Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Outside the city, construction was proceeding in full swing.

Fang Zheng approved a large amount of land for the construction of dormitories to house the disaster victims.

The entire dormitory area consisted of three sub-districts.

They were named [Happy Homeland], [Sunshine District], and [Harmonious Homeland]...

Needless to say, everyone knew who came up with those names.

The soup kitchen outside the city was still there, with a large number of disaster victims yet to be settled.

The followers of the Free Sect were also scattered among the disaster victims. Those who had already moved into the dormitories were envied by those still at the soup kitchen.

Although they heard that they were also drinking porridge inside, at least they had a house to shelter them from the wind and rain.

What was the difference between lying outside and being a wild animal?

Fortunately, the government had announced that everyone would be arranged slowly, and everyone was waiting expectantly to be settled in.

Chen Siwu was one of them.

He was over fifty years old, with a dark complexion, a face full of ravines, and as thin as a rake.

Originally, he was a believer of the Free Sect. After listening to Fang Zheng's passionate persuasion, he became excited. The day after registering, he was told that the Free Sect had been disbanded.

Fortunately, the leader also gave an explanation, promising to ensure that everyone would live a good life!

Sure enough, Lord Fang was indeed a good official! He publicly beheaded other corrupt officials.

Since the death of the corrupt officials, the porridge outside the city had become thicker and thicker, and a yellow thing was added to it, making the porridge sweet and fragrant.

Not long after, a large number of people were recruited outside the city to build wooden houses. Batch after batch of people were led into the city, and then came out clean, starting to work enthusiastically on the construction.

After that, he personally saw many familiar people, who came out wearing new pants and showing off to other disaster victims, then went into the wooden houses.

Chen Siwu was naturally very envious. His pants were already full of holes, and even the places that weren't torn were already worn thin.

He probably hadn't changed into new clothes for seven or eight years...

But today, Chen Siwu was particularly excited!

He was currently queuing in a long line. Today, he was in the third batch of disaster victims to be arranged to live in the wooden houses!

Under the city wall was a young man, standing on a wooden platform, shouting loudly through a loudspeaker.

Chen Siwu looked at the young man with some gratitude.

This was Young Master Li, also a very good person, who could often be seen in the soup kitchen.

Everyone was very happy when he came, for no other reason than that Young Master Li always took out a few eggs from his arms and put them into the porridge pot.

Seeing Young Master Li meant that you could taste the flavor of eggs!

Finally, it was his turn. Chen Siwu heard Young Master Li's shouts clearly.

"Everyone, don't rush! Don't panic! Everyone has a chance. Your chance to get rich has come! Line up obediently!"

Chen Siwu trembled with excitement!

Was Lord Fang's promise about to be fulfilled! Was it finally his turn to get rich? Even if he didn't get rich, he could still live in a wooden house and live a decent life!

Chen Siwu walked to the front of the line, where a clerk was sitting.

The clerk said without looking up: "Name, origin, age, and what kind of work can you do?"

Chen Siwu reported everything one by one. The clerk quickly carved a row of words on a small wooden sign with a rope loop, and then he took the sign and was taken away.

After the guards at the city gate verified the wooden sign one by one, a large number of people entered the city.

Chen Siwu looked around at the scenes inside the city with curiosity.

He had fled from the village due to famine. If he hadn't fled, he would probably have lived in the village for the rest of his life.

Today, he could be considered to have seen a big city!

Soon, he followed the team to a building. This building was very strange. There was a chimney next to it that kept emitting white steam, and you could see coal in the yard. There was a huge sign hanging on the building.

It said [Public Bathhouse] in four characters.

He didn't recognize it, and he didn't know what it was for, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

The leading officer shouted loudly: "Everyone line up! Go inside to take a bath, and someone will help you keep your old clothes safe! Now, start going in one by one!"

Bathing, so it was a place to bathe.

Chen Siwu licked his lips. When was the last time he took a bath?

Following the long line into the house, a group of people entered the changing room and began to look at each other.

All around were simple wooden racks, with grids and several rows of benches, and nothing else.

Fortunately, the officer also came in and said: "Take off your clothes! Take them all off and put your clothes in the grids."

"Hang the sign you were given on your hand, and then go inside to take a bath." After the officer finished speaking, he pointed to the location of another door.

Everyone numbly took off their clothes.

They were officials from the government, so they would do whatever they were asked to do! Could they possibly covet their two rags?

Chen Siwu also stripped naked, and then walked in uneasily.

Inside were two large pools, a dozen large wooden tables and scattered small wooden buckets, and many people standing next to the wooden tables, not knowing what they were doing.

As soon as they saw Chen Siwu, they immediately said: "If you want to take a bath, soak in the pool!"

Chen Siwu walked to the edge of the pool and saw that the pool was turbid, with unspeakable flocculent matter floating in it, and felt a little nauseous.

So he pointed to the pool and said to the person next to him: "Uh... can this water be used for washing?"

The man was a little impatient: "Why can't you wash it! What are you being pretentious about!" After speaking, he glanced at the pool.

"Oh, shit, you really can't wash it, wait a moment!"

After saying that, he picked up a long-handled fine net bag and scooped it around in the water a few times, and a lot of debris was removed from the water.

"Okay, soak in it! After soaking, come and find me!"

Chen Siwu saw that the water was clean, revealed two rows of big yellow teeth, and slowly stepped into the pool.

The water temperature was just right! Immediately, his whole body collapsed in the pool as if he had melted.

The warm water gradually soaked his whole body...

Chen Siwu closed his eyes and breathed a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, the pain on his body and in his heart disappeared completely... as if all the fatigue and troubles dissipated into the steam at this moment with the sigh.

Chen Siwu only felt that his brain seemed to have entered a mysterious realm.

The people who followed gradually entered the pool one after another.

Everyone didn't speak, and they all had the same expression, closing their eyes and enjoying it.

The pool became turbid again...

After a long time, a shout came from outside the pool: "Okay, you've soaked enough, it's not easy to add hot water, the people behind still need to wash."

"Hey! You, don't rub it in there, come up and rub it! Come to me to scrub!"

Chen Siwu put down his hand embarrassedly, he was just about to reach out and rub his chest when he was discovered.

Hearing the instructions, he reluctantly climbed out of the pool.

Someone next to the big wooden table kept waving at him.

Chen Siwu honestly walked over.

"Let me see the hand card... um, no problem! Come lie down and I'll scrub you, and after scrubbing, rinse with a wooden bucket and go out!"

"Oh."

Chen Siwu lay face up on the table.

The scrubber started scrubbing, and immediately cried out in surprise: "Damn, what a big mud roll! Old brother, how long has it been since you took a bath?"

Chen Siwu only felt his face burning, and murmured: "I think I washed it the year before last..."

The scrubber laughed: "Damn! Okay! It's so damn satisfying to scrub! I'll give you a good scrub!"

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