Chapter 692: The welfare distribution site turned into a criticism meeting
When Wan Laoer saw that everyone was present, the village chief also squeezed to the front.
"Jinzhu, I heard you're going to share the meat with everyone?"
The village chief looked at the cart of pork behind Wan Laoer, and couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Wan Lao Er said with a smile: "Village Chief, everyone has worked hard for a year. If it weren't for the help of our fellow villagers in Shizi Village, how could our Wan family's workshop be run so smoothly? So the Wan family is what it is today, all thanks to everyone. It's almost New Year's Eve, this is also a little gift from our family. There's not much meat, so share a little with each family."
"Good! Jin Zhu is really generous."
"The Wan family are all kind-hearted people."
"Jinzhu, it's not you who should thank us, but everyone else who should thank your family. If your family hadn't opened this workshop, people in our village would still be starving. Look, my wife has new clothes this year and she cried for several days because of this. This is the first time she has bought new clothes in more than ten years since she married me."
"And our family, we can finally eat black flour buns this year, and occasionally buy half a pound of meat to satisfy our hunger. The children have grown some weight. If it weren't for the workshop you opened, where would we find such a good job? Not only is it close to home, but everyone is familiar with us, so we won't be bullied."
"If you ask me, everyone should give gifts to your family."
There were bursts of joyful laughter from the crowd and the atmosphere was very lively.
Fubao also ran around in the crowd with the other children. The adults in the crowd became the children's hiding places for hide-and-seek. They slipped from behind one adult to another and suddenly appeared on the other side. The children chased and played with each other, and the adults did not stop them. It was almost the New Year, and the adults were particularly open-minded towards the children.
At this moment, a different voice suddenly came from the crowd.
"Humph, if our village hadn't protected the Wan family, how could they be where they are today? Do you know how much money they have earned from the labor of our villagers? You guys are still trying to curry favor with them. When they give you a sweet date, you are so fascinated that you lose your way, right?"
The sound was not very loud, but it immediately quieted the originally noisy crowd.
Even the children sensed the change in atmosphere among the adults and stopped moving.
"Patriarch Jin, although you are the patriarch of the Jin family and the oldest, and everyone respects you, you can't say something that goes against your conscience, right?"
"That's right. There are quite a few members of your Jin family in the workshop. What do you mean by that?"
"Chief Jin, you are old and haven't left the village for some years. Why don't you ask your descendants how much an adult worker earns working outside? My eldest brother-in-law works as a laborer in the town for only ten copper coins a day, and he has to rush to do it, otherwise he won't even get ten copper coins."
"Oh my god, ten coppers? And a day of hard labor? Then we have it too easy, right? We only do these manual labors and get fifteen coppers a day, and we get twenty coppers if we work overtime. By comparison, the Wan family is really too kind, isn't it?"
"Mr. Jin, we know that you don't want to rent the land this time. Seeing that everyone has rented out their land, you are not happy. But everyone rents the land voluntarily. It has nothing to do with the Wan family. You can't vent your anger on them, right?"
Everyone was talking at once, making the head of the Jin family's face turn red and purple.
He raised his cane and pointed at everyone angrily, "Okay, okay, you are now eating the Wan family's food and speaking for the Wan family. Sooner or later, you will regret it. Don't think I don't know what the Wan family is planning."
"You are all blinded by evil. If they rent all the land, they will be the only one in power. They will have all the food and they will decide the price of food. Do you want to use the money they give you to buy food? You will starve to death."
The workshop suddenly became eerily quiet, and everyone seemed to have taken Mr. Jin's words to heart.
At this moment, a crisp and soft little girl's voice rang out.
"Grandpa Jin, what you said is a possibility, but the premise is that everyone only collects rent. Now our family pays part of the rent and part of the food. No matter how the food price rises, no one will go hungry. So what does this have to do with a single dominant company? Even if we are the only dominant company, the money we earn is the money of those merchants and those who don't have land. Your worries seem a bit redundant.
Grandpa Jin, if you feel unhappy, just say it all today. Since we started renting the land, we as a village have rarely gathered together for meetings. If you have any opinions, just raise them in person. We are all from the same village and we know each other well. It will be fine once we talk it out.
Fubao is doing this for your own good. You are old, you can’t get angry. I am a doctor, and I see that you don’t look very well today. It is New Year’s Day, you must take care of yourself.”
Fubao is small, and like a clever little rabbit in the crowd, he ran to Mr. Jin the moment he spoke. Now he even ran directly in front of him and hugged his thighs.
Mr. Jin looked down and saw that it was the little girl from the Wan family. At this moment, the little girl was looking up at him with her delicate little face, blinking her big, expressive eyes.
In fact, he really loved this little girl from the bottom of his heart. She looked like a lucky doll, knew medicine, and had treated his illnesses. However, the current matter had nothing to do with personal grudges. He was just doing this for the good of everyone.
Old Master Jin looked at Fubao's face. He wanted to let out the anger in his stomach but couldn't. It was stuck in his heart, unable to go up or down. He almost suffocated it. Fortunately, Fubao was quick-witted and pinched his palm. Old Master Jin finally calmed down.
At this time, Changsheng also spoke up: "Uncle Jin, please don't worry about us. You should take good care of yourself. Although the Wan family came to our village later, we all know everything. If the imperial decree of amnesty is issued, are those who came to our village before still here? Only the Wan family stayed. After all, they are just like us, and they all made their living from scratch."
"Besides, we have lived together for so many years, how can we not know what kind of family the Wan family is? Forget about anything else, their well has been open to everyone since the water was dug. Has anyone ever said anything about it?"
Changsheng’s words made everyone fall into deep thought.
Old Master Jin felt a little embarrassed. Changsheng's words made him feel as if he was judging someone by his own standards.
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