Chapter 415 I'm Looking for Miss Lei
Xiao Jiuyue didn't say anything, but looked at Shi Lizheng with an indescribable expression. Shi Lizheng was really panicked and lacked the wisdom to remain calm.
Without hearing Xiao Jiuyue's affirmative answer, Shi Lizheng began to ponder on his own, could it be...
"Miss, I didn't think it through. What if there are too many refugees? There will definitely be chaos." Shi Lizheng thought that there will be hundreds of refugees in the future. It is not certain who will be the master of the village at that time.
"Yes, so, not only the patrol team in the village, but the rest of the people should also practice their skills. Otherwise, I have such good land and can grow such good crops, but it will be used to make wedding dresses for others." Xiao Jiuyue reminded that if too many refugees come, it will be very dangerous.
"Miss, you are right to remind me. I will go and tell that group of people later." Shi Lizheng said, thinking that he should really consider this matter carefully.
If they are willing to work, earn money and fill their stomachs, they will definitely not do bad things.
In the afternoon, Xiao Jiuyue asked Jin Wu to deliver porridge and asked them to pick radishes and cabbages, with each person receiving fifty cents a day.
Seven families, thirty-six people, who were huddled in one house, were stunned when they heard the good news. It was as if pie was falling from the sky. How could such a good thing exist?
"Mr. Village Head." The leading family, surnamed Qi, looked at Shi Lizheng for confirmation.
"You are truly blessed to be able to work for the young lady." The young lady mentioned by Shi Lizheng made the seven households very curious. Boss Qi asked curiously, "Master Lizheng, who is this young lady..."
"The identity of the eldest lady is not something you should inquire about." Shi Lizheng pursed his lips and said, "If you are willing to do it, then do it. If you don't want to do it, then you can use your own money to buy food in the county town."
"Dry."
Boss Qi and others answered in unison, fearing that if they spoke too slowly, such a good thing would be lost!
"Okay, then starting from tomorrow, you can go pick radishes." After Jin Wu agreed with them that someone would come to take them to pick radishes tomorrow, he turned around and left.
Sweet potatoes were added to the hot porridge, and Boss Qi and the others found the meal particularly delicious.
Before it got dark, Qi Lao Da and seven other families, thirty-six people, except for six children, all the remaining men, women, young and old, took action!
They had to build the house quickly and collect more firewood so that they wouldn't freeze to death when they slept at night!
The next day, Boss Qi and his men were already waiting at the village entrance. When they saw Jin Wu and his men approaching, they immediately asked, "Where are we going to pick the radishes and cabbages?"
"Come with me." Jin Wu led them directly to the field. After agreeing on the location, Boss Qi and the others started working without saying a word.
Pulling cabbages and radishes requires no technical skills at all, as long as you have the strength.
Jin Wu had the cabbages and radishes loaded into the carriage and said, "Pull out the outermost leaves of the cabbages and take them back to feed the pigs."
Jin Wu's words shocked Boss Qi and the others. They pulled out the leaves without even leaving the outermost frozen leaves.
It is not easy to pull the cabbages in the snow, as many of them are frozen.
If Xiao Jiuyue were here, he would definitely feel sorry for the cabbages and radishes he had grown over the years. If there were enough manpower, all these cabbages and radishes would have been brought to the workshop and stored before the snow fell. Even if they were not used to make sauerkraut, they could have been stored in the cellar!
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"Miss, Boss Qi and his seven families are very hardworking. They go out early in the day and come home after dark. They never slack off when working." Jin Wu stayed with the seven families. After spending a few days with them, he got a general idea of them. The seven families were honest and hardworking.
"At night, they still have to go find wood to build houses." Jin Wu still admired the seven families including Boss Qi. He was not afraid of such honest and decent people no matter how many came.
"Well, remember to pay them their wages on a daily basis."
After Xiao Jiuyue reminded him, he didn't ask any more questions. Whether it was good or bad, it couldn't be seen in just a few days, but it would naturally be clear over time.
In mid-November, the second batch of refugees, more than one hundred people, were sent to Fu'an Village, and Shi Lizheng was also placed next to Boss Qi and the others.
In half a month, Boss Qi and his team worked to earn money during the day, and built three wooden houses at night. The speed was so fast that even Shi Lizheng was shocked.
Xiao Jiuyue continued to ask Jin Wu and others to come forward and hire them to do work, either pulling radishes and cabbages or making compost.
"Miss, He Changqing and Chu Ang are back."
The news brought back by Luo Kui made Xiao Jiuyue very happy. Their return meant that there were letters from Lingnan again. Letters were to be sent out one by one. Xiao Jiuyue looked at the letter that belonged to her. In the letter, her father Xiao Fuxian did not approve of her, a girl, taking the risk to go to Xiangcheng alone.
Xiao Jiuyue looked at the letter and seemed to feel Xiao Fu's worry. Was he worried that something might happen to him if he went to Xiangcheng?
Next, Xiao Fu praised her for being as brave as a man and no less capable than him. He also praised the things she sent over and talked about the autumn harvest. The yield there was very high and everyone had no shortage of food.
Xiao Fu told Xiao Jiuyue that there was no need to travel thousands of miles to deliver food to them. He also mentioned that there would be a good harvest of sea intestines next year and there would be a lot of seafood. Finally, he sighed: There are not enough people.
Lingnan is a smoky and humid area with very few outsiders. Xiao Fu said in the letter that if more people came, more food could be grown. Grinding sea intestines into powder is also a delicate job.
"We're short of people." Xiao Jiuyue murmured. She said, "Lianxin, prepare the carriage and go to the county."
"Yes." Lianxin responded without asking any more questions and went directly to prepare the carriage.
Chu Ang, who was just about to rest, heard this and immediately said, "Miss, I'll take you to the county."
"You?" Xiao Jiuyue glanced at Chu Ang, who had just returned and looked exhausted. She asked, "Qu Qingshu and Aunt Qu are both in the village."
What was he doing in the county? He had no relatives or friends there?
Jiang Yu went to Shengjing to take the imperial examination. Qu Qingshu and Shi Youchang passed the examination and took over the affairs of Fu'an Academy.
Qu Qingshu, Aunt Qu and Qu Miaomiao were all taken to Fu'an Village. Now Aunt Qu and Aunt Jiang have become good neighbors.
"I, I'm looking for Miss Lei Yanlei!" Chu Ang scratched his hair a little embarrassedly and said, "I misunderstood Miss Lei last time. This time when I came back from Lingnan, I specially brought her some goodies."
"Chu Ang, are you interested in Miss Lei?" Xiao Jiuyue thought of Lei Yan, who was working hard on his career. She was very different from the girls of this era.
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