Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 958 Different People, Different Choices
"Oh……"

Zhou Jinyi was greatly astonished by the tangy aroma of wine and meat, as well as the table full of food and wine that greeted his eyes.

Such a sumptuous banquet is simply extravagant.It must be clear that the five workers in their workshop are all laborers on the construction site.

The salary of five yuan per month also guarantees basic board and lodging-there is a workshop for accommodation, and a large cafeteria for eating, and there is no limit to how much you can eat.But if you want to eat well, you still have to go to the small cafeteria, which costs money.

The banquet in front of me has sixteen dishes, including meat and vegetables, wine and meat, hot and cold, and I am afraid that there is not a single silver dollar that I can't afford.This is not something the workers in their workshop can afford.

"Brother Tuesday! Take your seat quickly, I'm just waiting for you." Liu Yonggao yelled, he was the youngest in the workshop, and he was not yet married.

But at the same time, he is the person with the longest working experience in this workshop. Among the five people, only he and another one named Liu Feng stay at the construction site all year round. They are not necessarily all in Chenliu, but there are several main branches of the entire Yellow River. It’s true that I don’t have to worry about having no work to do.

The remaining three people, including Zhou Jinyi, were all temporary workers.After the slack season, you still have to return to your hometown to farm.

Zhou Jinyi sat down in a daze, unable to understand what happened to the scene in front of him.

"Today is to celebrate the second brother's birthday. Although we are not blood relatives, it is also a great fate to meet and meet in Chenliu. The younger brother will be the host today and invite the older brothers to have a drink."

"Jin Yi, sit down quickly. It's all Xiao Wu's wish." Everyone in the workshop has been together for a couple of months, and no one knows the details of which family.Zhou Jinyi is from Hedong, and his daily food and clothing expenses can be said to be the worst among the five.The reason is self-evident.

The northern part of the Central Plains is adjacent to Hedong. Men from Hedong often come to work along the Yellow River. Who doesn't know what the scene is like there?The name of Hedong Laoji has long been spread throughout the Central Plains.

Liu Feng is the oldest of the five.

"Yeah, brother Tuesday. I'm waiting for you!" The one who spoke was one of the two anonymous people among the five people, and he was already drooling when he saw the delicious dishes that were full of seats.

Zhou Jinyi's attention was also instantly attracted by the good wine and food. The food in the big canteen was not completely oily, but it couldn't be compared with the small canteen.To say that other people would go to the small cafeteria every now and then to have this tooth sacrifice, but Zhou Jinyi never spent a penny in the small cafeteria.

The aroma of wine and meat stimulated him to salivate wildly, his secretions surged, and the hunger in his stomach made him consciously swallow a cow.

"Come on, I'll offer you a bowl too. Do it."

"Dry!"

All the puzzles in Zhou Jinyi's mind were pushed to the back of his mind, and he would eat and drink first before talking.A group of people yelled and yelled and ate and drank, and it was delicious, with oily mouths and smirks all over their faces.And the combat power is really not weak, as expected of a coolie, each and every one of them is clean.

"It will be difficult to eat such a delicious meal in the future." Liu Feng said with a sigh as he drank the last wine in the bowl.

"Brother Liu, Xiao Wu, what are you trying to do..." Zhou Jinyi was not a blind person, he thought something was wrong with Liu Yong and Liu Feng before, but now he heard Liu Feng's emotion and asked immediately.

"Oh, life can't be passed. That bastard was unreasonable when he drank and beat people up. He was arrested and sent to the prison. Although he is not filial, he is still a son. I can't just ignore this son." Liu Feng, who is already forty years old, said with a bitter face. "Over there [the victim] wants two hundred silver dollars in compensation, even if I can't borrow that much money. That bastard will be sentenced to at least three years. What about the daughter-in-law and grandson at home?" Everything needs money.

"For the sake of money, for the sake of my grandson, I am willing to take my old life." So, when he heard that the army was recruiting auxiliary soldiers to go to Tianfang, Liu Feng signed up without hesitation.A salary of five silver dollars per month does not seem to be more than doing labor on the river embankment, but the auxiliary soldiers can also share the spoils, although not much.And after entering Tianfang, even an honest person can pick up some items, right?

When the bank saw the auxiliary soldier certificate he presented, it immediately loaned him 200 yuan.Liu Feng left his savings and the 20 yuan that Liu Yong lent him to his daughter-in-law and grandson.Now I just have to wait for the report of 'enlistment' in the first month of December!

Zhou Jinyi and the other two nameless people understood when they heard that Liu Feng was taking the blame for his son. Don't look at him talking about a beast, then his son is not a joke, but no matter what, he is still his son .

If something like this happened, if it wasn't Liu Feng who would recite it, who else could he rely on?
From their brains, they also felt that Liu Feng had no other way but this way.Then why did Liu Yong also join the army?

"Brother, I'm young. If I don't work hard while I'm young, I just spend my years on this construction site. How can I get a good job?"

His parents are all there, but he won't go back to his hometown even if Liu Yong is killed.Anyway, will there be two good brothers of theirs to perform filial piety on his behalf?

Zhou Jinyi looked at Liu Yong and Liu Feng and thought of himself.Is his life hard?Very bitter.I count my family property every day, fearing that I have crossed the line.But he never thought about joining the army, nor did he think about moving to Hetao or the Western Regions.

Because Zhou Jinyi is very at ease in his heart, he has money, he has food, compared with the days when he was a child who didn't have enough to eat and didn't wear warm clothes, the life of Zhou's family now really makes people laugh out loud in their dreams.

And even if he was really targeted by the dirty tricks of the immigration bureau, he would not be afraid.Because he has money in his hands!Even if he is immigrated, his family property will be converted into silver and exchanged to him. If he has money in his hands, what will he be afraid of?
Therefore, he will not join the army, even if he is killed.

In inland China, in order to avoid the disaster of 'immigration', some people are eager to join the army one by one-this is a preferential policy of the imperial court for military members.But there are also many people who would rather be relocated thousands of miles away than fight on the battlefield.

Zhou Jinyi is such a person.

Therefore, when Zhou Jinyi suddenly bumped into Liu Yong and Liu Feng, the waves in his heart were very high.He tossed and turned all night without any peace, and Zhou Jinyi suffered from insomnia.Being able to lose sleep at a river embankment construction site with a heavy workload can be widely publicized as an example of the Ministry of Works' "kindness and friendliness".

But Liu Feng and Liu Yong, the two parties involved, slept very soundly.Before telling their decision, neither of them knew how many times they had thought in their hearts: "If I go, I will either die or live a good life!"

The cold wind howled, and a heavy snow obliterated Chen Liu silently.

When Liu Feng and Liu Yong woke up in the morning, they wore thick cotton-padded clothes and rolled up bedding on their backs. When they opened the door, a gust of cold wind like cutting flesh came in.Mixed with sporadic snow foam, people instantly felt the deep malice of the cold winter.

"gone."

"Let's go."

From today, there will be two less workers surnamed Liu on the construction site along the Yellow River, and there will be two more humble soldiers in the formation of the Chinese and Western Expeditionary Army.

(End of this chapter)