After finishing the bowl of instant noodles and the fragrance in the air had dissipated, the horse bandits recovered from the taste and suddenly fell to the ground exhausted.
This scene fell into each other's eyes, as if they had just come back from a life-and-death struggle.
Looking at the confused, pensive, and even crazy faces, Song Liyun knew in her heart that these people would never be able to detoxify themselves in their lifetime.
No one can resist a bowl of piping hot instant noodles when they are hungry and cold, and no one can forget the smell of instant noodles after experiencing it once.
These horse bandits have a foothold in life and death. As long as they have food, drink, housing, and money in Mida City, they will be able to settle down.
Controlling with poison and seducing with convenience, Song Liyun is not afraid of their disobedience.
Zhao Tingduo put his hands on his hips and said to the horse bandits: "From now on, you will be the slaves of the young madam. The young madam is kind enough to leave your lives, but I will not keep them. If anyone dares to betray the master, this will be his fate."
As he spoke, he waved his hand and slashed with his knife. Sand flew up and splashed all over the bandits' heads and faces, leaving a deep groove on the ground.
This sword not only showed his strength, but also let the horse bandits know that disobeying the young lady would mean death.
Those who guarded the wounded had their wounds bandaged, those who were hungry were fed, and the horse bandits were all honest.
The next journey was very smooth, and it only took seven days to reach Mida Valley.
This is the winter pasture of the Di tribe. There is a tribe at regular intervals, with dots of yurts built along the river, and herds of cattle and sheep walking through it.
Surrounded by many tribes, a small city with gray-brown walls suddenly appeared.
Song Liyun looked at Mida New City, which was already beginning to take shape.
The city wall was built of rammed earth, two feet high, five feet thick, and two miles in diameter. It took a year and was enough to accommodate 5,000 people.
The Di people use yurts as their home and will not live in the city. The 5,000 people here will be mainly merchants.
And this is only the first phase of the project.
According to Song Liyun's idea, in the future, the inner city will extend out of the outer city, with turrets and side walls, and the building area will be expanded as the number of residents increases.
Song Liyun's arrival aroused the joy of Song Erlang and other migrant workers in Qingping Town.
Song Liyun brought them food, clothes, snacks and wine.
Qin Huai took great care of Song Zhenping when he was doing corvee work, and now he is still leading the team to work. Song Liyun specially brought tobacco leaves to him.
Qin Huai smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes: "Miss Song is really attentive. You don't have to worry about food here, even the mutton can be enough, but there is no tobacco leaves.
During this period of time, I was so worried that I didn’t even feel like eating anymore, so I rubbed hay to satisfy my craving."
While he was still talking, there were migrant workers from Qingping Town poking their heads outside the door.
Knowing that they were all waiting for cigarettes, Song Liyun kept the story short and asked directly about the Xia family.
When he heard about the Xia family, Qin Huai suppressed a smile and said, "Miss Song, speaking of which, the Xia family is also related to you, so I can't say much to outsiders.
But building a house and building a city is a big deal, and the girl is giving her real money every month... The Xia family is cheating and cheating and suppressing Song Erlang, which is really unacceptable to us."
Song Liyun frowned and did not object to his statement that the Xia family was related to him. He only asked: "The Xia family is still like this when the young master comes?"
The letter I brought earlier said that there were fights in the Xia family, which made the migrant workers here uneasy, so they asked Zhao Tingduo to come over.
Qin Huai sighed: "Although I am no longer lazy at work, my private words are very unpleasant, and the young master naturally doesn't know."
This means that you are still restless.
Song Liyun was silent for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I know what to do, so I'll ask Uncle Qin to appease the others, so I won't lose out to those who are really doing the work."
After Qin Huai left, Song Erlang also finished moving the supplies in the carriage.
Song Liyun handed him the clothes and shoes that the second aunt wanted to bring: "Uncle Erlang, you were walking in a hurry and didn't even bring extra shoes. The second aunt was very anxious at home, so she must ask me to bring these cotton shoes to you."
Song Erlang was rushed by the Xia family, so he didn't bring extra shoes and socks with him when he left. These days of working on the construction site, his shoes and socks were already torn, so he had to make do by wrapping them in sheepskins.
At this time, I saw that my wife had brought shoes and socks, and she quickly stuffed them into her arms. She only waited for them to be washed and put on during the night.
Song Liyun waited for him to put away the new shoes, then asked calmly: "Uncle Erlang, is it possible for the Xia family to work?"
Speaking of the Xia family, Song Erlang's expression changed. It was obvious that Xiaoyun had heard something. He said, "Xiaoyun, um, even though Xia Pu talks a lot, he can still do his job well."
What Xia Pu keeps saying here is that he is related to the Song family and is superior to the migrant workers in Qingping Town.
Of course, Qingping Town, Qin Huai and the others did not accept his appearance, as they had fought several times before.
The Xia family is the third son's in-law family, and his brother Song Erlang, an honest man, is in a dilemma: he cannot offend the migrant workers in the same town, let alone the third daughter-in-law's natal family.
Seeing Song Erlang in trouble, Song Liyun didn't force him. Song Erlang used to be an honest farm worker at home. If Song Dekui hadn't taken over the work here, he wouldn't have become the foreman.
Song Erlang was not picky when it came to work, but when it came to managing people, and he was a "relative", he was caught blind.
Leaving aside the Xia family, Song Liyun and Song Erlang talked about city construction again.
It took a year, and now the basic layout of the outer city has been decided. In the future, only houses need to be built in the city.
There are prefabricated houses and yurts being delivered one after another, which are enough to meet the living conditions of staying in the city.
These things need to be added by the merchant.
Song Erlang is a farmer. After talking about the city wall, he talked about the fertile soil here.
Winters in the northwest are usually cold, but the Mida Valley is located in a deep valley, so the wind is rare and warm. Even the river water freezes earlier than elsewhere.
"Xiao Yun, as long as you clear out the sandy land near the river and plant millet and wheat, it will be a good land."
Song Erlang spoke with great interest.
Song Liyun listened carefully. Most of the food now needs to be purchased from the Wu Dynasty.
If Mida City can be self-sufficient, it will solve the biggest problem of settlement, and there will be more abundant food on the table.
While the two were talking, there was a noise outside the house.
A young man's high-pitched voice shouted: "Since the boss is here, it's time to come and meet him!
We came all the way to help with work, we are still relatives, and we didn’t even say thank you to anyone, what kind of rules is this!”
Song Liyun looked at Song Erlang, who had an embarrassed look on his face: "It's Xia Pu from the Xia family, I'm going to send him out right now!"
Song Liyun stretched out his hand to stop him: "Since he said he is a relative, let him come in and meet him!"
The last person in the Xia family who was so arrogant had turned into ashes in the Hecheng crematorium.
Soon, Song Erlang led people into the courtyard.
This was Xia Pu's first time to visit the city lord's mansion in Mida City.
This is the first building in Mida City. It was built last year. The sergeants from the Leizi Battalion usually live in the outer courtyard, and no one is allowed to enter or leave inside.
At this time, Song Liyun and Zhao Tingduo also met with their subordinates in the outer courtyard.
As soon as he entered the hospital, Xia Pu looked around with a stern look.
The appearance of the City Lord's Mansion is just an ordinary courtyard with four entrances, and the outer courtyard is a row of bungalows, but inside it is equipped with a heating pavilion and a fire wall according to the custom of the Wu Dynasty.
Through the windproof curtains, Song Liyun looked at Xia Pu's obscene behavior and frowned slightly.