Shen Jia continued to supervise the work in the open space next to the workshop. Looking at the foundation that was gradually taking shape and everyone busy working, she only hoped that she could go faster and faster, feeling that time was not enough.

When An Yun brought her family to find Shen Jia again, the couple and their child suddenly knelt down in front of her and kowtowed three times.

Shen Jia felt a headache coming on from watching this. An Yun said sternly, "Miss Shen, your kindness is so great that our family cannot repay you. If you don't mind, we can sign a living contract as a way to repay your kindness in taking me in today."

Lin Wan was also very excited. Holding the two children in her arms, she kept bowing to Shen Jia. "You should also thank Miss Shen quickly. If it weren't for her, our family would have to stay in this dilapidated temple for who knows how long."

Two little kids with buns on their heads said to Shen Jia in soft, childish voices, "Thank you, Miss Shen."

Shen Jia looked at the two people's well-behaved appearances, reached out and gently touched the little tufts on their heads, "Hello, you two, you can stay here from now on."

As for their eldest daughter, she was still drowsy from a fever and was held tightly in An Yun's arms. Her lips were dry and white, and her physical condition looked worrying.

Faced with two people who wanted to sell themselves to repay a favor, Shen Jia decisively refused. "If you hadn't taken us in that day, our frail family would have definitely gotten sick from being exposed to the cold wind all night. Being grateful and repaying kindness is a principle I've been taught since I was a child.

So, please stop talking about selling yourselves. From now on, you two will be working in our workshop. Brother An, since you have a lot of martial arts skills, please pay more attention to the security of our workshop and prevent any disturbances.

Sister Lin will take care of the three children temporarily. When Hui Niang recovers, you can come to our workshop to help. We have plenty of work and we will arrange it for you then.

If you have other plans, feel free to tell us. For now, we'll stay at the workshop. However, our food and environment won't be as good as at home, so please bear with us."

"You're exaggerating. We've already been through a lot, and Shen's Workshop is the best in town. We're so happy, how could we be dissatisfied?"

“Yes, yes, Miss Shen, don’t be so modest. Don’t worry, from now on I will always pay attention to the safety inside and outside the workshop to ensure that no outsiders sneak in.”

"No more talking, you guys go and settle down first. What Hui Niang needs most right now is rest."

"Thank you, thank you."

Then Shen Jia brought the two of them to Aunt Yang and handed Lin Wan, her and her daughter over to her. As for the An family's father and son, they walked to the male workers' dormitory opposite to rest.

At present, for the convenience of management within the workshop, men and women still need to be accommodated separately, so the couple also need to be separated.

When she found out that Shen Jia had settled the An family next door in the workshop, Fuqiu wanted to say something, but after coming in, she really felt that the young lady's personality was very different from before.

At the same time, she began to wonder if the teachings she had received were really correct. Because apart from the widely circulated rumors, there was really nothing to criticize about the An family.

Shen Yue didn't think too much about it. She even felt that what Shen Jia and her aunt said that time made sense. Besides, she herself was a girl who seemed rebellious in the eyes of ordinary people. Her mother even used this as an excuse to ask for a divorce.

On the way to the North, whenever her mind was free, she would think about whether it was her fault that her parents separated.

After hearing Shen Jia's words that day, she suddenly realized that the An family was suffering from the rumors of the world, and she was suffering from her mother's disgust.

Although they seem very different, if you think about it carefully, you will find that they are all doing things differently because they are not following the rules that are known to the world. For this reason, they have to endure other people's different views. Isn't it quite innocent to say so?

As for Shen Ci, he had nothing to say in this regard. Seeing that the three girls had no objection, he really didn't know what to say.

Therefore, the An family settled down peacefully in the workshop. The Yang family was purchased slaves, so they had to obey their master. This matter could not attract their attention at all.

The people in the workshop were all villagers from the countryside. They had no idea about the gossip in the town and didn't know the An family.

After spending a few days there, the An family couple felt that staying in this small corner of the world was much better than before. They no longer had to listen to other people's gossip, and they didn't have to worry about other people's words affecting their children.

There was even a thought that it would be great if they could live here in the future. An Yun worked harder and harder. In addition to taking care of the children, Lin Wan also helped the workshop prepare lunch and did other things within her ability.

Despite this ordeal, the three children of the An family behaved well and did not bother anyone unless necessary. The two younger ones even took care of the older Hui Niang. Seeing this, Shen Jia felt that his decision was right.

Just when Shen Jia thought that the disaster had reached its peak, more and more refugees began to flock to the south, and some were unwilling to move after passing through their town.

Therefore, you can see more and more refugees on the streets recently. Seeing that the situation is becoming more and more complicated, the three girls from before brought a group of people from their dilapidated temple and changed their residence several times. Recently, they have built a tree house by themselves and lived on the mountain not far from Shen's workshop.

At the same time, the county also began to call on various businesses to raise funds or provide porridge to help refugees fleeing the county.

Shen Jia naturally couldn't escape this responsibility. Thinking that the bean dregs in the workshop would not be eaten up in a short time, he took out a part of them every day and mixed them with a little millet to cook into porridge. He also sent two men to the town gate every day to distribute the porridge.

On this day, Shen Jia happened to have a sudden impulse and went to various porridge distribution sites. He saw groups of ragged refugees holding broken bowls and taking a mouthful of boiling hot porridge in front of each house, and drinking it on the spot without caring about anything.

If you dare not drink it in time and save it for later, you don’t know whether it will be you or someone else who drinks it later. Watching several people fighting over a grain of rice, no one knows the shock in her heart.

Because the counties are still implementing traffic restrictions, not many refugees are allowed to enter the town every day. Most of them have to return to their original places after drinking porridge. There are also special officers and soldiers holding weapons to impose martial law to prevent unrest.

The one following Shen Jia now is An Yun. Originally, he thought that even though An Yun was a soldier in the past, his fighting power must have been greatly reduced now that he has a lame leg.

But that day, Anyun controlled the mad mule with one kick, calming everyone down in an instant. Seeing this, Shen Jia immediately kept the man by his side. After Shen Hao left, he finally got another person with good fighting skills.

Just as Shen Jia was staring at the soup kitchen team, a number of ox carts carrying slaves passed by. The people inside looked similar to the refugees queuing up now.

But if you look closely, you can see that their eyes are even more indifferent, as if they were wild beasts that had been trained and had their teeth pulled out. They had no attack power at all and no thoughts of their own.

Suddenly, Shen Jia felt that a woman inside looked familiar. She stared at her intently and asked An Yun beside her, "Brother An, do you know who those people are who are locked in the cages across from you?"

"These are people that human traffickers have brought from other places to sell. They stay in almost every place for a day or two, and leave when the time is up, regardless of how the business goes.

Rumor has it that they're involved in some shady business, but I've never seen a trafficker like them get caught in all these years. I guess they have their own ways."

An Yun told everyone what he had learned over the years. People in this line of work always have some confidence.