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Chapter 422 The New General's Mansion
The old lady sat down and chatted, while Ren Ning and Lei Er nodded and listened while drinking water.

By the time she finished telling her story, the two had already fed the mounts and even brushed them from beginning to end.

"Then where are the rest of your family?" Lei Er looked around curiously, "They don't seem to be here in the hot weather?"

"They," the old lady smiled and pointed in the direction of the city wall, "they are building the city wall."

Lei Er suddenly realized, "It turns out that I went to serve in corvee."

The Great Wall, city pools, post roads, canals, embankments and other infrastructure in Yunchui are almost all built by the hard work of the people in the corvee.

"Corvée? It seems that the two young brothers really just came to Guangxin."

Speaking of this, the old lady raised her head slightly, as if she was proud of showing her family background to outsiders.

"My child can be said to be in corvée now, or not."

Uh.

"I don't know what the aunt means by that?"

Lei Er's interest increased greatly.

Seeing that Ren Ning had no intention of leaving for the time being, he simply pulled over two stools and the two of them sat down.

Ha ha.

The old lady smiled proudly.

"Because serving corvée here in Guangxin County, not only can you eat well and rest well, but as long as you work hard, you will be paid by the court... There is no such good treatment in other places."

"Do you still get paid for corvée?"

Lei Er looked at Ren Ning next to him in astonishment.

Of course, the county magistrates in various places in Guangxin and the sheriffs living in Nanshu City would not pay their wages out of their own pockets or tax money. This should be what Yingpan or Ren Ning meant.

"That's right." The old lady couldn't believe it, "It sounds strange. But the court does pay the wages. My son and daughter-in-law get the copper coins on time every month."

Gee.

"It's so good." Lei Er knocked his mouth again and again, "After listening to what my aunt said, even I want my family to move to Guangxin."

"Come on." The old lady nodded with a smile, "This is a good place. Although there are a little more mosquitoes, snakes and ants, it is nothing compared to survival."

"I think our family used to have a few bad lives. After today, we don't know where tomorrow will be. When we die on the road or in the garbage dump, no one cares about it. And the county sheriff here not only gave us food but also gave us a house. Live, give us land to grow, and even serve corvee and get money.”

"For such reborn parents, what else can we ordinary people do except be grateful and work hard?"

"That's right." Lei Er nodded thoughtfully.

Ha ha.

Seeing that someone felt the same way, the old lady became more interested in the conversation.

"Although the old woman's family doesn't know any characters, they still know what it means to repay the favor of life."

Speaking of this, she pointed to the blue sky above her head.

"It's September now, but God is still as hot as fire. But all the young people don't care about this, and they are all working hard on the construction site."

"Part of it is for wages; the other part is to repay the grace of life here."

Snapped.

Lei Er suddenly slapped his thigh heavily.

"The officials here are benevolent, the people are diligent, and the commercial roads are still prosperous. I bet this place will definitely get better and better. Auntie, I wonder if Guangxin still needs staff?"

"I want it." Seeing Lei Er's heartbeat, the old lady became even happier, her old face almost turned into a chrysanthemum.

"The governor of the county once issued an announcement saying that Guangxin Mountain is high in dense forests, dense in population, sparse in population, and there are still many places with insufficient manpower. The more people who come to settle down, the better. The people who came first can also choose good residences and land. "

sizzle.

"Great." Lei Er wiped his envious saliva, "Then I have to finish the work at hand quickly, and then go home to pick up my family."

The old lady also became anxious, "Such a good place is rare, brother, you have to hurry up..."

The three chatted a few more words.

After the two horses rested, Ren Ning and his wife bid farewell to the old lady, turned around and walked towards the old city.

"Old Ren," Lei Er couldn't help but say after walking for a while, "Is that what you mean by paying for corvee?"

Ok.

Ren Ning nodded.

"The wages are actually not much, but it can encourage the people in corvee to work harder and not procrastinate like other places, which is actually a good thing."

"After all, time is money."

More importantly, Guangxin is located at the southern end of Yunchui, with few people and insufficient consumption capacity.

Although the rubber products here are becoming more and more popular in other places, it has attracted countless caravans to purchase.Trade routes gradually prospered.

But what I have to admit is that when the caravans go south, they usually don't bring much goods, or they have already sold out the goods before they reach Baihua County.

Because Guangxin can't afford it at all, if the goods are shipped over, they can only be thrown into their own hands.

Nowadays, people get a certain amount of silver through corvee service or other labor. Although it is not much, it will generate various consumption potentials and demands after accumulating over time.

As the saying goes, where there is demand, there will be supply.

At that time, it will be great for the living standards of the people and the caravans who are used to taking the north-south line. At least they will not have to go south with empty cars in the future.

Going around, after more than half an hour, the two finally arrived in front of the newly built General's Mansion.

Lei Er looked at Li Hebai's General's Mansion opposite, and winked at Ren Ning, "So your family is here. What a coincidence!"

"What a coincidence," Ren Ning said angrily, "won't you go in for a cup of tea?"

"No." Lei Er shook his head and refused.

If you go in, you will definitely be held back by Yingpan, it is impossible to leave so soon, and you will be fed a mouthful of dog food by the two of you.

He'd better go home and see his own home and his wife first.

"I'll come back in two days." After speaking, Lei Er rode away.

Both of them are dragons and phoenixes, and Zhuifeng and Benlei are even more difficult to find.Not long after the two arrived at the gate of the general's mansion, they attracted the attention of the gatekeepers of the two mansions.

Not long after, people recognized them and went back to inform their masters one after another.

"General, it's really you!" The old butler rushed out to greet him, and said in surprise and joy, "When did you come back?"

"Just dismounted."

Ren Ning looked around at the new home in front of him, and patted the other party emotionally, "Butler Zou, don't come here without any problems. Are you still used to moving from the bustling Xingji City to this remote Nanshu City?"

Haha.

Zou Dahe laughed heartily, "For this old slave, it doesn't matter where you go. Wherever the general and his wife move, this old slave will follow."

He summoned his servants to take Zhuifeng to the stable.

"As for the guard brothers in the house. They have been soldiers for a generation, and they have been with the legion every few years. They have been everywhere. They are more used to it than the old slaves."

"The capital is prosperous, but there are too many noble families there. Everyone says that talking and doing things in Xingji City always feel in the way. Guangxin County, where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, is better."

"That's good." Ren Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

He strolled into the main hall, admiring the formation inside, "How is the mansion built now?"

"Back to the general, after more than a year of reconstruction and expansion, the general's mansion is basically completed. As long as the plants in the mansion are fully grown, it will be a house with excellent Fengshui. I believe it will protect the health of the general and his family in the days to come. The future is bright and the family is happy."

"That's good." Ren Ning nodded with satisfaction, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers. Order to go to the kitchen for extra meals today."

"Yes!" Zou Dahe quickly responded.

Squeak.

At this time, the back door of the main hall was suddenly pushed open.

A half-grown girl rushed in hurriedly.

"Brother, are you really back?"

Yo.

Ren Ning was probably looking at the pretty Miao Dong in front of him, "You have grown into a big girl. By the way, where is your sister-in-law?"

whee.

"Sister-in-law is in the back house."

Miao Dong's eyes narrowed with joy.

"Sister-in-law is very happy to hear that brother is back. She originally wanted to come to the front hall, but she was heavy and was stopped by Ji Xiang."

"Good job Jixiang." Ren Ning hurried a few steps, "Let's go! Brother is not familiar with the road here, take me to meet your sister-in-law."

(End of this chapter)