Song Qiu and others followed the woman for a while to the village. When people passing by saw her, they all came out to ask about it.
Such beautiful three girls are rare to see in their village.
Many families with older boys have quick thoughts and want to find a matchmaker.
The woman quickly interrupted everyone's thoughts, "These girls are here to see our village chief!"
The women in the village didn't know much. When they heard that they were looking for the village chief, they felt that something big must be going on. At that moment, they didn't care about their own petty thoughts. They were all curious, so they followed behind and went to the village chief's house.
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After walking two houses further, the woman stopped. This house was a wooden house with a neat and tidy yard.
"Uncle! Are you at home?"
"Who is it?" The village chief in his fifties came out of the house with his hands behind his back. Seeing the woman leading so many people, he asked her: "Douhua, what's going on?"
The young woman who was called Douhua was obviously very familiar with the village chief. The call she made was so real. She came in and stood next to the village chief and pointed out to him: "Here, this is the little girl. She said she was looking for you, uncle."
Woolen cloth!"
After that, he said to Song Qiu: "This is the village chief of our village. Sister, what do you want to do with the village chief?"
The village chief heard that he was looking for him, and saw several little girls. They were not wearing coarse linen clothes, but fine cotton. From the first glance, it seemed that their family was in a good life. He invited people to sit in the house and asked
: "Girl, what do you want from me?"
To go in, you have to go to the trouble of being served tea, sugar and water. Song Qiu hurriedly waved his hand and said that he couldn't go in, so he just said it here.
He said: "Village chief, it's like this. Do you know the place with the boundary marker on the official road outside? It's called Daxingyazi. I just bought that piece of grassland and want to hire ten people in your village.
I'll help you clear the land for a day, and you'll be paid twenty cents a day. Do you think you can find someone to help?"
When the women who followed heard that they were hiring people to work for twenty cents a day, they were all a little excited and started whispering among themselves.
There isn't much farm work at the moment, and I've already finished all my busy work. If I work for a day, I won't miss anything. For twenty cents, I can buy a few kilograms of grain.
Everyone looked at the village chief with excitement, waiting for what he would say.
The village chief said: "That wasteland in Daxing Yazi? The grass is taller than a person, and there are a lot of gravels underneath. Why are you buying that wasteland? The land is not fertile, so you can't grow food.
If the wasteland doesn’t pay taxes for the first three years, then it’s a loss?”
When hiring someone to do work, just nod your head if you want to do it. Song Qiu didn't expect that the village chief would think so much about her. He was a kind village chief, and he felt just like their village chief's grandfather.
The smile on Song Qiu's face couldn't help but deepen, "It's not for planting. I plan to build a house there and open an inn."
"Open an inn?" When the village chief heard this, he didn't say much more. He knew about farming, but he didn't understand anything else. He didn't talk about things he didn't understand. He only said: "Only for one day?
If there are too few people, I'm afraid it won't be able to be cleared. If you want to build a house, the land must be cleared."
Song Qiu also knew that it was difficult to clean up the weeds and forests there, so he nodded and said: "Then twenty people, working for two days, should be able to do it, right?"
The village chief thought about it and nodded, "Okay! I'll find you a good way to farm and find strong laborers who can work quickly! When will you do it?"
"Come tomorrow after breakfast. I'll only provide lunch." Song Qiu said.
When they heard that a lunch was included, the women surrounding them became even more excited, wishing they could ask their men to go there.
After Song Qiu and others were finally sent away, the women all surrounded the village chief and said all at once: "Village chief, call my boss!"
"Village chief, don't leave my furry dog behind!"
"Village chief! And my whole family!"
"..."
The village chief was so noisy by a group of women that his forehead hurt. He raised his hand and his ears were quiet, and he said: "They give me twenty cents a day's wages and include a meal. It's such a good thing. Who would go to the town to find a day laborer?"
Can you find it? So, this job has to be done for others! It’s said to be two days, but it must be done for others in two days!”
The women started chattering again.
"I know, I know! Village chief, my boss works very hard!"
"My whole family is busy working, who doesn't know?"
"That's right, our family will definitely do a good job for others, so choosing our family for two golds is definitely the right choice!"
"..."
The village chief raised his hand again, "Okay, okay, I don't know which men are good at work? Let's go to them all. Later, we will choose someone. Just ask my Dachang to come from house to house and let us know!"
As soon as these words came out, the women did not dare to cause trouble with the village chief. The village chief was the authority of the village. Who dared not to listen to the village chief?
Whoever the village chief wants to choose, that’s who he is.
Everyone dispersed, and the woman named Douhua was one step behind and smiled at the village chief, "Uncle, can you count me in?"
The village chief immediately frowned and said, "I promised them that we would find strong laborers. If you go, you won't be delaying things!"
"Uncle! I'm no worse at work than men! At worst, I'll go an hour earlier and work more, so you can count me as one!" Douhua begged: "If you can earn these forty cents, how many more can I catch with the axe?"
As for the side medicine, it won’t be cured without saying it?”
The village chief frowned even more, thinking that this cousin's life was also miserable. The man got sick within two years of her marriage, emptied her family fortune, and now she is still lying in bed and being cared for.
It is better to die than to live. Apart from being unable to get out of bed, the person is still intact. It is worse than being a widow.
Do you really want to remarry? You still have a baby, a mother-in-law, how many people are ruthless?
It’s not easy either.
The village chief thought for a while and then nodded, "Then you have to work hard and don't let others say that you are embarrassing our village!"
Douhua beamed with joy, "Hey! Uncle, don't worry! I will definitely work hard!"
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After finding someone to clean up the wasteland, we returned to town and the carpenter's matter was settled.
The carpenter's surname was Gao, an ancestral craftsman. After reading the drawings and hearing that it was introduced by Manager Cheng, he immediately accepted the job. His three sons and two sons-in-law all worked with him on this job.
In addition, there are various relatives of the brother-in-law and brother-in-law who help with odd jobs, so they are very resourceful.
Just by looking for him, the team responsible for building the house can be assembled, saving the trouble of having to find other people to do the chores.
Tao Dongcheng has also finished looking for houses. In this town, it is difficult to find houses for sale at that time, but there are still many for rent.
Just behind the market is the Yuqian Hutong. Almost all the houses in this alley are rented. Some people rent them and some people leave them. Now there are exactly two small yards for rent.
One yard has a well and the other doesn't, so you have to buy water.
The rent for a well is much more expensive, but it is fully furnished.
Tao Dongcheng was only responsible for searching. Song Qiu had to decide which one to rent.
When it got dark, I couldn't see anything clearly even if I wanted to look around. Besides, I was just staying here for a short time, not buying it, so there was no need to worry too much.
Song Qiu only heard Tao Dongcheng talk about the conditions of the two small courtyards, so he decided on the one with a well, gave Tao Dongcheng some money, and told him to rent it now, for a month first.