I turned the cold palace into a paradise

Chapter 230 Zhang Xi Visits the City 3

"That's right! You guys also walked around the city this morning, you should have seen how good our life is!"

"Brother, can you help us use your connections to let us stay? I...I'll give you the money I saved." A young man took out a piece of silver from his arms.

Unexpectedly, those people started laughing.

"Hahahahahahahahahahaha, someone is offering me bribes!! Please take it back. I'm not showing off, but I really don't think highly of this small change. We get several taels of silver a month, our meals are provided, our children go to school for free, and even if we get sick, the medical expenses are only half of what they charged. How can I spend it all? You, keep it for your family."

The others were even more jealous when they heard this: "I want to join, too! Please, brother!"

"I want to join too! How can I join? I want to follow Master Yue!!!"

"As long as Master Yue accepts us, we are willing to do anything!!"

The guard nodded in satisfaction: "No need to beg me, when you go back at night, those who are willing to stay can register at the city gate, and those who are not willing can just go back directly."

"I'll go now!" An old man who had just finished his meal ran out like the wind, as if he would lose his place if he went too late.

Zhang Xi finished his meal with mixed feelings. He did not go to register, he wanted to take another look.

It was all so beautiful that it seemed unreal to him.

Zhang Xi, who was feeling uncomfortable due to being full, continued to wander around the city after the meal. However, unlike his aimless wandering in the morning, he asked many people with a purpose in the afternoon. He first went to a place that he heard housed beggars.

The beggars said they were from an engineering department that specialized in building houses and roads, etc. I heard that the school was built by them. Now they are building houses in the south of the city.

When Zhang Xi arrived, he found that no one was working on the construction site.

Zhang Xi frowned, grabbed a passerby and asked, "Why is there no one working here?"

"Oh, you mean the engineering department! They are taking a break at this time. It's easy to get heatstroke with such a strong sun in the summer, so Mr. Yue said that work will start an hour later in the afternoon and let everyone go home and rest at noon." The passerby said as if it was nothing unusual.

"Can we still rest?" Zhang Xi raised his voice.

"What else? The horse needs to rest after running tired, right?"

Zhang Xi choked. That's true, but which owner would care?

“Are all these people really beggars?”

The passerby shook his head: "No."

Zhang Xi thought to himself, as expected.

The passerby continued, "Beggars are not enough. There are still some workers to be recruited. I think those who are missing limbs should go sweep the streets or something. They have to take up the quota in the engineering department, so those of us who want to join can't join."

Zhang Xi said goodbye to the passers-by with a complicated look on his face and continued walking towards Huichuntang, a medical clinic in the city.

It is different from ordinary medical clinics, where people's faces are full of sorrow, pain and sadness.

The patients here don't look like patients.

Most people who go in or out have a happy smile on their face.

The left side was full of women, and the right side was full of all kinds of people. Zhang Xi's eyes fell on the left side, looking at the women in uniform, and thought to himself that there were actually women doctors...

Zhang Xi shifted his gaze and looked to the right.

Before I even entered, I could hear people thanking the doctor.

Zhang Xi hesitated for a moment and stepped in.

"Do you want to see a doctor or buy medicine?" the waiter asked.

"See...see a doctor." Zhang Xi thought of his own unspeakable secret and answered. But he regretted it right after he said it. He had no money. What would he do if he couldn't pay the consultation fee?

Just as he was about to leave, he was pulled by the guy to an old man with a white beard.

"You are so lucky! Doctor Ge's place is open."

"Ge... Divine Doctor Ge?!" Zhang Xi stuttered. He knew Divine Doctor Ge, so he couldn't afford to pay!

"I... I'm not sick, I... I'm leaving first." Zhang Xi was about to get up and leave.

But Doctor Ge grabbed his wrist.

"If you don't treat this disease, it will affect your offspring..." Doctor Ge said with a frown.

Zhang Xi's mind went blank and he sat down again.

He knew something was wrong with him, but because he had no money and was afraid of being embarrassed, he didn't dare to see a doctor.

"Don't be afraid, it can be cured." Doctor Ge said with a smile.

"But... I don't have any money..." Zhang Xi's voice became smaller and smaller. He lowered his head and was embarrassed to look at him.

Doctor Ge knew who he was by the clothes he was wearing. Yun Yue had greeted them all before the meeting.

"It's okay, just put it on the account first. I'll pay you back when I have money later." Doctor Ge said as he wrote the prescription and handed it to the waiter.

After a while, the waiter got the medicine and called Zhang Xi to come over to get it.

Zhang Xi walked over at a loss.

"Three hundred and twenty coins in total. What's your name? I'm here to keep accounts."

"How...how much?" Zhang Xi was stunned.

"Three hundred and twenty coins."

"Did you miscalculate?"

“That’s right!”

"How can it be so little..." Zhang Xi was surprised that the consultation fee plus the cost of the medicine was so little. Not to mention whether the doctor was a miracle doctor, even if he went to any clinic, it would cost several taels of silver to get a prescription for some medicine.

The young man said proudly, "Hahahahaha, our clinic in Chengnan Prefecture does not cheat patients' money. The medicines that Mr. Ge prescribed for you are all cheap and suitable for your condition. And we didn't charge you for the consultation."

"Then..." Zhang Xi felt a little embarrassed, yet flattered.

“Will you not make money then?”

"What are you saying? A clinic is a place to treat illnesses and save lives, how can we make money? Take it!" The waiter handed him the medicine bag and gave him some instructions.

Zhang Xi took out his purse and took out a small piece of silver: "I... I still have a few hundred coins."

The clerk smiled, took the change, gave me the money and continued with his work.

The moment he walked out of the clinic, Zhang Xi had a relaxed smile on his face.

No wonder, the patients here are all different.

Then he went to the place he wanted to go most, school.

But the gatekeeper wouldn't let him in, saying it was to protect the children's safety and no strangers were allowed to enter.

Zhang Xi was sitting under the eaves at the school gate, listening to the children's laughter and reading, wondering what he was thinking...

At the hour of You, school was over.

The children rushed out of the school one after another.

Zhang Xi looked at those bright, carefree little faces.

There is envy, happiness and determination in his eyes...

When all the children had left, Zhang Xi carried the medicine bag and walked towards the city gate.

On the way, Zhang Xi saw a lot of people gathered together. He thought of what Jiang Bo said and went over.

It turned out that the scholar was teaching them Chinese characters. Zhang Xi came over and learned two characters seriously...

It's getting dark.

The teacher's class is over.

The crowd also dispersed.

Zhang Xi listened to the conversations among the people around him and reaffirmed his thoughts.

He wanted to stay, he really wanted to stay.

The Master just said, as long as you are alive, do what you want to do.

It’s never too late to study, you can keep learning as long as you live.

He also had the opportunity to learn his own name...

Zhang Xi first walked slowly, then quickened his pace, and finally ran.

Many people wearing the same clothes as him had gathered at the city gate. Zhang Xi panted and imitated them in lining up.

Soon, it was his turn.

The person in charge of registration asked him his name, registered place of residence, and the number of people in his family, and then asked him to put his fingerprint behind his name.

Then he handed him a sign.

"This is……"

"These two words are your name, Zhang Xi. This is a card that proves your identity, and it also means that you have joined us. From now on, we are all a family." The registrar said with a smile.

Zhang Xi held the sign and stared at it closely.

These two characters are my name... So this is what my name looks like...

……

Afterwards, Zhang Xi returned to the military camp. General Yun told them to go back to the camp first and pack up. He would send someone to take over after Master Yue had made all the arrangements and the other people had finished their visits in batches.

When Zhang Xi returned, his companions who had already returned were already telling him what they had seen and heard in the city.

They showed off their own signs everywhere. Those who originally wanted to call them traitors turned their expectations into excitement after hearing the wonderful things they described.

That night, all the captured soldiers fell asleep with anticipation.

Those who have already registered are looking forward to Master Yue accepting them as soon as possible so that they can live a good life.

Those who haven't visited yet are looking forward to going into the city soon to see if what they say is true or not...