Happiness System

The team continued to move forward. Cen Lei brought back a carpenter, who was followed by four others.

Except for the carpenter's wife who looked relatively healthy, the old man and two children all looked sickly.

The carpenter explained that they were injured from eating scorpions raw when they were hungry in the desert, and that they would recover if they could, and would definitely not be a burden to their master.

He also listed the advantages of hiring him, such as his wife is very capable, she cooks delicious meals, is very good at sewing, and is not much weaker than men in strength; for example, his father, although he is not in good health now, he is an old carpenter, his manual skills are a little poor now, but he can take an apprentice...

There was a reason why the carpenter recommended him so enthusiastically. Several families wanted to hire him before, but they were unwilling to accept his father and children, but they were willing to accept his wife reluctantly.

But he couldn't abandon his old father and children, and some people had already set their sights on his father and children, so he couldn't wait to find an employer who could protect him and allow him to take his father and children with him.

The carpenter had an impression of both Cen Lei's civilian team and the Wen family's aristocratic team. When he heard from an acquaintance that Cen Lei had joined the aristocratic Wen family's team, he immediately went to find him.

Unexpectedly, compared to him, the Wen family values ​​his father more!

Although it was embarrassing, it was the best outcome.

With the recall of the large army, the Wen family's manpower pressure was greatly reduced, but the food pressure also increased a lot. Fortunately, Wen Yujin and his men were quick enough to recall everyone before entering Wucheng and took them to the mountains to store a batch of food.

"Brother Jin, the land in Wucheng doesn't seem to have any problems on the surface. Why don't you think anything grows there? Is there a gold mine or an iron mine underneath?"

Meng Yuxi looked at the sparse weeds and the few short crooked trees outside with boredom and was almost amused. This was the first time she saw such malnourished plants and trees since she came to this world.

Wen Yujin was studying the line. Hearing this, he looked up and said, "Maybe, but the South Country hasn't mined it for so long. Maybe the ore is not of good quality."

"It seems to make sense! The products of the Southern Kingdom are much better than those of Daqi, but they are much worse in other aspects. If there are really good minerals here, there should be more than this."

It can't be that the southerners are too lazy and don't want to mine, right?

Wen Yujin put away the blueprint and smiled, "Who knows! It's a pity that we are in a hurry to get on the road, otherwise we can mine one and see."

Seeing her put away the drawings, Meng Yuxi leaned over and said, "It's too hot today, even hotter than when we were in Sand City!

When we first came to the South, the temperature was comfortable... We were worried that winter would come again, but we never expected it to be this hot again!"

"It is quite hot, but fortunately there is plenty of water in the south and the water has not dried up. Just bear with it a little longer. I guess the government will change the travel time to night." Wen Yujin took the fan from her hand and fanned her.

His mouth seemed to be blessed, for as soon as he had finished speaking, the government sent someone to deliver a message.

There was a river ten miles ahead, so the team decided to rest there. They would continue on their journey in the evening when the sun was not so strong.

They set up camp at the designated place, and then something embarrassing happened. Wucheng was indeed as desolate as its name suggests. It was even difficult to collect firewood for the holy fire to cook!

Hundreds of thousands of people are pointing at the few branches and leaves that have fallen from the crooked trees here and there, but it is not even possible to boil water!

The Wen family was lucky that they bought some coal briquettes before entering Wuhu City, otherwise it would have been dangerous!

The weather was too hot and Meng Yuxi had no appetite at all. She asked someone to make her a bowl of hot and sour noodles and went to bed early.

There happened to be a crooked tree where her carriage was parked, and with the tent, it was okay, at least ten degrees lower than outside.

Most people are going about their daily routine, but tonight they will definitely be traveling all night, so everyone needs to stay alert.

There was only the carpenter's tent. The team arranged a carriage for them so that they could rest and sleep during the journey. Now that the team stopped, it was their working time.

The Wen family has already decided to form an alliance with King Kang and the Lin family. They have also copied the ship's structural drawings. Each of the three families has claimed a part of the task, so they will have to speed up the shipbuilding process.

After walking around Wucheng for two days, Wen Yujin saw that his wife was not in high spirits, so he suggested, "Xier, how about we go for a ride on horseback to the city first?"

Meng Yuxi perked up and thought about it. It seemed possible. They could go into the city and live for a day or two, and then catch up with the team, instead of being trapped here and slowly dying.

Based on their observations of the southerners during this period, most of them are lazy to the core and only live from day to day. A small number of ambitious people have fled to escape the famine, and among the remaining people there are some diligent ones, but there are not many bad people.

So there is no need to worry about any danger along the way, and they are not short of money, so what's wrong with going and enjoying themselves!

Seeing Meng Yuxi nod, Wen Yujin immediately pointed to a few people and left the team and rushed forward.

"What is the Wen family doing?"

Seeing them suddenly fall behind the team, countless people looked towards the Wen family.

Several acquaintances came over to inquire, but when they learned that he was going into the city to make purchases, they lost interest.

Those with quick minds figured out what was going on, and soon a few cars really broke away from the team and headed for the city, but most of them were under the supervision of their elders at home, so they couldn't act even though they had the intention.

As for Meng Yuxi and the others, the only way to describe it is disappointment!

Most of the goods in Wuhu are transported here by merchants from outside. Not only are the prices high, but there is also nothing available!

After buying some cloth and food and hiding from the sun for two days, Meng Yuxi returned to the main group and calmed down.

After walking for another ten days, we left Wucheng and the temperature suddenly dropped by more than ten degrees.

Shangcheng is the political and commercial center of the South, but it is also a city with not very rich resources, and most of the things are mainly transported by merchants.

But the mall is rich in silk and cotton, both of which are variant series and are very good at keeping warm!

Silk and cotton are the main cash crops in the south, the kind that are exported!

At the mall they can finally buy quilts and bulk fabrics!

"Brother Jin, let's leave the team and go to the mall! Let's buy some quilts and cloth. If there are a lot of people in the mall, we can see if we can get someone to rush out a batch of winter clothes for us!"

The temperature was not so high anymore. Meng Yuxi felt much more energetic, and her heart began to feel restless again.

Wen Yujin thought about it and agreed, "Ask relatives and friends if they want to go shopping together!"

"Okay, but we won't buy it for them. They have to pay for what they want and send someone to get it themselves!" Meng Yuxi didn't want to suffer any loss at all. Those were thankless tasks.

It has been more than a year since people fled from famine, and I don’t know how many people have become twisted and perverted!

Wen Yujin had no intention of being a good person. He even refused to let anyone use his carriage. He told someone to go and ask, and they drove the carriage to the front first.

A quarter of an hour later, regardless of whether everyone was there or not, they continued to rush to the mall.

During this quarter of an hour, Meng Yuxi was not idle. She quietly planted seeds on the roadside to stimulate growth. She believed that after they left, it would not take long for everyone to discover these plants.

The same thing happened on the way to the mall, she immediately drew the location to spawn, but it was quite difficult as she was moving quickly!

Shangdu was not close to where they were stationed, but fortunately, they finally arrived before the city gates were closed!

"Master! Madam!"

As soon as Meng Yuxi got off the horse, a man rushed towards her and she almost kicked him away.

Seeing the person in front of her clearly, she felt incredible, "Xiao Qiu!"

Xiao Qiu cried with snot and tears, "Madam! I have finally waited for you!"

Meng Yuxi quietly took a few steps and asked, "Xiaoqiu, why are you here?"

"Ma'am, it's a long story!"

"Oh, then let's cut to the chase after we get into the city!"

Meng Yuxi saw that the city guards were ready to take action, so she immediately pulled Wen Yujin over.

Wouldn’t it be nice to use the money you earn from calling for the door to be opened to buy a few more quilts?

After more than a month of practice, Wen Yujin has already mastered the southern language. He may not be able to read and write, but he can communicate in a simple way.

Xiao Qiu was stunned for a moment, then immediately followed and acted as an interpreter.

She has been in the mall for more than three months and communicates smoothly with the locals.

Soon, they entered the city, and the Wen family didn't even have to rent a house, they could just move in with their bags.

Meng Yuxi looked around Xiaoqiu's residence and asked, "You live alone in such a big house?"

Xiao Qiu smiled embarrassedly, "Madam, I, Wen Lan and the others live here! There are also people from other families living in the yard next door!

I will take you to your room first. Everything in the room is new and has never been used. I will clean and ventilate the room every day after I arrive at the mall!"

Xiaoqiu took them to a room on the second floor and then began to tell them about her experience.

It turned out that Xiaoqiu and Wen Lan were both teleported to the outskirts of the desert. It took them less than ten days to get out of the desert. On the way, they also met three other guards and people from other families, a total of more than 30 people.

Then they met a group of merchants who were robbed by foreigners in a small town. They couldn't bear to see them (actually they were attracted by the food) so they helped them.

After a long conversation, the merchants finally realized that they were refugees from foreign countries and brought them to the Shang capital.

They acted as bodyguards on the road and gradually understood some southern languages.

The merchant was not from Shangdu. After Xiaoqiu and the others were rejected after repeatedly inviting them to join, the merchant rented three small courtyards for them, paid them a year's rent, and left them enough money to live on for a year or two...

What a lucky man chosen by God!

Meng Yuxi expressed envy, jealousy and hatred!

Why throw them back?

Xiao Qiu glanced at Meng Yuxi's face and said softly, "Madam, that Miss Cui is your biological mother's stepdaughter, and she is also in Shangdu!

She seemed to have arrived in the commercial capital earlier than us, and seemed to have come with some merchants. With her were the Sixth Prince and the Fifth Young Master of Prince Lu.

They have now rented a piece of land outside Shangdu and hired many people to grow crops. They are very famous in Shangdu!"