Chapter 616 Cement Workshop
Ma Shuangshuang's mother and Ma Shuangshuang returned home.
"Cui Niang and Shuang Shuang are back!"
Ma Shuangshuang's grandmother came out quickly and was relieved to see them back.
When they still hadn't returned by evening, the old man was naturally very worried.
Although Ma Shuangshuang's grandmother is thin, she is in good spirits.
"Mom, it's cold outside, you can just stay inside."
The old lady smiled and said, "You won't be cold. I'll be relieved now that you're back."
"A Cang just said that the princess is here and there's something going on nearby, so they're going over to help. Let's eat first."
Ma Shuangshuang's mother was a little worried when she heard this, "Hasn't he eaten yet?"
"Don't worry, I've stuffed some steamed buns in there for you to eat on the way, so you won't starve."
"Let's eat first. Shuangshuang is tired, can we go to the academy to study?"
Ma Shuangshuang's mother said happily, "It's possible to go. The county master is very kind. The academy is very big, with a cafeteria and places to study. The dormitory is very beautiful, and the quilts and mattresses are very warm..."
Ma Shuangshuang's mother told the old lady everything she knew.
The old lady was delighted. "Other people think that studying is useless for girls, but it's different, Shuangshuang. If you study hard, the skills you learn will be yours. In the future, your in-laws will look up to you. And with your abilities, you can have enough to eat anywhere and never go hungry..."
"Girls can be just as useful if they learn skills."
The old lady is the most open-minded person.
Ma Shuangshuang took note of it carefully.
"Well, grandma, I will study hard."
"Well, that's right."
Ma Shuangshuang's younger brother was sleepy, so the old lady asked him to have dinner and go to bed first.
So there were only three of them talking in the room.
Ma Shuangshuang's mother took out twenty taels of silver, and the old lady was shocked.
"Cui Niang, where did this silver come from? We can't take other people's silver!"
Ma Shuangshuang's mother said seriously: "Mom, don't worry, this is given by the princess..."
After explaining the whole story, the old lady finally understood what was going on.
"Okay, that's good. The princess found something useful here. Maybe our village will have other good fortunes."
The old lady was a wise person and she was quite moved.
In any case, life is indeed different with these twenty taels of silver in the family.
Everything you eat will feel better.
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Xiao Yueyao stayed at the lime field, but she didn't expect that after a while, Lusong really brought a lot of villagers.
They all looked like strong laborers, and everyone was holding farm tools.
She also knew that if the villagers used anything to protect themselves, they would usually carry farm tools.
Everyone bowed respectfully when they saw Xiao Yueyao.
Xiao Yueyao said, "Everyone, please don't be so polite. The things here are quite important, so please help guard them here for one night."
"It is an honor for us to be able to work for the princess!"
Everyone was truly respectful to the princess from the bottom of their hearts.
Lord Su and the princess are really good people. They saved so many people and saved Hezhou.
Otherwise, they may have to leave their hometowns.
In the past, the prefects and local powerful officials protected each other, and taxes increased, so they could not even get enough to eat.
But when Lord Su and the princess came here, everything changed.
Everyone saw hope.
Many of their relatives also benefited from it.
Of course, because the village they lived in was too remote, they might not be able to go out to find work, but they were very excited because their taxes were reduced and they could reclaim wasteland and turn it into their own fields.
Not to mention that Lord Su and the princess will distribute food.
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The night passed peacefully. The next day, Lusong drove the carriage to take Xiao Yueyao and the others back, and then he mobilized some people over.
Then, according to the princess's arrangement, Lusong paid twenty cents of wages to each of the people who guarded here last night.
This shocked everyone.
"No, no need. This is what ordinary people should do."
Lu Song said: "This is the princess's order, everyone just keep it."
This made everyone in Majia Village even more moved.
Of course, there is even more exciting news for them.
That is, a cement workshop is going to be built here, and nearby villagers will be hired to work, with priority given to people from Majia Village. After the cement workshop is built, those who do a good job can continue to work in the workshop and receive a lot of wages every month.
It’s almost the same as the wages of growing vegetables in a paper mill greenhouse.
This news excited the villagers in several nearby villages.
The villagers of Majia Village held a village meeting overnight.
Everyone came to the meeting and was very excited.
Everyone couldn't help but start discussing it.
“I didn’t expect the princess to build a cement workshop nearby!”
"Yes, although the princess is of noble status, she doesn't look down on everyone. That day, everyone just stood by and guarded the lime, and she gave everyone twenty coins..."
"I heard that they could have hired outsiders to do the work, but the princess took the situation of the nearby villages into consideration and hired people from our village."
“Once the workshop is built, you can go to work in the workshop and help make cement.”
"But what should we do if we don't know how to do it?"
"That's nothing. The people sent by the princess said it doesn't matter if you don't know how to make cement. They will teach you how to make cement."
"My cousin's eldest brother works in a papermaking workshop. He didn't know how to do it at first, but someone will teach him and he'll get the hang of it over time."
"As long as you work hard, the princess will give everyone generous wages and bonuses. You can get more than one or two taels of silver a month..."
"A little over one ounce of silver a month, we can save a lot of silver in a year, and our village will be better off..."
When people mention this number, they dare not even think about it.
Thinking of this, everyone's eyes were filled with tears.
"Not only that, with the cement, the roads in our village will be repaired, making it much more convenient for everyone to go out in the future."
"The Green Manager also mentioned that there will be buses in the future. We don't know what buses are, but it means that in the future, if we go to the county town or the prefectural capital, there will be a special bus that will take us to the prefectural capital for just a few cents. It's very convenient..."
Everyone excitedly talked about many flowers.
The village head stretched out his hand and asked everyone to be quiet.
He said, "This time, it's all thanks to Ma Shuangshuang. It's also because you, Zhengde, are so kind that you sent Shuangshuang to the Girls' Academy. This also brought such an opportunity and change to our village."
"So, in the future, our village must also attach importance to girls' education."
"The princess's steward came to our village to do something, and it would be great if everyone could respond positively."
"I believe the princess has seen everyone's attitude and ability to work, so she is confident in hiring everyone. Everyone also knows the princess's rules. The first thing to look at when hiring people is their moral character. Our village has strict clan rules. If anyone does something that is unfair to the workshop or violates the rules, don't blame us for handling it according to the clan rules."
"So everyone should cherish this opportunity and do their work well."
When the head of the village said this, everyone responded and said they would do their job well.
The people of Majia Village live in the deep mountains and valleys all year round. They are pure and passionate in character, so the whole village is united and righteous.
If anyone in the village has any problems, everyone will be happy to help.
The villagers are all united as one.
Seeing everyone expressing their opinions, the village head felt relieved.
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