Chapter 355: Refugees express gratitude and construction of Yingfeng New Village begins
"Don't look at it as a wasteland now. It won't be long before this place becomes a prosperous town."
Nangong Jingyan smiled and knocked the servant's head. That Lady Xiao was very ambitious.
"Why do you think she accepted these refugees? To build her Windward Town."
"These refugees are both a labor force and the population needed to fill a town. Her kindness is not in vain."
The servant suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the county government was not responsible for resettling these refugees. This Lady Xiao was indeed quite capable.
While the two were chatting, a group of people were approaching quickly.
There are at least fifty or sixty people in this team. All of them are strong and serious. They are obviously well-trained martial artists.
The leading few people exuded an oppressive force. The refugees knew three of them. They were Minglu and others who led them back.
It turned out that this team of people were all from the martial arts school, and were specially sent by Xiao Ying to maintain order and distribute supplies.
These people drove over more than ten ox carts, some of which were loaded with large bundles of oilcloth, some were loaded with large bundles of quilts, and some were loaded with large pots and firewood.
The oilcloth was distributed to refugees to build tents as temporary shelter.
After all, the weather is still very cold now, and it is impossible to live directly in the wild.
But Xiao Ying's house is limited and it is impossible to accommodate thousands of people, so they can only live in tents temporarily.
She bought the quilts from the county town. Each one weighed five kilograms, and every family could get one for free.
The big pot is used to cook porridge. Since we have accepted these refugees, we have to take care of their food and clothing.
She couldn't directly distribute money and food like the county government did, after all, she didn't have the deterrent power of the county government.
The firewood is used for cooking and distributed to everyone for heating, which is a very thoughtful consideration.
"Line up, line up, two people from each family are coming to receive supplies."
Minglu shouted.
The refugees were immediately delighted and came to line up.
Nangong Jingyan gave the servant a wink, and the servant and the coachman hurried away.
On the other side, more than 20 people started to make a fire and cook. They built several large bonfires so that those refugees who could not bear it could come over to warm themselves by the fire.
Dozens of women who knew how to cook were also selected from the refugees. Some of them made porridge, some boiled potatoes, and some steamed steamed buns.
Soon, the aroma of food filled the air, making everyone drool and their eyes glow green.
However, no one dared to harbor any evil intentions. It was obvious that Minglu and his group were not easy to mess with, and there was no need to ruin their bright future just for a bite to eat.
Those who received oilcloth, quilts and firewood hurried to set up tents, but few of them started a fire as they all wanted to save firewood.
Every household was ecstatic to see the big quilts. The weather was so cold right now and they really needed something to keep warm!
After about half an hour, dinner was ready and the tents of each family were almost set up. There were more than a hundred households in total.
Minglu began to direct everyone to distribute food.
Regardless of whether they are adults or children, each person gets a bowl of porridge, half a potato, and a steamed cornbread.
This is a lot of food. Before, when we were outside the county government office, each person only had two bowls of porridge a day.
This alone has made everyone very grateful.
I didn’t expect that I could get food at night. Besides porridge, there were also potatoes and steamed buns.
That thing called potato is quite big, half of it weighs half a pound, and the steamed bun is also the size of a fist.
There is so much food that many people cannot finish it in one meal.
"Xiao Yiren is such a good person!"
"It must be an immortal who came specially to save us!"
"Thank you, Xiao Yiren, thank you, Xiao Yiren!"
"We can finally have a full meal, thank you Xiao Yiren!"
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The refugees expressed their gratitude one after another, and some even knelt down and kowtowed on the spot, crying with joy.
Minglu and others felt very uncomfortable watching this, but in their hearts they were proud of the lady. The lady was such a good person.
That night, the refugees ate and slept well, feeling that they had hope for the future.
Nangong Jingyan sat in his carriage, staring at the room in Xiao Ying's house with a smile on his face.
This Xiao Yiren is indeed a kind-hearted person.
I even want to get him to Jingguo.
Early the next morning, the aroma of food wafted from outside again.
This time, the cooking was basically done by women selected from the refugees, and the martial arts school only sent more than ten disciples to patrol and supervise.
Breakfast is a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun.
Some people were still thinking about last night's potatoes, but they also knew that it was impossible to give them that much at every meal.
After breakfast, Minglu, Xiao Junxue and other masters came over again.
Ask everyone to line up, Xiao Yiren will be here soon.
The refugees were all extremely excited, they could finally meet the legendary Xiao Yiren!
Xiao Ying made a grand ceremony this time, bringing eight servants with him. In addition, dozens of villagers including Chen Jie, Chen Qingfu, and Chen Zhang came to support the event.
The refugees were indeed frightened. They stared at Xiao Ying curiously, and many of them stared with their eyes wide open.
Is this Xiao Yiren truly a deity descended to earth? Otherwise, how could she be so beautiful? She is definitely the most beautiful woman they have ever seen in their lives!
Xiao Ying took in everyone's reactions, his expression was calm and he acted very arrogantly.
"Meet Xiao Yiren!"
Someone shouted loudly, and the others immediately followed suit and bowed and greeted.
"Meet Xiao Yiren!"
"No need to be so polite."
Xiao Ying looked around and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"My name is Xiao Ying, from Yingfeng Village. I will be the one to receive and accommodate you all this time."
"Please rest assured, since we are here, I will not let you go hungry."
"Although I can't directly distribute money and food to you, I need a large number of workers here. You can earn wages and food by working."
"To be honest, I'm going to build a new village here, and I'm going to start construction today."
"So anyone who is willing to come and work can sign up in a moment."
He paused here, and saw that there was a big commotion in the crowd. Many people looked happy and excited.
But no one dared to make a loud noise, so Xiao Ying continued speaking.
"Then I'll talk about how everyone is treated."
"Anyone who comes here and contributes to the construction of the new village will be able to settle here in the future."
"Those who are willing to work will receive 30 wen per person per day, plus three meals."
"Breakfast: a bowl of porridge and two steamed buns; lunch: a bowl of white rice, two steamed buns, a spoonful of meat and vegetables, and a bowl of bone soup; dinner: a bowl of porridge and half a potato."
"Those who don't work get only two meals a day: two bowls of porridge, a steamed bun, a wowotou, a bowl of bone soup, and half a potato."
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd was in an uproar. Everyone couldn't help but shout out in joy, their eyes full of disbelief.
"Yiren, are you serious? Can we really get so much food every day?"
"Can someone who doesn't work earn so much? Am I dreaming?!"
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