Chapter 565 Shenyang is a good place, the imperial court tricked you into living a good life!
"Dear fellow villagers, we estimate that it will take us twelve to fifteen days to get to Shenyang City. When we arrive in Shenyang City, everything will settle down. So you all have to work harder. There are reception points along the way. Every day There are small stations every twenty-five miles, and big stations every fifty miles. Although adults have to walk along the way, it will be a bit harder. But there is a hot kang to sleep at night, and you can have hot meals morning and evening. It is more enjoyable than sitting in a car, so It's not too difficult." The accompanying officials cheered Wu Aniu and others up at the reception point in Xingcheng. After all, there was no need to hide anything!
"Official, tell the truth, what are we doing in Shenyang City? It's not to trick us into fighting the Manchu Tatars, right?" Someone bolder among the crowd asked the officials why they went to Shenyang. what?
"Trying you to go to war with the Tatars? My fellow fellow, you really dare to think. Who can become a soldier who wants to fight against the enemy? My brother has been studying for several years, but he was not chosen this time. Go join the army. Don't think about this good thing for the time being! The imperial court has made great efforts to move you to Shenyang, mainly to build Liaodong. To put it bluntly, it is to let you farm in Liaodong. When you arrive in Shenyang City, you will be assigned At Anmin Farm, there are countless jobs to be done there besides farming, and wages are paid according to the number of hours worked. In three to five years, everyone will be able to earn a share of the family business, and you will definitely not lose money during your escape this time."
"Anmin Farm? We have heard rumors about this, but we don't know if it is really possible to get a job and pay a fee?" The refugee resettlement work has been carried out for several years, and even the people in the Central Plains have heard about it, otherwise They would not start fleeing as soon as there was a famine. Therefore, since they had been tricked into Liaodong, these people just talked about it and could still accept it in their hearts.
On the second day after arriving in Xingcheng, Wu Aniu and the others set off on foot to Shenyang. It was more than 600 miles from Xingcheng to Shenyang, and the itinerary designed by the Civil Affairs Bureau was to walk 50 miles a day. In this era, people walked If you have the skill, you can walk fifty miles in a day, and you can keep up with the physical strength. You can rest for a long time after arriving at your destination.
The entire journey was carried out in sections. The carriages transporting women, children and luggage were only sent forward to one big station. After arriving at the big station, the people and goods were unloaded, and the carriages were changed and sent forward in a relay. During this period, nearby states Basically all the county's large trucks are hired to do this. Now there is snow on this road, and the carriages need to brave the snow, and the transportation capacity is reduced. Fortunately, there are cars on the entire road now, and the road is Leaving it open can save a little effort.
Walking during the day and resting at night, Wu A Niu and the others walked along the ice and snow road for thirteen days before arriving in Shenyang City. On the way, Wu A Niu, the youngest girl, also caught wind and cold and had a persistent fever. Fortunately, they were at the security station. A doctor was assigned to cool down the child's temperature with alcohol and a medicine called garlic. When we arrived in Shenyang City, the baby was able to run around again and again.
More than 20 days ago, their family was still in the Central Plains. Who would have thought that now their whole family would be in Shenyang City, where the weather is freezing? Wu Aniu looked at the eaves of the temporary house in Shenyang City, and he really couldn't believe it. Everything that happened is real.
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After arriving in Shenyang, their family of nine was divided into two houses. Although the house was small and crowded, Wu Aniu felt that the government was not lying this time, because the house they were given was better than the shabby thatched house he had in his hometown. Most of them are brick houses in the city. The only inconvenience is that there is no kitchen. To cook, you need to cook on a makeshift stove in the yard.
After settling in for two days and receiving basic living supplies, starting from the third day, Wu Aniu and others were assigned to the labor team based on their skills and expertise to work and earn money.
Because they had grown vegetables in their hometown, Wu Aniu and a dozen other adults were taken to a greenhouse where leeks were grown on the outskirts of the city, where they helped people grow wheat stubble and leeks.
"Everyone, please be careful. Today we will just pour some water into the ditch, and then help to add fire to the fire channel. Chives are the most precious commodity in Shenyang City. You have to be careful. The dishes will be served in a few days. Will you?" Get busy!" The person who said this was Han Zhenjie. He is now responsible for the technical guidance of the entire official camp Jiuhuangdi. When new people come, pre-job training is naturally his job.
After working in the dark shack for a whole day, Wu Aniu returned home with thirty-five cents military coupons in the evening.
"Dad, how much money did you earn today?" As soon as he got home, his wife came to inquire about the situation.
"Thirty-five cents!"
"Thirty-five cents? I was given twenty cents here. The two boys worked in the coal factory for a day and each was given fifteen cents. Our father was given twenty cents. In this way, our family's income today is I have more than one hundred pennies. A pound of mixed noodles in the supply and marketing cooperative only costs nine pennies. Our family has five kilograms of noodles a day. If we buy some other rapeseed, the total cost is less than sixty pennies. In other words, our day If you can save more than 40 cents, how much money will you have to save this year?" After doing the calculations for a long time, Wu Aniu's wife felt as if her family was about to get rich.
"Oh my god, is there such a good thing? According to your calculation, our family can save one or two silver dollars in a month, but we will lose more than ten taels in a year? Isn't it more cost-effective than farming at home? No matter how good the government is, It’s not that good.”
"Who says not? I met many old people in Shenyang City today. They all said that as long as they work here, they can make money! Some of them have saved a lot of money after coming here for a year. My family It’s just three little ones, and your mother can’t work, otherwise she could earn more.”
Is it really that good? Wu Aniu didn't believe it. When he went to work the next day, he took a break in the field at noon and ran to Han Zhenjie, who taught them how to manage leeks, and started talking.
"Nakahara?"
"I'm from Zhongyuan. I wonder where Mr. Han's hometown is from?"
"Hey! Too bad I was sent here from the capital."
"Capital? What a good place."
"No matter how good the capital is, we can't go back now. In this life, we can only make a living in Shenyang City. Looking at you like this, are you a little unsure about coming to Shenyang City?"
"I'll tell you the truth, I'm still very nervous right now. I wonder if this is a place where I can live peacefully?"
"You have such a restless life! These days, I have dealt with a lot of people from you, and every one of you is afraid of this. I'm afraid of you. Shenyang is such a good place, and the court is lying to you. I come here to live a good life, just put your heart in your stomach, work hard, and live a good life!"
"Live a good life? Can you really live a good life in Shenyang?"
"You still don't believe it? This place is at least better than your Central Plains. Look at you, you don't have a few acres of land at home, are you working as a tenant? If you go to Shenyang and work for two years, you can at least get dozens of acres of land! Here! The soil is better than yours in the Central Plains. The crops are irrigated and the crops are beautiful, and the court does not collect taxes randomly! How can you be like you who are robbing officials and soldiers?"