My probationary period lasted three months, and the salary was only three hundred coins, but the workload was heavy.
Whether or not manual labor will be needed three months later is another matter.
Don't think she doesn't know; the men in Wangxi Village are all more talkative than the old lady at the village entrance.
They couldn't even offer a proper apology; they just resorted to moral blackmail.
Lin Jinyue had a terrible impression of them and didn't want to hire anyone from their village.
It's necessary, though.
Wangxi Village has a bad reputation; the village chief and the villagers are all vindictive.
Lin Jinyue is currently involved in a lot of things and doesn't want to cause any further trouble.
Perfect timing! Chen Mazi offered them a low price to try it out. If they worked for three months, it would be like an ordinary family hiring someone to do manual labor, like moving things at the docks, and they could earn four hundred coins a month.
Not to mention, she works longer hours than others.
It's a good deal.
Lin Jinyue then said, "Come if you're willing to try it out, otherwise forget it."
Wang Ergou hurriedly said, "I brought a few more people with me. Why don't we try them out together? Don't underestimate them just because they're young; they're quite strong."
They even climbed up the pole.
Chen Mazi saw through his little scheme and said, "Don't push your luck, or you'll lose all five spots."
Lin Jinyue: "No meals provided, no wages, three-month probation period, come if you want."
Wang Ergou gritted his teeth and said, "Fine!"
Lin Jinyue was just testing the waters; it turns out they really did have something in mind.
Although she couldn't figure out what the other person was after for a moment.
However, she has already offered to pay five taels of silver for any discovery of anything unusual or anomalous that is useful.
With someone watching, we're not afraid of them causing trouble, and we can even get free labor.
Moreover, there was a large pancake hanging in front of them, promising one tael of silver per month after the probation period.
These people can also behave themselves for a while.
But after Wang Ergou and the others went to build the wooden house, Chen Mazi quickly pulled Lin Jinyue aside.
Chen Mazi shared his speculation: "I suspect that those young men came to our village to find good girls and live off their wives!"
Lin Jinyue's eyes widened in surprise.
Good heavens, this is a really clever scheme.
Lin Jinyue's expression, however, was somewhat indescribable.
It's not that she didn't think in that direction; mainly because those people weren't particularly good-looking, just a little more pleasing to the eye than those ugly and deformed people in Wangxi Village.
If we're talking about using these men for seduction...
Lin Jinyue thought they were all out of their minds.
Lin Jinyue: "Just tell me if it's worth it or not."
Chen Mazi: ...
It was indeed a great deal; those guys in Wangxi Village were overjoyed, feeling like they'd gotten a huge bargain.
However, Wang Xicun and his gang's wishful thinking was ruined.
These past few days, Lin Jinyue has been extremely busy, delivering a batch of supplies to Gu Shao and then immersing herself in her study.
In the past few days, she has gone through all the history books, chemistry books, weapons introduction books, and various related videos, all in an effort to create a weapon with a strong deterrent effect.
The city wall is also under construction. She and Li the blacksmith need to discuss some small mechanisms inside the city wall to prevent others from attacking.
Besides these, Lin Jinyue also had to find ways to make money.
The village needed money for construction everywhere. Her family made a lot of money selling glass pens and blind box pens. The wealthy households in the village, being afraid of death, also donated a lot.
As for the military supplies on Gu Shao's side...
Lin Jinyue dared not sell too many, partly because she was worried that Gu Shao and his men, having acquired weapons, would discover the secret of their village and return to annihilate them.
Although the possibility is very low, Lin Jinyue has to be on guard.
Secondly, their village's own armed forces also need to be upgraded. Li the blacksmith and Wang the carpenter have to come up with all sorts of ingenious ideas from Lin Jinyue.
We simply don't have enough manpower to do it.
She doesn't have enough money right now, but she feels that the village's accounts have been receiving less money lately, and she has to find ways to subsidize the village's various construction projects, so she's a little worried.
Now all cities are under heavy security, with checks required for entering and leaving the city, and people patrolling the streets every day.
People were in a state of panic, hoarding food, and other businesses were struggling.
At least Lin Jinyue's father hasn't received any birthday banquet orders for a month.
In the past two weeks, people from Shawan County would come to their village restaurant, but there have been almost no new faces.
Lin Jinyue sat on the shore, lost in thought.
I feel that the current situation in Lingnan is like being chopped into pieces with a dull knife, which is very agonizing.
The knife on his head wouldn't come down for a long time.
It would be better to just tell her when she can call back. This lingering uncertainty is getting a bit unsettling.
Lin Jinyue was walking along the beach when she noticed a boat approaching in the distance.
This ship is quite impressive, even more impressive than the Ji family's ship.
She looked through her binoculars and, good heavens, there were quite a few guards on the ship, armed with weapons; the situation looked rather ominous.
At this moment, some members of the guard patrol also came over.
"Yueyue, should we make a move?"
Lin Jinyue shook her head: "Don't make a move. There aren't many guards on the ship. Besides, there's been no movement from Shawan County. They can't possibly come all the way here to find our village, can they?"
In ancient times, communication was inconvenient, but special times required special treatment.
Lin Jinyue spent a huge sum of money to buy a high-tech carrier pigeon through the system.
These carrier pigeons fly very fast, can locate their owners, and are not afraid of hunters.
High-tech carrier pigeons are exceptionally agile; not only can they dodge incoming arrows, but even in the 21st century, two thousand years from now, they could dodge rapidly flying bullets.
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