Shen Zhen counted the families in several villages who were willing to leave, and all the young and strong men were incorporated into the guard team. Don't think that everyone is unwilling to join, they are scrambling to join the guard team!
Some of those who were not selected even cried sadly, which shows how much envy everyone has for those who join the Guard.
It’s not that they are so selfless, but even if they don’t join the guard team, they will still encounter the dangers they will encounter. Now the Shen family will provide weapons to those who join the Shen family guard team, a 5-jin bag of food per person per day, and the uniform of the guard team.
In the eyes of ordinary people, these conditions are very generous. Their whole family may not be able to consume 5 kilograms of food under normal circumstances, let alone have new clothes to wear.
Many people from nearby villages came to seek refuge, wanting to follow the Shen family, and even gave gifts to the heads of several villages of the Shen family to build relationships.
They have nothing to do with the Shen family. It's not impossible for them to follow the Shen family, but they have to pay protection fees to the Shen family.
Shen Zhen didn't ask for much, just 20 kilograms of food per person.
It is the harvest season now and no family is short of food, so the villagers all agreed with Shen Zhen's asking price.
There have been many refugees wandering outside the village these days. Occasionally, some of them would try to sneak into the village to look for some food, but they were all driven away by the tenants.
Many wealthy families in Yuncheng have already left, and only a few are still staying in Yuncheng.
Those who had left were still very polite. Before they left, they informed Ling Xue and invited her to leave with them, but Ling Xue refused.
No matter what they thought, Ling Xue thought it was a favor. Since they gave it to her, she would write it down in a small notebook for each family.
These all need to be repaid, even though others may not need them, but what should be done still needs to be done. Ling Xue will not stop doing it just because others don't need it.
"Sir, Manager Shen said we can leave now." Xiao Taozi came in to report with some excitement. Although she didn't think her own manor was that good, she was about to leave now. Even if Xiao Taozi was heartless, she felt reluctant to leave.
Many people wiped their tears as they walked, it is hard to leave their hometown!
Only the children were chattering non-stop. In their opinion, this was an extremely interesting thing. With everyone working together, it was much more lively than usual on the farm.
Those who were better off had ox carts, or else they had donkey carts or mule carts to carry their belongings. Those who had no livestock could only push their own carts.
At this time, everyone felt sorry for the animals pulling so much stuff, and almost no one got on the cart. Occasionally, some babies were put on the cart by their parents to rest for a while.
These dolls that can be put in the car by their parents are basically the most favored ones in the family. There are basically only one or two in a family, and they become the envy of other children.
Xiao Taozi followed Ling Xue out of Yuncheng and waited at the south gate for the people from the farm to meet up. They planned to walk south to the provincial capital, which would pass through three counties, so it wasn't too far.
Following Ling Xue were two hundred guards, all of them strong and sturdy, wearing the same black shorts with red edges. Each guard was equipped with weapons such as broadswords, and looked very majestic.
Ordinary people would avoid them from a distance when they saw them, but the people in the Shen family's farm felt differently when they saw them. They just felt extremely safe and were all very glad that they had left with the Shen family.