If it weren't for the locust plague that year, the able-bodied laborers in the village would have left long ago, and there would be no able-bodied laborers to be seen in the village.

After all, after the locust plague came, the villagers of the seven villages, unless they were too lazy, would make a lot of money from the locusts, so they were not in a hurry to leave.

However, a few people also agreed to go to the county in the next few days to see if they could find work and earn some money to supplement their family income.

Unexpectedly, before they even got to the county, the village chief announced the construction of a reservoir.

Especially when the village chief said that it would be ten cents a day and one meal, it was like a boiling oil pan with a bucket of water poured on it, and the oil splashed out with a crackling sound.

The village chief saw that everyone was talking and not even listening to him, so he understood why the villagers were like this.

Since they couldn't calm down for a while, the village chief simply sat down and waited for the villagers' excitement to die down.

Since they could find work that paid for them in the village, no one went to the town or county to look for work, and they all stayed at home.

Even though the village chief said later that all the money was borrowed from Mengyue, the money earned from the city would be returned to Mengyue first.

The villagers don't care at all. They just know that they can earn the same money as outside without going out, having to read other people's faces, or being bullied.

They all secretly made up their minds that they would do their best and not let everyone down.

Besides, they will have to use the reservoir after it is built to farm in the future. If there is another year like last year when there is no rain for several months and the crops are about to die of drought, they can no longer deal with it casually. They must work honestly.

And it was only the first day, and some people were secretly comparing themselves to see who did more and who did less.

People who do a lot of work walk with the wind, while people who have less strength and do less work always feel a little guilty, thinking that they are paid such high wages but have not done much work, so they work harder.

When the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, some people will be lazy at work.

However, such people are a minority after all. Most people are sensible and know how to work for money.

It is easy to deal with these lazy people. Just revoke their qualifications to work.

You don’t have to go out, you can earn money at your doorstep, the salary is the same as that in the county, and you get a meal. No one would not cherish such good conditions.

When lazy people learn that they will not be allowed to work and will not earn money, they will naturally stop being lazy.

Mengyue didn't know about these things. As the initiator of the reservoir construction, she only needed to grasp the overall situation and assign things to others, and she didn't have to worry about the specific matters.

Only when a problem arises and the seven village chiefs come to her will she help find a solution.

However, just because Mengyue said she didn't care, it didn't mean she didn't care at all.

Strictly speaking, every copper coin given out by the current village chief Wang is her money.

And to be honest, she really had no idea how much money she would get later.

But the matter has been settled, and there is no turning back. No matter what, she will insist on repairing the reservoir.