It wasn't just Chu Beichen who came, but everyone came back, and they were leading wild horses in their hands.
Chu Beichen was extremely satisfied when he saw the large courtyard. He immediately called out to the bearded man to lead the horses inside. "Don't be polite, everyone. It's like being at home here!"
Ever since the people of Huodong Village generously took in Chu Beichen and Su Nian and helped them escape the snowstorm, Chu Beichen has had a special feeling for the people of Huodong Village.
The bearded man pulled the wild horse toward the courtyard, complaining as he walked, "This place is good in every way, except that it's too small. I thought Shikun's offer of food and lodging would at least mean we could eat and live well, but I didn't expect..."
The bearded man and his companions had never imagined that the accommodation provided by Shikun consisted of bunk beds and no place to raise horses.
You have to know that this is not Shi Kun's intentional hindrance, but the conditions on the South Bank are like this. The more economically developed the area, the higher the population density and the more crowded the housing will be. Naturally, it is impossible to live as spaciously as in Cedar Forest.
Moreover, raising horses in Nan'an is a luxury. If Big Beard really wants to live in Nan'an for a long time, he will find that he cannot support a horse with just his patrol salary.
Listening to the complaints of Big Beard and the others, Su Nian smiled and nodded in understanding. You know, when she was young, she also lived in bunk beds in school, but she was used to that kind of life, so she was not as opposed to it as Big Beard and the others.
Seeing that more and more people were coming to the yard, Su Nian gave the task of making a fire to the bearded man, and she went out to buy some simple ingredients. After all, one should be frugal when one first arrived.
This is a residential area. There are stalls selling ready-made bread and processed meat and butter just outside the door.
Su Nian bought a large amount of black bread, cheese, butter, smoked pork, raw beef, as well as some onions, potatoes, carrots, and finally bought several carts of hay and oatmeal at a stall. She then asked someone to send the things home, and she followed leisurely behind.
When he returned home, the villagers of Huodong Village had just visited Su Nian's new home and were now gathered in the yard drinking water and chatting.
"I think the conditions in the South Bank are pretty good. For example, their lights are much brighter than our kerosene lamps!"
"The food here is delicious, especially the beer. The beer back home is always bitter."
"Haha, the women here are pretty too!"
"But this place is such a mess, so noisy! No one rides horses, not even sleds, they all ride on those metal lumps!"
The atmosphere was very lively, and everyone expressed their opinions. Some thought South Bank was good, while others thought it was not. As for the "iron lumps" they were talking about, they were the steam locomotives and the cars running on the streets.
The steam locomotive cars and the iron boats they took when they came here were all first-generation products of the Industrial Revolution. They had a crude appearance, but they did achieve a mechanized transformation.
This change will bring about a huge leap in productivity for the world, but the people of Cedar Forest cannot see this with their current knowledge.
Seeing Su Nian coming back, someone immediately helped her move the goods. Su Nian took out the money and sent the delivery people away.
The rest of the people were talking about sex and did not end the conversation there.
"So what do you all think? Should we continue to stay in the South Bank to see the world, or should we play for a few more days and then go back?" This was the bearded village chief asking for everyone's opinions.
"Since we're here, let's play for a few more days, otherwise it would be a shame for Chu to spend the money on us!"
"That's right, didn't Shikun help us find something to do?"
The villagers from the cedar forest expressed their opinions enthusiastically. Shikun told them that if they stayed and became patrolmen, they would be the lowest-ranking patrolmen, with food and accommodation provided. Of course, they had refused the accommodation, and they would receive 500 dinars per month.
These people currently don’t even have the concept of money. They don’t know that 500 dinars are just enough to maintain the most basic living needs in the South Bank. They think that as long as they have money, they can live the life they want.
Seeing that no one was in a hurry to leave, the bearded man finally felt relieved. He nodded and said, "Then everyone, just work hard. Tell me when you want to leave!"
In just a short while, Su Nian had helped everyone prepare the meal. Today's lunch was bread with butter and bacon, and the drink was potato and carrot soup.
This was a very simple meal, but for the people in Cedar Forest, if Chu Beichen hadn't suddenly appeared, they had never even eaten bread, so of course they thought this meal was delicious.
After everyone quickly ate, they prepared to rest for a while and then go back to work.
It turns out that as long as ordinary patrolmen are not on night shift, they also have time to eat and rest while on duty during the day.
The bearded village chief told Su Nian that they could choose to eat at the place designated by Shi Kun, or they could return home to eat. However, if they ate at the designated place, they would have to pay 300 dinars per month as food expenses.
"I've discussed this with everyone. I'll give you 400 dinars a month. Can you come and help us cook?" The bearded man looked at Su Nian hopefully.
The reason why the bearded man wanted to ask Su Nian to cook was that he felt that money, such a precious thing, could not be handed over to outsiders casually. He didn't know that the person he was looking for now might be the most expensive cook in history.
Su Nian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded in agreement.
Like Chu Beichen, Su Nian had deep feelings for these simple people from the cedar forest. If these people had not taken him and his wife in on the night of the blizzard, they would have frozen to death long ago.
Everyone looked for a room to rest in. Chu Beichen also pulled Su Nian into the house. "Su Nian, it looks like we'll have to live in South Bank for a while. Today, I heard from the people in the Imperial Palace that their King Puer is not in the city. He's out and won't be back for at least a month!"
Since King Poole is not here, there is no way to exchange the golden sphere with him. This matter is of great importance and I cannot tell others in advance. I can only wait patiently.
Su Nian nodded in understanding, "Then just be a patrol officer. That way, when you get home, you'll have something to brag about!"
Chu Beichen smiled and said, "I'm not at home during the day, so be careful when you're at home!"
Su Nian nodded, "I'll prepare some self-defense medicine, don't worry!"
Su Nian has discovered many plants with medicinal properties, which are the same as the medicinal herbs in her original world. As long as they are used carefully, they can produce unexpected effects.
After resting for a short while, Chu Beichen set off again with Big Beard and others.
Su Nian locked the door and went to the market outside. Although there were furniture in the house, there were no bedding or other items.
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