Chen Mazi had a lot of things on his mind, so he immediately expressed his concerns.
Mrs. Wang has damaged the reputation of their village, and she says all kinds of bad things about it, just for fear that some people who don't know what's going on will come and do bad things on purpose.
I heard that Mr. Zhang curses their Yunhe Village every day.
Lin Jinyue thought for a moment and said, "Let them work two more hours a day, and get one tael of silver a month. They'll get eggs in the morning and meat at noon. They said they have a limited number of people to recruit, and they won't recruit after a day. They also won't recruit people from Wangxi Village."
"As for them doing bad things, when the time comes, let our villagers supervise them. If anyone doing bad things is caught, they will be rewarded with five taels of silver."
These people must be building structures, repairing roads, and clearing the dense jungle on the outskirts.
The core of their village cannot be reached.
Lin Jinyue was not worried about any other problems.
After hearing what Lin Jinyue said, Chen Mazi immediately set out to look for someone in the nearby village.
At this moment, Matchmaker Wang was still chatting with others in the house, talking about how bad the people in Yunhe Village were.
The other old women, who had never been out of Wangxi Village, also joined in the cursing.
Matchmaker Wang was very satisfied when she saw this scene.
She sat cross-legged on the bamboo bed, thinking that there were so many fifteen-year-olds in Yunhe Village who had not yet married, and they must be anxious and angry.
Who knows when he'll come and beg her.
Matchmaker Wang had very beautiful thoughts in her mind.
Yunhe Village is rich. If you want to ask her for help, you may have to bring a lot of good things with you.
She clattered the beads on her abacus loudly, but she hadn't expected that the people in Yunhe Village were not in a hurry for their children to get married.
For example, the Qiao sisters are almost twenty years old, but neither of them has any plans to get married.
They specifically asked Jiang Yun and Lin Jinyue, and they both said that it was no big deal whether they got married or not. After all, as their village could establish a female household, if they wanted to have children in the future, it was not impossible for the father to keep the son.
For example, those maids and servants who had just settled down, those who were popular in front of their masters would be introduced to others as concubines, or introduced to a servant of equal status. As for those who moved out and worked for Lin Jinyue, they felt that it was a luxury for them to have a place to settle down.
There’s no need to rush into getting married a few years later.
The villagers in Yunhe Village really didn't ask Wang the matchmaker for anything. Everyone in the village was working hard. Those without money wanted to make money, while those with money were thinking about how to make the village better.
At night, several people came and smashed Wang Po's door aggressively.
Mrs. Wang was a little confused, "What's wrong with you?"
The leader was Wang Ergou from the village chief's family.
Wang Ergou was furious: "Mrs. Wang, what do you mean? You keep talking nonsense every day and you have caused great harm to the people in our village."
Others followed suit:
"Matchmaker Wang, you are sick, go get treatment immediately. You keep gossiping like a crazy woman all day long!"
"Quick! Let's tie her up and take her to Yunhe Village to apologize!"
Matchmaker Wang was a little confused.
How come these people have two faces?
Didn’t we get together in Yunhe Village yesterday?
That's not what they said at the time. They were all extremely jealous and envious of the people in Yunhe Village who could make money and have meat for every meal. During the New Year, they had bacon and sausages for free. As long as one was a villager, they could eat as much as they wanted.
It makes them greedy.
It was precisely because of envy that when matchmaker Wang talked about it, everyone followed suit.
Matchmaker Wang racked her brains but couldn't figure out why this group of people changed so much in just one night.
Matchmaker Wang asked hurriedly, "What's wrong with you?"
After these people talked a lot, Matchmaker Wang finally figured out the situation.
She was almost mad.
This damn Chen Mazi.
An hour ago, Chen Mazi and several others went to each village with pens and ink to register the number of people.
Chen Mazi acted like a big shot at the time, and when he entered the village he shouted, "We're hiring! One tael of silver a month, meals included, eggs and meat every day, guaranteed to keep you full!"
"The number of applicants and the conditions are limited. First come, first served."
There were still some people who thought that Mrs. Wang was not very kind to the people of Yunhe Village, so they all came over.
"Oh, my family, choose my family. The men in my family have no need to carry anything, but they have a lot of strength."
"Let me go, my man is very strong!"
Many people started arguing.
There are also people from other villages coming here, fearing that their village will lag behind and be filled up by then.
There are also people from Wangxi Village: "Look at my family, we are from Wangxi Village next door, my man is as strong as an ox, one man can do two."
The woman pushed the man behind her forward, and the man immediately lifted a large stone.
But Chen Mazi still shook his head: "You don't want those from Wangxi Village."
Without giving them a chance to speak, Chen Mazi spoke rapidly, "Hurry up, next one, I still have to run to several villages!"
Others are pushing and shoving, and without the competition from Wang Xicun, wouldn't their chances of being selected be greater?
Moreover, Wangxi Village is wealthy, with good land and many arable fields. The men in the village are all strong. If they want to select people to do hard labor, they will definitely look for strong ones.
It was only a moment's work, but everyone pushed aside anyone who saw someone from Wang Xicun, and even deliberately said, "They said they don't want people from Wang Xicun, so get out of the way and don't do serious work in front of us."
The people of Wangxi Village finally couldn't stand it anymore and begged Chen Mazi in a gentle voice.
Chen Mazi is a very smart man. He has long had his eyes on these big guys in Wang Xicun. They are really worth two for one and can save money at the same time.
He hesitated: "Alas, I can't make the decision on this matter. As you know, I was originally from Chenjia Village, and later settled in Yunhe Village. This is why I was given this job because I am a local."
Wang Ergou asked: "Why do you dislike Wangxi Village so much?"
Chen Mazi frowned, "It's because the people in your village are gossiping all the time, saying that girls from Yunhe Village can't be married, and men from Yunhe Village can't be married. I didn't want to get angry with you, but look, it's only been two days, and the rumors have spread. The other villages don't like our Yunhe Village anymore."
Wang Ergou was so anxious at that time.
One or two taels of silver a month was a considerable expense for a farmer.
Not to mention, meals are provided there and you're guaranteed to be full.
Who would want to miss such a good opportunity if they could be selected?
Chen Mazi started acting again: "Hey, I also know that you are all good people and won't gossip behind your back. You were implicated by Wang the matchmaker, but what I said doesn't count. So, I will go back and beg for mercy first..."
"But let me be frank with you. If it doesn't work, don't blame me. It's mainly because you guys were too harsh in your words."
Wang Ergou and the others also felt a little guilty.
These people have all been gossiping.
But can they admit it?
Definitely not!
Wang Ergou said sternly, "I'll have to trouble Brother Chen to help with this matter. If you need us brothers in the future, just let me know. Don't worry, our village will definitely take a stand!"
Chen Mazi wanted to give Qiao some more time, so he said, "That's right, but I can't guarantee it. If they really can't calm down, wait a while and I'll see."
After hearing this, Wang Ergou immediately took a few people from the village to Wang the matchmaker's house to cause trouble.
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