Qiao Zhuangzhi was a little happy today because he was praised by the farm owner, who asked him if he would like to work as a long-term worker in the Li family.
The bricklaying work on the farm was finished, and the construction of the surrounding houses was also nearing completion. Although he still had work to do, he could see that the entire Xinying Village was completed.
There is no way these refugees, without identity or land, can continue to stay here.
But if I could stay in the Li family, I would have an additional identity and at least I could live and work in peace.
All his family members died on the way to escape famine, and he was the only one left. Staying alive was the greatest explanation to his family. He was willing to change his surname, let alone become a farmhand.
It was evening now, and he was about to return to his shack after work, when he suddenly heard a commotion in front of him.
"What are you doing? How dare you steal things openly? Stop!"
It was Ma Bing's voice.
Ma Bing was a wounded soldier in the military camp. The prince left them enough silver to build a separate house for each of them.
What happened today? Someone stole something?
Qiao Zhuangzhi took a few quick steps and saw two refugees sneaking out with packages in their arms. Upon closer inspection, they saw bedding and bedclothes. Ma Bing, who was disabled and sitting in a wheelchair, had just crawled out of the yard.
"Mr. Qiao, help me catch them, quick! They're stealing my things!"
Qiao Zhuangzhi pounced on Ma Bing before he could even shout.
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After drinking the ginger soup, Wang Yi felt much better, so he changed into a long gown and went to take a look at the ridges of the fields.
The ripening fertilizer she had left behind had all been used up, and a lot of grain had been harvested and sold to the military camp by Li Shenggen. The money was placed in the public account and kept for family expenses.
Now I have planted another crop of potatoes and sweet potatoes in the field. I have only used half of the fertilizer, and they will definitely mature before winter.
The green seedlings swayed in the wind. Wang Yi was in a good mood. More than 100 acres of land were now planted with crops. This was wealth and life.
Looking back, a row of houses have been built on both sides of Fulu Villa. At this time in the evening, the smoke from cooking fires is curling up, giving the villa a lively atmosphere.
Suddenly, several figures rushed out. In front was a refugee holding something and running around in a panic. Behind him was Qiao Zhuangzhi who was shouting and yelling. Behind him was Ma Bing who was crawling on the ground.
Qiao Zhuangzhi caught up and held the two down by himself, but when he turned around, he was punched and his face was bruised.
"What's going on? Silly sister, go and take a look!"
"Okay, Auntie!"
Silly Sister ran a few steps quickly and separated the people who were fighting in a few seconds. But when no one was paying attention, one of the two refugees suddenly rushed towards Wang Yi. Without seeing anyone, he knocked Wang Yi out.
“…”
Who did I offend?
"aunt!"
"Boss!"
Qiao Zhuangzhi quickly grabbed the hands of the two refugees and pressed them under him. Silly Sister quickly ran over to help Wang Yi up. Ma Bing rolled over with difficulty from behind, feeling bad.
Considering the prince's enthusiasm for the head of Zhuangzi, today's matter will not be so easy to resolve!
When Zheng Yeheng came over, his face turned pale with anger.
"I'm going to chop them to pieces!" After taking a few steps, the wound on his back hurt, but it was not as painful as the pain he felt from being so angry.
He quickly ran to Wang Yi's side, took her hand and looked at her carefully. Seeing that only her clothes were a little dirty and there were no wounds, he gave up.
"Your Majesty! Let's deal with this first."
Wang Yi slapped Zheng Yeheng's hand away, went behind the screen, and asked her daughter-in-law to get some clothes to change.
Zheng Yeheng stared at the people kneeling in the hall. Hong Jiu had explained the whole story when they arrived. He waved his hand and said, "Drive those two refugees out. They will never be allowed to set foot in Qingdong City, Xinying Village, Shengyun City, or other places. Drive their families away as well."
"Please spare us, Your Majesty! We were just confused for a moment! We will never steal again. Please forgive us!"
Hong Jiu ordered them to be dragged out of the farm, lowering his head and shouting, "If you don't get out of here, are you waiting for the prince to chop you off?"
Ma Bing was pulled by Silly Sister to sit on a chair, his body already covered in mud. Qiao Zhuangzhi stood there stupidly, not knowing what to say.
After dragging the wailing refugee out, Zheng Yeheng came over and sat down next to Ma Bing, patting him on the shoulder. "Ma Bing, this incident was my fault. I wanted to place you here, but I failed to protect you. Don't worry, I promise that this will never happen again."
"Your Highness, it's okay, it's really okay. They bullied me because I have difficulty in moving. It's really okay, it can be solved. Hehe." Ma Bing touched the back of his head nervously. He had no right to ask the prince to apologize for this incident.
"You all suffered for this king, so I will naturally take care of you for the rest of your lives."
Without waiting for Ma Bing to say anything else, Zheng Yeheng waved to Li Shoucheng, who was standing aside and wanted to help but didn't know what to do.
"Old Five, Liu Gendu and I have gone to the military camp. You should go too. Learn some basic government affairs so you can help out here at the farm. Things like today can't just go on without anyone taking care of them."
Li Shoucheng looked behind the screen nervously, afraid that his mother would hear him and come out to beat him again.
"You just need to tell me whether you are willing or not, and I will mediate on your mother's behalf."
"Yes! My Lord, I do!"
"Don't worry, it's not your turn to go to war, but you can still do some civilian work."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Shoucheng clenched his hands excitedly, Zheng Yeheng raised his eyebrows, Haha, another one has been kidnapped by me.
Sooner or later, I will take good care of these guys and make Wang Yi follow me wholeheartedly!
Looking back again, Qiao Zhuangzhi's tall stature was somewhat eye-catching.
"You saved Ma Bing?"
Qiao Zhuangzhi smiled innocently: "Your Majesty, I just can't stand people bullying others."
"Very good. Therefore, I hereby appoint you as deputy patrol captain of Xinying Village. To form a patrol team, you may recruit ten members. The others will each receive one tael of silver per month, and you will receive two taels per month. You will be divided into groups to patrol day and night, specifically to deal with petty theft. Are you willing? When you are not on patrol, you can continue to do your original work."
"That's great, thank you, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Qiao Zhuangzhi knelt down to express his gratitude and shouted excitedly.
He loves this kind of work so much!
Not only can you get an extra 2 taels of silver every month, but you can also continue to do other things to make money!
The key point is, this is an official!
The official was appointed by the prince himself!
Wang Yi had already changed his clothes and came out. He burst into laughter when he heard this and asked, "Who is the patrol leader?"
Zheng Yeheng took three steps back and quickly replied, "Li Shoucheng!"
"What?"
Zheng Yeheng ran away without saying a word. Wang Yi picked up the teacup next to him and was about to throw it at him:
"Zheng Yeheng, stop right there! You kidnapped my son again!"
"I'm training him. You'll thank me later!"
Watching the prince fleeing, the only two outsiders present, Ma Bing and Qiao Zhuangzhi, just wanted to dig out their own eyes.
What a sin! Did we see something we shouldn’t have seen?
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