Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 197 Arriving at the Destination

"Of course." Xin Baoer said without hesitation and firmly.

"Think about it, you have been displaced for so many years, and you have lost people along the way. How many of your brothers and sisters, relatives and friends are left?"

Seeing that everyone bowed their heads in silence and the air was filled with sadness, Xin Baoer paused and continued.

"You can gather strong laborers together to survive, and we can do the same, except that we are more organized, have clear goals, and can protect more people."

"But we are also a pair of hands and feet. There are large tracts of land waiting to be reclaimed, deserted villages, damaged roads that have not been repaired, and houses that have been uninhabited for a long time and are crumbling. So we not only need to recruit soldiers and horses to protect this pure land, but also need more and more ordinary people to join us and build homes with us, so that this desolate and barren land can regain vitality."

Xin Baoer told the story in a calm tone, neither passionate nor indignant, as if she was just narrating a very ordinary incident.

"Are there really places to live and food to eat?" a man asked expectantly, with tears gathering in his eyes.

"As long as you are not lazy, I guarantee that you will have enough to eat." The soft voice seemed to contain infinite power, which lifted the spirits of the men in the room.

"She's right. We can guarantee that as long as we have something to eat, we will never let the people who come to us go hungry."

Chu Xingchen lowered his head and walked into the tent. Looking at the dozen or so haggard and tense men, he made a solemn promise.

"Who are you anyway? Why should we believe you can do it?"

They wandered all the way, were cheated and cheated, and the pie that Chu Xingchen and Xin Baoer painted for them was too tempting, and they wanted a home of their own too much.

"His surname is Chu. From now on, he has the final say in the area north of Daming Prefecture." Xin Baoer introduced them in a loud voice.

The men were stunned at first, then they reacted and bent down to kneel.

Chu Xingchen quickly stopped everyone and said, "No need to be polite, get up quickly, I need your help with something."

Everyone stood up in a daze. It is said that people are afraid of meeting an official. When the group of big men realized that they had met such a high-ranking official, they became uneasy for a moment.

"Don't be nervous, just sit down." Chu Xingchen casually sat down on a mat on the ground and made a gesture to invite everyone.

Everyone was trembling with fear, not daring to disobey, and fell to the ground in panic. The scene was a little chaotic for a while.

Chu Xingchen was not in a hurry either. He always had a perfect smile on his face, making him look refreshing.

After more than a dozen people sat down, Chu Xingchen spoke again: "The North has always been a barren land, so the population living here is relatively small. After the natural disasters and man-made disasters in the past few years, the population is even pitifully small. If we want to make this land alive, we need a large number of people."

"Do you want us to bring all our family members over? Then...what about the elderly, the young, the sick and the disabled?" The eldest brother suddenly raised his head and asked bravely.

"I still don't know your name?" Chu Xingchen asked in a gentle voice.

"I... my name is Tiegeda. My father is a blacksmith. I am also a blacksmith. I am quite strong. My brothers respect me and call me the boss." Tiegeda replied in a muffled voice.

"Brother Tie...Brother Tie, I can see that you are a filial son and a loyal person. We have been together for a while. Do you think we are the kind of people who are treacherous and heartless?"

Tiegeda shook his head subconsciously. Although they had only been together for two days, they had eaten and lived together during these two days. Neither of them had ever sought special treatment based on their status. If there was not enough food, they would distribute it equally and they did not have the airs of a superior at all.

"If you agree, I will immediately order people to prepare food and go back with you to pick up people. If we meet refugees like you on the way, I hope you can speak well of us and ask them to settle in the north."

Tiegada was still a little hesitant, but his brothers had obviously been unable to hold back any longer. They had suffered for too long and could not withstand such temptation. Finally, they nodded vigorously.

"Okay, we'll go back and pick them up. I hope you keep your word. We don't ask for full meals every day. As long as the elderly and children are not hungry and cold, we will work with you. From now on, we will do whatever you ask us to do."

Chu Xingchen and Xin Baoer felt both emotional and sad when they heard the man's simple and unpretentious assurance.

In this world, how many honest and decent people have been turned into vicious and hideous monsters.

Another two days passed in a flash. Xin Baoer sat in the carriage, groaning and rubbing her waist.

After they had an agreement with Tie Geda and the others, they went their separate ways. Now that we have entered their own sphere of influence, the danger is much smaller, and we can finally ride in a carriage openly, but our frail Xinba girl has complained more than once that it would be better to walk, at least walking only hurts the feet, but now my whole body hurts. Woo woo woo...

"Hold on a little longer, we're less than half a day away." Every time Xin Baoer complained, Chu Xingchen would use a gentle tone and carefully coax her. After so many times, Xin Baoer was too lazy to even refute.

Half a day later, their carriage finally slowly stopped outside a house.

Xin Baoer rubbed her slender waist which was about to be shaken apart, and got off the carriage with the help of Wei Yu.

"Oh my god, we're finally here!" Xin Baoer really wanted to cry to express her joy.

"girl."

"Baoer, you are finally here."

Zhao Xian was the first to run out of the door and hugged Xin Baoer. "I've been scared to death these past few days, worried that something might happen to you on the way." As he spoke, he let go of Xin Baoer, who was pretending to be confused, and patted her back and forth, up and down. Finally, he said as if to confirm, "Fortunately, you're intact."

After this ordeal, Xin Baoer felt a lot more relaxed and couldn't help but give Zhao Xian a big smile in return.

The group happily entered the gate, only to see Xiang Qing sitting upright in the hall, and Sheng'er, who was reluctantly being pulled by Xiang Qing.

Lancao and Zhao Xian rolled their eyes at the same time, and then without even looking at Xiang Qing, they stood behind Xin Baoer with a sullen face.

Xin Baoer saw that there was a story behind this. After her eyes wandered for a while, she cursed in a low voice, "It's rude. Why don't you greet the lady?"

As he spoke, he had already saluted and said with a faint smile, "My lady, how are you."

Without waiting for Xiang Qing to ask her to stand up, Shi Shiran turned around and sat on a chair at the side with a faint smile on her face, and did not speak again.

Chu Xingchen had just been stopped by a few people and after saying a few words to them, he was too late to come in. As soon as he entered the door, he could feel that the atmosphere in the room was not right and subconsciously looked in the direction of Xin Baoer.

"Well, he doesn't look like he's in trouble, but his aura is a little unusual!"

"Daddy." Only then did Sheng'er break free from Xiang Qing's control, trotted to Chu Xingchen, and hugged him, tears already in his eyes.

Xin Baoer looked at the little boy with tears in his eyes, but he stubbornly let them fall. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, this is just a matter between adults, why make things difficult for a child.

Chu Xingchen also felt the uneasiness of the child in his arms. He reached out and patted his little head to comfort him, but a storm was already building in his eyes.

Xin Baoer felt pain all over her body and didn't want to quarrel with others at this time, so she quickly suggested: "Second Master, we just came back, why don't we go to bed today and talk about it tomorrow?"

Something flashed across Xiang Qing's eyes when she heard that, but it was so fast that no one noticed. She was still a little afraid of Chu Xingchen, so she opened her mouth but couldn't say anything.

Seeing the tired face of the little girl, Chu Xingchen felt more distressed. "Okay, then just find a yard to stay in today and take a good rest. You will have to take care of all the big and small things in this house."

As soon as Chu Xingchen finished speaking, Xin Baoer's heart skipped a beat and she thought, "Oh no, this man is deliberately trying to trick her!"

He quickly laughed and said, "I'm sleepy and hungry now, and my whole body aches. I think I need to recuperate for some time. We'll talk about this later! We'll talk about this later!"

After saying that, he greeted Sheng'er with his eyes, then hurried out with a few people behind him.

When Chu Xingchen saw the people running out, he turned to face Xiang Qing. He had his usual gentle expression and his words were just as cold and distant.

"Sister-in-law has suffered a lot over the years. Since you are not in good health, you should rest more and take better care of Duanhong." After saying that, she pulled Chu Duanhong out.