novelaction Chapter 135 Paying Refugees Wages for the First Time
Chapter 135 Paying Refugees Wages for the First Time
Shen Wanning was speechless. She even killed the Heiba brothers. She had already had a nightmare about it, so how could she be afraid of having another nightmare?
"It's okay. We occasionally see pig slaughtering scenes in the countryside. I think the punishment shouldn't be more ugly than these!" Shen Wanning said with a smile, with some joking meaning.
"I advise Miss Shen not to go. Our methods will only become more terrifying. Even adult men can't stand it, let alone a little girl like you." Captain Yan insisted.
"Well, I'm simply not interested in these. The woodshed is in the backyard, and Captain Yan can see it by walking around the guest rooms over there." Shen Wanning pointed to the road ahead.
Captain Yan nodded in thanks and walked over there. Shen Wanning was worried and didn't dare to go too far, so she could only continue waiting in the yard.
She was worried that if Captain Yan used torture, those people would suddenly be stimulated and their memories would be restored, and then she would have to resolve the matter as soon as possible.
About half an hour later, Captain Yan returned. Unlike her imagination of Captain Yan's bloody hands, he was clean and didn't look like he had ever tortured anyone.
Shen Wanning stood up and asked, "Captain Yan, what's going on? Have they confessed?"
Captain Yan shook his head. "I've tried every possible way, but they all say they don't know what happened that night. Looking at the confusion in their eyes, they must have truly forgotten. However, I focused on questioning Ma Jing, and he's already confessed to the murder. Tomorrow I'll bring him back to the county office and hand him over to the magistrate."
"What about the rest of the people?" Shen Wanning asked tentatively.
"It depends on how Miss Shen arranges it. If you are willing to continue to take them in, then let them continue to work in Daqing Village. If not, I will take them away tomorrow."
Shen Wanning thought for a moment and said, "Let them stay! Without the two Heiba brothers, they probably won't have the guts to cause trouble again. If they dare to cause trouble again, I will definitely settle the score with them together with this one."
"Okay, then I'll take Ma Jing away tomorrow, and the rest of you will stay here. Oh, and before I leave, I'll leave five more people to guard the place. Is that okay if I let them go back to the county town after things stabilize here in a few days?"
"Okay, everything should be fine here. Thank you, Captain Yan, for your help. I'm sorry to bother you these past few days. When I return to the county, I'll treat you and the other officials to a drink someday."
"Well, don't be so polite. You keep calling me Captain Yan all day long. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Yan from now on!"
"Okay, then I won't be polite. I'll invite Brother Yan and the brothers to drink together another day."
After the agreement was reached, Shen Wanning sent Captain Yan out.
After breakfast the next day, Captain Yan set off for the county town with his horse, leaving only five people to guard the refugees.
Today is still the same, Yu Qian leads the villagers and refugees to plant tea trees together.
At night, Shen Wanning went to take another look at the few people left in the woodshed.
"How is it? Do you still dare to run away? Do you want to stay in Daqing Village to work?" Shen Wanning asked with his arms crossed, looking at the people dying on the ground.
"Please, give us something to eat! We will never dare to do it again. We promise to be obedient and do our job well in Daqing Village." One of them said weakly.
"Will you dare to bully others in the future?"
"No, no, no, we absolutely wouldn't dare. We must start a new life and do things honestly. If we do it again, we will accept the punishment from the lady without any complaints." The man continued.
The others rushed to express their loyalty, "Me too, I will never dare to bully others. From now on, if Miss Shen tells me to go east, I will never dare to go west."
"Me...me too. We are almost starving to death. Please, Miss Shen, give us a bite to eat!"
Seeing that they were sincere in admitting their mistakes, Shen Wanning pretended to be impatient and sympathetic. "Alright, if you really starve to death, I'll have to help dig a grave for you. I'd find it unlucky to have your grave in my Daqing Village. Come out and go back to your original room. Take a steamed bun each when you leave."
Several people were filled with gratitude, one even knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Shen Wanning. Seeing this, the others also imitated him and kowtowed to Shen Wanning.
"Get up, quickly get the steamed buns and go back to your own room." Shen Wanning raised her hand and urged.
They stood up, feeling dizzy from being hungry for so long, and nearly fell to the ground again. After holding onto the wall for a while, they finally felt better.
With staggering steps, they followed Shen Wanning to the front yard, and each of them took a steamed bun back.
After they left, Shen Wanning returned to the woodshed and took away the bug.
Another day passed, and the saplings brought by Yu Qian had been planted. Looking at the green mountain, Shen Wanning felt extremely satisfied.
On the morning of the second day, the other saplings hadn't returned yet, and five days had already passed. Shen Wanning gathered everyone and brought in several large boxes of copper coins.
"Everyone, line up. As I said last time, for five days, after deducting the daily meal expenses of ten cents, the total pay is four hundred and fifty cents. After you get your wages, you can go to town to buy some things. When you save enough money in the future, you can buy some land and build a house. When you have enough money, you can also buy a few acres of land for yourself." Shen Wanning said as he paid them.
Lin Dashan was also being paid alongside her. Ever since Aunt Zhang called him useless, he'd been keeping an eye on Shen Wanning. Whenever there was something he could do, he'd rush over to help. He'd been helping plant the tea trees every day for the past few days, and today, as soon as the word about getting paid came, he immediately followed suit. The others were left at home to care for Wen and the children, and to cook.
Everyone came forward one after another to receive the copper coins, and they were all very happy. Some people even shed tears of joy when looking at the copper coins in their hands.
They hadn't seen so many copper coins for a long time. Even if they worked at the dock, they could only earn a hundred coins in five days, which was much less than what they earned here, and it was much more tiring.
"Thank you Miss Shen for your kindness!" Someone bowed to Shen Wanning. The others followed behind and bowed to Shen Wanning several times, shouting, "Thank you Miss Shen for your kindness!"
Seeing so many people sincerely thanking her, Shen Wanning felt a strange feeling in her heart. It turned out that helping others was such a joy. Besides, her contribution wasn't selfless; she also benefited from helping these refugees.
"Everyone, get up! From now on, you are all from Daqing Village. We must support and help each other. I believe that the days of our Daqing Village will get better and better!"
She said this with such passion that people couldn't help but believe her.
"Yes, Miss Shen, we will definitely work hard. If anyone slacks off, I will help Miss Shen teach him a lesson."