Yao Minle worked in Hsinchu for a month, and every day he followed the team leader to burn wasteland, level the land, dig and ram the earth to build canals. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Although it was hard work, Yao Minle worked very energetically, because the resettlement site had enough food to eat - the temporary resettlement site managed three meals a day, snow-white rice, a lot of vegetables, and the occasional meat and meat.

At dinner on September 15, the day Yao Minle's family of three ate meat, Yao Minle cried.

This is the life of people, in Tianjin before, even if it was the New Year, a family of three was reluctant to cut a piece of meat. The daughter-in-law followed her for three years, gave birth to children for herself, and after three years of hard life, she didn't eat meat for three years, which made Yao Minle feel very guilty. However, when he arrived in Hsinchu, it was just an ordinary meal, and the uncle gave the land reclamation team meat to eat.

Yao Minle was reluctant to eat that large piece of meat, wiped a handful of tears, and gave the piece of meat to his daughter-in-law, saying, "I don't like to eat meat, daughter-in-law, you eat!" ”

Yao Minle's daughter-in-law smiled, gave the meat to her daughter, and said, "Finches eat meat!" ”

The finch looked at the two large pieces of pork belly in the bowl and said, "The finch has meat!" ”

Yao Minle's daughter-in-law touched her daughter's head and said, "The finches' meat is eaten by the finches, and the meat of the father is also eaten by the finches." ”

Yao Minle's daughter laughed happily at this time, and took a bite on the pork belly, eating it so deliciously.

Seeing his daughter's happy face, Yao Minle shed a few more tears. He secretly said that he would work harder to repay his uncle's kindness.

What shocked Yao Minle even more was that on October 10, Yao Minle was about to go to work after breakfast, but he heard the captain shouting and saying: "Go to the yard and send monthly money!" ”

Yao Minle was stupid at that time, sending monthly money? What kind of monthly money do you have to open up the wasteland, have a brick house to live in, have food to eat, have new clothes to wear, and have meat to eat, and you have to send monthly money to yourself?

Seeing Yao Minle standing there in a daze, the team leader pushed Yao Minle and said, "Yao nerd, why don't you hurry up and get the money?" If you don't want it, give me the money." ”

Only then did Yao Minle put away the shovel and shovel in his hand, and ran out to receive the monthly money.

Inside the courtyard, hundreds of farmers gathered in front of the small high platform in the courtyard, waiting for the captain standing on the high platform to hand out money.

The captain shouted: "You peasants who have cleared the wasteland have been transported to Taiwan by the uncle's fleet, and the uncle has organized them to distribute new clothes for rice, and you have a decent house to live in and meat to eat, how are you doing?" ”

The peasants below shouted in unison: "Well done!" ”

"Good day!"

The captain who sent the money said: "Not only that, but the uncle will also pay you a monthly payment." Two taels of silver a month for one person. If you work hard this month, there will be a bonus! ”

When the peasants below heard this, their faces were full of surprise, and their eyes lit up.

After the captain finished speaking, he began to call names. One by one, the peasants who were called by name went up to receive the money. When Yao Minle was called, he walked up to the captain and saw the captain stuffing an envelope into his hand: "Yao Minle, you work hard, your performance is classified as superior, and you will be given two or two months' money, five dollars in bonuses, a total of two taels and five dollars in silver." ”

Yao Minle was a little nervous. He shuddered and took the envelope and stepped off the platform. He opened the envelope and saw that it contained two taels and five pieces of silver.

Yao Minle worked in Tianjin with his back to the loess, when did he hold so much silver in his hands? I just feel that I have a huge amount of money in my hand. He took a hard bite of the silver, only to feel that the silver was soft and in excellent condition.

Yao Minle felt that the surprises that Taiwan gave him were really one after another.

Yao Minle was excited there, but suddenly saw more than a dozen Zhenhai regiment soldiers rushing into the courtyard, checking the courtyard back and forth, confirming that no one in the courtyard was holding offensive weapons, and then controlled the entrance and exit of the courtyard. After a short while, two soldiers wearing gilded armor stood at the gate of the courtyard and shouted:

"Xingguo Bo has arrived!"

Seeing this posture, the captain was the first to kneel on the ground. Under his leadership, the peasants who had cleared the wasteland all knelt on the ground and kowtowed. In the middle of the night, the guards walked into the courtyard with gorgeous flags and gourds. Xing Guobo hugged in front of him, rode a tall horse under the escort of hundreds of guards, and walked in under the guidance of Lord Zheng in a big red official robe. In the middle of the courtyard, Xing Guobo jumped off his horse and looked at the farmers who were clearing the wasteland with interest.

Xing Guobo walked into the farmer's house and inspected the living conditions of the farmer before walking back to the courtyard.

Xing Guobo looked at the peasants kneeling on the ground, and suddenly asked Yao Minle, "What is your name?" ”

Yao Minle raised his head and looked, and when he saw Xing Guobo looking at him, he quickly replied: "The little one is called Yao Minle!" ”

Xing Guobo asked, "Yao Minle, you stand up and speak, what did you eat this morning?" ”

Yao Minle stood up, swallowed his saliva, and replied a little nervously: "The small one eats two large bowls of white rice porridge and an egg." ”

Xing Guobo nodded and asked, "Are the days of clearing the wasteland bitter?" ”

Yao Minle shook his head and said: "Eat well, dress well, live well, and pay monthly money, it's a good day with lanterns and nowhere to be found, and it's not bitter at all." ”

Zheng Hui, who was standing behind Uncle Xingguo, shouted loudly: "Yao Minle, Uncle gave you such a good day, how will you repay Uncle in the future?" ”

Yao Minle's face turned red, and he said with some excitement: "Uncle gave Yao Minle such a good day, Yao Minle will definitely work hard in the future." Uncle asked Yao Minle to go east, Yao Minle would never dare to go west! ”

When Xing Guobo heard Yao Minle's words, he laughed, waved his hand and said to the farmers: "Get up." ”

The peasants got up from the ground.

Xingguo Bo did not stay long, and under the support of the guards, he stepped on the horse again and rode out of the courtyard.

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Li Zhi rode out of the temporary resettlement site and said to Zheng Hui with a smile: "Zheng Hui, you are very well organized in Taiwan, and you have merit!" ”

Zheng Hui arched his hand and said: "Hsinchu can be built like this, it all depends on the material supply of the uncle, Zheng Hui does not dare to take credit." ”

Li Zhi asked, "Is there any problem?" ”

Zheng Hui thought for a while and replied: "There is a problem, that is, the red hair covets our prosperity in Hsinchu and always wants to rob us. From last year to this year, the Zhenhai regiment has repelled the red-haired team twice. ”

Li Zhi listened to Zheng Hui's words and said lightly: "If you are not of my race, your heart will be different!" Hongmao has the city of Relansha in the southern part of the island of Taiwan, and it is convenient to drive the boat to Hsinchu to rob it. ”

After thinking about it, Li Zhi said: "There are 2,000 soldiers of the Trapping Regiment who came to Taiwan with me this time, plus 1,000 soldiers of the Zhenhai Regiment stationed in Hsinchu, there are 3,000 soldiers. Let's go to Geranza and pull out the stronghold of the red hair! ”

Zheng Hui arched his hand and said: "Uncle is wise, if Hongmao has no stronghold in Taiwan, he will not worry about the wealth of Hsinchu." ”