"After we left the city, we delivered food three times in total. The first two were good, everyone was full!"
"Those who work quickly will be rewarded..."
"But when the food was delivered for the third time, it was much less than before. The person in charge of the team said that this would be the next ration..."
"So the original three meals a day became two meals a day, and I still couldn't eat enough..."
Everyone spoke to each other and told the general situation of the matter.
Hearing this, Lin Quan couldn't help but ask: "You haven't had enough to eat, so why didn't you ask the people in charge for an explanation?"
"Sir, the person in charge of the team has said that even though the palace has allocated so much food, there is nothing he can do!"
"In the next few days, the adults in charge of the team asked us to do a lot less work, so we felt a little better!"
Now that the food has arrived, it cannot be hidden in full view of the public. Is it really because the palace has insufficient food?
This is not impossible. After all, the amount of grain that goes in and out of the Dian Shu office every day is huge, so it is very possible to make a mistake.
"Who is in charge of your team? Where are you now?"
"Replying to your lord, the captain's name is Su Liangcai, but I don't know where he is!"
"There are hundreds of you, but there are always some who are close to him. These people should know...find these people for me!"
"yes!"
These petty officials who manage the people who leave the city are all drawn from various yamen. You can find out who they are at the Changshi Department, but this takes more time.
After another ten minutes, Lin Quan finally asked which yamen Su Liangcai was at, so he left with his men.
At the gate of Changmafang, watching Lin Quan and his entourage leave, the few officials in Changmafang felt relieved.
Immediately afterwards, they all returned to the workshop, and there were still many things for them to do next.
At this time, the activities in Changmafang were still continuing.
However, the arrival of Lin Quan and his party had a certain impact on everyone in the workshop.
The dozen or so men who had just been questioned told their companions everything that had just happened, with added details.
"I'm just saying, there must be those corrupt officials who stole our food!"
"These guys, they just want to live happily in the city every day, but they still want to take advantage of our life-saving food..."
"Fortunately, the prince makes the decision for us. None of these corrupt officials will end well. Let's just wait and see who will be beheaded!"
"It seems that last year it was also because of the food issue. The prince killed more than a dozen officials..."
"These officials are not good people to begin with. We must kill them all to be clean..."
"Stop talking, the official is here..."
Even though everyone had silenced their voices, the words just now reached the ears of the officials, which made them look ugly.
"It's all gone, let's all go home, it's gone!"
Several officials scolded him loudly, and although everyone was unhappy, they dispersed in twos and threes.
It is a very unwise choice to go against the local officials. It is not a good result to be put in the shoes.
The people dispersed in twos and threes, but they still had some unfinished business.
Living in the city is very depressing. We finally had a group break today, but the officials ended it early.
Most people complained, but Hu Xiaolin in the crowd was not so quiet.
Compared to the hard life in Liaoping Mansion, life here is like a fairy.
As long as you work every day, you can have white flour steamed buns to eat, and if you work faster, you can get rewards.
Even in the days when there were no monsters, his family would not be able to live such a good life even if they worked hard for a whole year.
Only now did he truly believe that he could actually make a living by relying solely on his own hands.
On the contrary, those former gentlemen were working harder than the other, and they could only barely make ends meet every day, which was very different from the prosperous life they had before.
Just as Hu Xiaolin walked forward, someone behind him patted his shoulder and said, "Xiao Lin, come to my house for dinner tonight. My parents have something to tell you!"
"What do Uncle Chen and Auntie want to say to me?" Hu Xiaolin looked confused.
The strong young man who patted his shoulder smiled and said, "You will know when you get there, don't forget it!"
Hu Xiaolin nodded, and then hurried back with the young and strong man.
He and the Chen family are neighbors. The Chen family has a warm and friendly relationship and helped Hu Xiaolin a lot when he first arrived.
When Hu Xiaolin came to the city, he spent time with the Chen family.
When they were about to arrive at the house, Hu Xiaolin and the eldest son of the Chen family said goodbye and hurried back to their own homes.
The house was originally divided between him and Ma Jin, but Ma Jin is now working as an errand in the palace, so Hu Xiaolin is the only one living here.
After returning to the courtyard, Hu Xiaolin walked to the kitchen. He planned to send the dozens of kilograms of grain and several eggs he had saved to the Chen family.
This time he also has to go out to the city to farm with the team. It would be a waste for him to keep the food here. It would be better to improve the life of the Chen family.
After all, the Chen family was kind to him. He had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry, so he could use this to repay the Chen family's kindness.
Looking at the food in the jar, Hu Xiaolin was a little distracted for a moment. Before, he didn't dare to think about the day when he would have so much food that he couldn't finish it all.
There is still a future with King Yong... Hu Xiaolin couldn't help but think.
"Boy, what are you doing standing still?"
Hearing the familiar voice behind him, Hu Xiaolin slowly turned around and saw Ma Jin standing behind him.
I have to say that after entering Yuanyang City, Ma Jin's life was much easier than his.
This guy entered the palace with his ugly face, and now he is a member of the palace's ceremony office. He can live a good life without having to do heavy work every day.
"Brother Ma, why are you here!"
After being in the city for more than three months, they didn't see each other that often. After all, they each had their own affairs.
"I heard that you are going out of the city. I came here to tell you that you must be careful when you go out!"
"Monsters are rampant outside, your own life is the most important thing, you have to be more thoughtful!"
Hearing Ma Jin's words, Hu Xiaolin felt a little warm and couldn't help but nodded.
But he saw Ma Jin take out a package from behind, handed it to Hu Xiaolin and said: "There are some meat and vegetables in it!"
Only in the palace can you have the opportunity to eat meat dishes, so every time he came to see Hu Xiaolin, Ma Jin would bring some leftovers.
Hu Xiaolin was alone. If Ma Jin wanted to control him, he had to start from many aspects.
"Thank you so much, Brother Marco!"
"Brother, if you want to thank me for anything, just take it... I have something to do in the palace, so I will go back first!"
"Drink some water before leaving!"
"No!"
After sending Ma Jin away, before Hu Xiaolin entered the house, he heard the voice of the eldest son of the Chen family coming from the opposite yard: "Xiao Lin, come here and try on the shoes. My mother also made a pair for you!"
"It's impossible to go out to work in the city without a pair of good shoes!"
"Okay!"
Although Hu Xiaolin answered easily, he was very troubled in his heart.
His circle in Yuanyang was very good, but Ma Jin's arrival made him realize that he had a shady identity.
All the beautiful things here have nothing to do with him.