These people patted their chests and assured, "Don't worry, Miss Yu, we are not lazy people. We will definitely not be lazy and slack off on such a good job."

Yu Jiao nodded and continued, "One more thing, if your family has eight or nine people, but only three or four acres of thin land and one laborer, this employment contract will not work."

No one was dissatisfied with Yu Jiao's words. If one person works and asks others to take care of the food rations for eight or nine people in the family, it is simply treating that person as a fool.

There is no such good thing as pie falling from the sky.

"Miss Yu, my family has ten acres of land, I am a widow, and I have two children under the age of six. My wife and I can both farm and work. Do you think we can sign this employment contract?" a man asked.

Yu Jiao cleared her throat and said, "A woman's annual food ration is about two dan, an adult man needs more than three dan, and a child needs one dan. Converted into farmland, it is about six or seven acres. The land you are selling is in line with the requirements, but can you and your wife take care of ten acres of land?"

The man nodded quickly. "Yes, my wife and I have always taken care of the ten acres of land in my family. I just work a little longer than others."

Yu Jiao nodded, "Your situation is consistent."

The man breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward immediately, and said, "Then can I sell the land and sign the employment contract?"

"Miss Yu, my family has eight acres of land, I haven't married yet, and I only have my parents to support. Do you think I can do it?"

"Miss Yu, my family has 18 acres of land and a larger population..."

A group of people rushed to ask Yu Jiao whether their family met the requirements.

Yu Jiao tapped the table with her fingers, "Everyone, be quiet."

Hearing this, the crowd shut up obediently.

"Everyone, don't worry. I haven't drafted the employment contract yet. You can go back and discuss it with your family. Come back to me in two days. If you meet the requirements, I will sign the land purchase and sale contract and the employment contract with you one by one." Yu Jiao said, "You can also tell the people in the village about this. I welcome anyone who wants to sell land at any time."

After these words came out, some people were happy while others were worried. A man who looked to be in his early twenties felt his heart sink to the bottom and asked anxiously, "Miss Yu, I... I have seven people in my family and six acres of land. I am the only laborer. Can I not sign this employment contract? If I don't sign the employment contract, will you not buy the land from me?"

Yu Jiao was silent for a moment. This was indeed not cost-effective, but she could sign another employment contract.

Buying the land from the refugees was also an idea that Yu Jiao suddenly came up with last night.

It is said that emergency relief is worse than poverty relief, and giving porridge is only temporary. It is better to teach people how to fish than to give them fish. Yu Jiao is not a Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering. Buying land and providing jobs is a win-win for both sides. It can help the refugees solve the current crisis, and Yu Jiao can also use it to start her career.

As the saying goes, 'build high walls, store up food, and slowly become king', so Yu Jiao didn't sleep for half the night, thinking about this matter the whole time.

Seeing that Yu Jiao remained silent, the young man looked frustrated and nervously counted his fingers. It seemed that he had no choice but to go to the rich man and sell the land to him at the price of two taels per acre.

Just when the young man was thinking about leaving, Yu Jiao said, "If you don't meet the conditions just now, Tian Yiji can still sell it to me. If you want to work, you can also sign another employment contract. But you have to wait a while. I haven't thought about the terms of another employment contract yet."

The young man nodded excitedly, "Just buy my farmland if you want!"

"Miss Yu, can you tell me what the other employment contract is like?" Some people who were worried that their family did not meet the requirements asked.

Yu Jiao shook her head. "I haven't thought about it yet. I will think about it carefully in the next two days and then I will tell you in detail."

These people hurriedly responded, saying, "Miss Yu, what you said in two days, nothing will happen, right?"

"No." Yu Jiao said firmly, "You can find someone who can read to come with you, and ask him to help you look at the contents of the employment contract to prevent you from being deceived."

Hearing this, the group of people felt relieved and hurried back to the village to discuss the matter with their families. After a short while, the crowd dispersed.

Yu Fuling, who had been listening on the side, couldn't help but feel a little worried. In the morning, Yu Jiao had mentioned to her that she wanted to buy the land from the refugees, but she didn't expect that she would be doing such a favor. She couldn't help but remind her, "Yu Jiao, you bought so many fields at once and spent so much money to hire them as workers. Isn't that inappropriate? I feel that this is a loss-making business. Not only do you have to worry about their family's food rations, but you also have to pay them wages. I am tempted by such a good thing!"

Yu Jiao chuckled, "I can't afford to pay for it. I don't plan to grow crops after buying these fields. You will know later."

She has already thought about what to plant. There is a severe flood now, and the roots of the wheat have rotted and cannot be planted. This season is just right for planting rapeseed. After harvesting the rapeseed, she can open an oil press. It is said that salt and diesel are a business that is sure to make money.

We can plant cotton next year, which is very useful.

Ordinary people have little land and would like to grow all of it into crops. Few people plant other crops on a large scale. Yu Jiao dared to buy such a large amount of land because she had decided to plant other things that could make money.