Chapter 334: Transporting Food

Mrs. Zhou added firewood to the simple earth stove and said worriedly, "When will this life end?"

Mrs. Yue also said, "If the government doesn't resettle the disaster victims and refugees, we won't be able to hold on." The supplies they brought out were almost used up in the past half month.

Yue Shu worked silently, and he was also worried. Although the government and the rich families in the city provided two meals of porridge every day, they were just not full but not starving to death.

Living in such a place, they were fine for young people, but the elderly and children couldn't hold on and would get sick.

At this time, a shout rang out, "Post a notice! The government has posted a notice!"

"Starting tomorrow, the government will recruit refugees one by one to work. As long as they work, they will be given food, clothing, medicine and other supplies! Come and sign up if you want to work!"

After they confirmed the news, countless refugees began to cheer, "Great, great!"

Everyone believed that everything would be fine.

At night, after drinking the porridge they received, Yue Shu's family also prepared to discuss how many people from their family would sign up to work.

Yue Shu was about to go in when he felt a hand on his shoulder and the person behind him called out his name, "Yue Shu!"

He looked back and saw, "My benefactor!"

The young man Yue Shu met that day was none other than Qin Sheng. On that day, he went to help deliver the goods, and Liu Erxi sent someone back to say that the buyer's child might have worms in his stomach, so he asked him to bring some pagoda candies.

It just so happened that he met Yue Shu and his son on the road. Seeing the child's sickly appearance, he casually gave them two pagoda candies.

Time was urgent, so Qin Sheng got straight to the point and said his purpose directly, "I came to you because I have something to ask you. The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce will transport a large amount of grain to the north in the near future and plans to hire a group of people to escort it. Are you interested?"

Liaodong Chamber of Commerce? Yue Shu had heard of it. Although he was outside the city, news still came from the city from time to time.

He asked quickly, "My benefactor, are you from the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce?"

"Yes."

"In theory, I should help you no matter what, without any wages. However, my family has not been settled yet, and I can't leave too far." Yue Shu felt very guilty when he said this.

"Then take your family with you!" Qin Sheng said.

Ah? Yue Shu was stunned.

"Young and strong men escort food, and are given three to five kilograms of food every day."

Yue Shu's heart moved, "Can my brother and others be hired too?"

"Yes. People like you will be paid five kilograms a day. Ordinary young and strong men are paid three kilograms a day."

Yue Shu calculated that there are four young and strong men in his family, and they can earn more than ten kilograms of food a day, which is enough for their food rations, and there may be some surplus.

"On the way, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce will hire some strong women to cook and give food."

"My benefactor, let me ask my father what he thinks?"

"Go ahead, think about it, I'll wait for your news."

Yue Shu came back not long after he left, "My benefactor, we have decided to accept the employment of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce."

The main reason is that the Southland has ignored the disaster victims for more than a month, which is too disappointing.

Although the notice was posted today, saying that food, clothing, medicine and other supplies will be distributed if they work, it is still unknown how much will be distributed.

The family discussed it and felt that the Southland government could not be as generous as the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce. Moreover, Qin Sheng is the benefactor of their family. If he is not there, then a few big bugs are in the child's body, and they have no idea. It's scary to think about it.

Anyway, they have no home now, so they escort the food all the way north. If there is a good place, they will deliver the food and then go back to settle down.

Qin Sheng asked him, "The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce wants to hire a lot of people this time. Do you have any candidates?"

Yue Shu nodded, "Yes." He knew many families like them.

"Then can you help to make a connection and tell them?"

"Okay, benefactor, trust me, I'll go and ask."

"Then I'll leave this to you. By the way, if the other party is an old craftsman, you can also hire him."

"Okay, I understand."

Yue Shu first found people in his village. If the people in his village were interested, he would find his relatives and friends.

In this way, people brought people, and guests brought guests. More and more refugees planned to go north.

In the original work, Yue Shu was a famous general in the south. His wife, children, parents and mother all died in the epidemic formed after the flood. He joined the Southern Expedition Army alone and became one of the three great generals of the Southern Expedition Army. Later, he faced Qin Sheng and was conquered by Qin Sheng. After Qin Sheng died of illness, he became one of the main generals against the Xianbei. After a lifetime of fighting, he eventually died under the siege of the Xianbei army due to lack of food and grass.

The time for opening the major gates in Nandi was set.

Xie Zhan agreed to open the East Gate of Nancheng in the middle of the night and evacuate the refugees outside the gate because he did not want to cause unrest among the refugees.

Xue Xu, Qin Sheng, Wu Ren, Liu Erxi and others were ready to go, ready to transport a large warehouse of grain to the dock.

This time, they also hired members of the Cao Gang and all the guys of the Ji family at a high price.

That night, the road from the East Gate of Nandi to the dock was very lively, and countless men were working hard.

On the city wall, Xie Zhan watched this scene quietly.

"Master, the grain transferred from Liaodong County is about 100,000 stones."

"Master, they have transported a total of 200,000 stones of grain. Do you think they still have grain that has not been transported out?"

"There should be, but the food they didn't transport this time won't be transported again."

They worked until dawn, and after they loaded all the food onto the ship, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce paid them wages immediately.

After paying the wages, they also gave each of them five kilograms of food.

The men who received the wages and food were all smiling. Food is so expensive now, and five kilograms of food is enough for the family to eat for two or three days.

Xue Xu was about to board the ship, but was stopped by Qin Sheng, Wu Ren, Liu Erxi and others.

Xue Xu: ? ? ?

Wu Ren smiled and said, "Mr. Xue, you don't need to go north with the ship this time."

Xue Xu's heart moved, and sure enough, he heard the next words.

"Mr. Xue hasn't been back to the south for three years, how can he pass by his home without entering? The master has long told us to prepare gifts for Mr. Xue. Mr. Xue just needs to stay in the Li tribe for a few days, and it won't be too late to return to the north slowly later."

Xue Xu looked back and found that the things prepared for him were piled up all over the floor.

Xue Xu felt warm in his heart, as all these people had kept this from him.

"Okay, I'll obey your orders. Be careful on your way back."

"Don't worry, Mr. Xue."

Then, Wu Ren boarded the ship with Young Master Ji and Young Master Gu.