Chapter 3395 Extra Weekly Silver 10
She stuffed the shoes into his bag and said with red eyes, "We don't have anything good to give you at home. You'll definitely wear out your shoes when you're away from home. Take these three pairs for now. I'll make you more later. When you come back with the caravan next year, I'll give you some more."
Zhou Yin agreed, patted his chest and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I won't suffer any hardship following the caravan."
Qian nodded and escorted the man all the way to the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village. Only then did the villagers know that Zhou Yin had sold them.
The employer they were working for this time was Zhou Yin's master's family.
The villagers stood silently under the big banyan tree and watched them leave the village and go up the mountain road.
When they arrived at the county town, the people in the business immediately took over the group, separated them and arranged them accordingly.
The goods sold by this business include tea, cloth, medicinal herbs, and a batch of grain. They received an order from the Wu family when they passed through Shangzhou in the early spring.
It was just the beginning of spring, and although there were signs of drought, no one expected it to be so serious, and things were directly blocked on the road.
The world is in a bad state now, with refugees everywhere, so the steward wants to sell all the goods in Luojiang County and leave with the money.
By now, most of the goods have been sold, with only a small half left. The manager decided to take the caravan back first. He has already contacted the buyers for the remaining goods, and they will come over one after another to take over. When the time comes, he only needs to count the goods and hand them over to them.
Zhou Dalang and his crew's mission was to work with the people left behind by the company to guard the goods. When the buyers arrived, they would move and load the goods...
Zhou Yin separated from them and went to see the steward with his bag.
The chief steward smiled at him and said, "You've come just in time. Go change your clothes and come talk to me after dinner."
Zhou Yin agreed, took a bundle, and was led to a room to change clothes.
Although they were servants' clothes and not brand new, they were still much better than what he had worn before.
Zhou Yin changed his clothes, looked at his face in the water, and felt satisfied.
Perhaps considering that he had been hungry for a long time, the company gave him a bowl of porridge and a plate of buns.
Zhou Yin finished his meal carefully, burped softly, and went to find the steward with satisfaction.
The steward took him out and went directly to the city gate. He pointed at the sparse number of people coming in and out of the city gate and asked, "Did you see it?"
Zhou Yin nodded, "I see."
The second steward also looked over, his face bewildered, not knowing what they saw.
Zhou Yin said, "There are very few people leaving the city, and not many people entering the city either, but there are a lot of soldiers guarding both sides, more than the number of people entering and leaving the city. Today we entered from the west gate, and it's the same there."
The steward nodded, "What do you think?"
Zhou Yin asked uncertainly, "Steward, are we unable to leave the city?"
The chief steward glanced at him approvingly and said, "It's okay for people to leave the city, but things can't leave."
Zhou Yin understood that their county magistrate was fighting for his life to save Luojiang County.
but……
"What does the steward mean?"
The chief steward: "Think of a way to get out."
Zhou Yin: "...Boss, I'm just a scoundrel. If I had that ability, would I have starved myself to the point of selling myself?"
The chief steward patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "As long as I can lead the caravan out of this city gate, I believe you will have a way."
Zhou Yin lowered his eyes and said, "It's no problem for people and carriages to go out, but I'm afraid that food and goods cannot be taken out."
"I'm only taking the caravan's rations. I'll leave the remaining grain in Luojiang County and sell it in a couple of days when the price is around the same." The chief steward said, "You just need to find a way to get our horses and carriages and money out."
Zhou Yin pondered for a while and nodded in agreement.
Zhou Yin took a bag of grain from the steward, divided it into small bags, and carried it out. When he came back in the afternoon, he had finished it and said to the steward, "We will leave the city at dawn tomorrow."
The city gates are opened at the hour of Mao.
"Can all money and personal belongings be taken out?"
Zhou Yin nodded. "Our company isn't local. As long as we don't bring any large quantities of goods, they'll turn a blind eye and let us go."
The steward breathed a sigh of relief, patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Well done, go and have some rest, and get up early tomorrow."
Zhou Yin agreed.
As soon as he left, the chief steward and the second steward laughed and said, "Well, I didn't misjudge him, did I? Every rat has its own ways. Don't underestimate these people. He can get so far in the county, so he must have connections."
It’s just that their status is too low and they have few resources to use, so they are trapped here.
The chief steward was full of confidence, believing that he would be able to use Zhou Yin to the best advantage in the future and train him.
Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned.
I don’t know if it was because he was too hungry before, or because it was his first time out and he wasn’t used to the climate, but he got sick.
The journey was very difficult. There were many refugees on the road. They needed to avoid the strong refugee groups. There were also riots in some places, which made them even more necessary to avoid.
So even though the journey should only take five days, it took them half a month to get there.
When they arrived in Shangzhou, Zhou Yin was so ill that he could not get up. As soon as he entered the city, the steward called a doctor to see him.
The doctor suspected it was an epidemic, but was not sure, so he could only prescribe two prescriptions for him.
Zhou Yin didn't see much effect after eating it, and the caravan couldn't stay here for him. After weighing the pros and cons, the chief steward decided to keep him.
He felt as if his heart had been ripped out when he made this decision. "You are the one I like, but I never thought you couldn't even go home with me."
Zhou Yin, whose hand was held: ...
The chief steward took out his indenture contract and handed it to him with a distressed look on his face. "If I take you with me, you will surely die. If you stay here, you may have a chance of survival. You, you..."
Zhou Yin glanced at the indenture, shook his head, and said, "Steward, take the indenture with you and leave me here. Come back next year and look for me. If I'm still alive, you'll definitely find me. If I'm dead, please send a message to my family."
Although the chief steward wanted to do so, after all, he really liked Zhou Yin's talent, but he still pressed the indenture into his hand and said, "What nonsense! You have no registration and no official residence. If you stay here, you will easily be treated as a refugee and cleared out. Take this indenture."
"Alas, this shows that we are not destined to be master and servant, but friends. If we are destined to meet again in the future, please don't forget me as your friend."
Zhou Yin then agreed.
The steward paid him a few days' rent and gave him some money to treat his illness himself.
If he still can't be cured after spending all the money, the patient will probably die.
The caravan left, and Zhou Yin stayed in the inn, taking medicine on time every day. His condition did not worsen, but it did not improve either.
When his money ran out, he had no choice but to leave the inn.
(End of this chapter)
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