Chapter 301 He robbed us, why can't we take advantage of him?

Shen Qing corrected: "Break it and take it for your own use."

Including the Lei family, there are less than two hundred people in the village, which is too few. If Liu Sheng can gather three or four hundred people, his side will be completely at a disadvantage and very dangerous.

In this dynasty, manpower is the most critical. If a village has 800 or 1,000 people, it is considered a large village. There is no need to fear refugees or robbers. If it cannot have more than 1,000 people, a village of 300 to 500 people will be much safer.

Now, for the village with more than ten households to develop into a large village with thousands of people, it will take at least several generations. Those who want Ah Bing's life will not wait until then!

Another way to expand the village is to absorb population.

She originally thought of taking it slow and steady, waiting until next year when there was more food, more money, and enough houses and land to cultivate before buying more people in. However, she didn't expect others to be so fast and come to her without giving her a chance to breathe!

Huo Bing immediately thought that her mother did this for her!

She analyzed anxiously: "Mother, these disaster victims all brought their families with them. A family has at least three or five people, and as many as more than ten people. There are only a few strong laborers in each family;

You have to support their family, provide them with a house, food and drink, and clothes and fabrics...it's too tiring for you."

Every aspect of the village is well-organized. My mother's life was so comfortable before. Now, does she have to live a life of worry again because of her?

Especially since these disaster victims are not from wealthy families in the village, their food, clothing, housing and transportation all need their mothers to worry about. It is not easy to support a family, let alone supporting a large number of people. The mother must worry and work harder!

Shen Qing comforted him, "Silly boy, although there are only a few strong laborers, have you forgotten our family's various businesses?

Those women can take over the cooking work in the workshop from your aunt and sister, so the four of them will have time to make soap with you, Ali, right?

Among the children, those who were suitable for embroidery followed Pinggu in the embroidery workshop, while those who were not suitable were responsible for raising livestock and growing medicinal herbs;

In addition to defending against foreign enemies, the men can also do physical work such as farming, transporting goods, storing wood, building houses and planting trees. Keeping them is not only profitable but also profitable.

It would be a real loss for families who were purely agricultural, especially in Jincheng where crops are only harvested once a year and the rest of the time they are idle. Raising too many animals would be a heavy burden, and they simply cannot afford to raise them relying solely on the fields without other means of livelihood.

But my family is different. There are several workshops covering all ages. The fields are not only used to grow crops, but more importantly, medicinal herbs and livestock. There are also mountains... The more people there are, the higher the economic value generated.

Huo Bing also thought of these things, but he knew in his heart that whether it was embroidery or farming medicinal herbs, it would take several months or even a year before he could see any money. How could he support such a large number of people?

A house to live in, clothes to keep warm, and most importantly, food to fill their stomachs. She didn't want her mother to worry about feeding hundreds of people every time she opened her eyes...

Shen Qing took Huo Bing's hand and hurried to the entrance, taking the time to explain: "Don't worry about the food. We didn't go into the city in the past because we were worried about the disaster victims causing trouble;

But now that we have taken in the disaster victims and a large number of people are going out, do we still need to be afraid of anything else?

Then when we go to the city to buy food and cloth, won't we no longer have to worry about it?"

The main reason why she could remain calm was that she had the mall. Going to the city to buy food was a piece of cake. However, with the ready-made granary, perhaps she didn't need to go to the city to buy it!

She looked at Huo Bing and reminded him, "A Bing, do you remember the incident on the road with Boss Sun and Second Brother Song?"

How could Huo Bing forget!

She was just covering for her mother, but her mother ended up bringing twelve donkeys to the village.

What do you mean?

She looked over in surprise and saw Shen Qing nodded.

"He robbed us, so why can't we take advantage of him?"

The worry on Huo Bing's face disappeared, his eyes were filled with smiles, and he whispered, "Okay, Mom, I will definitely check their granary thoroughly tonight."

Shen Qing: ...Ruyi is teachable. She likes to deal with smart people.

I prefer people with strong abilities, so I don’t have to worry about the follow-up matters.

When Shen Qing and his group arrived, Liu Sheng was still arguing with Mr. Jiang.

Shen Qing felt that the person who was chosen to work for Liu Sheng was not very smart.

When Mr. Jiang Er saw that everyone was present, he snorted and stopped arguing with Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng raised his chin and left with the crowd like a victorious rooster.

Until no one was seen, the suspension bridge was lowered quietly, and a group of people wearing black clothes passed through quickly and quietly. Then the suspension bridge was gently raised again and closed tightly.

Mr. Jiang stared into the distance with a serious look in his eyes for a long time. Everyone was silent. No one complained about being cold and no one said they wanted to leave.

After a long pause, Master Jiang scanned the crowd and said, "We can't leave anyone here. If they come back or make any noise, someone will have to ring the gong to alert them. But it's freezing cold, so I plan to build two houses along the wall to block the wind, dig a hole in the middle for a fire, and assign three people to guard here each half of the night."

It was impossible to build another house because the ground was frozen and there was no way to lay a foundation. We could only build a temporary one against the wall.

No one in the village knows how to build a stove or a kang, and those on duty have to stay awake and cannot fall asleep, so they just have to light a fire to keep warm.

After hearing this, Granny Qin, Boss Zhao, Hong Ming, Zhao Mingyue, and the others rushed to say, "I still have some leftover adobe bricks at home. I'll go move them over right now!"

"It's still early, and there are only two walls, and they don't need to be too high. We have a lot of people, so we can just move everything in and build them up. We'll be done in two hours at most."

"The tiles still need rafters, but it's too late to do that today. Let's build a thatched roof first, and then build a finer one next spring."

"Let the young boys take charge of this duty. They are full of energy and would rather stay up all night than waste their energy and play mischief during the day!"

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After a while, a group of old men had finalized all the matters.

From beginning to end, no one complained that Huo Bing had brought them disaster, and no one thought that all these tasks should belong to the Shen Qing family. The elders decided on a strategy, the men and women worked hard, and the boys excitedly discussed how to arrange shifts.

Shen Qing knew that a verbal thank you was insincere, so she said loudly, "The food for those on night duty belongs to me."

Staying up late is bad for your health. Even if it's only for half the night, you need to fill your stomach. Boys have good appetites to begin with, so they get hungry quickly.

"No need. We have enough food at home. We can make more and bring it to them." Zheng Hui said quickly.

Wang Cui smiled and said, "We have enough food at home now. Not only dry food, but we often have half a piece of steamed bun left over. I take it to the fire to roast it in the evening, which is just right to fill my stomach."

They originally bought a lot of food, and the workshop opened by Shen Qing recruited men and women in their prime, and also provided lunch, so the family saved even more food.