Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 386: Chapter 86 Full-scale Suppression of the Huangfu Clan (8000 mega chapters)_3

Seeing the newcomer, Wang Zongsheng quickly saluted, “Zongsheng pays his respects to Sixth Aunt.” Then he sighed, “I do not possess the dominance of my aunt, the school sisters are really formidable.”

Implicitly, he didn’t mean that he didn’t want to fight, but rather, he couldn’t.

The woman who had arrived was none other than the sixth sibling from the Wang family’s Luo generation, Wang Luoqiu.

Wang Yong also hastily saluted, “Greetings, Miss Luoqiu.”

“Hello, Brother Yong.” Wang Luoqiu, who was quite respectful to the family’s elder, Wang Yong. After all, they had struggled together from the most difficult period of the Wang family.

“Miss Luoqiu, Young Master Zongsheng should get more familiar with the school sisters.” Wang Yong advised earnestly, “Each and every school sister are outstanding. If he can marry one of them, it would also be a contribution to the Wang family. Besides, Young Master Zongsheng needs to sell skincare products. Offending the school sisters would not be good.”

This advice was quite reasonable, so Wang Luoqiu turned and instructed Wang Zongsheng, “Zongsheng, it may be a bit of a hardship for you. Try to find a talented school sister, have a couple of children, and then leave them to the family.”

“Ah…this…” Wang Zongsheng pulled a face of distress—women were just too much trouble, nothing like physical training which he enjoyed. However, he didn’t dare to defy his Sixth Aunt. Otherwise, he would unjustly suffer a beating.

“Zongsheng, you don’t need to listen to her nonsense.” Another woman’s voice sounded–it was Wang Luo Jing who had quietly come in after finishing her tasks, “If you are looking for a partner, it should still be based on mutual affection. In short, you are still young, there’s no need to be so hurried.”

“Wang Luo Jing, why do you show up everywhere?” Wang Luoqiu responded angrily, crossing her arms, “I think Zongsheng should start looking for a partner earlier so that he can contribute to the family sooner. Zongsheng, you listen to me.”

“I said there is no need to rush.” Wang Luo Jing retorted mercilessly, “He is still young and has a promising future ahead of him. Zongsheng, your Fifth Aunt won’t harm you.”

“This…” Now Wang Zongsheng was stuck, on one hand was Sixth Aunt, on the other, Fifth Aunt.

He couldn’t offend either aunt—this was too difficult! He looked helplessly at Wang Yong, Uncle Yong, help me…

Wang Yong directly looked away, joking, he couldn’t offend either of these grand aunts.

Only the family head or the wife of the family head could suppress these types of situations.

Unfortunately, Miss Lici wasn’t present this time because she went out on a “cloud trip” with her master.

…

While these young members of the family were enjoying their own lives at the Academic Palace.

The Wang’s Ping’an Town was also undergoing great changes.

The flood brought disaster to countless people. However, the Wang family opened the grain warehouses and took in many refugees. With the Wang family’s concerted efforts, the refugees were all engaged in reinforcing river embankments, dredging river channels, and terracing developments, etc.

This avoided a strategy of merely doling out grain relief, raising a group of layabouts. Instead, they were given work which allowed them to find a foothold in Ping’an Town through their own labour.

Gradually, these refugees started to adapt to the rhythm of Ping’an Town.

Now it’s nearing winter.

The large number of temporarily assembled refugee huts have harsh conditions, with many families having to squeeze together. The huts were breezy, making this winter even more unbearable.

Many people, after getting through the initial difficulties, couldn’t help but miss their old homes. Perhaps their former homes were dilapidated, but they were the very foundations of their families.

Zhuge Wenya’s family was just a typical one among the refugees.

However, middle-aged Zhuge Wenya wasn’t in good health, unable to do heavy labour, and could only join many of the physically weak refugee women and elderly in simple labour tasks, earning a lower wage.

But this lower wage was only relative.

In reality, in Wang’s Ping’an town, as long as you were willing to work, even the lowest wage would give you three copper coins a month, and you could also get an additional fifty shillings worth of food aid each month.

If one is thrifty, they could save about two copper coins a month on average.

Luckily, Zhuge Wenya had a son and a daughter. The son was in his twenties and still single, while the daughter was only fifteen.

The son, Zhuge Tiezhu, was strong and sturdy from a young age. As expected of his name ‘Iron Pillar’, as soon as he arrived at the refugee camp, he joined the most strenuous river embankment repair team. He could earn eight copper coins of wages and two copper coins of meal subsidies per month. If he was thrifty, he could save a Qian Gold in a year!

Recently, Zhuge Tiezhu had applied to join the Wang’s Patrol Team and had passed the assessment. As long as he trained every day, he could get ten copper coins a month and various generous subsidies throughout the year, bringing in two Qian Golds a year without problems.

The daughter, Zhuge Cuiflora was a nimble and skilled girl who managed to join the weaver squad in Silkworm Manor, becoming a weaving apprentice. Even as an apprentice, she could earn five copper coins a month.

All four members of their family had jobs. Despite differences in income, this provided a basis for a stable life.

However, today,

The entire family had taken the day off to stay in the refugee camp because it was an important day. They were anxiously awaiting a major decision.

There were many families in similar situations to the Zhuge family.

Many refugee camps had numerous families eagerly waiting.

At this moment, a young and capable man in his twenties, along with a few followers, walked into the refugee camp. Soon, many people surged up, “Great Steward Ouyang, how is the situation?”