"think!"
The response was deafening, and the crowd could not hide their excitement.
"In that case, let the magistrate explain the next steps."
Zheng Gaoyi cleared his throat, and his voice immediately came through: "Now, let me say a few words."
Zheng Gaoyi had two main concerns. One was that the shops in Tianxiang County that he planned to use for business would be sold to everyone at half price, excluding those that had already been reserved.
As Song Ning had previously suggested, the payment would be made in installments. Once the deposit was paid, the right to use the shop would be granted, and the remaining amount would be repaid according to the previously signed contract.
Another issue is the paving and daily maintenance of streets.
“We’re about to start road repairs, and each household has to provide one person to help us. We’ll try to finish the repairs before winter. Then, we’ll set up trash cans on the street, and everyone will have to throw away any unwanted items. This will be good for our Tianxiang County.”
Everyone should monitor each other. A reward will be given for providing evidence of someone littering, and the person who litters will also be punished.
As long as they heard it was good for making money, everyone would listen and shout in response.
“Tianxiang County is our home. Only when our home is well can we be well. It’s not easy for us to have a peaceful life. I hope everyone will always remember this principle and supervise each other. If you find any malicious people who intend to ruin our good life, you must report them in time.” Song Ning added.
After the meeting, Shi Tou led everyone to the side to register the road repair personnel.
As for the shop, there's no rush. We'll come back when we've thought it through.
Anyway, we've already informed them of the situation in advance. If there are still those who don't follow the rules, we won't tolerate it.
After registering the list, work began after lunch that day.
The weather in the north gets cold early; by October, it's already quite cold in the mornings and evenings. Therefore, this road had to be paved before it freezes in November.
While they were busy repairing the road, Song Ning started organizing people to pick cotton.
Without machines, everything has to be done manually, requiring a lot of manpower.
Fortunately, she has quite a few people under her now, so this nearly 1,000 acres of land should be alright... right?
The cotton has now sprouted white fluff. At first, everyone was just curious, but now that it's time to harvest, they realize what they've grown.
Many people here have never used cotton, let alone seen what cotton looks like in the field.
Previously, when weeding in the summer, everyone took care of it like crops. But after learning that it was cotton, everyone was extra careful, as it was a precious commodity.
That day, Song Ning stood in the cotton field with her people, looking at the endless cotton fields, and thought she was too naive.
There are so many, we'd have to pick them all in our next life!
However, apart from Song Ning, everyone else present was excited and showed no sign of worry.
They've been growing crops for so many years, but they've never grown cotton before, and now they're all eager to try.
Seeing Song Ning frowning, Boss Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry, boss. As long as you tell us how to pick them, you don't need to worry about the rest."
Song Ning demonstrated once, and everyone grabbed their bags and headed excitedly to the fields.
Song Ning: ...This really makes her seem so dull.
Everyone got busy, and Song Ning joined in. You know what, picking cotton was actually quite stress-relieving at first.
You feel a great sense of accomplishment as you stuff clumps of cotton wool into bags.
But after a while, Song Ning couldn't take it anymore. Her legs ached from standing, and her back was sore. When she couldn't take it anymore, she sat down on the edge of the field to rest.
The others in the field showed no signs of fatigue; some even curiously studied the cotton while picking it.
Many children, out of curiosity, followed the adults to help pick cotton in the field.
Then, things started to develop in a direction that Song Ning did not expect. Somehow, word got out that they were picking cotton, and all the idle people in Tianxiang County came.
At first, I just stood on the edge of the field and watched curiously, but as I watched, I couldn't help but want to get my hands on it.
Seeing this, Song Ning had no choice but to give them bags. She quickly found bags for everyone, including adults and children. Suddenly, over a hundred people came to her field.
No wonder in my past life, many cotton-growing areas developed cotton-picking services; it seems everyone really liked it.
Even if each person only has ten minutes, they can still pick quite a lot if they continue like this.
Song Ning shouted, "Thank you all for coming to help. Here's the deal: whoever can pick 20 kilograms will get two kilograms of cotton as a gift. The more they pick, the more I'll give. Everyone counts, even the children."
Upon hearing this, everyone worked even harder, and then more and more people came, mostly women who were idle at home and came to pick cotton after finishing their chores.
Before long, the field was almost full of people. It was a high-yield cotton field, where an acre could produce more than 400 kilograms of cotton. Her field must have produced at least 500 kilograms per acre.
Even with less than a thousand acres of land, the cotton production is quite substantial.
There must be at least two or three hundred people in the field right now. Let alone two jin, even four jin wouldn't be much to give away, so it's a good deal.
So Song Ning told these people that if they wanted to come, they could come again tomorrow. For every twenty catties they picked, he would give them two catties of cotton as a gift. The more they picked, the more he would give them.
This energized people even more, and they called on their friends and family, summoning anyone who could work.
From this perspective, her cotton can complete the task ahead of schedule.
Based on the assumption that an adult can pick 20 kilograms of cotton a day, not counting children, at least 4,000 kilograms can be picked today.
Overall, it wasn't a lot, but it was still quite good. She didn't plan to pick them all in one day.
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