Shengjing Noble

Chapter 536 Quite Spectacular

But it seems that you must have enough strength to stay in this group.

Because a full basket of iron ore needs to be sent up using a pulley and a rope.

As she was thinking, three tall and strong guards came over. They were wearing black and blue clothes and holding whips in their hands.

If you look closely, you can vaguely see blood stains on the whip.

It seems to be often used to beat people.

There are many densely packed barbs at the bottom of the whip. When it is used to whip the body, not only will the skin and flesh be torn, but the barbs will also scrape the wound even more.

Just thinking about it makes me feel pain.

Su Lanyin lowered her head and remained silent, but Fu Wuyang did not seem to be afraid at all.

She reached out and quietly pulled him, which made him lower his head as well.

After all, the two of them are slaves captured here, so they have to behave more timidly.

"Why is there such a skinny guy? Can he work? If not, go to the back and wash our clothes and cook for us."

When Su Lanyin heard this, she immediately nodded and said, "I can! When I was at home, I loved cooking!"

The leading guard looked at her and asked, "What can you do?"

"I can cook all the home-cooked meals. Don't look at my skinny appearance, but I'm very capable."

"Really? You are quite special."

The guard walked forward and circled around Su Lanyin, looking her up and down.

"If someone else came into a place like this, they would definitely make a scene or be extremely scared, but you two are pretty calm."

Su Lanyin quickly explained: "We had quarrels before, but now we have accepted our fate. As long as we can survive, anything is fine."

"You too?" He looked to the side.

Fu Wuyang nodded: "Yes."

The guard was very satisfied: "Not bad, you look strong and healthy, so try mining first, and bring it to him."

"Yes!"

A guard pushed Fu Wuyang forward.

The other one said to Su Lanyin: "Come with me."

"Yes!"

"By the way, they haven't been given number plates yet." The leading guard suddenly reminded.

Then he took out two tags from his arms and put them on the hands of Fu Wuyang and Su Lanyin respectively.

One is 368 and the other is 369.

It seems that there are nearly three hundred and seventy black slaves here.

I don’t know how many of them died.

But this number of people is already quite spectacular.

Three hundred and seventy people were mining together. Even in the mining area operated by the Dasheng court, the number of people was only about two hundred.

It can be seen that this is a huge mine.

They dug the country's private mines here and then made weapons with the intention of rebellion.

If the emperor knew about this, all those involved would be killed along with their entire clan.

As Su Lanyin was thinking, she was taken to the kitchen at the back.

This place is very big and needs to prepare meals for 500 people. There are more than 20 people busy working inside.

These people were reluctant to feed the slaves, but they were afraid that they would starve to death due to lack of manpower, so they also met their needs for three meals a day.

After all, mining is a physical job.

Although it is still human nature, it is done for one's own benefit.

It can be seen that Fu Mingheng is very anxious.

Su Lanyin was assigned to wash vegetables. What surprised her was that there were women here!

"You guys, take her with you, she's new here."

"Yes!" One of the women stood up with a flattering smile on her face.

Su Lanyin was arranged to sit in a corner. The woman gave her a large basin and said, "You have to go to the underground river to fetch water for washing vegetables. Why don't you go quickly?"

She was a little confused: "Since the division of labor is clear, why is no one carrying water?"

"Do you think you are here to act like a boss? Just fetch water when I ask you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

"But the guard who sent me here just now told me to follow you to take baths, but he didn't say that I had to fetch water." Su Lanyin said confidently.

The woman was irritated. "I'm the boss here, so I have the final say. You're a man, so what's wrong with fetching water? Not only do you have to fetch your own water, from now on, you have to fetch water for all of us!"

Seeing her so rampant, Su Lanyin didn't tolerate her.

"I won't pick and choose. Or you can just make a big fuss and let the higher-ups judge."

After saying that, she carried the basin to a water tank not far away and scooped some water.

Then he returned to his previous position, put down the basin and was about to wash the vegetables.

Unexpectedly, the woman kicked over her basin.

The water that had just been filled was spilled all over the floor, and Su Lanyin's face instantly became very ugly.

She stood up and turned back to glare at the woman fiercely.

Then he suppressed his anger and asked, "I just came here and I have no grudge against you. Why are you targeting me?"

The woman crossed her arms and looked arrogant. She pouted and said, "We are both men. Why should my husband go to work as a miner while you can hide here and do an easy job of washing vegetables? This is not fair!"

Su Lanyin suddenly realized that she was mentally unbalanced.

She glanced at the women squatting on the ground washing vegetables, and then asked, "Do you really think what you do is much easier than what they do?"

"What do you mean?"

"Yes, they are indeed tired, having to carry such heavy stones, but what about you? The water in the underground river is icy cold. Ordinary people would feel pain in their joints if they washed their hands with such water, but you keep washing vegetables with such water."

"I just looked at your hands. They are almost all covered with frostbite and cracks. They are swollen like carrots. Not only that, but you probably have to help the guards wash their clothes, right?"

"How do you know?" the woman was a little surprised.

Su Lanyin smiled and said, "Because I just saw a few boxes of dirty clothes piled up in the corner over there. If you don't wash them, there's no need to put them here."

The woman looked a little unhappy: "Even so, as a grown man, why do you want to hide here?"

"Is washing vegetables and cooking really a leisurely job? Or have you been oppressed for too long and have a lot of anger in your heart that you dare not vent, and today you saw a newcomer who is weaker than you, so you wanted to vent your anger on me?"

Su Lanyin's words hit the nail on the head, and the woman immediately became angry and embarrassed.

"You're talking nonsense. Stop talking nonsense to me. If you know what's best for you, get out of here. The kitchen can't tolerate lazy people like you."

Su Lanyin didn't understand why she was so hostile to him when it was the first time she met her.

"I'm sorry, I was arranged by the guards outside. If possible, I would also like to choose my own place, but I can't help it. I think you are the same. If you don't want me to be here, you can leave, or you can go to them and ask them to transfer me. Other than that, you and I will take care of our own affairs. We should not interfere with each other."