Cheng Yue thought to herself, being a village head is a tough job. The village may not have much else, but it has a lot of things to do. Dealing with trivial matters all day long is indeed quite troublesome.
No wonder Madam Feng sighed; she probably wouldn't earn much money even after a year of hard work.
As the two were talking, the village head returned, looking exhausted with his hands behind his back. As soon as he entered, he saw Cheng Yue and greeted her with a smile, "Cheng Yue, you're here. Is something the matter?"
The only thing that makes him feel at ease in this village right now is Chen An's family. They've separated and their lives are getting better and better, and he sees hope for the future.
Cheng Yue's arrival must mean something good.
As soon as the village head sat down, Madam Feng immediately brought over two bowls of water, saying apologetically, "I was so busy talking that I forgot to pour you some water. Please drink and continue your conversation."
Madam Feng's concerned expression clearly showed that she felt sorry for the village head because he looked unwell.
Cheng Yue smiled and pretended not to notice, then said to the village head, "Uncle Village Head, I'm planning to start a livestock business and want to build a larger chicken and duck coop on one side of my house. I'm not very familiar with the people in the village, so I'd like you to help me find some reliable people."
Farming? If you didn't raise a lot of chickens and ducks, how could you call it farming?
Li Zheng, being a worldly man, could suppress his surprise, but Madam Feng couldn't. She widened her eyes and asked, "Cheng Yue, why are you getting into animal husbandry?"
The village head nudged Madam Feng with his elbow and glared at her, saying, "Why are you talking so much!"
When the village head called out to her, Madam Feng realized that her question was inappropriate and said awkwardly, "Cheng Yue, I didn't mean anything by it, I was just asking casually."
Cheng Yue knew, of course, that Madam Feng meant nothing by it, and said with a smile, "It's alright, Aunt Feng, that's what I was going to say anyway."
He then repeated his plan to go to the county town to do business, and the two of them had the same expression as Zhao Xiangxiu after hearing it.
It's no wonder they all had that expression when they heard it. In the past few decades, only Chen An's father from Houshui Village had ever gone to the county town because he was a carpenter. The rest of them went to the county town, but they did manual labor. It's not the same thing.
Cheng Yue's business acumen is genuine. Don't say it's because of Master Chen; even without Master Chen, with this skill, why would she worry about not being able to open a shop in the county town? It's just a matter of time.
The village headman thought about it more and more and felt that it was probably not the Chen family's ancestral graves that were emitting auspicious smoke, but no, it was the Cheng family's ancestral graves that were emitting auspicious smoke!
Cheng Yue's marriage into Houshui Village is like a blessing for the village.
Thinking of this, the village head's originally cloudy eyes suddenly brightened, and even his droopy eyelids tightened considerably. "That's great, Cheng Yue. I'll go and talk to her about this. You go home and wait. I'll bring people over in a bit."
He immediately got up to leave, but Cheng Yue was startled and quickly said, "Uncle Village Head, please wait a moment."
Madam Feng pulled the village head back, saying helplessly, "Cheng Yue hasn't finished speaking yet, why are you in such a hurry?"
She had the nerve to glare at her just now, but in her opinion, this old man isn't as clear-headed as she is.
The village head had no choice but to sit down. Cheng Yue smiled and continued, "Uncle Village Head, I want to build a big chicken and duck coop. It would be best if it could be finished this month."
I'll pay you thirty coins a day, but I won't cover meals. Please mention this when you're looking for someone.
Oh, by the way, if Brother Dashan and Brother Dajiang are free, they should come along too. And I'll talk to Brother Chunlai. As for the others, you can call them whatever you like, Uncle Zheng.
She paid the local laborers thirty coins a day, since building chicken coops required moving stones and wasn't much easier than carrying heavy sacks.
It's not appropriate to give too much or too little money, so let's keep it consistent with the market price.
A group of men could probably finish the job in two or three days, and it wouldn't cost much money.
The village head disagreed, saying, "Give us the wages, but thirty coins is too much. We're all from the same village; twenty coins would be enough."
Earning twenty coins at home is much easier than earning thirty coins outside. Even the villagers know this and are very grateful. Why would they need thirty coins?
Putting everything else aside, at least you can eat at home. If you go out to work, you have to spend money to buy food.
After all the calculations, twenty coins were more than thirty coins from outside.
Cheng Yue said, "Uncle Village Head, just listen to me. Many villagers have been to other places and they all pay this price. It's not right for me to give you twenty coins."
If there's anything I can help with in the future, I'm afraid people might have second thoughts and won't want to come anymore.
The village head thought about it and agreed. Everyone has their own ideas, and they don't all have the same brain. Just because he thinks this way doesn't mean others think this way. It's better not to make things difficult for Cheng Yue.
He agreed, "You're right, so it'll be thirty coins. Chunlai, I'll just let you know that you don't need to make a separate trip."
After finishing his speech, the village head went out, his legs and feet much more agile than when he had just entered.
Cheng Yue was a little embarrassed by how quickly she arrived. The village head hadn't even had a chance to catch her breath before going off to do her work. She wished she had come later.
As if she could read Cheng Yue's mind, Madam Feng smiled and said, "This old man is so happy. If you hadn't come, he might still be frowning because of Er Laizi's family. Don't mind him, the old man is in good spirits!"
Cheng Yue smiled at Madam Feng and said, "I'm really sorry to trouble you, Aunt Feng. I'll head back now if there's nothing else. They should be here soon."
Madam Feng nodded and said, "Okay, go back now. By the way, take these eggs back with you. It's nothing, don't be so polite."
There's no such thing as taking things back after you deliver them. Cheng Yue saw a basket next to her, grabbed the eggs, and stuffed them into it.
Feng tried to stop her, but Cheng Yue was too fast. She was also afraid that she would break the eggs if she moved too much. In a few quick movements, Cheng Yue finished stuffing the eggs in.
"Aunt Feng, I'm leaving!"
Cheng Yue stood up, waved, and ran off, leaving Madam Feng holding the eggs in both hands, scolding, "This child..."
Meanwhile, the village head had already notified several households, but only the diligent and honest ones; the sly and lazy ones were simply omitted.
There are only a few dozen households in the village, so nothing can escape his notice.
After notifying each household, he would also give them a few words of advice and encouragement, saying, "It's only because Chen An and his family are kind-hearted and always thinking of you that such a good thing has come to you."
You must cherish this opportunity, take your work seriously, and be grateful. If you don't work hard, you won't get any more good opportunities in the future, and don't come crying to me then!
The men who had been reprimanded were all grateful and swore repeatedly, "Don't worry, Uncle Village Head, we will definitely do our job well and won't take these thirty coins for nothing!"
The most excited were Li Tieniu and his friends who had helped Cheng Yue's family build the cowshed last time. They had just eaten meat buns from them, and now good things were coming their way again—thirty coins!
They all wanted to have their fortunes told to see if Cheng Yue was their benefactor.
After the village head finished informing these people, he called Liu Chunlai and Zhang Dajiang over. He didn't want his family to receive two wages, so he didn't let Zhang Dashan come.
A group of men, filled with excitement, strode up the mountain.
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