Zhou added firewood to the belly of the simple earthen stove, and said worriedly, "When will such a day be a head?" ”

Aunt Yue also said on the side, "If the government doesn't settle the disaster victims, we won't be able to survive." "The supplies they brought out have almost been used up in the past half a month.

Yue Shu was working silently, and he was also worried. Although the government and the wealthy households in the city gave two meals of porridge a day, they only did not have enough to eat and did not die of hunger.

Living in such a place, they are all right young people, but the old people and children can't hold it and will get sick.

At this time, a shout sounded, "Zhang Bang!" The government is on the list! ”

"From tomorrow, the government will recruit refugees one by one to work, and as long as they work, they will distribute food, clothing, medicinal herbs and other materials! If you want to work, sign up! ”

When they confirmed the news, countless refugees began to cheer, "Great, great!" ”

All believe that everything will be fine.

In the evening, after Yue Shu's family drank the gruel they received, they were also ready to discuss how many people from their family would sign up for work.

Yue Shu was about to go in when he felt a hand on his shoulder, and the person behind him called out his name, "Yue Shu!" ”

He looked back, "Engong! ”

The young man Yue Shu met that day was none other than Qin Sheng. On the same day, he went to help with the delivery, and Liu Erxi asked people to bring back a message, saying that the buyer's child might have worms in his stomach, and asked him to bring some pagoda candy over.

Didn't he just meet Yue Shu's father and son on the road, and seeing the child's sick appearance, he casually gave them two pagoda candies.

Time was urgent, Qin Sheng got straight to the point, and said directly, "I came to you, I have something to ask you, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce will transport a large amount of grain to the north in the near future, and plans to hire a group of people to escort it, are you interested?" ”

Liaodong Chamber of Commerce? Yue Shu had heard of it. Although he was outside the city, news came out from time to time in the city.

He hurriedly asked, "Engong, are you from the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce?" ”

"Sort of."

"It stands to reason that I will help no matter what, and I don't need to pay for it. However, my family is not settled yet, so I can't leave too far. When he said this, Yue Shu felt very guilty.

"Then bring your family along!" Qin Sheng said.

Yes? Yue Shu was stunned.

"Young and middle-aged people escort grain, and give three to five catties of grain every day."

Yue Shu's heart moved, "Can my brother be hired as well?" ”

"Yes. Like you, you will give five pounds a day. The ordinary young man is three catties a day. ”

Yue Shu calculated, there are four young and strong people in their family, and they can earn more than ten catties of grain a day, which is completely enough for their rations, and there may be surplus.

"On the way, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce will hire some sturdy women to cook or something, and will also give food."

"Engong, may I go and ask what my father means?"

"Go ahead, think about it, I'll wait for your news."

Yue Shu came back not long after leaving, "Engong, we have decided to accept the employment of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce. ”

The main reason is that Nandi's practice of ignoring the victims for more than a month is too disappointing.

Although it was posted today, it was said that food, clothing, medicinal materials and other materials would be distributed for work, but it is still unknown how much will be distributed.

Their family discussed it and felt that the Nandi Government could not be as generous as the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce. Moreover, Qin Sheng is the benefactor of their family, if it weren't for him, then a few big bugs would be in the child's body, and they didn't know it at all, it was terrifying to think about.

Anyway, they don't have a home now, so they escort the grain all the way north, and if there is a good place, they will deliver the food and then go back and settle down.

Qin Sheng asked him, "There are a lot of people to be hired by the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce this time, do you have any candidates here?" ”

Yue Shu nodded, "Yes." "He knows a lot of people like them.

"Then can you help me pull a string and say something?"

"Okay, Engong, if you believe me, I'll ask."

"I'll leave it to you over there. By the way, if the other party is a veteran craftsman, you can also hire it. ”

"Okay, I see."

Yue Shu first found the people in his village, and the people in the village were moved, and then found his relatives and friends.

In this way, people lead people, guests lead customers, and there are more and more refugees who plan to go north.

In the original book, Yue Shu is a famous general in the south, and his wife, children, father and mother all died in the epidemic formed after the flood. He joined the Southern Army alone and became one of the three fierce generals of the Southern Army, and later faced Qin Sheng and was subdued by Qin Sheng. After Qin Sheng died of illness, he became one of the main generals in the fight against Xianbei. After a lifetime of fighting horses, he finally died under the siege of the Xianbei army because of the lack of food and grass.

The time has been set for the gates of the Southland to open.

Xie Zhan did not want to cause unrest among the refugees, so he agreed to open the east gate of the southern city for them in the middle of the night and evacuate the refugees outside the city gate.

Xue Xu, Qin Sheng, Wu Ren, Liu Erxi and others were ready to go, ready to make every effort to transport a large warehouse of grain to the dock.

This time, they also hired the members of the Cao Gang and all of Ji's men at a high price.

This night, the section of the road from the East City Gate to the wharf in Nandi was very lively, and countless men were sweating and working.

On the city wall, Xie Zhan watched this scene quietly.

"The head of the family, the grain transferred by Liaodong County is about 100,000 stones."

"The head of the family, they have transported a total of 200,000 stone of grain before and after. Do you think they still have food that hasn't been shipped out? ”

"There should be, but the food they didn't transport this time won't have another chance."

was busy until dawn, and after they carried all the grain onto the ship, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce immediately paid them.

After the money was paid, they were also given another five catties of grain to each of them.

The men who received the wages and food were smiling one by one, and now the food is so expensive, and five catties of grain are enough for the family to eat for two or three days.

Xue Xu was about to board the ship, but was stopped by Qin Sheng, Wu Ren, Liu Erxi and others.

Xue Xu: ???

Wu Ren said with a smile, "Mr. Xue, I don't need you to go north with the ship this time. ”

Xue Xu's heart moved, and sure enough, he heard the next words.

"Mr. Xue hasn't returned to Nandi for three years, how can he pass through the house and not enter? The master had already instructed us to prepare a gift for Mr. Xue, and Mr. Xue just went back to the Slang clan to live for a few days, and it was not too late to slowly return north later. ”

Xue Xu looked back and found that the things prepared for him were piled up all over the ground.

Xue Xu's heart warmed, these people hid this matter from him one by one.

"That's fine, I'll be respectful and obey. Be careful all the way back. ”

"Mr. Xue, don't worry."

Then, Wu Ren took Ji Dashao and Gu Ershao to board the boat.