Chapter 189 Defeat
After hearing the satisfactory answer, Xie Yuchuan pretended to show concern for her and then went directly to Aunt Man.
As time passes.
The armies set out and a fierce battle ensued between the two sides.
Under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, refugees staying in the capital were settled in a place ten miles outside the city, where the imperial court built houses for the refugees to live in and facilitate unified management.
Some refugees started working as odd jobs in the capital, and Shen Wei also selected a few younger girls to help out in the shop.
Looking at several little girls who were pale and skinny due to hunger, estimated that they were only seven or eight years old, Shen Wei felt very emotional. These children were only seven or eight years old, they were purely employed child laborers.
But if they are not hired, they are too young to do heavy work, and because they are girls, they will be sold as slaves or sent to brothels and their lives will be ruined.
Thinking of this, Shen Wei's concerns about employing child labor faded a lot.
At least helping out in the store isn’t too tiring and it also allows them to have food to eat, which is heaven for them.
"Shopkeeper Shen."
"Shopkeeper Shen."
Along the way, everyone nearby greeted her. Shen Wei nodded and smiled in response, then walked into the entrance of her new martial arts school.
This martial arts school was about to go bankrupt, so Xiaoying took over.
Although the location of the newly purchased martial arts school is not very good, it is much better than the previous yard in the alley that was used as a martial arts school. At least this martial arts school is on the street.
After this disaster, the poor people in the capital city witnessed the cruelty of the disaster and the weakness of women in the disaster.
Not only was their porridge taken away from them, but even if the government provided them with a place to stay, no one wanted to hire them as odd jobs because they were women.
If they wanted to survive, they had to be sold to wealthy families as slaves.
Even if they were willing to sell themselves as slaves, they would still be picked and chosen by their masters. They would not accept those who were ugly, too thin, or not smart...
Knowing that it would be extremely difficult for a woman to survive without any skills, many poor people in the capital wanted to learn martial arts.
Not only can they keep themselves healthy, but they can also protect themselves. If one day they have to leave their homes like those disaster victims, they can work as security guards, which is definitely better than selling themselves as slaves.
"Ah--"
"what--"
"Hold on for the last stick of incense. If you can't even endure this little hardship, give up as soon as possible!"
As soon as Shen Wei entered the room, he saw hundreds of female apprentices practicing martial arts. Every move was very powerful. It was obvious that everyone was learning very hard and not slacking off.
Shen Wei took a quick glance and didn't see Xiaoying. Just as he was about to go to the backyard to look for Xiaoying, he heard the sound of a carriage stopping behind him.
She turned her head and saw the Lu Mansion's logo on the carriage. Miss Lu got off the carriage wearing a veil.
"Shen Wei, since you are here, I don't need to send anyone to the store to find you."
Miss Lu walked up to Shen Wei, then lifted the curtain and said to Shen Wei with a tense face: "I have something to say to you."
Shen Wei nodded and said, "Let's talk inside. Xiaoying is probably inside too."
Miss Lu nodded seriously, and the two of them walked towards the inner courtyard together. After seeing Xiaoying, the three of them sat down and started talking.
Shen Wei and Xiao Ying both saw the serious look on Miss Lu's face. They did not speak first, but watched Miss Lu put the veil hat on the table before they heard her say:
"The border war was lost!"