Chapter 1327 Famine and Natural Disaster 486

"Master, young lady, you can get off the carriage now."

The carriage stopped and Guard Yu's voice was heard.

Since he didn't bring any attendants with him, Zhou Ting stood up first, opened the door, and jumped out of the carriage. He turned around and stretched out his hand toward the carriage, "Yiyi, come here."

Mingyi got off the carriage in a fiery red cloak.

After standing still, they looked up at the glass workshop right in front of them. Although the door was closed, it was bustling inside and the laughter could be heard from far away.

"Master, young lady, let me go and call the door." Guard Yu stepped forward to ask for instructions.

"Yeah." Zhou Ting responded lightly.

After bowing, Guard Yu walked up to the door and knocked on it. "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"Who?"

"Your boss is here." Guard Yu shouted.

"Boss? Miss Cheng?" Two voices inside sounded at the same time, followed by the sound of their hurried footsteps.

With a creaky sound, the heavy door opened, and Zhou Ting saw two people with one arm missing walking towards him quickly.

"Hello, Master. We didn't know you were coming. Please forgive us." The two men were missing an arm, so they could only bow to greet him.

Ming Yi looked at Zhou Ting with a smile and said to them, "No need to be polite. I didn't tell you."

"Thank you, boss." The two men looked up and smiled. When they saw Zhou Ting, they were stunned for a moment; but they did not recognize Zhou Ting. After all, Zhou Ting had never been here. Although he had been to Fucheng before, these people had retired very early and did not know the prince of Zhou Wangfu at all.

"This is the prince of Zhou Palace. He knows that you all came to Fucheng for refuge. He was busy in the past and could not return to Fucheng. It just so happens that he can come back for a few days during the New Year, so he came to see you."

With a "thump", the two men knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly in excitement. "We, the common people, kowtow to the prince. Thank you, prince, and the host for giving us a way out."

"There's no need to do that. Get up, don't knock your heads on the New Year's Day." Zhou Ting said, and guard Yu and others stepped forward to help the two men up.

The two looked ashamed and said, "Thank you for your grace, my Lord."

"I want to come and see how you are doing now. Would you like to take me for a walk?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Your Excellency, please come in. Your Excellency, please come in. My fellow guards, please come in."

When they heard that they wanted to see other brothers, the two of them responded quickly. Having struggled to survive in the mire for many years, their pride and integrity as soldiers had been somewhat worn away.

Ming Yi and Zhou Ting both felt a little sad.

Who is willing to give up their pride and integrity?

It's just that they can't live anymore, but they have to live for themselves and their families. "Don't be polite, I just came to see you. You can be the same as you are in normal times." Seeing their excited and uncontrollable gratitude, Zhou Ting suddenly felt a little guilty and became more tolerant of them.

"Yes."

The two men recovered a little, but their excitement had not subsided.

The prince of Zhou Palace came to see them!

The current head of the Zhou Palace actually condescended to come and visit them.

  How could they deserve such an honor?

With an indescribable feeling of God's grace in their hearts, the two men took them into the glass workshop.

The colored glaze workshop was built in a spacious area. It took about a quarter of an hour to reach the factory building. After passing through the factory building, we came to the forging workshop. After passing through five workshop buildings, we saw a spacious square. Opposite the square was the accommodation area.

The accommodation was built in an area where there were many children running and jumping outside, having fun.

Zhou Ting was very happy to see the condition of the children, which was different from the sadness she felt after seeing the two soldiers; seeing the children's rosy faces, even though their noses were red and runny from the cold, they could still run and jump, which showed that they were in good health.

These children represent the living conditions of the workers in the workshop. The fact that they are raised so well shows how thoughtful Mingyi is about them.

"My Lord, we have just moved in recently. The boss has been very good to us. He has given us money, food, clothes and shelter. When we first arrived, we were just like refugees. It took us quite a while to become human beings. We all understand that the boss and you are truly thinking about us. You and the boss have everything we need. We can only work hard to repay you."

The person on the left spoke slowly, his tone full of emotion.

Zhou Ting stopped, his eyes fixed on the children, and asked intently, "Did you return to your hometown after retiring from the army?"

"In reply to the prince, I have nowhere to go and my arm is gone, so I can only go back to my hometown to make a living. I brought more than ten taels of silver with me. I built a house in my hometown, married a wife, and slowly lived a good life."

"What did you do later?" Zhou Ting withdrew his gaze from the children and turned to the two disabled people; his eyes fell on their empty sleeves, and he felt uncomfortable in his heart.

  If a person who defends his country becomes disabled, anyone with a conscience would feel bad, right?

"When I first came back, my parents were very happy. But when they saw that I was disabled and a cripple, they wouldn't even let me in. They took all the money I had and disowned me. It doesn't matter. I'm the one who gave me my body. The money is what I gave. Anyway, I'm a cripple, so I'll live one day at a time."

"Although I lost an arm, I could still go into the mountains to hunt, and I could barely make a living. But later, life became increasingly difficult. The prey I hunted in the mountains would always be targeted by others when I came down the mountain. Sometimes it was my parents, brothers, and sometimes it was people from the village. At that time, I couldn't understand why these people were targeting me alone. Why couldn't they leave me alone in peace? In order to prevent them from disturbing me, I would always give them things, and then they would leave."

"Later, later! They seemed to think that I was easy to bully, so they became even more aggressive. I resisted once and broke the legs of two people. I was completely rejected by the villagers. They changed from bullying to fear and disgust. Every time they saw me, they treated me like a dirty thing."

The man on the left had calm eyes and a bitter smile on his face. "Life is getting better. At least no one is looking for trouble. Eight or nine years passed like this until Steward Luo sent someone to find us. I didn't have any attachment to the village, so I followed him. I never expected that after arriving in Fucheng, the boss would arrange for me and others to work in the workshop. The life that I never dared to imagine before is now lived every day."

Cherish what you have now.

My life was too bitter in the past, and now that I have tasted a little sweetness, I cherish it especially.

Zhou Ting was once again thankful that Mingyi's thoughts were all for the people, and he even took into account the lives of retired soldiers; otherwise, when would they be able to break free from that dull and painful life without a future?

"It's going to be alright. Everything is going to be alright."

"Yes, as long as the boss and the prince don't mind, I will accept you. As long as you need me, I will do anything." He has only one life, and if the benefactor needs it, he will give it to the benefactor.


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