Chapter 42
When it was just before dawn, Shui Xin opened his eyes.
He got up from the big bunk, got dressed and left the house together with his co-workers.
Walking out of the hut, in the blurry skylight, walked toward the southwest, where there was a stream for washing.
After washing up, I go back arm-in-arm with the brothers I know, and then I can have breakfast cooked by my aunts.
"Axin, I heard that you went back the day before yesterday, but did you see my father?"
Shuixin Hululu drank up the vegetable porridge, wiped her mouth and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Tie is fine. He also said that he would make a bullock cart with my father today and come here to get some bean curds to eat."
One bowl of porridge was not enough, so Shuixin added some sauerkraut and three bean dregs pancakes.
Shuixin's family is actually not poor in Heishi County. There are five brothers in the family. His father also accumulated some family property in his early years. Even so, he cannot eat like this every day.
I had porridge with bean cakes for breakfast, rice soaked in chicken soup for lunch, and vegetables and tofu puddings stir-fried with three kinds of oil for dinner. I was full after every meal, and there was not enough to cook immediately.
When you feel thirsty or hungry at work, you can go to the side and get a bowl of tofu pudding to eat.
He promised to pay his wages every day and never defaulted on payment. As soon as work was done every day, the foreman would come with a cart full of copper coins, and no one would be short of them.
You can take the copper coins with you yourself, or give them to the foreman for unified management, and then take them away when you leave.
At first no one wanted to let the foreman keep the money.
The most practical thing is to put money on yourself.
It was fine for the first few days, and it didn't affect my work even if I put a hundred or ten copper coins on my body. But later, when I had more coins, I had to do heavy work, and the bulging money was really cumbersome.
Shuixin is close to home, so it's okay to take it back every time I go home. But some of them come from far away places. It takes two or three days to go back, so I can only put the copper plates in the shed.
As a result, something happened just two days after it was released, and several people's money was stolen.
Fortunately, Supervisor Su found the money thief. After expelling the people from the construction site, he spent his own money to make up for the crying men.
Since then, wages have still been settled daily, but most of them will not receive the money directly, but will deposit the money with the foreman.
Shuixin still takes it every day, and goes back every few days. Not only can she see her father at home, but she can also take it back to her neighbors so that they can have fun too.
I have been living like this for nearly twenty days, and although I am tired every day, I feel comfortable.
As long as you do your job well, you will get every penny of the treatment you deserve, no penny of the money you deserve will be deducted, and the foremen will be kind and easy to talk to.
It was countless times better than the work he had done before.
"Well, I heard Foreman Zhang say yesterday that we have already completed more than half of the construction. People have been coming to work in the past few days. I am afraid that they will be finished and leave in a few days."
"Why are you still here? There are nearly 2000 of us. Why does Divine Doctor Wen recruit so many people?"
Shuixin also thought about this problem, and even asked his father, but he didn't understand it.
When he first joined Youchao, Youchao sent craftsmen to build Heishi County. Chief Sang only recruited more than [-] workers from outside.
Although Pingxi Dam is big, it is still far behind compared with Heishi County.
If they are said to be in a hurry to finish the work, but they are only allowed to work for six hours a day and never work at night, there is no reason to be anxious at all.
"Hey, you are not as well-informed as I am. The other day I heard Divine Doctor Wen talking to Superintendent Su, saying that after this place is built, others will be built next to it."
"really?!"
"How can it be false? Look, I might tell you in the next few days. Anyway, I will be working with Divine Doctor Wen from now on. Where can I find such a good job?"
The person who told the story was Shui Xin's neighbor, a friend who grew up with him. We knew that he liked to gossip and brag, but the news was usually somewhat true and would not lead to lies.
Shuixin finished the remaining bean dregs cake, wiped his hands on his body and stood up, "If you want to work, eat quickly. You can't stay long if you are lazy."
"Axin, wait for me, I'll be here soon, don't go so fast!" He started working, sweating like rain.
I thought it would be the same as usual, working smoothly and receiving money happily.
Unexpectedly, a group of guards came in the morning.
Shuixin glanced at him while he was moving the stone. At first he thought he was here to eat jujube cake.
This is a new dish that was just made this morning, and it was so delicious that they were salivating even before it came out of the pan.
His father came with a few old guys just in time. They were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths. Many people even went back to invite others.
There are neither jujube nor wheat in Lanzhou, but they are sold in the county town, but the price is too high, and ordinary people are reluctant to buy them.
Not only Shui Xin thought so, most of the people in Pingxi Dam didn't care. After all, people were coming and going, and the guards might also be greedy.
Chief Liang came over with more than a hundred servants. He saw Wen Yunxi sitting on the high platform at a glance. He saw her smiling and handing out herbs to people, and his teeth itched with hatred.
Ever since he became the chief registrar, he had never been teased like this, let alone a Han woman.
He thought this woman was weird at the time, but he didn't expect to be deceived.
During these days, because Chief Sang and others went to the imperial city to report on their duties, the officials who stayed behind were extremely busy.
I heard that a doctor Wen had appeared in the city, but I didn't have the energy to ask about it at the time. I looked at it after I was almost busy and found out that there was a big flaw.
It's okay that such a large piece of land was sold at a low price, and it's no problem that it's busy every day, but the problem is that she actually wants to build a hospital.
Although it was something they had never heard of, it was obviously similar to a medical clinic. If they hadn't received the news from Zhang Liuxing, the owner of Yishengtang, they would have been kept in the dark.
Chief Sang attaches great importance to doctors. Any doctor or witch doctor who knows medical skills can live in Blackstone City. Even if he is not in Blackstone City, he must be controlled.
Now, Chief Sang is away, but they are in such a big mess.
Not only did she miss a doctor with medical skills, but she also asked her to build the medical clinic outside the city. She must be held accountable.
Lord Liang glared at Wen Yunxi fiercely and shouted, "Drive everyone away!"
"Yes!"
160 officers picked up their sabers and rushed towards the construction site.
"Stop it, no more!"
The loud shouting continued, some stopped subconsciously, but some seemed not to hear it.
"Did you hear that?! I told you to stop!" Seeing this, the officer drew his sword and was about to kill the person.
But as soon as he took out the knife, he was knocked to the ground with a pole.
"Get away, if you delay your work, I'll beat you to death!"
The dark-skinned strong man took back his pole and continued to carry the mud.
Twenty coppers a day, and they were fed well, so they had to work conscientiously during these six hours, otherwise they would be sorry for Dr. Wen.
No shame in taking money!
There were not many like him, who didn't pay attention to those guards at all. They were not from the same clan. The worst they could do was hide back to the clan.
"you!"
The officer got up, grinned and covered the bleeding corners of his mouth, and said angrily: "Okay, if you rebel, I'll beat you!"
(End of this chapter)