Before dinner, the village chief brought the land deed to Xu's house and handed it to the old man.
The old man put the deed away and said, "Thank you for taking the trouble to come here. I'll stay home for dinner tonight. Tomorrow I need you to help me find someone to build a workshop."
The village chief did not refuse and stayed at Xu's house for dinner.
At the dinner table, the village chief asked, "I wonder how much you paid me this time, old man? If someone asks me tomorrow, I can give them an answer."
The old man said, "Just like when my family built the house, each person will get 20 coins a day, and a meal at noon. I also want the village chief to find a few women in the village to cook. They will be paid the same as those who cook in the greenhouse."
The village chief agreed and asked, "Brother, when will the greenhouse start working? Chunsheng is still waiting at home!"
The old man said, "We'll start work tomorrow. The village chief should go back and tell Chunsheng to take the villagers to the greenhouse to work tomorrow. I trust Chunsheng very much. However, I plan to dig a well in the workshop so that it will be easier to clean."
The village chief patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me, brother. I was the one who hired someone to dig the well in our village back then. I'll find them all here tomorrow!"
When the village chief left, the old man specially packed a jar of wine and two bags of vermicelli as a thank you gift to the village chief. After all, the village chief had run a lot of miles and helped a lot for his family, so it was only right that he gave him some things.
The old man also asked Uncle Xu to drive a horse-drawn carriage with the village chief tomorrow.
The next day was the day when the greenhouse started construction. The old man went to take a look and saw that there was nothing wrong. He said a few polite words and went back.
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