flstandardbreds Chapter 179 Building a Shack
Chapter 179 Building a Shack
These refugees were brought here that night by the county magistrate and the army.
In fact, the county magistrate had few soldiers under his command. The reason why these refugees were obedient was simply because they were frightened by the beating by Wang Zeren and his men last night.
In order to resettle these refugees, Wang Zeren and Ermazi and others were busy for more than an hour.
Those who needed to register registered, the women and children lived in the military tents, and the others lived in the ancestral hall. There was not a single elderly person among these more than 500 people.
In addition to Chen Xingjie, Xu Wenyan and others went to help. Now these refugees have to be resettled in Jixiang Village inevitably.
Xu Wenyan and Chen Sanlin helped Doctor Zhao. Many of the refugees who came in were injured, but the herbal medicine was not suitable and had to be saved for the subsequent soldiers to use. Wang Zeren did not approve the medicine for them.
Most of them are disinfected and bandaged. As to whether they will be infected or survive, it depends on their luck.
Xiaohu was responsible for helping Xiaoman register. Wherever the huge crowds of refugees passed, there was a faint stench and smell of blood, and most of them were half-naked.
Because it was too dark, there was only a big fire burning at the entrance of the ancestral hall, and it was impossible to see anything clearly.
Er Mazi found a big pot for Zhou Jianye, which the county magistrate had found in Guihua Village, and brought it along.
A bit of everything was added to the big pot, various grains, wheat bran, corn flour, and mixed with various wild vegetables to make the ultimate huge stew. Because there were many people and little food, the meal could be as bland as it could be.
It’s not even as good as what the pigs at home used to eat.
After helping Dr. Zhao, Xu Wenyan took over from Zhou Jianye. This was the first time he held the rice spoon, and he felt like he was holding a cafeteria auntie.
If my hands were shaking now, I would be dead.
Xu Wenyan was just stunned when he saw a familiar bamboo tube being held out to him. Most of the refugees did not have bowls, so after someone finished drinking, they would wash the bowl with water and then pass it on to the next person.
"Where did you get this bamboo tube?"
The man in ragged linen clothes in front of him was stunned for a moment, then tremblingly said: "I picked this up, I didn't steal anything."
Xu Wenyan's face turned a little colder: "Well, it's okay."
In troubled times, human life is truly worthless.
No matter whether he is a son of a noble family or a child from a poor family.
After finishing his work, Xu Wenyan still felt a little worried about letting Wang Dongmei sleep at his house tonight.
Wait until the next day.
Xu Wenyan had to teach the refugees how to build shacks.
Xu Wenyan didn’t know how the ancient people built them, but he had watched so many wilderness survival programs and knew a little about all types of shelters.
Xiaohu and Zhou Jianye continued to expand the house at home. In Xu Wenyan's mind, building a house for the family is always the most important thing, as they will have to rely on these livestock to make a living in the future.
As soon as Xu Wenyan and Chen Sanlin entered the military tent, they were discovered by Wang Zeren.
"Now you're here. Do you want to have breakfast together?" Wang Zeren was discussing something with Ermazi.
"We have eaten. How are Lao Luo and Xiao Liu?" Xu Wenyan still hoped that these two kind-hearted people were okay.
Wang Zeren put down his bowl and chopsticks: "Doctor Zhao said he can wake up today, but we have to wait."
"Yeah." The matter of building the shack today was discussed yesterday. Ermazi led the two of them towards the ancestral hall.
It was impossible to have breakfast again as they had already had one yesterday. During the day, Xu Wenyan could finally see the condition of these refugees.
The blood stains were still on the clothes, the hair was tangled, the clothes were worn and blackened, and there were obvious stains on the face and body. Just by getting closer, you could smell a mixture of many odors that were hard to describe.
Among them, there were inevitably a few children, looking at their parents in confusion.
"When you come to our Jixiang Village, you must obey the rules of our Jixiang Village. Captain Xu will lead you to build shacks in a while. If anyone dares to cause trouble again, our Jixiang Village will not tolerate you."
Xu Wenyan was still a little uncomfortable with being suddenly given the title of captain. Even in his previous life, he was at most a gang leader.
But it’s all the same, even if you count Xiaohu and Rong Xiaoliu, Xu Wenyan is still a younger brother.
"The locations for the shacks you build are in the four corners. Only 130 people will be allowed in each corner. Those who arrive first will be registered." Because they had to register, Ermazi and two other soldiers followed Xu Wenyan.
Even if Xu Wenyan could write, he couldn't reveal it. It was already a rare thing for a country boy to be able to read. If he wrote again, he would inevitably arouse suspicion, especially from someone like Ermazi.
Ermazi wanted to follow and see this time, Xu Wenyan was not as good as Wang Zeren said.
The refugees were separated, firstly for ease of management, and secondly to prevent them from gathering together. If they were allowed to interact too much together, bad things would likely happen again.
What’s more, Wang Zeren explained to the local refugees in the village yesterday that they are now officially people of Jixiang Village, no longer refugees, but villagers.
Although there is only one word difference, the status is completely different.
In half an hour, more than 500 people had chosen their respective settlement locations. Then Xu Wenyan took them up the mountain. Xiaoman was there at the foot of the mountain, with various tools piled under his feet.
Xu Wenyan asked the refugees to take axes, machetes and ropes up the mountain and select wood that was as thick as their arms to chop.
They were divided into groups again, some to cut wood, some to cut branches, and some to look for vines and the like.
The most people are cutting branches, because these branches are used for filling the tank and are consumed the fastest.
"All the tools have been registered. After we go down the mountain, we will return them to the officer who distributed the tools to us." Xu Wenyan took this opportunity to check out the growth of wild vegetables around the back mountain.
We have to wait another half a month for the fern. We can’t even see the buds now. The toon buds have just sprouted, so we have to wait as well.
After walking to the side for a while, Xu Wenyan saw two elm trees.
"Second pockmarked man, bah!" I was used to calling him that with Luo Sanyuan, so I called out subconsciously: "Second adjutant, come quickly."
Ermazi frowned. He clearly heard Xu Wenyan calling him Ermazi, but he could do nothing about it.
"What's the matter?" Ermaizi asked with a cold face.
"Go back and get some cloth bags. There are delicious foods here." Looking at the densely packed, tiny, emerald green leaves in Xu Wenyan's hand, Er Mazi asked in confusion, "Is this the delicious food you're talking about?"
"Well, go ahead."
Although he was reluctant, Er Mazi still went back as he was short of manpower.
Wang Zeren wished he could split himself into two.
It's impossible for him to be lazy.