In front of the county magistrate, who among them dared to speak? Moreover, they had to explain to so many villagers how to plant sweet potatoes and answer their all sorts of questions. How could that be as enjoyable as just working hard in silence!
Magistrate Tang looked at the long, black head, his lips twitching helplessly. He then glanced at Yue Jiuyue, who was standing silently with her head slightly lowered, and sighed inwardly.
It's his fault. He exhausted everyone yesterday, which led to the situation where there's no one available today.
"Please have a doctor come and examine Madam Lin's throat properly, and also arrange for a quick and efficient maid to come and take care of her."
His subordinates immediately ran off to make the arrangements.
After Magistrate Tang had settled Yue Jiuyue in, he looked at the several Linjiagou villagers who were pointing their heads at him, frowned, thought for a moment, and then said to their black heads:
"Here's what we'll do. If any of you can explain to the villagers who come to the county town to buy sweet potato seedlings today how to plant sweet potatoes, I will give him a reward of one hundred coins. We can cooperate."
He firmly believed that a generous reward would surely attract brave men.
Sure enough, upon hearing that there was money to be made, the men immediately looked up at Magistrate Tang. The expressions on their faces were no longer fearful and uneasy, but rather eager and ready, as if they were just waiting for Magistrate Tang's order so they could rush out and bite whatever they wanted...
Ahem, wrong. It means whatever Magistrate Tang says goes, and they'll definitely follow orders and work hard.
After Magistrate Tang finished arranging the work of teaching the villagers how to plant sweet potatoes, he turned around and saw Yue Jiuyue staring intently at him.
Magistrate Tang: Σ(?д?；)
He almost jumped three meters high!
Why is she staring at him like that? If he didn't know that he looked like an old man these past two years, so slovenly and disheveled that even he couldn't bear to look at himself, like a forty-year-old man, he would have suspected that Lin Yueshi had seen through his appearance to his true nature!
"Mrs. Lin, cough, what can I do for you?"
Wow! Why is his voice trembling and slightly off-key?
Cough cough!
Magistrate Tang coughed twice forcefully, then looked at Yue Jiuyue as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.
"Lord Tang just said that he would teach how to grow sweet potatoes for one hundred coins a day?"
Yue Jiuyue's voice was hoarse, even worse than a broken gong, but it was money! Image and such were nothing in the face of tempting cash.
Magistrate Tang was startled by Yue Jiuyue's voice. He really didn't expect that Lin Yueshi's voice would be so unpleasant. Wasn't she supposed to be hoarse and unable to speak?
Then, there's the feeling of guilt.
The reason his voice became like this is because of his unreasonable division of labor. Although this also made him realize that he can't just keep trying to fleece one sheep, otherwise he will end up like Lin Yueshi, bald.
"Hmm, due to my oversight, Madam Lin has lost her voice. Madam Lin worked hard yesterday, so her wages will be doubled?"
The magistrate couldn't help but raise his voice at the last word. If Lin Yue was not satisfied, adding a zero wouldn't be out of the question. After all, this little bit of money wasn't even enough for him to reward his servants to death.
However, given his current status, he can no longer act as he did before.
Of course, if Lin Yueshi was really dissatisfied with the wages he gave her, although he would still give her more, Lin Yueshi would just be an ordinary woman from the village below to him.
Little did Yue Jiuyue know that while she was simply asking for her wages, the other person was already having all sorts of little scenarios playing out in their mind.
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