"Hurry up and do it. If you dare to slack off, you'll be exiled for three thousand miles."
"Dillydallying, it seems like you want to be flogged eighty times."
"Last warning, if you can't clean the streets for lunch, you'll be imprisoned for three years."
While Li Longji was recuperating in the swimming pool, a group of people in labor uniforms were working hard.
They were the people who were caught yesterday. They bullied others to do work, so they had to do more work today. It was called community service.
The waistcoats made from gunny bags rubbed against the skin. It was painful and painful.
The word "labor" was painted on the chest and back to prove their identity.
The people who were scared before stood to the side and watched the show. They were not afraid anymore.
If you have the ability, work for a while. If you bully me again, I'll catch you at customs.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and deal with your own family matters. You have to pay rent for the house. The first month is free, and you'll get money every month."
The bailiffs saw that there were too many people and shouted at the onlookers.
Suddenly, everyone dispersed and found their own things to do.
They had just arrived at the capital office and had nothing. The imperial court provided them with a free house for a month.
The Li Family Zhuangzi provided them with loans to buy clothes, furniture, tools, and rations.
They had to figure out the rest by themselves. There was a lot of work.
Picking tea leaves that were already old, picking wormwood on the side of the road or mountain, working at the docks, helping with transportation in the water network, weeding in other people's fields …
Those with weak legs could sit at the door and do bamboo crafting work. Those who did not know how to handle bamboo were taught.
As long as they were willing to work, there was guaranteed work.
At present, the money earned from the workers was used to buy some meat to eat.
However, no one spent extra money. They saved the money and waited for the next month to slowly repay the loans and pay rent.
The newcomers had hope in their eyes. With a household register, they did not have to pay land rent.
Those with skills and dexterity could find better jobs and enter the Workers' Union or the Yi Union.
All children under the age of ten had to go to school. It was compulsory, regardless of gender.
Children above the age of ten were willing to go to school. If they did not go, they had to help their families.
At noon, a young couple came to the open space at the head of Ba Qiao with a small mountain of wormwood on their backs.
The two put down the wormwood. The Li Family Zhuangzi's people immediately came forward to check.
The Li Family Zhuangzi wanted all kinds of wormwood. The mugwort wormwood was the most expensive, and the rest were the same.
In fact, Wormwood should be the most expensive, as it could be used to make Malaria Severing Pills.
Li Yi didn't dare to give a price, otherwise others would immediately guess it.
Under normal circumstances, those who had a higher proportion of Artemisia annua would pay more and say, "It's not easy, it's about this price."
The couple had been out since yesterday afternoon. They went up the mountain and picked a batch of wormwood before dark.
At night, they wrapped themselves in a sack and snuggled up to each other to spend the night. There was a six-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy at home.
After school, the girl was responsible for looking after her younger brother. The security measures were left to the patrolling yamen runners.
Early in the morning, the two of them ate two pieces of black bread by the stream and cut the wormwood again.
By the time they reached the Li Family Zhuangzi, it was noon. The two of them were so tired that they had no energy left.
That big bundle of wormwood weighed more than a hundred catties. When he walked, his waist was bent low, almost parallel to the ground.
"This set of wormwood is not bad. 160 coins." After the inspection, the farmer gave the price.
If the other party agreed, he would pay. If not, he could deal with it himself.
The couple nodded together with a happy expression on their faces.
160 coins for a whole day, which was more than what others earned in three or four days.
"Husband, is this method good?" The girl used her freshly washed hands to stroke her hair and said with bright eyes.
"It's good, but it's hard on you. You haven't had a good day with me. If it weren't for … Alas! "
The man couldn't continue. His wife was originally very capable.
But there was still an old man and an elder brother in the family. The elder brother was addicted to gambling and lost money time and time again. His wife ran away with the child.
In the end, he lost the family business. His parents were angered to death. Then his elder brother ran away with gambling debts. No one knew where he went.
The family of four rented the land that used to belong to their family to work. People came to collect debts every day.
They had no choice but to run away with the child. In any case, they had nothing left.
They received news that they could register at the capital government. As long as they were willing to work, there was a way to survive.
They brought the child and other people to the capital government. Some people went to the counties.
The girl was smart. She said that it was best to find work in Chang 'an.
They persevered until they reached Chang 'an. They were given a house and sent the child to school.
The next day, the girl thought of a way. She went to the mountain first, spent the night, and came back in the day. She could harvest a lot of wormwood at one time.
The girl did the same work as the man and never complained.
"Husband, life will be better in the future. No one will come to collect debts. Eat. I'll go get the soup. "The girl didn't care at all.
"I'll go. You sit here." The man pressed his wife down and ran to get two bowls of soup. He took out a piece of black bread and ate it with the soup.
"Husband, you can't go to the mountain this year. If you tire yourself out, what about the child? In the afternoon, help transport the coal slurry and go home to make the bricks. You have the skills. First, make our kang mats … "
The girl arranged the next work. She was in high spirits and didn't seem to feel tired.
Zhuangzi, who was harvesting the wormwood, heard the girl's words and interrupted, "If you are willing to make ten pieces of coal, give eight pieces to Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi will provide the coal slurry."
The girl rolled her eyes and nodded. "Okay, it saves the effort of carrying coal. It's a good deal for my family. Li Dongzhu is benevolent and righteous. "
She was even happier now. She didn't have a car, so she could only help others push the cart. She walked very far and could only come back at night to make the coal slurry.
Now that she saved time, she could hand over eight pieces of coal slurry. It was more than the coal she brought back.
Two people went to help. It was good enough if they could make forty pieces of coal slurry.
She believed that she could make four hundred pieces of coal slurry in the afternoon and leave eighty pieces behind.
The man in the family directly made the mats, which saved a lot of time.
After the meal, Li Family Zhuangzi lent them a cart. The two of them pushed it back.
The other newcomers relied on their own skills. Some were smart and made money quickly.
Some only knew how to copy others. It was better to be taught by others.
Everyone chose different jobs and their efficiency was different. What was similar was that they had something to look forward to.
They didn't have to pay rent, so there was no extra pressure. They didn't have to worry about people causing trouble. The security of the capital government was good.
Even if they were sick, they could find people to treat them for free. If they needed to get medicine, they could ask Li Family Zhuangzi for cheap medicine.
Perhaps one day they would need to pay for medical treatment. Li Family Zhuangzi wouldn't give them medicine. They believed that they had saved enough money.
They didn't dare to think about such a life in the past.
… …
"Brother Yi, you always treat people for free. After a long time, doctors also need to eat."
Li Longji floated for three hours and felt much better. He ate a light meal at noon and mentioned the free medical treatment.
"Now they are paying tuition. I copy medical books and sell them for money. Then I pay them to treat people. The process is the same. It's troublesome. There will be a way in the future. It's just one or two years. "
Li Yi didn't worry about this. He had a way.
… …
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