Chapter 572 Shu Yu hoeing the ground
Shu Yu and her family were quite at ease, but the Shu family members were very agitated.
Not only is there no food, but the room is also dirty and messy, and we have to clean it ourselves.
The group was throwing and shoving each other, and before Shu Yu and her two companions could react, a furious voice came from the neighboring yard: "What are you making so much noise in the middle of the night? If you keep making noise, I'll throw you into the mountains to feed the wolves."
The Shu family immediately fell silent and could only slowly tidy up in the dark.
After a hasty tidying up, the group went to sleep on empty stomachs.
By the time of Mao Shi (5-7 AM) the next day, Shu Yu got up and tidied up without being called.
The three of them went to the village at the entrance of the village to meet up. After receiving the tools for clearing the land, they followed the crowd toward the wasteland.
The Shu family members weren't late. They had been woken up by hunger and cold in the middle of the night, and when they heard Shu Yu leaving, they had no choice but to follow, no matter how uncomfortable they were.
The land they were clearing was quite far from where they lived, and by the time the group arrived, it was almost dawn.
Almost no one spoke along the way. Shu Yu looked around and, sure enough, didn't see the Zhang family. They must be people who no longer needed to work.
Upon arrival, they were assigned to different groups.
The Shu family members were all newcomers and unfamiliar with how to work, so the officials scattered them and had them work with experienced workers.
Shu Yu was with a family, and whether it was intentional or not, the whole family looked very weak.
The family of three consisted of a boy around ten years old, a man with a missing hand, and the only able-bodied woman, who was also sallow-faced and thin, looking rather weak.
Shu Yu worked alongside them, and to complete the day's tasks, she naturally had to shoulder most of the burden. Otherwise, they might only receive a small amount of food at night.
Fortunately, although the family of three couldn't do heavy work due to their own physical limitations, they worked well together and their speed wasn't too slow.
Shu Yu is not a delicate person, and she can do some farm work. She is strong, so digging is not difficult for her.
The family of three was quite shocked to see her like this, and so the tacit understanding between the three of them turned into a tacit understanding between the four of them.
With the addition of Shu Yu, a skilled digger, their work was indeed easier than before.
On the contrary, the Shu family was facing a series of problems, with arguments constantly erupting.
Shu Yu occasionally stopped to peek over at them, thinking: They've been hungry for so long, yet they still have the energy to argue.
"Are you tired?" A sudden voice rang out beside her.
Shu Yu turned around and saw Lan Ye walking up to her with a smile, looking her over and saying, "You can't rest even if you're tired, otherwise there won't be much food left tonight, and you'll be even more tired tomorrow."
Shu Yu pursed her lips. Others might not be able to tell, but Shu Yu and her team knew exactly how much work they had done. When the results were tallied and checked that evening, they would find that they had done just as much as anyone else.
But there's no need to tell Lan Ye about this.
Seeing her covered in sweat, Master Lan smiled even more broadly. "If you really can't hold on, then don't. Come find me, and I'll arrange some easier work for you, how about that?"
"Is it a place like a music academy?" Shu Yu asked casually.
But Master Lan laughed and said, "Well, that's not necessarily true."
After saying that, he strolled away.
(End of this chapter)
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