the clinic.
The most leisurely are Mrs. Chu, young ladies and old ladies.
But they can't help it, they don't have any skills, they can't farm, and they can't plant in this weather.
Laundry is not good, cooking is average, so that's all.
It's a small county, with a small population, and there are so many jobs in total, so it's good to find these.
It's also because these people's abilities are brilliant enough.
Gradually, I got used to the snow that often snowed here, and I got used to using ice and snow to boil water.
I am used to getting up in the middle of the night to burn charcoal, although I am not rich enough, but it is much better than most people's homes.
What is the most precious here, in fact, is the medicinal herbs, I heard the doctor come back and say that the people here are not in good health, generally have frostbite and dark diseases, and they can only stand up without medicine.
There are very few traveling merchants here, and it is not enough to run a trip.
There are medicinal herbs in the mansion, there are many styles and different effects, but they dare not take them out.
It's too easy to kill someone here without knowing it, and they have to be careful.
Even the doctor who sighed never proposed to take out medicinal herbs.
They have to save for their own use, and if they don't have enough, they don't have anywhere to buy it.
These medicinal herbs may be able to save their lives one day, not only can they not be taken out, but they can't be said to outsiders, in case they are taken away, but no one can take them away.
After a long time, they will also go shopping, although there are not many shops, but there are some on both sides.
Some people will have a gap between the rich and the poor, some of the poor who can't open the pot, and some of the rich who don't have to worry about food and clothing.
Seeing that it has stabilized, it is time to go to the capital to write a letter, and the side concubine and Xin'er will write a letter to make them feel at ease. (End of chapter)