Shopkeeper Hu arrived in Sinan seven days later.
According to the previous travel day and night, it only takes about three days to get from Sinan to Lingnan.
Now the heavy snow blocked the mountains and buried the roads. Manager Hu had to clear the snow, drive the carriage, and take care of his wife and children. It took him a full seven days.
On the way, he met a family who, like him, were planning to move from Yong'an to Sinan.
The roads on the snowy mountains were slippery, so the two families walked together without any prior arrangement so that they could take care of each other.
As soon as he entered the Sinan territory, Shopkeeper Hu discovered something different.
The road we had been walking on was soft mud, but now the road under our feet was completely different, hard, like stepping on stone.
Shopkeeper Hu got off the carriage, picked up the shovel at the back of the carriage and started shoveling.
After the snow was shoveled away, Shopkeeper Hu stood there in a daze, staring at the road under his feet. As if he didn't believe it, he stepped on it several times again. Finally, he almost knelt down and touched it with his hand.
He has traveled all over the country for many years, but has never seen a road like this.
What should this be called?
Stone road?
As hard as stone, yet too smooth.
The Li family members behind also came over and looked at the road under their feet in amazement.
"Brother Hu, what is this? Is this the road? Are we going the right way?"
He had just finished speaking.
A loud shout came from the distance.
"Where are you from, front?"
They both turned their heads and looked towards the source of the sound.
The bend of the official road.
A group of people dressed very warmly were carrying wooden buckets and scattering something as they walked.
As they moved, the originally thick and icy ground gradually melted, revealing a gray "stone road".
The tall and strong man in the lead ran over and asked, "Did you two brothers come from somewhere else?"
Shopkeeper Hu nodded, "Yes, may I ask who you are?"
"I am the captain of the third coal mine team. Come with me. I will take you to see the people above."
Shopkeeper Hu looked at the captain calmly and saw that the clothes he wore were thick and had fine stitching, which were definitely not something that ordinary people could wear. He thought there was no need for the captain to deceive him, so he called the Li family behind him and followed them.
The other members of the team were obviously not surprised by this phenomenon and just kept their heads down doing their own things.
When passing by them, Shopkeeper Hu took a casual glance and saw that the wooden barrel was filled with coarse salt?!
My goodness, coarse salt is so expensive, and you use it to spread snow?
His jaw dropped in shock, and he thought he must have seen it wrong.
The captain led the way in front, and the two men followed behind driving the carriage.
Until we reached the city gate, the road was clear, without any snow or ice, probably because it had been cleared.
Shopkeeper Hu was amazed.
The government of Sinan is so nice that it even wants to clear the road!
This is simply impossible in Yong'an.
"I'll take you here. Because the coarse salt is limited, there is only one road open, so I brought you here to prevent you from taking the wrong road.
Go find the red tent after you enter the city, and someone will take you there."
After the captain finished speaking, he left in a hurry.
As soon as Hu and his friends entered the city, they saw the dazzling red tent.
As soon as I walked over, someone brought me a bowl of hot ginger water with sugar. After drinking it, my whole body was warmed up.
Then ask about the situation.
The young man sitting in front of the wooden table was wearing a black and white narrow-sleeved shirt, not the cross-collared long gown commonly seen in Beijiang. It had two narrow collars that were neatly buttoned from the neck all the way to the waist.
This dress brings a sense of seriousness for no reason.
Shopkeeper Hu felt a little nervous unconsciously.
"How many people are there in the family?"
"Six people, two old, two young, and my wife."
The man smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, brother. This is not an interrogation. Speak slowly. Why did you come to Sinan?"
Manager Hu thought that just because of the yamen runner in Sinan, he had to stay in Sinan.
He has been a businessman for many years, but he has never seen an official who is so gentle and humble!
He told the truth, "I couldn't make ends meet anymore. I heard Sinan was doing well and had food to eat, so I came here."
"Okay, how much is your family's wealth?"
Shopkeeper Hu was cautious after all and only told one third of it.
After asking some more detailed questions, a handsome young man came over and said in a gentle voice, "Brother, come with me. I will take you to the resettlement area. The resettlement area is specially for outsiders to live in. The rent is only ten cents a month."
"Ten cents?!"
Shopkeeper Hu thought that what he had seen along the way was already very shocking. At this moment, he really couldn't help but exclaimed: "What? How much a month?"
The young man smiled and said, "Ten cents."
Shopkeeper Hu asked anxiously, "How much is one pound of grain?"
"Food is five cents. But to prevent reselling, you can only buy it according to the number of people in your family, and each person is limited to half a catty per day."
Shopkeeper Hu seemed to be hit on the head with a stick and was dizzy, with stars in front of his eyes.
My God, you should know that the price of grain in Yongan has risen to five hundred coins per catty!
A hope and vitality that had never appeared before began to emerge in the heart of Shopkeeper Hu. He looked intently at the neat and clean streets of Sinan, the bustling crowds, and the people all wearing thick clothes. His brain was so excited that he almost lacked oxygen.
The young man kept smiling politely. After Shopkeeper Hu calmed down a little, he continued, "Next, I will tell you about our Sinan system.
It includes the precise assistance system and the centimeter system.
First of all, the precise assistance system means that I will be fully responsible for your family, and you can come to me if you have any problems. I live at No. 18 Qingshui Lane.
Secondly, the work point system…”
Shopkeeper Hu pricked up his ears, not daring to miss a single detail, and would give praise from time to time.
The young man bowed modestly:
"Serving the people is our purpose..."
…
There are countless people like Manager Hu.
More and more people gathered in front of the red tent at the city gate.
Xie Ling generally welcomed the people who came to seek refuge.
In ancient times, productivity and technology were underdeveloped, and population was the biggest reliance.
Anyway, she has sweet potatoes and potatoes, so she has nothing to worry about!
Sinan is thriving.
On the other hand, Aunt An’s situation is not optimistic.
They had been walking on a mountain road, which was blocked by heavy snow. The group had been trapped on a mountain outside the border of Sinan for more than seven days.
All the edible wild vegetables and animals in the mountains and forests have been found.
In order to hide their tracks, the Gu family split into several groups, except for the An family's group which had a slower journey.
Others have gradually arrived near Sinan.
They were very good at hiding their tracks, but the Sinan soldiers today were different from before, and they still discovered clues.
This day.
Xie Ling and Gu Wei received the news from the sentry together.
"There may be thieves lurking in the forests near Sinan."
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