After the marriage was severed, I fled with my golden finger to protect my mother

Yuxiu and Qi Siyuan were both very satisfied with today's situation.

The pig farm here was being built in full swing, and the two men walked along the mountain road to see the place where the ditch was previously planned to be dug.

“The plan is very good, but not many people signed up.”

Yuxiu sighed. Those people went to the pig farm, and some of them brought their families to register to reclaim the land.

But only about ten people signed up for the ditch digging job.

You know, digging ditches to divert water is a huge project.

It is simply impossible to accomplish this task with the abilities of just a dozen people.

"I just posted the notice, but maybe not many people know about it yet. You know, many people in the countryside don't go out much."

Qi Siyuan said this to comfort her, but he knew in his heart that this was not the reason at all.

In the past, the imperial court had to force workers to dig ditches.

That means every household has to provide someone, and if there is really no suitable worker, they can pay money to compensate.

These people cannot go home for three to five months. Not only do they not have enough food or warm clothes, but they will also be whipped if they work slowly.

Even in the end, many people either died of exhaustion or died of illness.

In a word, the job was hard labor.

Any family with a little financial resources would find a way to pay the wages.

Of course, there are many more people who are so poor that they can barely afford to eat, let alone have money, so they have no choice but to work.

Seeing that the little girl in front of him was in distress, Qi Siyuan wondered whether he should think of some way to help her.

But after thinking about it, apart from using the power in the government to force them, the only other way out is to throw money into it.

"That's possible. Tomorrow I'll have people go to every village and spread the word..."

Yuxiu thought that it was because some people didn’t know about it yet, but in order to increase their enthusiasm, they could add some gimmicks when they went down to promote it.

Hehe, don’t the people want oxen for plowing?

Well, then you can exchange it for work.

She now has a great idea in her mind that will definitely attract everyone's attention.

It was mentioned before that a caravan would be formed, and Xu Qing was already making arrangements.

Yuxiu thought about writing a letter to Xu Jinyi at the border, asking him to purchase another batch of cattle, sheep and horses there.

The operation will be very simple at that time, which is to divide the route of the ditch in advance.

When the time comes, these ditches will be contracted out in sections, and it will be fine as long as the areas that you are responsible for are dug through.

Whether it's asking someone for help or working harder on your own.

As long as you have fulfilled your responsibilities, you can come to the yamen and take a cow back.

When I told Qi Siyuan about this plan, he also thought it was a good idea.

In fact, the reputation of Yuxiu, Princess Kangning, is already very good in Chen County.

Last time, those people not only cleared the family’s grievances, but also brought cows and pigs to the family, which was an unexpected surprise.

I believe that as long as she publicizes these things, everyone will rack their brains to dig the ditches.

Then the two of them confirmed the details and decided on the matter.

The two of them walked back along the mountain road and were surprised to find that there were more people at the pig farm.

It seems that there is indeed a large portion of people who have never heard of this news before.

A lot of people gathered around Xu Qing, asking him when he would recruit again and they wanted to be the first to sign up.

Yuxiu and Qi Siyuan smiled at each other, both having great confidence in the next plan.

Qi Siyuan cannot stay here for long, his mission is not yet completed.

"You should hurry up and make arrangements here as well. The autumn hunt is about to start. Father will definitely call us back."

Before leaving, Qi Siyuan mustered up his courage and held Yuxiu in his arms.

"I'll come pick you up then, and we'll go home together."

He placed a gentle kiss on Yuxiu's forehead and looked at the girl's slightly red cheeks in front of him, feeling very happy.

Yuxiu nodded softly, lowered her head and told him to take care of himself.

Watching Qi Siyuan's horse going farther and farther away, Yuxiu also breathed a sigh of relief.

Alas, the age of me in my two lifetimes combined would be enough to make me Qi Siyuan’s mother.

But when someone hugged me and kissed me, I couldn't help but feel my heart beating faster.

After hearing this, the little system laughed at her for being an old cow eating young grass.

Yuxiu ignored her and took Su Wan to a small courtyard not far away.

After these days of hard work, all the victims recorded by the boss over the years have been found.

But only about thirty people were redeemed.

Some were sold there and then fiercely resisted and were beaten to death...

Some of them could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide...

Some of them could not stand the long-term grinding and died of illness...

As for those who are still alive, they are all so skinny that they don't look like human beings.

When Yuxiu went in, she saw that they all had lifeless eyes and were sitting in the yard in a daze.

Seeing someone coming in, some people stood up reflexively with stiff and dull smiles on their faces.

"Do you want to go home? If you do, we will arrange for you to go home, and we will also give everyone a sum of money to settle down."

Yuxiu didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

"Where is our home..."

"Yes, even if our family members see us, they will despise us and think we are embarrassing..."

"Rather than going back home like this and bringing shame to my family, I might as well die out here..."

The women had sad faces. Even if some of them still had longing for their parents and relatives in their eyes, they felt too ashamed to see them again.

"Since you are not planning to go back, would you like to find a job?"

Instead of letting them sit around and think about random things, it’s better to get them moving.

"But we are all dirty now, who will ask us to do something?"

Someone murmured, and the others lowered their heads.

Yuxiu glanced at Su Wan, and Su Wan immediately took two steps forward and solemnly introduced Yuxiu's identity as Princess Kangning.

When they were rescued and arranged to live here, they only heard that they were saved by a kind-hearted person.

Now they learned that the girl in front of them was not only the princess, but it was also the princess who arranged for someone to redeem them.

And the bandits who had led them into the quagmire had already been dealt with by the princess's men.

"Greetings, Princess. Thank you for saving my life..."

The women could no longer hold back their tears, and finally they fell one by one.

In the past two days, Yuxiu asked someone to invite a doctor to treat them, and then prescribed a prescription for each of them.

If you are sick, treat the disease; if you are not sick, don't replenish your body.

In such a panic situation, the princess did not regard them as monsters.

Instead, we asked them to take care of themselves quickly and we would arrange other tasks for them later.