Chapter 403 (1/2)

In the evening, the sun is still hanging in the west, red.

Tomorrow is another sunny day.

Li Sheng had enough to eat and drink. He had four nests and eight coppers in his pocket. He went to work.

In the southeast corner of the shapeng District, there is a temporary market. It was specially drawn out by the owner.

Around the capital, peddlers gradually gathered here, making the market more and more lively.

During the day, these peddlers make their business in the capital city or in the towns near the capital.

In the afternoon, they carried the burden to the shack market.

Nowadays, the refugees who focus on the gate of Nancheng are not what they used to be. It is no longer the appearance that people dislike at the beginning.

The peddlers all know that these coolies have money in their hands.

Ten coppers a day can get 300 Wen a month, including two meals.

This kind of treatment makes many local people feel excited and want to work on the construction site.

However, the work on the construction site is too hard and tiring. I have to get up before dawn every day. Ordinary people can't bear the pain.

Some local people went to work on the construction site for two days, and then left in dismay.

Fortunately, you can't do coolies, you can do technical work.

Most of the craftsmen on the construction site are local people, and their treatment is excellent. After a month, at least one or two silver wages have attracted the envy of many people.

Li Sheng is walking in the market, where there are so many people, the magic sword wipes his hands.

Even if you don't buy it, it's good to have a party at the market.

At this time, it's also a time for big girls and little wives to go out.

They put on their best clothes, clean their faces with clean water and braided their hair. They were chatting together.

When young and strong unmarried youth come back from work, they will boldly look at the man.

This bazaar has become a place for the refugees to make a blind date.

The boys were looked at by the girls, blushing and proud at the same time.

In the refugee shelter area, those who can work are obviously superior to others in terms of psychology, material and status.

The old man Li Shengguo is not favored by the big girls, and he is not rare.

He has a mother-in-law, a child, and he's waiting for his family to reunite.

He had eight copper plates in his hand, and he was going to buy himself a pair of strong straw sandals.

He was barefoot and hadn't worn his shoes for a long time.

When he had the shoes, he was going to save some money and buy two ready-made clothes.

He had long inquired that the straw sandals in the market were full of materials and strong, which were the straw sandals sold by old man Li.

Old man Li is also a refugee. He doesn't have strong labor at home, but he has the skill of making straw sandals and making furniture.

After the market opened, old man Li began to sell straw sandals, and the business was good.

Selling straw sandals alone is enough to support a family, and there is still money left.

It's a pity that no one in the refugees bought decent property, and his carpentry was useless.

Li Sheng bought a pair of straw sandals and five copper plates.

When he was leaving, he suddenly said, ”I heard that the owner is selling houses. You can buy them one by one, and you can pay off the house in three or five years. I heard that there are many people planning to buy houses in the West construction site. Then you can help people build furniture. ”

It was the first time that old man Li heard of the news, ”really?”

”It's true, of course. You can't fake such things. ”

”How much is it?”

Old man Li has saved some money by selling straw sandals in recent months and is interested in buying a house.

Li Sheng said, ”it's said that for a room of eight Liang silver, nine Liang will be paid in three years, and ten Liang will be paid in five years. Only six Liang silver for the wing room There are two floors, you can buy them upstairs and downstairs. There is also a row of single rooms, but there is no well, no toilet, no kitchen

Old man Li wrote it down in his heart, ”thank you! I don't know about it yet. ”

Li Sheng asked curiously, ”do you want to buy a house? Don't you go back to your hometown? ”

Old man Li shook his head, ”what do you do back home? I can't support a family when I go back home. Beijing is very good. As long as the whole family is together, it doesn't matter where they are. ”

Li Sheng held his head for a long time and then said, ”I also heard that you can settle down in the capital after buying a house. In the future, we will be able to open up wasteland for farming. ”

”That's a good thing.” Old man Li is very happy.

Li Sheng said, it's really a good thing.

If his family is around, he will save money to buy a house. Never mind three or five years, you have to have your own home.

Back home?

Li Sheng also thought about it.

But my hometown had nothing left. In order to sell my house and land for my life, I had to sell my son and sell my daughter.

What can I do back home? To be a tenant farmer for a large household is to eat rice bran and drink water all year round, not to mention eating meat. It is a delusion to eat enough.

It's good to stay in Beijing.

He felt in his pocket, and there were three coppers in it.He wants to save money.

He wants to save money to buy a house.

Even if there is only one room, it is better than a shack.

Maybe he will find his family one day. He can take his family to live in a new house and let them have a piece of tile.

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Wang Jiangen went back to his shack and hesitated when he entered.

It seems different around.

Take a closer look, and finally find that the difference is because the nearby garbage dump is gone. The residual odor, compared with the past, is not worth mentioning.

He heard people say in the morning that the owner recruited workers to clean the roadway, feces and garbage.

I didn't expect that the first day was so remarkable.

On second thought, the way back is cleaner than before.

He walked into the door of the house, which was just a fragile plank.

”I'm back.”

As soon as the voice dropped, he saw two nests on the board as the dining table.

It smells fresh.

”Come back! These two are brought back by two. ”

Wang Lian's face more smile, ”two were selected, every day there are four nest head, three copper.”

Two roots in the side, a face excited, but hold silent.

Wang Jiangen was overjoyed when he heard the speech, ”it's a good thing that two roots have been selected! Mother, why don't I go and buy some food and wine to celebrate for two roots. ”

”No, No. It's enough to have a nest. ” Wang Lianshi waved his hands again and again.

Er Gen has to laugh.

Big brother's praise, let him very satisfied.

Now he can also make money, no longer a casual eater.

Wang Jiangen brought back four nests and put them on the board. Add two brought back, a total of six Wotou, enough for mother and younger brothers and sisters to eat until tomorrow noon.

In this way, we don't have to be hungry. It's good!

”Er gen, follow me to carry water.”

Ergen jumped down from the bed board and followed Wang Jiangen out with a small bucket.

The two brothers came to the well three or four miles away.

Regardless of the age, the young and the male, everyone consciously lined up to fetch water.

These refugees did not realize that it took only two months for them to form the habit of queuing from chaos.

Who knows how to line up before the owner builds the house.

They were all robbed.

Strong and strong, bullying the old and the weak.

Those with a large family bully those with a small family.

More sons bully less sons.

The male bullies the female, the stout woman bullies the little daughter-in-law and the big girl

The refugee shacks of tens of thousands of people are just like a cruel jungle society.

In the face of all this, no one felt there was a problem.

Because that's how they came from the first day they fled the wilderness.

All the way to escape, all the way to grab, to get to the capital alive.

Until the owner sent people here, until the owner began to recruit workers among the refugees, all this changed.

Instead of preaching, the guards would use their sticks to teach everyone to line up.

This well is also paid by the owner.

Before there was no well, everyone went to the river to fetch water.

It's just that the river water is so dirty that I often have stomachache after drinking it.

With the well water, we all have stomachache every time.

In the beginning, the guards were required to maintain the team with sticks.

Now everyone is in line, and the guards don't have to show up.

The two brothers put the bucket in the line and sat down on a stone pier.

Wang Jiangen asked Ergen, ”are you tired of working?”

Two a face was exposed to the sun oil, ”not tired. There's no broth. ”

Wang Jiangen laughed, ”do a good job. If the performance is good, our employer will give priority to us in future recruitment. ”

”Does the owner still want to hire?” Two are amazing.