Wang the Cripple was the oldest among the men.

He cleared his throat before speaking: "Everyone, please don't be in a hurry. Let me tell you, we have indeed found a pretty good job."

As soon as Wang the Cripple uttered those words, the crowd around him became even more excited.

"Then tell me quickly, what kind of work is it? How much pay do you get per day, and what kind of work do you do? Is it physical labor?"

"Do you need more people? Can our son do it?"

If you want someone to come with you, then go ahead!

"Hey Wang the Cripple, why don't you bring our kid along?"

"I'll use the money I earn to buy candy for your little ones."

The crowd chattered on and on, giving Wang the Cripple a headache.

"Do you still want to listen? What kind of work is it? Do you still need people?"

Upon hearing what Wang the Cripple said, everyone immediately shut up, looking at him as if to say, "Speak up, we won't say anything."

Seeing that everyone had finally quieted down, Wang the Cripple continued, "The factory we found in the capital belongs to the young princess."

That job really isn't tiring, the pay is high, and most importantly, the benefits are amazing!

The crowd gathered together, not understanding what "welfare" meant, but none of them dared to interrupt Wang the Cripple.

As Wang the Cripple spoke, he opened the lunchbox he was carrying.

When everyone saw the box full of braised pork, they gasped in surprise.

How wasteful! Such a huge box of braised pork, how much did that cost?

Only then did Wang the Cripple speak up: "This wasn't bought at a restaurant; it's the same amount for lunch and dinner every day."

And why are we still being given dinner when we finish work so early?

The steward there said that the young princess was worried that everyone wouldn't eat properly at noon, so she saved the food to take back in the evening.

So we specially sent out meals twice, which can be considered a perk for everyone.

Also, guess how many copper coins we made in a day?

When one of the old women heard what Wang the Cripple said, she thought to herself, "How much more could there be?"

After all, those two meals alone would cost a lot of money.

So he asked directly, "How many copper coins can I give you?"

If I remember correctly, you heard yesterday that it was only about 20 copper coins.

Even if I gave you more, it would only be a little over 30, considering these two meals were so good.

Wang the Cripple simply made a 3.

Everyone thought it was 30 copper coins, and felt that although it wasn't a lot, it was enough for the whole family to have a good meal.

Then Wang the Cripple's voice rang out: "300 copper coins. They're not doing the same job as me."

My job was a little smelly; their factory made over 200 copper coins.

Everyone gasped upon hearing this. What did this mean? It meant more than half a tael of silver a day!

At this moment, the village chief, who had just arrived, also heard this and immediately gasped and strode forward.

"Old Wang, you're trying to fool us!"

You can't blame the old village chief for not believing it; you won't find such wages anywhere else.

When the others heard that Wang the Cripple was being questioned, they all waved their hands in protest.

"Old Village Chief Wang is right, it is this money."

They're already used to this amount of money over there, it's just that we live far away.

I don't know, but there are a dozen or twenty factories over there that are hiring every day.

According to the foreman, no one else wanted to do Wang the Cripple's job, but they paid him extra because he was said to smell bad.

Wang the Cripple added from the side, "Actually, whether it smells bad or not is just about shoveling the chicken and duck droppings."

We're all villagers, we don't think these things smell bad. It's only city people who think they smell bad.

Several of the men took the large string of copper coins from their pockets and handed them to the parents in the crowd.

The women of those men took the long strings of copper coins handed to them by their sons, their hearts filled with joy.

They had some doubts about what Wang the Cripple said at the beginning.

But with the strings of money already handed to him, what was there to doubt?

Especially since they were all from the same village, they all knew what their children were like, and they were all well-behaved and sensible kids.

I would never do anything so heinous.

The old village chief's eyes reddened. Years ago, there were a few hunters in the village who could lead the young children in hunting.

They even taught those young kids how to hunt for free!

But as time went by, those who had some skill either passed away due to old age.

Otherwise, like Wang the Cripple's father, he might die in an accident in those mountains.

As a result, no one dares to enter those deep mountains anymore, and the ferocious beasts inside have become even more rampant.

Each household only has about two acres of land, even if they have high-yield seeds distributed by the young princess.

We can only eat our fill, mainly because there are too many people in our family.

Some people who have even a little bit of money want to send their children to school.

The colleges here aren't completely free yet; I heard they haven't been built here yet.

The main reason is that this place is a bit remote, but I think those free colleges will be built here in about two years.

Now that such good jobs are available, the village can be considered to have survived.

The village chief waved his hand, telling everyone to go home, as it was getting late.

The old women sitting at the village entrance also walked back, carrying their small stools.

Some of them were waiting for their own sons, while others were simply gossiping.

If you don't know exactly how much they earned, you'll feel like your heart is being scratched by a cat.

So they all stayed up and waited here instead of sleeping.

The three Wang sons helped their mother back home, and once inside, they laid all the things out on the table in the main room.

Wang the Cripple took the new clothes out of a bag and handed them to his mother.

"Mother, you've worked hard all your life and never had a decent outfit, but you've always thought of us three children."

My two younger brothers and I can earn money now, so you don't need to be stingy anymore.

"These clothes are for Mom. Please try them on. If they don't fit, I'll take them to exchange them tomorrow."

When Wang the Cripple's mother saw the ready-made garment that Wang the Cripple had taken out, tears immediately streamed down her face.

She quickly wiped the tears from her face with her hands. At her age, it was really embarrassing to be crying like that.

Most importantly, such beautiful clothes shouldn't be ruined by your tears.

"This must have cost a lot of money. You can use the money you earn to buy food for your children at home."

"My mother is already so old, why does she need to wear such nice clothes?"

Upon hearing this, Wang the Cripple pretended to be angry and said, "Mother, what are you saying?"

You've worked so hard your whole life; the best days are yet to come. Just enjoy your life and don't worry about anything else.