Chapter 212 Island Development
Taking advantage of the influx of refugees into Yazhou, Wei Haohan suddenly launched an attack, and the war finally broke out.
The refugees originally came to escape the war, but they didn't expect that after arriving in Lingnan, there was still a war.
The refugees were all in a state of panic.
At this time, Yuan San and Yuan Si appeared with their men.
This time, the two brought eleven boats to the island specifically to carry refugees. When the refugees were feeling terrified, they heard that the wife of the God of War Lu was taking them to seek refuge. They immediately jumped on the boats, as if they had met a living Buddha.
These ships are the latest improved ships produced by the island's shipyard. They are twice as fast as before and can travel back and forth between Yazhou and Haobao Island in just one day.
Boatloads of people were pulled to the island, making it bustling again.
Xie Xin already had experience in receiving refugees, and just like last time, he explained everything one by one.
Someone took the refugees to a temporary refugee resettlement site and explained the rules of the island...
Soon, the refugees settled down on the island.
After settling down on the island, people also knew that the island would provide free meals for two days to the refugees who had just arrived. After two days, if they wanted to eat again, they had to earn money through their own labor.
There are many types of jobs on the island, including carpentry, bamboo weaving, blacksmithing and other jobs that require some skills, as well as vegetable washing jobs that require no skills at all. In short, there are many kinds of jobs, and you can always find a job that suits you.
If you feel that none of these are suitable, you can also go to open up wasteland and plant crops. Before the crops are grown, you can borrow food from the village head to make ends meet.
However, the amount of grain borrowed was determined by the amount of land reclaimed. In this regard, Jiang Tangtang borrowed the village's method of managing refugees to prevent people from simply receiving grain without working and eventually being unable to repay.
The various policies are so generous that they seem unreal to the refugees.
Some people were worried that the news was fake, so they approached the woman who was distributing porridge and asked, "Sister, is what that sharp-tongued boy said true? Will the land we reclaimed really belong to us in the future?"
For farmers who have been farming for a lifetime, nothing is more reliable than the land.
Not only is the land here free, it also belongs to them once it is reclaimed. More importantly, there is no tax at all.
Is there such a good thing in this world?
"Of course it's true. It's because Madam is kindhearted and wholeheartedly considerate of the people that she has come up with so many beneficial policies out of her own pocket. You must not be ungrateful and waste Madam's kindness."
As the woman who was distributing porridge spoke, she swung a large spoon and scooped a spoonful of thick millet porridge into her bowl.
Seeing the kindhearted woman distributing the porridge, the refugees stayed after serving the porridge and continued to inquire, "Are you the Madam's steward? You speak in such an elegant manner that you're obviously educated."
The woman distributing porridge grinned and said, "How could I be so blessed? I'm a refugee just like you. It's all thanks to your kindness that you took my family in and arranged for us to learn to read and learn trades. That's how I learned so much. Don't worry, you too! After living on the island for two months, you might even know more words than I do!"
They heard that this ruddy, well-dressed woman was not Mrs. Lu's housekeeper, but a refugee like them. The refugees holding bowls waiting for alms were shocked.
"Big sister, are you serious?" someone asked, eyes widening in disbelief. "You're not trying to trick us, are you? You don't look like a refugee."
"Why should I try to trick you? You can just ask anyone on the island and find out."
The woman, angered by the repeated questioning, rolled up her sleeves and said, "I was rescued by my wife. When I escaped to the island, I was in a much worse situation than you. Look at my hand, it was chopped off by those South Vietnamese bastards."
Seeing the scar on the woman's hand, the refugees gasped. It was such a big scar, but she could still hug someone.
Seeing everyone’s expressions, the woman was satisfied and continued, “I also thought that my hand was going to be gone, but I didn’t expect that Madam would ask the doctor at home to cure me.
There are many people on the island who were injured like me, and they were all cured by the doctor from my wife's family. He didn't pay a penny. If you don't believe me, go to the island and ask around to find out whether what I said is true or not."
"Why don't I believe you? Madam Lu is such a good person."
"Of course, our Madam is the best person in the world. She took you in out of kindness. Please don't cause trouble for her. She is already tired enough, and she still has to worry about you."
"Madam, what are you tired of?" Someone else asked. After all, in the eyes of the refugees, Madam Lu must be very wealthy to be able to give so much money to help everyone.
Such a wealthy and prestigious lady, with servants to serve her in everything, must be living a life like a god.
What could be tiring for a lady who lives better than a god?
The lady who didn't want to give out porridge glanced at them and said dissatisfiedly, "What are you busy with? I'm busy trying to make money to feed you. Where do you think the porridge you drink comes from? And how did you get the house you live in?"
Although there is no snow on the island, it is cold and damp in winter, and the sea breeze is strong. Without the shelter of houses, most refugees will get frostbite.
The refugees never imagined that the porridge they ate was actually earned by Mrs. Lu with great effort.
The refugees all looked ashamed and promised repeatedly, "We will work hard to repay the lady's kindness and will never cause her any trouble."
The woman who was distributing porridge then showed a look of satisfaction and began to share her experience with the refugees - how to quickly find suitable jobs on the island.
After the refugees finished their porridge, they immediately followed the woman's instructions and started looking for work on the island.
Soon, the workshop, which had been inefficient due to lack of manpower, began to operate at high speed.
The sweet potato stalks that had been bothering Jiang Tangtang were all made into sauerkraut. In addition, there were also radishes, and a lot of dried radishes were made.
These two pickles were made by Jiang Tangtang and given to the soldiers in the camp as compensation for not being able to reunite with their families during the New Year.
In addition to the fact that sweet potato stalks grow in space and are delicious and nourishing, dried radish is similar.
Although these radishes were not planted in the space, Jiang Tangtang had secretly dripped spiritual spring water from them several times. Their taste and efficacy were not much worse than the sweet potato stalks in the space.
After someone sent the things to Lu Shiyan, Jiang Tangtang became busy again.
It’s time to go and see the results of the kelp seedlings she grew a few days ago.
The kelp rhizomes were tied with ropes, and small kelp seedlings grew from the kelp planted in the sea, but the number was small.
Fortunately, Jiang Tangtang's space has never let her down.
A lot of seedlings grew in the space.
Jiang Tangtang gathered people to start planting, and they will be able to harvest in April or May.
Jiang Tangtang felt it was infinitely beautiful just thinking about it.
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