Chapter 254: You can’t be idle after eating and drinking
“Tons?”
Xie Yuchuan, who was building a wall with other exiles, suddenly heard the question from the family god in his ear and froze beside the wall.
A stone mixed with weeds and mud was pushed into the gap by Zhang Dayi beside him. When he turned around, he noticed that Xie Yuchuan's expression had changed, and he couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with the general?"
He was too He asked casually and continued to bend down to move the stone. When he stood up, a pair of hands grabbed the weight in his hand and helped him to the wall.
Zhang Dayi looked at him and asked: "But what's bothering you? Tell me."
The two talked, attracting the attention of the security guard not far away. The scolding came: "Stop talking! Finish it before dark!"
Zhang Dayi looked back, pulled Xie Yuchuan around, and whispered: "Let's talk while we are doing it, so as not to be detained "
After lunch, Xiong Jiushan thought again and again. Although Tian Su'e proposed that all food and accommodation for these days would be taken care of by the fort, the people he was escorting were prisoners after all. Even if they were wearing torture instruments and shackles in the fort, they were not foolproof. In order to fear that these people would cause trouble after living here for a long time, the detainees found some work for the prisoners after the meal and moved around. .
The prisoners were full of complaints. They originally thought that the team would not leave and could rest in the fort for more time. This was good. However, a group of officers whose consciences were eaten by dogs didn’t want them to have an easy time at all, so they After three or two days, let them get up and work.
Everyone is swaying left and right in a hurry, hanging on with only one breath, how can they still have the energy to get up and work? !
Unfortunately, the order to relieve the enemy on the road to exile is an imperial edict. Do you want to refuse?
Would you like to say one more thing?
As soon as the officers' threatening tone came out, there were not many people who were delaying. They stood up reluctantly and followed the officers to work at the assigned place.
There is no shortage of food and accommodation, but we won’t let you sit idle.
When Xiong Jiushan made this request, Tian Su'e was also stunned, "Sir, the daughter of the people is really willing to give out money and food to thank you, why bother to work..."
Xiong Jiushan's expression did not change. "Miss Tian, the prisoners I am escorting are all prisoners. The most taboo during the escort is to be idle, indolent, and disobedient to discipline. Miss Tian only needs to find some chores that need to be done in the fort. I have my own opinions on the rest."
The officials said so, so Tian Su'e naturally would not disobey, so she went to the shopkeeper Tian to look for people outside and asked if there were any chores arranged for the prisoners to work in the fort.
So after lunch, all the prisoners, except the old and the weak, the young and strong, and the female prisoners went to work together. The men did the heavy work, and the women did the light work such as washing and carrying.
Wuli Fort has not had such a lively scene for a long time. It suddenly caused everyone in the fort to be too lazy to stay in the house. Those who came out to watch the prisoners at work also had itchy hands. Workmanship.
The eldest lady, Shopkeeper Wada, is back. People who work in the fort are always paid accordingly. Even if they don’t have a lot of money, it’s good to go out and do some activities and see the excitement, not to mention there are so many prisoners in the team. Good looking people.
Xiong Jiushan and several other major escort officers were keeping an eye on people from the highest positions. No matter whether they were in the fort or those who escaped here, there was no trouble, and it was quite peaceful.
Life can be big or small, difficult or easy, and it is not impossible to choose whether it is windy, snowy or cold.
The government officials suddenly got this job, and they were very happy. They liked that this small difference allowed them to feel the joy of holding small power.
Making a small profit can avoid more hard work. Some people privately please the servants. It is inevitable to work, but it is not possible to choose easy work.
Everyone among the guards knew that the Xie family was "rich", and there were many Xie family members in the team. When the leading yamen officer came to do the work, his expression showed that he wanted to benefit. Many prisoners also looked at the attitude of the Xie family. Xie Yuchuan glanced at the female relatives, but he didn't want to be a clean and self-sufficient person. The men of the Xie family didn't care, women were always more delicate, and he didn't want the female relatives at home to have to work too hard.
Just when he was about to signal Xie Wenjie to get something, he went along with the official request, but was stopped by his second sister Xie Zhen.
"Sixth brother, my grandmother said that since we all work together, our Xie family can do what others do, too."
Xie Yuchuan frowned: "It's cold outside..."
"It doesn't matter, my grandmother and aunts all thought so."
So, the Xie family ignored the "good intentions" of the officials and were all assigned to work in the hardest place.
The men were taken to build the outer wall of Wulibao to protect against enemies, while the women were taken to carry sand and mud, and water for washing. Works of varying severity, such as cutting grass, collecting firewood, cleaning, drying, etc., are "distributed according to needs".
Having found almost all the jobs they could find in the fort, Tian Su'e couldn't bear to look at a group of ragged prisoners who didn't have enough to eat, didn't wear warm clothes, and had to work in such weather. , on the pretext of preparing dinner for the large group of people, he temporarily resigned to Xiong Jiushan.
Xiong Jiushan didn’t hesitate to explain, and just nodded.
With the official guards taking care of it, there is no need to worry about the safety in the fort. Tian Su'e took Shopkeeper Tian back to the Tian family's old house to prepare for other important matters.
“I didn’t expect that the life of the exiles would be like this during their exile.” This was also the first time that Tian Su’e got to know the conditions of the exiles up close.
Shopkeeper Tian is well-informed, but he is not very touched, "The eldest lady is kind-hearted. It is a rare blessing to be able to stay in a fort like ours for a few more days on the way to exile. What's more, eldest lady, you are In the future, we will have to provide money, money, and help. It’s not bad.”
“In today’s world, there are many natural disasters, little food, and many poor people. I can’t stop sympathizing with Xiong Da after watching it. People's hearts are full of people, and there should be a reason for this move. "
The master and the servant were in the house. They sympathized with the prisoners and talked about it. Shopkeeper Tian went to see the Xie family. Xie Yuchuan, the former general of the Northwest Army, was wondering if the gangsters in the mountains would really come down to cause trouble in the past few days. While pretending to be calm and anxious, Tian Su'e waited for an urgent letter from the general store in Yucheng. .
Xie Yuchuan and about forty other prisoners followed the people in charge of Wulibao and worked along the northwest side of the stone wall while drinking hot water.
The people of the Tian family were more humane than the escorting officers. When they learned that the escorting officers were letting the prisoners work, they boiled several large pots of hot water and carried them to the place. The firewood was burning under the pit. Be careful, lest it cools down too quickly outside.
Unfortunately, the officers stared fiercely, and few people dared to scoop out water.
There are also those who don’t care. The Xie family is one, the Chai family and his son are one, and Fan Wu and others have so many things in their hands that they can even snatch and snatch things, so their work is easy. There is nothing to sweep on the ground in winter, so they can work for a while Take a break and watch the group of fools building the wall.
The people from the Youchai and Xie families took the lead. Gradually, those who were too cold and tired from working couldn’t help but boldly leaned closer to the fire. If there was one, there would be two, and they kept working. Then, they found that the Xie family did the most work and did it quickly, and they were all puzzled.
What are they doing?
(End of this chapter)