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Volume 1 Rebirth in Another World Chapter 8 Orphan (Part 2)

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    "Okay, you two, don't just stand around like that. Take off your wet clothes and hang them up to dry. Although the weather isn't cold now, you might as well get cold or something." Chen Shuifa closed the door of the shack, turned around and faced Tie  Heng Liang said.  "Take off your clothes and go to the shop. Wrap yourself up in those two tattered quilts to keep yourself warm. Hey, you guys, don't just watch, come and help. Now everyone is in trouble. Youdao relies on your parents at home and goes out.  Relying on friends, we all have to be in the same boat"

    There were four other teenagers in the room. When Chen Shuifa shouted, they immediately gathered around them obediently.  "Brother Shui Fa, what you are saying is that we have to support each other now to get through this hard time."

    Tie Heng looked them over. It was obvious that this young man named Chen Shuifa was the leader of this shack.  Seeing how eloquent he was just now, and how well he flattered the police officers and took care of the two newcomers, Tie Heng probably wouldn't be too difficult to get along with him.  But when he looked at the environment in the shack, he could only smile bitterly.  This shack was newly built and was built in a hurry. It was just for temporary housing, and obviously no other considerations were taken into consideration.  So the roof was leaking everywhere, and when it was raining heavily outside, it was raining lightly inside the house.  The rainwater dripped down and fell into several broken earthen jars. The melody intertwined into it was indescribably desolate

    There were all boys of the same age in the room, so Tie Heng had nothing to be embarrassed about. He took off his clothes and pants in a few clicks. A boy took the initiative to take them and shook them off before hanging them on the beam.  He himself went to the big shop on the side of the house, grabbed a torn quilt and wrapped it around himself.

    "Hey! Brother, what's your name? Look at how strong you are!" Chen Shuifa and several other boys had lost weight. They looked at Tie Heng with envy, and they all reported to themselves.  name.

    "Tie Heng." He replied.

    "Where are you from? Have you been practicing since you were a child? Your family must be good, right? You are as strong as a calf. You must have never been hungry since you were a child, right?" Chen Shuifa sat next to him and asked.

    "In Dong'an Village, I have practiced some boxing and kicking skills with my father." Tie Heng followed the principle of saying more and making more mistakes. He answered firmly and said no more.

    "Oh, Dong'an Village the river embankment breach happened to be at that section when the flood peak came you were really lucky to escape! God bless you!" Chen Shuifa patted his arm without saying anything more.  asked, instead turning to the skinny boy.  "What about you, little brother? What's your name? Where are you from?"

    "I don't have a name yet. My family calls me Xiaodouzi. My home is in Shiqiao Town" The thin boy, with sparse wet hair hanging on his forehead, was still a little reserved and shy. He slowly took off his clothes and hurriedly got in.  Next to Tie Heng, another torn quilt was wrapped to cover his skinny body.

    "Xiaodouzi, you are still shy! You are not a girl. Haha" A boy couldn't help laughing when he saw his secretive look.

    Another dark-skinned boy couldn't be happy and sighed: "Shiqiao Town I heard that it is similar to Dong'an Village, the terrain is even lower, and it is also the most severely affected place. I guess sigh  ¡­¡±

    "Are the elder brothers alsocan't find their parents?" Xiaodouzi looked at the others and asked.

    "Well, there are orphans like us in several shacks around here." It was Chen Shuifa who answered him, and the other boys fell silent.  "In other words, you are an orphan for the time being. Didn't the clerks from the government register you when you first came in? With your name and address, they can help you find your lost family members, and then you can leave  Here it is.¡±

    "Really? That would be great" Xiaodouzi smiled happily, but immediately wrinkled his face again, as if he thought of something sad.  "I hope my mother and the others can escape, it's all because of me"

    "I got separated from my parents and brother. I escaped from the town at that time. There were panicked people everywhere. The whole family was separated like this. I think they will find me soon."  One boy looked slightly melancholy, but his tone was quite certain, and he was a little proud.  "Maybe the two farm cattle at home can also be saved. My parents were holding them when they fled"

    "You still have hope. My father was already very ill. He was exposed to rain all the way while escaping, and he died halfway. I buried it with my own hands. I will live here until the end." Another boy cried with a sad face.  .

    The look on Xiaodouzi¡¯s face darkened after hearing this. He glanced at Tie Heng next to him and opened his mouth to ask him. But when he thought of him crying when registering at the door, he immediately changed his mind and asked Chen Shuifa instead.  "What about you, Brother Shuifa? Will your family come looking for you?"

    "Hey, I haven't seen my parents since I was this old, let alone other relatives." Chen Shuifa said carelessly, as if he didn't care.

    "Ah! Brother Shuifa, how have you lived these years?"Xiaodouzi whispered, and several other boys also looked at him curiously.

    "How else can I live? I was sold by traffickers to a wealthy businessman as a writer slave when I was a baby. This name was given to me by an old nanny. Who said Fuzhou is rainy and watery." Chen Shuifa laughed at himself.  "I have been taught how to serve people since I was sensible. A domestic slave is different from a servant who has signed an employment contract. If the master is not satisfied, he can do whatever he wants, and the government will not interfere even if he is beaten to death. Fortunately, I am smart.  later¡­¡­"

    "What happened next?" Seeing him stop, Xiaodouzi was about to ask, but another boy interrupted him.

    "Later? Hehe, it was also my luck. I happened to be nine years old at that time, and I met my master. He was one of the stewards of the wealthy businessman, specializing in supervising the properties in various parts of the Fenghe Plain. My master thought that I was a man who could be made.  He redeemed my selling contract, registered my household registration in the county, and transferred me to him as a long-term attendant. I followed him around the city and countryside and learned how to do things. He originally thought that he would take me in at the end of the year.  I was an apprentice and officially became a master, but alas when the flood came, even the wealthy merchant family was wiped out. I was the only one who was lucky. I was counting the fruit wine in stock at the farm in the south, and I escaped disaster"  The smiling Chen Shuifa also let out a long sigh when he said this.

    It suddenly dawned on Tie Heng. No wonder he was eloquent and had a certain way of dealing with people. These boys all listened to him.  It seems that he has seen a lot of the world with his master. Unlike several other boys, he probably has never left the county where he lives.

    When Xiaodouzi and the others saw that Chen Shuifa was touched and felt sad, they all fell silent, each thinking about their own thoughts. Suddenly there was only the sound of dripping water in the room.

    Chen Shuifa's mood recovered quickly. From Tie Heng's point of view, it was his childhood experience that made him mentally strong.  At this time, I felt that the atmosphere in the room was too gloomy, so I started talking again.  "Hey! Don't be so miserable. What a manly man is doing with a sad face, you are not a girl."

    "He said, turning to a boy.  "Hey, Li Dongzi, once you are reunited with your family, you will have a good life in the next few years. If the cattle you mentioned can be saved, maybe the harvest will be better."

    "Why Brother Shuifa?" The boy was stunned.  "Could it be that when the water recedes, the official will give my family a few more acres of land?"

    "No, of course not. Even if there are unowned fields, those officials will only take advantage of the squires and landlords, who will get your house." Chen Shuifa lowered his voice when he said this, which also aroused the curiosity of several other people.

    "Then why?"

    "You don't understand this!" Chen Shuifa deliberately made a mistake and looked around at the crowd with a smile.  Several boys looked at him eagerly, waiting for his answer, which made him very satisfied.  But when he looked at Tie Heng, he found him sitting against the wall with a calm expression on his face, as if he didn't care at all, and he started to mutter in his heart.  "Does this kid also know why?"

    He thought in his heart and said: "This benefit is brought about by the flood."

    "Ah!" Several boys didn't believe it.

    "Listen to what I have to say. Don't believe me. This is what my master told me. It is said that when the flood came, the land was submerged, but when the water receded, the silt in the river would be left behind. This is a good thing.  , especially fertile land. Li Dongzi, as long as your family goes back then, the government will definitely give you some relief. In the spring of next year, they will also distribute seeds and farm tools to you. If your family goes to farm again, the crops will grow well.  It¡¯s much better than previous years, and as long as the weather goes well, it will be a great harvest year!¡±

    Li Dongzi grinned happily after hearing this.

    "So that's what happened. What did I think it was? I heard the old people in the village said this, just like dredging the canals every year and spreading the silt out into the fields. Hey, I was temporarily  I just didn't think about it." A boy said in a loud voice.

    "Tch!" Chen Shuifa gave him a look, and Xiaodouzi followed suit and became happy.  However, Chen Shuifa turned around and saw that the boy who had buried his father with his own hands still had a miserable expression on his face, and he couldn't help but go up and offer a few words of comfort.

    "I wonder how the government will arrange for us orphans after the disaster. Will they organize all walks of life to accept us as apprentices? Or there will be other arrangements" Tie Heng said quietly at this time.

    "You also know this?" Chen Shuifa became more and more certain that the sturdy boy in front of him was different.

    "Brother Shui Fa, what did he mean?" The boy put away his sad face and asked seriously: "Master Guan, can we go to the city to be apprentices?"

    "Well, this possibility is quite high." Chen Shuifa thought about what to say.  "Our governor of Fuzhou and the governor of Tianfeng City heard that their official reputations are good, so they should do it as usual and stuff us into the workshops, trading houses, military guards, etc. in the city.Become an apprentice.  It all depends on the individual. Someone will pre-screen you to see if your conditions meet their requirements.  If they are dismissed, they can only go to the worst places, such as collecting swill and carrying dung But this time it is a disaster. Different from previous years, the government will order them to take in more people, even if they are too young or too old.  This will be arranged accordingly.  "

    "So that's it." Several boys were a little excited when they heard this, and even Chen Shuifa was also thinking about it

    Tie Heng knew exactly why.  This world is somewhat similar to ancient China. Ordinary families basically have no means to send their children to study. Only children from wealthy families can go to elementary schools in towns and villages to receive enlightenment education.  However, what is different from ancient China is that in this world, in addition to attaching importance to agriculture, industry and commerce are also quite developed.  Therefore, as long as the children here, regardless of gender, are over fourteen years old, the government will organize a gathering on the first day of July every year to arrange for them to become apprentices in various walks of life or continue their studies.  As Chen Shuifa said before, those universities, workshops, and trading houses will send people to screen them in advance. Only those who meet their requirements will be accepted.  Therefore, most children from ordinary families can only inherit their father's legacy in the end, unless you are outstanding enough.  If some of the farm children here are energetic, they will not be willing to continue to be farmers with their faces facing the loess and their backs to the sky like their ancestors did.  When I heard that there was such an opportunity now, and more people were accepted than in previous years, I was naturally overjoyed, and everyone was thinking about how to seize this opportunity to change their destiny.

    However, Tie Heng also knew that in special cases like this one, the government would provide additional subsidies to places that accept apprentices. If they encountered corrupt officials, these orphans would probably be either sold or put into the county military guardhouse.  Go work as a handyman for a few years.

    "I hope Chen Shuifa heard it right. The officials here can be more honest and look down on such small money." Tie Heng could only pray secretly.

    Because of Chen Shuifa's remarks and the fact that everyone was of the same age, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became more lively. Everyone was talking to each other and chatting in random directions for a while, until someone came from outside.  There was a bang and several boys stood up.

    "What's wrong?" Xiaodouzi asked blankly.

    "It's dinner time. Get up quickly and put on your clothes. You won't even be able to drink rice soup if you go there late. You will only be hungry all night." Chen Shuifa said, grabbing the clothes and pants hanging on the beam and throwing them to the two of them.  Then, like several other boys, he took two broken earthen jars that collected rainwater, poured the water inside out of the window, and then gave them to Tie Heng and the others.  "This is what you will be eating with in the future, and the bitter soup to prevent epidemic diseases will also be filled with them."

    "Ah! So big?" Xiaodouzi said in surprise while putting on his clothes.  The size of this broken earthen pot was nothing to Tie Heng, but Xiaodouzi was so thin that he had to hold it in his arms to hold it steady.  Looking at the earthen jars in other people's hands, they were even bigger than his.

    "Hey, this is Brother Shui Fa's shrewdness! Although it's hard to hold it, when you go to get the rice porridge later, everyone has a spoonful, but it will only look like a thin layer when poured into this earthen pot.  If you pretend to be pitiful, those who are soft-hearted will give you more, and you can have one more bite, do you understand?" That Li Dongzi said with a smile.

    "Ohthat's it, Brother Shuifa, you are so smart." Xiaodouzi suddenly realized.

    Chen Shuifa raised his head proudly, but when he caught a glimpse of Tie Heng's unmoved expression, he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, so he had to wave.  "Come on, let's go eat."

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