Pingba Village, the tenth day of the first lunar month.
After three days, Ye Beiping had gathered dozens of villagers in Pingba Village to help with laying the foundation and building houses.
Watching a group of villagers busily using shovels on their newly selected homestead.
Early in the morning, everyone spontaneously started working.
Ye Beiping, who had just finished breakfast, had to come and take a look, as a way of inspecting the construction site and letting everyone see that he had arrived.
People get up early in the morning, and whether it's just for show or not, he should go and see them. This will further motivate him.
Wu Guangfa, as the village head, also came over to check. When he saw Ye Beiping arrive, he went up to greet him and said, "Beiping, what are you going to do about the spring planting?"
As the village chief, this is something I also need to consider.
After all, work points are recorded now. It's fine to come and help when you're free, but if so many people come to help, what will happen when there's no one left to do the spring plowing in the fields?
That belongs to the commune, and it will need to be tallied at the end of the year.
Upon hearing this, Ye Beiping simply smiled faintly: "Uncle Wu, isn't the wage I pay them enough to offset the work points they earn?"
"No." Wu Guangfa waved his hands repeatedly. Two yuan a day was more than the wages of employees in state-owned factories. As the village head, he was certainly happy for everyone. However... he sighed and said, "That's not what I meant. The main thing is that the commune will definitely come down to check if we don't hand in enough."
These words caught Ye Beiping's attention.
I almost forgot about that.
Each commune had a fixed amount of grain to hand over, even in years of famine.
It is indeed a troublesome matter if there is no disaster and the amount submitted is suddenly insufficient.
Ye Beiping scratched his head and said, "How about I give them an extra two cents a day, Uncle Wu? You can use that money to buy some grain and hand it over."
"That's still not enough," Wu Guangfa said worriedly.
Two cents a day, and dozens of people only get a few dollars a day.
The amount of grain that Pingba Village needs to hand over in a year is no small sum.
Ye Beiping was in an awkward position, mainly because he wanted to finish the project as soon as possible so he could return to Hangzhou sooner.
But now that we've delayed people's spring planting, simply giving them some money is probably far from enough, and the amount of grain a village has to hand over in a year is indeed not a small sum.
Even if he makes a lot of money, he shouldn't be taken advantage of like this.
After thinking for a moment, he could only put it off for now: "Uncle Wu, let me think about it some more. There's still some time before spring plowing. I can lay the foundation here quickly, and then leave some people to build the houses. They can go and do the spring plowing then."
"Fine... fine then." Wu Guangfa shook his head and sighed as he left.
The main issue is that Ye Beiping is currently helping Wu Di make money, so there's not much that can be said. Even the village chief has to consider these issues, but also his relationship with Ye Beiping's family.
It's tough.
Jiang Hai frowned beside him: "Beiping, this is really not a good idea. If Pingba Village can't deliver the grain, there will be a lot of trouble later. This matter is not just a matter for the commune; the county and city will be watching it."
How could Ye Beiping not understand these things?
There are one or two people in every village. Some people don't like to work, so they don't get work points.
But for an entire village, that's no laughing matter.
"well."
Ye Beiping was also helpless. He was in a hurry and then this happened. He hadn't thought about this matter at the time and almost forgot about the commune.
With a sigh, he beckoned to Jiang Hai: "Let's think of another way. Come with me to town."
"To town?"
Jiang Hai was taken aback: "What are you going to town for?"
"I'm going to pick up some things and also go to the brewery to discuss some matters," Ye Beiping explained, frowning.
Ever since Ye Xiaoxin called, Ye Beiping had guessed that things in Hangzhou might not be so easy to handle, and that he could only try to resolve the issue from here.
"Oh." Jiang Hai really wanted to ask what it was, but he swallowed the question back down.
It's best not to ask about private matters.
On their way to the village entrance, the two met Wu Di and Hou Baolin.
"What brings you two here?"
The two of them put in a lot of effort to recruit these villagers to lay the foundation over the past three days.
At first, some people didn't believe it, but Wu Di and Hou Baolin went door to door to convince them.
At the time, they also said that if there were no people in Pingba Village, they would just gather people from the other villages.
Unexpectedly, Wu Guangfa and Hou Yongping were renowned figures in the village, and once their two sons set off, most of the villagers believed them.
"We're going to check out the foundation you mentioned," Wu Di said casually. Seeing that Ye Beiping and Jiang Hai seemed preoccupied, he asked, "Where are you going?"
Ye Beiping briefly explained the blueprints and the brewery, and finally said, "I probably won't be back until tonight. Do you have a problem arranging for a few cooks? Don't let everyone go hungry."
"It's not that bad."
Wu Di rolled his eyes and said, "Let's go together. I also need to go to town for a visit, but I need to tell the aunties who cook first."
"Alright, go ahead." Ye Beiping smiled and waved his hand, saying, "We'll wait for you at the village entrance."
Hou Baolin, who was standing nearby, only belatedly realized that Wu Di had run far away and said, "I'm going to town too."
"Hmm? What are you going to town for?" Ye Beiping looked at Hou Baolin with amusement.
Actually, he didn't really want to ask; he just found Hou Baolin amusing, and he would tease Hou Baolin whenever this happened.
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