Chapter 976 Solution
Zhang Juexia and Li Yun walked on the street for almost half an hour, but Zhang Juexia still couldn't figure out the problem. Finally, he decided to go to the pawnshop to ask.
Unfortunately, the owner of the pawnshop took his men to the farm. The shop assistant promised Zhang Juexia that he would tell him when their owner came back.
Zhang Juexia and Li Yun smiled at each other helplessly and had to return home.
On the way back, Zhang Juexia walked to the door of Xiaoyao Escort Agency and suddenly thought of Chen Yu and Chen Xuan. Yes, she could write a letter to ask Chen Xuan and hear his opinion.
Zhang Juexia is the kind of person who does what he says. He wrote a letter to Chen Xuan as soon as he got home.
After writing the letter, Zhang Juexia finally felt better.
Li Yun asked Zhang Juexia in confusion, "Madam, since the farm is short of manpower, why don't you ask Madam Shen for help?"
Zhang Juexia told Li Yun, "Madam Shen has helped me a lot. If I ask her for help in everything, think about it, if it were you, would you be annoyed?"
Li Yun looked as if he understood, "Oh, why didn't I think of that!"
Of course, Zhang Juexia had something else to say. When she saw Old Madam Shen this time, she always felt that her spirit was not as good as last year, and her body did not look as strong as before.
Therefore, she didn't want to trouble Madam Shen for everything. She would try to solve the problems that she could solve by herself!
"Sister Yang, if I spread the word and recruit people from the vicinity of the village, will anyone come?"
"As long as the wages are paid, there will definitely be people who will go. However, since they are not from the village, will they be able to do their best?
Also, if the Madam comes up with some new ideas in the future, whether these people can keep their mouths shut or not will be a problem.”
Zhang Juexia felt that what Sister Yang said made sense, and shook his head gloomily. This wouldn't work, and that wouldn't work either, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Maybe things will work out in the end!
Li Yun saw that Zhang Juexia was not in a good mood, so he pulled her aside and talked about some family matters. "Madam, do you know that the young wife who is now doing odd jobs in the escort agency is actually the wife of the previous owner of the escort agency?
I heard from Mrs. Ren that this young wife is also a poor person. Her husband is a prodigal son who is good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.
She said that the houses and shops near the escort agency originally belonged to their family, but were all destroyed by her husband.
This young wife had no choice but to find work in order to support her children."
Zhang Juexia listened to Li Yun's words, and the sallow face unconsciously appeared in front of her eyes, "Sister-in-law Yang, Mengxiang asked, will her husband still gamble?"
"Of course I gambled. I even came to ask for my wife's wages that day and was beaten up by the escort agency.
Alas, this person, originally he was blessed with good fortune, but now he has become like this."
"That's right, it's just hard for the young wife and child."
"Actually, let me tell you, this young wife is too weak. If she were a little more aggressive, such a good life wouldn't be wasted like this."
Zhang Juexia listened to Li Yun's words and it seemed to make some sense to him, but everyone has their own destiny and there was really nothing he could do about it.
It was finally afternoon and Zhang Juexia was looking forward to Shen Liang's arrival. She really regretted that she had overslept in the morning and did not go to the farm with Shen Liang.
However, Zhang Juexia didn't have to wait long, and Shen Liang came back from the manor, exhausted.
The first thing he said after he sat down was, "Madam, have you thought of a name for this village?"
"This village originally had no name?"
"I asked, and it's always been called Zhangjiazhuangzi."
"My last name is Zhang too, so how about just calling it Zhangjiazhuang?"
"Okay, that sounds good to me. It's easy to pronounce anyway, so I don't need to change it."
Chen Liang took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket and said, "This is the list I copied last night. Today, I asked Xiaochuan and Liu Jixiang from the village to go door to door to ask questions. The list above should be accurate."
Zhang Juexia looked through it briefly, "Approximately how many households are there?"
"About 160 to 170 households."
"Have all the Zhang family's servants left?"
"They're all leaving early tomorrow morning, and to be honest, they don't want to go."
"It's not up to them."
Chen Liang did not tell Zhang Juexia about the second village head looking for him. Anyway, there was no need to talk about it since it didn't work out.
Chen Liang then told Zhang Juexia, "I've been in the manor for the whole day and have been thinking about what the rules will be after we take over the manor."
Zhang Juexia, who was about to take a nap, immediately perked up after hearing this, "Tell me quickly."
"Madam, this is what I think. The land on this farm is really good. Let's plant the land first and harvest the crops.
When people have more free time, we can think about what to do with those uncultivated wastelands.
Or you can invite Brother Eryong to come and learn from him.
As for the brothers from Yejia Village, we can invite them over. They are all experts in farming now."
Zhang Juexia seemed to understand something from Chen Liang's words, "Chen Liang, do you mean that these people from Zhuangzi can be used now?"
“That’s about right!
In fact, they have been the ones taking care of the crops in the farm all along.
Those people from the Zhang family are such bastards."
"That's great! I was just worried about people's affairs today!"
"Madam, this is what I mean. Stabilizing the military's morale is the top priority right now.
After we take over Zhuangzi, you have to go there and have a good talk with everyone.
Also, how is the salary calculated?"
“How did they calculate it before?”
"There's no wages. All they give us is food all year round, which, in Shitou's words, is just enough to fill our stomachs."
"Can they stay in the manor for so many years?"
"Alas, there's nothing you can do about it. Farmers will continue to farm wherever they go.
They were originally displaced people, but they had someone to take them in and they had land to farm. At least they could fill their stomachs all year round, which was pretty good.
Madam, this is what I think. Let’s not talk about the wages for now.
First observe their attitude. If they have been diligent, give them a surprise at the end of the year.
As for the manor's lack of staff, I told the pawnbroker today, and he said he would take note and send us the right person when he finds one."
“Chen Liang, you are so kind. You helped me solve so many problems.”
Shen Liang was embarrassed by Zhang Juexia's praise, "Madam, I have no way to repay your kindness in recognizing me. I can only work hard for you.
Besides, working for my wife is free of suspicion and worries, just like working for myself, so I've developed the habit of thinking more."
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