The old man was overjoyed at the moment. He nodded vigorously at everything she said. "Of course, of course. Can anyone who is willing come after submitting the list?" He asked cautiously and tentatively, fearing that he might have misunderstood her.
"Yes, please hurry up. I still need to prepare the contract."
"Okay, okay, I'll go back and ask."
In fact, there is no need to ask. When the construction started earlier, the people in their village began to look forward to it, but after looking forward to it for a long time, there was no news of anyone coming to their village to hire people.
The villagers had looked for him several times. This time, someone who had married into Wangjia Village reported the news to the village, saying that they had started recruiting long-term workers. He couldn't sit still and found the head of Wangjia Village to accompany him. Fortunately, he came, otherwise he would have regretted it.
The head of Qinjia Village came back after about an hour and a half and gave Chunxiao a list.
"So fast!" Chunxiao was also surprised. She opened the booklet and took a look. The total number of names registered was 198. Although it was more than the number of people she wanted to buy, it was just right for such a large area.
"Okay, Qin Lizheng, just like the other two villages, we'll start construction once the houses are completed. Tomorrow I'll arrange for people to go to the village to sign contracts for the workers. No one should leave. We won't recognize anyone who hasn't signed a contract."
"Okay, okay, I'll go back and tell them to stay home tomorrow and not move around. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."
Chunxiao couldn't bear to see the old man running back and forth for village affairs at his age, so she called Shijiu and asked him to send the old man back to the village.
Qin Lizheng was very grateful for this and kept saying thank you. Finally, he got in the car and left.
The well digger has already dug two wells near the house and is working on the third and fourth. The site is notoriously difficult to dig. The digger said they'd looked everywhere and could dig no more than 20. So Chunxiao hired the craftsman who previously built the house to build a reservoir on the slope, maintaining a system of one reservoir for every 50 mu. When water fills, they cover it with a large bamboo curtain, which provides some relief.
By mid-February, all the houses were completed and the craftsmen moved to the mountains.
All the farmhands started to work on time, and the second round of base fertilizer was applied to the fields. The whole mountain was filled with people hoeing the fields, while people were working with sleds below, and the wheat seeds were planted first.
Now the 60 managers have divided themselves into 20 groups, with 3 people in each group leading about 30 people. Nineteen has become the chief manager here, and cooking is taken turns by group. He is very satisfied with the current situation. At least he doesn't have to be so busy anymore.
Chunxiao told him that his main task was to keep an eye on these things, keep good accounts of expenditures and keep good records.
In late February, cotton seeds were planted on the slopes. Each group was allocated a plot of land, and the manager required her subordinates to sow seeds strictly according to the row spacing and intervals she required. Chunxiao felt very comforted to see that all her hard work for so long was not in vain, and everything was proceeding according to plan.
She felt that it was time for her to go back to Pengdong, not only to Pengdong, but also to Qingzhou.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. She left 3,000 taels of silver to Nineteen and left Leixi Town in early March, heading for Pengdong.
She set out alone and had no desire to travel. She stayed in hotels along the way and finally returned to Pengdong on March 12. Although she did not stay in Pengdong for long, she now felt a sense of familiarity with Pengdong, as if it was her second hometown.
After staying in the county town for one night, she drove a horse carriage back to Luokou Town the next day. Her first stop was her eldest brother's place in Linye Village. However, before she knocked on the door and entered the yard, she heard Zhou's voice at the gate of the yard. She was delighted. Her mother was here?
She quickly got out of the car and led the carriage to knock on the door. It was Zhang who opened the door, holding the child. "Oh, little sister, you're back." Zhang was surprised and shouted to the house, "Little sister is back."
"Second sister-in-law?" Chunxiao didn't expect that besides Zhou, Yan Dahe and the others would also come. Could it be that the whole family was here now? She walked into the yard in surprise and saw Zhou running up to her. "Chunxiao, you're back?" Zhou's voice broke.
"Mom, why are you all here?" Chunxiao saw Shuduo and Pan'er running over. "Where are Dad and the others? Maybe Xiaoqi is here too."
"Your father and your eldest brother and his wife didn't come. When we arrived, your eldest brother and the village head took Xiaoqi to the county to take the Tongsheng exam."
Oh, right, Yan Qi is almost 14, and the teacher said he can take the Tongsheng exam this year. This is a big event for the family, and it can't be taken lightly. Naturally, Yan Dashan has to accompany him. "Have Shuwen and Shufeng come yet?"
"Of course I came. They opened a braised meat shop here, so someone has to look after it." Zhou looked at her. "It's almost been another year. You've grown whiter, but thinner. Maybe you've been worrying too much." Zhou went to tie up the horse for her. "I heard from Xiaohua that you got three horses. This one looks better than the old one."
"Have you seen Xiaohua? Has Happiness given birth?"
"She gave birth in early February. It was a girl. I think her husband was very happy. She should be out of confinement now. You will know if you have time to go and see her. The little girl is white and tender, and she is so adorable."
"Where is my second brother?"
"I'm working in the fields with people.
"Aunt, where have you been? Why do you come back just now?" Shu Duo grew up and soon became a 15-year-old girl.
"Aunt has gone to grow cotton further north. Our Duo'er changes every year, becoming more and more beautiful." She looked at Changxing in Zhang's arms and made a shy gesture, "Changxing, you are already three years old and you still need your mother to hold you."
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