Zhao Yuzhou almost thought he was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes and opened them wide to look carefully.
It’s that sister!
Zhao Yuzhou noticed that the attitude of the people around her and the clothes she wore were completely different from what he had seen before.
"Yuzhou, what are you looking at? They want to draw names over there."
"Mom, look at that person, is she the sister we followed before?" Zhao Yuzhou pointed at a young woman who was standing in the crowd and giving orders not far away.
Mother Zhao followed his line of sight and her eyes fell on Su Yin. When she slightly turned sideways, her eyes widened slightly, "It's her!"
If they had not followed the group of people they met outside Linzhi County at that time and left overnight, I am afraid that both mother and son would have died in Linzhi County.
Zhao's mother still remembers the thrill of that night vividly.
Afterwards, they learned from those who had escaped death in Linzhi County that the group of yamen runners in Linzhi County were simply so cruel that they would kill anyone if they were not paid. Many people died in Linzhi County.
Even though they were given money and food, many people died on the road after they ran out of money and food.
There were also many families with girls, many of whom were abducted and sold by the people from Linzhi County.
Linzhi County is a devil's den.
Having seen their brutality that night, she didn't dare to get close to them. After learning about the situation in Linzhi County, Zhao's mother could only feel lucky that they followed those people.
Every time she thought about it at night, she was grateful that group of people did not drive them away.
All in all, they all owed a favor to the mother and son.
"Yuzhou, we have to go over and thank them." Mother Zhao pulled her son towards where Su Yin was.
Su Yin felt someone approaching this side. She turned her head and saw a mother and son who were dressed neatly and cleanly coming towards her.
She was stunned at first, then she looked suddenly enlightened, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Zhao Yuzhou noticed the subtle changes on Su Yin's face and knew that this elder sister still recognized them.
"Sister!" Zhao Yuzhou.
"Benefactor." Zhao's mother.
They both spoke at the same time.
Su Yin didn't expect to meet this boy here who looked somewhat similar to her.
"Why are you here?"
She remembered correctly that they were heading south.
Zhao Yuzhou said, "I left with you that day, but I didn't catch up with you. Later, we were attacked by bandits, and we fled in a hurry. We ran into the woods and got lost. When we came out of the woods, we heard that there was a plague in Taihe County, spreading to the south of the Yangtze River, and many people ran north."
"We followed them north, but I thought, there are so many people to the north, maybe some of them are infected with the plague. If we follow them, it will be a dead end."
"I was thinking about where to go. Someone was heading northwest, so we followed that group of people and headed northwest."
"Although the northwest is poor and cold, fortunately there is no disaster. We came early and were able to get a meal. Many of those who came late starved to death outside the city."
Zhao Yuzhou explained the whole story in detail, and Su Yin nodded continuously after listening.
This mother and son were not only lucky, but the child also had great insight, otherwise they would not have been able to reach the northwest smoothly.
"Today I heard that an employer outside the city was recruiting workers, so I brought my mother over here. I didn't expect to meet my sister here." Zhao Yuzhou's tone was filled with joy, as if he were seeing an acquaintance.
Although they had only met a few times and had only exchanged a few words, he was happy from the bottom of his heart to see someone he knew in this place where he had no relatives.
Su Yin smiled and said, "Work hard. Although it's not easy to work here, you can have a hot meal. If anyone bullies you, you can tell me."
"Yes." Zhao Yuzhou agreed happily, "Sister, I won't bother you anymore, let's go over and paint the name."
"Go ahead."
As soon as Zhao Yuzhou and his mother arrived at the check-in place, someone came up to them and asked them questions.
"Do you know the Dong family?"
Zhao Yuzhou nodded and shook his head, "I've only seen him a few times."
When the others heard this, they all showed envy.
"Boy, if you know the boss, you can ask her to arrange an easy job for you." Someone encouraged.
Zhao Yuzhou pretended to be naive and shook his head.
The man wanted to say something, but Zhao Yuzhou directly pulled Zhao's mother forward. Seeing this, the man curled his lips in displeasure and muttered, "What a fool, he doesn't know how to use his connections. Hey, it would be great if I knew the eldest daughter of the Dong family."
After Zhao Yuzhou signed his name, each of them took a corresponding sign with his name and place of origin written on it.
Zhao's mother was assigned to the logistics department, while Zhao Yuzhou was responsible for building the straw hut.
The person in charge will assign tasks according to each person's age and physique, and it will be a rotation system. The person supervising each day will report the situation of those working on site. Who is lazy and who works the hardest will all be recorded in a book.
On the first day, everyone built a simple straw hut, which was leaky. Fortunately, there were fire pots lit around, and everyone squeezed together and barely managed to get through. As for the elderly and children, they were sent to Hutou Village.
On the second day, wooden walls were built around the leaky straw hut, and a lot of straw and bedding were added to the house. Everyone slept well that night.
After the third day...
Every day, the entire Qingxi Mountain undergoes significant changes.
After everyone's temporary huts were built, stones were delivered continuously and the craftsmen led everyone to start building the city wall.
According to Su Yin's requirements, the wall had to be thick and high. It was winter and the ground was hard, but this did not frustrate the working people. They burned things on it or covered the ground with charcoal fire from heating, etc., to make the ground softer and make it easier for them to lay the foundation.
Fortunately, Su Yin recruited enough people. Although laying the foundation was difficult and slow, fortunately everything went on in an orderly manner.
Su Xiaozhong supervised the construction site every day, while Su Wuming led a group of killers from the Dark Pavilion to clean up Hulu Valley. Although he was a killer, he was treated as a coolie by them.
As for Su Yin, she was dealing with another very important matter. She wandered around the major ironware shops in Tangquan City every day, also supervising the work.
While the Su family was busy, news that Qingxi Mountain had been bought and a large number of refugees were recruited to work, providing them with three meals a day and eight cents a day in wages, and that they could bring their relatives with them, spread like a whirlwind throughout the entire Tangquan City.
"If someone said that to me, I would definitely say that the other person was lying."
"I have never heard of such a good owner."
"It's much better than that! My next-door neighbor's relative works there. I heard that they provide enough rice for their daily meals, and one of the three meals always has meat."
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