Chapter 367 The Country Bum Comes to the City
As the largest village under Zhou Xu’s command, the houses and buildings in Black Moon Village have already formed a complex.
Under this premise, outside the village are fields with even more exaggerated areas.
Although it is still winter, Zhou Xu has issued an order to increase the area of fields considering the recent increase in the number of prisoners.
At this moment, Zhao Geng, the Minister of Agriculture, has been out with the farmers reclaiming the land.
The temperature is too low this winter, the moisture has condensed, and the soil is hard as hell. Even with the help of oxen, this is definitely not an easy job.
The passage of the large army attracted the attention of the farmers.
But they didn't look at them for long. They were working in the fields with their hands on their hips. After glancing at them casually, they went back to their work.
In their opinion, compared to watching the fun, the work at hand is more important, as it affects their salary at the end of the month!
The group passed through the farmland area under the charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and approached the village.
After receiving the advance notice from the messenger, Zhang Xiaoshan, the village chief, had already been waiting at the entrance of the village.
As soon as he saw Zhou Xu appear, he hurried to meet him.
"Zhang Xiaoshan, meet the leader!"
"No need to be polite."
As he spoke, Zhou Xu pointed to the grassland elves behind him.
"As I said before, I brought it to you. You should have made all the follow-up arrangements, right?"
"Don't worry, Chief. Everything has been arranged."
After getting this answer, Zhou Xu nodded with satisfaction.
Zhang Xiaoshan is still very efficient in his work, and Black Moon Village is now managed in an orderly manner under his management.
"Come on, I'll take you inside to have a look."
With a wave of his hand, Zhou Xu led the way towards the village.
Along the way, when the villagers saw Zhou Xu, they greeted him respectfully, and then unconsciously cast curious glances at the centaurs and grassland elves in the team.
During this process, Drogo and his companions were fine, but the grassland elves led by Silk were on edge the entire time and looked very uneasy.
Zhou Xu saw this and smiled.
"Relax, they mean no harm, they just haven't seen what elves and centaurs look like."
Hearing this, Silk gave a dry laugh.
But he did not relax because of Zhou Xu's explanation.
Were they feeling awkward because of the sight of these ordinary humans? No, it was because the whole environment was giving them pressure! Compared to the Black Moon Village in front of them, the Grassland Village was like a countryside, and the Elf Village where they originally lived was incomparable.
This made the grassland elves, led by Silk, feel like country bumpkins coming to the city. The invisible pressure from the environment made it impossible for them to relax.
As for Drogo and the others...
Those guys are more thick-skinned, unlike the sensitive grassland elves.
Faced with this situation, Zhou Xu didn't say anything more. He just walked and introduced some facilities in Black Moon Village to them.
During this time, they passed by the cafeteria and heard the patrol team's time announcement. It was just time for lunch in Black Moon Village.
[This is a good opportunity to let them know the difference between Black Moon Village and Grassland Village.]
Looking at the cafeteria and smelling the aroma of food wafting from the cafeteria, an idea flashed through Zhou Xu's mind, and then he waved his hand and led everyone into the cafeteria.
At this stage, only a few people can afford to buy themselves an extra lunch. In response to this situation, the cafeteria has adopted a new ordering mechanism for lunch in accordance with Zhou Xu's ideas.
The canteen will first determine several sets of meals for you to choose from, and will only start preparing the food after you place your order and pay.
The cafeteria was always crowded during breakfast and dinner time, but there had never been so many people at noon, not to mention that the leader was Zhou Xu, which really made the people in the kitchen nervous.
Walking to the food delivery window, Zhou Xu asked.
"What's for lunch today?"
The staff member in charge of the window quickly introduced themselves.
After listening, Zhou Xu placed an order casually.
"Then let's have set meal number two..."
At this point, Zhou Xu turned around and glanced at Drogo, Silk and the others who followed him into the cafeteria, including himself and Zhang Xiaoshan.
"Thirty-six portions, please."
Wow, a big order came in right away. The staff member quickly shouted to the kitchen behind him.
"Set number two, thirty-six servings, please!"
When these words were shouted, the chefs behind were stunned.
"What the hell? Thirty-six portions?! Are you kidding me? When did the people in our village become so rich?!"
In response, the staff member gave Zhou Xu a dry laugh.
"Chief, please take a seat first. I'll be there for a moment!"
After saying that, the staff member rushed towards the kitchen as if he was going to kill someone.
After a commotion, the kitchen staff realized that Zhou Xu had arrived and immediately called back all the chefs who were preparing for lunch break and went into full-fire mode.
During this time, Zhou Xu had asked Zhang Xiaoshan to bring the money, and completed the payment in front of Silk and Drogo.
Then he took a penny and explained it to them.
"I've said before that the Grassland Village is essentially a military camp, so the supplies inside are all distributed uniformly. But it's different in the Black Moon Village. If you want to get food or buy daily necessities here, you have to pay, which is what I have in my hand."
When they heard that it was related to their future lives, the grassland elves all pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
“This money is earned through work.”
"Of course, since you just arrived, you don't have any money. In view of this situation, the village will provide you with a minimum living guarantee, and this expenditure will be deducted from your subsequent wages in batches until it is paid off."
This system was just established by Zhou Xu, yes, right now.
After all, this kind of situation has never happened here before. Those who come later can basically be turned into prisoners and have to work as coolies first. Being a coolie means food and accommodation are provided, so there is no room for money.
As Zhou Xu was explaining, Silk nodded frequently, expressing his understanding and approval of this mechanism.
This is essentially not much different from working to get food, except that in Black Moon Village, there is an extra step in the middle, which becomes working to earn wages, and then using the wages to get food.
While we were talking, the food was served quickly.
Originally, there was no food delivery service in the cafeteria, but considering that the person sitting there was the leader, there was nothing to say.
The delicious food brought great satisfaction to the grassland elves who had been running around early in the morning.
Watching this scene, Zhou Xu, who was sitting there, smiled meaningfully.
The grassland elves will certainly miss this luxurious lunch. After all, they may not be able to afford this lunch for a long time in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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