After the immortal disappeared

Chapter 1423 Two Sides of One Body in Tianshui City There were men and women, ranging in age from teenagers to forties. Everyone was sitting on the ground, looking weak and just looking at every passerby with their eyes open.

Most of them were wearing coarse clothes, not the cool summer fabrics that people like.

The weather is still a bit hot. With so many people crowded together and sweating, you can imagine the smell.

Dong Rui covered his nose and said, "I'll go, it smells so bad! What on earth is this place?"

“The house collapsed.

"He Lingchuan's expression didn't change. He had smelled no matter how terrible the stench was.

Sometimes the smell in the Japanese army is even stronger than this. "People from other places can't survive, so they come to China."

Tianshui City is known as the richest place in the Golden Flash Plains, and more refugees sneak into this place than other places.

Tianshui City built these huts for them, called collapse houses, and asked them to stay here while waiting for work.

If someone likes them, they will recruit them to work.

" "Oh, it's quite humane.

" "That is also a last resort.

There are so many refugees in Tianshui City that it is impossible to catch them all. They are like weeds that grow again and again after being cut, playing hide-and-seek with the authorities all day long.

They rob, kidnap and form gangs here. How can the authorities not have a headache? "He Lingchuan had already collected information on Tianshui City, so that he could explain it to Dong Rui, "There is nothing we can do. Since we can't catch them all and can't drive them away, Tianshui City hopes to keep them under control. "

While they were talking, several people who looked like foremen walked into the room, pinched their noses and said, "Seven men are here to transport wood, and they must be strong; and there is a woman here to cook.

"The people on the ground suddenly stood up and rushed forward: "I'll come, I'll come!" "

"I can move things very well, and I have broken rocks in the mine!" "I cook well and can cook fifty people at a time!"

The collapse house, which was lifeless just now, suddenly became more lively than a vegetable market.

Everyone worked hard to promote themselves, and they were so excited that their mouths were flying.

The foreman took two steps back, and someone immediately stood up and shouted: "Back off, back off!" When the refugees were slow to retreat, he whipped them with two whips: "Are you looking for death? I tell you to retreat!" "

Everyone screamed at him and did not dare to move forward.

He Lingchuan pointed at him: "This kind of person is called a 'muleteer', which means a laborer who looks after the child.

" "Are refugees called mules? "

"right.

"He Lingchuan was quite impressed by this passage in the information, "Those who refuse to obey the rules and do not come to the house and engage in illegal activities to make a living are called 'Greyhounds.

" E Sufu turned the tip of his whip and pointed at several people in the room: "You, you, you, and you, yes, come out! " In the blink of an eye, he had selected seven men and two women.

One of them was really short and weak, with a big head and a small body. The foreman pointed at him and said unhappily: "Pick this one to me too? How many straws can he carry?"

The man quickly defended: "I can carry it, I can carry it very well!"

The mule driver also said: "He can carry it, don't look down on him because he is young, he can carry it very well!"

So in the envious eyes of other refugees, the chosen one followed the foreman and left.

The attention of the refugees then shifted to He Lingchuan outside. The latter made a mistake in his steps and turned around to leave.

"These 'students' are gangsters in Tianshui City. They can work for more than ten or decades without being recognized, so they all get the lowest wages and do the dirtiest and hardest work.

"If you don't work, you will have no money, and if you don't have money, you will starve to death." I heard that the wages of a local from Tianshui City can hire at least five mules. "

“You also saw that there were more than three hundred people crowded in the room.

There are few job opportunities and many people, so if you want to find a job, you have to bribe the mule driver.

He Lingchuan pointed at the mule driver and said, "Someone with a darker heart can take away three or five days' wages from the mules."

If you don’t give it, there will be no job.

"The soul-catching mirror in his arms couldn't help but said: "It's really not easy for these refugees to make a living.

"What He Lingchuan didn't say was that the residents of Tianshui City were also particularly dissatisfied with these refugees. The Greyhounds stole, abducted, and disrupted public order, while the Greyhounds took away the job opportunities of ordinary people.

Houses where refugees gather are occasionally vandalized and set on fire.

Last year, a house collapsed and caught fire, killing more than a hundred refugees.

“Some refugees are anxious to find work just to put food on the table, whether they can earn wages is the second priority.

He Lingchuan said, "It is so difficult to make a serious living, so some mules turn into greyhounds and engage in illegal activities."

"You can't make money on the right path, so of course some people will take the wrong path.

"I heard that in the past twenty years, there have been more and more Greyhounds, and they have divided into dozens of factions.

The gangsters, robbers, and gangs not only disturbed the public order but also did illegal work, causing headaches for the officials.

’ Dong Rui smiled and said: “How many collapsed houses are there in the whole city?”

"Three hundred or more."

"Three hundred people, three hundred is..., not a minority.

“Tianshui City itself has less than a million people, and refugees account for more than 10%.

"Everyone thought this was a good place and crowded here.

"This is not paradise, but at least there is no war."

"And there is the largest slave market in the country in the west of Tianshui City. No matter how miserable the life of the refugees is, at least they have some personal freedom. Isn't it much better than slaves?" After those slaves were bought, they were tied up with iron chains when they were not working; slaves that no one wanted were always used in the end -" He Lingchuan made a gesture of cutting his throat, "If there is no value, it cannot be wasted. food.

Traders and masters killed slaves, and the authorities didn't care at all. "

There is a popular saying in He Lingchuan's hometown: If you don't go to hell, you don't know there are eighteen levels of hell.

A strong wind blew and heavy rain poured down.

Dong Rui touched his belly and felt hungry: "Find a place to take shelter from the rain and find something to eat.

How about that one? "

They walked back to Front Street, where the passers-by were at least neatly dressed.

The mess was hidden in the dark back alley.

The two worlds before and after seem to be disconnected from each other.

What he pointed at was not so much a restaurant as an open-air courtyard. The signboard was actually a pure white cloth flag fluttering in the wind, with "Fireworks World" embroidered on it.

Fortunately, these words are in bright red.

If it's black, then the two of them walked down the street. In fact, Tianshui City's white signs were everywhere, bringing a little vitality to the gray-brown or ocher-red walls.

It was half an hour before dinner time, but the store was almost full, and the aroma of oil wafted out through the window, making people's fingers twitch.

As soon as he entered the store, He Lingchuan heard the sound of magnetism.

Although the courtyard is open to the air, the corridor is large and wide, and the rain cannot get in. An oilcloth canopy is set up beside the corridor to expand the space. Seven or eight square tables are placed in sequence, with a hole dug in the middle of each table and a clay stove. There is also a grill on top.

The diners put the pieces of meat on the fire to roast, and the lard dripped onto the coals, making a sound.

To eat here, you actually have to cook it yourself.

The walls of the courtyard were covered with food signs. When the two of them took a look, they saw that there were so many varieties.

In addition to the common cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens, there are also crocodiles, giant snakes, pythons, mountain-hopping frogs, etc., with different parts, different prices, and different pickling methods, and the prices are clearly marked.

Dong Rui casually ordered four or five plates of meat, one of which was even served with pickled fruits.

There are many varieties, the portions are small and exquisite...but expensive! “The spices are quite complete.

"Jiaoguo is also known as the kingdom of spices. Of course, the spices used in the country of origin are used in a variety of ways, even in drinks.

In addition to the common rice wine, the special wines offered by this shop also include mint julep, pepper julep, etc. The first sip of the wine will hit your forehead.

In a short while, Dong Rui roasted two pieces of lamb kidneys and a sheep eyeball, and handed them to He Lingchuan happily: "Come on, let's make up for the shape."

"The thick spices cover up the stomach flavor of the kidneys, leaving only the tender and crispy texture.

The lamb's eyeballs are also grilled to perfection, bursting with juice in your mouth.

Setting up a fire to barbecue in the countryside is called survival in the wilderness; throwing out ingredients to barbecue in the city is called enjoying life.

Dong Rui is good at both.

On the Golden Flash Plains, if ordinary people wanted to eat so luxuriously, they could only do so in Tianshui City.

"He Lingchuan is a businessman. Just seeing that any roadside shop can provide a wide variety of food, you know that Tianshui City's supply system is relatively sound and its logistics and transportation are very developed.

In his mind, the last city that was so complete was Lingxu City.

“What a great place.

"But the prices are also ridiculously high.

A plate of marinated pork belly weighs less than half a catty, and the price is more than three times that of a restaurant in Jucheng.

He Lingchuan also noticed that those who had barbecues and sheltered from the rain in this beautiful courtyard were usually neatly dressed and made of exquisite materials. They sat down to talk about romance or business.

There were very few civilians.

The quality of this store is not meant to cater to people with no money.

The two of them grilled and ate with the sound of rain, watching the people rushing to take shelter from the rain on the street, and marveled at the unique prosperity of Tianshui City.

Dong Rui sighed with emotion: "This is actually in the Gold Flashing Plains, how strange!"

After saying this, he went to the thatched house.

When he came back from the water and passed the kitchen, he saw four or five people squatting on the ground, killing fish, washing vegetables, and sorting ingredients. Two more were carrying water. There were obvious marks on their faces.

One of them had obvious whip marks on his body, which were all inflamed and red and swollen.

slave.

This is the cheapest kind of labor, and sometimes it is not even called a human being. As long as the owner provides some food, they have to work continuously and earn a steady stream of income for the owner.

The mark on the face is a sign of slavery, and there is no way to survive if you escape secretly.

Slaves come from various sources. Sometimes they are prisoners of war, sometimes they are confiscated criminals, and most of them are converted refugees.

After becoming a refugee, do you think you have nothing and nothing to lose? wrong.

He Lingchuan and Dong Rui were eating and drinking for half an hour, and the table next to them was turned over twice.

The newly seated diners were two businessmen, one in white and one in yellow. They ordered three plates of meat and two pounds of pepper rolls, which they ate with sour pickled cabbage.

"..I tell you the truth, General Xue is dead."

The businessman in yellow on the opposite side quickly interrupted: "Don't talk nonsense. There are many people here. Be careful and let the government arrest you. They will accuse you of cursing General Wang Ting and hurting me."

"Ah, I'm serious.

I originally made an appointment with a friend to discuss business in Tianshui City, but he was left behind in Mangzhou. I spent a lot of money to send him a flying message to inform him.

The businessman in white said, "Why do you say that?" General Xue Zongwu and the head of the Qi family Qi Yunsheng were killed. The entire Mangzhou seemed to have been stabbed in a hornet's nest and the city was sealed off! "

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