The leader instructed the other guards to do it resolutely, and while doing so, he also said to those unlocking the chains:
"We are under orders to deliver two young masters; we have purchased you, so don’t even think about escaping. We have your servitude contracts, and our young master has already found you a place to live, a place to work. As long as you work hard, you’ll have good food, good lodging, and Silver to take!"
These people, beaten and abused, subjected to long-term hunger and whipping, had already lost all hope for life!
Being transferred to another set of chains, for them, ant being sold from one cage to another!
No matter how their owners were, their status ensured they would not be treated well!
Even after being unshackled, they did not think of escaping, for if they did, it would bring even harsher punishnt. They had witnessed others try to flee, only to face hellish torture!
Worse than their current plight, at this mont, they had no hope of life brought on by being alive, wishing only to hold onto their lives, that one day things might be set right, one day they might return ho, one day they might see their families again!
This hope sustained these people’s lives!
Being sold at this mont, they were numb, void of feelings; hearing about food, drink, shelter, and money, no one cared about this news, as if they hadn’t heard it at all, just standing there dazed, heads hanging low, staring at the ground!
They would take a step only if these people told them to!
The leader, seeing no reaction from them after he spoke, didn’t bother with them anymore.
He ordered his guard and the two guards of the other young master to take these people outside!
Since a decision had been made to find these people a dwelling, to purchase a dwelling, of course, it had to be carried out imdiately!
In such a small town, there really wasn’t any house sold to them!
It was evident at a glance that, apart from residents’ houses, there were so shops, the houses of the wealthy!
The leader sent a guard to contact the rice shop’s people, asking them to find a solution!
The Shopkeeper of the rice shop arranged for them to be accommodated in a warehouse used for storing rice!
It was not to keep them there forever, but in this short period, to promptly purchase so land from the official, and while these people were still without a ho, to imdiately start building houses!
In the windy, increasingly cold, almost winter weather, constructing wooden houses didn’t seem very safe and were likely to be blown away by sandstorms; they could only use so of the nearby stones to lay foundations for the houses—there was also land available here to make bricks!
Not far from the small town, there were also people who specialized in producing and selling bricks!
Using the funds provided by Ye Haohuan’s two guards, they quickly got this matter underway!
Land was bought, materials to build houses were purchased!
All those who were staying in the warehouse, whether they were injured or not, had to work!
Beforehand, according to their sizes, they were distributed clothes and trousers!
It allowed them to wear sothing, and although the clothes were not very thick, it was much better than the tattered and dirty clothes they had worn previously!
They were also allowed to wash their faces, under these circumstances, but there was no chance for them to bathe first!
Those people were arranged in a warehouse, all with compliant deanors, sitting cross-legged on the ground, the cold leaving them nearly numb to feeling!
When others brought them clothes, they looked up as if they couldn’t believe they were really going to be treated well!
Others brought warm water for them to drink, and when each person was given water for washing their faces,
It filled them with trepidation and uncertainty as to what they would be ordered to do next!
No one resisted; they weakly arrived at the place where the houses were to be built!
The leader realized that these people might have been hungry for a long ti and to get them to work, they needed to be fed!
Soone was sent to the town’s shops to buy stead buns to distribute to these people!
Their faces, darkened by the sun, harbored eyes lacking any luster, but when they saw the white flour buns being placed in their hands, tears stread down from those lackluster eyes!
At that mont, they seed to be reborn!
Tears fell as they ate the white flour buns.
The foreman and the guards standing nearby couldn’t help but sigh at the oversight!
These people were pitiable, and it could only be said that so were simply despicable!
They hoped the master’s kindness wouldn’t bring any trouble upon him!
The guards stationed around the periter noticed so were watching from a distance, seemingly gathering information.
Among them were the sa people from whom they had just purchased slaves, who after receiving their silver, still ca here to snoop!
Who knows what else they were planning to do?
There were so unknown figures as well, their purpose for scouting the area a mystery.
They could only remain vigilant and hoped to finish the construction quickly to account for their master.
After eating the buns, these people, regardless of age or gender, seed to gain strength and did their best to excavate the foundation with their might.
The foreman sent people out to purchase various materials and recruit more craftsn, for these people could only provide labor; building houses still required skilled craftsn!
He knew that his master didn’t an for them to rely do this simple task, and that the houses must be built to be sturdy!
...
The Shopkeeper of the rice shop arranged these matters and wrote a letter to be sent with those transporting rice outside the border, instructing them to deliver it to the old housekeeper.
These rice transporters were responsible for delivering several carts of rice sent previously by the old housekeeper to the area outside the border.
Of course, many accompanied the convoy to escort it because rice was the most important commodity here!
Grain was a necessity for their soldiers, and surviving the harsh winter depended on this rice!
Moreover, they were not only transporting rice but also warm clothing and quilts!
Although there were only a few carts of clothes and quilts, it was unlikely that every soldier would get a share.
They were to supplent those in need so that there was so protection against the cold winter.
...
Ye Shiqi was already leaving the city gates in a carriage, heading toward the area outside the border.
The further they traveled, the more desolate the environnt beca, the stronger the winds blew, and the scarcer the fragile plants grew.
Ye Haohuan, inside the carriage, could already feel the poverty of this place.
Having been born into a wealthy family, he had never experienced what a life of poverty was like.
He also believed that those people from Capital City, living in the bustling districts, probably spent in a day what a family outside might live on for several years, yet their hearts never felt any guilt.
It was the disparity between those at the top and the common folk.
Ye Haohuan’s travels this ti brought many reflections; there were many things he had never considered before but could now observe on this journey.
Sotis he even thought that if the Emperor were to make an inspection tour, and the officials could see the countryside, they might have a different state of mind.
Ye Haohuan could think this way, but his idea was impractical, just like now. If the 13th Prince weren’t in Capital City and faced with danger outside, it was a responsibility no one could bear.
Such was the case for a Prince; for the Emperor, safety was even more paramount.
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