Many people came to Xujia Village this time. Jiang Zhi didn't have time to rest, so she called over Li Laoshi, Tian Gui, Xu Gensheng, Xu Genyou, Xia Xiucai, Xiaoman, Wu Yang and other eight people to hold a short meeting.
Errui first gave the group of eight a general introduction to the identities of the people they had brought back.
Some of them were servants of Jiang Zhi's family, primarily the Ma Guan family of seven, of whom only Ma Guan had signed a contract to work as a guard.
Although it was a contractual agreement, it was still worth ten taels of silver due to the high risk. The family members did not sign the contract but were required to live in the village.
Xiaoman perked up immediately when she heard that Ma Guan was a guard who knew martial arts.
That night, he fought the thugs; it was his first real personal battle.
A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger; it relies on its reckless courage to face death. After being injured, it briefly dodges the death knell, realizing that it only survived by sheer luck.
If people could spar with each other regularly now, they certainly wouldn't make such foolish mistakes anymore.
"Xiaoman, tidy up the rooms in the medicine shop and leave them for the Ma family to live in. You can go back to the village at night from now on."
Jiang Zhi had already spoken with Ma Guan's parents and wife on the way, and now they would arrange accommodation at this place.
From then on, the Ma Guan family lived in Qingquan Bay. During the day, the whole family worked at the pharmacy, and at night, Ma Guan could go home and guard the pharmacy for safety.
Xiaoman works at the pharmacy during the day and stays in the village at night. She also has time to visit her grandparents on the mountain whenever she has free time. The two of them take turns taking care of everything.
Xiaoman nodded: "Okay, but won't two rooms be too cramped?"
"Just free up one more room!"
There were originally three houses in Qingquan Bay. Now, one is a pharmaceutical preparation room, one is a warehouse, and one is an employee rest area, which is piled with miscellaneous items.
It would be very suitable for the Ma Guan family to live there.
The Ma family made arrangements, as did the Huang family, who signed a ten-year contract.
"Genyou, Tiangui! The Huang family are farmers, and they will work for you from now on!"
The dozens of acres of land in Jiangzhi have always been managed by Tian Gui and Xu Genyou. Although other people occasionally help out for a few days, it is mainly the two of them who contribute their efforts.
These past two days, Jiang Zhi sold her grain and left without a second thought, leaving Tian Gui and the other man extremely busy, not only having to quickly cut corn stalks to clear the land.
We also need to go to the fields every day to catch bollworms and cotton bollworms. The weeds in the peanut field are growing wildly again, so we have to hoe them once and twice.
The rice seedlings in the field also need management. These days the sun is strong, so we need to fill the fields with water every day.
The two of them couldn't even keep up with the work if they worked in the fields all day, so when they heard that more people would be needed, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, now we don't have to worry!"
When it came to the Tan mother and daughter who had signed the death contract, and their two older children, the group of eight didn't know what to say.
None of them had experience with servants, nor did they know what such servants could do in the countryside.
Xu Gensheng had been buying medicinal herbs outside for half a year and had learned to keep his mouth shut, but his nature was hard to change and he still talked a lot.
Then, he asked cautiously, "Aunt Jiang, will you still be working in the fields from now on?"
At that moment, an image flashed in his mind: Aunt Jiang was harvesting rice in the field, with one person serving tea and another fanning her...
Jiang Zhi wearily touched her forehead. She had traveled all night, and although she had taken a car, she was still exhausted. But she still had to finish these tasks before she could rest.
Hearing Xu Gensheng's inexplicable words, he said helplessly, "Gensheng, you've been running around outside all this time, why do you still like to talk nonsense? Just say what you want to say."
Xu Gensheng chuckled dryly: "I mean, do you want them to work in the fields too? Or are they just kept at home, uh, cooking and embroidering?"
Then she wouldn't be a servant girl anymore, but a rich young lady who had been bought!
Jiang Zhi waved her hand: "I have my own arrangements for these people. I'm only telling you now so you know their identities. Don't treat them as guests and don't bully them."
Xu Gensheng chuckled again: "How could my aunt's family bully me? Even a dog would be a good thing."
This kid's getting better and better at talking.
Apart from these people, the rest of the group consisted of refugees who needed resettlement; how to deal with them was the main focus of the meeting.
Three families of migrants were willing to settle in Xujia Village. The Xie family, which arrived first, had the same four members as the Huang family, and the family had two half-grown sons.
The last two families to come were a family of five and an family of eight, with both elderly and young members. They came to Xujia Village because they were afraid of being bullied.
Jiang Zhi said directly, "Find empty houses for the three families of refugees who came this time, and then allocate a plot of land for them to build their own shacks."
Honestly, you know how to talk. Tomorrow, explain the village's work points and work-for-service system to them!
Li Laoshi nodded repeatedly, assuring everyone that the message had been conveyed.
Xu Gensheng glared at her from the side: His aunt was complaining that he talked too much again!
“There’s no vacant land right now, Tian Gui. If they want to work with you, write down their working hours and make up for it with coarse grains later.”
Jiang Zhi secretly grumbled to herself that all the land in Xujia Village already had owners.
Magistrate Zhang is a real old fox. He only talks about resettling the refugees, but there's not much land left. If the refugees don't cultivate the land, they'll have to become tenant farmers.
“If they need grain, they can borrow it from the villagers. As for vegetables... we can have each household in the village send them a little bit every day. A few vegetables aren’t worth much.”
This is how these refugees live for now. They can't expect to be provided with food and lodging, but as long as they're not lazy, they can get enough to eat. How they live their lives depends on themselves.
Tian Gui agreed again, saying that this was easy to do, as vegetables could be grown anywhere these days.
If you don't mind the trouble, you can carve out a small vegetable garden along the riverbank or at the foot of the mountain.
Xu Gensheng had just asked a question and was scratching his head in frustration. Jiang Zhi glanced at him and said, "Ask whatever you want, or you'll choke on it!"
This time, Xu Gensheng didn't beat around the bush: "Auntie, these refugees aren't from the Xu family, so the mosquito coil workshop can't have them working."
Upon hearing this, Xu Genyou, Tian Gui, and the others' eyes widened immediately.
What Pitt was worried about before is what they were worried about.
Two days ago, mosquito coils were sold, and every household received their wages. Every family in the village ate meat, which was a truly joyous occasion.
This is a money tree; the villagers almost fought over who got to do more work.
It's not a big problem for migrants to plant a few vegetables and build a few rooms, but if a few more families come and compete for space in the workshop, the matter will not be resolved.
Even without Xu Gensheng's suggestion, Jiang Zhi would not disrupt the current order of mosquito coil workshops.
This is a cake that affects the whole village; forcibly suppressing it will only lead to complaints.
Jiang Zhi wasn't so selfless as to put herself on the fire to roast.
"Don't worry, they won't be allowed into the mosquito coil workshop! There are other jobs available for them!"
Their own house was about to be repaired, and some odd jobs needed to be done. If they were provided with food and earned a few coins, the refugees could buy grain to survive.
As soon as Jiang Zhi finished speaking, the group of eight clearly relaxed.
Even Wu Yang, who had always been taciturn, smiled, and his family members were also working in the workshop.
Although he only earned twenty coins, he still bought a piece of fat in Pear Blossom Town to render oil, enough to eat for two or three months.
The meeting of the eight-person group ended quickly, and Jiang Zhi rubbed her temples.
At this moment, the refugees who had come from afar were all sitting under the shade of the pavilion, surrounded by villagers asking them a barrage of questions.
The kind-hearted Liu, along with Xu Genbao and Xu Genqing, were pouring water for the refugees, comforting them with words: "As long as you come to our Xu Family Village, you can rest assured that no one will bully you."
Pi, seemingly tireless, eagerly pulled Wang Xiaoju and Qin aside and whispered among themselves, glancing at Tan, who was embracing her child under the drying shed.
Wang Xiaoju's eyebrows shot up: "Does that kind of person deserve to live? If he dares to come, I'll tear his face off."
Qin slapped her thigh excitedly and exclaimed, "If they come, we'll take them down!"
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