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In the autumn of 1032 in another world, October was not yet over, and young people who went out to do odd jobs in the autumn harvest began to return one after another after learning of the changes in Dutata City.

Old York's eldest son, Duke, came back at this time.

Duke was the first abandoned baby picked up by Old York. At that time, Old York was still young and strong, living a relatively affluent life by relying on his skills as a cobbler, and raised Duke quite tall and strong—this is also the case of Duke The main reason why he was often pulled by street gangsters to persuade him to "join the gang" during the era.

The strong Duke came back carrying a large bag of corn and a bag of unhulled wheat at dusk that day. The weight of nearly two hundred catties bent the young man's back, but his steps It's not heavy, and it runs fast on the main road outside Du Tata City.

Seeing the huge camp (prisoner camp) outside the slums from a distance, Duke, who left all his companions behind, slowed down hesitantly.

Duke was wondering why there was a camp that looked like a military camp outside the slums. In the temporary vegetable market that had just formed outside the prisoner camp, the younger brother who was arranged to maintain order found him and rushed towards Duke while shouting "Big Brother" in surprise.

Of course Duke could recognize his younger brother’s voice, recognize his face and figure—the younger brother who was abandoned because of his cleft lip was picked up when he went to the city with his father when he was a child to repair leather goods for the people in the city. To protect this younger brother from being bullied, he fights a lot.

But seeing his younger brother running over from the other side of the road, Duke couldn't believe that it was the boy he had grown up protecting.

The messy half-length hair was cut very short (to prevent parasites and push it into a small crew cut), the body is still thin, but it has become much stronger (after eating enough food for more than 25 days, I gained a few catties), and the clothes are neat and clean (actually it is a dark blue short-sleeved labor insurance work uniform with an ex-factory price of [-] yuan for a set produced by a township garment factory in G province), and beautiful round-toed shoes of the same color (actually they are PVC canvas labor insurance work shoes with an ex-factory price of [-] yuan). piece).

Even his temperament seemed to be a different person—the younger brother who always lowered his head timidly, tried his best to retract his chin into his neck, and was afraid of being seen with his ugly upper lip, is now confidently raising his head , with a joyous smile that Duke had never seen on his face, strode towards him.

"...Billy?" The younger brother ran within ten meters, and Duke called out his name with uncertainty and amazement.

"Big brother!"

Old York's youngest son, Billy, took the wheat sack that his brother was carrying and carried it on his shoulders, and happily took his brother's arm and walked back: "It's great that you are back now, Dad will be very happy to see you Me too, I'm happy too!"

Duke stabilized the corn sack on his shoulder, followed his brother, and looked up and down in amazement at Billy, whom he hadn't seen in just a month.

Taking a closer look, Duke was even more amazed at the origin of his younger brother's outfit... His clothes were made of unrecognizable materials, not the kind of crumpled cotton but not rough linen either. The fabric is still in good condition and looks brand new, no patches or holes, not like you can find it by chance in the garbage dump.

The pair of shoes on the feet looked like canvas, but were much finer than canvas, although there were a lot of mud spots on them, but it could be seen that they were at least [-]% new.

Duke couldn't help reaching out to touch his brother's uniform, and asked, "Where did you get this suit and shoes from?"

Billy seemed to be unable to bear the desire to show off for a long time. He grinned, excitedly and triumphantly said: "It's the uniform of the contract workers, brother, the uniforms that can only be received by contract workers who have signed a contract with the city hall! The operators said this You can get eight sets of uniforms a year, and two sets every three months!"

"City Hall?? Eight sets a year??" Duke opened his mouth wide in shock.

Billy, who is five years younger than Duke and turned [-] this year, is the first time in his life that he can be praised by his elder brother. He went to the gate of the prisoner camp to apply to the captain to get off work half an hour early, and he was very happy On the way, I couldn't wait to tell the story of what happened in Dutata City after my eldest brother went to do odd jobs in the autumn harvest.

The point of Billy's story, of course, is not about whether to change the lord or who the new lord is, which is not of much interest to the people at the bottom. He's here to persuade Father Old York to stay in town.

But unfortunately, Billy was destined to be disappointed.

As soon as he heard that the resettlement policy allowed the people who opened up the wasteland to keep the land to open up the wasteland, Duke immediately ignored the benefits of staying in the city that his brother had been rambling for a long time, and only grabbed his brother and asked how the situation in the new town was. ...

"Brother, are you listening to me? It's better to stay in the city. You and I can work as contract workers and participate in road construction. During the road construction, we can get extra subsidies. My sister can also go to the logistics department." Why do you have to think about opening up wasteland when you are doing odd jobs?!" Billy, who wasted a long time slobbering in vain, almost cried out of anger.

"You don't understand, how many years can it take to build roads? Having land is a lifetime thing." Since the age of 15, Duke, who has been going to the countryside twice a year to do spring planting and autumn harvesting odd jobs, waved his hands and said earnestly, "This You have to listen to my father and me in matters, Billy, don't be self-willed."

Billy wished he could lie down on the ground and roll around, and he couldn't bear to bear the labor protection uniform he had just received a few days ago, so he sat angrily on his sleeping place and faced the wall.

Old York and his dumb daughter came back from work in the city, and seeing the eldest son who returned home early was naturally quite lively for a while.

After exchanging pleasantries, Duke, who felt that his younger brother Billy was unreliable, asked his father about the city hall’s resettlement policy. The fact that you can get land by participating in land reclamation still makes Duke a little skeptical.

Old York didn't talk nonsense, and directly showed his eldest son the wages he and his dumb daughter earned in the past half month and the "meal allowance" they received.

He is an old man, and his mute daughter is a thin girl. The combined wages earned by the old and the young are not much less than the coolie wages earned by the strong eldest son who has worked hard for almost a month at odd jobs in the autumn harvest.

Billy insisted on yelling again that the salary he received as a contract worker was more stable. Unfortunately, his eldest brother Duke and his father, Old York, ignored him. What……

Adler has abundant water resources and a good climate. The average yield of wheat per mu is about [-] jin (hulled). It is no longer possible to go hungry.

Both Duke and Old York have rich experience in going to the countryside to do odd jobs. They are considered half-farmers and know how to make good use of the land. For example, Duke saw with his own eyes that there were widows in the village where he went to help with only two acres of land. Potatoes and corn, and some green beans (the yield of green beans per mu is higher than that of corn, and one seed can grow four or five vines, and can produce dozens or even hundreds of pods, and they don’t pick the ground at all) and others Vegetables, you can feed yourself and your children.

That night, the dumb daughter who was very glad that the eldest brother came back early took out the "meal supplement" that she had been reluctant to eat after receiving it, a small package of 300 grams of pre-made vegetables (semi-finished vegetables) and vegetable bags, fresh corn brought back by the eldest brother, and the old father. The potato vermicelli that arrived was stewed in a pot, and the family had a good time.

Early the next morning, Duke eagerly went to the city with Old York and his dumb daughter to do odd jobs arranged by the city hall.

Because Duke has a strong body and calluses on his palms, he can be seen as someone who is used to hard work. The logistics department took a fancy to him at a glance and arranged him for the work group with the heaviest work and the most generous subsidies. Lead to Viscount O'Neill's mansion, shovel the courtyard, pave stone bricks, and transform the beautiful noble courtyard into a small square suitable for night school venues.

During this day, Duke worked hard. After the work was over, he took the initiative to find contract workers and asked about the resettlement situation in the new town.

The city hall is to encourage more people to open up wasteland. After all, Adler has so much abandoned land, it would be too wasteful to leave it unused. The contract workers have a good impression of Duke, who is active, and introduced it patiently.

"There are no villages in the new town, only village groups. The farmers in each group are organized by the commissioner who went down to the town to organize the land reclamation work, and the living materials consumed in the first year of land reclamation are also directly supplied by the town. After the land reclamation is completed, if There is still plenty of energy, willing to expand the cultivated area, and the town will also arrange contracting policies."

"This contracting policy means that in addition to the five acres of land you personally own, the town hall will divide more land, and you can apply for the contract on your own. As long as you can take care of it, tens of acres, You can apply for hundreds of acres, as long as you sign a contract with the town hall."

"Of course, the land you contracted does not belong to you, it is still the property of the town hall, but you have the right to use it within five or ten years of the contract period. After the contract expires, you can continue to apply for renewal with the town hall , or if you don’t want to continue the contract, you can terminate the contract with the town hall and return the land.”

"The annual rent for contracted land depends on the local water and soil conditions. Good land is more expensive, and less good mountain and forest land is cheaper. Basically, it will not exceed your affordability. If you plant It is the crop that the new town needs. For example, isn’t there a policy to encourage contracted hillside planting soybeans? If you are willing to respond to this policy, the town hall of the new town will give you certain discounts and support..."

Duke was elated when he heard that, and he didn’t feel much about the meat sausage supplement he received. When he got home from work, he continued to discuss with his father when he would sign up for land reclamation...

On the last day of October and the third day after Duke returned home, the old York father and son entered the city with high spirits and ran to the Midtown City Hall to sign up.

In November, Old York, Duke and his son left behind their youngest son, Billy, who was unwilling to open up wasteland. With his dumb daughter, who only wanted to be with his father, they left the shack where they had lived for many years, and happily joined the army of land reclamation. .

As for the marriage contract between the mute daughter and someone... Old York went to find someone to cancel it in private.

The dumb daughter was only 17 years old. Old York heard from the aunt who took care of them when she was working odd jobs in the logistics department of the city hall that it was not good for young girls to marry too early, especially because the dumb daughter was so thin and thin, and it would be dangerous to have children; Old York thought that he and his eldest son could not afford to have another mouth, so he simply decided to keep his daughter by his side for a few more years.

Nearly 4 slum residents left with the Old York family in the same batch...

If it had been half a year ago, Wagner, who was in charge of the development of the new town, would never have dared to accept so many people at once; now it doesn't matter, the potatoes, corn, wheat, soybeans and other crops planted in summer have entered the harvest period one after another. The granaries cannot be piled up, and tens of thousands of people can afford to support them.

In addition, the winter climate in Adler's territory is warmer than that of Innadali, so there is no delay in plowing the land and continuing to plant. The land that has been reclaimed can also be planted with some beans and vegetables that are easy to feed. Wagner is not afraid at all. ...

After a week of trekking, the slum land reclamation brigade, which is astonishing in scale and attracts the attention of residents in villages and towns, arrived in Xinzhen.

The new town, which had received the news long ago, was in full swing, and dozens of working group leaders selected from the first batch of land reclamation households were waiting directly in front of the valley.

The old York family originally stayed in the middle of the queue when they set off from Dutata City. On the way, Duke, a strong laborer, pushed the whole family's luggage with a small cart, so they ran to the front unknowingly.

Duke, who was looking forward to the life of the farmers, and the pioneers walking in the front had just entered the square in front of the valley, and several new town operatives surrounded them, shouting with loudspeakers, and asked the crowd to walk to the south of the square on a family basis. Do not push, procrastinate, or make noise.

Pushing the heavy luggage, Duke asked his father and his dumb sister to hold on to the corners of his clothes and walked to the designated position as required.

The officers of the new town maintained the order of the crowd, and when there were about a hundred households in the designated area, they stopped the people behind and let the next group of people go to another corner of the square.

Duke and his group stood there for no more than 2 minutes when a man with a red cloth tied to his arm and a red pennant in his hand ran over and shouted to the hundreds of land reclamation households who came from afar: "I am The group leader of the 048 village group in Xinzhen, everyone, I will be in charge from now on, please take care of your luggage, take care of your family, and follow me!"

Those who signed up to open up wasteland, some of them had participated in the collective work organized by Du Tata City Hall, knew how to obey the command, and followed this person obediently to leave the square by another road.

Leaving the valley of Xinzhen and continuing to walk southwest for nearly three miles, the exhausted land reclamation households finally arrived at the village group they were incorporated into—a river beach next to a small river.

The ground on the river beach has been slightly leveled, and a large shed stands alone, with some supplies piled up in the shed, and three or two people who look like farmers are waiting in the shed.

Among the land reclamation households brought here in the same batch as the old York family, someone recognized the person waiting in the shed, and called out the name of the other party in surprise—these farmers were also land reclamation farmers who ran over from Dutata City half a year ago By.

The leader of group 048 asked more than a hundred households to rest on the spot, and called out the young and middle-aged people in the crowd, and asked these young and middle-aged people who still had strength to move the materials in the sheds and distributed tents to each household.

"There is really no manpower in the town to prepare houses for everyone. We can only do everything by ourselves. Now everyone is living in tents. From tomorrow onwards, we will open up wasteland and dig the foundation at the same time. The tools and tools will be prepared in the town and the foundation will be dug. Now, let's go to the town to pull bricks, as long as we have the strength, everyone can live in a beautiful red brick house!"

The pioneers who are used to living in dilapidated shacks can't imagine the beautiful red brick houses described by the team leader, and they are all curiously touching the thick tent cloth and the hollow steel pipes used for tents.

Before it got dark, more than 7000 land reclamation households who came all the way from Dutata City were divided into more than 70 village groups, and they were taken to the planned land reclamation sites that had been explored around the new town to settle down.

These more than 70 newly added village groups are destined to have a hard time in the next few months - after all, it is impossible to distribute the land and houses built by the first comers to them.

Even though they knew it would be hard work, young people from slums like Duke, who are willing to travel long distances and come here just to find a new life, are still full of hope.

It's just suffering, who hasn't lived through suffering until now?

At least they are not uninterested now, at least someone will consider, plan for them, and prepare for them a road to tomorrow without thresholds, even if this road is not so easy to walk, such as Duke The youth in the slums are also very content.