Magistrate Deng was cautious and instructed Feng Si to inform Village Chief Feng and Ruan Qian about the prefect's involvement, so that they could be prepared. Wan You was still keeping an eye on Feng Family Village.
Before and after the Ruan family arrived, Wan You's actions had made Magistrate Deng increasingly dissatisfied with him.
The reason why Nanxian is poor may be due to the lack of talent in other villages, but this is obviously not the case in Wanjia Village. Wanjia Village is a cancer!
Easily instigating someone could drive Granny Liu of Fengjia Village to her death; Ah Chun was merely lucky to escape...
Magistrate Deng was not afraid of confronting tough opponents, especially since Ruan Meng had already set a good example before him.
How could a high-ranking official, someone from an older generation, cower like a coward?!
He was just waiting for the right opportunity.
The Sun brothers, Jiang and Yue, are more capable than I imagined.
Over the next two days, they cut down trees and collected thatch on the mountain, and surprisingly managed to build a thatched hut.
The next day, while the other newlyweds were still leisurely picking up stones, they had already started beachcombing and cooking fish soup in their own iron pot.
Some villagers were unprepared, hadn't brought cooking utensils, and didn't want to spend several hours traveling back to the city to buy them, or go back to the original location to get them...
Zhang Jiang and Zhang Yue then served some fish soup, using bamboo tubes and chopsticks as bowls and utensils, and had them share it.
Seeing that others were struggling to build their houses, the two took the initiative to help friendly people, quickly establishing their reputation among most of the newcomers.
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The household registration issue has been settled.
The newcomers gradually settled down.
Village Chief Feng gathered everyone together to discuss their future plans and cooperation with the Sun family.
Upon learning that the village wouldn't distribute the money directly, the newcomers' disappointment was written all over their faces.
Before the village chief could finish speaking, some people were already indignant.
"Why shouldn't we get a share of the money? Didn't we agree to share it before?"
The people of Fengjia Village looked him up and down as if he were an idiot.
Look at you, is what you're saying even human language?
Who do you think you are, trying to take money from me as soon as you arrive?
They don't even want to pretend anymore?!
......
Some of the other newcomers tried to reconcile the situation.
"How about we wait for the village chief to finish speaking?"
"Yes! The villagers haven't said anything, so why should we argue?"
......
Upon hearing these words, the expressions on the faces of the people from Fengjia Village softened.
Not all of them are bad guys!
There are still people here; they still have some humanity!
Those who raised objections were glared at by Zhang Yue as a warning and were stopped, while the others ignored them.
The village chief explained the cooperation methods, profit-making methods and channels involved in the cooperation agreement to the villagers in detail and solicited their opinions.
Those troublemakers in Wanjiacun, realizing the tide had turned, remained silent, though their faces were grim.
Since the villagers' opinions were taken into consideration, the village chief asked Ruan Qian to prepare the cooperation documents so that Sun Chengen could arrive and the cooperation could begin immediately.
The village chief encouraged the villagers to start construction early and do some preparatory work.
This included building workshops for craftsmen and clearing barren hills between the Song and Fan families, and providing meals for those who participated in the work.
The village chief explained that the villagers would have to rely on fishing to get their three meals a day, but the Ruan family would provide them with millet and white rice, and the village chief's family would also help with cooking.
Feng Yun and Feng Xi led the villagers to cut down trees and build houses. Their wives collected the villagers' catch from the beach and delivered it to the Ruan family, where they also cooked together.
It had only been less than a day since the start of the work, and many villagers were already dissatisfied.
"Those few are the most troublesome, always causing trouble! They don't even do their jobs properly, yet they eat the most!"
"Yes! I think they're doing it on purpose! They're freeloading and won't do any work!"
"If they're like this now, won't they be even lazier in the future?"
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Although the villagers were only whispering, their comments were not to be ignored. Otherwise, it would only lead to more people becoming passive and uncooperative.
After consulting with Ruan Qian, Feng Yun spoke loudly, but in reality, he was speaking to those few people.
"Let's all work together to get the current task done. Everyone has contributed, so it's only right that we get a good meal."
"Some people are not familiar with building houses, so let's all be understanding."
“Once the cooperation begins, the profits won’t be split equally. There will be all sorts of people involved, and tasks won’t just come to you by waiting.”
"When the time comes, we will definitely give priority to those who work hard and are reliable. As for those who are cunning, opportunistic, or cheat, nobody will want them, so don't blame the village."
"After all, everyone can see my usual work performance. If things don't go well, let alone get a share of the money, I won't even have enough to eat. Even if I join Fengjia Village, it won't be of any use!"
Hearing Feng Yun's words, the villagers indeed calmed down, while the few people from Wanjia Village remained silent on the surface, but a fierce glint flashed in their lowered eyes.
This village is even more unbearable than Wanjia Village!
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