Prince Yan's Mansion.
"Bang!"
Yan Batian also slammed the table in anger.
"Damn it! What the hell is this guy, Lao Er, doing for a living? What the hell is he still wasting his time on!"
"Once this decree of enfeoffment is announced to the world, that little girl will be rewarded!"
"Is this second brother really capable? Can he still do great things and protect the Yan family's kingdom?"
"We are brothers, how could we do something like robbing his lair?"
"You're so slow in doing things, you're worse than a woman!"
"We're almost losing face because of him!"
Yan Batian was extremely anxious.
Seeing that Zhao Huaizhen had a gloomy face and remained silent.
Then he complained:
"Old Zhao! Stop standing there!"
"Come together and think of a plan. Don't let anything go to waste!"
Zhao Huaizhen tightly grasped the secret letter in his hand, his eyes wide open, and sighed: "Your Highness, this Enfeoffment Order is really well calculated."
"I wonder which minister in the court did this?"
Yan Batian became even more anxious and hurriedly asked, "Old Zhao, is this the time to talk about this?"
Without waiting for Zhao Huaizhen to respond, he waved his hand.
"No more waiting, no more waiting, the second brother is too timid to do anything, let's do it ourselves!"
Yan Batian's eyes widened, his hair standing on end with rage, and he angrily said:
"As long as we are here, these damn traitors will never be able to harm our niece, and never will they dare to touch the Yan family's kingdom!"
…
A construction site outside Jingzhou City.
Li Erhu is an ordinary citizen. The county suffered a disaster and there was no harvest.
The seven people in the family were about to starve to death.
When he heard that there was a porridge distribution in Jingzhou City, he made up his mind, gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, packed up all the dry food in his home, and brought his wife and children to Jingzhou to escape and get something to eat.
He was lucky, and the journey was peaceful. He did not encounter any vicious bandits, nor was he robbed by starving people.
Arrived at the city of Jingzhou safely.
The whole family was hungry for only one day.
Then they ate the hot relief porridge.
But this porridge is really hard to describe. It contains a lot of sand and rice bran, making it difficult to swallow.
Even so, it is still considered stuttering, which can fill people's stomachs and prevent them from starving to death.
The large number of disaster victims outside Jingzhou City were barely surviving on such food.
One day.
As usual, he came to get porridge to save his life.
The five children cried loudly with hunger every day, and his wife was so hungry that she could not even stand up in order to squeeze out more food for the children. She was about to die.
He wanted to kneel on the ground and beg the master who was distributing the porridge to give him half a spoonful more to save his wife.
Unexpectedly, I heard that the provincial government was recruiting workers.
Not only do you get two meals of white flour buns and white rice every day to keep you full, but you also get a salary of five cents!
This treatment is even better than that of a farmhand in a landlord's house. No one would believe it if I told them about it.
The vast majority of people are worried that it is a trick set up by the government, so they are still waiting and watching and dare not go.
But he couldn't do that. His family couldn't bear it any longer, so he had to take the risk.
Even if he didn't get paid, as long as he had food, his family wouldn't starve to death!
If he could have enough food to eat and get paid, his family could spend the winter safely and return home to farm next spring!
Li Erhu took a deep breath.
For the sake of his family and future survival, he decided to take a chance.
Fortunately.
He made the right bet.
Not only did he get to eat white flour buns, but he also received his wages, not a penny less!
The workers recruited by the government office were divided into two groups. One group was responsible for dredging the canal, and the other group, which was larger in number, numbering over 100,000, was mainly responsible for digging the canal.
With so many workers, it was impossible for a hundred or so yamen runners to handle them all.
Many lazy people who like to take advantage of opportunities have already started to slack off.
Only seen on the river.
A strong man with his upper body naked was shoveling sand with all his might. From a distance, one could see that he was wet all over, with sweat running down his cheeks, as if he had just been fished out of the river.
"Erhu, why are you working so hard?"
"The government isn't keeping an eye on you, and no one's whipping you. Why are you working yourself so hard?"
The sun is shining brightly.
A few lazy people with nothing to do were lying in the shade of the trees, feeling extremely leisurely and comfortable.
Seeing Li Erhu working very hard, he immediately persuaded him.
"I have to work after I get paid, otherwise how can I be worthy of Brother Chen who pays me?"
Li Erhu carried two full stones of sand and soil and spoke as he walked.
The lazy guys looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.
Where did this fool come from?
You can't just eat and drink for free, you have to work.
No one whips them, and it doesn't matter how much they work, so why not take a break?
The lazy guys scoffed.
"Erhu, why are you doing this?"
"You get five cents for doing this, and we get five cents for doing this too. Why do you have to work so hard?"
"It doesn't matter how much work you do, it doesn't matter how much work you do."
At this time, Li Erhu was holding a pickaxe and working hard to clear the soil. He raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his palm.
He grinned, revealing a row of neat white teeth, and said in a simple and honest voice:
"If I don't work, I won't feel at ease even if I get the money."
"If this gets out, my kids and wives will look down on me."
"If it weren't for Mr. Chen's kindness in giving me food and wages, my wife and son would probably be unable to work in the fields by now."
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