Chapter 1304 Famine and Natural Disaster 463

I don’t know what kind of master can consider the future for people like them who have no future.

Madam Rong had a stern face and no expression; Yu Xiangyu softened her attitude at the right time. They were arranged in by the master, and no matter what purpose the master made the decision for, as servants, they could not discredit the master.

They cannot empathize with the people their master cares about, admires, and feels sorry for, so they just follow their master.

"You are too polite. The master admires you very much. When he summoned us, he said to us: I don't want them to shed blood and tears."

As soon as these words were spoken, tears welled up in the eyes of the group of ragged people, and a warm current spread to their limbs and bones, warming their cold hearts.

Despite the freezing cold winter, they felt unusually warm.

How could they have deserved this? How could they have deserved this?

The palace has not forgotten them, never forgotten them.

No, it should be said that the current prince has not forgotten them; the prince is in a high position and can see their efforts and bleak lives.

Rong Mama continued, "Everyone, come and register with me first, and I will assign you a house to live in after registration. Today, you can take a day off and start work tomorrow."

"Thank you."

Everyone was grateful and lined up to register.

Madam Rong registered them one by one and found that there were only 136 people who had families; there were still 64 people who had no families. They were all quite old, and the oldest was already in his forties, and was truly a bachelor.

"Okay, registration is complete. Those of you with families stand on the left, and those of you without families stand on the right."

The wounded soldiers stood in their respective positions, five steps apart from each other, clearly separated.

Aunt Rong took out a piece of paper with satisfaction and handed it to Yu Xiangyu, "Those who have families will follow me, and those who don't have families will follow Aunt Yu."

"Yes."

One hundred and ninety of these people were missing limbs, or had defects on their faces or ears, and the remaining ten were seriously injured and retired, leaving them weak and sickly due to their injuries.

Yu Xiangyu took the paper with these people's information and called them to go to their accommodation together.

People with families and those without families live separately; the left side of the drying shed is for people with families, and the right side is for people without families.

The most obvious difference is that the exterior structures of the houses are similar, but the interior layouts are different.

Rong Mama led the 136 people to the front of the house group and pointed to the row in front of the left. "That's where people live. The first row, the third row, and the fourth row are for you to live in. Next, I will allocate the houses to you. I will register them here. I want to make it clear to you first. The houses are allocated to you to live in. You will live in them while you work in the wool workshop. No one else will come to rob them, or give them to others for various reasons."

"When you stop working in the workshop, the house will be returned to the workshop. Therefore, you are not allowed to change the layout of the house without permission, and you cannot randomly exchange houses with others. Please be informed."

A group of people said they had no objection.

Only then did Aunt Rong arrange houses for them one by one and record them in the register.

There are three rows of houses, with fifty rooms in one row, so three rows mean a total of one hundred and fifty houses; one hundred and thirty-six people cannot divide them all, so the remaining dozen rooms are vacant, waiting for the arrival of new owners together with the houses behind them.

The houses were allocated and everyone knew their house numbers. A number plate was hung outside each house; it was the number of the house. They gathered together consciously and could not disperse until Rong Mama gave the order. Rong Mama saw that they were wearing thin clothes and many of them had purple lips. She couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.

No wonder the master respects them so much.

In such weather, they persevered and none of them took the wrong path; no matter how difficult it was, their hearts were righteous.

"Everyone, please go inside and have a rest. There are mattresses for you. If you are short of clothes, I will have someone send two sets of clothes to each of you later. As for your family members, you can pick them up when you have a holiday. Our workshop has five days off every month, and we take turns to take the days off. In addition, there is a special canteen in the workshop that provides meals. It is at the back of the complex, the largest one. You will see when you go in."

"If there's anything else you need in the house, you can tell me." I felt a little sorry for these people who had gone through life and death and fought bravely on the battlefield.

It was rare that Rong Mama had no complaints about them. The burden of the palace was too heavy. Her master, a little girl, had begun to take on responsibilities and obligations that did not belong to her, and she worked hard for the prince.

She felt sorry for her master, even though they came from the royal palace, but her master was young, but sensible enough to make people feel sorry for her.

Because she felt sorry for her master, she did not have much good feelings towards the people her master cared about; when she saw their miserable plight with her own eyes, she felt sorry for them again.

"Yes, we understand."

"Okay, you guys go in and warm up." The moment Aunt Rong turned around, she sighed silently, holding the registration book in her hand, with mixed feelings in her heart.

On the other side, Nanny Yu Xiangyu arranged the people in a separate large bunk bed, which was easier to accommodate as there were fewer people. After registration, she told them some things to note in the workshop and about meals.

He left only after explaining everything clearly.

When the two of them met, Yu Xiangyu pursed her lips and said helplessly, "Sister Rong, so many people have been assigned to work here. Some of them have incomplete limbs. Which assembly line should we assign them to work on?"

"The cleaning work is heavy and they can't finish it. Those who are short of hands can be assigned to select leather, and those who are short of feet can be assigned to the last assembly line. The last step is simple, just press and store it, and they can complete it sitting at the table."

Aunt Rong took all aspects into consideration and tried her best to arrange some capable work for them in order to ensure the normal operation of the workshop.

Yu Xiangyu sighed, feeling helpless. "It can only be like this. To be honest, their lives are too difficult. None of them are dressed warmly. They all wear thin clothes. How did they live in previous years?"

"Everyone has their own way of living, and it's all in the past. The master respects them and has considered their future. They just need to work hard and their lives will be fine."

"Yes! It's all in the past." But she still couldn't help sighing, "It's all because of this world, and those foreigners, who come to rob our people every winter when they're having a hard time. And the former Ningguo and the Western Regions, their lives weren't hard, but they were ambitious and would test us from time to time. When have they ever invaded us? They just won't give up."

Madam Rong looked at her indignant face and realized that she was still young after all.

"Okay, we can just think about these things in our hearts, but we can't talk about them."

"understood."

Yu Xiangyu and Rong Mama turned around and went about their own business. Rong Mama ordered someone to deliver the cotton clothes prepared in the workshop for two hundred people, as well as fire starters and charcoal.

The charcoal can only be given to them for one month, there is no more than that, after all, it costs money to buy it.

A month later, when they had their wages, they bought it themselves.


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