Chapter 599 The New Order
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Ding Haisheng raised her head, her gaze sweeping over the silent refugees. Her voice suddenly rose, clearly reaching the ears of every refugee: "Listen up, everyone!"
General Li's rules are not for you to exploit loopholes or play tricks!
It's about giving women and children a way to survive!
This is to let you know that in these chaotic times, women and children are not a burden!
Ding Haisheng pressed down with her foot, and the man let out a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered.
"This person disregards the law and abuses his own child; his crimes are unforgivable!"
According to the law, his boarding privileges are revoked, and his name is permanently recorded. Jian'an will never accept him again!
Ding Haisheng announced the verdict with resounding force.
"As for this child," Ding Haisheng looked at the boy being held by the female soldier, "since he was abandoned by his biological father, I, Jian'an, will adopt him."
From now on, he will be a citizen of Jian'an!
After saying that, she withdrew her foot and waved to the female soldier maintaining order beside her: "Drag her away and throw her out of the dock area!"
Anyone who dares to approach again will be charged with spying and will be killed without exception!
Two female soldiers immediately stepped forward and dragged the completely limp, wailing and begging man away like a dead dog.
His fate elicited no sympathy; all that remained was a deathly silence of fear and reflection.
Ding Haisheng stood back on the high ground, her cold gaze sweeping over the crowd once more: "Rules are rules!"
Women and children under the age of fourteen can board the ship for free!
One woman can bring one man on board for free!
A man without a woman to vouch for him may pay two taels of silver for the fare to board the ship!
Those who have no money can register at the Labour Department, do enough work, and then they can board the ship!
Anyone who dares to play tricks, bully women and children, or try to deceive others will suffer the same fate as that person!
Now, continue queuing for inspection!
After this series of swift and decisive measures, the order of the queue to board the ship improved several times over.
No one dared to try anything anymore, and those men who had previously harbored some ulterior motives completely gave up on the idea.
The women in the group instinctively straightened their backs and held tightly to their children, brothers, or sons-in-law.
It was because of their female identity that their children, brothers, and sons-in-law were able to board the ship for free!
Their gazes toward Ding Haisheng and the female soldiers were filled with awe, gratitude, and an indescribable longing.
It turns out that under the command of that female general from Jian'an, women really could be different.
It turns out that they really can avoid being abandoned, and can even be so powerful that they can control their own destiny!
Ding Haisheng watched the line become orderly again with a blank expression, but her heart was not stirred much.
She simply followed Li Shiyue's orders strictly and defended what she understood as the new order Li Shiyue wanted to establish.
She will take the abandoned boy back. He might be sent to an orphanage, or he might be adopted by someone else... If the child is strong enough, he can become a force in Jian'an in the future.
Because Jian'an gave him a way to survive!
The cabins of the "Breaking Waves II" were gradually filled.
Ding Haisheng knew that these refugees, who had endured hardships and been selected by Li Shiyue's rules, would be quickly dispersed under Li Shiyue's will once they arrived in Jian'an, and sent to various parts of Jian'an to be forged into the most solid bricks and stones on the Jian'an city wall.
Especially for those women, Li Shiyue's rule of taking in refugees has already planted a seed in their hearts, which will sooner or later sprout and become a chilling force!
The ship is about to set sail, carrying hope, fear, calculation, and the rules of new life, heading towards the unknown yet infinitely possible Jian'an.
Ding Haisheng stood at the bow of the ship, facing the wind, her gaze fixed firmly on the vast sea ahead.
***
In August, the summer heat in Jian'an City had not yet dissipated, but the inner quarters of the governor's mansion were shrouded in a cautious atmosphere due to Li Xiatian's second twin pregnancy.
Yes, Li Xiatian is pregnant with twins again this time!
This time, Li Xiatian's body felt heavier than when she was pregnant with Pingping and An'an. Although her morning sickness was only a bit worse in the middle of her pregnancy, she often felt palpitations and shortness of breath in the late stages of her pregnancy!
Jin Daping instructed him to rest quietly and not to overexert himself.
On this sweltering afternoon, Li Xiatian woke up from a nap feeling inexplicably irritable and with a dry mouth.
She habitually called out, "My husband..."
There was no response from inside the house.
Since the beginning of the year, Jiang Huai has been staying by Li Xiatian's side almost every step of the way, serving him tea and water, and taking care of him in every possible way.
Even matters concerning the school were largely ignored by Jiang Huai;
Even if he was going to school, he would tell Zheng Meiniang in advance and ask her to come and watch over Li Xiatian before he would leave.
As for Pingping and An'an, after Li Xiatian was five months pregnant, Li Qiutian took them to her courtyard.
Indeed, Li Xiatian, burdened by her own body, simply couldn't take care of her two energetic children.
Excellent. This governor's mansion is big enough. Although the families live separately, they are still considered to live in one place, so it's easy for them to meet.
As Li Xiatian progressed into her late pregnancy, it became increasingly unpredictable when she would give birth to her twins.
As a result, Jiang Huai became even more cautious and vigilant.
You know, last time, it was because he went back to Jiangjia Village that he missed Li Xiatian giving birth;
This angered Li Shiyue, who then refused to call him "brother-in-law" anymore.
But today, when Li Xiatian called out to someone, no one answered, which was quite unusual.
So, Li Xiatian struggled to get up from the bed, intending to pour herself a glass of warm water.
But coincidentally, the teapot on the table in front of the bed was empty and had not been refilled.
So Li Xiatian went to the side hall outside the bedroom, where a teapot was placed on the table.
Upon arriving at the side hall, Li Xiatian poured herself a glass of water and drank it. Then she noticed several books stacked on the low couch table in the side hall.
Beneath the book seemed to be a piece of paper unlike any other. The paper was of fine texture and faintly exuded a scent of incense, different from the one Jiang Huai usually used when writing letters to his hometown of Jinzhou.
In Lijiatun, there used to be a paper mill;
Li Xiatian also knows quite a bit about different types of paper.
As if possessed, Li Xiatian walked over.
An inexplicable unease immediately gripped her heart.
Li Xiatian reached out and pulled out the note, unfolded it, and after just one glance, her blood seemed to freeze instantly!
She recognized the handwriting!
It's Jiang Huijun!
When Jiang Huai was invited by Li Shiyue to be a teacher in Lijiatun, he once revealed that he had been a spy for Jiang Huijun. Jiang Huai wrote down all the information about Li Shiyue in Lijiatun and passed it on to Jiang Huijun.
At the time, Li Qiutian read those letters. Most of them were written by Jiang Huai to Jiang Huijun, with only two short replies from Jiang Huijun to Jiang Huai. (Chapter 287)
Later, Li Xiatian read through those letters one by one;
Only then did she recognize Jiang Huijun's handwriting!
The contents of the letter were like knives, each word cutting into the heart and lungs!
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