GBP Chapter 67 Recruitment
Chapter 67 Recruitment
This time, there was no need to sneak around. Xie He cooked all the food that the village chief had given him and fed it to the people in the yard.
Wen Luozhi looked at Helian Zhiyan, who was still asleep, and wondered why she hadn't woken up. She was fine yesterday, so why hadn't she woken up? Could it be that the dosage of the medicine was too high?
She shook her head to herself, thinking that the system probably knew its limits; perhaps her body was just too weak.
Lan Cai was very nervous because a guard was watching her daughter in her arms from a short distance away.
If anything goes wrong now, A-Yue's plan will fall apart! Her poor daughter will have to suffer along with them.
Seeing that the child in her arms was motionless and didn't even blink, the man went into the house without a care in the world.
So what if they're dead? These people were going to die sooner or later anyway.
Wen Zijin was to return to the academy that afternoon. As he left, he glanced back and saw Helian Qiaosong clasping his hands in a fist salute to him.
Night fell quickly, and the group, having eaten and drunk their fill, were ready to set off.
Before setting off, Ye Nanqiao Lancai and Helian Qiaosong knelt down and kowtowed several times to Xie He and Wen Muchuan. Then, led by Helian Yu, the group began their journey, dragging their heavy shackles.
They had food stuffed into their clothes, so the journey shouldn't be too difficult for the next few days.
After seeing the person off out of the village, the village chief was so moved he almost cried.
They're finally gone! If they hadn't left, no one in the village would have dared to come out to work!
Old Mrs. Zhou stood at the door, watching the group of people grow smaller and smaller as they walked away, feeling a pang of regret. Why couldn't something have happened? That way, they could have seized the opportunity to rescue her son, Cai Ge'er!
Tomorrow she's going to sell the last piece of land her family owns. If they don't have enough money, they'll really have to sell this old house!
Where will the whole family live then?
After being closed for two consecutive days, as soon as the shop opened, people crowded around, saying, "Boss, didn't you say you'd only be closed for one day? We didn't come yesterday either!"
He arrived early yesterday, worried that he wouldn't get a seat if he came late, but the door was closed. He came back again in the afternoon, but the door was still closed.
"Sorry, brother, something came up at home and I had to make it! Today's dishes are all new!"
In high spirits, the group found a place to sit down, thinking they could just wait for lunch.
Wen Luozhi was at home today thinking about dealing with the matter of Jitou Mountain. She had already gone to see it before and it was indeed suitable for planting fruit trees, but there were too many rocks in the area that needed to be cleared.
The business in the shop can't be abandoned; it's a money-making business, and even if all the family members went, it still wouldn't be enough.
She thought about it and decided to go talk to the village chief about it; she would need to spend some money to find someone to help with the work.
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"Uncle Village Chief, please help me find someone as soon as possible."
"Ten coins a day, including lunch and dinner"
After hearing Wen Luozhi's explanation, the village chief excitedly stood up. "Good, good, good! I'll have your brother Afu go door-to-door to inform everyone. This matter can be settled for you today!"
It's hard to find work these days; you can't find such a good job even in town.
It's not harvest time yet, so it would be a great thing if everyone could earn some money to supplement their household income.
Before long, the villagers gathered under the big willow tree.
"Village chief, it's the middle of the day and the child's father still needs to go to the fields to weed. Why did you call him over?"
"Come on, Zhang Xiaocao, what crops are left in your field? It's the same whether you hoe them or not!"
Afu said something that made the villagers burst into laughter.
It's not just Zhang Xiaocao's family; most people's crops are in the same situation—the grass grows better than the crops. They don't know whether to plant grass or crops.
The village chief glared at his son to quiet everyone down, and then brought up the matter of Wen Luozhi's family hiring workers.
Everyone immediately erupted in excitement upon hearing this, exclaiming, "Wow, there's such good news! We knew the Wen family was making money, but we didn't expect they'd already bought a mountain!"
"They're even hiring people to do the work now! They've really struck it rich!"
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The villagers all found it incredible, expressing a mixture of envy and joy.
I envy those people who have built such a big business without saying a word. Now they can not only eat their fill but also hire people. I'm happy that such good things have happened to them, and I also have the opportunity to make money!
It even includes two meals, which seems like a great deal no matter how you look at it.
Several villagers had already started telling the village chief that their whole family had gone, but the village chief rolled his eyes at them and said with displeasure, "Why do you always get to have all the good things done?"
"Only one person per family, no more!"
Of course, this kind of thing should be done equally, and the key is that every household can make money!
Jitou Mountain is so big, one person from each family is about enough.
When the list came up, the village chief looked at the names of those people and nodded in satisfaction.
Most of them were young adults, except for Old Sun's eldest son, who was a little younger, which was understandable.
He screened the people again, directly eliminating the leper and replacing him with Old Sun's second son.
"Village chief, why can't I go?" Lai Zi asked indignantly. He was hoping to earn ten copper coins by going there to get two meals a day and find a place to sleep on the mountain all day!
"Pull up your pants before you talk to me!" the village chief said angrily, feeling annoyed by the sight of his pants that were practically hanging down to his backside.
"What can you do for others when you're so lazy and good-for-nothing all day? I think you just want to freeload and get paid for nothing!"
He knew Lai Zi, that holdout, all too well. He'd sold off all the land his father had left him and was living off the money from those sales, idly spending his days playing with cats and weeds! He was bored to death!
His scheme exposed, the scoundrel angrily dusted himself off and left, scoffing, "Hmph! Who cares!"
He went home and lay down, since he still had money to spend.
Sun Dalang and Sun Erlang exchanged a glance, silently remembering the village chief's kindness.
"Alright, head to Wen Muchuan's house early tomorrow. They'll definitely arrange the work for you."
Whether you can seize the opportunity depends on yourselves.
After the village chief finished speaking, he took the list and went to find Wen Luozhi. The villagers happily dispersed, leaving only the two families living in the old Wen family house.
"Hmph, this Wen Lao Er has really gotten to be something!"
The village chief pointed out that they couldn't go, and it must have been Wen Lao Er's idea!
Hmph, they wouldn't even bother going to their house!
Thinking of Wen Youcai, who was still in prison, Old Zhou's hatred for his family deepened.
These days, Wen Dazhuang has been looking for work in town, working himself to the bone for only twenty coins a day. Right now, all he wants to do is go back and lie down.
Qian Zhaodi thought about going to Yang Xiu's house. She didn't believe they would abandon their daughter. She could raise enough money to make ends meet.
Wu Hong and Wen Zhuzi kept to themselves, not wanting to cause trouble at Wen Muchuan's house and risk being thrown out again.
Wen Zhuzi secretly rejoiced that he was lucky he didn't go to town after being bitten on the butt by a dog that day, otherwise he would be locked up in jail like Wen Youcai, crying out to heaven and earth in vain, which would be too terrible!
He limped away, clutching his buttocks, and Wu Hong quickly followed.
She was afraid that the old man would go crazy again and go to Wen Lao Er's house, and she didn't want to be beaten again.