Ying Zheng in Xianyang City had not received any news from Hanzhong County.
But Xincheng County has already received funding from Hanzhong County.
Zhao Jun checked the money sent and found it was obviously more than what they reported, so he nodded.
It seems that those guys are quite good at dealing with people.
"Sir, I didn't expect the county governor's speed to be so fast."
Tan Ben was a little shocked and a little happy. He had never received so much money before. Just looking at it made him happy.
"Qingliu, you will be in charge of this money. The daily wages for building the terraces will come from you."
Zhao Jun ignored Tan Ben's burning gaze and nodded at Qingliu.
"Yes, sir." Qingliu was already very skilled at this.
"County Magistrate Tan, have you gathered the people and started working?"
After collecting the money, Zhao Jun asked about the business.
"My Lord, we have found it. Yesterday we began leveling and weeding the hillside as you instructed."
Tan Ben coughed twice to divert his attention from the box of money and answered Zhao Jun's question.
"Okay, I'll go with you and take a look."
Work had already started yesterday, and Zhao Jun was worried and wanted to go and check it out in person.
When she arrived here, the hillside was full of people, and everyone was working hard.
The entire hillside was completely different from what she saw when she first came here. There were some weeds and rocks there originally, but now they had almost been cleared away.
"Sir, the county magistrate."
Just as Zhao Jun was wandering around looking around, a female voice suddenly came.
Zhao Jun turned his head and took a closer look. It was the mother and son he saw by the river last time.
"So it's Du Jiangshi. What do you want from me?"
Tan Ben was also puzzled. Du Jiang usually didn't like to interact with others, so why did she suddenly call him today?
Zhao Jun stood aside and watched without saying anything.
"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, I have a favor to ask."
The young woman had her hair tied up and was dressed in tattered clothes. When she walked in front of Tan Ben, she knelt on the ground.
Her son followed behind her, and the little boy knelt down with his mother.
"What do you mean? If you need any help, just tell me. I will definitely do my best."
Tan Ben reached out and helped her up. He had always felt sympathy and admiration for the woman, so he was willing to take care of her in his jurisdiction.
"Sir, I would like to ask you if I can also help with the construction of the terraced fields."
"When the county was looking for someone before, you were not here, so I went to try, but they didn't accept women. They only wanted strong laborers who could do the work they were doing. I can do it too, and I only want half the wages. I'm very capable."
The woman pleaded earnestly and hopefully.
Zhao Jun stood aside and listened to the whole process. It turned out that this matter was related to the construction of terraced fields.
Tan Ben was a little hesitant. He could still have the final say on other matters, but not on building terraces.
He looked at Zhao Jun hesitantly, as if asking for her opinion.
The woman also looked over. She didn't know who the young woman standing next to the county magistrate was.
"Sir, what is your opinion?" Tan Ben asked respectfully.
"Originally, I didn't say that we had to use men to build the terraces. Although it might be very tiring in the later stages, she can do the work now. It doesn't matter if there's one more person working."
Zhao Jun looked at the mother and son and knew that they were there for that day's wages.
It's only natural to want to make money when life is so hard.
"Really? Thank you, sir, and thank you, county magistrate."
The woman didn't know what the girl did, but she knew that the county magistrate listened to her, so she agreed to go to work on her own.
The woman cried with joy and kept expressing her gratitude.
"Sir, I can do things too." The ten-year-old boy behind her said seriously.
"Sir, the child is ignorant. He just wants to help me." The woman quickly pulled her son back and stopped him from saying anything.
"Yes, you are still a child. We don't want child labor."
Zhao Jun said this with a smile, knowing that this was the child's filial piety.
However, there was indeed a hidden danger. She frowned and then looked at Qingliu.
"Qingliu, from now on, you will follow Magistrate Tan's instructions to register the number of workers to be recruited each day, and select people based on the tasks that need to be done each day. Since you are also in charge of paying them, you will be paid on a daily basis. Is that okay?"
"Yes, sir, I can do it." Qingliu nodded.
Zhao Jun knew that she was fine. She had managed a workshop with so many people in Xianyang, let alone the small county town now.
"Du Jiang, you can go back without worry. I will follow the recruiters every day from now on. As long as you can do the work that day, I will let you pass. However, I will not show favoritism if you are truly unable to do it."
Although Qingliu felt quite sympathetic towards her, she would still handle the matter impartially. This was also the reason why the adults asked her to take over.
Afterwards, Du Jiang thanked him repeatedly before taking her son back.
Building the terraces was only easy for two days. Once all the weeds on the hillside were removed, the more difficult and important process began.
The terraces are being cultivated bit by bit and piece by piece with sweat.
Zhao Jun and Qing Liu go out early and come back late every day, and they have become visibly thinner.
At the beginning, some women and aunties signed up to work, but later on, only strong laborers were left.
Du Jiang persisted for a few days, but finally gave up because he was exhausted.
However, the money earned in the past few days has been given to her, so her hard work has not been in vain. She can buy more corn for her son to grow.
Time passes by little by little.
The people of Xincheng County are full of hope as they see farmland gradually being restored.
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