Chapter 70 Red-dressed Slave
Shen Ning looked back and saw that most of those people were pale and thin, with tattered clothes.
She didn't bring much food, and giving food wouldn't solve the problem. Thinking of the other farm that was about to start work, she said loudly: "I don't have much food, so I can't help everyone, but I can provide everyone with a job."
The farm used to make soap was about to start production and needed manpower.
She needed people, and they needed work, just right.
Chen Ning told the villagers the location of the village: "...The village is not far away. Everyone should go there to register tomorrow morning. Each family can guarantee that one laborer will have work to do so that the family can have food to eat."
The surrounding villagers looked at each other in disbelief at first, until someone said, "I know her. She's the owner of the canning shop. She's very kind to her employees."
The treatment that Mi Ji Canned Food gave to its employees was already well-known. After hearing this, the villagers finally believed it and wanted to kneel down and kowtow.
Shen Ning waved her hand: "Everyone go there early tomorrow morning. The person in charge will definitely be screened. Then everything will be told truthfully."
Just as she was about to get in the car to go back, she heard a timid female voice behind her: "Excuse me, sir, do you accept women too?"
Shen Ning turned around and saw a woman in a red dress with long hair... If it wasn't dark yet and there were not many people around who obviously recognized this woman, she would probably be scared by the bright red dress and pale face.
"It's Mu Yao. Doesn't she accept customers anymore?"
"Hush, they say I offended a customer and was sold. Now I'm a slave. Didn't you see the words carved on my face?"
"Can you come back then?"
"She said that the master gave her a day off so that she could send food and money to her family."
Shen Ning also saw the words that were clearly carved on the face of the woman in red not long ago: Slave.
The slavery in the Daxuan Dynasty was the most lowly existence without human rights, and those with words carved on their faces were the lowest of the slaves, the lowly slaves.
This was her first time seeing slavery, and it was a lowly slave with words carved on his face, who might be no better than a horse or a dog in the eyes of his master.
As if she knew that she was very conspicuous, the woman in red tilted her head slightly.
Shen Ning said gently: "It doesn't matter if you are male or female, as long as you obey the rules and can work, but you must have a family here. Singles are not welcome."
Those who have families to support need more work, and those who have families and children are more reliable than those who work alone.
Although making soap doesn't require as much caution as eating food, it's naturally better to have fewer potential dangers.
The woman in red said timidly, "It would have been better if you had come a few years earlier."
As soon as she finished speaking, as if realizing what she had said, the woman in red quickly raised her head and said, "Miss, you have a kind heart. I'm not blaming you, I just feel that I was born with a miserable life..."
Shen Ning looked at the word "slave" with blood on her face, feeling a little uncomfortable. After a pause, she took out a small porcelain bottle from her purse.
"This is an ointment for external injuries. Applying it to the wound can reduce swelling and relieve pain. I'll give it to you."
The woman in red looked at her in amazement, then quickly shook her head: "We will be going to the master's house soon, and we are not allowed to bring anything with us. Miss, there is no need to waste anything."
Because slave labor was hard and menial, the masters worried that they would have bad intentions, so they would search the slaves when they entered the house and not allow them to bring anything except clothes... Some evil and vicious masters would even make the slaves strip naked before entering the house.
The woman in front of me was originally beautiful, but now she has become a slave with no human rights.
There were men around. Shen Ning paused for a moment, opened the porcelain bottle and dug out a lump of ointment: "If you don't mind, I'll help you apply some medicine, and it will hurt less."
The woman in red blinked, then leaned forward carefully. "Thank you very much... Thank you for your help, miss."
She was slender but half a head taller than Chen Ning. When she lowered her head slightly, her long hair cascaded down, and against her red dress, the words tattooed on her face appeared somewhat poignant and beautiful.
Shen Ning gently applied the ointment to her, not knowing what to say, so she could only say, "Take care."
She got into the carriage, lowered the curtains, and didn't look out again.
She always knew that there were many things in this world that she had not seen yet...but what she saw before her was too heavy.
This is not something she can bear or change now, nor can she watch so many people suffering in an almost numb state with peace of mind.
The carriage slowly drove away. The woman in red stood where she was. She raised her hand and touched the wound on her cheek. She tilted her head and raised the corner of her lips.
"Thank you, Miss..."
“There are so many poor people in this world.”
In the carriage, Shen Ning sighed softly: "For many people, it is difficult to have enough food and live a stable life."
February rode on horseback behind the carriage, and January was the only one on the carriage.
Thinking about the situation they were in, if they hadn't met Chen Ning, they would have become wandering ghosts in a mass grave.
The young man had a lonely aura, but his tone suddenly became gentle: "It's all because of your kindness, young lady."
Most people actually don’t look at the suffering of others. Even if they do, it has nothing to do with them. This is normal...but she is different.
Shen Ning smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I am not a good person, but... I remembered a poem I read before."
"Although I have come to realize the vastness of the universe, I still feel pity for the green grass and trees..."
Her past life made her deeply feel what a strong and developed country looks like, and she also knew what unimaginable future and possibilities would be as humanity moved forward day by day.
But precisely because of this, she felt that those who were struggling to survive and barely had enough food and clothing were particularly pitiful.
They were not lucky enough to live in such an era, nor did they have many possibilities and opportunities to change their own destiny. They could only struggle to survive like ants.
Maybe, she could do something?
Chen Ning sat there quietly, watching the night gradually darken outside the carriage. Outside the carriage, the young man drove forward without saying a word, but his heart was warm.
Since he was a child on the island, he had lived a life of fighting and killing each other for survival. Now that he can live like a normal person, he feels that the world is good and he is very satisfied.
But some people have done very well, helped and cared for many people, and still have compassion in their hearts... She knows so many things, and can easily make a lot of money, without having to look at those ants at all.
But she would be touched and saddened by the suffering of these people.
Yuan Yue recalled the poem that Chen Ning had just said. He did not understand poetry, but he felt that the poem was very understated, yet it touched his heart...
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The work at the canning farm has come to an end, and at the same time, the work at other farms has begun.
Shen Ning had previously purchased a large quantity of flower petals, beeswax, and other things, because they could basically be used in everything she planned to make this time.
Soap, perfume, ointment, and lipstick... She rented a very large farm and had already assigned a group of reliable workers from the canning farm.
The people from the refugee village went to the soap workshop with the simplest process and the largest output. Although she wanted to give them a meal, Shen Ning was also very cautious. She had repeatedly reminded them before that when recruiting people from the refugee village, they had to make sure they had families with children, and each family only needed one person at most.
If you really don't have a small family and are in financial difficulty, you can get some work cleaning and transporting garbage outside the village, which is not work that takes place inside the village.
Her abilities were limited, and she could only provide them with food so that they would not starve to death, while ensuring that she would not cause any trouble.
After the soaps and perfumes are made, they need to be displayed and sold, and the shop is ready with Chen Ning and Su Lianyi.
Su Lianyi's Rong Kang Ji business was just barely okay, and it was enough to support her in the past, but now that she does business with Shen Ning, she no longer looks down on Rong Kang Ji's profits.
The two of them decided to renovate Rong Kangji, change the facade, and decorate the interior in a beautiful and fresh style. On the shop door plaque were three beautiful and compelling large characters: Hua Ying Xue.
Xiao Baiyan also became Hua Yingxue's manager, with five young and pretty girls working as his assistants. They were so pretty that whenever he saw Chen Ning, he would respectfully call her "Boss".
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