Chapter 240 Rise and fall are the suffering of the people
Zhang Sui quickly stepped forward and climbed onto the log of the oxcart. He didn't mind the dust on it and sat down directly.
When the old man saw that he was sitting firmly, he waved the short whip in his hand, and with a snap, the old ox pulling the cart began to move forward again.
The old man smiled and asked: "Master, are you coming back from a trip?"
Zhang Sui smiled and said: "I was going to the city to meet an old friend. Seeing that the scenery here is so beautiful, I didn't rush on my way. I didn't expect that it would be here before I knew it. What do you call me, my father-in-law?"
The old man smiled and said: "My surname is Zhou, young master, just call me Old Man Zhou!"
The young man on the side interrupted: "My name is Xiong Jun, and Grandpa Zhou is the best handlebar in our wood factory. We all call him Mr. Zhou!"
Zhang Sui laughed loudly when he heard this and said, "Then I'd better call you Mr. Zhou."
As he spoke, he took out a few fruits from his sleeves and handed them to the young man.
The young man looked at Old Man Zhou, who smiled and said, "Thank you, Master."
The young man took the fruit from Zhang Sui's hand with some embarrassment and thanked him in a low voice.
Zhang Sui sat in the car and watched Old Man Zhou driving the oxcart skillfully. Under his command, the old oxen pulling the cart seemed to be able to understand people's words, rushing and slowing down, and skillfully avoiding uneven spots.
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Through chatting, Zhang Sui also learned that the wood factory the young man mentioned had not been established for a long time, and the people in it were actually rescued from aliens by him.
Although these people saved their lives, it can be said that they all lost everything. Fortunately, the court provided some necessary daily necessities. There were about twenty people in their group, some were old and some were young. Many of them were familiar with each other, so they just stayed together.
Together, they make a living by collecting wood in a nearby forest farm.
Although it is a bit hard now, basic life can still be guaranteed, and as channels are opened, life is slowly getting better.
This young man's parents and relatives were all killed during the alien invasion and had no place to go. Mr. Zhou survived alone, so he simply accepted him as his godmother and followed him to learn how to drive a cart.
Speaking of those alien races, both the old man and the young man are full of hatred. It can be said that these people have personally experienced the cruelty of those alien races. The fact that they can save their lives and escape the sea of suffering is all due to the work of the young master in front of them.
When talking about how he got out of trouble, the young man's eyes shone with admiration and a little regret.
Xiong Jun said: "When the immortal saved us, we all lost consciousness. When we woke up, we had arrived at a safe place. Unfortunately, we did not have the chance to thank him in person.
I also heard that among those who were rescued, some of us became his disciples, which is really a great blessing!"
Old man Zhou was driving the car, and when he heard Xiong Jun's words, he smiled and said, "Don't daydream, kid. Being saved by an immortal is also a blessing we gained in our previous life.
But immortality is hard to find, I heard that there are only a few among hundreds of thousands of people, and you are not a genius, just live the life of us mortals honestly!"
The young man was still a little unconvinced, so he stuck out his tongue, turned around and started eating the fruit Zhang Sui gave him. Unexpectedly, he took one piece of fruit and filled his mouth with saliva. The taste was really unbelievable.
The young man quickly picked up a fruit, handed it to Old Zhou's mouth, and said happily: "Grandpa, try it quickly, this fruit is so delicious!"
Old man Zhou tried one, and it was really delicious. Not only that, there was a faint warmth rising from his stomach, spreading like limbs, and even some minor problems on his body seemed to be alleviated a lot.
After all, Old Man Zhou had rich experience and knew that the fruit in the young man's hand was not a mortal thing, and the young master in front of him was probably not a mortal either. He quickly cupped his hands to Zhang Sui and said, "Thank you, Mr., I'm afraid this fruit is worth a lot of money!"
Zhang Sui waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's just a little snack. It counts as the fare. Mr. Zhou, you don't have to be polite."
Old man Zhou's attitude became more respectful, and Zhang Sui asked: "How does the imperial court settle the rescued people like you?"
Old Man Zhou said respectfully: "There are hundreds of thousands of our people, and many of them are from entire villages. The court has arranged a place for these people and allowed them to move the whole village.
There are also some relatives and friends who are in the mainland, and they have been escorted to the mainland.
For people like us, whose homes were destroyed, had no relatives to seek refuge with, and were unwilling to leave this homeland, in the end many people just stayed together and made a living, so we were able to survive."
Zhang Sui nodded and said, "I'm afraid it's not easy, right?"
When Old Man Zhou heard this, he laughed and said: "It's not easy to tolerate, it depends on how you say it.
The imperial court exempted us from taxes for ten years, which is the greatest favor to us.
Of course it is not easy to have good food and clothing, but it is easy to have enough food and clothing.
You know, compared with those people who died at the hands of foreigners and left no bones left, what is there to be dissatisfied about with the kind of life we have now?!"
Zhang Sui nodded when he heard this. No matter what era, ordinary people are the easiest to be satisfied. As long as they are not forced to have no way out, they will be provided with a self-sufficient soil and a little favor, and they will regard it as the greatest gift.
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But when he thought that the disasters suffered by these ordinary people were directly related to certain decisions of the upper echelons of the imperial court, Zhang Sui felt very unhappy.
If this was a world without extraordinary power, if the court dared to operate like this, it might bring unimaginable consequences.
You must know that the saying that water can carry a boat can also overturn it is no joke.
But in this world where extraordinary power exists and the imperial court controls the final force, if ordinary people want to do something, the possibility is too low.
Unless there is a surviving Son of Destiny, Son of Plane, or the like among the people who suffered disaster in the Southwest, then there is a possibility of slapping the imperial court in the face.
But is there?
Zhang Sui didn't know whether there were any children of destiny, children of planes, etc. who had slipped through the net among the remaining hundreds of thousands of people who had the qualifications. Then he really didn't know.
It's clear.
The ox cart drove slowly towards Anxi City, and finally arrived at the south gate of Anxi City just before the sun set.
Old man Zhou greeted the gatekeeper and handed him a small token. The gatekeeper took one look at it, walked around the cart, inspected it, and then waved to let him go.
Zhang Sui just glanced at Zhang Sui who was sitting on the bullock cart and didn't even ask.
Entering the city, Old Man Zhou looked at Zhang Sui and said, "Sir, our cart of logs is going to the princess's palace. Where are you going?"
Zhang Sui was stunned when he heard this and asked: "Is there a princess palace in Anxi City?"
Old man Zhou looked at him with a strange look in his eyes and said: "It turned out not to be the case, but a few days ago Princess Nankang took the initiative to request orders from the court to guard the southwest as a royal family. This was a big anecdote among the people at the time.
There was a lot of noise, Master, didn’t you hear about it?
There is no mansion suitable for the princess to live in Anxi City for a long time. The princess spent her own money to build a palace of her own here.
The requirement given is that all the materials used to build the palace must be provided by the people who suffered this time. The princess will provide those of us with much higher than normal remuneration.
Fortunately, they are all very basic materials, such as these logs, and some masonry and the like.
Some skilled craftsmen were also recruited to participate in the construction of the palace. Everyone is very grateful to this princess!"
When Zhang Sui heard this, Zhu Chan's appearance appeared in his mind. This once low-key princess seemed to want to do something in the southwest.
Zhang Sui jumped off the bullock cart and said to Old Man Zhou with a smile: "Since Old Man Zhou still needs to deliver things to the palace, I will get off here. Thank you very much!"
Old Man Zhou laughed and said, "Young Master is so polite. I would also like to thank you for the fruit you gave me."
Zhang Sui waved his hand and said to Xiong Jun: "See you later, little guy." After saying that, Zhang Sui turned around and walked into the bustling crowd.
Old man Zhou looked at Zhang Sui's back and touched his right knee.
His knee had never fully healed after it was broken in a foreign-controlled area, so he was only responsible for driving an oxcart in the wood factory.
After he ate the fruit given by Zhang Sui and just entered the city, he discovered that his right knee, which had not healed, had become as good as ever.
Old man Zhou said to Xiong Jun next to him: "You watch the oxcart first, I'll buy some food and wine, and I'll have a good drink when I go back later!"
After saying that, he jumped off the carriage and walked quickly towards a small shop selling cooked food.
The young man on the side was shocked when he saw him jumping off the carriage, and kept saying: "Grandpa, be careful of your legs!"
As a result, he saw Old Man Zhou running as fast as flying and running directly into the small shop.
Seeing this, the young man's outstretched hand paused in the air, stunned for a moment, then took it back and scratched his head, murmured a few words, and kept an eye on the bullock cart.
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Zhang Sui came to the city to find his second junior brother Zhao Rui. Although Zhao Rui spent most of his time in the military camp training military doctors for the army, he was sometimes invited to the city to treat people.
Zhao Rui is now quite famous in Anxi City.
During Zhang Sui's seclusion, Zhao Rui also came to look for him, but saw no one, so he left a letter asking him to come to Anxi City after he came out of seclusion.
Zhang Sui didn't seem to be in a hurry when he saw the contents of the letter, and wanted to come back tomorrow. However, after what happened in the military camp, he was not in the mood to stay in the military camp anymore.
So I simply came to the city to look for Zhao Rui and see what happened to him.
The place where Zhao Rui is located is a medical clinic. The last time Zhao Rui was invited to the city to treat Princess Nankang, he met a famous medical master in the city. This medical clinic was opened in the city by that medical master.
Zhang Sui asked passers-by for a while, and an enthusiastic passer-by immediately pointed him in the direction.
Soon, Zhang Sui arrived at the medical clinic mentioned in the letter.
Zhang Sui looked up at the plaque on the door of the medical center and saw three large characters written in official script on the plaque: "Qiancaotang"!